by Madison DeJesus With 44 seconds left on the clock, Peyton Manning, then an Indianapolis Colt, throws an incomplete pass under pressure to Reggie Wayne and guarantees a New Orleans Saints victory in Super Bowl XLIV. With 40 seconds left on the clock Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne are seen leaving the field before the accustomed…
by Alejandra Padín-Dujon Hello, all you sexy scholars. It’s almost V-Day, and here at DOWN we’re feeling the love. In fact, we’re feeling so Democratic-socialist generous that we’re opening our playbook to the masses. Hot off the press, we humbly present our #woke pick-up lines. For the comrade: Are you a Marxist? Because you’re leading the…
by Ashia Ajani Right before the deadline to submit documents for the Baltimore mayoral race, Black Lives Matter activist and self-described “child of Baltimore” DeRay Mckesson entered his information and joined the fray. DeRay is a Bowdoin College graduate who taught sixth grade math at Minneapolis Public Schools until quitting his job March of last…
by Kodi Alvord I am a Yale student. This means that every morning I wake up, brush my teeth, take a hot shower, and fill my water bottle in the dining hall before I attend class. For me, this is my routine. For residents of Flint, Michigan, this is a luxury. In the past few…
by Carlene Ervin Last week I was a competitor in the “Don’t-be-triggered-by-disturbing-Facebook-content-Olympics” when I stumbled upon a particularly perplexing article. Let’s just say I came in last for my event. A white man’s picture is next to Michael Jackson. On first glance I think, “Is this going to be some bullshit ass article about the…