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Beyond the bell: how after-school time shapes youth experiences in D.C.

Early in the spring of 2024, when my hair was blonde and I still wore a JanSport backpack, a District of Columbia Metro Police Department officer stopped me. He asked if I was in middle school or high school gesturing to the long line of students waiting behind a black divider. I laughed and flashed him my American University ID, making my way through the automatic double doors mildly shocked I appeared so young.
The Aviary •

America’s hottest new performance art: being a Gen Z Man

On August 21, 2025 a group of American University first-year students hosted a “performative male contest” inspired by the nationwide contests that had popped up in London, New York and San Francisco. The contest offered a chance for Gen Z men to finally be cheered for in large crowds. Students came dressed in cargo pants, toting Labubus, matcha lattes and Clairo records, each hoping to be more performative than the last.
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A Glimpse Into How Student Musicians are Reshaping Live Music at Georgetown University

As warmer weather starts to make its way through Washington, the mid-afternoon sun illuminates the grass on the Healy Lawn at Georgetown University, the sound of birds chirping, and trees rustling is suddenly shifted to guitar riffs, bass lines, and drumbeats echoing through amps and speakers. Georgetown students fill the lawn, applauding as student-based rock band, No One And the Elses take the stage for what will be their Saint Patrick’s Day weekend headline show.
Alexandria Living Magazine •

Pilates Studio Helps Injured Military Members Recove

A 100-year-old exercise technique is helping military members and veterans recover from injuries today in Alexandria. 

NextStep Pilates is the non-profit arm of Studio Body Logic, an authentic pilates studio with locations in Alexandria and Arlington. NextStep aims to give active duty military and veterans who were injured in their service the opportunity to participate in one-on-one Pilates sessions free of charge.
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