By Sofia Nehal Graduation is over, so now what? As a college graduate, you have many opportunities ahead of you. You could take a gap year, dive right into the workplace, get hitched and start the family you’ve always wanted by adopting all the kittens and puppies at the local
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By Krithi Sriram The George Washington University ’23 On a rainy June day this past summer, I found myself seated in a tiny vegan cafe in Baltimore on a first date with a girl (I’ll call her Emily). On said date, she shared with me a story that continues to
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By Avanti Ramanathan The George Washington University ’23 First, let me be frank: I absolutely admire the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics industries. The world is progressing in a way where we are more dependent on professionals in this field now more than ever. From artificial intelligence developers, to researchers
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By Anjali Ramesh The George Washington University ’23 TW: Sexual assault Looking for the perfect book to kick off the year? Check out South Asian author Sofia Nehal’s The Sunflower’s Moon, which consists of prose and poetry regarding Sofia’s own life experiences. Recently, I had the chance to talk to
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By Krithi Sriram The George Washington University ’23 The United States has finally elected its first female vice president, Kamala Harris. This is not the only first that has been achieved by this historic election as Vice President-elect Harris will also be the first person of African American and Asian
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By Aishwarya Varakantam The George Washington University ’23 As a child, my mom, like most South Asian moms with daughters with curly hair like mine, would brush my gorgeous locks into a frizzy mess. She would then proceed to tie it into a low ponytail or a tight braid. As
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By Hannah George The George Washington University ’24 Asian Americans currently make up about 5.6% of the U.S. population. We are the fastest-growing racial minority group in the country, and by 2044, we are expected to make up about one tenth of all voters. Despite this growth, however, Asian Americans
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By Krithi Sriram The George Washington University ’23 My government teacher in high school would refer to voter apathy as “staying home to wash the cat”. He argued that the nonsensical nature of this metaphor was meant to reflect the nonsensical reasons given by many eligible voters in the US
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By Ananya Sampath The George Washington University ’23 As we approach the November election, one of the hot button issues of the summer has been racial justice. The slaughter of black and brown bodies by law enforcement, and the general disregard for BIPOC has sparked a broader conversation of race
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By Meera Ravikumar Georgia Institute of Technology ’22 This past week, I had what we call a “hell week” at Tech. Over the span of three days, I had my first round of midterms as well as two major deadlines. While half my time was spent cramming and completing practice
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