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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.
Editor's note: Olivia Kozlevcar, The Eagle's life managing editor, is the PR director of Rude Mechanicals and was not involved in the writing, editing or reporting of this story.
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.
After a 18 month hiatus, the rock band Death Cab for Cutie made its official return to the stage with the release of their new album “Asphalt Meadows.” With tour dates scheduled until March 2023, the band’s strong comeback shows that it can mature with their audience while maintaining their early nostalgic sound.
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 .
I was on the phone with my mom when I learned that a swastika had been graffitied in Anderson Hall. When I alerted my mom to the news, she responded with one word: “Again?”
Jessica Waters, the dean of undergraduate education and vice provost for academic student services at American University, will step down from her role as of June 30, 2023, according to an email from Peter Starr to the AU community.
If being welcomed back to campus by faculty members demanding livable wages wasn’t enough, another concern shocks the American University community: whether their Paper Lantern orange chicken will send them to the Student Health Center waiting room.
AU’s environmental clubs came together to kick off the fall season with a celebration for the community garden and the people that care about it. The garden is located beside Reeves Field, where the event took place on Friday, Sept. 30.
Community Couture, a fashion event hosted by AU’s clubs EGO Magazine, Revolution, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the AU Community Garden, Her Campus, American University Student Government and the Student Union Board, took place Oct. 6 at the amphitheater and Community Garden. The night featured a flea market of student vendors, club booths, student musical talents and a fashion show.
If you don’t know to look for it, Friendship Place is easy to miss. From the outside it could be mistaken for any other house, dwarfed by the commercial buildings beside it on Wisconsin Avenue in Tenleytown. But for those who seek it out, Friendship Place, a nonprofit that provides services to people experiencing homelessness, can be life-saving.
La organización AU Latinos en Acción tuvo un evento el 8 de octubre para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. El evento “Bachata Night” consistió en varias actividades incluyendo un baile realizado por el grupo Sabor Latino.
The Muslim Student Association, Sunrise Movement at AU, South Asian Student Association and Hindu Students Association hosted a flea market fundraiser for flood relief in Pakistan on Wednesday.
American University changed some all-gender restrooms on campus to gendered restrooms to prepare for a renovation project, to the dismay of transgender and nonbinary students.
Following the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, national uncertainty has persisted about how abortion access may change and how states may suffer disparate impacts. As the midterm elections loom, voters will weigh abortion as a definitive issue when electing future decision-makers.
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Students came together to celebrate Rosh Hashana, one of the holiest days in Judaism, with events and services hosted by Hillel between Sept. 19 and 27.
A 17-shot battle ended in a draw as American University men’s soccer (3-3-3) and Loyola University Maryland (3-3-3) each scored one goal.