By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist
• October 27, 2023
If you do not already focus enough on your mental health, or mental health in general, you should start now. Rather than stigmatizing mental health, people should prioritize it.
By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor
• October 5, 2023
Doing crafts or other creative activities is fantastic for your mental health. Regardless of the creative activity you choose to partake in, research shows that crafting can “bolster mood, improve self-confidence and reduce stress overall.” And for everyone, especially college students, finding ways to manage your mental health and achieve these outcomes is of the utmost importance.
By Emily O'Neil, Senior Staff Columnist
• October 4, 2023
Although I realize the importance of attending classes, sometimes it’s just not that plain and simple. As everything piles up, attending class, keeping up with assignments and other responsibilities are things that most of us cannot handle as the semester gets busier. Keeping up your grades and GPA is vital, but if you are not taking care of yourself as well, getting good scores might become unattainable.
By Madison Dean, Senior Staff Writer
• September 5, 2023
On-campus organizations like Active Minds and the University Counseling Center, located in the Nordenberg Hall Wellness Center, offer students help with mental health services.
City of Asylum hosted a concert on Sunday featuring jazz music of the late Thelonious Monk accompanied by the abstract paintings of Norman Klenicki in an exhibit titled “Music, Visual Art, & Mental Health: Klenicki Meets Monk.”
After teaching courses on mental health, Pitt professors Grant Martsolf, Ryan McDermott and David Sanchez set out to create an intersectional course promoting happiness for students' lives. “Happiness and Human Flourishing” debuts next spring.
