Our writing on Campus Culture explores the people, places, and things that shape student life at American University. Whether it’s highlighting events, unpacking trends, or the local campus furry celebrity, this section keeps a pulse on AU’s quirky, nerdy, wonk culture.
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AJSF Outlines Its Divestment Demands and Criticism of AU Trustee Alan Meltzer
Alan Meltzer, an American University Trustee member and alumnus, recently donated $10 million dollars to fund and open the new Meltzer Athletic Center on campus. In response, American University’s Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front (AJSF) issued a multi-part Instagram post sharing a long list of Meltzer’s political history outlining all the ways in which he has…
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AU To Host Recruiters From Department of Homeland Security
Worried about being unable to find gainful employment after graduating due to AI soaking up all the jobs? No worries! American University is here to help you with the career opportunities AI could never replicate. Morally reprehensible career opportunities, of course, but hey, what can you do? Buried in a widely accessible and highly publicized…
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College Republicans Baffled That People They Just Insulted Don’t Want To Spend Time Debating Them
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY – After multiple political organizations refused their invitation for a debate, the American University College Republicans (AUCRs) publicly expressed disappointment that the AU College Democrats, Bipartisan Club, and Young Democratic Socialists of America, who they referred to as “stupid dum dum doofuses, were unwilling to join them in a civilized dialogue. “It greatly…
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Increased Professor’s Union Involvement Sparks New Day For On-Campus Activism
Around a year and a half after her arrest, graduate student Elaf Hasan and the coalition of students and faculty supporting her cause are still fighting to be heard by the administration. American University has long boasted of its decades-long history of passionate student activism on social and political issues, ranging from the Vietnam War…
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American University For Dummies Pt. 3
Congrats! You made it to American University, the place full of changemakers, as AU admin so graciously puts it. The people drawn to AU are a pretty odd bunch, believe it or not. Everyone thinks they are gonna change the world, and trust us when we say nobody’s ego is in check. So students, please…