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Civil rights icon John Lewis addresses students at summit

By Ben Foster · Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017

Lewis encouraged students to get into “good” trouble through protesting

Woman sexually assaulted at American University by man she thought was Uber driver

By Haley Samsel and Julia Gagnon · Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017

Assault took place outside Asbury, police say

Olympian Tommie Smith discusses new film about historic protest

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton · Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017

The School of Public Affairs hosted Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith and American conceptualist artist Glenn Kaino at Constitution Hall on Nov.

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New multicultural space in MGC is now open to students

By Maria Carrasco | November 17

SG president: “It’s a space for students to feel unapologetically themselves”

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'We have a presence everywhere': Administrators address campus security

By Ben Foster | November 17

Public Safety head says police have upped ‘visibility’ on quad

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Congressman John Lewis to speak at DMV Multicultural Greek Summit

By Maria Carrasco | November 16

Civil rights hero will address students Saturday

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Congresswoman Mia Love to speak at KPU, SPA-sponsored event

By Maria Carrasco | November 16

Love will appear as part of The Hill's Newsmaker Series

Features

Body positive group wants to start a ‘REbeLution’ at AU

By Hannah Rapoport | November 16

REbeL aims to educate students about body image, eating disorders

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AU students partner with Covenant House for ‘Sleep Out’ event

By Ksenia Novikova | November 15

Students will sleep on the quad Thursday to raise money for homeless youth

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Will Mascaro reinstated as CASE director by Senate

By Maria Carrasco and Misbah Farooqi | November 15

Special meeting lasted almost three hours

Students rally at Senate building for 'Clean DREAM Act'

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AU students rally for a ‘clean DREAM act’ at Senate building

By Maria Carrasco | November 15

Protesters from across the D.C. region gathered on Nov. 9

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State of the union: Catching up with SG president Taylor Dumpson

By Laura Romero | November 14

Midway through her term, Dumpson is focused on improving campus climate

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International student office works to ensure post-grad employment for students

By Julia Gagnon | November 14

Concern mounts regarding employment plans in “unpredictable” environment

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Muslim community grapples with lack of funding, resources

By Courtney Rozen | November 13

34 students in the class of 2021 identified as Muslim in a campus-wide survey

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American University announces seventh reported mumps case

By Haley Samsel and Brianna Crummy | November 10

Two previous suspected cases now have "laboratory confirmation" from D.C. Department of Health

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Public Safety report: Six hate crimes reported at AU in 2016

By Ben Foster | November 9

Report also showed high number of liquor-related offenses

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Professors, classes moved from Battelle because of mold growth

By Abbie Veitch | November 7

Faculty called for emergency action and remediation

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Newly elected senator says she faced harassment during campaign

By Misbah Farooqi | November 7

Yasaman Hakami hopes to change bylaws so harassment is punished during election

Will Mascaro, pictured at a student government presidential debate in 2016, was fired from his position as CASE director on Oct. 31. Supporters are calling for his reinstatement.

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Will Mascaro fired as CASE director; Supporters call for reinstatement

By Haley Samsel and Laura Romero | November 3

Secretary: ‘If we didn’t remove him, the University was going to remove him’

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Zero Waste launches new composting program

By Kimberly Cataudella and Abbie Veitch | November 3

After a summer of work, the student-led Zero Waste Club and Zero Waste coordinators in the facilities management department have launched a new compost program aimed at making composting easier for students. Grace Pugh, co-president of the club, said AU had previously lost its composting contract in November 2014 due to high contamination levels, especially in residence halls.

The UFL and Why it's Good for the Sport

Section 202 hosts Connor Sturniolo and Gabrielle McNamee are joined by fellow Eagle staff member and phenomenal sports photographer, Josh Markowitz. Follow along as they discuss the United Football League and the benefits it provides for the world of professional football.

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