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Meal exchange equivalency methodology

The methodology behind the fall 2023 magazine article, "A deal for a meal."

Caleb Ogilvie, Managing Editor • November 28, 2023

AWOL aimed to report how much food students could purchase with one meal exchange. We used calories to measure food quantity because the unit broadly represents the amount of energy provided in food. We...

Still seeing red

Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director • November 11, 2023

Content Warning: This photo essay includes mentions of sexual assault. On Nov. 10, 2022, American University students walked out of their classes to protest sexual violence and...

An activist for the Latino community, Edwin Santos rises to AUSG role

A profile of the first Latino student body president

Elizabeth García, Staff Writer • November 10, 2023

Within Edwin Santos’ first year on campus he said he decided to start an organization to connect the Latino community. After brainstorming this idea, Santos co-founded Latinos En Acción, LEA, in...

Art All Night in Tenleytown

Vanessa Levins, Multimedia Director • November 8, 2023

AU students and D.C. residents celebrated the city’s art and culture in Tenleytown on Sept. 30 at Art All Night, an annual event that spotlights various artists in the city. Throughout the night,...

Students recognize dangers and potential in anonymous app Fizz

Posts on Fizz range from memes, to intimacy and personal information

Stella Camerlengo, Staff Editor • November 8, 2023

Sophomore Raghav Singh scrolls through Fizz, a new anonymous social media app, every day to find jokes and memes. However, amidst the humor, he said he frequently stumbles upon content that disturbs him. Fizz...

After writers strike students worry about the future of entertainment

Hollywood writers will return to work soon. Students and professors discuss how it affects their futures in entertainment.

Blake Guterman, Podcast Producer • October 16, 2023

The Writers Guild of America strike reached an agreement with Hollywood Studios after striking for 148 days, according to a video posted by the WGA on Sept. 28. American University students and professors...

Pride flag raised for second time in front of MGC

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer • October 6, 2023

Members of the American University community gathered outside Mary Graydon Center on Oct. 2 to witness the university's Second Annual Progress Pride Flag Raising. The original raising...

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses polarization and Trump impeachment

Local DC station to stream SOC and KPU event video

Abigail Lynn Willliams, Staff Writer • September 27, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story includes mentions of suicide that may be triggering to readers. Resources are included at the bottom of this article. U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a three-term...

New York City climate stike

Benjamin Austin, Staff Editor • September 21, 2023

Tens of thousands of people gathered in New York City on Sept. 17 to protest the U.S.’s use of fossil fuels. Protesters from Washington D.C. and the surrounding area–including students from American...

Labor activists demonstrate outside local Starbucks

Ben Ackman, Multimedia Producer • September 21, 2023

Volunteers from Starbucks Workers United gathered on Sept. 14 outside of the Starbucks on New Mexico Avenue to demonstrate against the company’s anti-union policies. The organizers explained their...

Incoming dining venues Panera Bread, Qdoba offer students new options

While new and renovated dining options open, Qdoba waits on certifications

Caleb Ogilvie, Managing Editor • August 29, 2023

Students have new meal options this fall, including a Panera Bread on the first floor of Mary Graydon Center and a future Qdoba in the Tunnel. American University Dining also added new stations in the...

The uncertAInty of ChatGPT

AU community discusses the impact of artificial intelligence in education

Grace Higgins and Vanessa Levins • July 20, 2023

American University educators grapple with how to address plagiarism after the release of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence chatbot, on Nov. 22. OpenAI’s release of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer,...