Lily Cornell Silver SC ’22 hosts “Mind Wide Open,” an IGTV interview series focusing on mental health topics.
Tag: Mental health
‘Ungodly hours’: International students grapple with new sleep schedules
Displaced from the 5Cs due to the pandemic, international students adopt unnatural sleep schedules in order to remain engaged in classes.
A love affair with ‘chaotic’ energy: Claremont’s queer womxn and the embrace of chaos
Lillian Perlmutter SC ’21 examines the origin of the word “chaotic” and the significance of its frequent use in Claremont queer dating circles. “For some, to be chaotic, to attract and emit unwieldy intensity — is a magnetic, magical quality, like being the human equivalent of a third tequila shot,” she writes.
‘We are responsible for a holistic student’: New Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Director Miriam Merrill to prioritize diversity, inclusion and mental health
Miriam Merrill plans to prioritize inclusion, diversity and mental health as new Pomona-Pitzer athletic director.
The quarantine chronicles: Ponderings on loss and leaving home for college
Jessica Shen-Wachter SC ’23 reflects on her weeks at home since her first year of college life was interrupted by a pandemic. “Though many stressors are very present in my life because of COVID-19, separation from my moms and my sister isn’t one of them. For better or for worse, time feels almost suspended in this moment of almost soothing monotony,” she writes.
Claremont Colleges unveil new telehealth service
The Claremont Colleges unveiled a new telehealth option to supplement the limited services of Student Health Services and Monsour Counseling.
Students take mental health feedback into their own hands
The Claremont Mental Health Initiative, a student-led initiative aiming to improve 7C mental health resources, released a survey Feb. 23 to assess students’ experiences with access to mental health resources at the 7Cs.
OPINION: In favor of being more than just okay
Too often, people parrot off the phrase “it’s okay not to be okay.” We should strive for clearer, more helpful dialogue about mental health.
External reviewers brought in to assess Monsour as wait times climb to a month
It’s been yet another semester of month-long waits and patient complaints, and now a panel of outside specialists is on campus to evaluate Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services.
OPINION: I am literally begging you to chill out
Pomona College students are over-stressed and lack the resources to thrive – they need to take some time to chill out.