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October 2021

国产小呦女Athletics in Full Swing This Fall

国产小呦女men's soccer. Photo: Mitchell Layton

This fall, 国产小呦女 invites you to show your support and cheer on our teams and student-athletes.听

AU鈥檚 field hockey, women's soccer, men's soccer, volleyball, and swimming and diving teams will host home events this month. Admission is free to field hockey, women's soccer and swimming and diving home events, and tickets to all men's soccer and volleyball home games are on sale via听 priced at $5 for youth and seniors, and $8 for adults. Group rate tickets in quantities of 10 or more, may be purchased in advance by calling the ticket office (202) 885-TIXX (8499) and are available starting at just $2. Single game ticket purchasers for men鈥檚 soccer and volleyball are encouraged to purchase contactless e-tickets in advance online through to help reduce contact at entry and with venue personnel.

Upcoming Home Events:

October 9:

  • 12 p.m. 鈥 Swim & Dive vs. Loyola 鈥 Reeves Aquatic Center
  • 1 p.m. 鈥 Men鈥檚 Soccer vs. Boston University 鈥 Reeves Field

October 13:

  • 3 p.m. 鈥 Women鈥檚 Soccer vs. Navy 鈥 Reeves Field

October 15:

  • 4 p.m. 鈥 Swim & Dive vs. Georgetown 鈥 Reeves Aquatic Center

October 16:

  • 11 a.m. 鈥 Field Hockey vs. Holy Cross 鈥 Jacobs Complex
  • 2 p.m. 鈥 Men鈥檚 Soccer vs. Army 鈥 Reeves Field
  • 4 p.m. 鈥 Volleyball vs. Lehigh 鈥 Bender Arena

October 17:

  • 1 p.m. 鈥 Field Hockey vs. Cornell 鈥 Jacobs Complex

October 23:

  • 1 p.m. 鈥 Women鈥檚 Soccer vs. Lehigh 鈥 Reeves Field
  • 4 p.m. 鈥 Volleyball vs. Loyola鈥 Bender Arena

October 24:

  • 4 p.m. 鈥 Volleyball vs. Navy 鈥 Bender Arena

October 27:

  • 12 p.m. 鈥 Women鈥檚 Soccer vs. Loyola 鈥 Reeves Field

October 29:

  • 7 p.m. 鈥 Volleyball vs. Bucknell鈥 Bender Arena

October 30:

  • 1 p.m. 鈥 Men鈥檚 Soccer vs. Colgate 鈥 Reeves Field
  • 4 p.m. 鈥 Volleyball vs. Lafayette 鈥 Bender Arena

October 31:

  • TBD 鈥 Women鈥檚 Soccer Patriot League Quarterfinals 鈥 Reeves Field

Men鈥檚 Basketball

The return of both a full non-conference slate and double round-robin Patriot League play highlight the 2021-22 国产小呦女 men's basketball schedule. Click for the full men's basketball schedule.

Show your support and save more than 40 percent on 国产小呦女Men's Basketball by purchasing season tickets and lock in the same great seat for all 12 men鈥檚 home games all season long, as well as all 13 women鈥檚 basketball home games. All season ticket holders receive reserved seats to home games, priority seating to postseason games, and priority for NCAA Tournament tickets. Your season tickets may also be shared via e-mail or text to friends, family, and colleagues.听

Pricing for various season ticket packages:

  • Premium Sideline Reserved (Sections 102 to 105): $200
  • Sideline Reserved (Sections 101 & 106): $170
  • 国产小呦女Young Alumni / Faculty & Staff (Sections 102 to 105): $160
  • 国产小呦女Young Alumni / Faculty & Staff (Sections 101 & 106): $99
  • End Zone Reserved Adult: $90
  • End Zone Reserved Youth (17 & below) / Senior (65+): $50

A six percent DC Sales Tax will be added at checkout. To purchase your season tickets today, e-mail听听or call 202.885.TIXX.

For the latest on 国产小呦女 Men's Basketball, stay tuned to听听and follow the team on Twitter () and Instagram ().

Women鈥檚 Basketball

AU鈥檚 women鈥檚 basketball team will play a full non-conference slate, including four home games and two local opponents. Click for the full women's basketball schedule release.

Save more than 23 percent by purchasing general admission season tickets to all 13 home games in Bender Arena. Coach Megan Gebbia鈥檚 Eagles look to continue their momentum and strong play from last year's winning season and are looking forward to playing in front of 国产小呦女fans this season. Your season tickets may also be shared via e-mail or text to friends, family, and colleagues. In addition to regular home games, season ticket holders receive priority seating to postseason games and priority for NCAA Tournament tickets.

Pricing:

General Admission Season Ticket Adult: $80

General Admission Season Ticket Youth (17 & below) / Senior (65+): $50

A six percent DC Sales Tax will be added at checkout. To purchase your season tickets today, e-mail听听or call 202.885.TIXX.听For the latest on 国产小呦女 Women's Basketball, stay tuned to and follow the team on Twitter ) and Instagram ().

Wrestling

Fans of 国产小呦女wrestling have plenty to be excited about as the new season will feature eight home dates and 10 total opponents including matchups with Ohio State, Rutgers, Virginia and Maryland. Click for the full wrestling schedule.

Save more than 30 percent by purchasing season tickets to all 10 home duals in Bender Arena.

Pricing:
Adult 鈥 General Admission: $45
Youth (17 & below) / Senior (65+) 鈥 General Admission: $25

Bring a group and save more than 40 percent.
$3 per person (10+)
$2 per person (25+)

Individual matches:
Adult 鈥 General Admission: $8
Youth (17 & below) / Senior (65+) 鈥 General Admission: $5
Military/Veterans 鈥 General Admission: Free Admission with Identification

Click to purchase wrestling season tickets.

For group inquiries e-mail clawed@american.edu or call 202.885.TIXX (8499).

2021 Films Across Borders Film Festival Presents Stories in A Changing World

Films Across Borders

Films Across Borders, a showcase of critically acclaimed films, documentaries and shorts from around the world, returns for a seventh year this fall. The theme for 2021 focuses on Stories in a Changing World. The film festival is co-presented by 国产小呦女 in partnership with more than 20 embassies, cultural organizations, arts institutions, and environmental groups.

The 2021 series includes a diverse range of films 鈥 most free to the public and viewable on a variety of platforms from October through December. As additional selections are made, presenting partners will include new films to those currently listed on the series website -- FilmsAcrossBorders.org.

鈥淭his year鈥檚 theme of Stories in A Changing World is especially timely given the challenges we face the world over. The series features stories of change, transformation, and renewal in all walks of life and across continents,鈥 said Nada Maalouf, Chief Advancement Officer, School of Communication at 国产小呦女, who leads the film series on behalf of AU.

Films Across Borders: Stories in A Changing World kicks off October 5 with a discussion surrounding the award-winning documentary With Drawn Arms, which explores runner Tommie Smith鈥檚 decision to raise his fist in protest of racial inequality when accepting his gold medal at the '68 Olympic games and the ramifications afterwards. Also featured in the documentary are civil rights legend and Georgia Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020), sports journalist Jemele Hill, cultural critic Nelson George, actor Jesse Williams, Megan Rapinoe, and Colin Kaepernick, among others.

To attend the virtual conversation on October 5 at 6 p.m., moderated by SOC Dean Sam Fulwood III with Associate Producer , SPA Alumnus and Co-Director SOC Alumnus and Co-Director , and Olympic Gold Medalist , register

Launched in 2014, Films Across Borders raises awareness about highly relevant themes by combining international films and panel discussions with filmmakers and special guests.

Live Screening: Going Viral Beyond the Hot Zone

Going Viral: Beyond the Hot Zone

October 6
6:30 p.m. ET

Join us for behind-the-scenes filmmaking insights and audience Q&A with Sarah Diamond(Kogod/BSBA 鈥16), an Emmy award-winning associate producer of Going Viral: Beyond The Hot Zone, a documentary about the incredible real-life stories of those on the frontlines fighting against Ebola. Maggie Stogner, executive director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking and professor of Film and Media Arts at AU's School of Communication will moderate this exclusive and inspiring conversation.听To register: .

We Are Sorry This Video Is Not Available in Your Country An Ethical Analysis of Geo-blocking Audiovisual Online Content

Pavel Zahradka lecture: We are sorry this video is not available in your country

October 7, 1 p.m. ET

Geo-blocking is a frequently discussed issue in the European Union. One of the basic principles of the functioning of the EU is the internal market. However, a digital single market has not yet been created in Europe. Instead of one market, the EU has 27 separate digital markets. The creation of digital single market in Europe is hindered mainly by representatives of the media industries: primarily film producers and distributors. conducts an ethical analysis of the moral conflict over access to premium audiovisual online content (films, TV shows), which is regulated currently by geo-blocking in the domain of digital film distribution. The event will be moderated by 国产小呦女professor Aram Sinnreich. To register:

The Madrid Peace Conference Legacy

The Madrid Peace Conference LEgacy: Thirty Years Later

October 13
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Thirty years ago this month, the United States and the Soviet Union co-sponsored the Madrid Peace Conference, an unprecedented event that brought together all of the parties to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This conference launched Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations, as well as multilateral working groups that tackled regional issues, while also laying the groundwork for the Israel-Jordan peace treaty brokered by the Clinton administration in 1994. To mark the anniversary, 国产小呦女鈥檚 School of International Service (SIS)and theCenter for Israel Studies (CIS)听are pleased to host a special event featuring three expert panelists with decades of experience in Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking - Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Dr. Yossi Beilin, and Dr. Daniel Kurtzer. The event will be moderated by SIS Professor Guy Ziv.

To register:听