Scattered throughout the AUP website are images highlighting the so-called diversity of the university’s student body. Yet when walking the halls, one can’t help but notice the overwhelming amount of white upper-class students decked out in designer apparel. 

AUP graduate student Laurel Wong says that “AUP claims diversity on the basis of having different nationalities represented in their student body but nothing else, which is not enough to claim being diverse. If AUP wants to be truly diverse, then it should reflect on the students’ race, ethnicity, and gender.”

Bella Hadid drew global attention when a Coperni dress was quite literally sprayed onto her body on the first Friday evening of Paris Fashion Week.

As the fall semester progresses, the vast majority of students continue to enjoy the Amex’s cozy and calm atmosphere. With its bi-weekly events such as cocktail hour and karaoke night, the Amex routinely fills its tables and attracts students even after school-hours. The large influx of transfer and first-year students is a new change from the usual size of incoming students in recent years, and they have been keeping the Amex busy since the start of the school year. However, one thing that has remained (mostly) the same – for better or for worse – is the menu of the Amex.

The idealistic au-pair scenario of living in Paris, traveling around Europe, all while bonding with a family and building your language skills is just that; an idea, a fairytale. The program's intent is that of a cultural exchange. Generally, young women go to live with families who have young children to provide low cost childcare and English training in exchange for room and board.

‘I’ve never been to the Louvre before, actually,’ said the father of the family I babysat for. It took a moment for that to sink in. I couldn’t believe that someone who’d lived in Paris for almost 10 years had never been to the Louvre. It's supposed to be a mecca for the enlightened tourist, a treasure trove of art, a center for global culture. I mean, where else can you travel through Europe, Asia, and then Africa all in one day? 

As roughly 600 students enter courses at AUP for the first time, the role of the Housing Office was to find residence for them. Yet many students were left without a home or basic necessities, while others found themselves in unsafe neighborhoods and a lack of resources. When following up on the help the Housing Office had initially offered, many were met with responses days late and unanswered questions. 

For the students at AUP, the Amex is known as a place for socialization. Music plays all day long as students enjoy their time in between class by grabbing a drink or having a quick meal. 

Nuit Blanche is an annual event organized and run by the city of Paris to celebrate art and culture in the city. This year, it falls on Saturday, Sep. 30, and marks the 20th anniversary of the festival. Being run by the city itself, attendees can expect events to be up to par.

Members of the SGA have decided to revitalize an old committee to try and make AUP feel more connected and allow students to meet new people who they would never have met otherwise. This is an attempt to combat AUP's occasionally isolating nature, from buildings that are far apart, to students who leave the university after only a semester or a year. 

In the fading winter of 1952, news of King George VI's death made Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor's ascension to the throne inevitable. As a young woman, still just a girl at the tender age of 25, neither Elizabeth nor her people could have ever imagined she might one day become the longest reigning monarch in British history, presiding over decades of swift change. Elizabeth's coronation came soon after the end of the Second World War, providing a sense of stability to the British people at a time when the nation was in shambles.