BRANDON SMITH
University Concludes Eight Month Search for New President
BRANDON SMITH | Mar. 18The 16th President of American University will be former James Madison University (JMU) President Jonathan Alger, the Board of Trustees announced in an email to students March 18.
New AU Community Partnership Brings Famous Athletes to Campus
BRANDON SMITH | Nov. 29Famous professional athletes Josh Norman and Oguchi Onyewu were taking free kicks on the quad Friday, Sept. 29. The world-class athletes came as representatives for the organization Football for Peace, an international non-governmental organization that uses sports for diplomacy and outreach. The organization aims to reduce poverty, inequality, environmental degradation and injustice via sports diplomacy.
Out with the New and in with the Old: Why Thrifting has Blown Up Among Generation Z
BRANDON SMITH | Oct. 26Thrifting has quickly grown to be one of Gen Z’s favorite pastimes, but how did this decades old practice suddenly become so popular?
Super Bowl MVP Receives Prestigious American University Award
BRANDON SMITH | Oct. 26The American University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) honored superbowl winning quarterback Doug Williams at their annual Icons of DC Event.
How the DMV is Working to Take Down Stereotypes Surrounding the World’s Oldest Sport
BRANDON SMITH | Oct. 22Wrestling has been historically dominated by white men, but that hasn’t stopped the wrestling community in the DMV from trying to diversify the sport.
Spotlight: AU Men’s Basketball Alum and Accounting Major Romone Penny
BRANDON SMITH | May 14American University has no shortage of successful Black alumni, and few encapsulate athletic and professional excellence like 2008 graduate Romone Penny.
Spotlight: How Women’s Soccer Head Coach Marsha Harper Breaks Down Barriers on and off the Field
BRANDON SMITH | Dec. 7, 2022The American University Women’s Soccer team is in the midst of a resurgence, and it is thanks in large part to the culture change brought about by head coach Marsha Harper. Harper is in her third year as head coach of the Lady Eagles soccer team, and the team’s improvement is more evident with each passing year. The proof is in the pudding, as the team went from winless in her first year as head coach to three wins and eighth in their conference this past season.
How Three Students of Color Are Redefining American University Wrestling
BRANDON SMITH | Oct. 30, 2022Carsten, Max, and Breon are three students of color competing on a predominantly white team in a historically white sport, but the trio has not let the sport's noticeable lack of diversity deter them from achieving excellence.
How Three Students of Color Are Redefining American University Wrestling
BRANDON SMITH | May 9, 2022Carsten, Max, and Breon are three students of color competing on a predominantly white team in a historically white sport, but the trio has not let the sport’s noticeable lack of diversity deter them from achieving excellence. Despite their young age, the freshman trio has racked up an abundance of accolades.
