7th October 2021

Welcome Back, Welcome Home?

(Publication pending as Centerpiece article of Sept/Oct 2021 issue of the Barnard Bulletin) While it’s easy to lament the limitations that are placed on how we are able to interact in person, I think our interactions have been made all the more sweeter. Humans have always been innately social creatures, but we now approach others as profoundly changed people and with an appreciation for the moment. This appreciation comes from both looking back at the opportunities that we lost due to COVID-19 and looking ahead with the acknowledgement that the time we have with each other, and in any stage of our lives, such as college, is limited and something we should make the most of, no matter the circumstances.

The Barnard Bulletin • 21st April 2021

Let’s Talk about Bidencare Over a Cuppa Joe

In the past year, the importance of healthcare coverage and equitable access has become ever too clear, in addition to the responsibility of both the federal government and the states in ensuring these rights. This article will trace the trajectory of health insurance and health reform ever since they became topics of national discussion and integral to presidential platforms.

21st February 2021

Beyond the Wards

If you’ve been glued to the TV screen any more than usual during the past year, it would have been hard to miss a few health professionals whose work extends beyond the wards to the very important job of offering their take to the American public regarding health promotion and disease management.

The Barnard Bulletin • 28th November 2020

We Can't Breathe

It’s especially difficult to breathe in society today. The threat of airborne coronavirus compels us to wear masks, which has been interpreted by some as the government choking our civil liberties. In California, climate change is at a peak, wildfires spreading smoke throughout the air. Yet, these indiscriminate effects may represent the first time that people across racial, gender, and class lines cannot physically breathe.

10th April 2020

Scratching the Surface: The Origins and Outlook of the Silent Killer

It happened almost in slow motion.

The Barnard Bulletin • 29th February 2020

Working It

We at Barnard Bulletin have decided to interview a Barnard student who has immersed herself in the fashion industry: Emily Blake.

The Barnard Bulletin • 29th February 2020

ZZZ Time

"What is a ‘normal’ sleep schedule? As college students, it’s hard to tell."

Newsday • 25th December 2019

46 LI students named Regeneron Scholars

Forty-six Long Island students in public and private schools were among 300 high school seniors nationwide named scholars Tuesday in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, the country’s oldest high school competition in the math and science. In the Bethpage district, educators said Bethpage High School senior Smiti Shah — whose research project focused on efforts to increase access to clean water — is their first-ever honoree in the contest. “Since eighth grade, it’s been my goal to

Barnard Bulletin • 20th December 2019

Screen Queens

"The growing consensus is that social media and screen-time = bad, but how founded is this claim?"

Issuu • 20th December 2019

Too School to Juul

"Maybe you've been offered a 'hit', or even decided to purchase one yourself."

Barnard Bulletin • 7th November 2019

Too Tech to Fail

“We’ve gone from a world of isolated communities to one global community, and we are all better off for it,”

Social History of American Public Health • 8th May 2019

Pharmaceuticals, Physicians, and Politics in the Post-World War II Era

In the post-World War II era, the pharmaceutical industry experienced incredible expansion, due to the advancement of medical science in treating chronic, non-infectious diseases, the business education of its leaders, as well as the establishment of non-governmental accrediting agencies like the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the AMA.

Barnard Bulletin • 7th May 2019

A Special Place in My Heart for the Special Olympics

The Special Olympics is the world’s largest athletic organization for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Barnard Bulletin • 17th March 2019

Should mandatory vaccinations exist?

Yes, it would be nice to have you or your future child’s fun days in the sun uninterrupted by a car ride to the doctor, and to leave with just a lollipop, not the hurt of a needle’s pinch and a sore upper arm. But before indulging this fantasy...

Barnard Bulletin • 1st February 2019

Women in Politics: Ilhan Omar

Crimson hijab, matching pantsuit, and chunky gold jewelry– nope, this is not a fashion icon walking the runway.

11th March 2018

To Want to Know is Human

(Submitted to 2018 DNA Day Essay Contest by the American Society of Human Genetics) The doctor rubbed a gel over the abdomen of her young patient. Pointing at the grainy sonogram, she animatedly indicated the various structures of the growing fetus. “Those are the ten little piggy toes, those are the feet, and-”

4th February 2018

Stressed in Suburbia

(Submitted to schoolwide Pegasus Literary Magazine) The flickering glow of Payton’s television shone out through her bedroom window and rippled the monotony of the white picket fences and lampposts that lined the street below...

Prompted • 26th August 2017

Ode to Cereal

(Published by Canon Solutions America) Crunchy like popcorn, sweet like honey...

26th August 2017

Spices

(Published by Canon Solutions America) Don't worry, even as you find yourself thrust into married life- estranged from the caress of your mother and the toothy grins of your best girlfriends- you will find us whether you like it or not...

Analytical • 12th July 2017

Childhood, as well as India, needs space for playgrounds

(Silver Key in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2018 Contest, Archival Pending on Indians 4 Social Change) Remember the rush of loping through the monkey bars on the playground back when you were little? Or the thrill of dangling your legs from way up high on the swings? Sadly, many children in India are shortchanged​ of this experience. On the bright side, a component of the Right to Education (RTE) act signifies a recognition of the basic playground’s importance in fostering children’s development.