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As reporters on deadlines run up the East Grand Staircase to the House of Representatives chamber, they take the same stairs where Congressman William Preston Taulbee was fatally shot by a reporter in 1890. Ghost enthusiasts claim the Congressman’s ghost now takes revenge on Capitol Hill reporters.
Students and faculty at higher education institutions, such as American University, were impacted by the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. The shutdown left many government services suspended, placed around 670,000 federal employees furloughed, and eliminated internships and other professional development opportunities for students.
The AU community gathered at the weekly “Thank Clawed It’s Wednesday” event on Oct. 22 on the quad to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kay Spiritual Life Center, one of the oldest interfaith centers in higher education in the U.S.
After a heated special meeting held on Oct. 11, the American University Undergraduate Senate voted to remove Javier Benzan, Class of 2027 senator and chair of the Committee on Student Rights and Academic Services, effective immediately, for allegedly failing to uphold his responsibilities this semester.
Caitlin Dickerson, a winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, discussed her work reporting on immigration and the state of the free press in an event held by Kennedy Political Union in honor of National Immigrants Day on Oct. 28.
Tyler Vandenberg, BA/School of International Service ‘16, has launched his congressional campaign for the 2026 midterms to represent California’s 3rd District.
American University’s chapter of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has been educating and connecting for 43 years, with a unique approach to learning shaped by its motto, “curiosity never retires,” according to Tony Long, executive director of OLLI at the University.
A young girl and her mother, hands joined, skipped to the center of a small audience dancing to the spirited music of local rapper and MC Ama’d. The pair, beaming with excitement, bounced to the pulsing chorus of his song “Moving Forward.”
The American University quad transformed into a cornucopia of color and canines for the second annual Pups and Pumpkins fall festival on Oct. 24.
For one D.C. student, the beginning of his final year of high school means something different than one last football game or prom: It marks the continuation of his five-year Valentine’s Day service project.
Whipped cream and running usually don’t go hand in hand, but for an American University Running Club fundraiser, they were the perfect match. In exchange for funds towards the club, students could pie an executive board member.
Down a narrow alley in D.C.’s historic Barracks Row, The Fridge stands as a free art space that, in the words of its Founder and Director Alex Goldstein, provides an outlet for marginalized voices.
D.C. residents and activists first organized “Homes Not Stadiums” in response to the proposed Robert F. Kennedy Stadium for the Washington Commanders. Once a bill approving the stadium’s construction passed, they redirected their focus to creating more affordable housing for residents across D.C.
At just 13 years old, Ethan Sonneborn made Vermont history as one of the youngest gubernatorial candidates in the country. Eight years later, he reflects on the campaign that started his political career.
Political reporter Dan Merica urged aspiring journalists and American University students not to be discouraged and remain aggressive when searching for a job at a school event on Oct. 16.
Entering the fall semester, American University’s March for Our Lives chapter officially disaffiliated from the national organization and rebranded to a new campus organization with a similar mission: Guns Down DC.
Two new staff members are starting roles in the American University Office of Inclusive Excellence (OIE), according to an email from Nkenge Friday, vice president of inclusive excellence, sent on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
American University students are part of more than 10 million college students who experience hazing, according to a national survey from Hazing Prevention Network.Some experiences of hazing can include alcohol consumption, sleep- deprivation and sex acts according to page two in the study.
Hundreds of protesters marched to demand that Israel leave Gaza during the Oct. 4 “Rise up for Gaza” rally in downtown D.C. as a part of the Palestinian Youth Movement’s International Day of Action against “two years of genocide.”
Water pooled onto the pavement outside the Mary Graydon Student Center on Thursday, Oct. 9, erasing words written in chalk just moments before, including “Save Gaza,” “Free Palestine,” and “AU Funds Genocide.”
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