Desi Buzz - Volume 1

Editorial

Summer seems to have hit Philly with all its force, except for the occasional thunderstorm now and then. Summer in India, besides the sweltering heat and power cuts, signals the arrival of, you got it: Mango season. Mangoes, along with ice cream and cold drinks, are one of my favorite things associated with summer. Mangoes trigger a host of memories: buying raw mangoes sprinkled with chili and salt, nightly mango chopping/eating sessions with my family, and the yearly ritual of pickling them. Sadly, I’ve missed mango season this year.

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Reel Scan

Released under the Yash Raj banner last month, this movie promised a realistic portrayal of terror suspects as they are treated by the FBI. If I were directing a movie which has a theme like that, and need my characters to go beyond perfect smiles and designer clothes, I would start by selecting the right actors!! Katrina Kaif (Irrfan Khan excluded) has given the best performance among the 3 protagonists, and this shows what a miserable job the male leads have done. John and Neil have acted well, but not well enough!!

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Reel Scan

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (DOD) makes for a good summertime watch, which you can enjoy when you have nothing else to do. The movie is yet another sequel to the immensely popular Ice Age series.

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User Articles

I have become a mobile multiplication  machine (especially for the number 50)... In fact, I can multiply any number with 50 and give you the answer in less than 10 seconds.  I know that the actual conversion factor is about 48 point something, but 50 is an easier number to multiply with.

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When the plane landed at JFK, I started to feel sick in my stomach. Part of it had to do with the terrible food that they served in the economy class of the 10-hour long Delta airlines flight from Mumbai, India.  But most of it was because I had this déjà vu feeling that I was about to face the biggest challenge that I ever would in my life. They call it an M.S in Biomedical Engineering.

Read more: All of this and College, Too?

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America! The land of dreams for many. For a long time, I had been planning to do my Masters’ at Drexel- which faculty to work with, research areas, funding, future goals, companies, etc. However, after landing here, the first question was how I would fend for my living expenses. I applied at the library, Creese reception desk, the residence hall reception desks, the bookstore, a Physics TA, ISSS website administrator, and any other position I saw available.

Read more: My First Taste of America