Maintaining a healthy relationship with food in college can feel like an uphill battle. Estranged from eating routines and support structures from back home, students are left to go into the panopticon that is the college dining hall and the freedom of unlimited food options becomes a source of anxiety. Sarah Russo PO ’28 explores how the transition to college dining can complicate our relationship with food, especially for those with a history of disordered eating.
Tag: Anxiety
A Nightmare on 6th St: How horror movie exposure therapy eased my anxiety
Does the idea of watching a horror movie this Halloween give you the shivers? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ‘25 shares tips she learned on her journey from scaredy cat to a horror fan, and shares how scary movies helped her confront her anxiety.
Under the Canopy: When life gives you lemons, bring them camping
Environmental columnist Annika White PZ ’24 reflects on her first road trip and the lessons she learned along the way.
OPINION: Get canceled
If Kim does it, so can we: Tania Azhang PZ ’25 and Adam Akins PZ ’27 invite you to state your opinions and claim your voice in spite the fear of being canceled.
Notes of a First Gen: Have you called your mom today?
Advice columnist Camila Navarrette calls her mom at least once a day. Being so far away from home as a first generation student is hard enough without talking to her once a day. Have you called yours?
First-Year Frolic: Hilary hijinks
For freshmen around the country, the first week of school is filled with anxiety. As if they didn’t have enough on their plate, first years at the 5Cs also had to worry about the first hurricane to hit Californian shores in 84 years! Freshman columnist Andrew Barber reflects on the hype around Hurricane Hillary and whether and whether it lived up to everyone’s expectations.
OPINION: The holidays shouldn’t have to give you eco-anxiety
Feeling eco-anxiety about overconsumption during the holidays is normal, argues guest writer Kana Jackson PZ ’25. Here are some steps to ease this worry.
Original student musical ‘You’re The Shit’ celebrates self-love
Spotlight MT’s newest production, “You’re the Shit,” combats imposter syndrome with self-love in a high energy production. The play will run April 28—May 1 at the Seaver Theatre Large Studio.
Shelf life: I’m a ‘Fangirl’ of Rainbow Rowell’s college mythbusting
Rereading books can be a bad idea but revisiting “Fangirl” isn’t, argues book columnist Kate Jones PO ’24.
OPINION: Socializing can wait, your mental health can’t
Avoid social burnout from returning to campus by prioritizing your mental health, says Shay Suresh CM ’24.