Biology & Psychology, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2024
Publications
America’s Youth Suicide Crisis: How An Unprecedented Epidemic Spiraled Out of Control
by Vignesh Subramanian, May 15, 2024 In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published up-to-date data on suicide rates among American youth that stunned public health and medical professionals nationwide. The federal report, issued in June, found that the overall suicide rate among U.S. youth ages 10 to 24 had surged 62%…
Hidden Costs, Dirty Lies, and The Illusion of Choice: The Worst of American Healthcare
by Vignesh Subramanian, April 12, 2022 The headlines are the same every year, and have been so for the last half-century: U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World (TIME, 2014); US health spending twice other countries’ with worse results (Reuters, 2018); U.S. health-care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries (Washington Post, 2021).…
Today’s Crisis Standards of Care: A Death Knell for the Less-Abled
by Vignesh Subramanian, December 3, 2021 As of November 2021, nine U.S. states – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona – have either officially activated statewide crisis standards of care or have been on the brink of declaring their activation. The news comes as several more states, including the southern…
Addiction and Brain Disease: Intertwined but Not One and the Same
by Vignesh Subramanian, October 18, 2021 Today, nearly every major medical organization in the United States defines drug addiction as a primary brain disease – a progressive, relapsing disorder driven not by choice, but rather by neural dysfunction. From patient advocacy organizations like the American Medical Association and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to…
Chemistry, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2024
Publications
One reason that is probably destroying Gen-Z
by Aliaksandra “Sasha” Kiniova, December 3, 2021 Special thanks to Brian Bulag to contributing to some parts of this paper. As a fellow Gen-Z person, I feel as if it is very appropriate for me to judge this generation of souls. Whenever I look at criticisms or judgements of Gen-Z people, it often comes from…
Maybe June: A Short Story and Analysis
by Sasha Kiniova, October 27, 2021 Pre-Word from the author When I was writing this piece, I was sitting in my backyard looking at the cherry blossoms and due to the pandemic, I was missing my love for the classical arts. However after thinking about all the years that I trained in ballet, primarily in my middle school and…
English, B.S.
Writer and Peer Reviewer, Fall 2021
Publications
The Silent Cruelty of Calorie Counting
by Sara Giarnieri, November 24, 2021 ***Content warning: This essay discusses eating disorders*** The first time I was exposed to a calorie counting app was in high school during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A gym teacher required us to download the app, My Fitness Pal, in order for us to complete assignments that…
Fa-Shun the Fashion Industry: Acknowledging Sexism in Fashion
by Sara Giarnieri, September 21, 2021 It’s no secret that the fashion industry controls a big part of our media consumption. We see it in movies, clothing websites, advertisements, and other platforms. However, fashion isn’t as beautiful as it seems in its deceiving haute couture shows and eye-catching magazines; it is a dark industry. The…
Mental Health is Also Physical
by Sara Giarnieri, March 12, 2021 When you think about mental health, what comes to mind? Are you thinking of emotions, or maybe just general well-being? Did you know that mental health plays a significant role in your physical health as well? Depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions are often associated with our emotional…
Biology, B.S.
Public Relations Representative and Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
Music Therapy: The Art of Psychological Treatment
by Sanjana Sankaran, December 20, 2021 Nearly 800,000 people die from suicide every year (Suicide Data). Approximately seventy percent of the American youth that struggle with depression requires treatment (The State). People with depression have a daily battle with themselves to prevent those feelings of despair and loneliness from taking over. Those living with mental…
An Analysis of Ambiguity in Humans
by Sanjana Sankaran, November 12, 2021 The existentialist philosopher Simone De Beauvoir explained in her book titled, The Ethics of Ambiguity, why humans are ambiguous creatures. Beauvoir first proclaims that humans have felt the ambiguity of the states of life and death for a long time. However, even if people recognize the ambiguity of life…
An analysis of racial paradigms and ethnic projects in America
by Sanjana Sankaran, April 14, 2021 Vilna Bashi-Treitler, The Ethnic Project: Transforming Racial Fiction into Ethnic Factions Bashi-Treitler begins chapter three by answering the question, “How are ethnic groups racialized in the United States?” (Bashi-Treitler 2013: 44). She begins by discussing the three major racial paradigms that came about, starting in Europe and later in…
Now and Then: An Analysis of Forced Sterilizations in the U.S.
by Sanjana Sankaran, October 18, 2020 In early September, news broke out about a whistleblower, Dawn Wooten, who alleged ‘medical neglect’ of ICE detainees and shined a light on the occurrence of unwanted mass hysterectomies. Wooten was a nurse who worked at one of the detention centers in Georgia. She claimed that the care received…
Psychology, B.A.
President, Editor and Writer, Spring 2022
Publications
Timelapses and Traditions: What Did We Lose During the Pandemic?
by Vineeta Abraham, January 21, 2023 “10…9…8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3…2…1!” The last bell of senior year goes off, followed by a chorus of cheers and whoops from the class of 2019. It’s a mess of tears, laughter, and breathless cries of “we did it!” as the familiar tune of the Sweet Caroline anthem…
Interview With a Female Fibroids Patient: How One Woman’s Story Speaks Volumes About the US Healthcare System
by Vineeta Abraham, May 6, 2022 Disclaimer: This paper was written for Dr. Marci Lobel’s Psychology of Women’s Health class in Spring 2022. This paper is intended to analyze the real experiences of a woman suffering from health issues. It should be noted that the use of the word “female” in this paper refers to…
Parenting and Teaching Styles and Their Interrelated Effect on Students’ Academic Success
by Vineeta Abraham, December 21, 2021 The following is a paper written for Stony Brook University’s Research and Writing in Psychology course (PSY 310) in which students were required to design an experiment and write a research paper based on it. It should be noted that all results and accompanying graphs, tables, and discussions, are…
You Can Sit With Us, But You Shouldn’t Have To: The Hidden Benefits of Social Cliques
by Vineeta Abraham, May 9, 2021 Many adults with yearbooks filled with high school “horror stories” will claim they originated from the rigid, harsh social structure they had to adhere to, complete with bullies, queen bees, and their select array of victims. This myth is the reason behind many administrative efforts to integrate students in…
COVID-19: A Different Type of Health Concern
by Vineeta Abraham, September 7, 2020 Unprecedented. Over the past few months, we’ve heard this word used in almost every conversation or speech, and rightly so; COVID-19, coronavirus, the pandemic — however it is referred to, the mere idea of the event that took the country, and the world, by storm could have never been…
Psychology, B.A.
President, Editor and Writer, Spring 2023
Publications
Religion and Herbs: Women and Childbirth in Ancient Greece
by Ayesha Azeem, April 12, 2023 In recent years, there has been a large shift in medical research towards a focus on birth and early childhood, especially on environmental factors that can affect fetal health. This area of interest in obstetrics, however, is not something new and was actually demonstrated in Ancient Greek medicine, albeit…
Ignorance is NOT Always Bliss: An Experience with Healthcare During Pregnancy
by Ayesha Azeem, December 19, 2022 Mary’s Interview One of the most significant events in a woman’s life is when she goes through her first pregnancy, an experience that changes her life forever. This experience can be further complicated by one’s culture and its respective social norms that may affect women negatively. I interviewed Mary…
From Criminals to Celebrities: How Women’s Fascination with Serial Killers Reflects Their Perception of Romance
by Ayesha Azeem, March 25, 2022 People have always been interested in learning about influential people’s lives — through both gossip and the media. Whether we’re learning about Jennifer Aniston’s new fling, Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy, or Harry Styles’s secret vacation, we often interest ourselves with other people’s lifestyles, namely celebrities, because we feel as if…
Can Lying Ever Be Justified?
by Ayesha Azeem, October 29, 2021 As the famous philosopher Immanuel Kant once asserted, “there is nothing it is possible to think of anywhere in the world, or indeed anything at all outside it, that can be held to be good without limitation, excepting only a good will” (Kant 9). Kantianism focuses on motives rather…
Mean Girls and Boys That Don’t Cry
by Ayesha Azeem, February 27, 2021 Whether we want to believe it or not, stereotypes control our conscious and subconscious thoughts, influencing our actions and behaviors towards society. As Leslie Scrivener’s article “The Cult of the Mean Girl” highlights, our perceived ideologies about how women behave toward each other influence our behavior in practice. Because…
Psychology and Economics, B.S.
Editor In Chief and Writer, Spring 2023
Publications
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unemployment Rate: Implications for the Gender Gap
by Farah Hasan, September 27, 2022 Abstract The recent COVID-19 pandemic has brought on unprecedented disruptions to global economies resulting in income loss and high unemployment rates that have disproportionately affected women. Existing research on COVID-19 and the economic effects of a pandemic on gender-based employment are limited, though rapidly growing, and a literature review…
Islamophobia in the Digital Age: The Rise of a Global Mental Health Crisis
by Farah Hasan, March 22, 2022 My phone lies face down on the table beside me, buzzing sporadically, but insistently. I ignore it, fanning myself against the mid-July heat as I attempt to concentrate on an assignment for my summer class. I drum my fingers against the desktop and whisper the words aloud to myself,…
Social Determinants of Mental Health in First Responders: Paid versus Volunteer Status and Related Implications
by Farah Hasan, November 18, 2021 First responders are celebrated for their selfless devotion to aiding civilians in traumatic events. However, as the first ones to arrive on scene, these responders often face the brunt of the immediate danger. Volunteer first responders may experience their work differently from the way occupational first responders do in…
The Impact of Gender Discrimination in the Workplace on Women’s Mental Health
by Farah Hasan, April 3, 2021 Perhaps the most defining moment of the Women’s Rights Movement to date was the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 following the valiant efforts of those who spearheaded the project, such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and those who fearlessly backed the movement as a…
Biology, B.S. & Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
Treasurer, Peer Reviewer and Writer, Spring 2022
Publications
Augusto Boal: The Madness Behind The Methods
by Marcela Muricy, December 13, 2021 “Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion.” -Augusto Boal Theatre is universally considered an art form, a way to embody the trials and tribulations of human emotion and virtue, and a way to speak the truths of those far too silent. Konstantin Stanislavski, for instance, was known…
The Pain Before The Birth: Antenatal Anxiety
by Marcela Muricy, November 9, 2021 Pregnancy is an adventurous time— a time of changes in the body that can be welcoming or scary, peaceful or torment, the feeling of finally having everything put together or the stress of slamming your finger between the car door. Any way you twist it, it is a very…
You’re Never Truly Yours: How Love and Ownership Are Synonymous
by Marcela Muricy, May 30, 2021 “There is beauty in the idea of freedom, but it is an illusion. Every human heart is chained by love.” Cassandra Clare When we are born, we are all empty rooms — white, blank, utterly devoid of all life and personality. Our parents, then, are the only ones who…
Check Your Bias: Why Women’s Studies Should Amend Its Relationship With Biology
by Marcela Muricy, November 30, 2020 Over the years, a gap has grown. As it has expanded, the women’s studies field has largely distanced itself from making connections to the field that may cause it to flourish most: biology. Either due to lack of knowledge or necessity, many articles that could have included aspects of…
DIY Religion: Why Spirituality Should be Considered a Spectrum
by Marcela Muricy, September 21, 2020 This is a kind of mix-and-match approach to spirituality where people who are alienated by organized religions are in many ways cobbling together their own. – Tara Isabella Burton, The Argument Morality is relative. The lens through which people view the world is fabricated depending on how they’ve been…
Multidisciplinary Studies, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
The Contradictory Holiday of Thanksgiving
by Nora Rivera-Larkin, December 6, 2021 While the basis for Thanksgiving is rooted in the concept of giving back and giving thanks to the many positives in our lives as well as a way to reflect on the year, this holiday also comes with some very contradictory underlying tones. The holiday of Thanksgiving serves as…
Security vs. Free Will in Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report
by Nora Rivera-Larkin, October 26, 2021 This is an analysis of Philip K. Dick’s short story, ‘Minority Report’. The age-old conflict of what is more valuable to a society: security or free will. In the futuristic society of the Minority Report, crimes are stopped before they begin, with a triad of machines called “precogs” predicting…
The Power of Presentation and Representation throughout History
by Nora Rivera-Larkin, April 20, 2021 History is often subjective, with the primary voice being given to the winners. Accounts of historical events are often biased, and while there is much they can tell us about the people who delivered them, such as the driving force behind their actions and what rhetorical strategies and methods…
Biology, B.S.
Writer and Editor,
Spring 2022
Publications
Oversharing on Social Media: The Dangers of An Overly Transparent World
by Ean Tam, May 6, 2022 In contemporary media culture, the more information we get and the faster we get it, the more satisfied we are. But at some point, we have to consider the consequences of sharing too much about ourselves. Oversharing is when someone excessively broadcasts personal information over social media. What kind…
Physician Insecurity and Patient Expectations Drive Medical Excess
by Ean Tam, December 8, 2021 In 2008, a seven-year-old boy complained that his stomach was in such pain that he could not sleep. The boy’s parents took him to see his pediatrician. In due time, the boy found himself in a hospital in Long Island. He was missing an entire school day, which would…
Following Our Digital Footsteps
by Ean Tam, May 19, 2021 On January 21st, 2020, the United States reported its first case of COVID-19 in Washington state. Over the course of a year, offices emptied, schools closed, and normal life disappeared. By April 2021, over 553,000 Americans had passed away due to the pandemic. Now, as vaccine shots continue to…
Should We Embrace Race in the Workplace and School?
by Ean Tam, January 16, 2021 ***FALL 2020 CONTEST SUBMISSION*** As a student of the New York City public education system, I have always been in a diverse environment. For instance, my elementary and middle schools had an annual Multicultural Day Fair. The younger students performed traditional dances from different cultures, while the older students…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and E.B. White: Controlling the Narrative with the Confidence of Their Readers
by Ean Tam, January 3, 2021 ***FALL 2020 CONTEST WINNER*** At first glance, it may seem odd to compare Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and E.B. White. Other than spending their childhoods in Westchester County, New York, what else do they have in common? Ocasio-Cortez is a current United States congresswoman, representing New York’s 14th district. For many,…
Biology & Psychology, B.S.
Public Relations Representative, Peer Reviewer and Writer,
Spring 2022
Publications
Religion vs Research: Alternative Benefits of Eating Kosher
by Joshua Gershenson, November 12, 2021 Living in the 21st century allows us, as consumers, an extreme abundance of choice. We can choose from tens of different phones, hundreds of cars, thousands of different residences, and even millions of different hues of paint for them. The freedom of diet, for instance, leads to obscure dietary…
Fast Cars, Fast Women: A Societal Analysis
by Josh Gershenson, April 18, 2021 The advertisement above showcases a young, attractive woman with the caption, “You know you’re not the first,” comparing a used car to the woman. After receiving criticism and backlash, the ad was pulled and never ran (Green). Immediately, the blatant objectification perpetrated by BMW Hellas (Greece) is identifiable, but…
Politics and American Studies, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2022
Publications
The Judgement of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Its Implications and An Analysis of the Future of the Supreme Court
by Abbie Cawser, April 26, 2022 One of the most recently reported-on events are the confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, as she becomes the first ever African American female nominee to the United States’s highest judicial court. Her hearings are currently being discussed everywhere from mainstream news shows to TikTok, highlighting the trend…
The American Left/The World’s Center
by Abbie Cawser, November 29, 2021 In recent years, America has seen the emergence of “radically left” politicians, who introduce ideas such as universal healthcare and green climate policies. Politicians such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also known by her initials as AOC) and Senator Bernie Sanders have been described as “socialist superstars”1 and “Stalin sympathisers,”2…
Not A Gimmick: The Lack of Diversity in Theatres
by Abbie Cawser, September 24, 2021 Cameron Mackintosh is a well-known name in the UK, but this is less true in the US. While you may be unfamiliar with his name, his work is much more recognisable – Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton. He is a producer for some of the most famous…
Biochemistry, B.S.
Treasurer & Writer,
Spring 2023
Publications:
Silly Rabbit, Trix Aren’t for Kids!: How General Mills’ Trix Cereal Targets Young Audience
by Divya Jagnarain, April 5, 2022 It’s 7:15 AM on a Monday morning. Your bus will arrive outside your house in fifteen minutes. Half asleep, you reach into your cabinet and grab a vibrantly colored box of General Mills’ Trix cereal. The nutrition label sticks out, but as usual, you don’t care to read it.…
Biology, B.S.
Vice President, Events Coordinator, and Writer,
Spring 2023
Publications
What Does it Mean to be Free: Sartre’s Take On Human Freedom in the Face of the Nazi Regime
by Gina Koch, April 15, 2022 Jean-Paul Sartre is undeniably one of the most prominent philosophers of the twentieth century and the chief founder of existentialism. The works he published influenced various ideologies spanning philosophy, politics, literature, and cultural studies. Sartre, like most philosophers, had his moments of being subject to public disappointment and outrage.…
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
Vice President, Events Coordinator, Editor and Writer, Spring 2022
Publications
The United States is Overdue for a Film Like Pixote (1980)
by Cassandra Skolnick, November 22, 2021 Press the “channel up” button on your television remote several times. Every channel you stop on features colonial concepts of gender and power, concealing relevant truths about actual lived experiences. This is how those in the status quo maintain systems of oppression; unchanged, unchallenged, and uninterrupted. We need an…
Colleges Pressure Students Away from the Humanities
by Cassandra Skolnick, March 7, 2021 The emphasis on STEM-related majors at colleges and universities has been aggressively fueled by the growing influence of educational systems and political propaganda (Wright). Job seeking websites—including Monster.com—stated that when it came to the highest-paid industries, “…No surprise, STEM majors—science, technology, engineering, and math—came out on top” (Monster.com). Based…
Supreme Court Packing – How safe is the precedent established by Obergefell v. Hodges?
by Cassandra Skolnick, October 30, 2020 The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg left the United States in insurmountable mourning. While many of us took time to reflect on the life of a human rights icon, conservatives fixated on the opportunity to pack another conservative justice into an already ideologically polarized Supreme Court (hereto…
Biochemistry and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, B.A.
Writer, Spring 2022
Publications
The Impact of Audre Lorde
by Zarya Shaikh, May 8, 2022 My central guiding question is “how can the impact of Audre Lorde as a catalyst for women’s liberation be itemized?” This question can be answered by examining Poet Audre Lorde’s work in the Women’s Liberation Movement during the late 1960s going into 1980. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) championed equality through…
Hijras
by Zarya Shaikh, December 31, 2021 Spending time between Pakistan and the United States as a child, I have learned about different receptions to the LGBTQ+ community in two cultures. I thought that the first time I met a transgender individual was as a 14-year-old in America. After reading Jeffrey Gettleman’s article “The Peculiar Position…
Racial and Gendered Stratification of The Reproductive Justice Movement
by Zarya Shaikh, November 3, 2021 The birth control movement, infertility treatments, and abortion rights campaign deliver liberation to all who benefit from them. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) folx are not the intended benefactors of these initiatives. BIPOC individuals, particularly those with lower socioeconomic status in comparison with their white counterparts, are…
Zoom Is Not A Dating App
by Zarya Shaikh, March 31, 2021 I turn on my camera and answer questions in the chat during office hours and lectures. I welcome private messages (PMs) when someone misses a key point our professor made. After all, as a pre-med student, it is my job to have color-coded notes on everything. I sometimes joke…
Rated E for Education, Graded F for Failure
by Zarya Shaikh, January 12, 2021 ***FALL 2020 CONTEST WINNER*** In 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launched Pre-K for All to encourage “free, full-day, high-quality pre-K.”1 The program increased enrollment in Pre-K among different communities, especially within low-income families. Its success led to the creation of 3-K for All1 and yielded similar…
Psychology, B.S.
Writer, Fall 2020
Publications
COVID-19 Does Discriminate
by Patricia Kozikowski, September 28, 2020 Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have heard the phrase “the coronavirus doesn’t discriminate” multiple times. But if the virus doesn’t discriminate, why are certain groups of people suffering more than others? A perfect example of this social issue is the differences in fatality rates in New York City…
Applied Mathematics, B.S.
& Economics, B.A.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
Is Surrealism Misogynistic?
by Srihita Mediboina, March 27, 2021 Two years ago, I took a trip to the Modern Museum of Art for an assignment for an introductory art history class. We had learned about a few art movements including surrealism. So, I decided to write my paper on a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, perhaps the most famous…
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, B.A.
Writer & Graphic Designer, 2020 – 2021
Publications
The Medicalization of Birth in the United States of America
by Pavithra Venkataraman, March 20, 2021 “The United States provides the world’s most expensive maternity care but has worse pregnancy outcomes than almost every other industrialized country” (Feldhusen, 2000). When analyzing the differences between how America approaches birth, and how other developed countries approach birth, there is one that stands out: medicalization. Medicalization is a…
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
by Pavithra Venkataraman, October 24, 2020 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month! See the infographic below for more information.
Biology, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
Defying Labels: The Afro-Latinidad Complex
by Haasitha Korlipara, April 19, 2021 Think back to Shakira and J-Lo’s memorable, high-energy performance during the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show. The singers embraced various elements of Latin American culture, an example being the incorporation of two Afro-Colombian dance forms, Champeta and Mapalé, into Shakira’s choreography. What appeared to be a showcase of Latino…
Psychology, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
Gentrification: A Call For Reform or a Negative Acceptance?
by Iqra Ishrat, April 9, 2021 According to experts from Brookings Institute, gentrification is “the process of neighborhood change that results in the replacement of lower income residents with higher income ones” (Kennedy & Leonard, 2001), and has existed in United States urban centers since the 1970s (Fox, 2013). Since then, it has been changing…
Biology, B.S.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
The Hate We Give: A Defense of the Misguided
by Hassaan Qaiser, April 17, 2021 Trumps’ presidency has finally come to an end. As we look forward to the new policies Biden will introduce in 2021, it’s important to reflect on the state of the country as it is. Trump was very open during his term and never held back on his beliefs. Ever…
Chemistry, B.S.
Secretary, Spring 2021
Writer, 2020 – 2021
Publications
Biology & Philosophy, B.A.
Writer, Spring 2021
Publications
Reshelved: Can Children’s Classics Be Modernized?
by Joan Antony, March 15 2021 Moby Dick, The Cat in The Hat, Huckleberry Finn… and a number of other titles are the face of American children’s books, even in the 21st century. The public opinion on these books, and others, have not changed in the past few years. Despite modernizing trends that have swept…
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