Columns

Opinion

Opinion: American University should simplify its meal plan, benefiting students

By Avyay Sriperumbudur | August 2

Current meal plan standards lack information and cause confusion

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Opinion

Opinion: American University needs to address light pollution on campus

By Avyay Sriperumbudur | July 29

Light pollution negatively affects student sleep schedules and ecosystems in D.C.

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Opinion

Opinion: Posting an AI image does not make you an activist

By Alana Parker | July 22

The downfall of authentic activism with the rise of AI

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Opinion

Opinion: Housing for transfer students is an afterthought

By Julia R. Cooper | May 3

My housing experience made integrating into AU all the more difficult

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Opinion

Staff Editorial: Vague policies silence student groups

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 3

New policies don’t promote inclusion, they limit expression

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Opinion

Opinion: Ban disruption, not dissent

By Alice Still | May 2

AU’s protest rules are having a chilling effect on our community

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Opinion

Opinion: Opinion writers take on an ethical responsibility

By Alana Parker | May 1

Opinion writing requires ethical diligence — and vulnerability

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Opinion

Opinion: As President Burwell makes her exit, students have demands for her successor

By Alice Still | May 1

As President Burwell makes her exit, students have demands for her successor

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Opinion

OPINION: Climate change is not your fault

By Quinn Volpe | April 30

Individual carbon footprint is meant to distract from who is truly to blame

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Opinion

Opinion: Support your nonbinary neighbors

By Quinn Volpe | April 29

A more nuanced understanding is necessary to support nonbinary and trans youth

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Columns

The Eagle’s spring Class of 2024 bids farewell

By The Eagle Staff | April 29

As we near the end of the spring 2024 semester, and final edits are hitting our articles, we would like to thank and recognize our graduating seniors for their dedication to The Eagle.  Our seniors have dedicated multiple semesters to The Eagle, from reporting to editing to removing all the Oxford ...

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Opinion

Opinion: The SIS atrium is directly opposed to the school’s stated values

By Julia R. Cooper | April 25

The Prince Salman Grand Atrium departs from the values SIS touts

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Opinion

Opinion: American University’s U-Pass system is a unique triumph

By Avyay Sriperumbudur | April 16

The University’s cost-efficient U-Pass encourages students to explore D.C.

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Column

Opinion: Are you morally obligated to vote for Joe Biden?

By Quinn Volpe | April 11

Either way, we must see this election as an opportunity to fight for people that Biden and Trump aren’t helping

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Columns

Letter from the Editor: Writing my last kicker for The Eagle

By Abigail Pritchard | April 5

After all the classes, adventures, friends and long nights that have made my college experience, when I reflect on my time at AU, I’ll think first of The Eagle. I never expected that The Eagle would become the predominant part of my college experience. I never expected to think about the student newspaper ...

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Opinion

Opinion: DCist is gone. Is more local DC journalism next?

By Alana Parker | April 5

WAMU-owned DCist’s recent shutdown puts D.C. at risk of becoming a news desert

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Opinion

Opinion: A letter to freshmen considering transferring

By Sara Shibata | March 22

A letter from a student who loves AU

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