Healthapalooza encourages students to lead healthier lives

The Office of Health Promotion kicked off their first event this year by holding Healthapalooza in O’Neil Plaza on October 5th. It is a new organization to Boston College with the purpose of fostering “the health and well-being of our students and community.”

Life Chat: Surviving group projects, overworking

Q: I keep getting into groups that I have to work with but can’t get along with. How can I work with them to create a successful product?

Q: I’m having trouble balancing all of my activities. How do I get everything done and keep my sanity?

College freshmen: increasingly stressed

In the freshmen year of college, students feel as though this fresh start in life needs to be as close to perfect as possible. Freshmen know that there is pressure to thrive academically and socially.

Universities snuff out smoking on campus

On Monday, Jan. 21, the board of trustees for the City University of New York (CUNY) voted to ban smoking on all 23 campuses in the system, adding the schools to a list of over 450 campuses that have already implemented a ban or begun the process of implementing such a policy. Administrators hope the

The pieces of body image

Every year, the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) hosts “Love Your Body Week” in the fall. However, by the time spring rolls around, the message seems to have been buried underneath the snow.

Mental illness, depression increase among college students

College campuses regain their place in the media spotlight as new studies report an alarming increase in mental illness among college students. According to a study presented for the American Psychological Association (APA), the number of students on psychiatric medications has increased approximately 10 percent in the last 10 years. One factor the APA associates