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(10/20/22 4:27pm)
Editor's note: As a student media organization, The Eagle receives its funding allocation from the Center for Student Involvement.
(10/12/22 5:50pm)
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.
(10/06/22 12:00pm)
The latest act of antisemitic vandalism on American University’s campus has magnified the disconnect between AU administration and the broader AU community in what’s determined to be an appropriate response to threats against marginalized communities. How the University plans to move forward leaves us to hope that they aren’t led astray by maintaining public image through impartiality.
(09/13/22 12:00pm)
The Eagle recently reported that American University has discontinued isolation housing for students infected with COVID-19 for the fall 2022 semester. In the previous academic year, the University provided hotel rooms for infected students living on campus to reside in for five days and needed to test negative in order to leave isolation. Now, as long as the student isn’t coughing uncontrollably, they are free to enter back into the classroom and access restrooms.
(09/07/22 12:38pm)
Last Monday, a recent Eagle article reported that after 486 days at the bargaining table followed by a week-long strike organized by the American University Staff Union, an agreement between the union and the University.
(04/26/22 1:31pm)
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in The Eagle's April 2022 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
(04/21/22 3:30pm)
A recent Eagle article reported on American University’s alleged disability accommodations, along with another article that focused on potential ADA violations surrounding AU’s shuttle buses.
(03/23/22 5:45pm)
The American University administration recently announced that the University is lifting its mask mandate starting this week. According to an email by President Sylvia Burwell to the AU community, masks will be optional in most on-campus locations, such as classrooms, residence halls and dining facilities.
(03/14/22 6:07pm)
A recent Eagle article covered the announcement that the American University board of trustees approved a 5 percent undergraduate tuition increase for the next two years. The total undergraduate price of attendance will increase by roughly $3,100 next year.
(03/02/22 5:49pm)
Founders Day Ball, Student Government’s most renowned event, was removed from the Founders Week programming this year. The Ball has been historically criticized by the student population due to its expensive nature and celebration of John Fletcher, AU’s founder who was a slave owner. Getting rid of Founders Ball is a positive step in reworking Founders Week.
(02/16/22 7:54pm)
A recent Eagle investigation announcing that American University unknowingly distributed counterfeit KN95 masks to the AU community provides an opportunity for a larger conversation on the mandate and the University’s communication.
(01/31/22 10:16pm)
American University students released a petition that calls for AU administration to reduce the cost of tuition in response to President Sylvia Burwell’s announcement that the University will not provide discounted tuition despite the transition to online learning for the month in a Jan. 10 email.
(01/17/22 3:41pm)
The Disabled Student Union released a petition calling for the American University administration to mandate weekly COVID-19 testing for the AU community in order to track the spread of the virus and protect communities directly affected by the pandemic on Dec. 16. Currently, the University only requires students, faculty and staff who plan to return to campus to test within 48 hours of arriving and receive booster doses of the vaccine by Feb. 10.
(12/06/21 6:10pm)
From the Newsstands: This story appeared in our December 2021 print edition. You can find the digital version here.
(11/29/21 4:41pm)
D.C.’s indoor mask mandate was lifted on Nov. 23, although masks will still be a requirement in many settings. The Eagle Editorial Board commends American University for maintaining its mask mandate amid the city-wide change. The decision also raises questions about the future of coronavirus protocols on campus.
(11/22/21 3:04pm)
The American University Student Government’s postponement of an event that was announced just over a week earlier is puzzling. The State of the Union gala, a new event that was described as similar to a smaller-scale Founder’s Day Ball, was pushed to mid-January. It’s unclear whether the new date will impact the Founder’s Day Ball, which is typically held in February.
(10/25/21 5:39pm)
Thirty-seven American University desk receptionists sent a letter to administration on Oct. 11 and joined a growing group of campus employees asking the University for better working conditions. The demands, from reinstating a pay differential for night shifts to adequately staffing each shift, are basic requests to which the University responded several days later by scheduling open forums. The lack of communication from the University at multiple points in this issue is frustrating and perplexing as students are left to deal with the consequences of the University's inadequacy.
(10/18/21 3:49pm)
A national rise in anti-Asian hate crimes hit close to home as the American University community learned a graduate student, Patrick Trebat, was charged with the assault of a gay Asian man and his parents. The revelation that a student at AU was charged with something that makes specific communities on campus feel deeply unsafe, coupled with the fact that the D.C. Superior Court decided it was reasonable to allow him to take in-person classes, is unsettling to say the least.
(10/11/21 3:58pm)
American University adjunct faculty, graduate students and staff told the University that “change can’t wait” and asked it to “accept this challenge” in regards to COVID-19 safety concerns and unfair wages on Oct. 5.
(09/27/21 7:18pm)
Preparing for and moving into college is a difficult transition period for anyone. This semester’s added stress of returning to campus and modified in-person classes was felt by the entire American University community.