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When Afreka Ebanks held a dumbphone for the first time last December, she immediately thought to herself, “why do I need a smartphone?” Ebanks is the Director of Brand and Communications at Dumb.co, a new technology company founded in Washington D.C. selling “dumbphones” to those looking ...
Scott Perry serves Harrisburg, Pa. as its Congressional Representative, a city which is over 100 miles away from Washington, D.C. However, in September 2025, Rep. Perry introduced the Stop D.C. Camera Act to ban automated traffic enforcement, such as speeding and red-light cameras. D.C. ...
On any given Wednesday afternoon, American University’s quad is packed with people swarming for free food, branded giveaways and carnival games. Annie Thompson, a junior in the School of Communication, said she thinks this weekly display of fun is a vital aspect of the University’s identity. ...
Though the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off June 11, political tension, price gouging and safety concerns have cast a cloud over the world’s biggest sporting event. When the 2026 World Cup bid was given to the United States, Mexico and Canada in a historic three country bid effort, Jake Didinsky, ...
Walk across American University’s quad long enough, and you’ll hear it — half a joke and half a point of pride — “Gay-U.” The nickname continues to envelop the University’s identity, a campus-wide shorthand that lands differently depending on who’s saying it — and who’s listening. ...
David Marchick, dean of Kogod School of Business and incoming interim American University president, announced that beginning July 1, the University’s student affairs and academic affairs divisions would begin integrating. According to a University-wide email sent out on Wednesday, June 17, the shift ...
After serving as American University President for two years, Jonathan Alger will be stepping down from his role on June 30 to pursue other opportunities, the University announced Wednesday. In a university-wide email, Alger said that he would be leaving his role as president to become the first ...
Thousands of people from national organizations, local outreach programs, labor unions and the Washington, D.C., community filled the National Mall for May Day, emphasizing immigrant rights and unified power. May Day, an annual day of action on May 1 and International Workers’ Day, calls all ...
American University is one of many colleges located in Washington, D.C., and although its location is one of its biggest selling points, some prospective students said AU’s campus community particularly stood out to them. With roughly 7,500 undergraduate students, the University offers access ...
With President Donald Trump’s administration crack-down on immigration, immigrant students are building connections and community within on-campus clubs and cohorts. As federal immigration enforcement intensifies nationally, American University’s chapter of the League of United Latin American ...
American University has begun an estimated eight-month-long evaluation of every major and minor offered at the undergraduate level. By mid-February 2027, administrators will determine whether each program will be maintained, invested in, restructured or consolidated and taught out — meaning students ...
AUSG voted to pass its first Artificial Intelligence-related resolution on Saturday, April 11. Resolution-21-012 demands Eagle Service show how much AI use will be permitted in a course, by both students and professors. This resolution comes shortly after the University issued new guidelines on ...
A group of American University students banded together to track the Artemis II as it made its 10-day crewed journey around the moon from April 2-11. The students, led by mathematics professor Michael Robinson, constructed equipment at the University’s Airlie Farm in Warrenton, Va. that helped them ...
The third national No Kings Day brought numerous protests to the greater Washington, D.C. area. From the Frederick Douglass Bridge to Fort McNair, protestors came together with family members, pets, street bands and dancing frogs alike, carrying cries to free D.C. and fight back against authoritarianism. The ...
Conservative speaker Erika Kirk and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt kick-started the “This is the Turning Point Tour” at George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium on April 2, bringing a mix of attendees — hesitant and enthusiastic. This event was part of Turning Point ...
Student volunteers and organizations joined American University’s Grounds team for the annual Campus Beautification Day on April 7, planting new greenery, painting campus walls and more. To prepare for the highly anticipated, day-long event, facilities management and student volunteers pre-dug areas ...
American University community members observed a display of Israeli and Palestinian children’s drawings of home as part of a collaborative exhibit event hosted by the Project on Civic Dialogue and Innocent Knowledge in McDowell Formal Lounge on April 13. The Innocent Knowledge project was created ...
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