Day two of encampment at GW hosts speakers, students and space for community
Editor’s note: This is reporting as of 11 p.m. April 26. The Eagle will monitor the situation through the night and continue to update coverage.
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Editor’s note: This is reporting as of 11 p.m. April 26. The Eagle will monitor the situation through the night and continue to update coverage.
As we near the end of the spring 2024 semester, and final edits are hitting our articles, we would like to thank and recognize our graduating seniors for their dedication to The Eagle.
Editor’s note: This is reporting as of 10 p.m. April 25. The Eagle will monitor the situation through the night and continue to update coverage.
The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued for actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental.
American University students joined an encampment at George Washington University on the University Yard, along with students from other schools in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.
George Washington University students woke up this morning to an encampment of around 20 tents on the University Yard. By 10:30 a.m., an estimated 70 GW students had joined in calling for the university to divest from Israel. GWU Students for Justice in Palestine announced the encampment with DMV SJP on Thursday around 5 a.m., writing “rise and shine DMV” on an Instagram story and calling on other students across the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area to join.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2024 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2024 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2024 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
Complete with a two-hour student protest — the second Student Government-led demonstration of the week — this year’s New Eagle Day gave admitted students a true taste of life at American University. Led by Student Government Secretary and Vice President-elect Julia Comino, protestors welcomed new Eagles with signs and flyers on the University’s free speech guidelines and called on the University to reverse the Jan. 25 ban on indoor protesting and limitations on postering.
American University’s budget for fiscal year 2025 will total $860 million, compared to $894 million this year, Board of Trustees Chair Gina Adams announced in an email Thursday afternoon.
If American University shuttle operator Binyam “Ben” Bihon could give students any advice, he would tell them to chase the bus and wave their arms. Bihon will always stop to pick up rushing students if he can do so safely.
Commuters from Maryland will be navigating new ways to get to work and school after a container ship hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to partly collapse in the early morning of March 26.
Students, staff and faculty recycled and composted slightly less waste than previous years in the “Campus Race to Zero Waste,” a national competition which ranks universities across four waste categories.
Editor’s Note: Some responses have been lightly edited for clarity and conciseness.
American University President Sylvia Burwell shared a five-year progress update of the “Changemakers for a Changing World” strategic plan, including the creation of endowed faculty positions, centers and institutes and scholarships, in an email to the AU community on Feb. 12.
Nota de Editor: Este artículo también fue publicado en inglés y traducido por Valentina Sol.
For many students, grabbing a quick coffee between classes is essential. It’s no surprise that student-run coffee shops The Bridge Café and The Davenport Coffee Lounge tend to have lines out the door and are so busy they run out of pastries before the day’s end.
Editor’s note: The Eagle’s monthslong investigation into AU’s handling of the Oct. 31, 2022, Leonard Hall sexual abuse and burglary incident is still ongoing. If you have information about the case, please email investigations@theeagleonline.com or contact us on Signal.
Since the beginning of the semester, Letts Hall residents said they’ve dealt with rodents in their building, an issue they say hasn’t been adequately addressed by the American University administration.