I read somewhere that the average college student’s stress level is comparable to that of a mental patient in the 1800s. And as Georgetown students, we probably exceed standard amounts of such stress...
Ben Perotin (COL ’14) was depressed for four months before he realized something was wrong. “I had an extremely lowered mood, lack of appetite, hopelessness, suicidal ideation [and was] completely...
Fall is a weird time of year here at Georgetown. The weather gods can’t quite decide if it’s autumn or not, Columbus Day has come and gone and the stress of midterms has even the most balanced and...
There is a palpable point where school-related stress ceases to be a necessary part of the learning process and becomes an impediment to it. The university has implemented simple but effective remedies...
Let's face it, most of us are currently riding the struggle bus. Finals can be rough, and whether you have 3 exams on the same day or 170 pages of papers to write, we believe that you can make it through...
I'm tired. It's halfway through the semester, and I've had about enough. I get irritated at the sight of the cursor in Microsoft Word. Without coffee, I'm almost unapproachable. I've even begun calling...
A study by Todd Wyatt, a doctoral student at George Mason University, has found that the "work hard, play hard" attitude of students at many elite universities negatively affects their GPAs.
The study...
If exercise and rest were not enough to mitigate stress, Yale Law School students can now rent a "therapy dog" for 30-minute periods.
According to Blair Kauffman, the law librarian at Yale, there is...
Service to others is one of the ideals upon which Georgetown was founded. Students now have an incredible opportunity to put this principle into practice in an unprecedented way.
The Georgetown University...
The Office of Campus Activities Facilities' stated intent is to support student organizations, yet it seems to do anything but that. This branch of Georgetown bureaucracy is meant to facilitate event planning...
I am worried that everyone is far too worried. Here on campus, students stress about the constant stream of midterms, papers, job interviews, internship applications, scholarship requests and extracurricular...
