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Resolution? More Like Resolu-done: Why I Stopped Making New Year’s

Here’s a bad joke for all you avid Exponent readers: “A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” About two years ago, I broke this cycle by giving up on making them, just as I had abandoned each of the

Under Stress-ure: Notes on College Burnout

When I was 14, I had a mental breakdown. Here’s what happened: I embraced the pressure from sources all around me and internalized it to the point that I based my whole life on my educational achievements. I became the epitome of the perfect student through sleep deprivation, long

It was the Best of Times, it was the Stressed of Times

I cannot believe it’s come to this. You, sitting there reading my article. Me doing line after line of espresso to try and get that week’s issue done on time. Things have been the epitome of insanity at The Exponent since I became culture editor, and I’m

The Importance of Mental Health First Aid Training

On Saturday, April 7, the Counseling and Psychological Services Center hosted a Mental Health First Aid certification course educating students over an eight-hour period about the perils of mental illness and how to help someone struggling with things like depression or anxiety. This course contained invaluable information while working