A thoughtful guide on navigating Thanksgiving break with MAGA parents (or really, any Republicans…)
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An exploration of the American University College Republicans’ mishaps.
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Callie Whicker’s personal entries and photographs on the days leading up to VP Harris’ concession.
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The second installment of The Rival American’s advice column!
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In the wake of the 2024 Presidential Election, some men are remorseful.
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A comic about the depths of the Capitol…
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Halloween may be over but a chill still sweeps our campus. The end is near, graduation is coming.
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An “American Psycho” parody.
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The first installment of the Rival Remedies advice column written by Nora Lewis and Greta Redleaf.
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The original art for Travis Scott and Quavo’s "Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho” album cover is currently in Katzen as part of a Ralph Steadman exhibit. If you don’t know about the Katzen Museum, you’re not alone...
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During the spring semester, AU’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center hosted a Lunch and Learn event titled The Solidarity Question: Why is Palestine Important to Antiracist Student Organizing? The event focused on pro-Palestine student organizing through an academic perspective, bringing in experts in history, social movement theory, and decolonial theory to engage in dialogue together and with students in attendance. This transcription is intended to be used as an archive for those who are interested and were not able to attend.
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In all likelihood, my peers growing up could probably pick up on the deep insecurity that sat in my ribcage at all times. I was unsure of essentially every step I took, trying desperately to both stand out by just being myself while avoiding any infamous attention for being the weird “other.” In reality, I think I blended into the background just fine, from which feeling like the “second choice” was born.
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For these “open-minded” closed-hearted individuals, friends are just like their internships: stepping stones for a greater scheme. The slightest infraction from friend group policy is often totally unforgivable and must be punished, even by so-called prison abolitionists. Maybe I have an idealized view of the past, but I feel like during the Vietnam War, radical politics were about loving human life and connecting with your like-minded peers (and smoking weed). Now, it’s about getting mad at people for hanging out with someone that didn’t say hi to you once.
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