Melanie Navarro, Author at The Statesman

Self-Image during the COVID-19 pandemic: The good, the bad and the fads

Melanie NavarroOpinions Sex and Relationships 2021 Special IssuesMarch 21, 2021March 28, 2021

In the beginning weeks of lockdown, around March of last year, home-made whipped coffee recipes, rising TikTok stars and YouTube videos on-at-home ab workouts dominated social media.

A look at SBU student run podcast Chai with the Pre-Med Guys

Melanie NavarroArtsDecember 6, 2020

Produced by Stony Brook pre-medical students Wali Pirzada and Sayeed Khan, comes “Chai with the Pre-Med Guys.” The pair bring on current medical school students as guests and explore challenges, experiences and garner advice for pre-med students.

“Emily in Paris” Review: A “Sex and the City” spinoff, Influencer edition

Melanie NavarroArts TVOctober 18, 2020

From producer Darren Star comes “Emily in Paris,” a Netflix original cooked up with the same ingredients of its predecessors: fashion, love interests and friends to talk about said love interests with — but with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Science and Humanities at Stony Brook collide in new club Artists in Medicine

Melanie NavarroArts STEM Student LifeOctober 2, 2020

Founded this year, a new club at Stony Brook University called Artists in Medicine wants to use students’ artistic abilities to construct creative projects. Their goal is to combine the arts and sciences in a simplified and informative way.

Paris Hilton drops party girl facade for new Youtube documentary

Melanie NavarroArts MoviesSeptember 20, 2020September 25, 2020

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton released a new documentary film, “The Real Story of Paris Hilton,” where she gives an honest look into her life in the spotlight and discusses the trauma she experienced at the Provo Canyon School in Utah.