Relax during Thanksgiving break
Katelyn Eddington
November 21, 2019
I should not have to explain myself or keep apologizing for everything. My anxiety has been through the roof, it is the end of the semester rush. And when my anxiety gets like this, all I do is apologize and feel like I must explain myself to everyone. I should not have to apologize for ...
Semicolon project teaches suicide awareness
Logan Raschke, Managing Editor
September 18, 2019
The general rate of suicide in the U.S. hit a peak of 14 out of 100,000 standard population from the years 1999 to 2017, which is why organizations like the Semicolon Project exist. The Semicolon Project is a suicide awareness nonprofit which uses the semicolon punctuation mark as a symbol for preventi...
SBL talks mental health, stressors for college students
Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2019
Lisa Ballinger, a social worker clinic specialist for Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System's Psychiatry and Counseling Unit, said the emotional wellbeing of college students is a growing concern in our rapidly changing and socially driven society. She said for many students, leaving for college also means...
Have the availability for your commitments
Megan Keane, Columnist
February 13, 2019
It’s important to take every opportunity that’s available to you. Even if that opportunity is sleeping a couple hours instead of bothering to hustle to class. We must remember, however, that it’s important not to spread ourselves too thin. I’m realizing that quickly. As a student, I can vou...
Link between memory loss and mood disorders
Megan Keane, Columnist
November 28, 2018
Within the last decade or so, lots of research has come out drawing a correlation between depression, anxiety, and short-term memory loss. Of course, this isn’t the case with everyone’s depression. Everyone experiences everything differently, etcetera, etcetera. Not to worry that you’re not depress...
End the stigma with mental illnesses
Kate Rehwinkel, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
I was recently told by someone that my mental illnesses are “all in my head” and that if I tried hard enough they would go away. First, I would like to say that that comment is completely false, but it is still believed by many people who are uneducated about the topic. The person who said that...
Speaker discusses mental health, how to find ‘PEACE of Mind’
Olivia Swenson-Hultz , Associate News Editor
February 12, 2018
After years of struggling with mental illness herself, Tilly-Ana Ceriser wanted to return to her alma mater, Eastern, to help others who might be experiencing the same challenges. Ceriser talked about the issue during an African-American Heritage Month presentation, “I Gotta Find A PEACE of Mind:...
