Selected Articles by Monica Mehta
Offline stories available on request
page updated October 31, 2007
Profit Magazine
Websites & PR
Articles 2004-2005
Entertainment Weekly magazine
Articles Prior to 2004
Mother Jones magazine & MotherJones.com
Profit Magazine
Information Under Control
Fifth Third Bank benefits from a disciplined, organized system for managing its vast store of data
November 2007
http://www.oracle.com/profit/apps_strategy/101607_bank53_.html
The Performance Management Revolution
An interview with Howard Dresner on the growth of performance management within the enterprise
November 2007
http://www.oracle.com/profit/apps_strategy/101607_dresner_qa_.html
Responding Around the Clock
Priority problem resolution supports ViaSat's goal of great service
August 2007
http://www.oracle.com/profit/industry/072307_Communications_.html
The Effects of Downtime on Telecom Companies
An interview with IDC Director Elisabeth Rainge
August 2007
http://www.oracle.com/profit/industry/072307_Erainge_QA.html
Harbor Masters
With Oracle, KCI Technologies prepared Annapolis for the Volvo Ocean Race
February 2007
http://www.oracle.com/oramag/profit/07-feb/p17dredging.html
Getting off the Ground
Tucson International Airport makes a radical change in tech operations
November 2006
http://www.oracle.com/oramag/profit/06-nov/p46airport.html
Websites & PR
D Software Announces Zephyr, an Innovative, Next-Generation On-Demand Test Management System
October 2007
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563438.htm
HP Care Packs for Total Care
HP.com
http://www.hp.com/sbso/serverstorage/total-care/article.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
HP Total Care Financial Services
HP.com
http://h20384.www2.hp.com/serverstorage/cache/537202-0-0-0-121.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Articles 2004-2005
Articles and Blog on AlterNet.org
Summer 2005
Custom Made Marriage: His, hers, theirs: Two families join in holy matrimony
Cover story, The San Francisco Chronicle Magazine
June 19, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/19/CMGH7CSH1I1.DTL
Bicoastal debate: moving between S.F. and N.Y.
The San Francisco Chronicle
May 22, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/22/INGUNCQHKN1.DTL
The Little Devils Are More Than Little Details: Childbirth puts the modern woman into her mom's shoes
The San Francisco Chronicle
April 17, 2005
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/17/INGP8C76LG1.DTL
Raising the Bar: 'The Alice Waters of booze' brings humor, fresh concoctions and attitude to the job
The San Francisco Chronicle
February 27, 2005
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/27/LVG3HBDJDG1.DTL
Ukrainians Here Watch, Wait
The Oakland Tribune
December 2004
http://www.geocities.com/monica95134/ukraine.htm
Young voters failed to live up to 'Vote or Die' mantra in 2004
The Oakland Tribune
November 2004
http://www.geocities.com/monica95134/youngvoters.htm
Ohio Voters Slam Gay Rights
PopandPolitics.com
November 2004
http://www.popandpolitics.com/articles_detail.cfm?articleID=1346
SF Voters Hope to Send Anti-War Message to Washington
North Gate News Online
November 2004
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/election2004/archives/2004/11/sf_voters_hope.html
Halloween Brings Annoyance to Castro Street
North Gate News Online
October 2004
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/ngno/stories/003513.html
SoMa Schoolkids Leaving Trailers Behind
North Gate News Online
September 2004
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/ngno/stories/003429.html
Dental Patients Open Up and Say "Aahhhhh..."
North Gate News Online
September 2004
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/ngno/stories/003079.html
What Are Bay Area Republicans Thinking?
The Oakland Tribune
September 2004
Not a Dream Run
Mainstream critics panned A.R. Rahman's musical, but the Indian-American audience failed to be dampened by the show's negatives
India Today magazine
May 2004
Entertainment Weekly magazine
Selected pieces
http://search.ew.com/EWSearch/ew/search/search.html?type=ew%3AMonica+Mehta%3B&search=
Articles Prior to 2004
http://www.geocities.com/monica95134/bombaydreams.htm
The Root Cause: NRI Films
India Today magazine
August 2003
Health Quiz: Do You Have an Addictive Personality?
LifetimeTV.com
July 2003
http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/health/quiz/health_quiz_addict.html
Diasporic Droll: A movie review of Bollywood/Hollywood
India Today magazine
December 2002
http://www.geocities.com/monica95134/diasporicdroll.htm
A Bridge Across Confusion: A profile of writer Tanuja Desai Hidier
India Abroad newspaper
September 2002
http://www.geocities.com/monica95134/bornconfused.htm
Young, Free and Desi in America
The Statesman newspaper & Little India magazine
December 2001
A Talk with Zohra Yusuf Daoud: The Former Miss Afghanistan
New York Newsday
November 2001
http://www.womenforafghanwomen.org/press/ND12-06-01.html
A Former Miss Afghanistan Speaks
Masala.com
December 2001
Rushdie Reading
MySimon.com
September 2001
Passage to India
The Village Voice
July 2000
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0026/mehta.shtml
U.S. Arms Sales Under Bill Clinton
Mother Jones magazine
May/June 1999
The Bionic Jaw
Esquire magazine
December 1996
S&M: Sadly Misunderstood?
U. The National College Magazine
December 1995
Muslim Students at Columbia Challenge Preconceptions
Sangam magazine
April 1995
Ex-Drogin Drivers Protest 'Traitors' at Journal Square
The Jersey Journal
October 1997
Mother Jones magazine & MotherJones.com
High-Tech Melting Pot
August 1998
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/mehta.html
Counting Casualties
January 1999
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/iraqicasualties.html
No Wonder Castro is Still in Power
October 1999
http://www.motherjones.com/sideshow/cuba.html
Toxic Toys R Us
July 1999
http://www.motherjones.com/sideshow/pvc.html
Butterfly in a Tree
May 1998
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/julia.html
Cigarette Secrets
March 1998
http://www.motherjones.com/sideshow/mehta.html
Arms Project: U.S. arms sales under Bill Clinton
(Various articles)
http://www.motherjones.com/arms