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When Death Breaches the Campus Walls
College seems a life-or-death matter to students, professors, and staff scurrying about campus, but it isn’t. It’s a matter of life.
Carlin Romano
Feb 24


Scanners vs Substitutes: The Case For Harm Reduction
Teaching Fellow, Esther David ineffectiveness of baggage scanners for harm reduction and substance abuse
Esther Larisa David
Jan 27


Gate 2
Professor Ali Khan writes a poem, Gate 2, in lieu of the new security measures.
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Jan 23


University as Prison: A Parent Writes
For me, the most distressing and disturbing sight for the last two days have been the images forwarded to me, in which the hand-baggage and
Kirti Trivedi
Jan 21


The Narcissism of Neutrality
Convocation and graduation ceremonies are deeply political events. This year, ceremonies across the world have been used by students and fac
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
May 28, 2024


The Poverty of Philanthropy
Hindutva and Ashoka's infantile disorders A look of surprise and hesitation filled the faces of many who attended the protest against the...
Prachyadeep Dasgupta
Feb 11, 2024


And Yet It Moves: On Ashoka & Its Administrative Tyrants
Ashoka University was founded with a pool of investment from several different individuals so as not to be beholden to a single founder’s...
Zainab Firdausi
Sep 8, 2023


Ashoka University’s Descent into Academic (un)Freedom
In his resignation letter to former Vice-Chancellor Malabika Sarkar, Pratap Bhanu Mehta claims that, “After a meeting with the Founders...
Ruhaan Shah
Aug 19, 2023


To Hook Up or Not To
Armed with large suitcases and nervous parents, I was yet another wide-eyed first-year moving away for college. What underscored this new...
Shashvathi Hariharan
Jul 24, 2023
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