American University leans into disgrace and creates new major

Satire, CurrentThe Rival AmericanMarch 4, 2019Michael Cohen, Satire

Truth and Bias Put on Trial: 12 Angry Jurors at American University

CampusThe Rival AmericanMarch 2, 2019

Swear Jar Episode 1: At the Oscars, All Roads Lead to Twilight

Swear Jar is The Rival American's great experiment -- our first foray into what all the twenty-somethings your parents know are doing...Podcasting! This week’s episode tackles the Oscars.

PodcastThe Rival AmericanMarch 1, 2019Swear Jar, Podcast

BREAKING: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the least controversial actor

Olivia and Erika make the case for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 28, 2019celebrity

The Old Man on the Corner: Bill Traylor's Artistic Chronicle of the American South

CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 27, 2019museum exhibits

To My Baby Sister on Becoming an Adult™

CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 26, 2019personal essay, letter, picks

Time to Breathe: 'Roma' Restores My Faith in Netflix

In a special Oscars Sunday Live From The Algorithm, Jacob watches Roma and loves it, actually.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 24, 2019Live From The Algorithm, movies

In Defense of Sports Movies

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 22, 2019movies, Sports

Review: The Rude Mechanicals' "HamletMachine" stuns audiences with fresh, creative twists

CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 22, 2019Review, theater

Meal plan proposal met with “near universal opposition” from student body

After a proposed increase in meal plan prices, students express their concerns at a Resident Hall Association town hall.

CampusThe Rival AmericanFebruary 21, 2019Dining Services

Why Megabytes still hasn't reopened

Emily Martin got to talk to Megabytes owner Tom Gera and manager Anna Kim about the future of the cafe on AU's campus.

Campus, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 21, 2019Dining Services

I threw up in Chipotle and they still made me pay for guac

Lucas Trevor gifts us with a haunting tale concerning one Mexican-American restaurant chain.

Satire, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 20, 2019Chipotle, food, personal essay

MARC My Words: Baltimore’s Local Music at a Glance

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 19, 2019music, Review

Max Gowan Just Wants You to Feel Something

Noah Stevens sits down with local musician Max Gowan to discuss his newest release Bygones.

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 18, 2019profile, music

The Algorithm Thinks Little of Me -- "The Kissing Booth" Review

Jacob has been on a string of a bad movie binge — it continues with “The Kissing Booth.”

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 17, 2019Live From The Algorithm, sex week

Always the Child Bridesmaid, Never the Child Bride: Big Mouth’s “My Furry Valentine”

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 15, 2019sex week, Big Mouth, Television

Softgirls Only: Lindsay Hall’s Hedonistic Dreamscape

The first entry in Beret Optional, a biweekly column exploring museums, art, and the way we access it in DC.

Culture, CurrentThe Rival AmericanFebruary 15, 2019Beret Optional, sex week, museum exhibits

6 Things To Do When You’re Sexiled

CultureThe Rival AmericanFebruary 14, 2019sex week, sexhiled