Mark Lu
Nov 13, 201827 min read
Board of Trustees rejected 2014 committee report recommending fossil fuel divestment
On the evening of October 13, I was anonymously sent a copy of a 2013 report authored by the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible...
Mark Lu
Oct 2, 20183 min read
Dear KPU: Please, Anyone but David Hogg
On October 1, American University Student Government’s Kennedy Political Union (KPU) announced a fall event featuring "the Parkland...
Mark Lu
Sep 25, 20184 min read
AU's Price Tag, up Ten Percent since 2016, Keeps Rising
The last institutional budget headed by former American University president Cornelius Kerwin takes effect starting October 1, 2018....
Mark Lu
May 12, 20187 min read
Divestment, Working Groups, and the Invisible Investment Portfolio
On April 25, the AU Office of Sustainability released an announcement—as well as a video featuring President Sylvia Burwell—proclaiming...
Chris Fenn
Nov 5, 20173 min read
How Secure is American University?
American University has been plagued with hate crimes within the last year, with four incidents occurring since the start of the...
Chris Fenn
Feb 21, 20177 min read
Your Opinion Does Not Matter
The Importance of Political Diversity On College Campuses Your political opinion does not matter. The opinion you should be listening to...