Identities

Opinion

Identities: Finding a community within ‘your’ community

By Sara Shibata | February 22

My lack of “sense of home” within an affinity group

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Opinion

Identities: Lo Siento but Yo No Sabo: The unstereotypical Latina navigating through her culture

By Sophia Joseph | April 11

 There is no monolith to being Latina

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Opinion

Identities: Hesitation to try new cultural foods is disrespectful

By Genesis Magpayo | March 20

Food is the connection between various cultures and should be treated with respect

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Opinion

Identities: Western media must stop weaponizing the hijab to further their agendas

By Meliha Ural | February 20

Colonial feminism defines the hijab as the roadblock that stands before Muslim women’s liberation

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Opinion

Identidades: Pensamientos de primera generación: Navegando por primera vez

By Ronaldo Bolaños | October 26

Un estudiante reflexiona sobre cómo se siente ser un estudiante Latinx de primera generación en AU

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Opinion

Opinion: Virginia parents are not just attacking books—they are attacking LGBTQ+ identity

By Ashlyn Peter | November 21

Loudoun county’s public school debate reveals ongoing criticism of the LGBTQ+ community

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Opinion

Identities: Hello, my name isn’t

By Sami Pye | June 12

Preferred names are more than preference, they're a necessity

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Opinion

Identities: My life as a Mestizaje

By Amari Pulido | April 25

The struggle of identifying as both white and Hispanic 

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Champion women who exist in male-dominated spaces

By Aishwarya Rajapur | November 13

Even at AU, women represent untapped potential for change and positive impact

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Opinion

Opinion: Testing the authenticity of our Latinx ethnicities is counterproductive

By Leonor Fernandez | October 25

Who defines how we fit our heritage?

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Opinion

Opinion: ‘India Day’ festival and Viva Kultura performance shows that AU’s administration forgets their South Asian students

By Maya Krishnan | October 16

Administrators have to begin overseeing what’s occurring on its campus and how these events affect student body

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Guest Columns

A brief post-slavery history of African-Americans at American University

By Nickolaus Mack | April 19

Despite petitions, Hurst’s belief in education for all and personal regret for his prior treatment of Blacks, Hurst founded the University as a whites-only institution, without any explicit integration policy, in 1893.

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Guest Columns

Women’s history month is here, and it’s time to talk about sex education equality

By Katherine Marx | March 27

I want to talk about something that isn’t often brought up in discussions about equality: sex education.

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: Campus response to anti-Semitic postering leaves much to be desired

By Steph Black | March 1

As a Jewish student, I am disappointed by the school’s lack of support for our community

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Opinion

Identities: Modern discourse on the hijab is problematic

By Bayadir Mohamed-Osman and Nada Mousa | February 13

Muslim women deserve to discuss the hijab on their own terms

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Opinion

Identities: There's black girl magic at American University

By Danielle Germain | February 7

In 2013, CaShawn Thompson told the world that black girls are magic. She started using the hashtag #BlackGirlsAreMagic to celebrate the achievements of strong and beautiful women of color. The words went viral, and since then, we haven’t forgotten to uphold their meaning. Black girls everywhere have used the phrase for Instagram captions and pieces of clothing. They’ve heard the words spoken from the mouths of Michelle Obama and Solange Knowles. Most importantly, they’ve practiced them in their everyday lives. The Huffington Post defines “black girl magic” (BGM) as “a term used to illustrate the universal awesomeness of black women. It’s about celebrating anything we deem particularly dope, inspiring or mind-blowing about ourselves.” Black girl magic is a concept and movement that stands for everything that shows us in a positive light.

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Opinion

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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