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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

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Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

Critical. Subversive. Irrepressible.

AWOL

A Year After the VAWA Protest: Student Action Leads to Change

A Year After the VAWA Protest: Student Action Leads to Change

Ashley Dejean April 25, 2012
“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.
Student Vets: Wearing the Yellow Ribbon

Student Vets: Wearing the Yellow Ribbon

Kelcie Pegher March 8, 2012
John Kamin had already served one tour in Iraq by the time he applied to American University. So had Rob Peavey and Roger Deming.
Dancing Across Cultures: Youth in India Learn Brazilian Capoeira

Dancing Across Cultures: Youth in India Learn Brazilian Capoeira

Ashley Dejean March 8, 2012

A group called Cati-patang-poeira teaches capoeira, a playful Brazilian martial art, to kids in the Bainganwadi slum in Mumbai.
The District After Dark: Keeping Sex Workers on the Street

The District After Dark: Keeping Sex Workers on the Street

Ashley Dejean March 8, 2012
As we’re sleeping soundly in bed or buckling down in the library for an all-nighter, the city we know undergoes a transformation.
Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia: The Fight Against the Coal Industry

Mountaintop Removal in Appalachia: The Fight Against the Coal Industry

AWOL December 1, 2011
Appalachia's coalfields resemble the landscapes of dystopian science fiction.

Student Government: Auditioning for Office

Allison Butler December 1, 2011
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.

AU’s Forgotten President: Notes from a Troubled Career

Joe Gruenbaum December 1, 2011
On Saturday  April 7, 1991, Richard Berendzen got a haircut. He stopped by the office for a few hours, then he met his wife for lunch. “Ed Carr called,” she said.
Reversing a Century of Neglect on the Anacostia

Reversing a Century of Neglect on the Anacostia

Gustav Cappaert December 1, 2011
In 1995, Congress paved the way for DC’s city amusement park.
International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

International Relations from a Different Country: AU Professors Share Their Story

Erin Lockwood April 20, 2011
According to AU professor Dr. Elizabeth Cohn, Ronald Reagan’s presidential legacy has been whitewashed.
Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Fonkoze in Rural Haiti: A Microcredit Success Story

Audrey Van Gilder April 20, 2011
Thousands of independent NGOs operate in Port-au-Prince, but a glance at any mention of Haiti in the news doesn't set much store in their success.
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