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Senate passes resolutions to extend mental health services, recognized disabled students as underrepresented minorities

Isa Sheikh | Thursday, April 14, 2022

The 2022-2023 Notre Dame student senate convened for its second meeting Wednesday night in the Notre Dame Room on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center. Senators first heard about resources that student body vice president Sofie Stitt had prepared. Parliamentarian Jared Schlachet discussed the difference between a resolution and an order — different

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On smoke breaks and sleeping in: when does self-care become self-destructive?

Alexa Schlaerth | Friday, November 19, 2021

There is a central focus in a lot of leisure literature these days: how do we recreate? Especially post-pandemic, as this landscape changes, we have all borne witness to the trend of “self-care.” Face masks & skincare, smoothies and baking bread, staying in and watching Tiktoks–you name it. As college students today, we are inundated

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Scene Selections: Calm down

Dessi Gomez, Ryan Israel, Aidan O'Malley and Claire Rafford | Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Reactions to Notre Dame’s introduction of the Calm app as a mental health supplement have been mixed. On one hand, you can’t replace counselors, psychiatrists and professionals with an app on your phone. On the other hand, the school has already decided to give it to students for free, so using it — or even

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University-sponsored Calm app subscriptions met with mixed student responses

Maggie Eastland | Friday, February 26, 2021

After receiving a recommendation for the Calm app in an effort to ease high levels of stress, the Undergraduate Experience Advisory Council and the Graduate Studies and Research Advisory Council funded app subscriptions for both undergraduate and graduate students. Student responses to the free subscription have been mixed since the semester began. Some students say