The Eagle’s fall Class of 2023 says farewell
With finals season upon us and many of us feeling too busy to focus on anything else, we, The Eagle’s staff, would like to take a moment to thank our graduating seniors, who will be dearly missed.
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With finals season upon us and many of us feeling too busy to focus on anything else, we, The Eagle’s staff, would like to take a moment to thank our graduating seniors, who will be dearly missed.
Editor’s Note: Some submissions have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
In the year since the horrific break-in and sexual assault in Leonard Hall on Oct. 31, 2022, the American University administration has blatantly disregarded calls to action from organizers and students. In the aftermath of this tragic event, over 1,400 students signed a letter to President Burwell demanding five actions be taken to protect survivors of sexual violence. It’s been a year, and we have yet to see any of the five actions implemented, despite the resounding demand by the student body.
On Oct. 3 at 11:59 p.m., I sat in my bedroom with bated breath. In a few moments, I would enter a new era of my life — a prospect that was both enchanting and terrifying. Much like Cinderella, I looked at the clock as it tolled to midnight, waiting for the fairytale transformation.
There is no better place to get into the holiday spirit than at the Downtown Holiday Market on Eighth and F Street NW in Gallery Place. The market is open daily from 12 to 8 p.m. until Dec. 23.
The National Park Service and National Park Foundation hosted their annual national Christmas tree lighting ceremony Nov. 30 on the Ellipse next to the White House.
The American University wrestling team (4-3) defeated the Davidson Wildcats (0-3) by an overall score of 31-7. The Eagles were all in as they won eight of the 10 bouts in their most dominant win of the season so far. The win secured American’s first home winning streak since January 2020.
Portraits of environmentalists now line the walls of the National Portrait Gallery in the museum’s new “Forces of Nature” exhibition.
Frederick Douglass, one of the most influential American abolitionists, never knew his own birthday. Now, in the new National Portrait Gallery exhibit dedicated to Douglass, a ledger recording his February 1818 birth is on display.
Editor’s note: This story is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one here.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating “a theft involving a threat of force/violence” that took place Wednesday at 12 p.m. in front of the Ace Beverage Fine Wines and Spirits located at 3301 New Mexico Ave. NW, according to an email Assistant Vice President for University Police & Emergency Management Phil Morse sent to the University community.
When the upcoming Student Thriving Complex was announced last spring, the Community Garden club’s members had to find a new space. Those students chose to celebrate the garden as a safe space in the AU community with a potluck dinner hosted on Nov. 11.
The American University men’s basketball team (4-5) lost to the St. Francis University Red Flash (4-5) in Bender Arena on Dec. 2 by a score of 75-73. This loss came after American held an 11-point lead at halftime.
American University’s Sunrise Movement hub gathered in the School of International Service and on the quad Dec. 1 to demand professors refuse research grants and funding from fossil fuel and oil executives.
Students for Reproductive Justice at American University is advocating for an emergency contraceptive vending machine to be installed in Mary Graydon Center to provide more support for students’ reproductive health.
American University students can relax: the University has disabled artificial intelligence detection scores on TurnItIn and won’t use any other originality score from an AI detection program as the basis for an academic integrity investigation.
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy was announced as American University’s fall 2023 Commencement speaker in a Tuesday press release from the University.
It was December 2021, and for the graduating high school Class of 2022, winter had begun with a period of anxiety: college admissions. For some of us, we were submitting last-minute applications, hoping to meet the January deadlines. Some others had submitted our applications months ago, aiming to be one of the few accepted into coveted early action and early decision spots. I fell into the latter category. Days before my senior year winter break, I awaited 7 p.m., when Columbia University would release its decision. By 7:02 p.m., I had been rejected.
This year, The Economist released an article with an astounding statistic: around 150 million Americans listen to country music at least once a month. That’s around 45 percent of the whole country jamming out to guitar twangs and hollering vocals.
The room listened intently as Tre’vell Anderson spoke of the history of Black transgender people in the media. Anderson is a journalist who recently published a novel: “We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film.”