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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

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Where Are All The Women?

A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity
Alyssa Rotunno June 1, 2018
A Look Inside the Audio Industry’s Gender Disparity
Ripped From the Wall: Episode 3, American Gets Hazed

Ripped From the Wall: Episode 3, American Gets Hazed

In the newest episode of Ripped From the Wall, Maddi Cole dives into something no one at American University can stop talking about: hazing. With an undergraduate population of only 8,000, AU has such...

Dead man walking

Laura Saini January 8, 2015

Fixing lethal mistakes

A is for Adderall

Lydia Crouthamel December 12, 2014

Popping pills for better performance

At the table in front of the shirts, any passerby could stop and sign the pledge to help prevent domestic violence.

Supporting Survivors: Clothesline Project Begins Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

Anna Moneymaker October 12, 2014

Students wrote messages on t-shirts aimed at survivors of domestic abuse, in an event run by Peer Educators for the Elimination of Relationship and Sexual Violence (PEERS). Some were stories of abuse and others offered support.

Newswire: Lights, Camera, Tax Incentives!

Newswire: Lights, Camera, Tax Incentives!

Jacob Motz April 30, 2014

With the latest Captain America movie opening in theaters this Friday, Hollywood’s rising star is thrust into the spotlight: Washington, DC.

The OAS In the Twenty-First Century: Rediscovering Dialogue, Descubriendo el Dialogo de Nuevo

The OAS In the Twenty-First Century: Rediscovering Dialogue, Descubriendo el Dialogo de Nuevo

Jose Mejía Sierra April 30, 2014
h3. Rediscovering Dialogue As a resident of the United States, you have Inter-American rights, defined by the Charter of the Organization of American States and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man.
Putting in Your 77 Cents to Gender Equality: Mind Wage Gap

Putting in Your 77 Cents to Gender Equality: Mind Wage Gap

Casey Chiappetta April 30, 2014
Following President Obama's State of the Union Address, Twitter was cluttered with #madmen. It wasn’t about Don Draper or Madison Avenue, but rather about progress in regard to women’s rights and wages.
“You know, today, women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns,” Obama said in his speech.
Satire: Shopping For Change: (Un)Wholesome Whole Foodies

Satire: Shopping For Change: (Un)Wholesome Whole Foodies

Jessica Wombles April 30, 2014
I enjoy walking around Whole Foods because it makes me progressive. I’m not talking about the neo-hippie, trash-bag-wearing wannabe crowd; I mean the real live stick-it-to-the-man type who doesn’t conform to middle class fashion trends.
Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Haley Hawkins April 30, 2014
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s dignified image was tarnished in 2012 when they shamed a student during a judicial hearing.
Landin Gambill, who reported that her ex-boyfriend raped her, was met with degrading and accusatory questions during the ensuing honor court hearing.
Newswire: Justice: Part of This Complete Breakfast

Newswire: Justice: Part of This Complete Breakfast

Eleanor Greene April 30, 2014
The power of positive thinking is well known, but who knew it could mean seeing Jesus’ face on a grilled cheese sandwich?
Noelle, the Avalon
Noelle’s parents pay for her groceries. Favorites: Fruits & Avocados
Vices: Macaroni and cheese & Tostitos

Noelle’s food lifestyle is “healthy but not restricting.” She said her dad gives her EagleBucks for grocery money so that she can only buy groceries at Whole Foods, which helps her eat healthy. While living in an apartment gives her a large kitchen, she said,
“I don’t like leftovers, so I don’t cook as much as I would like to.”

Photo Essay: College Cuisine Confessions

Pamela Huber April 30, 2014
Our lives run on food. Food nourishes us; it comforts us and it can make us feel happy and guilty simultaneously.
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