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Amnesty International AU hosts inaugural pre-protest training in advance of No Kings Day rallies

By Siobhan Stubbe | April 14

American University’s chapter of Amnesty International hosted a pre-protest training on March 28, preparing students for the upcoming No Kings Day rallies across the city.   Amnesty International is an organization that advocates for human rights on a regional to global scale.  Rodney Woods, ...

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Sports

Morgan goes back-to-back in 800 as Men’s DMR wins Patriot League title.

By Molly Moloney | April 14

The American University track and field team completed a record-breaking performance at the Patriot League Championships at Boston University on March 1. The Eagles took home two titles, with senior Carver Morgan winning his third consecutive conference 800 meter title — his second indoors — in ...

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Sports

Eagles open outdoor track season at Richmond

By Molly Moloney | April 14

The American University track and field team opened its season with a bang at the Richmond Fred Hardy Invitational on March 20.  Sophomore Daniel Messer triumphed in the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase with a huge 31-second personal record of 9:15:45 to win by a margin of nearly 20 seconds. The ...

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Silver Screen

Director Deep Dive: A Moment for Richard Linklater

By Ella Altman | April 13

Richard Linklater’s unique approach to cinematic expression solidifies his place as one of the most influential directors of all time.  Linklater’s films are much more in tune with real time and are less focused on fast-paced, conflict-driven storytelling. In his feature releases and short ...

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Campus

This semester saw AU’s longest consecutive closure in the last 12 years

By Owen Auston-Babcock and Natalie Hausmann | April 13

Snow lightly dusted American University’s campus on Monday, March 2, marking the third snowstorm Washington, D.C., saw since the start of the spring semester. The University shut its classroom doors three times, the longest closures in 10 years, according to a data analysis by The Eagle. AU Alerts ...

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Silver Screen

Franchise slop and the death of something new

By Taylor Meredith | April 13

There was a time when hearing about a sequel or franchise was exciting. Now it’s merely expected. Another sequel. Another prequel. Another spin-off. Another live-action remake of a movie that’s not even old enough to feel nostalgic.  Welcome to the era of franchise slop.  Franchises are ...

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News

Exestudiante Kris Estrada demanda a AU y a un exadministrador por conducta sexual inapropiada y el cierre de una denuncia del Título IX

By Owen Auston-Babcock | April 13

Nota de la Editora: Este artículo contiene descripciones de abusos sexuales y puede ser perturbante para algunos lectores. Por favor vea el final de esta historia para recursos relevantes. Este artículo fue publicado en inglés y traducido por Jerónimo Freydell-Cristancho. En una demanda presentada ...

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News

AU Staff Union fights back against retirement match reductions

By Kadie Fishman | April 9

American University reduced staff’s match retirement benefits on Jan. 1, despite efforts by the AU Staff Union and community to halt its implementation. Throughout 2025, the staff union was bargaining its third contract. After ratification, University President Jonathan Alger announced changes in ...

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News

NIL at American: community-driven and future-focused

By Laura Kennedy | April 8

Since the National Collegiate Athletic Association implemented a policy allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness in 2021, NIL has become a buzzword across college sports. In May 2024, the NCAA voted to settle a lawsuit, House v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, by agreeing ...

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Sports

Scott Talan goes for gold

By Laura Kennedy | April 8

In February, over 22.7 million viewers watched the 2026 Winter Olympics held in Milan and Cortina, Italy. One member of the American University community was on the ground for all the action.   It was a conversation with a former student that sparked the interest of Scott Talan, a professor in ...

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News

AU student charged with carrying firearm without license near Katzen

By Kadie Fishman | April 8

An American University student was arrested on March 26 by the Metropolitan Police Department for carrying a firearm without a license near Katzen Arts Center. Cain Reese, a junior in the School of International Service, was pulled over on Nebraska Ave NW when an officer noticed a pistol between the ...

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Silver Screen

REVIEW: ‘“The Bride!” is a radical reinvention of a 1935 feminist classic

By Lincoln Smith | April 7

In an era of seemingly endless safe remakes of profitable intellectual properties, “The Bride!” flips everything on its head, taking the loose mythos of the Frankenstein story and setting it in 1930’s Chicago with a Bonnie and Clyde-esque love story.  Ida (Jessie Buckley), a woman working ...

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Sports

AU wrestling earns best team finish at NCAAs since 2012

By Penelope Jennings | April 7

The American University wrestling team placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships on March 21, headlined by redshirt junior Caleb Campos’ fourth-place finish at 184 lbs. Campos’ All-American performance tied American’s highest individual placement since 2016. “[Campos] stayed very composed and stayed ...

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Campus

Sine Institute Fellows Seminar dives into how Gen Z is reshaping political trust

By Anaha Prabhakaran | April 6

Pollster and founding partner at Echelon Insights Kristen Soltis Anderson challenged students at American University to re-evaluate how their fellow companions can engage more in conversations on political engagement, looking past the increasing polarization.  On March 19, Anderson joined students ...

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News

Opiniones estudiantiles sobre el petróleo venezolano fluctúan

By Alejandra Mora Ortega | April 2

Una encuesta realizada por El Águila antes y después de la captura de Nicolás Maduro mostró el cambio en la opinión de los estudiantes con respecto a la participación de Estados Unidos en Venezuela. La encuesta preguntó a los estudiantes si creían que la intervención de EE.UU. en Venezuela ...

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News

Former student Kris Estrada sues AU, former administrator for sex misconduct and closing Title IX complaint

By Owen Auston-Babcock | April 2

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse and may be upsetting to some readers. Please see the bottom of this story for relevant resources. In a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court last month, former student and convicted voyeur Kris Estrada accused American University of improperly ...

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Campus

La comunidad de AU demuestra su solidaridad en el la huelga de ‘Abolish ICE’

By Isabella Polak | April 2

Nota de la Editora: Este artículo fue publicado en inglés y traducido por Ben Parr y Tobias Monteagudo Jackson. Estudiantes y profesores se unieron a miles de otros en una huelga nacional del aula para protestar contra Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) el 6 de febrero, a las dos de la tarde, ...

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