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mental health

Campus CultureCulture
April 29, 2022

How the COVID-19 pandemic affected students' long-term mental health

By Kendall Hospenthal
Globally, everyone went through a unique pandemic experience. Stay-at-home and isolation orders took a toll on individual mental health. Although quarantine impacted people in different ways, studies show college students are affected more than any other age…
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Bronco SportsSports & Rec
March 13, 2022

BroncoBOLD facilitates mental health awareness and care for student-athletes

By Jenna Vitamanti
Student-athletes across the nation are praised for their talents and winning the big game. Yet, something that is often overlooked by college sports fans is the struggles these athletes face with managing time, stress, injuries, pressure from external factors and learning…
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Opinion
February 22, 2022

Opinion: Cutting back on social media can improve mental well-being

By Paige Wirta
In 2022, it can often feel impossible to escape social media, especially for younger people who grew up with the various apps and websites at their disposal. A lot of people probably have no desire to escape at all — for a while, I didn’t either. I told myself…
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Community StoriesFeatured Specials
February 4, 2022

Teen Dating Violence: Reflecting on my abusive relationship as a young adult

By Ashley L. Clark
Editor’s note: February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. The CDC reports that one in four womenfirst experienced intimate partner violence prior to the age of 18. Trigger / Content Warning: This article discusses domestic…
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Community StoriesFeatured SpecialsOpinion
November 22, 2021

Opinion: It's time to change how we discuss ADHD

By Kelby Andrew
For most of my life, I thought I was doing okay managing the challenges being thrown my way — that is, until the rigid structures of our world came tumbling down with the arrival of COVID-19. It was hard knowing that I couldn’t control the pandemic that raged outside…
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AdministrationNews
September 28, 2021

Boise State Dean of Students staff awarded $300K suicide prevention grant

By Kelby Andrew
Content warning: this article discusses suicide and related topics. Following yet another grueling, pandemic-ridden year, it was announced that Associate Dean of Students Lauren Oe received a $304,000 grant to further suicide prevention efforts at Boise State. This…
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Culture
March 22, 2021

Recreational activities to help maintain mental wellness

By Amanda Niess
With almost a year of living during a pandemic under student’s belts, people have begun to find ways in which to navigate around the communities safely and efficiently. The switch to online learning has drastically changed the way students interact with one…
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Opinion
January 13, 2021

Opinion: Seasonal affective disorder will hit students hard this year

By Paige Wirta
Around this time every year, as hours of daylight get shorter and clouds grow heavy in the sky, around half a million people in the U.S. are affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Also called seasonal depression, this disorder appears at the same time each year…
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Culture
November 19, 2020

Surviving screen time and maintaining mental health in a virtual world

By Paige Wirta
The coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a number of stressors on people worldwide, but combining a college education can possibly magnify those stressors. With increased online and remote classes and less face-to-face interactions, students are isolated now more than…
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Opinion
November 12, 2020

Opinion: Content warnings help students deal with triggering content

By Paige Wirta
At the beginning of the Netflix original show “The Politician,” a black screen with text takes up the first few seconds. “The Politician is a comedy about moxie, ambition and getting what you want at all costs,” it reads. “But for those who struggle with their…
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