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On National Dance Day, five AU dancers reflect on what dance means to them

By Stephanie Mirah | September 19

Members of the AU Dance Team, American Bhangra Crew, AU Dance Company and AU in Motion reminisce about dancing with their teammates and friends

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Sports

AU top 10 sporting moments in the past decade: #10 and #9

By Spencer Nusbaum and Ezekiel Cohen | September 18

Kristen Largay becomes all-time leader in career digs, while Sa’eed Nelson scores 41 points in PL tournament exit

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News

AU students impacted by changes to USPS through voting and more

By Eliza Schloss | September 15

USPS head suspended controversial measures in August

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News

During the online semester, AU’s food pantry offers items to students in need

By Kelsey Carolan | September 14

Students with emergency housing have automatic access to The Market

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News

AU hires its inaugural assistant vice president for equity and Title IX

By Kelsey Carolan | September 11

The new Office of Equity and Title IX was launched in August

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Coronavirus

AU estimates budget loss of up to $116 million for 2021 fiscal year

By Sophie Austin | September 10

Projection is an increase from May estimate of $100 million loss for 2021 fiscal year

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Features

Activist Spotlight: “Color of Music Collective” amplifies BIPOC and LGBTQ voices in the music industry

By Clare Mulroy | September 9

Free panels, networking, job opportunities for aspiring music executives

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Coronavirus

AU moves December commencement online due to coronavirus spread

By Kelly McDonnell | September 8

Summer and fall graduates will have a virtual ceremony on Dec. 13

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News

AUSG and the University Library team up for Ballot Week initiative

By Dan Papscun and Isabelle Kravis | September 4

American University Student Government and the AU Library announced in an email to the student body on Friday that they are teaming up to help students register to vote, check their voter registration and request absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election. 

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Coronavirus

39 COVID-19 cases have been reported during the fall semester

By The Eagle News Staff | September 1

The University relaunched its COVID-19 case tracker, which will be updated weekly

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Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Black lives matter, and we must show that they do.

By Sophie Austin | September 1

Egregious isn’t a strong enough word

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Sports

Patriot League women’s basketball players demand rights, launch social justice coalition

By Spencer Nusbaum | August 31

Three groups in connection to AU react to social change

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News

AU students gather at 57th anniversary of the March on Washington

By Daniella Ignacio , Miranda Baumann , Dan Papscun and Lizzy Tarallo | August 30

Participants see voting, continued protesting as the path forward

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Coronavirus

Following AU’s fall plan reversal, students get stuck with expensive leases

By Dan Papscun | August 26

A month after the announcement, many are still looking for ways out

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News

BREAKING: AU responds to Zoom outages on first day of classes

By Daniella Ignacio and Dan Papscun | August 24

Office of Information Technology recommends using the desktop app instead of the browser

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Podcast

Angle on the Eagles Episode 1: Catching up on AU men’s basketball with Coach Greenman

By Jon Kolodny and Noah Tanen | August 24

Editor’s Note: The name of this podcast series was initially the “Eye on the Eagles,” but The Eagle changed the name after becoming aware that the title was the same as an unaffiliated AU Athletics series. American University assistant men's basketball Coach Scott Greenman joins host Jon Kolodny ...

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Coronavirus

U-Pass program canceled for fall semester

By Dan Papscun | August 22

Students returning to D.C. depended heavily on affordable Metro access to commute for work

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