Guest Columns

Guest Columns

Op-ed: Always on duty: Valentina for student government president

By Morgan Stahr | April 3

Five resident assistants endorse Valentina Fernández for Student Government president

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Opinion

How raising the minimum wage hurts those it intends to help

By Austin Cirillo | March 30

The poor, the least skilled and minorities are hurt the most by minimum wage hikes

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Guest Columns

Women’s history month is here, and it’s time to talk about sex education equality

By Katherine Marx | March 27

I want to talk about something that isn’t often brought up in discussions about equality: sex education.

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Opinion

Op-Ed: We can fix the Metro

By Braeden Waddell | March 26

Public transportation is a misunderstood and underappreciated public good that provides several essential services that benefit low-income communities in particular.

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Opinion

Satire: Wonk Cat officially guaranteed on-campus housing for all four years of her undergraduate degree

By Lauren Patetta | March 22

She is the only AU community member to receive this opportunity

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Guest Columns

AU is a target of hate because we’re liberal, not systematically intolerant

By Gabriel Simerson | March 19

The snowflake’s dilemma

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: Campus response to anti-Semitic postering leaves much to be desired

By Steph Black | March 1

As a Jewish student, I am disappointed by the school’s lack of support for our community

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Guest Columns

Op-ed: British universities can learn from AU when it comes to tackling discrimination

By Angus Dutton | February 23

There are many things about American University that I’m glad aren’t replicated at my home school, The University at Edinburgh.

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Guest Columns

Letter to the editor: American University should change the Founder's Day Ball venue

By Dan Sayers | February 21

Professor Dan Sayers, whose work is represented at NMAAHC, writes why venue is inappropriate

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Opinion

Satire: AU launches sweethearts campaign celebrating the love between alumni and their college debt

By Lauren Patetta | February 14

If I had gone to my local state college, I never would have found this kind of commitment

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Opinion

Identities: Modern discourse on the hijab is problematic

By Bayadir Mohamed-Osman and Nada Mousa | February 13

Muslim women deserve to discuss the hijab on their own terms

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Guest Columns

Our culture of demanding change without doing our homework

By Gabriel Simerson | February 6

We should consider process, acknowledge progress before blaming “the administration”

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Guest Columns

Staff editorial: In support of Latinx students targeted by the anti-immigration poster campaign

By The Eagle Editorial Board | January 29

The Eagle staff is committed to supporting Latinx and undocumented students

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Guest Columns

Growing up with xenophobia and racism in the U.S. and at American University

By Sonikka Loganathan | January 29

Anti-immigration sentiments compel us to tell our stories

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News

The time has come for fixed tuition

By Yasaman Hakami | January 26

In reality, families probably know how much their student’s first year at college will cost. However, the level of unpredictability in tuition for subsequent years can be a bigger source of anxiety.

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Guest Columns

American University’s healthy food options remain limited

By Kimberly Rothberg | November 30

There aren’t enough choices for grab-and-go healthy food

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Guest Columns

D.C.’s homeless youth, one of the city’s unseen problems

By Steve Cammarota | November 16

Ghosts are real, and they live in the gutter of the American dream. They live on sidewalks and park benches.

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