Aditi Ragothaman

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OPINION: USF students, don’t wait until Thanksgiving to be grateful

Jun 18, 2024 | usforacle.com | Allison Smith |Lia Marsee |Aditi Ragothaman |Liv Baker

Are you the kind of person who has a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full mentality? In a society that runs on instant gratification and unrealistic aspirations, it can be easy to fall into the trap of always chasing after the next best thing and lose sight of finding appreciation in the mundane. But instead of focusing on the negative all the time, we should change our perspective to see blessings rather than burdens and find contentment in the simple things.
OPINION: USF’S football stadium will add much to college experience

Jun 17, 2024 | usforacle.com | Lia Marsee |Aditi Ragothaman |Allison Smith |Liv Baker

While I love watching college football, I often find myself canceling on my friends when I am invited to a game after looking at the drive time to Raymond James Stadium. Whether you’re a commuter or someone who lives on campus, it’s no secret that going to watch a USF football game is inconvenient. There’s the 30-minute drive time with the combination of potential traffic in order to partake in a college gameday.
OPINION: USF students, it’s time to invest in your future through stocks

Jun 11, 2024 | usforacle.com | Lia Marsee |Aditi Ragothaman |Liv Baker |Candace Davison

College students would agree that a good portion of their money goes to sweet treats – whether it’s iced coffee, boba or ice cream. Well, unless money grows on trees, that $5 iced vanilla oat milk latte begins to add up. I happen to have a one-word solution for you – stocks. Through investing you are not only able to make some money to help supply your next sweet treat, but it also allows you to prepare for your financial future.
OPINION: USF leaders should condemn violence against protesters

Jun 11, 2024 | usforacle.com | Liv Baker |Lia Marsee |Aditi Ragothaman |Candace Davison

How leaders on college campuses react to moments of adversity matters – it has the potential to better or worsen on-campus tensions, while impacting student confidence in their school. A month after an on-campus peaceful protest on April 30, which resulted in the tear-gassing of a crowd of 100 people and the arrest of 10 protesters, President Rhea Law and USF leaders are making it clear that they are pleased with this response from law enforcement.
OPINION: Dear USF students, put your phones away

Jun 4, 2024 | usforacle.com | Allison Smith |Aditi Ragothaman |Lia Marsee |Liv Baker

Almost everywhere I look on campus, I have observed a tragic trend: Heads down, conversations to a minimum, earbuds in. Students are connected yet disconnected. Both students and adults appear to be missing out on life happening around them because they are constantly on their phones. These devices have turned into security blankets that few can live without.
OPINION: Bored during USF’s summer break? Volunteer.

Jun 4, 2024 | usforacle.com | Lia Marsee |Leyna Vu |Liv Baker |Aditi Ragothaman

Did you know that charity work doesn’t have to be boring or laborious? In fact, you can do it from the comfort of your home. I came to this realization when I saw a BullsConnect poster advertising for Crafts 4 Charity, a local crocheting club that focuses on building community through arts and craft. They needed volunteers to crochet for that week’s theme, which was sea animals. To fit the theme, I made a crochet jellyfish that would soon be donated to a shelter.
OPINION: ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Do say fascist.

Oct 17, 2023 | usforacle.com | Marcelene Pilcher |Aditi Ragothaman |Lia Marsee |Liv Baker

When explaining why he believes the U.S. should not accept refugees at a Saturday speaking engagement, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that all refugees from Gaza are antisemitic. DeSantis is no stranger to baseless, sweeping statements about minority groups. From calling drag queens and transgender people child groomers to saying that slavery was beneficial to the enslaved, demonizing and dehumanizing subjugated groups has become his modus operandi.