Guest Columns

Guest Columns

Opinion: AU’s Preventive Work to Address Mold Threats

By Christopher Silva | April 27

AU Housing responds to mold issue

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Opinion: AU’s poor handling of mold threatens student health

By Carly Fabian | April 16

When a freshman at the University of Maryland died unexpectedly last November from pneumonia related to adenovirus infection, American University responded promptly by sending an email alert to students about the adenovirus infection. The email included an overview of the virus, an explanation that ...

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Opinion: Administration needs to listen more and defend less

By Samantha McAllister | April 15

In a multimedia project, The Eagle reported on the current AU financial situation, and how students are working to fight for their financial futures. Any university student in the United States could tell you about how their school is too expensive and their financial aid isn’t enough. American University ...

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Opinion: Why AU students should care about repealing the Global Gag Rule

By Keke Debebe | April 13

On March 26, the Trump administration released a statement saying it would further expand the Mexico City Policy, otherwise known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR). This is a policy that cuts U.S. funding from non-governmental organizations (NGO)s to hinder their ability to use any funding towards abortion ...

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Opinion: Student government does not need another insider

By Valentina Fernández | March 25

Why I am voting for Joshua Dantzler and Carolyn Mejia

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Opinion

Opinion: Stop commodifying feminism (and all activism)

By Sophia Brill | January 23

Commodification is as shameful as it is summative of the illusions drawn by corporate America

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Opinion: Vague bullying prevention efforts do more harm than good

By Carly Fabian | December 5

Ambiguous campaigns and policies hurt students by obscuring most severe and pervasive forms of bullying

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Opinion: Dinesh D’Souza event degrades quality of academic dialogue at AU

By Jonathan Wolfson | December 2

Academia relies on a process of promoting factual ideas and not introducing false ones

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Opinion: Positive environmental change requires more than banning straws

By Miguel Dickenson | November 30

Straws only account for .03 percent of plastic waste in our oceans. So why have we focused so much on it?

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Opinion

Opinion: Female professors deserve tenure support

By Samantha McAllister | November 16

University must give women opportunities to succeed in tenure process

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Opinion: After Kavanaugh and misogynistic murders in Florida, men must do more

By David Vine | November 16

There’s no stopping the #MeToo movement, writes anthropology professor

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Opinion: AU students are not immune to the epidemic of food insecurity

By Sophia Brill | November 15

Innovative student-led ventures stand in stark contrast to bureaucratic laziness of university on issue of student food insecurity

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Opinion: How men can make themselves agents of change in the #MeToo movement

By Adam Odomore | November 14

Men must listen to the concerns of women if they want to help end rape culture

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Opinion: Champion women who exist in male-dominated spaces

By Aishwarya Rajapur | November 13

Even at AU, women represent untapped potential for change and positive impact

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Opinion: Americans must demand an end to support for atrocities in Yemen

By Carly Fabian | November 12

Momentary shock and condemnation are not enough

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Opinion: Student Government elections happened. Now what?

By Colin Colchamiro | October 29

When we work together, a lot of good will get done

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Opinion: I will be voting “yes” on the student activity fee referendum, and you should too

By Thomas Kenna | October 22

What have been the highlights of your experience here at American University? Think about it. I doubt all that time spent going to class or laboring over essays comes readily to mind.

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