Opinion

Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion

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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Opinion: D.C. Council practices 'pick and choose' democracy with plans to overturn Initiative 77

By Braeden Waddell | August 31

The voters made their decision about raising the tipped wage. So why won’t the City Council respect them?

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Opinion

Satire: Anderson Hall mice make push to unionize

By Bobbie Armstrong | August 30

The revolution is happening — in the walls

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Opinion: White women need to talk about race

By Samantha McAllister | August 26

After repeatedly calling police on unassuming African-Americans, white women need to step up

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Satire: Student files roommate transfer request after discovering roommate prefers Georgetown Cupcake to Baked and Wired

By Lauren Patetta | August 20

"I can’t live under these conditions," freshman says

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Opinion

Opinion: Supporting freedom of the press will make America great again

By Sonikka Loganathan | August 16

A response to the Trump administration's continued attacks on journalism

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Opinion

Opinion: The AU Alert system has failed students

By Samantha McAllister | August 11

With events ranging from an armed intruder to gas leaks, the alert system is inconsistent

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Guest Columns

Opinion: Out with Maria Butina and in with new national security organization

By Kevin Norton | August 10

Butina started conversation that Alexander Hamilton Society will continue in the fall

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Opinion

Staff editorial: Where AU stands, one year after a hate crime shook university to its core

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 1

Today marks the unfortunate anniversary of the May 1 hate crime that shook the foundations of American University by targeting our most marginalized community: black students.

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Opinion

Staff editorial: We’re joining the call to #SaveStudentNewsrooms

By The Eagle Editorial Board | April 25

Loss of editorial and financial independence of campus publications pose a threat to transparency at colleges

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Opinion

How we can understand and reignite the Poor People’s Campaign

By Rebekah Escala | April 23

In light of the 50th anniversary of 1968, we must utilize the D.C. Public Library’s resources to expand our knowledge of history

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Opinion

To print or not to print

By Stephanie Mirah | April 20

American University prides itself on being environmentally friendly. The campus is an arboretum and the classrooms use motion-sensored lights.

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Guest Columns

A brief post-slavery history of African-Americans at American University

By Nickolaus Mack | April 19

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.

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