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Advocate: Being a college “sugar baby” not so sweet

Chloe K. Li, Editor February 11, 2020

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...

Iowa residents caucus for the first time in Washington

Iowa residents caucus for the first time in Washington

Maddi Cole and Dónal Gannon February 10, 2020

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...

Womens March on Washington 2020

Women’s March on Washington 2020

Kaela Roeder February 10, 2020

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...

Students: University email about mental health services “incredibly dismissive”

Students: University email about mental health services “incredibly dismissive”

Benjamin S. Weiss, Fall 2019 Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2020

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...

Profile: Mildred Smart

Profile: Mildred Smart

Grace Vitaglione , Podcast Director January 28, 2020

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...

Sustainability: The New Fashion Trend

Sustainability: The New Fashion Trend

Ziyi Yuan January 15, 2020

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...

Mental Borders: Mental Health Challenges in the Latinx Immigrant Community

Mental Borders: Mental Health Challenges in the Latinx Immigrant Community

Savanna Strott January 15, 2020

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”...

At Their Most Vulnerable: The Rise of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

At Their Most Vulnerable: The Rise of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

McKenzie Beard January 15, 2020

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....

Deaths in the District, Part I

Deaths in the District, Part I

Braeden Waddell and Grace Vitaglione January 15, 2020

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...

Freemasons and the Future Apocalypse: A Look into the Denver International Airport Conspiracy Theories

Freemasons and the Future Apocalypse: A Look into the Denver International Airport Conspiracy Theories

Maddie Eunis January 15, 2020

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....

Fighting Racism in Grading: Will Anti-Racist Pedagogy Fix Freshman Writing Classes at AU?

Fighting Racism in Grading: Will Anti-Racist Pedagogy Fix Freshman Writing Classes at AU?

Maaz Qureshi January 15, 2020

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...

Pledging #MeToo: AU Frat Culture During #MeToo

Pledging #MeToo: AU Frat Culture During #MeToo

Elizabeth Posada January 15, 2020

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...

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