Tag: mental health
Show me your scars by Erin Murray Interview
I sat down with a fellow UW student who in late August self-published her first book Show me your scars. As a recent fanatic...
The power of music on emotions, stress, and mental
Many of the habits associated with good mental health involve creating or listening to music. Good mental health is often achieved through a combination...
University of Waterloo Students Thank Provincial Government for Investing in Student...
On October 6th, the provincial government of Ontario announced that they will be increasing funding for post-secondary mental health supports by 20 per cent...
How hobbies can improve your mental health
Protecting your mental health is of utmost importance in university, especially during hard times like these. With midterms just around the corner and limited...
Book Review: It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not)
Looking for a book recommendation? Look no further than It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not): Mental Health Tips and Self-Care Strategies. If you’re a...
Student mental health and online learning Q&A
Post-secondary students are facing the new experience of online learning as fall classes begin in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Christine Purdon,...
Neuroscience: A computational problem
Can humans be replaced by robots? Can we actually have a human-like conversation with Siri? More specifically, can we create an artificial brain that...
What are UW students doing to stay healthy right now?
Among first-year students at UW, fear of the dreaded Freshman Fifteen is prominent, which is the belief that university students gain 15 pounds in...
Somali community voices concerns over police brutality by WRPS
On July 5th of this year, Abdisalam Omer, an unarmed Black man belonging to the Somali Canadian community, was brutally beaten by officers from...
The Outside: To go or not to go; that is the...
Ever since the beginning of lockdown back in March, one illness that has spread throughout the world just as rapidly and intensely as COVID-19...