By: Danielle Korzhenyak Alyson Chocianowski, a junior and political science major, grew up in LaGrange, New York. The rural area consists of farm animals and acres and acres of land, so Chocianowski was used to the countryside lifestyle. Moving to American University was a bit of an adjustment, however, and she found herself exploring new […]

By: Danielle Korzhenyak Although American University junior, Ava Feer, was originally born in Washington D.C., she spent the first half of her life in Singapore and the second half in Houston, Texas, where her family currently resides. Feer recounts her interactions with folks who reside in the state and some of the events she witnessed, […]

by Emily Martin Nina Larson, a 21-year-old music student at American University, decided to go vegan 10 months ago after researching the animal agriculture industry’s negative impact on the environment. She had started fostering cats a few months earlier. Larson is a self-proclaimed animal lover, but she cited morality issues and prioritizing health as other […]

by Emily Martin As his Google Doc – crafted to include the platforms of Florida’s congressional and gubernatorial candidates – circulated, Andrew Rogan, a 21-year-old international relations student at American University, realized the impact he could have on his community and its elections. “One thing that I was looking at when I was doing my […]

By Ivy Kaplan Although she can’t legally vote in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections as a foreign national, that won’t stop American University senior Xana Pena Rivas for speaking out on political issues she’s passionate about. Pena Rivas, who lives right outside of Parkland and has seen firsthand the tragic impact of a mass shooting […]

By Ivy Kaplan For Aaron Traub, a 20-year-old public relations major at American University, the media have played a significant role in propelling political issues into the public eye over the last two years, for better and for worse. Traub said one of his biggest concerns facing the country is the inexperience of Trump administration […]

By: Hannah Rapoport Zoe Parson, 18, says she has not yet felt the academic stress that comes with college; however, for the first time, she is beginning to experience the excitement at AU that surrounds an upcoming election. “I have never been in an environment where so many people care about politics like they do […]

By Hannah Rapoport Ravi Raithatha, 20, observed interactions between groups of people walking by in the quad. As a transfer student from UC San Diego, he says AU is different than his last school. “This school is a special place,” he said. “I have never experienced the political climate surrounding any election season as I […]

By: Alyssa Miguel Chris Conner, a political science major at American University, is definitely going to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Conner, a 22-year-old resident of Chestertown, Maryland, thinks voters put too much weight in the opinions of their politicians concerning President Trump.  “I think people tend to think if they [politicians] support Trump […]

by Jessica Joy De Jesus As a policy analyst, Will Dominguez trusts his data. The recent American University graduate is a registered Republican in the blue state of New Jersey, and the data do not show the state going red. Dominguez said that he does not feel compelled to vote during the midterm elections because […]