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Opinion: Testing the authenticity of our Latinx ethnicities is counterproductive
By Leonor Fernandez | 10/25/2018Who defines how we fit our heritage?
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Who defines how we fit our heritage?
University charges students for everything they can, so an $11.50 increase is real for students
“We’re already graduating plenty of spies, but from now on we’re going to actually know about it"
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the time to discuss the prevalence of abuse on college campuses
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.
This investment threatens the futures of AU students, says Fossil Free AU
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the time to discuss the prevalence of abuse on college campuses
Black AU students are heirs of racial inequity
Administrators have to begin overseeing what’s occurring on its campus and how these events affect student body
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.
From an electrical fire to legal action, AU proves to be more than just politically active
The adage of pursuing what you are passionate about is not always financially sturdy
What is the substance of public policy, if not the very people it should serve?
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.
Unexpected financial hardship may put your education at risk, but it shouldn’t have to
It is more important than ever that we learn how to support our loved ones who have experienced sexual assault.
The U.S. visa process filters international students based financial ability instead of academic potential
Don’t even get them started on the gases buried in the ground
His unfailing ability to monopolize class discussion greatly impressed department chairs
Since its founding in 1968, the Kennedy Political Union has become a key part of the AU community
