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mental health
Opinions
Opinion: Not everything needs a therapy buzzword
We have become fluent in the vocabulary of mental health, using the language as armor against the vulnerability that relationships require. Through "therapy speak,"...
Campus News
Emmons receives $300,000 grant to support mental health on campus
This past September, Assistant Dean of Students at Emmons Devon Sakamoto and Health Promotion Specialist Laura Fettig applied for and received a $300,000 grant...
Community News
Selena Gomez visits Eagle Rock High School to launch mental health initiative
Noah Kim -
On the first day of class this fall, Eagle Rock High School (ERHS) English teacher Aileen Gendrano Adao had a new student in class:...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How roller skating (kind of) saved my life
Content warning: The following article discusses depression. Feb. 23, 2024: instead of the high static friction between my shoes and the ground, there are wheels...
Culture
Emmons offers a plethora of mental health services
According to their website, Emmons features several mental health services available to students, including drop-in chat spaces and group counseling services, which occur once...
Opinions
Lessons Learned: How seasickness taught me to fail
Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I wouldn’t make a good sailor. Boy scout outings and biology labs have washed me out to sea a...
Campus News
Emmons Wellness Center offers new Health Promotion Program
The Emmons Wellness Center is offering a new mental health service to Occidental students starting this semester, according to an Aug. 31 email from...
Features
Everyone’s talking about mental health on campuses and ‘Oxy is no exception’
Three-quarters of college students reported moderate or severe distress between 2020 and 2021. Sixty percent of students during that same period met the criteria for...
