by Camila Perez ’26 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz I cried the first time I read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and you will too. Through the use of colorful, Dominican Spanglish and profound historical insight, Junot Díaz invites us into the vibrant lives of Oscar, Lola, and their…
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falling DOWN
A groovy fall playlist brought to you by DOWNmag 😉
DOWN SHAME-READS
Look. We’re not saying these books are bad. Here at DOWN we don’t believe in judging books by their covers but by the content of their character. All we’re saying is that if you saw us reading this in public no you didn’t. When someone leans over our shoulder to ask what we’re reading on…
April Horoscopes
Tyler Watts ’25 The moon is waning past April 6th’s full moon in Libra. Mars is in Cancer and mercury will be going retrograde around the 21st of the month. Spring is upon us! Aries:Aries is known as the child of the zodiac, so remember to play! Taurus: All flowers in time bend towards the…
DOWN Reads
This week features recommendations from Chidima Anekwe ’24, our wonderful Co-Editor-in-Chief. Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur If you’ve given up on appealing to moral sense…One of the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists,” Assata Shakur writes of her personal history and her rise as a political activist with ties to the Black Panther Party and the…