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Dumpson, Self, Machovec and Schneider elected to SG executive board

By Maria Carrasco and Lydia Calitri | March 31

Junior Taylor Dumpson will serve as the next Student Government president and AU’s first black female SG president during the 2017-2018 academic year, winning 45.7 percent of the total unofficial vote count, according to SG Elections Commissioner Luis Ballester. “I’m ecstatic,” Dumpson said.

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The Darkening hosts town hall for SG candidates

By Maria Carrasco and Lydia Calitri | March 31

The Darkening hosted a town hall for all SG executive board candidates this past Tuesday.

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Teach-in aims to quell fears of deportation under Trump administration

By Sarah Katherine Dolezal | March 29

The Immigrant Justice Clinic led a teach-in, the “American University Student Forum on Immigration,” with two student attorneys and an AU law professor on March 22 to discuss the rights and possible legal options for noncitizens living in the U.S.

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AU College Democrats hosts town hall for SG candidates

By Lydia Calitri | March 28

Lickstein, Fedasiuk, Pancotti and Schneider earn endorsement

Dr. Michael James presents a lecture as a guest of the Political Theory Institute.

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Visiting political theorist: borders undermine equality

By Maxim Zaino | March 27

Michael James presented his new lecture as a guest of the Political Theory Institute

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AU hosts conference on cybersecurity

By Maxim Zaino | March 27

Experts gathered to answer questions regarding current state of cyber policy

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University accepted 82.6 percent of Early Decision applicants

By Anna Donohue | March 27

Admissions notifications released for class of 2021

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Jake Tapper to speak at AU

By Courtney Rozen | March 27

The CNN journalist will appear on April 4

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Highlights from SG presidential debate and town hall

By Maria Carrasco and Lydia Calitri | March 26

Here’s what you missed from Thursday’s events

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KPU to host musician and actor Lonnie “Common” Lynn

By Courtney Rozen | March 24

Common will speak in Bender Arena on April 5

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Meet your 2017-2018 AUSG candidates

By Maria Carrasco and Lydia Calitri | March 24

Get to know the candidates before voting begins on March 28

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AU to host four events for Environmental Film Festival

By Brianna Crummy | March 23

The annual festival is runs until March 26

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Title IX officer Heather Pratt to leave AU

By Brianna Crummy | March 23

Heather Pratt, AU’s Title IX officer, will leave the University this week following 15 months in her position, The Office of Campus life announced in a memo on March 20.

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New language added to the Student Conduct Code

By Maria Carrasco and Lydia Calitri | March 10

AU Student Government announced a change to the Student Conduct Code on March 3 that includes specific language on handling identity-biased attacks. The Student Conduct Code now says in Section 16 that “significant factors” in determining sanctions will include “evidence that the respondent’s conduct was motivated by bias towards an individual or group on the basis of real or perceived, race, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, ethnicity, veteran status, or sexual orientation.” The heads of this change were Director of the Student Advocacy Center junior Will Mascaro and Director of the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group junior Lauren Lumpkin.