Darshana, our Design Correspondent by Pooja Patel with Darshana Magan Have you been thinking about decorating your room, but keep putting it off because of the slumping economy? With these great tips from Darshana Magan, our Design Correspondent, you can decorate with little impact on your wallet! Darshana...

by Shruti Purohit 1. Study Abroad. 2.Expand your wardrobe. Toss those jeans and tshirts to the back of your closet, and enjoy your new career with a whole new look. 3. Document your experiences. Videos, pictures, notebooks, doesn’t matter! Just a way to remember your experiences. 4. Go to Las...

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Faheem Ahmed (senior) and Anish Patel (junior) from Rice Univesity in Houston were recently chosen to become MTVU’s Oscar Correspondents. Their entertaining-Bollywood style submission video got them noticed quite easily. You can check out their hilarious submission here! Keep an eye out for them...

Tales of an Obama Volunteer’s experience in a swing state by Fauzeya Rahman Fauzeya with her canvassing team in Colorado. Once the euphoria of November 4, 2008 wore off and the world calmed down from a collective post-election high, I took a moment to stop and let it sink in.  The countless months...

by Asma Hassan Dreading the holiday season? Spending more time with more family all within a time frame of a week? The aunts whose names you can’t remember. The uncles who speak in an unidentifiable foreign dialect. The cousins who turn the house, and your patience, upside down.  Ok, it’s...

by Asma Hassan and Aditi Mehta The answer is “yes” according to two recent studies published by New Mexico State University and Oakland University. Both studies claim that most good guys just don’t make the cut, and it’s the infamous bad boy ends up getting the girl. As most girls...

Brown Girl searched high and far for some fun, new tunes to add to your collection. Ryan Leslie – Addiction: Version 2 Lady Gaga  - Just dance John Legend- P.D.A. (We Just Don’t Care) Chairlift – Bruises Reik – De Que Sirve Chromeo – Momma’s Boy Phoenix –...

It is with huge pleasure, excitement, and nervousness I say, “Welcome to Brown Girl Magazine!” Brown Girl has been a dream of mine for quite sometime now and actually seeing it come alive online is kind of astonishing to me. Way back when I was 14 years old, as I was battling with trying...

Have you ever come across old pictures of yourself and shrieked, “I looked like that?” We have all gone through some awkward stages in life and battled with self-esteem issues. As the girls below can attest to, despite their battles with image and confidence, South Asian women everywhere...