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Dream Academy hosts Mentorship Fair
(11/22/13 2:51am)
Students hurrying down Locust Walk over the past few weeks might have stopped for free hot chocolate handed out by students representing a maybe-unfamiliar organization.
‘Royal Pains’ producer gives insider look into media production
(09/24/13 2:40am)
In the few hours 1990 College graduate Michael Rauch spent at Kelly Writers House last night, he offered a reassuring picture of a career path sometimes marked by insecurity.
Divya Ramesh | A solution of a different color
(08/01/13 1:23am)
When I was in elementary school, the Crayola box of 96 crayons introduced me to the ugly truth of racism.
Divya Ramesh | Where the world has gone blank
(07/18/13 2:16am)
On a train ride from Philadelphia to Princeton Junction last week, I overheard an elderly couple arguing over the geographical position of Malta, unable to decide whether it was in the Caribbean Sea or the Indian Ocean. From my seat across the aisle, I waited for the dispute to end, and when it didn’t, I used Google Maps to convince the couple that Malta floated in the Mediterranean Sea, not far off the coast of Sicily.
Divya Ramesh | Food on the move
(06/19/13 11:36pm)
Many residents of low-income areas across the United States struggle with their weight. Despite numerous healthy eating and healthy lifestyle initiatives like Shape Up Vicksburg, poverty and obesity seem inextricably linked. Figures from the Mayo Clinic show that counties nationwide with poverty rates above 35 percent also suffer from obesity rates that are 145 percent greater than those of their wealthier counterparts.
Divya Ramesh | Accepting Partial Credit
(05/23/13 2:36am)
Credit card debt is as American as apple pie. A good credit line, which translates to the savvy use of credit cards, is necessary to take out a loan or set up a mortgage. Websites like freecreditscore.com service consumers who are buckling under their debt to plastic.
Divya Ramesh | Hello, my name is ‘Stranger’
(04/22/13 4:36am)
On every SEPTA ride home, I seem to converse with an interesting person: a student hiding from her parents, a stay-at-home dad with a diagnosed fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of his mouth and even a freelance clown heading for Levittown for a birthday party. My conversations have helped to pass time and have also taught me trapeze artist lingo and refreshed my knowledge on the symptoms of arachibutyrophobia.
Divya Ramesh | Finished with not finishing
(04/15/13 2:45am)
When I was in the second grade, I would invariably throw out part of my lunch every day so I could finish with my classmates and avoid being called a slowpoke. The reason behind my empty lunchbox remained my guilty secret for a long time — until my own Jiminy Cricket finally forced me to crack and tearfully apologize to my mother.
Divya Ramesh | A shaky foundation
(04/08/13 5:03am)
When I think of collapsing buildings, I think of a story from an Indian comic book in which a jealous minister builds a flimsy cardboard palace as part of a cruel ploy to overthrow his king.
Divya Ramesh | Not worth the wait
(04/01/13 3:18am)
I use Fridays to measure time. One Friday to the end of a rough week. Two Fridays until my friend’s birthday. Three Fridays until my next exam.
Divya Ramesh | Empty apologies
(03/25/13 4:55am)
Have you ever felt an apology wasn’t enough?
Divya Ramesh |The hyphenated American
(03/11/13 3:56am)
I was standing in line at Houston for lunch with my first-grade PennPal, Akina, as we counted the number of people in the pasta line to practice numbers.
Divya Ramesh | Playing with fire
(02/25/13 4:30am)
Watching firewood burn is all the rage in Oslo.
Divya Ramesh | Dropping names
(02/18/13 4:35am)
My efforts to learn the names of all my classmates and fellow students have turned me into a bobblehead doll whose head does an almost-360 degree loop.
Divya Ramesh | Experimenting with Experimetrix
(02/11/13 4:43am)
The 700-odd students who take “Introduction to Experimental Psychology” every semester approach Experimetrix with divisive views: they either love or hate it.
Divya Ramesh | Whether we "like" it or not
(02/04/13 5:32am)
Sometimes, I wonder how I have 193 friends on Facebook.
Divya Ramesh | Access denied
(01/28/13 5:58am)
I will never forget my first experience on the SEPTA train system.
Divya Ramesh | Such things (don't) happen
(01/14/13 6:05am)
Today is the one-month anniversary of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Divya Ramesh | Pens are mightier than pixels
(11/28/12 6:16am)
When I learned that Newsweek was set to go out of print by Dec. 31, I was crushed. I’m not an avid Newsweek reader, but I see the magazine’s decision to dedicate itself to the online sphere as a symptom of a larger problem.