OPINIONS
A South-Asian Perspective of What Kamala Harris Represents
I want to address the fact that this article is based on my personal experiences as a South-Asian woman. It in no way represents all of us or our experiences. What Kamala Harris Represents Saturday, November 7, was the day I discovered that Kamala Harris became the Vice President (VP)-elect ...
How white women weaponize their privilege
Why I no longer trust cis white women
Lost in death
A former immigrant contemplates on her Mexican ties to the Dia de Los Muertos celebration
To (de)value a people
What I learned about politics while living in COVID-era Russia
Spend it, use it, screw it.
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and I still can’t convince myself to use a bath bomb. I got some for Christmas last year, but every time I think about dropping one in a nice bath, I think “No—I should save it for a really bad day.” It’s the ...
The asterisk
What a potentially tainted academic year has to do with the 2017 Houston Astros
Write better survey questions about gender
Every year, some of you are inevitably going to collect data about people’s genders. Maybe you’re a psychologist, or a social science student doing an experiment or a survey. Maybe you’re a club executive trying to create an application form. So, how do you do it respectfully? I don’t think ...
The productivity paradox
Among students and academia, busyness has become a status symbol. The widespread message is if you’re not constantly working, you’re falling behind. The pressure to set oneself apart from others at a large research university often means that students fixate on schoolwork and spend their “leisure” time seeking out extracurricular ...
The role of memes in student life
Memes have become an integral part of life for Gen Z and the latter half of Millennials. They are generally seen as comedic, yet they inform us of current events faster than the news. Donald Trump, online education, the toilet paper crisis, quarantining, and COVID-19 divorce rates are just a ...
My digital wonderland
I never know what to tell people when they ask me what my comforting place is—you know, my “happy place.” How do you explain to someone that your place of comfort is not the sandy North Coast, a quiet European forest, Disneyland, or even your bedroom? How do you tell ...