Columns

Opinion

Opinion: Testing the authenticity of our Latinx ethnicities is counterproductive

By Leonor Fernandez | October 25

Who defines how we fit our heritage?

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Opinion

Opinion: A student activity fee increase brings no guarantee of benefiting clubs

By Samantha McAllister | October 24

University charges students for everything they can, so an $11.50 increase is real for students

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Opinion

Satire: AU launches 'Spy School' program within new School of Covert Affairs

By Lauren Patetta | October 23

“We’re already graduating plenty of spies, but from now on we’re going to actually know about it"

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Opinion

Opinion: Academic abuse and financial abuse, while less visible, uniquely affect college students

By Steph Black | October 22

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the time to discuss the prevalence of abuse on college campuses

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Guest Columns

Opinion: I will be voting “yes” on the student activity fee referendum, and you should too

By Thomas Kenna | October 22

What have been the highlights of your experience here at American University? Think about it. I doubt all that time spent going to class or laboring over essays comes readily to mind.

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Opinion

Opinion: AU has $19 million invested in fossil fuels

By Fossil Free AU | October 19

This investment threatens the futures of AU students, says Fossil Free AU

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Opinion

Opinion: Domestic violence takes many forms for college students

By Steph Black | October 18

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the time to discuss the prevalence of abuse on college campuses

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Opinion

Opinion: Inclusive excellence must be about the desegregation of power

By Nickolaus Mack | October 18

Black AU students are heirs of racial inequity

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Opinion: ‘India Day’ festival and Viva Kultura performance shows that AU’s administration forgets their South Asian students

By Maya Krishnan | October 16

Administrators have to begin overseeing what’s occurring on its campus and how these events affect student body

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Opinion

Opinion: We believe Dr. Ford and Anita Hill, but they are not the same

By Sophia Brill | October 16

I came to American University because it houses the most politically active students in the nation, but it was not until the Kavanaugh hearings that this title upgraded from a mere rumor, spread by campus-tour guides and proud convocation speeches, to a personal reality felt in my first-year orbit. The Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford hearings properly expunged any distrust in my new community’s capacity for political awareness, activism and attention.

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Opinion

Satire: Unofficial official Seagle news broadcast

By Nickolaus Mack | October 15

From an electrical fire to legal action, AU proves to be more than just politically active

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Opinion

Opinion: Affording AU makes me worry about my financial future

By Stephanie Mirah | October 11

The adage of pursuing what you are passionate about is not always financially sturdy

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Opinion

Opinion: Hosting Corker at Sine Institute shows how far AU will bend over backwards for appearance of bipartisanship

By Braeden Waddell | October 8

What is the substance of public policy, if not the very people it should serve?

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Guest Columns

Opinion: I’m wasting $900 with my meal plan. You could be too.

By Grace Guber | October 2

This semester brought institutional changes to the University’s meal plan program. Specifically, independent food vendors on campus, such as Megabytes and the Mudbox cafe among others, no longer accept Dining Dollars and can only accept EagleBucks. Students now have to spend the Dining Dollars they previously would have spent at Megabytes or the Mudbox at Aramark locations or the AU Pod Markets.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: University must do more to support students facing extreme financial hardship

By The Eagle Editorial Board | October 1

Unexpected financial hardship may put your education at risk, but it shouldn’t have to

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Here’s how to respond to friends when they disclose their sexual assault to you

By Steph Black | October 1

It is more important than ever that we learn how to support our loved ones who have experienced sexual assault.

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Studying on a student visa? Be prepared for debt

By Dylan Lamberti | September 29

The U.S. visa process filters international students based financial ability instead of academic potential

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