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As Election Day approached, the American University community took action to get out the vote. Motivated by the pandemic, many worked the polls for the first time, while others worked on campaigns across the country.
At an online event on Oct. 29, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang spoke about the economy, parts of his platform that he ran on during the 2020 Democratic primaries and the 2020 election.
What are D.C. voters voting on?
Editor's Note: This article appeared in The Eagle's October 2020 virtual print edition.
Sarah McBride, an American University alumna and former Student Government president, is expected to become the country’s first openly transgender state senator after winning her Delaware Senate Democratic primary race in September.
President Sylvia Burwell announced in a University-wide email on Monday that an update regarding American University’s plans for the spring semester will come by the end of this month.
At an online event on Oct. 1, PBS NewsHour’s White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor spoke about her experiences as a civil rights journalist covering President Donald Trump and how young journalists can stay engaged.
Editor’s Note and correction: Kayla Kelly, who started a petition calling for AU to cancel classes on Election Day, is a staff columnist for The Eagle. Kelly was not involved in the reporting, writing or editing of this story. This story has been corrected since it was first published to clarify that AU will close for future Election Days during presidential years.
As the end of her first year at the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics comes to a close, executive director Amy Dacey is looking to grow and expand the organization for the future.
American University is implementing a five-day furlough for all full-time employees earning more than $40,000 a year, Sylvia Burwell, AU’s president, announced via email on Monday.
American University’s student activity fee, which provides funding for student-run organizations, was reduced by 30 percent for the fall semester as online classes and a lack of in-person events reduce its use by students.
Correction: This article has been updated to say that Allie Rivera is a rising junior, not a rising sophomore.
Many students are facing uncertainty about their upcoming housing situations, both on and off campus, following the announcement of AU’s fall 2020 plan, AU Forward.
For Ana Santos, the time finally felt right to join the Peace Corps. After graduating from AU in 2014 and working professionally for four years, Santos left for Rwanda to become a Peace Corps volunteer in September 2018.
President Sylvia Burwell wrote to the AU community on Sunday afternoon to address the violence against black communities in response to nationwide unrest, as tens of thousands of people across the country have spent several nights protesting the death of George Floyd and other black people at the hands of the police.
Correction appended.
A referendum encouraging the Board of Trustees to divest from the fossil fuel industry passed Thursday, with 93 percent of students voting to support it.
Jok, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business and College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as the SG president, alongside Saldanha, a sophomore in SOC and SPA, who will serve as vice president. Pillai, a sophomore in the School of International Service, will assume the role of secretary, while Levine, a sophomore in the Kogod School of Business, will become the comptroller.
This story has been updated with a decision made by the Judicial Board after a hearing conducted on April 14.
Meet the candidates running for the 2019-2020 Student Government executive board. Voting begins on April 13 at noon and ends on April 16 at noon. Students can vote online through Campus Labs. More information about the elections process can be found here.
