The Counseling Center on campus is conducting a survey to see the state of mental health of students on campus, Health and Counseling Services Director Martin Bragg said. The survey is used to help the Counseling Center identify mental health issues that need to be focused on.
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Sunshine each day keeps the SADness away
Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) makes the sunlight during spring quarter just a bit brighter. We never thought the day would come, but it’s official: Finals are over. Now that we’re done furiously emailing our teachers to raise our grades and had a solid, week-long […]
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'We are a community of one'
The mood was somber as students, faculty, family and friends gathered outside Yosemite Hall last Thursday to remember physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Ponce was remembered as a “warm and easygoing person,” who was up front and supportive of others, said Ponce’s childhood friend Ruben Beurga, who spoke at the […]
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Student suicide of concern on college campuses
Every two hours a person under the age of 25 tries to commit suicide. With academic, social, and financial pressure, coping can be harder than it seems.
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Mental health campaign launched in SLO
A documentary aimed at changing the perception of mental illnesses in San Luis Obispo County was released Feb. 4 at the Supervisor’s Chambers at the County Government Center.
Posted inSports
Mental challenge of injury almost as burdensome as physical pain
While sports-related injuries often play havoc with the intercollegiate roster, the real burden on injured Cal Poly athletes is often more mental than physical.