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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Recognizing Asexual Identities: ACING THE SEXUALITY SPECTRUM

Andrea Lin April 23, 2016

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s the issue of sexual consent continues to appear in the news, another facet of sexual attraction is increasingly entering the conversation after long being ignored.

“I had always just kind of assumed I was straight,” said American University junior Tori Gilkeson.

Photo Essay: Let's Get High

Evan Mills April 23, 2016

You can smoke it, you just can’t sell it.

On Feb.

AWOL Newswire Spring 2015

Chris Young April 23, 2016

Is Your Head Exploding? 

There’s yet another reason why college students need to get more sleep.

Examining the Value of Online Learning: Clicking into Class

Ben Pitler April 23, 2016

A few academic heavyweights are harnessing the power of the Internet to push for new models of education.

Plans for no-cost Community College Education: Free for All

Antoinette D’Addario April 23, 2016

Across the country, students are asking for decreased tuition in the face of increased debt and college loans.

The Real Impact of High Tuition: You Are Not a Loan

Julia Rapp April 23, 2016

The red patch is more than just a fashion statement. The square of felt that American University students wear symbolizes their protest against tuition increases.


tudents at AU and across campuses in the U.S.

Paying for Your Unpaid Internship: Affording a Future

Laura Sholtz April 23, 2016

Brenna Raffe, an AU freshman, would love to get an internship. But between her part-time work study job at the Davenport Coffee Lounge, full course load as a double major in literature and public relations, sorority membership and participation in club basketball, it seems unrealistic. 

“Even thinking about doing an internship during the school year next year gives me extreme anxiety,” Raffe said.

THE FEMINIST ECONOMIST: Maria Floro

THE FEMINIST ECONOMIST: Maria Floro

Lydia Crouthamel April 23, 2016

Maria Floro is a professor of economics at AU and the co-director of the graduate program for gender analysis in economics.

White Privilege in Study Abroad: The Racial Divide

Megan Yoder April 23, 2016

arah Snead’s experiences of personal development and growth are common among college students who study abroad.

Implicit Racism at AU: UNMASKING 
PREJUDICE

Implicit Racism at AU: UNMASKING PREJUDICE

Casey Chiappetta April 23, 2016

Three black students were sitting next to each other in a row—one of them was SPA junior Tatiana Laing—in a constitutional law class.

Stadium Sparks Gentrification Concerns:
UNITED WE LEAVE

Stadium Sparks Gentrification Concerns: UNITED WE LEAVE

Brendan Agnew April 23, 2016

Just a block away from the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station stands Nationals Park, which casts a long shadow over the scattered development around.

Creating a Haven for Abused Pets: Protecting Polly

Emma Dacol April 23, 2016

“We have a much better relationship. He’s more level-headed most of the time,” Exten said. “He still has his parrot days where he goes crazy; he’s still a macaw, but then when he does go off the deep end or whatever, I understand why.

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