The Statesman

The mental health impacts of the pandemic must be acknowledged by SBU faculty

Justin Chassin • October 24, 2021

#OPINION: As we embark on the second half of our first in-person semester in a long time, I still feel like we’re in recovery from the pandemic. The past few semesters have been a challenge.

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Sleep hygiene oversight is correlated with mental health issues; SBU professors expanding research on college students’ sleep disorders

Joy Sze • October 18, 2021

College students are no stranger to sleep deprivation, but a recent discovery shows up to 70% of college students might have an undiagnosed sleep disorder.

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Mental illness is misrepresented in the media; why it matters

Yaa Antwi • October 17, 2021

“Euphoria,” “BoJack Horseman” and “Thirteen Reasons Why.” All these shows have one common theme — mental health issues. Whether it’s through dark humor or the life of a teenager, these shows depict the role mental health issues have in our lives.

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Sleep is important for college students and their mental health

Xenia Gonikberg • October 17, 2021

If you prioritize sleep and mental health overall, it will help you do better on that test or submit a higher quality assignment because you are not rushing to do it and you can focus on doing it well, instead of just doing it to finish it.

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Meditation can help your college experience go smoother

Skylar Sena • October 17, 2021

Experiencing one of the most tumultuous stages of life during a pandemic can be, unsurprisingly, incredibly stressful. Fortunately, there are quite a plethora of techniques that can be used to make the COVID-19 college experience a bit smoother, one of which being meditation.

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The negative effects of dance culture on mental health need to be acknowledged

Amaya McDonald • October 17, 2021

Rehearsals in dance studios lined with mirrors are scheduled for hours at a time to ensure that dancers’ performances are perfect. The negative effects of dance culture on mental health can be extremely taxing.

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Fellow gays, let’s stop ghosting each other

Mike Gaisser • August 29, 2021

#OPINION: It’s common knowledge that ghosting is common, especially in the gay dating world. However, it shouldn’t be normalized anymore.

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Diet culture’s complicated relationship to body positivity

Maya Brown • March 24, 2021

Danaher has struggled with anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by distorted body image and a compulsive fear of being overweight — since the age of 13. She is now 22.

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Self-acceptance is required for successful relationships

Fanni Frankl • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: In a society that relies on human connection and relationships, it is vital for people to create deep bonds with one another. Unfortunately, many cannot develop healthy relationships due to childhood traumas that affect their self-esteem.

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Self-Image during the COVID-19 pandemic: The good, the bad and the fads

Melanie Navarro • March 21, 2021

In the beginning weeks of lockdown, around March of last year, home-made whipped coffee recipes, rising TikTok stars and YouTube videos on-at-home ab workouts dominated social media.

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Staff stories: What it means to “self love”

Steven Keehner, Cindy Mizaku, Sam Lauria, and Fanni Frankl • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: For a long time, I thought that self-love was something you "uncovered" and that it would always be there. I'm finding that — like so many other aspects of adulthood — it's not as simple as that.

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$Kintsugi is the practice of repairing porcelain fractures with varnish or powder resin with gold. Kintsugi shows off the breaks as an important history of the object. CATALINA BENAVIDES/THE STATESMAN$

You. Yes, you.

Catalina Benavides • March 21, 2021

#OPINION: Catalina Benavides is a first-semester graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching English program. Benavides wrote a love letter to herself in the form of a poem.

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