Center for Wellbeing to offer new services

Raymond Arke | Staff Writer Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled the name of Dr. Ian Edwards and the Center for Student Wellbeing. Students seeking help with physical and mental illnesses can get a wider range of care with the creation of the Center for Student Wellbeing. Comprised of parts of Duquesne’s recreation department, Health Services, and the Counseling and Wellbeing Center, the … Continue reading Center for Wellbeing to offer new services

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Nightly social media use can harm mental health

By Kailey Love | Student Columnist Social media provides us with so much – a public soapbox on which to stand, a portable news outlet, a place to post pictures of our lunch that would otherwise go unseen by our hundreds of online friends and (according to new studies) our daily dose of sleep deprivation. BBC News School Report conducted a poll of over 250 … Continue reading Nightly social media use can harm mental health

The Duquesne DukeSeptember 17, 2015Leave a comment

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Center offers counseling, help

More than 70 percent of college counseling center directors say the number of students with significant psychological problems has risen in the last year, according to a survey done by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. As the new semester starts, students struggling with anxiety, stress, homesickness and other ailments can take advantage of Duquesne’s free counseling center and Wellbeing Club. The … Continue reading Center offers counseling, help

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Spreading awareness for suicide saves

By Carley Thieret| Opinions Editor Judgements. We all have them. We judge others for the way they dress, the way they speak and the way they act. Our society puts so much focus on what is on the surface that often times we forget what is underneath. Unless we really know someone, we have no idea what is going on in the lives of others. … Continue reading Spreading awareness for suicide saves

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Center opens with new approach to health

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke The grand opening of Duquesne’s new Counseling and Wellbeing Center in Fisher Hall will take place Thursday at 3 p.m. and will highlight several changes to the University’s approach to caring for students’ and faculty’s mental and physical health. According to center Director Ian Edwards, Duquesne has had a counseling center for the last 20 years, during which … Continue reading Center opens with new approach to health

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Whatever comes to mind: Social stigma pains mentally ill

By George Flynn | Opinions Editor Mental health is just as important as physical health. The psyche can be just as fragile as a broken bone, however, the mental spectrum of the health system is truly misunderstood in our society today. Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, and on this day certain participants spread awareness about issues within mental health. Many people go through … Continue reading Whatever comes to mind: Social stigma pains mentally ill

The Duquesne DukeOctober 9, 2013Leave a comment

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Whatever comes to mind: Pain is not beauty for white tigers

By George Flynn | Opinions Editor I love my cat to pieces. Although she hates being touched and only approached me when she is hungry, I cannot get enough of Tootsie. She bites hard and has a mean stink eye and I appreciate her for these sassy qualities. I am so lucky to have her. However, not too far away from my own feline’s home, … Continue reading Whatever comes to mind: Pain is not beauty for white tigers

The Duquesne DukeOctober 3, 2013Leave a comment