Learning Self-Care, One Bath Product at a Time
Have you ever been gifted a set of shower products? Those exquisitely wrapped body cream and shower gel duos from Bath & Body Works? Or...
Natasha Pawar (UCD ‘22)
Natasha Pawar (UCD ‘22)
Natasha is a third-year student at the University of California, Davis double majoring in Psychology and Communications with a minor in Economics. She has a variety of interests ranging from marketing and media to human rights and policy and continues to seek opportunities to explore them. Being an international student she brings with her a unique perspective which she hopes to share through her writing.
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All That Glitters Is Not Green: Understanding Corporate Greenwashing
I remember walking into an H&M store a couple of years ago and seeing a whole section of the store dedicated to sustainable clothing,...
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Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
I’ve lived in four different countries and been to nine different schools. For this reason, I also know around five different languages to...
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Being Alone ≠ Being Lonely
I distinctly remember a conversation I had with one of my friends in high school as we were applying to colleges. We were talking about how...
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Meghan Markle, the Media, & the British Monarchy
Fairytales, books, and movies make marrying a Prince look like sunshine and daisies. It makes it seem like once you’re married, all there...
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The Secret to My Serotonin Boosts: A Trader Joe’s Love Story
There are certain things about myself that I can’t explain; why I scroll through TikTok for hours on end, have an unhealthy obsession with...
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All Lives Matter, Meninism, and Other Uninformed Assumptions
Over the weekend, I took some much-needed time for myself after a busy week of midterms and made an appointment to get my nails done at a...
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My 10-Month Long Spring Break “Vacation”
I didn’t know the extent of the global pandemic we have on our hands today when I decided to fly home for Spring Break in March of 2020. I...
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This New Year, I'm Drawing Circles
I’ve often told my friends that I have “chaotic” thoughts. By this, I mean that I frequently find myself speaking too quickly as I try to...
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To All the TV Shows I've Watched Before
I’ve always wondered why I never saw people who looked like me when I turned on the TV. In the late 2000s, every Disney and Nickelodeon...
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"Think Like a Dog"... or Something Like That
After a long night of ‘fighting’ to get my pillow back, I’m greeted each morning with licks and snuggles from my eleven-month-old...
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How Do You Talk to Yourself?
As children, we’re often taught to be kind to the people around us. I was personally taught to never say something that may directly hurt...
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McDreamy Might Actually Be A McNightmare: The Problem With Teen TV
*potential spoilers ahead, if you haven’t watched the Grey’s Anatomy season 17 two-part premiere* I started watching Grey’s Anatomy in 2017...
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Unlearning Casual Sexism
Age 6: My wardrobe is full of frills and flowers with pink skirts and pastel t-shirts to match. Looking back, I am the poster ‘girl-child...
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I'm Looking Forward to Long Lines & Traffic Jams
For the last few months, we’ve all been anxious, desperate to reach the finish line of the COVID chapter of our collective lives. We’ve...
