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-93 posts tagged "Mental health"
Show Some Skin | Thursday, May 6, 2021
Beep Beep Beep! My alarm goes off. I reach for my phone to turn off my 7:50 a.m. alarm, the one that rings Monday through Thursday except it is not 7:50 a.m. It is 8:05 a.m. Somehow, I must have instinctively snoozed my alarm, more than once, because I don’t remember it going off the
Kelsey Dinvaut | Monday, May 3, 2021
I think it’s safe to say that almost every Notre Dame student was raised to have high expectations for both themselves and those around them. I think it’s also safe to say that we also tend to be our own worst critics when we don’t quite meet these expectations. The transition to college from high
Evan McKenna | Friday, April 30, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following story includes mentions of suicide. Mental health resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. Thursday afternoon, a folding table outside of South Dining Hall was covered in yellow. Yellow pamphlets, advertising mental health resources and advocacy groups. Yellow ribbons, complete with safety pins, for
Evan Ploeckelman | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Every week, the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (McWell) hosts a “Wellness Wednesday,” as part of a new initiative designed to address the wellness needs of students. The weekly is held either in person, virtually or on the center’s Instagram page. The initiative has both an overarching monthly theme and specific weekly topics.This month’s theme
Veronica Navarro | Monday, March 22, 2021
On Jan. 28, 2021, Notre Dame students received an email from the Division of Student Affairs outlining many campus updates prior to move-in. This email discussed residence hall updates including a then-expanded guest policy. In that same paragraph, just lines below, the Division of Student Affairs encouraged students interested in living with fewer roommates to
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
Alysa Guffey | Monday, March 1, 2021
In response to the University’s restrictive on-campus COVID-19 policies, a letter has been circulating around the Notre Dame community asking University officials to reevaluate the policies in order to protect students’ mental health. The letter had 1,576 signatures as of Thursday afternoon, including 964 students — roughly 11% of the undergraduate student body. The letter
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
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Thursday, February 18, 2021
Before I got to college, I did not think burnout was a big deal. Last semester, that belief drove my energy, ambition, concentration levels and mental health to the ground. It felt like running into a brick wall; I was too tired to climb it and couldn’t find a way around it. One thing I’ve
Show Some Skin | Thursday, February 11, 2021
“Crazy” is a term people often use to dismiss the neurodivergence they see in others. It is also a term often used to describe women/non-men with outspoken opinions. Internalized ableism and sexism push me to question myself … am I crazy? Probably. No … no, I’m not. Yes, and so what if I am! No,