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Op-ed: The impact of fake service animals

By Xena Itzkowitz · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017

I have come to the realization that I have been underestimating the people of AU. During my past years on campus, I have neglected to speak about my experience of having a service dog - mostly because I was sure that not only would people not understand, but that I would be met with a level of distrust and general disinterest that I could not handle.

Op-ed: The Trump refugee ban: bad for conservatism, bad for national security

By Robbie Rosamelia · Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017

On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, among other things, bans foreign nationals from seven different countries, suspends the admission of refugees for 120 days and places an indefinite halt on the admittance of Syrian refugees.

Op-ed: Admitting Syrian refugees is inhumane

By Austin Cirillo · Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” Since Jan. 20, from a leftist perspective, this statement could not be further from the truth.

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Op-ed: The right to an education

By Taylor Gilson | January 30

With the fall of Aleppo to pro-Assad forces , the international community is on the edge of its seat.

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Dear Coach Brennan & AU men’s basketball…

By Alejandro Alba | January 30

Dear Coach Mike Brennan, the 1980s Princeton basketball team called— it wants its offense back.

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Op-ed: Standing out in a sea of pink

By Jaya Bali | January 25

Jaya Bali discusses her feelings after attending Women's March

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Op-ed: Bringing the gift of play to kids of Mali

By Nathan Young | January 24

Can the game of soccer change lives? A group of American University and University of Miami students tested that theory with a charity project we founded in 2015.

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Op-ed: Bigotry isn’t controversial, it’s bigotry

By Anthony Kuykendall | January 19

Donald Trump is absolutely correct. There, I said it. His claims throughout the campaign trail and now in the days before his inauguration that political correctness has become a plague to public discourse could not be more true.

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Op-ed: The folks strike back

By Tom Hebert | January 19

I know the following statement will come as a surprise to the entire Democratic Party, the mainstream media, and most of this campus, but stick with me.

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Op-ed: A look into reverse racism

By Michael Lucatorto | January 11

Racism. A word with so much power, it often is avoided in discussion by those who aren’t well versed in what it means.

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Straight from print: Assessing the authenticity of your activism

By Sydney Young | December 20

This article originally appeared in The Eagle's December 9 special edition. Activism at AU has reached far beyond the bounds of our campus and has resonated with students across the country.

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One race, the human race

By Nicole Rouhani | December 14

While there is diversity in the world, there is one thing that everyone has in common: we are all members of one race, the human race.

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Calling for action and unity

By Yamillet Payano | December 9

Yamillet Payano offers students opportunity to "make AU a safer place"

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Letter to the Editor: Our universities are a national tragedy

By Howard Sachs | December 6

I comment with deep respect for our young people. I was saddened, but not surprised by what I heard.

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Op-ed: Conservative 'optimism' for Trump normalizes dangerous rhetoric

By Nick Lepore | November 28

Post-election attitudes have been loud, fear driven and have divided the country more than healed it.

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Op-ed: In light of protests, civil discourse is needed

By Hayley Cormack | November 28

Hayley Cormack advocates for more "productive" discussion around national issues

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Op-ed: College activism is a tricky rope to walk

By Samantha Ewing | November 28

Nov. 9, 2016 will go down in infamy as a day of mourning. For college students nationwide, who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton, the wound of this election is very fresh.

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Op-ed: Our Shared Responsibility

By Devontae Torriente | November 21

Following the U.S. elections on November 8th, a protest which included a flag burning, occurred on our campus the following day.

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An open letter from American University faculty members to students after the 2016 US elections

By Cathy Schneider , Aaron Boesenecker , Daniel Esser , Malini Ranganathan , Randolph Persaud and Patrick Thaddeus Jackson | November 21

Dear AU Students, As you are aware, members of university communities across the country have already been targeted with physical violence and racist or otherwise hateful speech in the wake of the U.S.

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Op-ed: Allyship is a short fuse

By Nickolaus Mack | November 15

When I last wrote, I implored fellow African-Americans to claim their Blackness and argued that doing so was the blueprint to the temples of tomorrow, a testament to the many giants that walked before us.

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