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Facing increased demand for mental health support, University makes changes to UCC, expands health and wellness programs

Zixu Wang | Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series on mental health services at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Follow these links to part two and part three. National statistics reveal a high demand for mental health services at colleges and universities — demand that is only growing. The Center for Collegiate Mental Health’s

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Notre Dame’s international, minority students face obstacles in mental health care

Zixu Wang | Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on mental health services at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Follow these links to find part one and part three. Lydia Adongo, Notre Dame Master of Laws ’20, felt her counselor didn’t understand her. She had gone to an individual counseling session at the University

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Sadness won’t come until the last minute of saying goodbye

Zixu Wang | Friday, May 15, 2020

When I was overwhelmed with all the papers and the COVID-19 news, I didn’t think about graduation. Pessimistically speaking, I don’t think me and my friends are able to see each other in the future because we all leave for different countries. However, all the emotions just don’t come as they should. The more you

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ND postdoctoral fellow removed from program after posting racist comments

Mariah Rush, Serena Zacharias and Zixu Wang | Friday, March 27, 2020

After making racist posts on Facebook directed at and blaming Chinese students for the spread of COVID-19, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychology at Notre Dame has been terminated from her program, Dennis Brown, assistant vice president for news and media relations, said in an email Friday. Kathryn Ralph, who was in the

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Essential staff remains on campus despite closure

Zixu Wang | Thursday, March 26, 2020

It has been two weeks since Notre Dame closed campus due to the spread of coronavirus. There are no students talking and laughing at Duncan, rushing through corridors before classes start, running and sweating in the gym or gathering for activities in the residence halls.  Instead, the campus is quiet. The majority of students have

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Mourning, fear of discrimination, empowerment: ND Chinese students discuss impact of coronavirus on community

Zixu Wang | Saturday, March 14, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus started in Wuhan, a major city in China 7,200 miles away from South Bend. However, before it became a world pandemic in March, the Notre Dame Chinese community had been affected by the epidemic for two months. The impact was not on physical health, but mental health. “I felt a deep

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Petition, worry, relief: What happened before, after Notre Dame closed campus

Zixu Wang | Thursday, March 12, 2020

Notre Dame announced the cancellation of in-person classes and closing of residence halls through a school-wide email on Wednesday. The University published a series of letters detailing regulations and suggestions for on-campus students, students currently abroad, faculty, staff and parents.  The series of decisions responded to the continued spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States and more

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‘Actual people in plight’: ND sophomore reflects on summer spent advocating for asylum-seekers

Zixu Wang and Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, February 7, 2020

When refugees leave their countries from persecution or war conflicts, they do not directly start a new peaceful life after entering the United States. In reality, when they arrive at the border as asylum seekers, the first step upon arrival is the credible fear interview, a 30-minute-long screening with an immigration official to establish whether

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Chinese students respond to supply shortages throughout hospitals in Wuhan City in the midst of coronavirus outbreak

Zixu Wang | Friday, January 31, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus has killed 213 people and sickened 9,720 in China as of Jan. 30, according to the People’s Daily, the largest official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party. The epidemic began in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province. Cases of the virus have since turned up in 19 countries, including the

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Students participate in Global Climate Strike for Green New Deal: ‘If Ann Arbor can do it, why not South Bend?’

Zixu Wang | Monday, December 9, 2019

Around 50 students at Notre Dame headed to Howard Park in South Bend to participate in a climate strike Friday. The freezing wind did not extinguish the enthusiasm, and they waved banners and streamers that said, “This is an emergency” and “Pete & Council: South Bend Needs A Green New Deal.” “We’ve already felt consequences,”

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