Active Minds

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Opinion: We can grow up, too

The first adult I confided in about my delayed manifestation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms was my commanding, intellectual, Black, mid-30s high school...

Opinion: Maintaining friendships during COVID-19 is harder than ever. Here’s why I keep trying.

When it comes to friendships, I’ve always preferred quality over quantity: the kind of friends with whom you can talk about anything and who...

Opinion: Practices for sustaining movements and yourself to avoid activist burnout

To end the injustices that permeate our local, national and international communities, we need movements — not martyrs. A culture of selflessness to the...

Opinion: Can I be happy while working overtime?

I am currently taking a leave of absence from Oxy and working as a counseling intern at a high school; my main job is...

Returning home and returning habits

The months after being sent home from Oxy haven't been just a return to a place, but also a return to a mentality. Not...

Social well-being pre-, during and post-pandemic

After being sent home to Guangzhou, China, from my study abroad program in Germany, I was put in a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. It...

Home for the pandemic

No matter your reality, the recent forced move-out presents challenges for everyone. For some, leaving Oxy means going home. For others, the house in...

The news is distressing but it doesn’t have to be

Let us get the obvious out of the way — it is not fun to read the news right now. Between political pundits arguing about who will...