Udani

do good // she/her // stanford ‘22

[Neelam Bohra @neelamreports]

Today isn't just another crazy day of breaking news about coronavirus.

It's #WorldKidneyDay. For me, it's also the anniversary of my kidney transplant surgery.

I got to write about three of us with transplants at UT for @thedailytexan. Read it here:

https://t.co/n57UIpYiZD

[Neelam Bohra @neelamreports]

Kidney failure is frustrating. It’s isolating, draining and people don’t really get it.

I’m so happy I got to write this about @mason_bettes to shed light on his experience and help people understand it a little better.

Read about his journey here: https://t.co/IloQ0p0j7t

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

Richard Parker writes, "The massacre is the outcome I have feared for years now." https://t.co/j3yw6TqFg5

[Neelam Bohra @neelamreports]

hi! so, I haven't written in a while. this isn't the best thing I've ever written, but it's the thing I'm proudest of. it's taken me a lot of time to let myself be okay with my situation. and I finally am. I did it! I got through it! YA GIRL IS BACK!! https://t.co/EAc2JlhbWP

[When We All Vote @WhenWeAllVote]

Your vote is your voice. #WhenWeAllVote, we all do better. Register and volunteer at https://t.co/TgXnKAE7g8.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Would you risk losing your child to escape gang violence? That's what these parents are asking themselves.

[MHS STUCO @mactownstuco]

This Friday Interact club is having a Coneball (dodgeball) tournament during 7th period. Come play or watch and help send 3 kids to Chicago! It’s $5 to play or watch

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

What's it like to unload almost three tons of yearbooks? It's finally here. #Endless #TheLion2018 #YearbookForever

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

Yearbooks will be delivered 3rd period this Friday. Reserve your copy at https://t.co/DuYfCMM42z #Endless #TheLion2018

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

“It happens because of an attitude toward girls and women, that they owe something to boys and men, that girls and women are kind of possessions, that their bodies and sexuality is something that belongs to whoever wants it.”

Read here: https://t.co/rR0chqJgiF

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

The journalism department was honored with a Silver Star for @manestreamnews, a Gold Star for #MHS1 and a Gold Star for the 2017 Lion Yearbook. @_neelam_b and @udani33 we’re also named Editors of the Year. #ILPC

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

“There’s a stereotype about Latin girls that we’re all partyers, we like to go out. But I wanted to focus on school, and do something for my future, and break the stereotype.”

Read here: https://t.co/XXtB9NcfGs

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Florida high school senior: “We didn’t fail. The people around us failed us. And if they continue to fail us, then they will no longer be in office.”

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

17 minutes: students walk out in solidarity with Parkland shooting victims
Read here: https://t.co/Z7C0tn3b9V

[AJ+ @ajplus]

The Obamas' official portraits are historic in more ways than one.

[McKinney High School @MHSLions]

Good Luck in competition everyone #digitaldivas2018

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

Congratulations to our amazing adviser, Alyssa Boehringer for getting MHS Teacher of the Year! @MHSLions

[ManestreamNews.com @manestreamnews]

Journalism wins 1st place team at Princeton meet. News: 1st @udani33 , 2nd @YaReallyAssumed , 5th @ellishastokes ; Feature: 1st Udani Satarasinghe, 2nd @_neelam_b , 3rd @nat_byrd; Editorial: 1st Udani, 2nd Neelam; Headline: 2nd Udani, 3rd Ellisha Stokes, 6th Neelam #UILAcademics