By Caleb Dunson ’24 Contributing Writer I request my absentee ballot weeks in advance, block an hour in my calendar to research down-ballot candidates, spend another hour picking the candidates I will support, and then place my ballot in the mail. I tune into election coverage, patiently wait for results to spill in, and watch…
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Kill The Cool Girl
By Anaiis Rios-Kasoga ’25 Editor-In-Chief You never get angry that he gives half while you give whole. You never miss out. You never skip meals, at least not when he’s looking. You never say no. You laugh at everything he says. Your mouth is permanently frozen in that unassuming yes/no smile. You live on his…
DOWN Reads
This week features recommendations from Nora Hylton ’25, our wonderful Criticism Editor. The Idiot Summary: A spiraling presentation of the first year of college told from the perspective of Selin, a Turkish-American student at Harvard Univeristy. The novel follows the narrator as she rambles her way through making friends, struggling in classes, and becomes involved…
“Whitey on the Moon”: Exploring the Celestial Geography of Black Horse Riding in Nope
By Nasser Eid ’25 Staff Writer “It’s always night, otherwise we wouldn’t need light.” Thelonious Monk “If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” Zora Neale Hurston I waited three weeks and a day to watch Jordan Peele’s Nope. It was the thriller of the summer, and I…
The Other Me
By Lula Talenfeld ‘ 25 Staff Writer/Events Director I used to share my sister’s room. Now, it is just hers and she’s about to turn 17, but the curtains are still the same. Ikea, blue, polka dots, sheerer than we expected so the black-out shades behind them are always pulled at least halfway down. Most…