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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Affects of Climate Change on Food Security: Growing Scarce

Affects of Climate Change on Food Security: Growing Scarce

Thomas Pool April 26, 2016

As the effects of climate change grow more pronounced, its threat to food production grows as well.

Photo Essay: Digest This

Jess Anderson April 26, 2016

In 2014, 48.1 million people in the United States lived in a food-insecure household, meaning they didn’t know where or when their next meal would be.

Investigating AU's Alcohol Climate: Transport Trauma

Will Fowler, Staff Editor April 26, 2016

It was late on a Thursday night when Alice, who wished to remain anonymous, went to one of the first fraternity parties of her college career.

Immigrants' Biggest Battle: Tuition – Undocumented America(n)

Kim Szarmach April 26, 2016

Early this summer, the Supreme Court is expected to decide on the legality of a program that could change the lives of over four million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. 

The policy in question is Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) plan.

Afghan Women Weave Culture: Rugs & Resilience

Afghan Women Weave Culture: Rugs & Resilience

Chris Young April 26, 2016

As the sun set behind the McKinley building, students, professors and various visitors file into the New Media Center.

UNAPOLOGETICALLY POWERFUL: The "Bitch" is Back

Chris Young April 26, 2016

In 2007, Dana Perino made history. For the first time, the face of the White House sported a cropped blonde bob and kitten heels.

Restrictions Cramp Womens' Health Care: Terminating Abortion Access

Restrictions Cramp Womens' Health Care: Terminating Abortion Access

Chris Young April 26, 2016

The debate over reproductive rights continues along party lines in state legislatures across the country.

Are Jails the New Asylums? – Searching for Sanity

Chris Young April 26, 2016

Jamycheal Mitchell was a 24-year-old who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and mood disorders.

Evaluating Rehabilitation Programs: Education for Assimilation

Robert Kennedy April 26, 2016

When people think of life in prison, many imagine the world portrayed in movies and television series such as Orange Is the New Black.

Accountability for Child Soldiers: Little Weapon

Accountability for Child Soldiers: Little Weapon

Laura Saini April 26, 2016

At ten years old, Dominic Ongwen was walking his typical route to school in Gula, northern Uganda.

Forces of Habit: Nathifa Greene

Forces of Habit: Nathifa Greene

Paloma Losada, Staff Editor April 26, 2016

Nathifa Greene spends her days pondering the biggest questions of our time, tugging at the intersections of race, feminism and habit in her quest to understand the psychology of knowledge.

Street Sense Sells Upward Mobility: EXTRA! EXTRA!

Street Sense Sells Upward Mobility: EXTRA! EXTRA!

Lauren Fay April 26, 2016

If you’ve walked around the streets of the District of Columbia, you’ve probably seen people who are homeless.

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