We’ve already been social distancing for a month. I have left my house a total of three times since it started and have hardly seen anyone outside those living in my house in person. Social distancing...
In the past week, the world has turned upside down for Fresno State students and Californians alike due to the rapid spread of COVID-19. In two weeks, the university announced it would be transitioning...
Why are we as a country focusing more on profit instead of the wellness of our citizens? Capitalism is why.
Many Americans forgo seeking health care because they're worried about the costs associated...
At 11:27 a.m. on March 17, 2020, the Fresno State University Communications sent out a campuswide email stating that in order to minimize the spread of COVID-19 the campus would be closing effective March...
We all laughed at the thought of campus closing because, let’s get real here, we are all in that point of the semester where we are either burnt out, ready for spring vacation or counting down the days...
I remember the look of disgust across people’s faces as I sat in the New York City Subway with my family. I was six years old, living in Queens as a Pakistani Muslim.
In 2006, many New Yorkers were...
“What would you do with $5 billion?” That’s a question one of my professors posed as an icebreaker during roll call.
Some students answered they would buy an island. Some said they would...
A little over a year ago, I decided to join group therapy. Let's be real here, I was scared out of my mind.
I have been open about my experience with individual therapy but private about my experience...
The world has been hit with a tragedy: an illness that has the potential to escalate into a pandemic and whose antivirus is a year or two in the making. This has become the tragedy of the coronavirus.
As...
As we enter this election season and begin the rev up for the November 2020 presidential election, let me remind you that there are still a lot of seats that will be decided, not in November, but in March.
Not...
After transfering from Fresno City College, I decided I wanted to graduate from Fresno State in a year and half, rather than two years.
The truth is, I have always put an intense amount of pressure...
It doesn’t seem to matter who you talk to. If you ask just about any student on campus what’s the one thing they can’t leave the house (or dorm) without, it isn’t going to be their textbook, ...
