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(04/16/18 3:52pm)
Beginning in 2002, a professor and Ph.D. student scrutinized documents, sifted through mounds of dirt and employed modern dating methods. They ultimately demonstrated how a vast wetland stretching from Virginia to North Carolina housed thousands of runaway slaves and Native Americans in the 1800s.
(03/23/18 2:26am)
For her last time directing a play at American University, Caleen Jennings picked one of her favorite plays and playwrights: William Shakespeare.
(03/19/18 7:00pm)
The Oh Hellos kicked off their U.S. tour Wednesday, Feb. 21 by rocking The 9:30 Club with their opening act, Lowland Hum. They began their set at 9:30 p.m. with their song “Eurus,” which is also the name of their newest album, and ended at 11 p.m. with an encore of their song “Trees.”
(02/19/18 6:49pm)
The SOC Spring Film Series hosted by professor Chris Palmer is back on campus for its 13th year. The series kicked off on Feb. 13 with “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” It will end April 13 with a filmmakers’ discussion. The film series will focus on environmental issues in the natural world, featuring a variety of films made by students and professionals.
(02/08/18 9:03pm)
Theater professor and local playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings was among a select number of female playwrights chosen for the Women’s Voices Theater Festival. Her one-woman play, “Queens Girl in Africa,” performed by Erika Rose, ran from Jan. 4 to Feb. 4 at Mosaic Theatre Company in Northeast D.C.
(11/15/17 4:17pm)
As students adjust to a new administration under President Burwell, there has been speculation about whether certain issues on campus will be addressed. American University’s campus has endured some transition with the new University president while other aspects of the new administration seem reminiscent of old policy.
(04/17/17 4:01pm)
Four free condom dispensers have been installed around AU in a pilot program to assure the sexual health of AU students, Mickey Irizarry, Director of the Student Wellness Center said.
(03/11/17 12:07am)
At 70-years-old, African-American Congresswoman Barbara Lee still hopes to “save the world.” The representative of the 13th district in California spoke in honor of Women’s History Month on Thursday night at an event arranged by AU College Democrats and the Kennedy Political Union.
(03/09/17 4:43pm)
AU has entered the national contest, “Recyclemania” for the third time, signaling its commitment to securing carbon neutral status by 2020, said Hannah Debelius, AU’s sustainability manager in the Office of Sustainability. The eight week contest began on Feb. 4. The university with the highest “diversion” rate —the percentage of trash that is recycled—wins.
(02/15/17 5:05pm)
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(02/02/17 6:00pm)
The artist behind the nine-foot-tall statue of Native American activist and convicted criminal Leonard Peltier said he feels the University’s decision to remove the work from the Katzen Arts Center’s lawn is an affront to freedom of expression.
(09/19/16 9:00pm)
When I received the Faculty Senate email reaffirming their commitment to academic freedom by condemning trigger warnings, my heart sank. The email, written by the Chair of the Faculty Senate Todd Eisenstadt, defined trigger warnings as a label for controversial material that allows students to “opt out of engaging with texts or concepts, or otherwise not participating in intellectual inquiries.”
(06/17/16 5:48pm)
Generally, I enjoy reading opinion pieces which posit ideas or perspectives that I haven’t considered or do not agree with, but I was shocked and concerned with the ignorance and lack of respect for women facing unplanned pregnancies featured in a recent piece entitled “How the Cincinnati gorilla revealed society’s obsession with ‘choice.” It took a twisted and confusing path to reach its main point – essentially, that abortion is bad, and that women, except those who got pregnant from rape or incest, are to blame for choosing to have sex. Instead of advocating for cutting the number of unintended pregnancies, and thus helping to reduce the number of abortions through birth control or giving women better access to family planning services, the author victim-blames women who experience unintended pregnancy.
(11/22/13 11:10pm)
“Get It Together” is a weekly advice column published every Friday in which columnists Jalen and Grace weigh in their separate answers to readers’ questions.
(11/15/13 8:36pm)
“Get It Together” is a weekly advice column published every Friday in which columnists Jalen and Grace weigh in their separate answers to readers’ questions.
(11/08/13 9:37pm)
“Getting it Together” is a weekly advice column published every Friday in which columnists Jalen and Grace weigh in their separate answers to readers’ questions.
(11/01/13 9:04pm)
Question: I am scared about trying anal with my boyfriend. What should I say?
Answer: Well, you have to consider a few things first. How long have you two been together? If this is a new boyfriend, and he’s ready for this so fast, you may need to ask him to slow it down. If you’ve been with him for a significant amount of time (significant is subjective), you should have an open conversation with him, letting him know what makes you nervous and why it makes you nervous. Hopefully, you can come to some agreement about what’s about to go down. But throughout the entire process, you have to be introspective; anal isn’t for everyone, and you might just not want to do it, which is completely fine. Just tell him, and if he really likes you, he should be able to respect your decision. If he can’t get over that, it’s time to move on.
(02/28/08 5:00am)
Anyone who is sexually active should be prepared to confront sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Despite what you learned in your abstinence-only high school sex ed course, you won't get every STI every time you have sex, but when you are unprotected and exposed, you run the risk of getting chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HPV and HIV, among others.
(02/21/08 5:00am)
How do you keep the spark going when you and your partner are spending your evenings glued to your computer screen or stuck in the library? The mid-semester "blahs" can be hard to beat, but here are some tips.
(02/14/08 5:00am)
Today is a holiday, the origins of which are lost in the histories of the late classical period. But its modern incarnation undoubtedly involves more fat, naked flying cherubs and red hearts than St. Valentine could possibly have imagined.