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Sister Sister summit aims to empower women of color

By Nora Turner | November 1

Fostering conversations and a network of strong women was the goal of Saturday’s “Strengthening the Bonds of Sisterhood Summit,” on campus, during which students of the African diaspora were able to engage in multiple dialogues with their peers and mentors.  Sister Sister AU is a student group focused on the wellness, inclusion and empowerment of women of the African diaspora on campus, according to club co-President, Janae Littlejohn.  Representing a wide array of ideas and professional backgrounds, the summit highlighted four African-American women who are challenging the social norms around their race and sexuality.

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Straight from print: A similar fight, over four decades later

By Katherine Saltzman | October 31

Ma’at Sargeant and Jada Bell, roommates, leaders in the Black Student Alliance and organizers of the #SolidaritywithourSisters Rally, stood on the steps of the Mary Graydon Center in front of hundreds of students, faculty, and staff on Sept.

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Metro to enact new operating hours plan

By Emaan Khan | October 31

Public to vote on our new proposals in the hopes of selecting one

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Get to know AU’s professional fraternities

By Ivy Kaplan | October 30

AU is home to eight of these student groups

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Former ambassador Susan Rice talks global LGBTQ rights at SIS event

By Riddhi Sarkar | October 29

Rice said there is work still to be done around the world

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Noah Wills confirmed as new speaker of Undergraduate Senate

By Maria Carrasco | October 29

Wills will replace Speaker Dante Bucci

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Following the campaign in the classroom

By Brian O'Connor | October 29

Two classes at AU cover the election

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Straight from print: #NeverTrump and #NeverClinton students vote third party

By Maria Carrasco | October 26

How some AU students plan to vote alternatively to the major candidates

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Women’s Initiative aims to increase diversity and inclusion

By Maria Carrasco | October 26

Organization hopes to create space for everyone this school year.

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Black Student Alliance leads campus march

By Mahogany Davison | October 26

Group members spoke with parents and students about how to be allies

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Straight from print: Tuition likely to rise next year

By Riddhi Sarkar and Ivy Kaplan | October 25

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s special edition on Oct. 21. University administrators are in the process of developing a budget that will fund the school for 2017-2019 after its implementation this coming May.

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Latino vote could change this election, experts say at AU panel

By Nora Turner | October 24

Latino voting experts have a clear message for the presidential candidates: pay more attention to Latinos.

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Tony Goldwyn talks “Scandal,” politics and criminal justice reform at KPU event

By Riddhi Sarkar | October 23

The actor encouraged students to vote in the 2016 election

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University moves forward with strategy on diversity and inclusion

By Katherine Saltzman | October 23

Administrators say they are carrying out several plans of actions in and outside the classroom

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‘Coming Out on the Quad’ event celebrates National Coming Out Day

By Anna Donohue | October 19

A black doorway covered with rainbow flags and handwritten notes of positivity stood in the middle of the quad on Oct.

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Students react to second presidential debate before candidates go head-to-head again

By Emaan Khan | October 18

As the election cycle comes to an end, AU students are filling out absentee ballots and following the presidential debates in the hopes of seeing their candidate win the election this November.

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Sex-ed programs lead to greater awareness and consent on campus

By Nora Turner | October 18

The University has made great strides in improving campus culture around sexual assault during its first year of official mandatory Empower AU sessions, with the participation of over 2,400 students in 2016.

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