Opinion: AU’s poor handling of mold threatens student health
By Carly Fabian | 04/16/2019
Delivering American University's news and views since 1925 | Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Ambiguous campaigns and policies hurt students by obscuring most severe and pervasive forms of bullying
Academia relies on a process of promoting factual ideas and not introducing false ones
Straws only account for .03 percent of plastic waste in our oceans. So why have we focused so much on it?
There’s no stopping the #MeToo movement, writes anthropology professor
Innovative student-led ventures stand in stark contrast to bureaucratic laziness of university on issue of student food insecurity
Men must listen to the concerns of women if they want to help end rape culture
Even at AU, women represent untapped potential for change and positive impact
Momentary shock and condemnation are not enough
When we work together, a lot of good will get done
What have been the highlights of your experience here at American University? Think about it. I doubt all that time spent going to class or laboring over essays comes readily to mind.
This semester brought institutional changes to the University’s meal plan program. Specifically, independent food vendors on campus, such as Megabytes and the Mudbox cafe among others, no longer accept Dining Dollars and can only accept EagleBucks. Students now have to spend the Dining Dollars they previously would have spent at Megabytes or the Mudbox at Aramark locations or the AU Pod Markets.
It is more important than ever that we learn how to support our loved ones who have experienced sexual assault.
The U.S. visa process filters international students based financial ability instead of academic potential
Since its founding in 1968, the Kennedy Political Union has become a key part of the AU community
Butina started conversation that Alexander Hamilton Society will continue in the fall
Despite petitions, Hurst’s belief in education for all and personal regret for his prior treatment of Blacks, Hurst founded the University as a whites-only institution, without any explicit integration policy, in 1893.
American University women’s basketball team just competed in the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history.
Handled responsibly, AU’s wealth can enact real change toward ending genocide
A homily delivered by Rev. Mark Schaefer at a memorial service for freshman Kenneth Clarke
