The Rival American’s Shriek Week playlist

CultureMaria RussinovichOctober 29, 2019music, playlists, Shriek Week

Your Halloweekend Will Suck

Zane Goins writes on his spotty memories of his first Halloweekend and hopes to enlighten anyone still unsure of how it’s going to go

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 29, 2019Shriek Week

An All Too Relatable Spooky Story

Natalie Peek discusses a true scary story for Shriek Week

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 28, 2019Shriek Week

To The Freshman Gearing Up For Their First Winter

CurrentThe Rival AmericanOctober 25, 2019Winter, Fall

Exclusive: Sylvia Burwell’s Burner Twitter Account

The Rival American breaks the news on the latest campus scandal: Burwell’s secret Twitter account

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 25, 2019Satire, Social Media

AU Wonks Need a Nap

Grace Bruer writes on the most important thing students needs: naps.

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 24, 2019sleep

Todd Phillips’ Joker is terrible and also the worst

CultureThe Rival AmericanOctober 22, 2019Review, movies

AU DPA Teaches Us How to Succeed in an Updated Production at the Greenberg

Kayleigh Thompson highlights the Department of Performing Arts’ latest fall musical and the integral changes made within it.

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 18, 2019Review, Theater

Parents Absolutely Outraged That Security Measures Apply to Them As Well

Natalie Peek writes on the duality of parents during Parents Weekend - safety for their children and not caring about those safety procedures

CampusThe Rival AmericanOctober 10, 2019Satire, Parents Weekend

A Note on Grief

Julia Ford writes a moving personal essay on the impact and processings of grief.

CurrentThe Rival AmericanOctober 9, 2019Opinion, Personal Essay

D.C. Fall is Fake: The Woes of a New Englander

Maggie Mahoney discusses the real Fall and how DC’ers need to get their act together

CurrentThe Rival AmericanOctober 7, 2019Comedy, Fall, Winter, Seasons

Breaking News: Burwell’s Sinister Holes Plot Uncovered

Olivia McCormack’s reporting uncovers Sylvia Burwell’s latest scandal

Satire, CampusThe Rival AmericanSeptember 30, 2019

Student Involvement Fund: Who really needs this money?

Julia Ford dissects the implications of AUSG’s “Student Involvement Fund” and how it’s part of a larger narrative at AU

CampusThe Rival AmericanSeptember 18, 2019

New Smoothie Stop Wishes Students Would Stop Asking For Bagels

Kayleigh Thompson reviews one of Chartwell’s newest dining establishments on campus - if you count funky millennial trends as “dining”.

Campus, SatireThe Rival AmericanSeptember 17, 2019Campus, Review

Unaffiliated, Uncompromising, Unbothered

Current, CampusThe Rival AmericanSeptember 16, 2019Fundraiser

Looking to appeal to the “Zoomer” Generation, AU adds Majors in Fortnite and Fidget Spinning

Lucas Trevor reports on American University’s newest major created in attempts to appeal to the incoming Zoomer class.

Campus, SatireThe Rival AmericanSeptember 13, 2019Satire

Let a bitch live: The Freshmen Year

Olivia McCormack digs deep to write a beautfiful prose of everything we never got to hear our Freshman year

CampusThe Rival AmericanSeptember 10, 2019

Wonk Bat: Vermin of the Year

Natalie Peek writes on American University's beta testing of our newest mascot: the wonk bat

CampusThe Rival AmericanSeptember 9, 2019Campus