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OP-ED: My testimony on affirmative action

By Alexandra Drakeford | July 10

The Supreme Court and American University would have crushed my 17-year-old self’s dreams

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Opinion: Low-income students are harmed by strict grading policies

By Greta Mauch | June 22

Labor-based grading systems provide equity and empathy to struggling students

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OP-ED: Identities: On the white entitlement to our words and truth

By Emma Hua | June 16

Our white peers are too comfortable with always receiving answers

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The Kogod guy who cared

By Jared Bowes | June 9

A Seagle poem

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Opinion: Since the fall semester, dining on campus has greatly improved

By Alana Parker | June 5

New food options have made students much happier with dining

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Opinion: AU’s response to what happened in Kerwin Hall will not keep us safe

By Greta Mauch | May 5

Community members feel unsafe without universal screening and open communication

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Staff Editorial: AU's lack of faculty diversity reveals wider issues

By The Eagle Editorial Board | May 5

University's inclusive excellence plan falls short for increasing student sense of belonging

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Satire: AU administration under fire as sentient flames claim new alarm system is discriminatory

By Jared Bowes | May 5

Flames deemed "incapable of damage" due to color

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Satire: Top 7 things AU students are looking forward to for summer break

By India Siecke | May 5

Let’s stop pretending Joe Biden is your neighbor

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Opinion: What it’s like being an immunocompromised student at AU

By Greta Mauch | May 5

Accommodation policies and apathetic attitudes effectively communicate that immunocompromised students should either leave campus or not apply in the first place

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Opinion: The US is designed for cars — not people

By Jelinda Montes | May 5

DC is not an outlier when it comes to problematic urban design

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Opinion: AU must update its emergency preparedness plans

By Alice Still | May 4

In light of the recent shootings on college campuses, AU students raise questions on campus safety

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Opinion: Improving DC’s student governments begins with a study of their faults

By Rebeca Samano | May 4

True improvement is unlikely to be met without thorough analysis of their failures

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American University’s opciones de menú problemáticas

By Paige Craig | May 4

¿Por qué asociamos uno de los únicos alimentos Latinos en el menú con la frontera? 

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Satire: AU requires Duo two-factor authentication during intimate activities

By India Siecke | April 28

After requiring two-factor authentication on all students’ Canvas and email accounts, the University takes its robust security measures to the residence halls

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Opinion: Food-insecure students are left to fend for themselves during spring break

By Rebeca Samano | April 28

The University’s limited meal plan options for spring break leave low-income students, a disproportionate amount of which are first-generation, hungry 

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Opinion: There is a mental health resource crisis at DC universities

By Alice Still | April 27

Student Government passes resolution to end the six to eight counseling session limit, illustrating students’ urge for more resources at AU and across the District

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