Halloween's Strongest Soldiers Share Their Lessons Learned from Partying

Here at the Rival American, we promote safe partying! Always go with a buddy, keep track of your drinks, don’t scooter drunk, and never go to a frat party. Halloweekend (the weekend before Halloween) is a notorious party weekend at AU, and colleges around the country. Halloweekend is usually a defining moment for people- tears are shed, eyeliner is smudged, and costume headpieces end up in the gutter. The Rival Staff has collected the 14 Commandments of Halloweekend, so you can learn from our mistakes and make next year the best Halloweekend ever!

Campus, Culture, CurrentThe Rival AmericanNovember 1, 2023halloweekend, Halloween, Shriek Week, going out, partying, clubbing

1989 (Taylor's Version) Has Reminded Me Of The Haylor Vehicular Manslaughter Theory

Two days ago the world was blessed with the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Obviously, this has caused the Swifties online to continue to post their theories and easter egg discoveries, which reminded me of my favorite unhinged Taylor Swift related theory: The Haylor Committed Vehicular Manslaughter Theory. It also happens to be based around the time that Taylor Swift was writing the original 1989, so I figured I would revisit this insane sect of Swiftie theories with you all today.

Why Halloween Sucks (for single grown ups with no drip)

Whenever Halloween rolls around I am reminded of the many years I’ve spent in trashy costumes and house parties asking strangers “what are you supposed to be?” Only to be met with an incredibly obscure or equally obvious answer (I should’ve known the guy double fisting Marlboros and a Natty Light was Bojack Horseman). I’ve come to appreciate the jankiness of college Halloween antics, but that wasn’t always the case. In honor of the worst best holiday we’ve all come to lovingly dread, here’s my list of reasons why Halloween isn’t for the faint of heart.

Campus, Culture, CurrentThe Rival AmericanOctober 27, 2023Halloween, Halloween costumes, halloweekend, Shriek Week

Michael Myers Escaped, Confused as People Quarantine during Halloween

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 30, 2020Halloween, freddy krueger, nightmare on elm street, texas chainsaw massacre, Shriek Week, movies, horror movies

A Totally Scientific, Not at All Subjective End to the Debate: Is “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a Halloween Movie?

The plot of “TNBC” revolves around the (forced) combination of Halloween and Christmas. But this combination of two nationally beloved holidays has left viewers quarreling since 1993: is “TNBC” really a Halloween movie?

Please, I'm trapped in Kogod and I need your help

“Where was I? I looked up. It was then I saw the unspeakable building that has come to define my miserable existence. I dare not repeat its name, dear reader, though a rhyme might help in your identification: NO GOD, reads its cursed inscription. Arlene and Robert NO GOD. For there is no god in these walls as much as there is no mercy in hell.”