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 [...]

Snapshots from the student protest for the VAWA grant, which would put $300,000 in AU’s pocket for sexual assault prevention education and tools. At the end of the day, about 40 protesters went home with little more than a pseudo-compromise from the Office of Campus Life. Taken by Ashley Dejean. Junior Melinda Fielder (left) starts [...]

A week of hastily organized publicity and overwhelming student activism culminated today in a sit-in to change an AU administrator’s decision on a sexual assault prevention grant. This morning’s protest started at 11 a.m. in the middle of the quad, just a group of students chanting and spreading awareness about the VAWA grant. It became [...]

AU’s Office of Campus Life said just that by blocking a campus initiative to apply for a federal grant to fund sexual violence prevention. The Department of Justice each year administers the “Grant to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus,” which doles out $300,000 over three years to fund resources [...]