Op-Ed: Seasonal Depression on F&M Academics
By Emily Hanson || Layout Assistant Being on the east coast means experiencing the highest and lowest temperatures, which has…
Op-Ed: Nothing is Mandatory
By Lydia Shaw || Contributing Writer Last semester, my chronic illness declined. My chronic pain and acute pain attacks worsened.…
Op-Ed: Stop the Stigma
By Gabby Ramos | | Contributing Writer If you look up the definition of “stigma” on Google, you will find…
Op-Ed: How the Music Department Budget Cuts Will Affect Mental Health of Students and F&M’s Institutional Identity
By Nathan Miller || Contributing Writer Vivian Lin || Contributing Writer This op-ed was written solely by F&M students and…
ATHLETES MENTAL HEALTH DURING PANDEMIC
By Audrey Berling || Contributing Writer Athletes are known for being some of the most tenacious and mentally strong individuals…
Quarantine Slump: How Quarantine Has Affected Student Motivation
By Sarah Nicell || Layout Assistant The United States has officially surmounted 400,000 total deaths from COVID-19, a figure so…
Op-Ed: Why Your Friendly Cop is still Dangerous: Police Brutality is not just about Aggressive Personalities
Photo Courtesy of Sean MacEntee By Sojin Shin || Op-Eds Editor About a month ago, our family almost got robbed.…
Playing Hanon: “One more distraction, please.”
Sojin Shin || Op-Eds Editor Photo courtesy of the author Hanon is a book consisting of 60 (240, in its…
Netflix releases recent similar films that serve to destigmatize mental illness
By Danielle Rice || Arts & Leisure Editor Netflix is always releasing new movies. In the past couple of months,…
Importance of seeking out professional help to treat mental illnesses
By Sojin Shin || Op-Eds Editor Photo Courtesy of fandm.edu It is often said that depression is like the common…
Importance of taking a break, going easy, and asking for help
By Sojin Shin || Op-Eds Editor By this point in the semester, most of us are settled in. We have…
Mindfully Unhappy – How grade deflation breeds a culture of stress and inequality
By Tori Shaw || Contributing Writer “Try not to worry too much about your grades” – this is the classic…
Editor discusses stereotypes surrounding PTSD, not just a military issue
By Alex Pinsk || Opinion and Editorials Editor When people hear the acronym, PTSD, most think immediately of veterans and…
Op-Ed: Donald Trump’s questionable actions raise suspicions regarding his mental health
By Nick Riebel || Staff Writer I know that you may be moved by emotion, whether justified or not, to…