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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

NO/WONK Advancing Universities Instead of Students

NO/WONK Advancing Universities Instead of Students

Erin Lockwood April 9, 2016

Not long ago, the Davenport Coffee Lounge received a dubious donation from AU’s University Communications and Marketing (UCM) office: coffee mugs, painted with white block capital letters.

Revolutionary Tourism: Cuba's Deal With the Devil

Chris Lewis April 9, 2016


Viñales Valley, Pinar del Rio. Cuba: The island 90 miles south of Florida is an alluring mix of tropical heat, fine cigars and bearded revolutionaries.

Illustration by Hannah Karl

Volunteers for Empire: Our Help Isn't Helping

Robbie Cavooris April 9, 2016

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.

Gay and Greek: How LGBTQ Students Navigate AU Fraternity Culture

Gay and Greek: How LGBTQ Students Navigate AU Fraternity Culture

Ashley Dejean April 9, 2016

Junior Tom McNutt experiences fraternity life at AU a little differently than most of his brothers.

The Home Front: Where the Recession Really Matters

Richard Phillips April 9, 2016

If the recession ended a year ago, why does it feel like our economy is still in shambles?

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 April 9, 2016

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.

AWOL's $12,000 Budget With Strings Attached?

Chris Young April 9, 2016

You probably don’t remember the first installment of AWOL, even if you were at AU in the spring of 2008.

Get Serious: Stop Ridiculing the Tea Party

Peter Harrison April 5, 2016

It is time to take the Tea Party seriously. No, really.

Kneejerk ridicule of the Tea Party movement is easy, entertaining and commonplace.

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