Campus Safety Resource Utilization: Student Perspectives
What night safety resources does UC Berkeley offer for its students, and how can it maximize the resources’ utility and effectiveness?
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Mental Health and Public Health Interventions
“Mental health” and “mental illness” are used interchangeably but convey vastly different concepts in public health. Part two of a two-part series.
What Title IX Means for UC Berkeley Students
Title IX is under threat from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. What is Title IX, and how does Title IX currently operate on our campus?
Cultural Influences on Mental Health
How can a seemingly individual concern like mental health have larger public health implications? Part one of a two-part series.
Crime Alerts and Safety: What Should We Really Be Warned About?
UC Berkeley’s Clery Timely Warnings warn Berkeley community members through email about crime alerts in the area. The name comes from the Jeanne Clery Act, initially signed in 1990, which mandates that the university collect and maintain reports of criminal activity.
Body Image and Social Media: The College Perspective
Currently popular are “thinspiration” and “fitspiration” Instagram pages, or “thinspo” and “fitspo,” whose messages focus on promoting thinness, health, and wellness. However, the distinction between a healthy relationship with food, dieting, weight loss, and exercise, and anorexia is further and further blurred.
Greek Life and Alcohol: Sorority Alcohol Ban
Greek life on college campuses is often perceived as the headquarters for casual alcohol use. While the risks of binge drinking on college campuses have been well promulgated, one potential solution is often overlooked — the role of women in party culture.
Immunity in the College Environment
Every year, students leave for college and say goodbye to their parents, often resulting in an additional farewell to their health. Without their parents’ constant nagging to take vitamins and dress warmly, many college students end up prioritizing other tasks over their own health. Homesickness
An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is still in use today and has deep and rich roots that have grown for over a thousand years. In fact, the use of traditional medicine in the United States has gained more popularity in the past couple of years, as
Hungry for More
by Daniela Morales College is a time for change. A change of location, social life, and overall lifestyle. But what many people do not realize is that with this switch comes a change of diet as well. Most everyone is aware of the infamous “freshmen