Avantika Krishna

Bio

Avantika, a graduating Trinity University, is Studying Political Science and Human Communication. A feminist, a human rights activist, and an advocate for youth activism in politics and social issues, Avantika contributes her time to various initiatives around her community and university. Follow her on Twitter @itsavantika and reach out to her for any opportunities (or really anything else!).
4 Absurd Statistics About College ... and 1 Thing You Probably Already Knew
By Avantika Krishna
To further add to the anxiety facing many parents and high school seniors around the United States as they decide which college or post-graduate option to pursue, I compiled a short list. Using information from a recent CBS poll, I put together some…
9 Reasons Unpaid Internships Are Worth It
By Avantika Krishna
With internships rising a whopping 350% in the past four years, the debate often focuses on whether or not unpaid internships are worth all the trouble they cause. Here are nine reasons why it is worth it to take that unpaid position. 1) Experience…
10 Best Anderson Cooper Tweets of All Time: 10 of the 14,000 Reasons Why We Love Him
By Avantika Krishna
Anderson Cooper recently received a lot of media attention for some snarky tweets he posted a few days ago during his assignment in Gaza. In the Twittersphere, Cooper is well known for his sarcastic and snide tweet exchanges, with well over 3.3…
Black Friday 2012: The Origins of Black Friday, And How It Went From a Negative Thing to a Positive One
By Avantika Krishna
Breaking from tradition in year’s past, Black Friday sales opened across the nation in select stores starting at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Wal-Mart, Target, Macy’s, Best Buy and others opened their doors earlier than usual drawing in swarms of…
Latest Presidential Polls: Obama Will Win Because of Intrade Predictions and the First Lady Bake Off
By Avantika Krishna
With Election Day panic setting in, we are all collectively waiting for the results with bated breath. Since we are all super nervous, paranoid, and on edge (maybe that’s just me), here are some fun election predictors to take your mind off the…
Latest Presidential Polls: Obama Will Win Because Alabama Football Defeated LSU, and Here is Why
By Avantika Krishna
With the election two days away, everyone is dying to know who is going to win and to put the election behind us. With the election in a statistical dead-heat, no one really knows how the results are going to turn out on election day. That said,…
What It Means To Be American: Further Reflections on 9/11 and American Values
By Avantika Krishna
It is difficult to believe that the September 11 attacks happened well over a decade ago. I still remember asking my dad about what happened in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania on that fateful day as he picked me up from my…
Freshman Year Survival Guide: 15 Tips for Your First Year of College
By Avantika Krishna
Freshman year can be one of the most confusing and exciting times of your life. All of a sudden, you are completely surrounded by members of the opposite sex, have almost total freedom, and your only responsibility is to make good grades. There are…
Why Chick Fil A Supporters Deserve a Voice, Too
By Avantika Krishna
Chick-fil-A’s anti-LGBT stance has everyone going crazy. Everyone has an opinion; everyone has a battle to pick; everyone has a side he or she supports. Personally, I have boycotted Chick-fil-A for the past two years because of their anti-LGBT…
Marissa Mayer Yahoo: Only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs Are Women
By Avantika Krishna
Currently, the internet is abuzz with news that Marissa Mayer is the new CEO and president of Yahoo, a company in a field where very few women dominate. A well-known woman with an impeccable reputation in Silicon Valley and among professionals,…