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Megha Rastogi, a sophomore in the School of International Service, lives with an immunocompromised roommate. When she realized she’d been exposed to COVID-19, she looked everywhere for a test.
As American University students return to campus navigating new meal plans, they are also adapting to a new restaurant scene. Subway and Starbucks received major upgrades while new locations opened on campus, including Panera and, soon, Qdoba.
American University first accepted a Black student in 1915, 22 years after its founding. Today, people of color make up nearly 50 percent of the school’s student population. The race-conscious admissions policies the school has used for years, which likely helped to diversify campus, were struck down in a recent Supreme Court ruling.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2023 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
Two Supreme Court cases could change the way American University administrators evaluate applicants in the admissions process.
After testing positive for the coronavirus, Natalia Martínez-Berríos was constantly anxious about infecting her roommate. She masked up whenever she had to leave her room or came close to her roommate.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, American University’s meal plan options are changing to include new features, including dining dollars and mobile ordering credits.
For many students at American University, one of the country’s most politically active campuses, the State of the Union is an annually anticipated event. In the days after the speech, students reflected on the president’s words.
A Columbia University linguistics professor discussed his dissent towards anti-racism as practiced today in a conversation for the American University Political Theory Institute’s final installment of its fall 2022 lecture series on Dec. 5.
American University’s Art Club held a Mosaic Painting Event in the Tavern at Mary Graydon Center to raise money for Ngoma Kenya, an organization providing arts opportunities to underprivileged students in Kenya.
For many students at American University, the most politically active college campus in the U.S., Election Day is sacred.
American University President Sylvia Burwell led a panel discussion on the role of peaceful transitions of power in an effective democracy in Bender Arena on Oct. 8. The event concluded AU’s series “Conversations on Policy, Politics, and our American Democracy,” and featured former presidential Chiefs of Staff Joshua Bolton and John Podesta, as well as Kogod School of Business Dean David Marchick.
