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Opinion: A dollar store’s hidden costs

By Jelinda Montes | October 18

How the dollar store invasion is destroying communities

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Ask Anna: Crushing loneliness

By Anna Gephart | October 10

The Eagle's advice columnist answers your most burning questions

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Opinion: America doesn’t want you to know your neighbor

By Meliha Ural | October 4

U.S. consumer culture pushes us away from communal living

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Opinion: We need congressional term limits

By Alana Parker | September 25

Term limits are necessary to secure young people opportunities in government

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Ask Anna: Relationships, friendships and yourself

By Anna Gephart | September 15

The Eagle's advice columnist answers your most burning questions

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Opinion: ‘Barbie’ was never anti-men, but was always anti-patriarchy

By Anna Gephart | August 29

‘Barbie’ offers a crash course on the patriarchy, and everyone should learn from it

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Opinion: Summer Courses at AU – are they worth the price?

By Alana Parker | July 18

At $1,768 a credit, AU’s summer classes ostracize students from furthering their education during the summer

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Opinion: Low-income students are harmed by strict grading policies

By Greta Mauch | June 22

Labor-based grading systems provide equity and empathy to struggling students

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Opinion: Since the fall semester, dining on campus has greatly improved

By Alana Parker | June 5

New food options have made students much happier with dining

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Opinion: AU’s response to what happened in Kerwin Hall will not keep us safe

By Greta Mauch | May 5

Community members feel unsafe without universal screening and open communication

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Staff Editorial: AU's lack of faculty diversity reveals wider issues

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 5

University's inclusive excellence plan falls short for increasing student sense of belonging

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Opinion: What it’s like being an immunocompromised student at AU

By Greta Mauch | May 5

Accommodation policies and apathetic attitudes effectively communicate that immunocompromised students should either leave campus or not apply in the first place

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Opinion: The US is designed for cars — not people

By Jelinda Montes | May 5

DC is not an outlier when it comes to problematic urban design

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Opinion: AU must update its emergency preparedness plans

By Alice Still | May 4

In light of the recent shootings on college campuses, AU students raise questions on campus safety

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Opinion: Improving DC’s student governments begins with a study of their faults

By Rebeca Samano | May 4

True improvement is unlikely to be met without thorough analysis of their failures

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Opinion: Food-insecure students are left to fend for themselves during spring break

By Rebeca Samano | April 28

The University’s limited meal plan options for spring break leave low-income students, a disproportionate amount of which are first-generation, hungry 

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Opinion: There is a mental health resource crisis at DC universities

By Alice Still | April 27

Student Government passes resolution to end the six to eight counseling session limit, illustrating students’ urge for more resources at AU and across the District

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