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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AU College Republicans are bringing a Neo-Nazi to campus
It might shock you to hear this, but the AU College Republicans are up to something really racist. On Friday, January 30, the club announced that Paul Ingrassia, a relatively high-ranking Trump administration staffer, will be appearing as part of their Speaker Series on February 18 in the SIS Founder’s room. Now, I’m on the
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AU Professor Found In Recent Epstein Files
Earl Anthony Wayne, current professor in the School of International Service, has been named in the Epstein files released January 31, 2026. According to these files on public record now, a “Ken Turner” claimed Wayne could have impregnated an 11-year-old girl, and was given a life sentence in Mexico for such a crime in 2017.
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I am Forced to Answer the Riddle of the Sphinx to Figure Out what my Friends want to do for Halloween
When I was younger, Halloween used to be easy. There was only one thing we wanted and could do: get candy. But the peer pressure in having a fun-maxxing wild college Halloweekend adds several more tasks that require a perfect synchronicity of endurance and taste between you and your adventuring party…