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The Eagle’s editorial board is comprised of its staff but does not represent every individual staffer’s views. Rather, it provides an insight into how The Eagle, as an editorially-independent institution, responds to issues on campus.
The Eagle’s editorial board is comprised of its staff but does not represent every individual staffer’s views. Rather, it provides an insight into how The Eagle, as an editorially-independent institution, responds to issues on campus.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's December 2023 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
With finals season upon us and many of us feeling too busy to focus on anything else, we, The Eagle’s staff, would like to take a moment to thank our graduating seniors, who will be dearly missed.
Almost exactly a year ago, The Eagle wrote an article and subsequent Staff Editorial regarding the importance of having Narcan, the name brand for naloxone HCl, on campus. We asked that American University begin supplying Narcan immediately or, if that was not possible, provide fentanyl test strips and helpful resources regarding overdoses instead. Until recently, we hadn’t heard any updates on this issue. On Oct. 19, the University announced that AUPD will begin to carry Narcan for students in crises and that training for officers is already underway.
Nearly every college campus in the United States uses blue light tower phone systems for campus safety. At American University, all a student needs to do is push the red button at a tower, and they will immediately be connected with the AU Police Department while an officer proceeds to their location. In the meantime, the large LED light at the top of the tower will flash.
The American University Police Department may begin arming its officers with lethal force weapons. University Vice President Bronté Burleigh-Jones, shared this proposal with the campus community on Oct. 4 in a memo addressing campus safety.
President Sylvia Burwell has acted as American University’s figurehead since 2017. In her first year, Burwell was praised by students and faculty for her increased visibility as compared to her predecessor and her comprehensive fundraising plan. Her time as president created positive change throughout campus, as AU became the first university to achieve carbon neutrality, built the new Hall of Science and vastly increased its endowment.
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2023 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
As the spring semester comes to a close and The Eagle faces its last day of publishing for the semester, we, the staff, would like to thank our graduating seniors for their tireless effort and commitment to The Eagle.
American University ranks ninth in the nation for most politically active students. AU’s Student Government is ranked fifth most active. The turnout of the last SG election, however, raises eyebrows at these laurels.
After American University announced updates to meal plans for the first time in two decades, the new options have left students confused as to what they are actually getting.
On March 2, an Eagle investigation into the American University Office of Equity and Title IX revealed the University broke multiple statutes of Title IX law.
Following two tragic mass shootings in California at Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay in January, Project Pengyou and the Korean and Hindu Student Associations held a vigil on campus honoring the victims. The Monterey Park massacre occurred during a Lunar New Year celebration, drawing fear from AAPI communities across the nation. As American University student groups created a safe space for mourning students, the University administration stood idly by.
Purple lights and heaps of smoke from burning frankincense engulfed the stage as Suki Waterhouse made her entrance for her sold-out show at The Black Cat on Jan. 31. Instantly, flocks of phones sprung up to take videos as the London-based artist began performing her song “Bullshit On The Internet” from her debut album “I Can’t Let Go.” As a wind machine blew her lustrous blonde hair and flowy white silk shirt around, the crowd swayed in hypnosis.
American University President Sylvia Burwell held a panel on free expression and the updated Freedom of Expression and Expressive Conduct policy on Feb. 1, along with other university heads from across the country. Burwell and her fellow panelists spent the majority of the event discussing values like inclusion and diversity, but the message fell flat — ultimately seeming more like a PR move appealing to donors than true sentiment on expanding free expression across campus.
When American University announced that the Counseling Center and the Health Promotion and Advocacy Center would merge into the Center for Well-Being Programs and Psychological Services, they did not reveal any substantive changes to programming, besides a new physical office. While the name of the Center may be a mouthful, students are left with an unsavory taste, as the Center offers very few services for LGBTQ+ students.
At the end of every semester, graduating Eagle seniors are invited to reflect on their time at The Eagle. Staff from every section get the chance to write their last byline (and for some, their first) and reflect on their time at The Eagle, as well as get a chance to thank those who have had an impact on their time here.