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“More action is required” on racial climate, AU administration says

By Haley Samsel and Nora Turner | May 3

AU administrators are grappling with new student criticism of AU’s racial climate following a hate crime on Monday that targeted members of the historically African-American Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

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Workshop for American University community tackles recent hate crime and campus race issues

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | May 3

Students, faculty and staff gathered in a packed room in Mary Graydon Center on Wednesday morning for the workshop, “Anti-racism and Allyship: A Campus Conversation.” This discussion was created as a way for the AU community to talk about their frustrations toward the hate crime on May 1 and the fall incidents where African-American female students were targeted by having bananas thrown at them or left outside their dorm room door.

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American University police release videos showing person of interest in hate crime

By Haley Samsel | May 2

Police department is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the subject

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Alpha Kappa Alpha national headquarters responds to racist incident

By Courtney Rozen | May 2

The historically African-American sorority has nine members at AU

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American University hosts town hall to address racist incident targeting black women

By Haley Samsel and Nora Turner | May 2

The President’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion led a community town hall in the Kay Chapel on Tuesday to address Monday’s racist incident targeting black women and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, whose members include Student Government President Taylor Dumpson. “If you had told me [three years ago] that I would be student government president and that I would have bananas put on my campus, my university that I pay to go to, that I put my hard earned time into, that I work to get a degree just like anyone else,” Dumpson said at the town hall.

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Straight from print: Inside AU Public Safety’s escort service

By Nora Turner and Emaan Khan | May 2

Lucca Vaselli, a senior in the School of Communication, was on his way back home from a late-night gym session around 11:30 p.m.

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Public Safety investigating racist incident involving bananas

By Matt Holt , Ellie Hartleb , Haley Samsel , Emily Martin and Courtney Rozen | May 1

Office of Campus Life: Bananas found hanging in three places on campus

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African-American and African Diaspora studies major to be added in fall 2017

By Anna Donohue | May 1

New major introduced by the Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies Collaborative

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Library to undergo renovations to increase study space

By Brianna Crummy | April 30

Students can expect to see a newly designed interior in the fall

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AU fraternity’s philanthropy event cancelled after issues with event title

By Emaan Khan | April 30

The University said it made a mistake in telling Sigma Alpha Mu not to use the title “Bad(minton) and Boujee"

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New Title IX program officer to be hired by May, AU says

By Brianna Crummy | April 29

Office of Campus Life looks to fill position after Heather Pratt’s March departure

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World War I munitions item found outside President’s Office Building

By Haley Samsel | April 29

Item was removed from campus without incident

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Town hall focuses on redesigning student support services

By Maxim Zaino | April 26

Faculty and students gathered for a town hall in Battelle Atrium on April 6 to discuss the progress of the Reinventing the Student Experience (RiSE) Initiative.

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Straight from print: The end of an era

By Ivy Kaplan | April 24

When President Neil Kerwin first stepped foot on AU’s campus as a student, Bender Library was nonexistent and AU was the site of multiple anti-Vietnam war protests.

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Mayor Bowser shares budget plans with student journalists

By Lydia Calitri | April 24

Mayor Muriel Bowser discussed her upcoming budget proposal with student journalists in a roundtable on April 11 in the John A.

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AU accepts 29 percent of applicants for the class of 2021

By Deanna Mudry | April 19

2017 saw the second lowest acceptance rate in the University’s history

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Science programs expanding at AU

By Anna Donohue | April 13

When prospective students think of AU, some might picture the School of International Service building or a campus overflowing with political science students.

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