Opinion

Opinion

Satire: A groundbreaking study confirming Abrahamic religions have been talking about being stoned this whole time

By Faiza Mujahid | May 5

The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued as actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental. An interdisciplinary analysis nobody asked for, but everyone NEEDED. For centuries, scholars have insisted that references to “stoning” in religious ...

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Staff Editorial: New AI guidelines bring up key concerns

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 5

The Eagle’s editorial board is composed of its staff but does not represent every individual staffer’s views. Rather, it provides an insight into how The Eagle, as an editorially independent institution, responds to issues on campus. In late March, American University announced new AI guidelines. ...

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Staff Editorial: AU’s safety infrastructure is failing students — and the Estrada case proves it

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 1

The Eagle’s editorial board is composed of its staff but does not represent every individual staffer’s views. Rather, it provides an insight into how The Eagle, as an editorially independent institution, responds to issues on campus. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse ...

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AU To Tackle Debt Problem With Just One More Quad Festival

By Eric Steinberg | May 1

The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued as actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental. We see it everyday: rising tuition costs, programs threatened to be cut. Pretty soon, Kogod School of Business students may be forced to start coloring ...

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Satire: Microsoft introduces NoDrive in latest AI war venture

By Domenic DiPietro | April 30

The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued as actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental. Earlier today, following the runaway success of Microsoft OneDrive, lauded by critics as “infuriating” and “frustrating,” Microsoft CEO John ...

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Weighing AU’s climate reputation with Kogod’s AI obsession

By Quinn Volpe | April 30

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. American University has spent nearly two decades turning its campus into an exemplar ...

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Expectations in college have plummeted

By Ava DiGiacomo | April 29

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. We are seeing a crisis in higher education.  We could point fingers at an over-reliance ...

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Opinión: La Infancia: El costo invisible del progreso

By Isabella Celis Reina | April 29

¿Existe realmente el progreso para toda la población en un mundo que condena a millones de niños incluso antes de su nacimiento?  Actualmente, algunas de las noticias que se desarrollan incluyen componentes relacionados con avances tecnológicos, crecimiento económico y promesas de un mejor ...

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A New Epidemic: Putting Yourself First

By Sara Shibata | April 28

Affirmation after affirmation on TikTok tells me to always put myself first before anyone else and make myself my number one priority. Because in the end, all you have is yourself, right? By that logic, I didn’t need to show up to my friend’s birthday last week because I was busy, I didn’t have ...

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Letter from the Editor: Learning from the paper and each other

By Walker Whalen | April 28

Every Tuesday night at 8:15 p.m. for the last four academic years, I’ve packed into a classroom with dozens of other Eagle staff members. Our editorial board meetings are one of the more interesting enduring traditions we’ve held through our 100-year history. I confess that as a newly minted staff ...

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Defining 250+, a conversation with President Alger

By Harry Walton | April 27

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. The Declaration of Independence celebrates its 250th birthday this July 4. Festivities ...

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The Seagle launches an even better AU strategic plan

By The Seagle Staff | April 27

Here at the Seagle, we’re elated to announce this semester’s strategic plan! Eagle-eyed (haha, get it?) readers might say “Hey, aren’t these plans supposed to last longer than a standard pregnancy?” Well, yes. But they haven’t worked yet, so them’s the breaks.  The strategic plan ...

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Satire: Republicans Endorse Same-Sex Relationships in an Effort to Prevent Abortions

By Eric Steinberg | April 22

The following piece is satire and should not be misconstrued as actual reporting. Any resemblance to a student, staff or faculty member is coincidental. In a surprising break from tradition, Republican leaders held a press conference today to express support for same-sex marriage — in an effort to ...

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Opinion: Spring break needs to become a break

By Ritika Shroff | April 20

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. Spring break used to give us much needed freedom to catch up on sleep, hang out with ...

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OPINIÓN: ¿Andrés Pastrana Arango, un cómplice de Epstein?

By Tobias Monteagudo Jackson | April 1

El 18 de noviembre de 2025, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos aprobó la Ley de Transparencia de los Archivos Epstein (Epstein Files Transparency Act), al día siguiente, el presidente Trump la firmó como ley.  Después de un mes, el 19 de diciembre, el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados ...

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Opinion: It takes a village to raise — and misguide — men

By Harry Walton | March 30

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of sexual violence, misogyny and antisemitism. California ...

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Opinion: We need to start thinking for ourselves again

By Adria Liwewe | March 23

The following piece is an opinion and does not reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff. All opinions are edited for grammar, style and argument structure and fact-checked, but the opinions are the writer’s own. When was the last time you sat down with nothing to do other than reach for your thoughts?  Nowadays, ...

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