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The Rival American

Welcome to The Rival American, a university-unaffiliated media publication run by students, for students. We produce opinion editorials, culture critiques, student journalism, and even silly jokes.

 
Signing Off
Signing Off

The one where Anying says good-bye.

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CurrentThe Rival AmericanMay 5, 2019Anying, Leaves, Oh My GOD, good-bye
How Are They Doing?
How Are They Doing?

Non-binary students on American University’s campus

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CampusThe Rival AmericanMay 3, 2019trans students, non-binary students, campus life
Reflecting on 20 years of keeping the faith and singing His praise at AU
Reflecting on 20 years of keeping the faith and singing His praise at AU
CampusThe Rival AmericanMay 2, 2019
More of AU's Queer Love Stories
More of AU's Queer Love Stories

Another round of our queer love stories! Currently, talking to Netflix for a rom-com movie deal brb

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CampusThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Pride Week
A Visible Preview: Pieces from AU's First LGBTQ+ Publication
A Visible Preview: Pieces from AU's First LGBTQ+ Publication
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Pride Week
July in the Early Evening
July in the Early Evening
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Pride Week
Wanting, Yearning, Pining
Wanting, Yearning, Pining
CurrentThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Prose, Pride Week
On Being Me
On Being Me
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Pride Week, Personal Essay
Spice Up Your Life
Spice Up Your Life
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 28, 2019Satire, Pride Week
I Don’t Fuck With Flannel
I Don’t Fuck With Flannel
CurrentThe Rival AmericanApril 26, 2019Prose, Pride Week
My Mother’s Good Gay Daughter
My Mother’s Good Gay Daughter

Hannah Malina writes on her bisexual experience growing up and having a mother struggling with her own

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CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 26, 2019Pride Week, Personal Essay
A Different Prayer
A Different Prayer
CurrentThe Rival AmericanApril 26, 2019Pride Week, Poetry
A Conversation with Rumi Zai, the Editor-in-Chief of Visible
A Conversation with Rumi Zai, the Editor-in-Chief of Visible

Noah Stevens shares his with interviews Roman Habibzai, the founder of AU’s newest student media publication Visible.

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The Rival AmericanApril 26, 2019
Coming Out Story: A Latinx Remix
Coming Out Story: A Latinx Remix
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 25, 2019Pride Week, Personal Essay, Cultural Expectations
Kickball Sunday
Kickball Sunday

Caroline Hannum writes on the intersection between sports and LGBTQ+ identities and how athletics can give a sense of community in unexpected places

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CampusThe Rival AmericanApril 25, 2019Pride Week, Sports
To Andy, From Ducky
To Andy, From Ducky
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 25, 2019Pride Week, Poetry, Prose
What Is This Feeling
What Is This Feeling

AU student Maggie Rocha writes a monologue on her bisexual awakening

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CampusThe Rival AmericanApril 25, 2019Pride Week, Theater
Back to the Drawing Board: Re-evaluating My Sexuality Five Years After Coming Out
Back to the Drawing Board: Re-evaluating My Sexuality Five Years After Coming Out
CultureThe Rival AmericanApril 24, 2019Personal Essay, Pride Week
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