May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. For many students on campus, the words ‘mental health’ carry a heavy weight. Some students may personally be affected by mental illness or may know someone in their close circle of friends or family that has struggled with mental illness. Mental illness can take a myriad of forms.…
Celebreties, Anxiety and Mental Health Awareness
A few days ago, Kendall Jenner published a couple posts on her app detailing how she has been struggling with anxiety during this past year. She talked about learning how to cope with panic attacks by doing everything from breathing exercises to painting her room a calming shade of pink. Now normally, Kardashian/Jenner-related news is…
Spoerl lecture informs about wildlife conservation and public health
On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 26, Kevin J. Olival, Associate Vice President for Research at EcoHealth Alliance presented a lecture titled “Forecasting and Preventing Viral Zoonoses: Integrating Wildlife Conservation and Public Health Research.” This lecture is the second installation in the Spoerl Lecture Series in Science and Society, which is co-sponsored by the Recent…
Letter to the Editor: Danny Davis
To The Editor, One of the strongest themes in this election cycle is the public outcry of injustice against our most vulnerable citizens, but I believe that in many ways, individuals of mental illness have been silent victims in this election cycle. The mental health of the major candidates running for office is frequently challenged.…
Lawrentians in Contention: Let them eat vegetables
The healthy options in our café are abysmal. Controversial statement of the year, right? Normally I wouldn’t ruminate on such things—if I’m to be honest my usual orders at Kaplan’s Café consist of some Meat ft. Greasy Side—but in the past few weeks, after several Lawrentians reiterated the point, something clicked. Our café has the…
Ask a fifth-year: Choose your health over class
Dear Will, I’m too sick to get out of bed! I’m really worried that it’s going to affect my academic work, so I’m considering just getting up the strength and going to class. Any advice? Strep in Sage Dear Strep, Let me tell you something that not every student or faculty members realizes here…
Meal plans unite students and provide nutritious food
About halfway through every term, I realize that my meal plan won’t keep me fed through finals. When I realized this fact as a freshman, I was appalled and freaked out. How would I eat? What would I eat? How did all the upperclassmen not starve when eighth week rolled around? In a state of…
The new Washington syndrome
In case you did not know, some strange things have happened recently in Washington. The Republican Party’s stauncher members of Congress, led by House Speaker John Boehner, have refused to pass any budget that does not defund the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. Because neither side dared to compromise, no budget was passed…