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AWOL Newswire: April 2011

AWOL April 20, 2011
ANONYMOUS MAKES A NAME FOR ITSELF For members of a group that has adopted the moniker “Anonymous,” the world’s most powerful computer hackers have certainly taken on a higher profile role lately.
Behind the Swipes: Conversations with Bon Appetit Employees

Behind the Swipes: Conversations with Bon Appetit Employees

Gustav Cappaert April 19, 2011
If the rumors are true, AU students graduate having survived at least one year of laxative-laced cafeteria food served by drug-addled ex-convicts.
International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

Erin Lockwood April 19, 2011
According to AU professor Dr. Elizabeth Cohn, Ronald Reagan’s presidential legacy has been whitewashed.
Professor Profile: Iris Krasnow

Professor Profile: Iris Krasnow

Kelcie Pegher April 19, 2011
Want to see a woman who changes how feminists think and act?
Guatemala’s Las Trojes II Mine

Guatemala’s Las Trojes II Mine

Alexandra Gordon April 19, 2011
To reach the indigenous Guatemalan community of Las Trojes II, visitors drive two bumpy hours outside Guatemala City.
Aesthetics and Academics: Architecture at AU

Aesthetics and Academics: Architecture at AU

Anna Naser April 19, 2011
Prospective college students may tour dozens of campuses in their application process.  After touring school after school, each one’s buildings, quads, dining halls, libraries, dorms — they all start to blend together.
Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Audrey Van Gilder April 19, 2011
Thousands of independent NGOs operate in Port-au-Prince, but a glance at any mention of Haiti in the news doesn't set much store in their success.
Drugs, Alcohol and Activism

Drugs, Alcohol and Activism

Richard Phillips April 19, 2011
Marijuana is a gateway drug.
Click It or Picket: Activism in the Internet Age

Click It or Picket: Activism in the Internet Age

Zac Deibel April 19, 2011

We’ve all been there: you sign into your Facebook account and see a dozen new invites to groups, events and associations that you have never heard of from people you don’t talk to.

Roots of Revolution: Student Inspired by Arab Spring

Roots of Revolution: Student Inspired by Arab Spring

Ashley Dejean April 19, 2011
Inspired by the recent uprisings in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt, Farida Nabourema, a junior in SIS, decided to take action for the people in her home country of Togo.
From the Blacktop to the Blackboard: Hip-Hop’s Growing Role in Education

From the Blacktop to the Blackboard: Hip-Hop’s Growing Role in Education

Kevin Kunitake April 19, 2011
With two sets of turntables and a mountain of vinyls visible from the outside window, it’s clear that work at Words Beats & Life is a bit atypical.
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