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After five rounds of voting, Aly McCormick elected Undergraduate Senate speaker

By Owen Auston-Babcock · Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

McCormick was elected after two meetings, a ‘historic’ length for the election

'There are no downsides to sharing culture': Asian American Student Union collaborates with TDR for Lunar New Year dinner

By Maeve Fishel · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023

AASU called the event a step in the right direction for representing Asian culture on campus

The Airlie Center has started cropping up around campus, but what exactly is it?

By Walker Whalen · Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023

A reintroduction to Airlie as the University hopes to engage the community with it

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More health and safety issues found in inspection reports from DC Health and third-party firm

By Clair Sapilewski | January 25

Issues found at Einstein Bros. Bagels, Terrace Dining Room and Mary Graydon Center were addressed and rectified

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AU’s new wellness program criticized for leaving out LGBTQ+ community

By Francine Worsoff | January 23

New Wellness Center scrutinized for its one-size-fits-all, non-extensive approach to LGBTQ+ mental health care

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Coleman Maxwell resigns as Student Government secretary, citing ‘a host of difficult personalities’ in the organization

By Owen Auston-Babcock | January 20

"AUSG is not the vessel of student advocacy or change it’s advertised to be"

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U-Pass now able to be added to Apple Wallet

By Nina Heller | January 19

Option available for iPhone 8 or later

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AU to resume allowing outside guests in residence halls for spring semester

By Nina Heller | January 13

New policy took effect on Jan. 12

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American University freshmen reflect on their expectations for the University

By Weslan Hansen | December 16

Freshman share how perception of the University in the admissions process changed during their first semester

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SPA Political Theory Institute holds discussion to critique anti-racism as practiced today

By Kathryn Squyres | December 9

Columbia professor said he views modern anti-racism ‘as a religion’ to accept without question

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AU Pride teaches LGBTQ+-related sign language at Queer ASL Night

By Kendall Thompson | December 8

LGBTQ+ ASL seminar spreads awareness about Deaf community and culture

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Recent health inspections cause dining dilemmas

By Jordan Young , Liah Argiropoulos and Mariana Trujillo | November 29

Students grapple with health concerns when eating on campus

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Students and faculty unite at summit on fostering Indigenous spaces at AU

By Maeve Fishel | November 28

The dialogue sought to build community and highlight the work that needs to be done

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Women & Politics Institute analyzes midterm elections during Women on Wednesdays series

By Walker Whalen | November 21

Panelists discussed top issues for female voters, women running for office

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Author of ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ offers solutions for police brutality at book talk

By Ella Rousseau | November 21

Talk addressed protests, defunding the police and policy recommendations at Metropolitan Policy Center event

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CEO and Fortune 500 leader Thasunda Brown Duckett announced as Fall Commencement speaker

By Jordan Young | November 15

Duckett will deliver address to 850 graduates and receive an honorary degree

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Students walk out to protest University’s response to sexual violence

By Sarah Mattalian , Kate Corliss , Abigail Turner , Maeve Fishel and Abigail Hatting | November 14

‘AU is not in the business for caring for its students. AU is in the business for caring for its reputation’

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AU Pride hosts town hall meeting regarding recent bathroom changes

By Abigail Hatting | November 14

Students gathered to express concerns over removal of multi-stall gender-neutral bathrooms on campus

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Palestinian poet Ghadeer Malek speaks on fighting against colonialism through writing

By Maeve Fishel | November 10

The activist shared her poetry and described how she deals with self-doubt

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Midterm elections 2022 with AU

By Jordan Young , Abigail Turner , Ellie White , Walker Whalen , Kathryn Squyres and Owen Auston-Babcock | November 9

How America's most politically active student body spent Election Day

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