Building community through food: ‘that’s that immigrant spirit’
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From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2024 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
When the coronavirus pandemic worsened food insecurity in her hometown, Ekua Hudson, a senior in American University’s College of Arts and Sciences, decided to change it.
Arriving in D.C. for their freshman year at American University, Jasmin Elgayer and Ava Rogers thought joining AU CHAARG on a trip to JTR Jujutsu International in Tenleytown would be a fun weekend activity.
Dimitri Tsolakis, a senior in the School of International Service, opened the Students for Justice in Palestine’s first teach-in of the year on Oct. 2. Titled “Environmental Justice in Palestine,” Tskolakis told the crowd to add two new concepts to their advocacy toolbox.
Vicky Wilkins and Nkenge Friday are taking new leadership roles as acting provost and vice president of inclusive excellence respectively, American University President Sylvia Burwell announced in an email to the community on Tuesday.
Little Amal took her first steps in D.C. on Sept. 17, emerging on Black Lives Matter Plaza to the thundering tunes of the Eastern Senior High School marching band. Chasing after the trumpets, tubas and drums, the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee danced with her arms out and her eyes closed on Sunday.
Billionaire Elon Musk tweeted out a poll in March 2022 asking users if they believe Twitter complies with constitutional free speech. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?” the tweet asked.
Live shows, vinyl, cassettes and compact discs were considered timeless forms of music consumption that were expected to eternally dominate the music scene. This was true until 2001 when Listen.com brought monumental changes to listeners worldwide. By 2005, American listeners were introduced to Pandora, and six years later, Spotify was legalized in the United States.
Artistic interpretations of Yellow Stone’s geysers, Zion’s canyons, monarch butterflies and magic mushrooms have exploded onto the rack in big-name stores while climate disaster worsens and 58 percent of Americans believe policymakers aren’t doing enough.
Along the lines of American exceptionalism, the United States has proven to be exceptional in the worst ways. For a long time now, our nation has been performing low in general humanity and high in the number of police brutality reports, incarceration rates and impoverishment numbers.
After a long history as an excuse for emboldening physical violence, the term “queer” has only recently begun its journey to reclamation as a cushion for anyone challenging societal norms regarding sexuality and gender. In tandem with its reclamation, pockets of protest have shot up in support of censoring the umbrella term ‘queer’ from the LGBTQ+ community.
As children, it felt like a sin to refer to authority figures by anything other than their surname. It’s ingrained into society that addressing someone by their surname denotes a position of power or respect. Yet, when it comes to female politicians and professionals, this unspoken rule is commonly dropped and replaced with their first names, instilling a false familiarity that diminishes their authority.
Editor's note: The byline and photo attribution of this article have been changed since it was first published to update Samantha Margot's new last name.