Myth #1: You must go up the Eiffel Tower

Make the most out of your fall break by experiencing the best of the United Kingdom, which features 30 UNESCO sights as well as over 600 castles. 

The Musée d'Orsay was originally not a museum at all. According to the museum website, it was once the Palais d'Orsay, built in the early 19th century. It served as a government building, but during the Paris Commune in 1871 the neighborhood was engulfed in flames and the ruins of the building represented the violence of the civil war.

Who is René Magritte?

From the time this article is published, Americans only have about two weeks (depending on your state) to enroll before registration closes - and once it does, no one living abroad will be able to participate in this election. There are three different ways you can cast your vote: individual mail-in ballot, embassy drop-off, and SGA's registration service in Combes. 

To find out when registration closes for your state, click on this link, then click on your state. 

It’s time to lace up those running shoes for the sixth edition of the American University of Paris' 7k Run in the 7th in support of Association Jeunes Malgaches et Jeunes Toutes Origines (AJMJTO) on April 9.

This month at AUP, we are celebrating Black History month by inviting special guests to share their work and views with students. One of these special guests was documentary filmmaker Laurence Petit-Jouvet, sharing her most recent documentary, La Ligne de Couleur, which tackles the "taboo" issues of race, inequality, and discrimination of non-white French nationals. 

Aristocrat, muse, fashion designer, and "it-girl," 28-year-old Bianca Brandolini d'Adda, now the face of Cartier's Nouvelle Vague collection, embodies Italian elegance, sensuality and flawlessness. 

Inspired by Back to the Future II, hover boards have grown increasingly popular in the United States but also in other countries around the globe. For those of you that have been living under a rock for the past couple of years, hover boards are electronic scooters or segways (you know, what you see all of those American tourists on whenever traveling in packs throughout European cities?) that are hands free.