by Farah Mithani – Houston Baptist University And the next food network star is… Aarti Sequeira! After many challenges and a tough crowd, Aarti now has her own show. The show, Aarti Party, airs every Sunday at noon on the Food Network channel.  She has brought a different flavor to Food Network...

by Priya Patel – University of Florida graduate The 2010 Emmy Awards aired on Sunday and along with predictable wins, one of the more surprising awards was for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — to Archie Panjabi in her role for The Good Wife. I was distractingly watching the...

by Simerjeet Sahota - Ohio State University Graduate In honor of H&M’s abundant awesome-ness and the upcoming fall season, I bought THE most fantastic satin skirt from H&M.  It’s beautiful.  I love it more than I love anything.  Well for right now at least.  It was $30.  Esh.  Slightly...

by Sneha Goud – Michigan State Graduate I am a fist-pumping, pouf-loving Jersey Shore fan.  I got into a “fight” over Twitter last week with my friend defending Snooki’s honor (after this New York Times article).  But after hearing about a “Asian” version of Jersey...

by Neethi K Srinivasan – University of Michigan Today it dawned on me that no matter how much I pretend otherwise the summer is rapidly disappearing. Even though I move in this Wednesday none of my bags are packed and I still haven’t bought a proper pair of shower shoes. However, none of this matters...

by Sneha Goud – Michigan State – Graduate I remember my mom telling me stories of being embarrassed while riding Indian public transportation as a teenager.  Her developing body made her the target of unwelcome attention.  I haven’t spent enough time in India to be a target of sexual...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University With autumn comes school supplies, colorful leaves, colder weather, and most importantly, a new season of television shows. September 23rd will bring us an NBC Comedy called Outsourced. It takes place at a call center in India for the company Mid-American...

by Komal Thakkar – George Washington University I was born and raised in this country, but I am still an Indian girl growing up in an Indian household. While I am no stranger to watching films covering topics like abuse or HIV, I can’t say I wasn’t shocked when I saw them in the film Foreign....

Beauty Diaries: Eyeliner   by Reshma Jae – Georgia State University   I’ve recently started experimenting more with the way I put on eyeliner, I know, I know. I was shocked as well when I found out that their is a different way to put on eyeliner like our mothers favorite soap...

  by Priya Patel – University of Florida Graduate “Let me be clear: as a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property...