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Opinion

Satire: Incoming Tenleytown supermarket offers students new chance to sell labor power to capitalist class

By Owen Boice · Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Students to have more capitalist exploiters to choose from

Opinion: Banking on students: How student career decisions affect the climate

By Suzy Pranger and Lucy Hermann · Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Banks complicit in the climate crisis heavily recruit from schools like American University, but students have the power to pursue sustainable alternatives

Opinion: An open letter on Indigenous issues at American University

By Sovereignty and Stewardship Alternative Break Program students · Monday, March 21, 2022

'Administration must take to forge a better relationship with AU’s Indigenous students and DC's Indigenous community'

Guest Columns

Opinion: AU fights campus food insecurity through socialist models

By Jeni Hollander | March 18

This article is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the views of The Eagle and its staff.

Guest Columns

Opinion: Open letter to AU administration: This change can wait

By Disability Faculty & Staff Affinity Group Leaders | March 18

Cosigned by Disability+ Faculty & Staff Affinity Group Leaders and faculty members

Opinion

Staff Editorial: Tuition increase will decrease the level of trust students have in administration’s decision-making

By The Eagle Editorial Board | March 14

Uncertainty surrounding the future is only justifiable is transparency is granted to the AU community

Opinion

Satire: White male student gives University heads up before filing bogus discrimination complaint

By Ian Thornbrugh | March 14

Office of Equity collectively sighs and stares at floor

Opinion

Satire: Jaded juniors realize college is nothing like the movies

By Nora Sullivan | February 23

College is a place for learning, right? Wrong.

Opinion

Satire: AU alum doing something that reflects positively on University

By Owen Boice | February 22

Communications officials have yet to release name, what the alum is doing

Opinion

Satire: Defective U-Pass experiencing existential crisis

By Owen Boice | February 18

The pass told The Seagle it was subject to teasing by functional U-Passes

Opinion

Opinion: Being a transfer student at AU is not for the faint of heart

By Kamryn Olds | February 17

I still grapple with complicated feelings about the overall experience of being a new student

Opinion

Satire: AU men’s basketball team reflects on virtual start to season

By Nora Sullivan | February 17

‘When I saw an opportunity to pass, I lobbed the ball at my screen with total confidence’

Opinion

Staff Editorial: Counterfeit KN95 masks shed light on University’s lack of communication

By The Eagle Editorial Board | February 16

KN95 mandate is commendable, but approach to inform student body is lacking

Opinion

Opinion: The behind the scenes of the glamorized college experience

By Meliha Ural | February 16

The idealized college experience we know of is a myth

Opinion

Opinion: Students deserve safe and healthy housing on campus

By Anna Gephart | February 10

University leaves some residence halls unchanged despite health and safety concerns

Opinion

Opinion: Black allyship or Black erasure?

By Kayla Kelly | February 9

AU administration and its students fail to create and sustain a safe space for marginalized communities

Opinion

Opinion: AU Counseling Center needs to increase appointment accessibility

By Sierra Rodriguez | February 8

The AU Counseling Center is unacceptably slow at getting students in for appointments

Opinion

Opinion: AU’s KN95 mandate needs work

By Alexis Bernstein | February 7

AU must make KN95 masks more accessible to students

Opinion

Satire: McDowell hall elevator’s revival perceived as a prank after nearly a semester of construction

By Emily Brignand | February 7

'I was betting on the end of next semester for the elevator to be fixed'

Opinion

The AU community has a duty to help and protect DC’s unhoused — here’s how they can

By PJ Cunningham | February 4

Mayor Bowser’s government has not acted in the unhoused’s best interests

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.

Solutions by The State News