Heidi Cuevas | Staff Writer As the semester comes to an end, students find themselves stressed, anxious, and overworked as finals begin, ultimately taking a toll on their mental health for the worse. The Sunday after the short Thanksgiving break, I realized that all my exams were in just a few days. I still had […]
Kendall Moffett | Staff Writer College is already challenging, especially when adjusting to life away from home, but the “go-go-go-mentality” drains students’ mental health and distorts the purpose of higher education. When I arrived at Florida International University, I was bombarded with reminders to network, land internships, stay fit, maintain a social life and meet […]
Kendall Moffett | Contributing Writer Growing up I watched all of the coming of age movies that romanticize the college experience to be thrilling, carefree and maybe a grueling exam at the end of the semester. But after a year at FIU, the college experience was nothing like I thought it would be. As a […]
Linette Garcia | Staff Writer The holidays are over and we’re supposed to revitalize ourselves for this new year. But yet I have this lingering sensation of sadness looming over my head. This winter season instilled in me a gnawing sense of bleakness and sluggishness, a common state known as the “winter blues”. The winter […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer The holidays are meant to be celebrated with your closest friends and family, but there is a lot of pressure to deal with. The holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve come with big expectations from everybody. But as college students who stress over assignments and work […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Getting stressed out isn’t a gain in life, it’s a vice. Students need to take care of their stress levels to be at their best academically and personally. When you experience continuous stress, you’re more likely to get sick, sleep less and worsen back pain and migraines that can suck […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Our mental health is just as important as our physical health, so why do men neglect it? No matter what society says, men’s mental health is important. Everyone likes talking about taking care of their mental health, but men are being left out of the conversation for far too long. […]
Carla Mendez | Staff Writer Those who are a part of the Hispanic community understand the pervasive stigma behind mental health at an intimate level that occurs, often behind closed doors. On Apr. 17, Dr. Victor Buitron held a seminar to discuss the convergent areas of youth suicide prevention and mental health among underserved Latinx […]
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persists and students grow more anxious by the day, student government passes the “Student Support and Mental Wellness Act” (S.R. 04 023) with an overwhelming majority vote from senate. “Students Support and Mental Wellness Act” encourages students affected to seek support through CAPS and ensures more […]
Gabriela Danger | Assistant News Director Dr. Anna Lau of the University of California, Los Angeles, came on Mar. 8 to give a talk about her research on racial inequities in the field of youth mental health care. Lau’s talk focused primarily on implementing her research in community settings, particularly schools. By analyzing the current […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Being dedicated to your studies is one of the most praised traits of a college student. Unfortunately, the flame of determination we begin with dwindles as the semester continues due to student burnout. Student burnout is when students struggle to complete their academic tasks because they lose interest in the […]
Safi Ullah | Contributing Writer Persistent depression has been a complex topic amongst experts when it comes to determining the diagnosis and the characteristics among age groups. Dr. Daniel Klein’s detailed information session held at the Academic Health Center 1 provided insight into the struggles of recurrent-persistent depression. Daniel Klein, Ph.D., of the department of […]
