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Mental Health Disparities in Marginalized Groups

By Isabelle Aquilina (‘23) Around 5% of adults experience mental health issues in their lifetime. This number is increasingly higher in younger populations, with around 20% suffering from mental illness. Even now in this new isolated environment, depression and anxiety rates are much higher than previously seen. Mental health affects each individual person in a different way, however racial or LGBTQ minorities tend to be … Continue reading Mental Health Disparities in Marginalized Groups

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Oceans

By Cathy Shan (‘23) Note from the Editors-in-Chief: This article talks about suicide and other themes that may be distressing to some readers. If you are currently in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at +1 (800) 273-8255 or 911 during an emergency. We are all sailing in rowboats, drifting in the vast and endless ocean. On some days, the sea is serene, … Continue reading Oceans

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Why it’s Hard For Us to Change Our Minds

By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) When you listen to the debates, you might wonder, does this change anyone’s mind? The people who agree with one party will continue supporting them and those in support of the other side will continue to support their side as well. There is even a term to describe this sort of event, confirmation bias. We as people prefer both people and … Continue reading Why it’s Hard For Us to Change Our Minds

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Why We Shouldn’t Turn Away from Journalism

By YeonWoo Lee (’21) We live in a world where the idea of fake news has spread to every corner of the Earth. President Trump has recently argued with many journalists during the White House’s COVID-19 Task Force’s Updates. Fox News anchor Sean Hannity has recently threatened to sue the New York Times for libel. There are twitter debates on how truthful the media is … Continue reading Why We Shouldn’t Turn Away from Journalism

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Michigan’s Public Health Crisis

By Priya Shah (’22) Angry, confused, yet sad at the same time. This only begins to describe the multitude of emotions that most of us are experiencing while at home. And while many of us are lucky to even be at home, it is important to recognize that frontline workers are risking their lives everyday to help fight the novel coronavirus. And while we want … Continue reading Michigan’s Public Health Crisis

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COVID-19: From the Perspective of a Class of 2020 Graduate

By Divya Suresh (’20) The spread of the coronavirus is well known across the world. Everyone has had some kind of change in their life because of it. But one group of people that have been impacted continuously by this virus is the graduating class of 2020. From club events to traditional senior send-off memories, we have all had to learn how to handle bad … Continue reading COVID-19: From the Perspective of a Class of 2020 Graduate

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