Archives - Muskaan Vasandani
COVID-19
The Marriage Pact and modern loneliness: It’s too good to be true
What’s important to keep in mind though, is that lonely people are easy to prey on.
beauty standards
Muskaan’s Musings: No body is perfect
Most people think this best version of themselves is that social construct in their brains. I need you to understand that this isn’t the case.
campus
Muskaan’s Musings: Will coming back to Rochester be worth it?
I don’t know If I’ll get to enjoy even a fraction of the aspects of college life I took for granted before COVID-19.
dining halls
Why dining halls should give Meatless Mondays a shot
Forgoing meat is a conscious and thoughtful choice that people make because they think that easing the burden on our earth is more important than satisfying their taste buds.
Halloween
Morbid curiosity: What’s so interesting about true crime?
Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to believable possibilities, and truth isn’t.
nobel prize
Nobel by blood
For a prize that’s considered to be the pinnacle of achievement in any field, there’s a conservative distribution among extremely similar looking people.
social media
Consider a social media detox. Seriously.
It’s a wonderful way to stay in touch with people, but sometimes I wonder if we’re losing touch with ourselves in the process.
black lives matter
My awakening to American racism
I never even considered that this disease which seemed so far in the past was still very prevalent.
COVID-19
Could 2021 be mask-free?
We certainly have a long way to go in terms of production and distribution even after the vaccine arrives, but a girl can dream, right?
COVID-19
The FOMO of an online semester
In this “semester like never before,” the key is to get creative.
