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The Lowdown on COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19. This word conjures up a lot: disruption, fear, anxiety, limitations, 6 feet apart,…
Continuing to Cope a Year into COVID-19
While it has gone by quickly for some, slowly for others, and somehow both…
American Heart Month
February 2021 marked the 57th year that the United States has celebrated American Heart Month. Trivia…
What’s new at Counseling Services this year?
In addition to our zoom workshops, support groups and individual counseling we are now…
Letter From the Editor: Silence is Complicity
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief When sitting down to write the Letter From the Editor for…
Love, in a Time of Covid: Improving Connection through Communication
By: Shea Shattuck-Faegre “Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at…
FEEL THE LOVE at University Health Services
The month of February is brimming with health observances: World Cancer Day (Feb 4th)…
Stranger Danger
By: Lizzy Boudah, Staff Writer trigger warning: sexual assault It is no secret that everyone…
Winter is Coming, So is SAD
By: Lizzy Boudah, Staff Writer When the warm months of summer fade into fall, the…
Protecting Your Happiness & How to Cultivate Joy
With the start of the holiday season beginning next week, students will be placed…
Working on Wellness: Mastering Motivation
By: Sarah Kelly LCPC “I just don’t have any motivation.” “Why can’t I get…
A Sunny Saturday To Remember Forever. Healing 2020
These past few months have been solemn for many. Joy doesn’t come as it…
PTSD: What is it?
By: Lizzy Boudah, Staff Writer Imagine you’re walking down the road in July, when most…
Dealing with Depression
By: Lizzy Boudah, Staff Writer When a student first starts at university, they have an…
Coping with COVID-19
By: Lizzy Boudah, Staff Writer It is with no doubt that this school year will…
Letter From The Editor: Wear A Mask
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief The COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the United States since the…
Things have changed, I have a lot of time to think these days
By: Zoe Bernardi, Community Editor The further we slip into the fourth month of this…
Letter From the Editor: Racism cannot be tolerated
By: Asha Tompkins, Editor-in-Chief Photos: Cullen McIntyre, Web Editor “Say his name: George Floyd. What’s his…
Celebrating the wish that started it all and coping with Covid-19
By: Lydia Libby, Web Editor Celebrating 40 years of granting life-changing wishes for children…
Thought matter
By: Keith Danner, Counselor, LCPC LADC Thoughts matter as they are a defining part…
Preparing for the End of the Semester
By: Cristina Kerluke, Academic Support Program Specialist We hope you have settled into the…
Checking In
By: Samar Post Jamali, Nurse Practitioner Hello to members of the USM Community:…
Pundemic 2020: Using Humor in Crisis
By: Samantha Seebode, Suicide Prevention, Graduate Assistant As we reach week four of community…