I am pensive
My name is Bethany Ann Khan. I am a sophomore currently in the School of Journalism and College of Liberal Arts. I am majoring in Professional Journalism and I hope to minor in the areas of Social Justice, Leadership, and Women Studies. I am a feminist and I am very dedicated to helping to create a socially just environment here on campus and in the near future as a professional journalist, I hope to impact the world, one article at a time.
Ethnicity: I identity as an Arab-American or Middle-Eastern (Egypt / Pakistan), Indian-American (India), but in terms of statistics at the University of Minnesota, I check the Asian box.
Likes: I am very open-minded in terms of music and movies. I listen to almost every genre of music I come across except country...for some reason I am not a big fan. I love watching old movies (think "Gone With The Wind," or Audrey Hepburn movies), foreign films, black and white films, "chick flicks," and adventure films such as James Bond and/or Indiana Jones (PS.I cannot believe that Harrison Ford is doing another film. What is he now, like 60? Wow). I like reading books for fun or that I find intrinsically interesting, I am interested in learning as much as I can about social justice, equality, women's rights; GLBT rights and helping my peers educate themselves on issues that are crucial to understand and be educated on, in order to develop a socially just environment. I enjoy laughing and hugs, going to see plays, operas, musicals, and ballets. On Sundays, I like to go the Minneapolis Institute of Art or the Science Museum to introduce myself to new artists and their works or to have fun with my little brothers by learning about dinosaurs or whatever the current exhibit is about. I also enjoy playing the piano, but I regret that I never have time to actually practice anymore; same with reading for fun...I barely get enough time to sleep when the night comes, and how can I possibly read or play the piano for fun? I also like the date: August 10th - this year I will be 21 years young! Yay! :-)
Dislikes: I dislike ignorant people, derogatory slang, socially unjust language, racism, sexism, classism, all other 'isms, when bad grammar or poor spelling happens, institutionalized racism, systematic oppression, when "you guys" is commonly used as an all-inclusive phrase - it isn't, I am a woman not a man. I also don't like speaking to a large audience, I would rather write. I strongly dislike rodents, insects, President Bush and the fact that more than half of the people in power who decide whether or not I should be able to have an abortion are men...who will never actually get pregnant or give birth.
On-campus involvement: I live in Sanford Hall, which is near Dinkytown. I am the President of Sanford, its fun. Trust me. I also am the VP for CLA Student Board - even more fun, if you are in CLA, you should join. I work for Housing and Residential Life in many different capacities and am on the steering committee for the Social Justice Leadership Retreats that HRL puts on about twice a year, heard of it? You should definitely go on one sometime - its life changing! I am also a Night Manager and Office Assistant and U-Crew at Sanford Hall. I also recently joined Women's Student Activist Collective (WSAC) and I think there is a lot of potential there - check us out sometime.
Here is a picture of my beautiful and wonderful family...
...and here is a picture of me so you can put my written words to a face that you will see in class. You should say hi and tell me if you agree with my likes/dislikes or not at all! :-)
