New beginnings and old mistakes Rhea Karuturi September 26, 2017 0 Comments Every year, I imagine what it’ll be like to arrive on campus — to be starting the new year. Memorial Church emerging from behind the palm trees, seeing the sun shine on Hoover Tower, running... Read More »
Covfefe meets Paris Rhea Karuturi June 1, 2017 0 Comments But those facts shouldn’t make covfefe the leading story of the day. Even though President Trump has not announced his final decision on the Paris climate agreement, according to CNN, two senior US... Read More »
Campus activism on Netflix Rhea Karuturi May 18, 2017 0 Comments Campus activism is defined by its activists, and these activists in turn are defined (or as the show points out) or choose to define themselves by their activism. Read More »
Rape anxiety Rhea Karuturi May 4, 2017 0 Comments It’s a general feeling of fear — it’s having to weigh the chance that you won’t be safe when deciding if you want to go to a meeting across campus at 9:30 p.m. And the more I talk about it... Read More »
The divided states of America Rhea Karuturi April 6, 2017 0 Comments My concern is that somehow our politics has come to a stage where when we lose or face defeat we immediately move to these extreme options. What does it mean for our democracy that when we disagree... Read More »
On compassion and security Rhea Karuturi March 9, 2017 0 Comments But recently, I’ve been reading the National Review, in an attempt to see the other side, and I came across an article that made me sit up. Not because it convinced me that immigrants shouldn’t be... Read More »
The politics of distance Rhea Karuturi February 23, 2017 0 Comments The idea lingered: that religion, by being defined in separation from the state, could offer a place for people to be political in ways that weren’t accepted by those in power. Read More »
Watching Trump Rhea Karuturi January 26, 2017 0 Comments Over the last week, President Trump has expectedly dominated headlines. But beyond reports about his inauguration turnout, the subsequent lie told by his press secretary Sean Spicer, and the media’s... Read More »