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Spooky Story
Not many years ago, it was a particularly dark night at the state fair that had come to town as it usually did at this time of season....
Oct 28, 20225 min read


Midnight Shadow
My hands tremble against the heavy blade. It’s sinister how easy it holds. My breathing barely catches up to the thud of boots against...
Oct 28, 20223 min read


Spooky Story
Shahrika Taiyeba The sky had darkened and the moon had long since risen as I left for the night. Wispy clouds surround the full moon and...
Oct 28, 20222 min read


Is Escapism a Healthy Coping Mechanism?
Escapism is most tangible during the toughest of realities. It feels like home for most and a vacuum to fill the inescapable void for...
Oct 19, 20223 min read


The Differences Between Clinical Depression and Sadness
According to The Washington Post, depression is often associated with feelings of sadness, but depressive symptoms are also accompanied...
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Feeling Overworked or Stressed this Mid-Semester? Here Are Some Tips to Help
By: Nyasa Heyliger As we approach the middle of our Fall 2022 semester, it’s natural to feel burnout from the change of pace from...
Oct 17, 20223 min read


How School and Work Norms Can Impact Us
By: Nyasa Heyliger At this age, we have almost certainly all experienced poor or nonexistent relationships with our peers, whether at...
Oct 17, 20222 min read


What is Pareidolia?
What do all supposedly haunted locations have in common? They are all dark, visually noisy and have many ambiguous stimuli. All this is...
Oct 17, 20222 min read


The Danger of Glamorizing Toxic Relationships
Have you ever dealt with a toxic relationship? If you have, then you know it’s a tough experience to deal with and not as romantic as...
Oct 17, 20222 min read


What’s in a Username?
On the internet, a username is often an unchangeable name that you choose to present yourself to the world. What you choose can say a lot...
Oct 9, 20223 min read


How to Ring in the New Season Without the Seasonal Depression
By: Nyasa Heyliger As New Yorkers, we can all agree that the summer is coming to a well-needed end. This summer we received record high...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


The Crucial Role of Validating Feelings
Have you ever had a hard time accepting your own feelings? You may have even tried suppressing or ignoring them. Has someone else ever...
Oct 5, 20223 min read


This Is Important to Remember
We don’t like to think about it, but midterms are approaching sooner than we may realize. As we start to study, it is essential to use...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Fact or Fiction: Fatherless behavior
A common insult hurled at others on the internet is “fatherless behavior”, but how much truth is there to this statement? Fiona MacCallum...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


I Knew You Were Trouble
What is Hindsight Bias? I’m sure we all heard of the latest internet drama where a member of the group known as the Try Guys cheated on...
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Learning Not to Fear: “Safety Signals” Reduce Fear and Anxiety
Dysregulation of fear response and fearful behavior in the absence of threat is a hallmark of anxiety and stress-related disorders such...
May 10, 20225 min read


Imposter Syndrome Among College Students: How it Affects our Self Concept
Imposter Syndrome is a psychological experience wherein one believes she is not as competent as she should be (typically) in her...
May 7, 20225 min read


Gender Roles and Female Revolution in Belarus
Gender roles in Belarus are still largely conventional– most of the responsibilities allocated to women are firmly rooted in patriarchal...
May 7, 20223 min read


The Starriest Night: Mental Illness, Treatment, and Creativity
The relationship between creativity and mental illness is controversial and poorly understood among laypeople (and some clinicians too)....
May 7, 20224 min read


Contrast Avoidance
Everybody knows about the COVID-19 pandemic. What has gone under-reported, however, is a secondary pandemic–one that is just as prominent...
May 7, 20224 min read
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