A few Georgetown students were just sitting around talking about the debt ceiling negotiations, expressing their frustration at the stalemate in Congress about two and a half weeks ago. This conversation quickly evolved into the Do We Have a Deal Yet coalition, an effort to give students a voice in the ongoing debate on Capitol [...]

For the last thirty years Republicans have worshiped at the altar of Reagan. For many in the GOP Ronald Reagan was, and still is, the embodiment of modern Republicanism: a brand of conservatism founded upon deep skepticism of expansive government, a steadfast belief in American exceptionalism, and trust in the unfettered marketplace.  But in the [...]

Three weeks ago two Republican leaders walked out on negotiations to raise the debt ceiling.  After a multitude of spending concessions totaling in the trillions of dollars in cuts from Democratic leaders, the straw that broke the camel’s back, according to Republicans, was revenue raising taxes to millionaires.  House Majority leader Eric Cantor and Senator [...]

Earlier this week, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Vargas wrote a chilling piece in which he finally “came out” as an illegal alien of the United States. The piece is fascinating on many levels—how he was able to get through college and work at the Washington Post, the New Yorker, and other high profile organizations, [...]

In their short time as a majority party, House Republicans have repeatedly stumbled when addressing some of the major issues facing the nation. According to the Republican narrative, their win last fall was a mandate for smaller government, which meant their job was to go in and gut the federal budget in an effort to reduce record deficits and [...]

“Miss Emily, why is your hair so short?” “Because I’m awesome. Now let’s focus: what is six times seven?” “Ummm…what time is it? Is it time to eat yet?” In DC, 33 percent of poor fourth graders lack basic math skills. This exchange is typical of a day tutoring DCPS fourth graders.

Earlier this month, AU’s new Social Media Club held its inaugural Social Media Learning Summit, featuring discussions on media literacy and the use of social media in education. In one session, a panel discussed the key points of slacktivism — or lack thereof. The panelists agreed on one principle: so-called “slacktivism” is just activism with [...]

Asel Shakaralieva, an AU student and parent, spoke highly of her experience with the Child Development Center. “The process was really easy, just filling some paperwork in,” she said. “In DC, most daycare facilities have long wait lists, and the CDC was able to accept [my son] ahead of the list because I am a [...]

Have you noticed the “Exploited Wonk” posters in buildings around campus? They depict the uniform of an Aramark custodial worker, sarcastically describing the “exploited wonk” as a member of the AU community whose underpaid labor helps to “cut costs” to pay “six-figure salaries” for University administrators. AWOL caught an exclusive interview with a source claiming [...]

A country with over 4 million internally displaced people (IDPs), a possible pending free trade agreement with the United States, and one of the most bio-diverse and resource rich nations on the planet, Colombia is both a gem of natural beauty and enigma of complex social problems. An upcoming event at AU this Friday the [...]