Photo courtesy of Aaron Acevedo. Mental health is one of the most important factors regarding how one performs in everyday life, especially for students. In trying to focus on so many things, from classes to clubs and everything in between, it can be easy to lose oneself in the fold. […]
Tag: Mental Health
Healing Hands performances highlight mental health with unique methods
Photo courtesy of Karley Berrios. The Berrie Center welcomed three new artists to Sharp Theater’s stage this past weekend to perform in Healing Hands, a two-act performance featuring new works-in-progress. Each performance used unique art disciplines to delve into the topic of mental health during these recent trying times, coupled by […]
Student athletes’ mental health has its importance highlighted
Photo courtesy of Inzmam Khan, Pexels. On the checklist of everything a college athlete must succeed at, mental health is usually not included. Instead, mental health is becoming the quiet crisis in college sports. Alarmingly, a recent National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) study found that college athletes will experience more […]
Bill providing traumatized children with support is even more important now
Photo Courtesy of US Department of Homeland Security, Wiki Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced RISE from Trauma Act on June 16, but it has proven to be necessary now more than ever. The bipartisan act would provide $600 million annually to expand support for […]
Students gather against campus demonstrator
Photo courtesy of Tori D'Amico. Ramapo College is a public campus, meaning that anyone who has gained permission can visit at any time. This includes a demonstrator who identified himself as Stanley John and came to campus Thursday, Oct. 21, carrying a sign with the message “Don’t trust fake science, […]
Cross country star shares his struggles with mental health
Photo courtesy of Outsports.com. On Oct. 12, St. Bonaventure student and cross country athlete Dahron Wells came to Ramapo College via WebEx and delivered an impactful presentation about the struggles of mental health. He was welcomed by the Office of Equity, Diversity, Compliance and Inclusion to speak about how being a […]
Five ways to romanticize your life this summer
Photo courtesy of Gulara Gudratli, Unsplash Remember “hot girl summer?” This summer, I propose the following mantra: romanticize your life. We’ve gone through too much this past year to not fully indulge in self love this season, and a fun, positive mindset can launch numerous self care endeavours. Romanticizing […]
Social isolation is wearing down college students
Photo courtesy of engin akyurt, Unsplash Socialization is a fundamental part of each person’s life, but many students are only realizing this due to COVID taking away their opportunity to see people. The isolation that students are now having to deal with is a lot more serious than it may seem […]
Games like “Animal Crossing” can improve mental health
Photo courtesy of Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr We’re all looking for little ways to escape our turbulent lives, and playing “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” has been a recent popular choice. But with the simple gameplay, it is easy to assume that this game could grow old over a period of repeated […]
New “Big Mouth” season covers more serious and taboo topics
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons After its initial success in September 2017, Netflix original animated series “Big Mouth” returned for its well anticipated fourth season on Dec. 4, 2020. Created by Nick Kroll, Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg and Mark Levin, the show focuses on pre-teens going through puberty. This […]