by Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University I’ve recently come to a conclusion that I might not be too proud to admit: I am addicted to all sorts of social media, whether it be the new timeline of Facebook, random Tweets on Twitter, or the recently bought, billion-dollar Instagram by Mark Zuckerberg....

by Sailaja Joshi – Harvard University It was early December. A Monday and I was frantically working on a presentation for the following day. I was defending my thesis (no big deal). And then I received a text message from my friend, “Mindy is going to be at Brattle Street Theater, FYI”. Now...

by Sailaja Joshi - Harvard University A new year means new beginnings and new beginnings often mean, resolutions. Resolutions are so easy to make, but the trick is learning how to keep them. Here are five simple tools that I use to help keep my resolutions, and make them a part of my daily life. Make...

By Monica Grover Fitzgerald – Guest Contributor Washington, DC—We hurdled over tattered sweatshirts, jogging pants, hats, and gloves, remnants of discarded layers from overheated runners, strewn across the course beyond the start line. We darted past the stench of urine of men relieving themselves...

By Trisha Sakhuja – Stony Brook University If you asked my opinion about Greek organizations four years ago, I wasn’t sure what the big deal was and why students would decide to become a brother or sister. And I most definitely never imagined myself as a “sister.” Every organization resembled...

By Priya Mukhopadhyay – Stony Brook University After spending a little time in an university that is known for the massive amount of South Asian students who attend, you learn to pick up on certain trends and soon realize that being in the “brown crowd” in college can end up being a stressful...

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The celebration began as a designated week in 1977. In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush. The...

by Reshma Jae – Georgia State University   My time is precious, I don’t have hours to organize and reorganize, bookmark and sort, divide and tab information every time. Here are some tips for organizing your digital life:   1. DropBox DropBox allows you to have a folder on your...

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Farah has been with Brown Girl since May 2010 and is one of our Star Contributors. You can read more of Farah’s BG posts here . Farah would like to dedicate this piece to her grandmother whose birthday is February 29th. by Farah Mithani – Houston Baptist University Graduate – Star Contributor ...