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D.C.’s major power players won big in the midterm elections Tuesday, as Mayor Muriel Bowser, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson were all reelected with overwhelming support.
For many students at American University, the most politically active college campus in the U.S., Election Day is sacred.
A discrimination lawsuit filed against American University and the Metropolitan Police Department by alumna Gianna Wheeler has been dismissed. Wheeler filed the suit against the University in 2020 after being forcibly removed from her apartment in 2019 by AU Police Department and MPD officers.
In honor of National Immigrants Day, the Kennedy Political Union and American University Residence Hall Association held a discussion with actress Diane Guerrero on Oct. 28.
The 2022 midterm elections are fast approaching this Tuesday, Nov. 8. On the federal level, all 435 House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats will be contested. Additionally, races for state governors are being held for 36 of the 50 states.
As Washingtonians decide who will represent them in the Wilson Building come 2023, The Eagle checked in with D.C. Council candidates in Ward 3 one final time before Election Day.
Editor’s note: This story contains mention of sexual assault. Please see the bottom of this story for additional resources. This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.
American University’s chapter of Alpha Chi Omega and My Sister’s Place hosted a table on the quad to raise awareness for domestic violence Oct. 20 in honor of Purple Thursday.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and NBC’s Kristen Welker gave the AU community an inside look at covering the presidency at an event Oct. 19 co-hosted by the Kennedy Political Union and the School of Communication.
Editor’s note: This article contains references to substance abuse and overdoses. Please see the bottom of this story for resources.
American University welcomed Afro-Indigenous activist and poet Autumn Rose Williams to discuss Indigenous awareness and appreciation. Hosted by the Students for Change and Indigenous Initiatives, the Oct. 10 conversation was centered around empowering the Indigenous community and increasing visibility of Indigenous people.
HIV Vaccine Trials Network and Children’s National Hospital representatives spoke to American University students about HIV prevention and destigmatization on Oct. 13. The event was co-sponsored by the AU Public Health Association, the Puerto Rican Student Organization and AU League of United Latin American Citizens.
American University’s Staff Union held a series of lunch-ins to celebrate the ratification of its contract and to display solidarity amongst community members.
Students who live on campus will be charged an administrative fee of $25 on their third lockout request starting Oct. 17, Housing and Residence Life announced in an email on Oct. 12.
Sister Sister held its first event of the year Oct. 11 in Mary Graydon Center as part of their new series “Sister Talks,” to discuss the experience of being a Black student at a predominantly white institution.
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.
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American University administrators are encouraging faculty to hold remote instruction for classes on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the University announced in an email to the AU community on Thursday.
Maria Canals-Barrera, known for her acting roles on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” and “Camp Rock,” joined the AU community for a conversation on navigating Hollywood as a Latina actress on Oct. 6.
American University students and their families gathered on the quad on Oct. 8 for the Change Can’t Wait festival, an event held to engage the community and inform them about AU’s $500 million fundraising initiative .
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