The Hygge Club at Scripps College has worked to foster community during the pandemic, creating a close-knit space for students to be together.
Tag: Mental health
Understanding ourselves and others: Why we should journal regularly
Citing it as a lifelong tool for happiness and health, guest writer Alfredo Eladio Moreno PO ’22 explains the importance of journaling.
OPINION: Don’t spend your life running toward an imaginary finish line
We often get so caught up in our goals that we neglect to devote necessary time to reflect and relax, writes Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.
With competition on hold, athletic departments zero in on student-athletes’ mental health
With competition still on pause, 5C athletic departments are as focused on student-athletes’ mental health as much as their physical health.
If you could tell your professors anything about this semester, what would you say? We asked, you answered
TSL asked students to share what they want professors to know about how they are really dealing with an online semester.
“Mind Wide Open” IGTV series tackles stigmatized mental health topics
Lily Cornell Silver SC ’22 hosts “Mind Wide Open,” an IGTV interview series focusing on mental health topics.
‘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.