Stories by Harsha Nahata
Students of the Year: Rama Mwenesi
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Meet Rama Mwenesi, a senior studying industrial and operations engineering. Mwenesi is the co-founder of E-MAGINE, a multidisciplinary organization that works to provide Internet access to rural, marginalized populations across the world.
Harsha Nahata: Activate the 'quiet' generation
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Becoming aware doesn’t mean having to change the whole world. It’s as simple as taking small steps to change your world.
Harsha Nahata: Reflecting on DP Day
BY HARSHA NAHATA
DP Day taught me that service isn’t about what you want to do — it’s about what the community needs.
Harsha Nahata: A GI injustice
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Many veterans face difficulty getting in-state tuition after serving overseas. Our military servicemen and women deserve better.
Harsha Nahata: Flint is ours, too
BY HARSHA NAHATA
For better or for worse, Flint and Detroit are our cities. It's time to start acting like it.
Harsha Nahata: Turn off the stereo(type)
BY HARSHA NAHATA
What’s at the root of this and other bias incidents we hear about — whether here at our university or at schools around the country — are stereotypes. Generalizations about how we see each other and in turn how we expect each other to act.
Harsha Nahata: An activist's appeal
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Sometimes with the mindset of being an activist comes this tendency — need even — to challenge everything. But all injustices aren't created equal.
Harsha Nahata: Effort creates success, not race
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Race is often seen as an easy way for us to classify things, but this simplification often ignores the underlying complexities that accompany any situation or circumstance.
Harsha Nahata: Find value in variety
BY HARSHA NAHATA
On Dec. 9, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s task force on higher education proposed to keep state university tuition rates frozen for majors in “strategic areas.” In other words, students pursuing degrees in engineering or biotechnology would pay less than students pursuing degrees in history or psychology.
Harsha Nahata: Time to tone down the crazy
BY HARSHA NAHATA
Republicans gave Democrats an easy pass in November. The election turned into a conversation about the 47 percent, Big Bird and rape. Obama didn’t have to propose innovative policy solutions or even answer serious questions about his vision for the country moving forward.
