By Anaiis Rios-Kasoga ’25 Editor-in-Chief Life steams up from under the streets rising in thick tendrils between grates along the sidewalk. Through the haze, I can just make out the shapeless faces of the mass that pushes against my body. They’re not real people. When I walk up 14th I’m supposed to pretend there is…
By Chidima Anekwe ’24 Editor-in-Chief A spectre is haunting Spotify… The woman, the myth, the legend, Mitsuki Miyawaki (more commonly known as Mitski) has recently blessed us all with her sixth studio album, Laurel Hell. The lead single, “Working for the Knife,” marks Mitski’s grand return from her two-year hiatus, a period in which, seemingly,…
a bi-weekly column by michelle ampofo ’25 staff writer The purpose of this column is simple—to carve out a space for myself in The Void, to categorize my thoughts, to mindlessly ramble, and to connect to other Black women who relate and might (for whatever reason) be reading. When thinking of how I wanted to…
Everyone needs some bad advice now and then. by Kalvin Verner ’26 Ever wanted someone to give you brutally honest possibly unhinged advice? The stuff your therapist bites their tongue about? The thing your best friend knows they probably shouldn’t say? Well you have come to the right place! Ask anything (the more details, the…
Here at DOWN, we’ve noticed a terrible habit perpetuated on the daily of people putting men—-especially white men—on pedestals for doing the absolute bare minimum. Stop it. This is how it sounds: “He genuinely has so much respect for women.” → man who held door open one time “He actually has such a big heart.”…