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Founder’s Day Ball to be held at Newseum

By Courtney Rozen | January 17

The Founder’s Day Ball will be held this year at the Newseum, Founder’s Day Director Martin Valderruten announced today in a press release.

Members of the fall Panhellenic Council gather for a photo.

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Sorority recruitment takes place weekend before classes begin

By Emaan Khan | January 15

Interest in recruitment is high despite unusual timing

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Straight from print: Student groups strive to become more inclusive

By Riddhi Sarkar and Ivy Kaplan | January 12

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s December 9 special edition. Many campus organizations are looking to create more inclusive spaces after a semester of divisiveness on campus. This semester has seen a number of tense moments, including racially charged incidents in Anderson Hall in September in which two black female students had bananas thrown at them, transgender discrimination with the arrival of the Westboro Baptist Church on campus on Nov.

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Straight from print: Students battle hunger at AU

By Maria Carrasco | January 11

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s December 9 special edition. Students, faculty and student organizations are joining forces to work to create a potential food pantry at AU for students who suffer from food insecurity. Food insecurity is not limited to those who may go years without access to reliable food sources— sometimes it just means not knowing where your next meal will come from for a semester, month or even just in the next week.

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Straight from print: New “damp” campus policy goes into effect

By Ivy Kaplan | January 10

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s December 9 special edition. For many AU students over the age of 21, not being able to consume alcohol on campus may have been a turnoff from living in a residence hall.

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AU employee put on administrative leave for actions at anti-Trump protest will keep job

By Haley Samsel | January 3

Scott O’Beirne’s return has prompted plans for a protest calling for his termination

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Straight from print: Where is my money going? The student activity fee explained

By Shannon Scovel and Courtney Rozen | December 18

This article originally appeared in The Eagle’s October 21 special edition. If you read your tuition bill this semester, you’re likely to find an $88.50 undergraduate activity fee, a charge that goes towards student groups, programming, and events like Charli XCX’s August concert or speakers such as Hasan Minhaj. Every penny of that fee goes into the same account for a total of $1,070,000, according to Michael Elmore, the senior director of University Center and Student Activities.

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Straight from print: What does freedom of speech mean at AU?

By Shannon Scovel | December 18

This article originally appeared in The Eagle's December 9 special edition. Red and yellow flames spewed from the American flag as students held a lighter to the cloth and gathered around the Mary Graydon Center to protest the election of Donald Trump on Nov.

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National Society of Collegiate Scholars makes a revival at AU

By Ivy Kaplan | December 7

After a brief hiatus, the AU chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars is coming back to campus, initiated by senior and chapter president, Jon Shapiro.

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Kerwin signs letters committing to protect undocumented students

By KATHERINE SALTZMAN/ THE EAGLE | December 7

President Kerwin has signed onto three statements circulating among university leaders across the country, committing to protecting undocumented students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and urging President-elect Trump to take a more forceful stance against hate, harassment and violence.

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AU Safewalk helps students get home safely by walking with others

By Anna Donohue | December 7

Facebook group offers strength in numbers to students

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Kogod cancels 2017 case competition

By Emily Martin | December 7

KSB encourages students to participate in other programs instead

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Dunkin' Donuts to open Tenleytown location

By Emaan Khan | December 6

*Correction appendedDunkin’ Donuts is set to open a new location in the space formerly occupied by Bloo Moo Yogurt in Tenleytown in early 2017. Construction at the location has begun and will continue leading up to the opening, according to Leigh Catherine Miles, the executive director of Tenleytown ...

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AU alumna shares her path to success on Capitol Hill

By Riddhi Sarkar | December 5

Throughout her time at AU, Stephanie Rivera, currently an executive assistant for the Republican political consulting firm OnMessage Inc., made it a point to always stay open-minded to different kinds of internships, from working on Capitol Hill to traveling the city covering political news with the television network Univision.