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Looking for an easy beach day? Here are some essentials

Summer is often filled with days of lying in the sun underneath cool sand, jumping into the ocean and tossing a volleyball with friends. Whether you’re traveling far distances to tropical beaches, or spending time at a beach near home, The Eagle has compiled a list of essentials for your perfect beach ...

AU community reflects on Pride month

AU students, staff and faculty discuss what this years Pride month has meant to them and how they celebrate their queerness

30 Days of Pride: Songs of Celebration

As Pride Month continues throughout June, LGBTQ+ artists use music to uplift each other, support the community, and highlight different identities

REVIEW: Phoebe Bridgers sings sad songs in vibrant color

With long awaited rescheduled tour dates in D.C., Bridgers brings life to her ethereal, heartsick poeticism at The Anthem

Getting dressed for class: Are clothes more than material?

How AU students use fashion to express themselves and their beliefs

AU’s food pantry hopes to increase student outreach, provide healthy options and destigmatize food insecurity

 Advertising and attaining more funding from the University would significantly help The Market, students and officials say 

Sine Institute Fellow hosts webinar on environmental justice in underprivileged communities

Guest lecturers discuss how students can get involved in fighting for environmental justice

‘Sophie Jones’ soundtrack exemplifies music’s role in indie film

Director Jessie Barr on music as storytelling, collaborating with Grammy-nominated composer Nate Heller and her undying love for Shakespeare

As the spring semester came to a close, AU’s a cappella groups made their final debuts of the school year

Pitches Be Trippin', On a Sensual Note, Dime a Dozen, Treble in Paradise and TenLi Tunes wrapped up the school year and showcased their hard work

REVIEW: The Band CAMINO electrifies Silver Spring in album tour

Artists flor and Hastings join the band for a visually and emotionally captivating performance

ARTECHOUSE presents pristine ‘PIXEL BLOOM’ exhibit

Enjoy the cherry blossoms long after the season is over

AU’s fashion society Revolution is taking a stylish twist to fostering social change

Promoting diversity through fashion events and creating a community is a goal, members say

Articulating power and process: LGBTQ+ student community uses art to express their identities

Artists at American University discuss how their art and identity intersect

Construction of new Center for Athletic Performance to displace AU community garden

The current American University community garden space will be displaced due to construction of the new Center for Athletic Performance (CAP), beginning on an unknown date after the 2022-2023 academic year.  The 2021 AU Campus Plan, which proposed the construction of a new athletic facility and ...

When the future looks grim: Young people experience ‘eco-anxiety’ about impending climate crisis

Professors, students offer perspective on generational climate change response

AU professor Chris Halsne revisits a racing controversy in ‘The Hit’

Alum and AU professor takes the stage in signature theatre production of ‘She Loves Me’

Katherine Riddle balances the life of a professional performing artist and adjunct professor at her alma mater