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Getting out of bed can feel like crawling from a pile of rubble with Seasonal Affective Disorder. - Graphics Editor / Julia Quennesson

Laughton: Drag yourself out of bed and talk about feeling SAD

Elena Laughton November 8, 2023

The seasons, temperatures and daylight hours are changing. So are people’s moods and mental health. Around this time of year a term that gets thrown around a lot, supposedly to describe this change...

This is the fifth suicide the Rowan community has faced in four years. - Photo / Amanda Palma

EDITORIAL: A student died — and Rowan said nothing

The Whit Staff January 26, 2023

According to the University of Connecticut, nearly 1,100 suicides will occur on college campuses across the United States in a given year. Unfortunately, Rowan University is not exempt from this staggering...

The student-run support group "SASS" is held weekly at the Wellness Center - File photo via Amanda Palma

Wellness Center Hosts Weekly Student Support Groups

Victoria McGivern December 1, 2021

Life is a waltz of highs and lows, a waltz we often have trouble dancing to. Time to time, individuals become overwhelmed with the flood of what life has to offer.  College is another one of those...

Image by Tori Balik

Every Whit Way: Episode 9 – Concerning the mental health crisis both at Rowan University and in the US

The Whit Staff December 13, 2019

News broke on Thursday, December 5, of a Rowan student's alleged fall from the parking garage on Rowan Boulevard. The news sent shockwaves across Rowan University, in a community already reeling from...

Hannah Wolfram, history and creative writing student who is both disabled and chronically ill, writes about the opportunities and ways that Rowan has helped the disabled community. - Photo courtesy of Hannah Wolfram

Wolfram: Identity within Rowan’s campus

Hannah Wolfram January 30, 2019

Each year, increasing numbers of chronically ill, disabled and neurodivergent students (such as those who are on the autism spectrum, or who have ADD/ADHD) gain access to higher education, in part due...

A young Daniel Johnston poses with his "Yip/Jump Music" tape. -Courtesy of Flickr user vinyl_word

Gramigna: Recommended Listen—Daniel Johnston

Joseph Gramigna March 21, 2018

A cheap plastic chord organ. Low-quality audio recordings. A high-pitched, out of tune voice. Self-pitying lyrics. A man who has long thought the devil is after him. On the surface, these ingredients...

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McCray: Is there a link between mental illness and creativity?

Brianna McCray February 18, 2018

Is there a connection between mental health issues and creativity in the arts? There are many that believe there is no link between the state of one's mental health and their creativity.   In an article...

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Mathes: Explaining your mental illness to others

Carly Mathes February 13, 2018

Relationships can be hard. They can be even harder when you have to explain your mental illnesses to your significant other. How do you explain what they should or shouldn’t do if you have an anxiety...

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Mathes: My take on getting rid of the stigma

Carly Mathes February 6, 2018

There is a stigma around the words "mental health" that doesn’t seem to be going away. So, what can we do about that? How can we make mental health and getting help more acceptable to all people? I’ve...

Courtesy of Flickr user Laddir Laddir

McCray: Just think positive?

Brianna McCray January 23, 2018

People that suffer from depression are constantly told to “Just think positively.” Trying to think positively doesn’t work for everyone. In fact, it can cause some to feel even worse and intensify...

To Write Love On Her Arms is a safe space for talking mental illness

Sarah Camp November 16, 2016

One in four adults lives with a diagnosable mental health disorder. A club on campus has become a resource for those individuals. National nonprofit To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) is working to change...

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