Grandmaster Garry Kasparov compares chess to “mental torture” — a statement that at first glance seems overdramatized for a leisure activity enjoyed by seniors at the local park — but to budding competitive chess players, could be an emerging reality.
Tag: Mental health
OPINION: Don’t fill up your calendar, do nothing instead
Welcome to college, where students often map out their every waking moment on their Google Calendars for the sake of “maximum efficiency.” Have you ever wondered what benefit might come from taking the time to do nothing every once in a while?
Rooted and Restless: Sleepwalking through stigma
Rochelle Lu shares her experience navigating insomnia and the stigma of mental health throughout her childhood in China and now here in Claremont. Lu faced relentless challenges as she sought relief, whether it was doubting critics or inaccessible wellness resources — chasing sleep felt like a never ending nightmare. Lu emphasizes the intersectionality of her struggles as an international student, explaining how the added stress of managing familial relations abroad paired with the sudden introduction to a new culture inherently impacts one’s wellness.
Breaking the cycle: understanding and addressing student burnout
In an article published on Oct. 18, Vox labeled the new era of students as “the burnout generation,” discussing academic burnout and its side effects, and 5C community members have not gone without noticing its presence on campus. Vox’s article is only one of many on these recent studies, with
OPINION: Y/our language speaks us out of existence.
Luke Brown, PO ‘26 explores the work of being queer and nonbinary through the weight of culpability in our language and the construct of those around us. Our pronoun use particularly demonstrates y/our own anti-queer culpability. Brown explores how we navigate this space and the sensation of erasure.
OPINION: Pomona’s Mental Health Resources Are Too Little, Too Late
After her recent ADHD diagnosis, Anjali Suva PO `27 reflects in disbelief at the lack of support Pomona College provided her during finals week.
OPINION: A case against ‘overcoming’: shifting mental illness rhetoric toward recovery and care
Sara Cawley SC ’26 asks that we work to change the narrative that overcoming is necessary when living with mental illness.
OPINION: No, going barefoot is not praxis
In response to a TSL article last week highlighting the benefits of walking barefoot, Rowan Gray CM ’26 has to put his foot down.
Care-first classrooms: a new approach to learning at the 5Cs
For the past two years, professors across the Claremont Colleges have been trying out a new form of teaching and learning style called “Care-First Classrooms.” Courses implementing this program use non-punitive practices to create an environment that is more accessible and enjoyable for all students. This semester, there are 19
OPINION: The medical residency program made saving lives the least desirable job in the world
With a physician shortage right around the corner, the future is looking bleak for pre-medical students – or so predicts guest writer Joanne Oh PZ ‘25.