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THE FEATHERDUSTER
Mehuli Basu Roy

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief

Senior Mehuli Basu Roy is an Editor-in-Chief in her fourth on staff. Her favorite cuisine is Middle Eastern food and she has two dogs, Ollie and Loki, who take up most of her free time. When she isn’t playing with them, she loves to sleep, watch TV, eat and bake cakes. By the end of the year, she hopes to have released three print issues and have left  behind a legendary legacy. In the future, she hopes to major in psychology and eventually end up with a stable job and a million dogs.

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Attendees of ChapTHON’s game night join the circle of hope at the end of the event in the Chap Court at 8 p.m. March 25. The circle of hope is a Dance Marathon tradition in which attendees reflect on their impact.

ChapTHON hosts end-of-year fundraising event

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2022
Senior contemplates academic experience, competitive environment

Senior contemplates academic experience, competitive environment

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2022
courtesy image from Getty Images

Ruta Sepetys’ new book provides a chilling recount of Romanian history

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-In-Chief
February 3, 2022
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant Dr. Mark Gooden speaks at the DEI Community Webinar Dec. 2 on Zoom. The webinar provided an update on Eanes ISD’s DEI work up to this point.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Community Webinar provides progress update on district’s work

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
December 8, 2021
Team mentor Katina Kenyon and seniors Leo Weihe, Amir Alaghehband, Jash Desai, Emily Weiner, Nina Velacheri and Radhika Gautam (left to right) display their winnings from the Business INCubator Pitch Night May 20. The GiftE team received $15,000 from Pitch Night and recently won the National Pitch competition, receiving an additional $10,000.

Business INCubator team creates gift card app, wins National Pitch Competition

Mehuli Basu Roy and Nora Romman
August 16, 2021
Avatar: The Last Airbender’s controversial sequel receives unwarranted hate

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s controversial sequel receives unwarranted hate

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2021
Staff Editorial: We strive to be equitable, but how do we really accomplish this goal?

Staff Editorial: We strive to be equitable, but how do we really accomplish this goal?

Mehuli Basu Roy, Ava Valdes, and Nora Romman
October 23, 2020
Mehuli poses with her Thamma and siblings

Student grieves grandma from halfway across world amidst COVID-19

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2020
Eanes ISD Board of Trustees talks with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant Dr. Mark Gooden at the Aug. 11 board meeting. Dr. Gooden will guide the development of racial awareness in the district in the 2020-21 school year.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consultant guides development of racial awareness in Eanes ISD

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2020
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”’s recent popularity is well-deserved, long-overdue

“Avatar: The Last Airbender”’s recent popularity is well-deserved, long-overdue

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2020
The anonymous owners of the account @racismatwestlake post on Instagram June 22, sharing an anonymous submission from an alumni who graduated in 2015. The post reads, “Being Black at Westlake High School was exhausting.”

Anonymous Instagram account brings to light alleged racist incidents in Eanes, prompts action from district

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
August 3, 2020
Deepika Basu Roy, mom of the writer, cuts fabric in the shape of masks using the Olson pattern before sewing them together with a sewing machine. The Olson pattern was designed by a doctor and is recommended by most medical professionals.

A guide to making face masks at home, ensuring their effectiveness

Mehuli Basu Roy, Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2020
Austin-American Statesman reporter Luz Moreno-Lozano works on her story assignments from home April 29 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The newspaper’s offices are currently closed for safety reasons, and everything has moved online.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: journalists, reporters (3 of 3)

Mehuli Basu Roy and Ava Bailey
May 13, 2020
Senior David Webber works at Trader Joe’s and at Amy’s Ice Cream and Senior Jake Wills works at H-E-B. Customer and food service employees are essential to maintaining some sense of normal life and helping to keep us supplied.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: food service employees (2 of 3)

Mehuli Basu Roy and Ava Bailey
May 13, 2020
Dr. Farheen Yousuf works as an endocrinologist at Austin Diagnostic Clinic. She does not work directly with COVID-19 patients, but she has had to transition to telehealth for medical care.

Essential workers risk lives for our benefit: healthcare workers (1 of 3)

Mehuli Basu Roy and Ava Bailey
May 13, 2020

Two different perspectives on mass shootings

Mehuli Basu Roy and Joy Wang
December 16, 2019
Highly-anticipated conclusion to “Arc of a Scythe” series satisfies eagerly waiting readers

Highly-anticipated conclusion to “Arc of a Scythe” series satisfies eagerly waiting readers

Mehuli Basu Roy, Head People and Places
December 3, 2019
Students share favorite memories, experiences from 2018-19 school year

Students share favorite memories, experiences from 2018-19 school year

Mehuli Basu Roy, Head People and Places
May 28, 2019

Stranger Things 3 trailer leaves fans yearning for more

Mehuli Basu Roy, Head People and Places
April 1, 2019
Senior Daniel Descant operates one of the many machines in the Robotics class on Feb. 21.

Robotics FTC teams compete at Austin Metro League Championship

Mehuli Basu Roy, Reporter
February 25, 2019

Orchestra to present annual Halloween-themed concert Oct. 24

Mehuli Basu Roy, Reporter
October 17, 2018
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