AWOL is a vehicle for alternative media out of American University that seeks to ignite political and cultural discussions on campus, and provide a space for students to question the structural and social framework of American University in an attempt to make the campus more egalitarian and socially conscious. The publication serves as a resource to grassroots movements by writing and reporting on local and global efforts toward a more just society. Bridging gaps and making connections between people of different ethnicities and ways of thinking are goals of the publication. Providing extensive, in-depth reporting on issues that do not make the headlines of mainstream publications while creating a forum for activists to write, analyze, and organize, AWOL is a publication that strives toward a more progressive future without compromising issues of today.