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Gay and Greek: How LGBTQ Students Navigate AU Fraternity Culture

Gay and Greek: How LGBTQ Students Navigate AU Fraternity Culture

Ashley Dejean November 17, 2010
Junior Tom McNutt experiences fraternity life at AU a little differently than most of his brothers.

Announcing: The AWOL Bulletin Board

AWOL November 17, 2010
What is it? The Bulletin Board is a new feature here at AWOL.

AWOL’s $12,000 Budget: With Strings Attached?

AWOL November 17, 2010
You probably don’t remember the first installment of AWOL, even if you were at AU in the spring of 2008.
Paintings, Parties and Performances: The Many Faces of the Katzen Arts Center

Paintings, Parties and Performances: The Many Faces of the Katzen Arts Center

Emily Reid November 17, 2010
Last year, AU announced its decision to replace the Art History Department’s most prized, high-tech classroom with a welcome center for prospective students.
The Home Front: Where the Recession Really Matters

The Home Front: Where the Recession Really Matters

Richard Phillips November 17, 2010
If the recession ended a year ago, why does it feel like our economy is still in shambles?
Get Serious: Stop Ridiculing the Tea Party

Get Serious: Stop Ridiculing the Tea Party

Peter Harrison November 17, 2010
It is time to take the Tea Party seriously. No, really.
Volunteers for Empire: Our Help Isn't Helping

Volunteers for Empire: Our Help Isn't Helping

Robbie Cavooris November 17, 2010
As I fumbled through the day’s lesson plan, I realized I wasn’t going to fill enough time. “Uh, all right,” I said in Spanish, “Now we’re going to play a game.
No / Wonk: Advancing Universities Instead of Students

No / Wonk: Advancing Universities Instead of Students

Erin Lockwood November 16, 2010
The WONK campaign is AU’s new plan to hype its “active citizenship” and prime Washington location to prospective students. It has been controversial since the beginning.

Video: Eric Sheptock, A Homeless, Homeless Advocate

Kyoko Takenaka November 16, 2010
Eric Sheptock is a homeless, homeless advocate based in Washington, D.C.
Socrates and the Sophists

Socrates and the Sophists

John Bly November 14, 2010
Forget that it costs over half a million dollars.
Nonsensical Data: Our Erratic U.S. Census

Nonsensical Data: Our Erratic U.S. Census

Nora Pullen November 14, 2010
The original purpose of the U.S. Census was not to acquire an accurate racial breakdown of any city, state or nation; it was just to count people. Even that task is difficult.
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