Savidya (Minadee) Kulawansa (savidya-kulawansa)

Savidya Kulawansa who goes by Minadee (‘25) is a writer for the Opinions Department. Her favorite topics to write about are education, social norms that maybe shouldn’t be norms, racial issues and how all of those are seen in her daily life. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching the news and dancing.

Opinions

The Foreign Education Business Boom in Developing Countries

Savidya (Minadee) Kulawansa

The foreign education business within developing countries has become extremely lucrative as families feel they have no option but to privately educate their children abroad.

Issue 2, Volume 114

Opinions

Bopping to the Bells

Savidya (Minadee) Kulawansa

Overall, our bells have the potential to bring joy to our school community, create memories, and perform their intended purpose better. A plan to switch them to music would be relatively straightforward to implement.

Issue 11, Volume 112

Opinions

The Order of Books: The Intentions of Melvil Dewey

Savidya (Minadee) Kulawansa

Instead of erasing controversial figures from history, we should recognize their accomplishments and build off of their work to fix the problems they created.

Issue 9, Volume 112

Opinions

The Waste We Make

Savidya (Minadee) Kulawansa

In the school food system designed to support low-income students, the amount of food in the trash is astounding, encouraging the current landfill and global warming issues.

Issue 7, Volume 112