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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…