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Local DC student builds initiative to combat loneliness in hospitals and nursing homes

By Jumana Alsaadoon | October 31

High school senior Patrick Kaufmann marks 5 years of leading schools in creating Valentine’s Day cards

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Safety fears keep many homeless people from shelters, nonprofit leaders report

By Kadie Fishman and Sophie Milner-Gorvine | October 10

Budget cuts to nonprofits put homeless shelters and their services at risk

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With public media funding loss across the nation, WAMU has endured

By Natalie Hausmann | October 6

WAMU prioritizes audio and culture reporting, noting success despite federal funding loss

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We Are America March welcomed in Washington DC by large crowd on National Mall

By Yuri Perelman and Sophia Cooper | September 29

‘We the people will not be silent’

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Hundreds rally against Trump’s deployment of troops and officers in D.C.

By Olivia Wood and Rachel Novick | August 28

From Dupont Circle to the White House, protesters declare Trump’s administration is ‘fascist’

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2D Noodles opens in Tenleytown as first DC location

By Kadie Fishman | August 21

Employees hope to provide safe space for AU students

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Pro-democracy rally at Fort Reno Park brings community and joy on day of Trump’s military parade

By Abigail Hatting | July 2

‘I hope it rains all over his parade’

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World Pride weekend takes DC by storm

By Brittany McAlister and Gabrielle McNamee | July 1

Celebrations, rallies highlight resilience of LGBTQ+ people

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New Metrobus routes started Sunday. Here’s what the AU community needs to know

By Owen Auston-Babcock | June 30

‘Better Bus’ network overhauled system for first time in 50 years

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Campus mourns AU alumna killed in Capital Jewish Museum attack

By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval | June 13

Sarah Lynn Milgrim graduated AU in 2023

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Trump wants DC ‘Safe and Beautiful.’ What does that mean?

By Kyle Galvin and Neil Lazurus | May 7

Breaking down executive order’s effect on homelessness

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Small business owners reflect on “new normal” five years after onset of COVID-19

By Ava Agostinelli | April 23

Persisting pandemic challenges and entrepreneurial innovation 

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D.C. residents and AU students on the front line of Trump’s second term

By Payton Anderson and Gabrielle McNamee | April 17

Meeting the moment as universities across the U.S. remain silent

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‘Let Gaza Live’ rally draws thousands to downtown DC

By Kyle Galvin and Rachel Novick | April 16

Protesters march to ICE headquarters, decry recent student arrests

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Students rally at Department of Education amid cuts from federal government

By Kadie Fishman and Sophia Cooper | April 10

‘Money for schools and education, not for wars and deportation’

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Weaving resistance and remembrance: ‘We Gather at the Edge’ at the Renwick Gallery

By Neil Lazurus | April 8

‘These quilts remind us of what we were told to forget and inspire us to imagine new worlds’

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National Park Service and Foundation host 102nd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting

By Hope Fronczek | December 10

Event featured address from President Biden with performances of Christmas classics

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