Growth in the New Year: Cutting Off Dead Ends

Ma’Kayla HunterStaff Writer As the second month of the New Year is coming to an end, it highlights the perfect time to reflect on our New Year’s resolutions. Just as easy as it was to create these resolutions now resembles how easily they can be forgotten. In the tradition of beginning a new year, millions of people create these standards they hope to meet throughout … Continue reading Growth in the New Year: Cutting Off Dead Ends

Mindful Monday at Weatherspoon Art Museum

Mckenzie CampbellStaff Writer Thirty minutes. Sometimes, that’s all it takes. Meditation bells ring to make the audience aware that it is time to begin, and it is only silence that proceeds. A clock ticks while the time passes. Sitting upright in a chair with eyes closed, positive affirmations fill the minds of each person sitting in the room. Outside the door, the Weatherspoon Art Museum … Continue reading Mindful Monday at Weatherspoon Art Museum

Pets and Mental Health

Hannah LarsonStaff Writer Everyone goes through stressful periods in their life whether that being caused by school, work or some other experience. How do people combat these tense moments? One answer is pets, they do more than just being your cuddle buddy.  In an article, “Pets and Mental Health”, several benefits are mentioned that come from taking care of an animal. “Pets are also a … Continue reading Pets and Mental Health

Stress Management Support Group at UNCG

McKenzie CampbellStaff Writer The schoolwork continues to pile up. The papers keep coming, the work is never-ending and your social life may seem nonexistent. These factors can cause stress for any student, and with stress comes the anxiety that can sometimes feel like it’s slowly eating away at your mental health.  Unfortunately, students are not always aware of how to properly cope with stress. Trying … Continue reading Stress Management Support Group at UNCG

One on One & Group Counseling Available at Student Health Center

Kathleen EstradaStaff Writer Have you or someone you know been a victim of a violent situation? Have you or someone you know wanted to seek help? Did you know that on the Ground floor of the Student Health Services building there is a space dedicated to victims of violence? Well there is! The space is called “Campus Violence Response Center” or CVRC. It’s a completely … Continue reading One on One & Group Counseling Available at Student Health Center

Seasonal Depression: Everyone is Having a Hard Time

R.A BrockCopy Editor/Staff Writer It is approaching the time of year as a college student where things tend to be the most stressful. Finals season is upon us and our fellow peers are working their hardest to get the grade. Let’s be honest, it’s hard to be a college student. It comes easy to many but for those with mental health issues, it can be … Continue reading Seasonal Depression: Everyone is Having a Hard Time

Stop Misusing the Term “Bipolar”

Jamie HartmannWeb Content Manager/Staff Writer I was standing in line at the EUC Starbucks last week, and two people in front of me were having what seemed to be an intense conversation. I tried to ignore most of their dialogue, but was surprised when I heard one of the people say this: “…she really is the most hateful person I have ever met, she has … Continue reading Stop Misusing the Term “Bipolar”

Could Magic Mushrooms Help People Cope With Their Mental Health?

Kathleen Estrada Staff Writer When talking about psychedelics, most people think of the two most common types: LSD and magic mushrooms. They also think about the hallucinating effects that these drugs cause. However, most people don’t associate these drugs with medical research, but that’s exactly where science is going. It’s asking the question, can this type of drug be the center of the next cure for … Continue reading Could Magic Mushrooms Help People Cope With Their Mental Health?

Greensboro to Have First Mental Health Urgent Care in State

Peyton UpchurchStaff Writer On Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, city officials broke ground on a new facility expected to assist adults and adolescents in Greensboro who are suffering from mental health crises by allowing them to avoid long emergency room wait times.  This new facility, located at 931 Third St., is the first of its kind in North Carolina and it is expected to open its … Continue reading Greensboro to Have First Mental Health Urgent Care in State

The Art of Doing Nothing

Eden LandgroverStaff Writer Meditation was first documented around 3,500 BCE in the Indian subcontinent. Travelling from India to Toaist China and Japan, meditation came to America only after having taken forms all over the world as a sacred practice of concentration and mindfulness- and did you know that you can meditate weekly in the bottom of the EUC? For free?  The Sky Club at UNCG … Continue reading The Art of Doing Nothing