10 Cringe-Worthy Sports Mishaps

The Rival AmericanMarch 20, 2019 Comment

An Unexpected Piece of Theatre: The ACC Men’s Championship Game

Satire, CultureThe Rival AmericanMarch 19, 2019

Amateur Sports and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad NCAA

To kick off sports week, our resident sports connoisseur Lucas Trevor exposes the NCAA for what they are and what they do.

CurrentThe Rival AmericanMarch 18, 2019Sports, Sports Week, NCAA, Basketball

The Miraculous Sleaze of Netflix's "Dear Ex"

This week Jacob reviews “Dear Ex,” a tender Taiwanese film about the aftermath of a family tragedy.

CultureThe Rival AmericanMarch 8, 2019Live From The Algorithm

BREAKING: Lawsuit Alleges Aramark Gave AU Golf Cart, Caps Tickets

A lawsuit detailing a former Aramark employee’s claims against American University employees’ extravagance was filed.

CampusThe Rival AmericanMarch 5, 2019

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