This win was grown from the dirt, not bought from the top.

After six months of political stagnation, international horror, and a national mood defined more by despair than direction, this win feels like a pulse. A sign that something is still alive.

Callie WhickerJune 26, 2025Comment

You're Next

In a democracy where rights are now seemingly reversible, and anyone can be a target, how safe are you really?

The Rival AmericanJune 13, 2025Comment

Wallowing Out of Time

To wallow is to linger on what once was, and in college, there’s a lot worth lingering on.

Jhonny Lopez-LopezMay 6, 2025

The Grind

Culture, CurrentSophia RomanoApril 30, 2025work, graduation, jobs, post-grad Comments

Challenge Not Accepted: AU Students Speak On Alger’s Responses (and Lack Thereof)

Campus, CurrentJhonny Lopez-LopezApril 26, 2025new administration, president alger, AU algerComment

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood

Campus, Culture, CurrentJoey MalaczewskiApril 22, 2025sports, Basketball, aumbbComment

All Things Go... to Hell?

Culture, CurrentCallie WhickerApril 19, 2025festivals, all things goComment

New Orleans, Days after Mardi Gras

the state of new orleans during spring break.

Culture, CurrentMatt RomanoMarch 23, 2025travel, new orleans, spring break, mardi gras Comment

La Universidad Americana: Perspective from a Child of Undocumented Immigrants

Campus, CurrentThe Rival AmericanMarch 17, 2025Comment

Kris Estrada Sentenced: Perspective From The Courtroom

An in-the-courtroom perspective on the Kris Estrada case

Campus, CurrentThe Rival AmericanMarch 4, 2025Comment

Scene Report: Last Week in Ithaca, NY

a quick report on Ithaca, NY’s local underground music scene.

Rerouted Hearts

#fanficsnotdead

Campus, Culture, Sex Week, CurrentJhonny Lopez-LopezFebruary 24, 2025metrobus, wmata fanfic, love, bus loveComment

Bi Women, Stop Picking Crusty Men!

Sex Week, CultureCallie WhickerFebruary 24, 2025sexuality, lesbians, bi womenComment

Sex Lives of College Majors

Culture, Current, Sex WeekThe Rival AmericanFebruary 21, 2025Comment

Going the Distance

Culture, Current, Sex WeekJoey MalaczewskiFebruary 21, 2025love, long distance Comment

Alger Administration Labels Quad Couples as a Terror Threat

Campus, Culture, SatireJhonny Lopez-LopezFebruary 20, 2025Comment

The Best and Worst Places to Have Sex at AU

Our writers rank the best to worst places to…. well….

Campus, Current, Sex WeekThe Rival AmericanFebruary 18, 2025 Comment

Songs of Us

a collection of poems

Culture, Current, Sex WeekSophia RomanoFebruary 14, 2025love, poetryComment