University reviewing claims against SIS professor and former ambassador to Mexico Earl Anthony Wayne
The American University women’s basketball team (5-15) fell to the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (9-11) at home in Bender Arena by a score of 63-53 on Jan. 28. The Eagles looked to bounce back after a loss to Holy Cross on Jan. 24. American last faced Loyola on Dec. 31, 2025, where the team lost ...
Few characters in pop-culture history have been reimagined as often — or as passionately — as Superman. Since his screen debut in the 1940s, the Man of Steel has been embodied by a long line of actors whose performances reflect the eras that shaped them. As new actors continue to step into the cape, ...
The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. In an e-mail on Nov. 20, 2025, American University President Jonathan Alger ...
A large crowd rallied together in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters on Jan. 24 to protest an ICE agent shooting and killing Alex Pretti that morning in Minneapolis. Pretti was an ICU nurse for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and a part of a community network ...
Set against the Scandinavian isolation of Oslo, “Sentimental Value” follows the Borg family as their world changes upon the return of their absent father. Renate Reinsve leads the ensemble once again after her and writer/director Joachim Trier’s 2021 collaboration in “Worst Person in the World.” ...
On Jan. 22, former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat-turned-Independent from Arizona, spoke at American University about her career accolades, political friendships and future ambitions. The event, hosted by the Kennedy Political Union and the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, included Sinema’s ...
The shiny new doors of American University’s Meltzer Center, the premier athletic facility on campus, have officially opened. Located between Reeves Field and Bender Arena, the center opened on Jan. 16 as part of the $500 million investment to the AU Change Can’t Wait campaign. The Meltzer ...
Chloe Zhao took the world by storm in 2021 with “Nomadland.” Featuring the talents of Frances McDormand, who would go on to win the Oscar for Best Actress, “Nomadland” claimed Best Picture, and Zhao picked up Best Director. Cemented in glory as one of the few women to ever win the award, Zhao ...
The American University women’s basketball team (5-14) was defeated by the Holy Cross Crusaders (11-8) by a score of 70-58 at Bender Arena. This was the Crusaders’ second win over American this season, completing a sweep over the Eagles. American came into this game fresh off a win against ...
On Sept. 29, 2025, the NFL announced that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, will headline the Superbowl LX halftime show in February 2026. The announcement sent social media users into both an excitement and frenzy as debate and controversy grew online. The 31-year-old Puerto Rican ...
The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. The Oxford Languages dictionary defines kawaii as an adjective or noun in Japanese ...
The American University wrestling team (5-7) took on the Long Island University Sharks (1-11) in a historic wrestling event, as the Eagles played the first-ever match in the new Meltzer Center. There was a special charm to the center as President Jonathan Alger started the night with quick remarks to ...
A small crowd convened on American University’s quad on Jan. 20 to protest President Donald Trump one year after his second inauguration. The demonstration was one of several Free America walkouts taking place across the country that day and began at 2 p.m. in front of the Mary Graydon Student Center. ...
The American University administration’s establishment of a new, on-campus Hillel center ignited polarizing reactions among AU’s Hillel and an anti-Zionist Jewish student group, spotlighting divisions within the campus’ Jewish community. AU’s Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front — named ...
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The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. If you’ve tried to visit a national park back in September and October 2025, you ...
The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued as actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental. American University is proud to report that freshman Isaiah Sternberg has been awarded the highly prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his pledge ...
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