Wellness Wednesday: Social media and romanticizing of mental health issues

College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students having depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition of this […]

The Quad: Memes can be problematic, but they’re here to stay

Countless UCLA inside jokes and a lot of fallen GPAs – such is the legacy left by Facebook meme page, “UCLA Memes for Sick AF Tweens,” which started during finals week fall 2016. Most of us were guilty of taking study “breaks” during last quarter’s finals week to religiously scroll down the page, earmarking posts […]

Wellness Wednesday: Strategies to actually fulfill your New Year’s resolutions

College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students having depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition of this […]

The Quad: How to handle jet lag and week one simultaneously

While many people experience jet lag only after sparse international travel, for international and some out-of-state college students, jet lag is just another recurrent issue to contend with as we return to campus from winter break. Compared to higher tuition, steep transit fares and the ever strengthening American dollar, most students consider jet lag to […]

The Quad: Living with HIV in 2016 – has anything changed?

As we round out the last month of 2016, it’s become evident that we are not as progressive a country as we once thought. The nation elected a president whose candidacy ran on repealing the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans once-unattainable health care coverage. The Trump-supporting alt-right reared its ugly, white supremacist […]

Wellness Wednesday: On-campus mental health resources

College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students having depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition of […]

Wellness Wednesday: Coping strategies for stress

College may very well be the best four years of a person’s life, but reports show that college students are more stressed out nowadays than they have ever been before. This stress creates a breeding ground for mental health ailments, with approximately 37 percent of college students suffering from depression, anxiety or stress. In recognition […]