Campus Life

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Letts residents report rampant rodent problem

By Zoe Bell | March 8

University said pest control work will be done in Letts over spring break, summer months

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Bakari Sellers encourages social change through youth-led politics

By Payton Anderson | February 21

Kennedy Political Union welcomed the former South Carolina state representative to celebrate Black History Month

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Students for Justice in Palestine lead silent protest through campus

By Olivia Wood , Kathryn Squyres and Sophie Milner-Gorvine | February 21

The group demonstrated for National Student Day of Action for Divestment

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Sine Institute introduces 2024 Spring Fellows

By Vanessa Felipe Brum | February 9

Annual Sine Fellows event brings distinguished panelists and silent protest

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AU SJP delivers letter to President Burwell’s door during campus walkout for Palestine

By Zoe Bell and Kathryn Squyres | February 2

Students call AU out for funding Israel, University says AU has no financial ties with Israeli government

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BREAKING: ‘Threatened, Marginalized, Shunned’: Truck calls out President Burwell for Title VI complaint

By Isabelle Kravis and Owen Auston-Babcock | January 29

The truck displayed quotes from a Department of Education civil rights complaint against AU

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SSI holds rally for Israeli hostages

By Tyler Davis | January 29

Over 130 hostages have been held for over 100 days

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BREAKING: Water shut off in Roper Hall until 1 p.m. due to ‘emergency’ water main issue

By Isabelle Kravis | January 26

Facilities Management will inspect for water damage

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Jewish advocacy group files complaint with Department of Education Office of Civil Rights against American University

By Tyler Davis and Kathryn Squyres | January 22

Students claim the University has fostered a “hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students”

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Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars program restructured amid push back from students

By Sydney Hsu | January 16

Students raise questions as AU’s most prestigious scholarship faces new 

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Students and faculty stage die-in outside of University holiday party, led by SJP

By Abigail Pritchard | December 14

Demonstrators called for President Burwell to make statement on Palestinian deaths in Gaza

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Harm reduction in DC: what it is, where to access it and why it’s of life-or-death importance

By Ella Rousseau | December 11

As overdoses climb, advocates weigh in on the accessibility of harm reduction at AU

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Student Government President Edwin Santos reflects on his role: ‘I hope that more students feel encouraged’

By Anna Peed | December 11

The University’s first Latino SG president looks to the future as his term comes to an end

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SIS staff and faculty call for ceasefire in Gaza

By Jordan Young | December 8

“We now call on our governments and campuses to bravely Wage Peace instead.”

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Comedian Jordan Klepper brings humor and advice to KPU’s final 2023 event

By Phillip Kulubya | December 8

Klepper gave students a look into the world of political humor and advice on how to enter it

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Beekeeping Society at American University buzzes back to life

By Kathryn Squyres | December 8

The club partners with other student groups and the DC Beekeepers Alliance 

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BREAKING: MPD investigating armed theft outside New Mexico Ave. building

By Penelope Jennings | December 6

One suspect was armed

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