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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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Metrobus system experiences first overhaul in over 50 years with Better Bus plan

By Tyler Davis | April 24

Finalized plan includes removed bus stops, redesigned routes

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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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Thousands gather at the National Mall to protest President Donald Trump and Elon Musk

By Olivia Wood and Sophie Milner-Gorvine | April 17

‘If we don’t fight now, there won’t be anything left to save’

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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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Georgetown students fight to end legacy admissions in DC universities

By Neil Lazurus | March 25

“This fight is bigger than one university”

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Friendship Terrace uses housing vouchers to help senior residents afford to live there

By Cara Halford | March 24

Tenleytown retirement complex opens 125 new units

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DC’s Go-Go Museum & Café officially opens to public

By Soumya Sahay | March 7

SOC Professor Natalie Hopkinson helps bring local generation of music back to the District

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Businesses close across D.C. as in solidarity with immigrant employees who protest President Trump’s new policies

By Neil Lazurus | February 28

‘We want to ensure our employees feel safe’

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AU student baristas at Compass Coffee weigh in on lawsuit

By Mackenzie Konjoyan | February 25

Students share conflicted views on best way for company to move forward

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