Column: Mental health is just as important as physical health for student...
As a college basketball player, my physical well-being was not the only type of health I had to keep in perfect condition for four straight years. On top of each early morning conditioning session and...
View ArticleColumn: Turning anxiety into a joke is not healthy
With my parents happily in love, and our financial situation comfortable, I didn’t think there was any reason for me to have a mental instability. Because my anxiety was never taken seriously by my...
View ArticleUniversity Learning Center gears students with tools to combat test anxiety
The University Learning Center hosted a test preparation strategies workshop on Wednesday afternoon in the Pollak Library to prepare students for their upcoming finals. Megan Miller, University...
View ArticleHow to make a hot girl semester to remember
Megan Thee Stallion said “it’s a hot girl semester,” right? While most of us were bathing in our “hot girl summers” during the past three months, the next 17 weeks will be hot and heavy with work....
View ArticleColumn: Self-diagnosing mental health disorders is hazardous
Time and time again, undergraduate psychology majors try to put their unqualified skills to the test by shoddily psychoanalyzing their peers. I’ve seen it happen to others, but when it happened to me,...
View ArticleSocial media encourages body image issues and mental disorders
The freedom that social media provides is a double-edged sword. It’s a powerful tool that can create movements and major change within society, but with all the good social media can do, if not...
View ArticleMuñecas quitapenas relieve stress at arts and crafts social
The Latinx Student Psychological Association hosted an arts and crafts social in which attendees created their very own muñeca quitapena on Tuesday. Muñecas quitapenas, known in English as “worry...
View ArticleMental health talk opens the floor for difficult conversations
It’s a feeling that many young adults experience, but don’t often share with one another. Whether the symptoms are temporary or long-term, mental health disorders continue to be a relevant subject...
View ArticleDevil’s Advocate: Instagram should prioritize mental health over popularity
Social media is a mind-numbing parasite that can play a big part in its users’ mental health, and society would be better off without it. However, it’s unlikely to disappear anytime soon, so as people...
View ArticleDevil’s Advocate: Instagram likes allow entrepreneurs to thrive
In the past eight years since Instagram has been introduced, it has garnered over a billion users. It has given a voice to those looking to share with their loved ones, keep up with brands they admire...
View ArticleLatinx community dispels mental health stigmas
Advocates say Latinx people beset by cultural mental health stigmas need a specialized approach when seeking help — one that incorporates their identity. Cal State Fullerton’s counseling departments...
View ArticleTitanwell advocates self-care with four-legged friends
Before the full force of the sun shined on campus and thousands of students rushed to their classes, the early risers got the chance to play with some four-legged friends. Titanwell hosted its monthly...
View ArticleRising stress levels will drop the average body temperature
Between December and February, the flu is at an all-time high. There are some who are coughing, sneezing or going through terrible headaches as they get through their everyday lives. According to the...
View ArticleSWANA club hosts mental health workshop
Cal State Fullerton’s Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) organization collaborated with Access California Services and hosted the Stigma Arts writing workshop for SWANA students in the Diversity...
View ArticleReview: Netflix’s ‘All the Bright Places’ makes strides in portraying mental...
The adaptation of the 2015 novel “All the Bright Places” debuted on Netflix last month, and it portrays a beautiful love story that is undermined by tragic circumstances that make up the worst parts of...
View ArticleA guide to conquering the virtual instruction transition
Whether it’s a noisy household or a lack of internet connection, the transition to virtual instruction is going to be rough for students and teachers alike. But that doesn’t mean succeeding in online...
View ArticleSelf-care should be everyone’s top priority during COVID-19 pandemic
There is no foreseeable end to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and millions are struggling to find manageable ways to cope with the safer-at-home mandates and restrictions. With so much at stake, this...
View ArticleLet comfort food soothe your soul during COVID-19 pandemic
With many people nearing the end of their second month of sheltering in place, there has been an intense need to be productive and dig into projects that have been placed on the back-burner during the...
View ArticlePushing hope for the better breaks patience for the worse
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order on March 19, which forced non-essential businesses to close and only allowed residents to leave their homes to work or buy essential...
View ArticleDonté Epps released on bail and family voices mental health concerns; victim...
Donté Epps, a 29-year-old Black man, saw his bail reduced by $900,000 in a hearing at the Orange County North Justice Center in Fullerton last Friday over the stabbing of his roommate, for which the...
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