“This show is brought to you by the letters H and R and the number 57,” drawls Jimmy “June Bug” Jackson as he strolls toward the stage. “Let’s give it up for our guest drummer, Emily!”  He situates himself behind his tarnished brass drum set, where a recent SPA alumus sat moments before. June Bug [...]

At American University, students have formed a bold new coalition in response to insulting rumors that students do not live in the DC Metro area, but simply study in their adopted city. The coalition will prove that AU students are capable of escaping campus, thriving in Washington, DC and contributing to the city’s culture. Motivated [...]

The Seven Billion Club The United Nations Population Fund stated the world’s population reached seven billion people on Halloween of 2011. Such a milestone marks both an awesome occasion for the celebration of humankind and a chilling indicator of the global need for food, water and shelter. Despite these concerns, on November 3, NPR blogger [...]

Associate Physics Professor Nate Harshman is a theoretical physicist who focuses on particle physics and quantum information theory. He has published over 20 articles in scientific journals, has written for the Chicago Tribune, and has appeared on the Discovery Channel for a segment on science in pop culture. Harshman sat down with AWOL writer Ean [...]

Have something to say? Say it in AWOL. The Bulletin Board is designed to give a voice to AU clubs and organizations, but it’s open to everyone. We accept submissions of 250 words or less: send articles, press releases or diatribes to awolau@gmail.com MOCK TRIAL: WHAT IS IT? Do you know what it’s like to [...]

ANONYMOUS MAKES A NAME FOR ITSELF For members of a group that has adopted the moniker “Anonymous,” the world’s most powerful computer hackers have certainly taken on a higher profile role lately. Regarded as nothing more than a bunch of Internet pranksters until recently, a series of high-profile hacktivist attacks and public statements forced many [...]

If the rumors are true, AU students graduate having survived at least one year of laxative-laced cafeteria food served by drug-addled ex-convicts. Scott Krajna, a sophomore, told us that federal law requires cafeterias serving over 5,000 people to add laxatives to check the risk of food poisoning. And not just laxatives. Baby laxatives. Of the [...]

Want to see a woman who changes how feminists think and act? Meet Iris Krasnow, a professor at AU for the past 23 years. Her first book, Surrendering to Motherhood, described Krasnow’s decision to end her career as a national features writer at United Press International in order to spend time with her children at [...]

SCORE ONE FOR FOOD SAFETY You may remember the salmonella outbreak from alfalfa sprouts in December—or you may not. The bacterial infection struck 94 people in 16 different states. In response, the FDA Food and Safety Modernization Act, a bill two years in the making, finally passed in December. The bi-partisan bill will improve the [...]

Julia Hohman sits in her ornate Adams Morgan apartment. Pictures of her family hang from the walls. Sounds of playing toddlers echo from the back of the unit and a patio table sits on the front porch. While there may not be a white picket fence, Hohman has achieved her American dream, the prosperity sought [...]