Alan and Amy Meltzer donated $5 million for American University’s new athletics center in 2019, according to a Sept. 23, 2019, announcement on AU Athletics’ website. And they donated $10 million in 2022, according to a July 26, 2022, announcement on the Change Can’t Wait website. Alan Meltzer said the new center, named after him and his wife, adds more space for student athletes of all kinds. Some student athletes said the new center has freed up other athletic facilities but want more access to this space due to the closures to the Jacob’s Fitness Center.This episode was reported and produced by Katherine Marisa Alvarez, DJ Springer, Ritika Schroff, Stevie Rosenfeld and Josh Nagy-Koechlin. Chase Gorman also produced the episode.Make sure to check out past episodes from Ripped From the Wall on Spotify, as well as the print version of this story on awolau.org. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening to Ripped From The Wall!  Our team of reporters consists of: Ritika Shroff, Derek Springer Jr., Grace Manson and Sage Duarte. This podcast was edited by Marisa Alvarez Ripped From The Wall's Producer is Ritika Shroff AWOL’s Podcast Director is Marisa AlvarezMake sure to check out past episodes from Ripped From the Wall on Spotify, as well as the print version of this story on our website awolau.org. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening to Ripped From The Wall! Our team of reporters consists of: Zoe Kallenekos, Ritika Shroff and Paul Caruso. This episode was edited by: Helena Milburn, Blake Guterman and Katherine Seri Chang. Ripped From the Wall’s Producer is: Blake Guterman. AWOL’s Podcast Director is: Helena Milburn. Make sure to check out other episodes of Ripped From The Wall, as well as the print version of this story on our website, awolau.org. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening to Ripped From The Wall! Our team of reporters consists of: Grace Manson, Zoe Kallenekos, Marisa Alvarez, Alexandrea Valerio, Sia Patel, Sofia Borin and Stella Camerlengo. This episode was edited by: Helena Milburn, Marisa Alvarez, Zoe Kallenekos and Blake Guterman. Ripped From The Wall's Producer is: Blake GutermanAWOL's Podcast Director is: Helena Milburn Make sure to check out past episodes of Ripped From The Wall, as well as the print version on our website, awolau.org. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listing to Ripped from the Wall. This episode was produced by Helena Milburn. Our team of reporters consists of: Zoe Kallenekos Caleb Ogilvie Grace Manson Zoe Kallenekos Katherine Marisa Alvarez and Kate d’Arcy. Make sure to check out past episodes of Ripped from the Wall on Spotify as well as the print version on our website, awolau.org. Thanks for listening!

This semester, Ripped from the Wall dove into the story of Reno, the lost city that Fort Reno Park and Alice Deal Middle School in Tenleytown were built on in the mid 1900s. The story of what happened to this primarily Black community is one that embodies the hidden violences of Washington’s development.

This semester, Ripped from the Wall’s reporters looked into the current relationship between the American University Police Department, or AUPD, and the student body. We wanted to not only find out the changes the AU community is hoping to see for its police force, but also the department’s own perspective of their purpose on campus.

In this episode of Ripped from the Wall, the team takes a deep dive into American University's student government's budget and how it is being spent.

In this episode of Ripped From The Wall, AWOL investigates the issue of payment for AU students interning in Washington, D.C.

In the third and final episode of Addiction at AU, Sasha Fernandez and Braeden Waddell discuss American University's response to substance use on campus.