By Raghav Maindola So, picture this, there I was on my first day of school in a new country, staring at a cafeteria with bare decorations and beige white walls, and saw that everyone else was already sitting in their friend groups and chatting away. My heart was already beating as fast as it could,…
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Casual Observations- FEAR. by Kendrick Lamar
By Jia D’Souza and Natalia George Hi there! Jia and Natalia here, from the CO Journalism Team. We are pleased to present the first instalment of our series, “Casual Observations”, through which we run an intellectually stimulating and brutally honest review column of all your favourites in music, movies, literature and every art form in…
Halloween: Degrading or Empowering?
By Nandita Chennakrishnan Regardless of whether you’re one who gives in to the Halloween spirit and goes out of your way to get yourself the perfect costume, you’ve probably noticed the stark difference between men’s and women’s Halloween costumes. A quick Google search for women’s Halloween costumes will guarantee many options consisting of very little,…
Stanford’s Little Secret
By Prashant Iyer Today, the name Stanford identifies one of the most prestigious universities standing that has been around for over a century. From former presidents of the United States like Herbert Hoover, to technological entrepreneurs like Bill Hewlett and David Packard, it has seen a colorful assortment of influential personalities that have gone on…
Why Do Humans Enjoy Fear?
By Harshitha Veeravalli Spooky season is coming up and all people can think about is how to incorporate a mask into their outfit for this year’s Halloween. The coronavirus seems scary enough, but it isn’t stopping us from carrying out the much-required trick-or-treat. When we say trick or treat, it’s a natural expectation to expect…
June Edition – Controversy: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Photojournalists Note by Manya Srivastava and Tanisha Jhaveri The resonating fact that echoes through history is that there will always be two sides to the same story, two faces to a coin. While history may capture one and the media may portray another, that doesn’t invalidate either. Here at the Casual Observer, the photographers tried…
Radical Free Speech: The Onslaught of Bigotry
The Cambridge dictionary defines a bigot as “a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life”. It seems society is filled with these bigots who refuse to open their mind to simple facts, such as the validity of homosexuality, or…
A Friendly Guide to Activism Done Right
Read this article & tag 10 people who won’t break the chain! As 2020 continually rears its behemoth loathsome head, we have seen so many atrocious facets of its personality. However, one thing we do have to thank it for is the incessant source of Instagram stories! From “Pray for Indonesia” and pictures of koalas…
Colonialism: A Clique?
Colonialism is a questionable period in history for several nations in the world. For some, it represents an oppressive and exploitative reign of enforced power, an ugly stain in their pages of history, while for some it represents an important historical and cultural time of extensive development for the nation. When prompted with the word…
Trump: Two Sides of the Same Coin
That’s right. The person everyone loves to hate, and the person who loves to love himself. The man, the myth, the “Donald”. The 45th President of the United States of America is unpopular amongst most, with an approval rating of around only 40% (according to Gallup news). Most of the world, or rather should I…
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