“I think with these sexual assault education programs, what we can prevent is a scared girl lying under someone and trying to convince him what he’s doing is illegal.”
These words echoed through the megaphone and onto the American University quad as Nicole Wisler relived her experience as that scared girl.
More than 600 colleges in the United States ban smokers from lighting up on university grounds—and some administrators and members of the student body think AU should become a smoke-free campus as well.
The thorny issue of students smoking on campus is not unfamiliar territory for the administration. The school banned lighting up in the Tavern way back in 1998 (wait, you mean people used to smoke inside?) and stomped out smoking in and around residence halls back in 2003. The prospect of a campus without cigarettes has faded in and out of debate since 2007.
AU came close to a smoking ban in 2008, when a bill to enact new guidelines on limiting smoking on campus made its way before Student Government; the bill passed the senate despite a veto from SG President Joe Vidulich. As the kerfuffle over smoking shuffled through SG, the University President’s council began investigating the feasibility of a campus smoking ban.
Stepping back into the roaring 20s isn’t just for Woody Allen movies anymore. After a short bus ride from campus and a shorter trek along the Maryland border, any AU student can easily reach the Avalon Theatre.
While the country revved up for another economy-driven election, something unexpected happened: contraception stole the spotlight from abortion as the center of the social conservative agenda.
On Feb. 24, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer entered MGC 4 and started speaking at 5:55 p.m. Twenty minutes later, we got more than we bargained for, or less, depending on who you ask.
Over 100 students turned out to the event sponsored by AU College Republicans.
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.
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.
