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Gina Twardosz | Friday, October 26, 2018
Saint Mary’s Social Work Club looks to show support and solidarity by participating in Saint Joseph Health System’s Run/Walk for Suicide Awareness. The Race to Save Lives and the Walk For Hope will take place on Nov. 3 at the Mishawaka Medical Center. The event consists of both a five mile and 10 mile run
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Meeting for the first time after fall break, Notre Dame’s student senate meeting centered around the confirmation of a new director of social concerns to student government’s executive cabinet. Sophomore Kevin Gallagher was nominated for the position, in light of the former director’s resignation for personal health reasons the week before fall break, senior and
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, October 9, 2018
At their weekly meeting, Notre Dame’s student senate approved an official resolution encouraging faculty to include information regarding mental health resources on their syllabi. Before the vote occurred, the group heard a presentation from senior Meredith Soward about the Notre Dame Washington program. Soward said the application to the semester-long program is open to both
Nicole Simon | Tuesday, October 2, 2018
The first week of October is Mental Health Awareness Week, an effort intended to recognize mental health issues across the country. Hoping to bring this awareness to Notre Dame’s campus is Active Minds, a chapter of the nation-wide organization with over 400 collegiate branches and has become “the voice of young adult mental health advocacy
Nora McGreevy | Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Each spring for the past seven years, through a series of performed, anonymous monologues, Notre Dame’s “Show Some Skin” has provoked and encouraged its audiences to reflect on issues of identity and difference, especially as they intersect with race, gender, class, sexual violence, LGBTQ+ life and mental health. Yet as Samuel Jackson, a junior who
Carlos De Loera | Thursday, August 30, 2018
On June 8 it was reported that master storyteller, chef and TV show host Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in his hotel room in France while on location for his CNN show “Parts Unknown.” The nature of his death came as a surprise to many, especially those who viewed his life as idyllic, and it’s hard
Show Some Skin | Tuesday, February 13, 2018
In a world where we are constantly interacting with and presenting ourselves to others, there is little room for vulnerability. We hide what makes us vulnerable, and sometimes it’s necessary in order to stay sane. Hiding physical and emotional weaknesses is a survival tactic; it has always been and probably always will be. However, our
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, December 7, 2017
With finals week fast approaching, students are preparing for a barrage of long nights, last minute cram sessions, impulsive snacking and accidental fasting. Anxiety will settle over campus like a thick fog, turning even the most prepared students into stress-induced zombies. Even though finals season is stressful, Diane Fox, the director of the Office for Student
Claire Rafford | Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Student Players, one of Notre Dame’s student-run acting groups, are presenting their fall production, consisting of three short, one-act plays. The show, “Even in Pieces: A One-Act Festival,” will focus on the issue of mental health, with the goal of increasing awareness of these issues at Notre Dame. Junior Alex Daugherty is the director
Show Some Skin | Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Last week, in the aftermath of the horrific attack in a Texan church, President Trump steered discussion from gun control by saying, “Mental health is your problem here.” After the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, Paul Ryan argued, “The common theme with these types of shootings is mental illness.” In 2012, following the mass shooting at