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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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The cast of the Vagina Monologues, spring 2014. Photo via American University Women's Initiative.

Let's Talk About Sex: Baring All at "The Vagina Monologues"

Alex Mazzarisi February 11, 2014
Women's Initiative brings humor, emotion and empowerment to more than one taboo subject in last weekend's performance.
Living Below a Living Wage

Living Below a Living Wage

Linda Nyakundi December 12, 2013
Low-wage workers propel large corporations to sky-high profits while earning barely enough to survive.

Say My Name: Why Can't Journalism Acknowledge the Transgender Community?

Lori McCue December 12, 2013
The media’s refusal to acknowledge Manning’s preferred gender identity diminishes the growing visibility of the transgender community.
The District at its Height: Will DC Finally Grow Up?

The District at its Height: Will DC Finally Grow Up?

Evan Mills December 12, 2013
At 169 meters, the Washington Monument is by far the tallest structure in the District of Columbia. It is the first thing visitors see driving north on I-395 into Washington and it's clearly visible from almost anywhere in the city.
Like the eagle in flight: One woman's struggle with life and loss in the immigration debate

Like the eagle in flight: One woman's struggle with life and loss in the immigration debate

Jimmy Hoover December 12, 2013

It was the middle of the night when she left San Salvador, that stained Salvadoran city she called home.

PhotographyByAlexander.com

Where's Go-Go Going?

Michael Mansheim December 12, 2013
Go-go has remained a sort of well-kept secret within the DC-Maryland-Virginia area’s black community.

Policing for Profit: When Your Property Does the Time

Pamela Huber December 12, 2013
Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize property, money, cars and homes without convicting or even accusing the owner of a crime, on the basis of the property’s alleged connections to illegal activities.
Holding Up H St.

Holding Up H St.

Brigitta Kinadi December 12, 2013
As dusk creeps into the H Street corridor, the Art Deco marquee of the Atlas Performing Arts Center lights up in beaming blue and white.
Considering the ins and out of online research on campus and in the District.

To Google or not to Google?

Tori Tropiano December 6, 2013
For time-strapped college students who spend nights turning out paper after paper, the appeal of instant Google gratification far outweighs the consequences of using research that may come from the less than stellar sources.

Fighting Rape Discrimination with Title IX

Lexie Tyson December 6, 2013
University students are showing college administrations that dismissiveness of rape is not only wrong but also illegal.
A Voice of Rwandan Street Children

A Voice of Rwandan Street Children

Shaina Spector November 27, 2013
When Mutabazi was 1-year-old, his twin brother and father were killed in the Rwandan genocide.
Petworth: The Changing Face of Home

Petworth: The Changing Face of Home

Mark Sakamoto November 22, 2013
Inclusion rather than exclusion seems to be the order of the day in Petworth.
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