Regret
College years are the best years of our lives. We have so much freedom to do whatever and be whoever…
Insulin Resistance
Have you ever wondered what happens to the carbohydrates you eat after a meal or snack? Or how your body’s…
Campus Maintenance and Student Health
On July 29, 2014, UCLA’s campus flooded, making several parking lot units, basketball courts, and several other facilities inaccessible to…
Harm Reduction: Reducing Alcohol Consumption in the Dorms
For the past two semesters, I have noticed the increasing prevalence and incidence of alcohol consumption amongst the students of…
Health in the Dorm
The bathrooms in the dorms are communal: everyone shares the showers, sinks, and toilet… essentially increasing the potential of spreading…
A Study on Emotional Eating
In the middle of the semester, you realize you have midterms every week until the end of the semester. You…
Sticking It to Homesickness
With the end of summer comes the start of back-to-school and, for many students, the excitement and anticipation of entering…
Opening Up: A Hard Talk
Fresh out of CalSO, I felt, as most do, conflicting emotions: excitement, of course, to be part of the Berkeley…
Healthy Snacking
We’ve all had that one week where we were so swamped with midterms and papers that we could barely manage…
How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
As you have learned by now, likely through experience, the quantity and quality of sleep you get can affect academic…
Sleep: Because None of Us Get Enough
One of the most common complaints I hear, after “I don’t understand anything the professor says” and “Crossroads sucks,” is…
Should We Save Costs on University Mental Health Services?
Two years ago, Nick Petford, the vice chancellor of the University of Northampton in the UK discussed a current “imbalance”…
