By Christine van der Horst Welcome to our live coverage of the 2017 student council…
Author: Christine van der Horst
Excellence and Diversity. AUC students are proud of being the first. The second, however, is a cause of tension among members of the AUC community. Efforts previously made by students to raise awareness for issues of diversity, such as Glass and the Feminist Committee, have proven to be only temporarily successful. As a long-term solution to the issue, Andy O’Daab, a third-year Social Science major and AUCSA treasurer, has recently founded the Diversity Commission, a new student body that aims to make AUC more inclusive.
By Christine van der Horst — “The GIE [Global Identity Experience] course was the final hit…
By Christine van der Horst — Whereas most AUC students find themselves completely isolated from…
By Christine van der Horst — Last Monday and Tuesday, AUC’s cafeteria was turned into…
By Christine van der Horst — AUC is a female dominated environment. With the male/female…
It has been almost a week since Donald Trump won the United States presidential election. A week filled with feast and triumph, but also with protest, disbelief and occasional tears. While the once unimaginable idea of a ‘Trump Nation’ has gotten some time to sink in, The Herring spoke to AUC students and staff with ties to the United States. Their personal experiences with the 2016 election reveal a mixture of shock, fear, hope for the future, and a strong will to fight back.
