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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.
Rolland Appiah, 2013 Mr. ASO and Lisa Lumeya, 2013 Ms. ASO celebrate their coronation.

Pageant Contestants Hold High Hopes for Africa

Alex Mazzarisi November 14, 2013
American University’s African Student Organization held its annual pageant celebrating African culture with food, dancing, a talent contest and the crowning of “Mr. and Ms. ASO."

No, the Pro-Choice Movement is Not Like the Nazi Party

Allison Butler November 12, 2013
It is an unspoken rule of debating that if you actually want to have a productive discussion, comparing your opponents to Nazis gets the conversation off to a rough start.
Illustration by Ellyse Stauffer

A Successful 'Drive In' to Freedom?

Shaina Spector November 6, 2013
In a country ruled by the ultraconservative, fundamentalist Wahhabi movement, civil liberties for women are considered a privilege, not a right.
AU participants in the Climate Ride. From left: Becca Shapiro, Emily Curley, and Aliya Mejias.

AU Environmental Advocates Keep Riding Along

Daniel Mahoney October 14, 2013
Seniors Aliya Mejias and Becca Shapiro, and Emily Curley, an Office of Sustainability staff member, rode their bikes more than 300 miles from New York to DC to spread awareness about climate change.
National Museum of African American History and Culture construction site as of September 4.

A Museum Without Walls

Chloe Johnson October 2, 2013
The entrance to “"Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863, and the March on Washington, 1963" is lined with faces.

Poking Holes in Syria "Miracle" Solution

Tom Xiao September 27, 2013
We must examine these developments with wary eyes because destroying Syria’s chemical weapons is almost impossible, and Putin and Assad cannot be trusted. An early strike was America’s best option, but President Obama let that chance slip away.
Up In Smoke: The Politics of the AU Smoking Ban

Up In Smoke: The Politics of the AU Smoking Ban

Tori Tropiano September 24, 2013
While recent legislation across the country suggests that Americans are developing more liberal opinions about marijuana use, students at American University are prohibited from smoking cigarettes or hookah on their campus.
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