Laura Ramirez walked into a room full of other young women at a New York City conference in April 2015. College-aged women were all sharing tips about how to make more money and better connections.
Unlike...
Washington political junkies watched as Iowans caucused for the first time outside of their home state on February 3.
For the first time in Iowa caucus history, satellite caucuses were held around...
Thousands of protestors gathered for the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 18, demanding justice on reproductive health, climate change, and immigration.
After facing criticism on the lack of...
American University’s Office of Campus Life added last Sunday to a longstanding controversy between the administration and students over the university’s mental health services.
Vice President of...
Mildred Smart has no complaints.
“If I tell you I have a problem, I would be lying,” Smart says with a smile.
Smart, known as “Patricia” in the workplace, has been working at American University...
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
Joelle Firzli, a trilingual fashion researcher and writer, is the CEO and curator of the sustainable fashion retailing brand...
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
Tatiana Murillo came to the U.S. from Nicaragua at 11 years old with hopes of better opportunities and a chance to “be somebody”...
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon in Capitol Hill and a woman stands in front of a brick building painted white with a forest green trim....
This is the first part of an AWOL investigation which examines the effects of environment on deaths caused by opioid overdose, with a focus on the D.C. area. The second part of the series will focus on...
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
There’s a secret society that has housed many of the country’s founders, like George Washington, James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin....
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
Should students be allowed to use different forms of English in their writing? Is Black vernacular English equivalent to the English...
This story first appeared in the Fall 2019 print edition of AWOL.
Greek life has been a staple of American culture for decades. Starting in 1776 with Phi Beta Kappa, fraternities began as groups of...
