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UCC, students discuss mental health resources and new national suicide hotline number

Jenna Abu-Lughod | Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Conversations surrounding mental health care and destigmatization continue across the country, as well on campus. In particular, many have heralded a new phone hotline, 988, specifically for people experiencing a suicidal crisis or emotional distress. “Mental health is an ongoing issue that students face in an intensely academic environment like Notre Dame,” sophomore Jane Stallman,

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Meet the Notre Dame student body election tickets: Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner

Maggie Eastland | Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body. Both current sub-directors of communications for the executive cabinet, Jung and Rezner are running for student body president and vice president on

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Student senate reconvenes, votes to increase diversity in UCC staff

Liam Kelly | Thursday, January 19, 2023

This Wednesday, the Notre Dame Student Senate passed resolutions to increase LGBTQ+ and minority representation among the staff at University Counseling Center (UCC) as well as give Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) students earlier registration times for selecting classes. Resolution 2223-13, introduced by four senators as well as several executive cabinet directors, urges the UCC

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Observer Editorial: Students deserve more than just group counseling

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 30, 2022

As the first full month of the semester comes to a close and midterms are on the horizon, it is essential that mental well-being is a priority. The tri-campus community boasts a multitude of resources for student mental health, but it’s time to ask: are they enough? In a winter 2021 survey sent to students by

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Senate passes resolutions calling for UHS self-scheduling, subsidies for RecSports passes

Liam Kelly | Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The Notre Dame student senate passed resolutions Wednesday aimed at making recreational passes more affordable and improving the accessibility of University Health Services (UHS). In the past year, RecSports announced they were switching from a pay-per-class system to a pass system for group recreational and fitness classes. Now students can pay $95 for a year-long

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Campus Life Council provides end-of-year update on housing system, mental health

Isa Sheikh | Tuesday, April 26, 2022

The Campus Life Council (CLC) presented reports on rector turnover, student mental health and the current system of housing to University leaders Monday night. In attendance were vice president for student affairs Fr. Gerry Olinger, associate vice president for Residential Life Heather Rakoczy Russell, associate vice president for student development Brian Coughlin, director of Campus

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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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Notre Dame sophomores struggle to adjust amidst pandemic, utilize counseling at higher rates

Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 13, 2022

Editor’s Note: Mental health resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. COVID-19 has upended normalcy across the globe, and at the University of Notre Dame, the class of 2024 has felt the brunt of the pandemic’s impact. With a vaccination requirement and the disappearance of masks in certain places on campus for

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University commemorates Relationship Violence Awareness Month, uplifts survivors

Reyna Lim | Monday, November 1, 2021

As October draws to a close, Notre Dame wraps up its annual programming honoring Relationship Violence Awareness Month (RVMA), led by the University’s Gender Relations Center (GRC). Throughout the past month, the GRC collaborated with students in planning and staffing a variety of events. The programming addressed numerous aspects of relationship violence. On Oct. 4,

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Observer Editorial: Mental health is a timeless issue

Observer Editorial Board | Friday, October 1, 2021

Friday marks the end of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As September ends, The Observer encourages the tri-campus community and our readers to continue to advocate for mental health and support one another, especially as the pandemic approaches its 19th month. As mental health resources became inaccessible to many people as a result of social distancing

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