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The District After Dark: Keeping Sex Workers on the Street

The District After Dark: Keeping Sex Workers on the Street

Ashley Dejean March 8, 2012
As we’re sleeping soundly in bed or buckling down in the library for an all-nighter, the city we know undergoes a transformation.
Not a Dry Campus: Drunk on Liberalism

Not a Dry Campus: Drunk on Liberalism

Joe Gruenbaum March 8, 2012
The Democratic Party is to American University as alcohol is to Jersey Shore; everybody partakes in it, and often there is so much it can get out of hand.
HR-57: Feelin’ the Global Groove on H Street

HR-57: Feelin’ the Global Groove on H Street

Sara Lovett December 1, 2011
“This show is brought to you by the letters H and R and the number 57,” drawls Jimmy “June Bug” Jackson as he strolls toward the stage.

Beards Build Better Business

Claire Dapkiewicz December 1, 2011
At American University, students have formed a bold new coalition in response to insulting rumors that students do not live in the DC Metro area, but simply study in their adopted city.

AWOL Newswire: December 2011

AWOL December 1, 2011

The Seven Billion Club

The United Nations Population Fund stated the world’s population reached seven billion people on Halloween of 2011.
Professor Profile: Nate Harshman

Professor Profile: Nate Harshman

Ean Marshall December 1, 2011
Associate Physics Professor Nate Harshman is a theoretical physicist who focuses on particle physics and quantum information theory.
Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia: The Fight Against the Coal Industry

Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia: The Fight Against the Coal Industry

AWOL December 1, 2011
Appalachia's coalfields resemble the landscapes of dystopian science fiction.

Student Government: Auditioning for Office

Allison Butler December 1, 2011
Many extracurricular activities at both the high school and college level are modeled after government structures: from Model United Nations, to Mock Trial, to Youth and Government and, most notably, Student Government.

AU’s Forgotten President: Notes from a Troubled Career

Joe Gruenbaum December 1, 2011
On Saturday  April 7, 1991, Richard Berendzen got a haircut. He stopped by the office for a few hours, then he met his wife for lunch. “Ed Carr called,” she said.
Reversing a Century of Neglect on the Anacostia

Reversing a Century of Neglect on the Anacostia

Gustav Cappaert December 1, 2011
In 1995, Congress paved the way for DC’s city amusement park.
Troy Davis: Revisiting a Conversation

Troy Davis: Revisiting a Conversation

Emily Martin December 1, 2011

It was in my first SOC class at AU three years ago that I first heard the story of Troy Davis, an inmate on Georgia’s Death Row.

You’re My First Asian: Race as a Sexual Conquest

You’re My First Asian: Race as a Sexual Conquest

Emily Kate Edwards December 1, 2011
On the streets of Bangkok on another hazy August afternoon, couples pair off—getting groceries, picking their kids up, heading home.
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