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Opinion

If Public Safety wants to stop intruders, they should look to video tape

By Chris Whitbeck | February 22

American University has a bit of a trespassing problem. Three times in the last 12 months alone, outsiders have strolled onto campus at odd hours of the night and have committed either a hateful or bias-related act.

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PD-Ayy or PD-Nay? Public displays of affection differ along cultural lines

By Sonikka Loganathan | February 14

Recognizing what is culturally different for your partner is essential to a healthy relationship

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The American University experience is a toss up that no one can predict

By Ryan Shepard | January 24

The undergraduate experience is nothing more than a means to an end 

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REbeLling against the norm

By Stephanie Mirah | December 11

REbeL AU is a campus solution to educating students about body positivity

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If the government won’t lead on climate change, AU can

By Arushi Gupta | December 10

AU pushes for greater divestment in fossil fuels and an environmentally friendly campus

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To SG Senate: Will we actually get down to business?

By Mark Lu | November 15

If the Senate is going to fulfill any promises, it’s going to come from advocacy

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The AU shuttle service has reached a low point

By Sonikka Loganathan | November 14

Everyday hundreds of American University students gather around their nearest shuttle stop with glossy eyes staring at their phones, friends huddled together, waiting for the AU shuttle to take them to Tenleytown.

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When winter makes you SAD

By Olivia Richter | November 10

Dealing with seasonal affective disorder as young adults

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What recent hurricanes have proven in relation to climate change

By Arushi Gupta | October 29

We need to take serious action in environmental policies

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Newsflash: AU is a science school

By Olivia Richter | October 28

How I plan to use my undergraduate education to pursue naturopathic medicine

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Jeff Chang’s literary façade

By Mark Lu | October 26

It only took several seconds and a single question from a seedy-looking political science major in a ponytail to expose the central deficiency of Jeff Chang’s “We Gon’ Be Alright,” the book that served as required reading for AU freshmen enrolled in college writing courses this fall.

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Confederate flags hung at AU hurt international students, too

By Sonikka Loganathan | October 25

Students, administrators must care for international students in the face of hate

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Work for women’s equality not over

By Samantha McAllister | October 25

Continued increases in women enrolled at universities sees no correlation in real world

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Student debt disproportionately hurts women

By Steph Black | October 24

Student debt is a women’s issue.

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No one is talking about the traumatic impact of recent hurricanes on Latin America

By Arushi Gupta | October 24

These past few weeks have been hard -- not only on the American people, but many of our Latin American neighbors.

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Malala Yousafzai: College student and global inspiration

By Stephanie Mirah | October 12

Who inspires you? For me, the list includes my parents, my tenth grade high school English teacher, John Green and Nellie Bly.

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Dear DNC: Jobs, not entitlements, win votes

By Mark Lu | July 20

A couple of months ago, I was talking to a friend about the American Health Care Act, Paul Ryan’s egregious Republican health care bill that hadn’t yet passed the House of Representatives. At one point during our conversation, she said to me something along the lines of, “Healthcare is a right, which means it must be made affordable by the government.

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