For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed Michael Clifford's debut solo album "SIDEQUEST." "The debut album reflects Clifford’s maturation and self-agency, despite the insecurities and doubts that creep in throughout," Rachel writes.

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed Adam Aleksic's debut book "Algospeak," which she wrote "touches on a wide array of topics, including in-groups and out-groups, censorship, language appropriation, extremism online, microtrends, clickbait and generational divides. The chapters build on each other with a textbook-level attention to vocabulary."

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed 'The Listeners' by Maggie Stiefvater. "Altogether, “The Listeners” lived up to the literary finesse Stiefvater has established in her previous work, this unique take on World War II delivering a beautifully developed setting, riveting plot twists and vivid characters," Rachel writes.

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed Blondeshell's sophomore album. "Over the course of 12 tracks, much like on her first album, Blondshell reckons with a woman’s role in her various relationships, personally and societally," Rachel writes.

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed Lauren Haddad's debut novel. "“Fireweed” thoughtfully weaves the flow of societal status, relationship and nature together — the seasons, the inconveniences, the beauty, the danger," Rachel writes.

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed Holly Brickley's debut novel. "With each chapter title the name of a different song, 'Deep Cuts' becomes a series of music essays breaking down both form and the evolution of popular music genres as they relate to Percy’s fictional life," Rachel writes.

For Nieman Lab's 2025 journalism trend  predictions, Rachel argued that despite journalism's rigorous standards, employers need to provide adequate accommodations for employees who need them. "News isn’t dying, but it is changing," she wrote. "Widening accommodations is the biggest sign of this."

For Digital Frontier, Rachel interviewed internet experts about copy-paste memes from Meta AI jokes to Sabrina Carpenter's "im 17 and AFRAID" trend. In the piece, Rachel explores the question "Is copypasta an internet meme format or a vehicle for spreading misinformation?"

For The Associated Press, Rachel reviewed a pop punk band's fifth album. "Overall, State Champ’s eponymous album colors comfortably within pop-punk’s lines, choosing familiarity over experimentation," she wrote.

For The Washington Post, Rachel told a niche but needed perspective about fertility treatment amidst a cancer diagnosis. "As a young breast-cancer patient, I thought fertility treatments sounded horrendous. I never planned to have biological kids anyway."

For Business Insider, Rachel explored how she was living her dream in the big city until she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She chose to move back in with her parents to help with the bills. 

In this first person medical mystery piece, Rachel recalls her journey to a diagnosis for a rare swallowing disorder. The Washington Post piece shines light on believing women's pain and what it's like to live with chronic illness.

In 2022, only 4 percent of invasive breast cancer diagnoses were among U.S. women under the age of 40. But recent studies show more young people are getting cancer, including breast cancer. In a personal essay, In The Washington Post, Rachel shared her experience with battling breast cancer after being diagnosed at the age of 23.

Rachel helped write an article with White House reporter Courtney Rozen for Bloomberg Government. The story promoted an interview with the Biden administration's infrastructure coordinator on Twitter Spaces. This allowed audiences to engage with the director ahead of time. The story also archives the recorded conversation. 

As Arizona's 2021 wildfire season heightened in severity, the question of what families should do under emergency orders arose. A spokeswoman from the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management answered those questions for The Arizona Republic.

This review was heavily cited in the Wikipedia article for The 1975's Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America song. The article says Rachel "noted the track's production and religious themes were similar to 'If I Believe You' (2016) from I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016) and shared the same social criticism explored in 'Love It If We Made It' (2018) from A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships (2018)."

In response to a report by The Nieman Lab, an organization that follows and predicts journalism trends, Rachel explored the roles we play on social media and how we cope with them. The question "How do we make our lives more bearable on social media?" remains a pivotal question.

Every year, The Diamondback welcomes students back to campus with an exclusive tabloid. The editor of the guide is responsible for helping manage, edit, design and publish the guide with stories that best serve the campus community.  This edition featured how to transition back to in-person activities and what campus bathrooms to avoid.

After a student was handcuffed and escorted out of her dorm by police during a mental health crisis, the University of Maryland community took action to see change enacted. Alongside reporter Angela Roberts, Rachel reported on how students and alumni were demanding the university's police department be reformed and defunded, spurred on by George Floyd protests.

Maryland gymnastics had a strong streak of hitting routines before facing Ohio State University and Central Michigan University. Wobbles and falls on beam plagued the team, leading to their lowest score all season.

Queer, disabled artist Rora Blue brought attention to everyday ableist microaggressions in her contemporary photography series "Sweet Dreams." Rachel interviewed Blue about her project, which mocked passive aggressive questions like “Are you better yet?” or “Have you tried doing yoga?” and serves as a catharsis for those who have endured the same jibes.

In a shocking revelation that the turtle the University of Maryland's mascot was based on may have been a girl, librarians and professors discuss the masculine portrayal of the terrapin. “The assumption of Testudo’s maleness probably speaks to the default maleness that is in operation all over the university,” a professor said.

Following the investigation of a UMD football player's death, the campus community pushed back against university-mandated fees supporting the program. “I hope this prompts a conversation with athletics moving forward," president of the Residence Hall Association, Bryan Gallion, said.

The debut album from Internet sensation Madison Beer was honest, dark and emotional, but in the end confused about what it wanted to be. Throughout the album, Beer experimented with indie and R&B styles but was quickly overpowered by her pop origins.

In this podcast, University of Maryland students held their breath as the results of the 2020 presidential election dragged on. From the communications director of the College Republican club to university to advice from professors, this podcast explored campus reactions and the stress that resulted from waiting.

Award-winning actress Anya Taylor-Joy blended seamlessly into her role as a 1950s chess prodigy in this seven-episode Netflix show. The limited series was perhaps a period piece above all, offering light glimpses into the sexism, racism and anti-communism prevalent in this era.

Offbeat podcast Episode 10 dove into the effects the pandemic has had on mental health and how students were taking time to grieve. In an exclusive audio extra, Diamondback staff roundtabled to discuss their own experiences and share advice.

“When it ‘died’ in 2015, it never really stopped,” the founder of UMD's Cool Board Games for Attractive People club, Amanuel Awoke, said. Over the pandemic, Minecraft resurged in popularity and after delaying the Caves & Cliffs update for months, fans finally got to enjoy (or dislike) its new features.

A harmless prank resulting in a dorm resident's couch ending up on top of a campus stall amused students on social media. A battle between housekeeping, administration and students who initiated the prank ensued...with no hard feelings.

Diamondback's 2021 Orientation guide ushered in the switch from online learning back to in-person learning. This article offers advice on how to nurture your mental and physical health during a time as transitory as college.