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...that we’re here to talk to,” she said. Distributing pins that read, “You can tell me your story—I’m listening!”, MHAAG co-chair Susan I. Putnins ’08 said that peer-to-peer discussion is an important step toward mental health. “It’s great that students have UHS and the BSC, but usually the first person you talk to when you have a problem is a friend,” she said. “Before...
...motivations. “I worry that people are not really interested in the field but will do a secondary anyway because they think it’ll be worth something,” says Lewis. “They may feel pressure from their parents or peers or peer’s parents that unless you do it, that you are not one of the hot people.” Assistant Dean of the College Stephanie H. Kenen is similarly concerned about peer pressure. “Even though it’s optional we do worry that...
...does have a role on campus—in supporting those who do make the personal choice to abstain and enabling them to better withstand peer pressure. The student community should in turn be respectful of such choices. But the advocates of “true love” overstep the mark when they preaches the value of personal decisions to the everyone on campus...
...your best.”“It’s like a masochistic sort of joy,” says Mallory R. Hellman ’08 of writing workshops. According to Hellman, creative writing workshops differ greatly from other courses because of the stressful peer review process. In most workshops, participants critique one student’s work as the author remains silent. The experience isn’t usually pleasant. Hellman recalls an incident in a screen-writing course when she presented an autobiographical piece about a traumatic experience as if it were fiction...
...bunker-like office in University Hall, a well-trained, tenacious team is devising plans for an international takeover. Armed with flashy pamphlets, milk-chocolate globes, and undergraduate peer advisors, active efforts by the Office of International Programs (OIP) are underway to spread the study abroad mantra...