Articles by Varun Saraswathula
12/10/20 12:58am
Varun Saraswathula | As 2020 ends, celebrate your resilience and vow to carry it forward
2020 has tested each of us, forcing us to build a strong will and resilient spirit. Don't lose that in 2021. 11/17/20 10:02pm
Varun Saraswathula | What Kamala Harris’s vice presidential election means to me
We have a lot of work to do as a nation to create a more equitable and just society. However, it’s also important to consider how wondrous it is that someone like Kamala Harris can be in office. 10/27/20 10:21am
Varun Saraswathula | Policy is more important than politics
You may find that discussing the Affordable Care Act in objective, clinical terms without references to politics or party will spark a refreshing and fruitful debate. 10/14/20 5:41pm
Varun Saraswathula | How do you deal with this stress?
Stress doesn't have to paralyze you. When it feels like everything is out of control, pause and think about the ways in which you are already in control. 09/21/20 8:58pm
Varun Saraswathula | Even though we’re off campus, we’re still in the “Penn Bubble”
One must realize that the Penn Bubble is a phenomenon that extends beyond its geographical boundaries — it's a symptom of a larger problem. 08/06/20 10:58am
Varun Saraswathula | The election is in three months, but you need to think about it now.
Even in states that are “solidly” red or blue, increased turnout can send a message of what public opinion really is, while abstentions embolden those in power to continue to ignore other voices. 07/19/20 9:41pm
Varun Saraswathula | Doctors are facing a silent mental health crisis — and they need help
Dr. Lorna Breen’s passing reignited a conversation surrounding well-being among physicians, but struggles with mental health often begin more than a decade before medicine itself. 07/04/20 1:29pm
Varun Saraswathula | What it means to be an American today
Personal liberty is the argument used to hide the crux of the issue, which is that individuals unwilling to wear masks simply don’t value the lives of others around them as much as they value their own. 06/25/20 9:47pm
Varun Saraswathula | Even with a hybrid model, returning to campus will inevitably spread the virus
You would be wrong if you expect 10,000 18-22 year olds living in one place to exercise safe COVID-19 practices. 06/17/20 1:33pm
Varun Saraswathula | Don’t ignore COVID-19’s ongoing threat
Our nation is slipping back into the grasp of a pandemic, and we’re blindly letting it happen. 06/03/20 4:08pm
Varun Saraswathula | Racial discrimination in the standardized testing system
By giving standardized testing the weight it currently has, we end up heightening the barriers to higher education that many Black students already face. 05/21/20 12:12pm
Varun Saraswathula | As America reopens, our leaders must listen to science
The onus is on our political leadership to support empirical, evidence-based information to protect the American people. 05/13/20 2:54pm
Varun Saraswathula | After COVID-19, we need to consider universal health coverage in the United States
Every human life has equal value, and it’s time for our healthcare system to recognize that. 04/20/20 3:31pm
Varun Saraswathula | The Existential Crisis of Your College Decision
Choosing where you want to spend the next four years of your life is really stressful, namely because of how consequential that decision is. Your decision to come to Penn represents the first of many to limit the number of potential paths you can follow in life. 04/05/20 7:41pm
Varun Saraswathula | The only way out is through, and the only way through is together.
I truly believe that taking time for ourselves, pursuing our passions, and prioritizing the relationships we have in our physical and virtual spaces will guide us as we make our way through, and eventually out, of this era. 03/13/20 6:32pm
Varun Saraswathula | Penn must provide more information on its response to coronavirus
Across the University, the sentiment is that Penn was not only late in communicating its message, but also incredibly unreasonable in creating the timeline. 02/26/20 9:01pm