Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Domestic violence takes many forms for college students

By Steph Black | October 18

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is the time to discuss the prevalence of abuse on college campuses

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Opinion: Inclusive excellence must be about the desegregation of power

By Nickolaus Mack | October 18

Black AU students are heirs of racial inequity

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Satire: New Green Route shuttle will take you to hell and back

By Bobbie Armstrong | October 17

Have fun trying to get to your internship on time

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Opinion: ‘India Day’ festival and Viva Kultura performance shows that AU’s administration forgets their South Asian students

By Maya Krishnan | October 16

Administrators have to begin overseeing what’s occurring on its campus and how these events affect student body

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Opinion: We believe Dr. Ford and Anita Hill, but they are not the same

By Sophia Brill | October 16

I came to American University because it houses the most politically active students in the nation, but it was not until the Kavanaugh hearings that this title upgraded from a mere rumor, spread by campus-tour guides and proud convocation speeches, to a personal reality felt in my first-year orbit. The Brett Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford hearings properly expunged any distrust in my new community’s capacity for political awareness, activism and attention.

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Satire: Unofficial official Seagle news broadcast

By Nickolaus Mack | October 15

From an electrical fire to legal action, AU proves to be more than just politically active

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Opinion: Affording AU makes me worry about my financial future

By Stephanie Mirah | October 11

The adage of pursuing what you are passionate about is not always financially sturdy

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Opinion: Hosting Corker at Sine Institute shows how far AU will bend over backwards for appearance of bipartisanship

By Braeden Waddell | October 8

What is the substance of public policy, if not the very people it should serve?

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Guest Columns

Opinion: I’m wasting $900 with my meal plan. You could be too.

By Grace Guber | October 2

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.

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Staff editorial: University must do more to support students facing extreme financial hardship

By The Eagle Editorial Board | October 1

Unexpected financial hardship may put your education at risk, but it shouldn’t have to

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Here’s how to respond to friends when they disclose their sexual assault to you

By Steph Black | October 1

It is more important than ever that we learn how to support our loved ones who have experienced sexual assault.

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Studying on a student visa? Be prepared for debt

By Dylan Lamberti | September 29

The U.S. visa process filters international students based financial ability instead of academic potential

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Satire: Tour group thrilled by amount of chain link fencing AU has to offer

By Ian Pritchard | September 27

Don’t even get them started on the gases buried in the ground

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Satire: School of International Service to grant honorary degree to that kid in your World Politics course

By Nickolaus Mack | September 17

His unfailing ability to monopolize class discussion greatly impressed department chairs

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Guest Columns

Opinion: KPU turns 50: A look back at how the student-run speakers bureau has shaped AU

By Yazan Hanouneh | September 16

Since its founding in 1968, the Kennedy Political Union has become a key part of the AU community

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Staff editorial: We can’t afford for AUPD to be an ineffective communicator

By The Eagle Editorial Board | September 14

After concerns about alert system in July, AUPD must improve its communication

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Satire: Inspiring! This really mean freshman wrote her admissions essay about kindness

By Bobbie Armstrong | September 6

Her roommate had a breakdown and moved out after just one week

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