Word: relaxants
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...walked out of the Loeb Ex on Friday feeling as though I had just been through a war—a war that, like all wars, was chaotic and emotionally draining. It took me the entire walk back to the Quad before my muscles could relax...
...something so obvious you can't believe Ted would not have noticed and anticipated it. But the cars are sleek, Ted's house is chic and even the courthouse - in real life they're pretty scuzzy places - has a kind of burnished glow about it. We relax into envy when we want to be drawn into terror. Luxe is, I think, the enemy of our involvement. It renders passion dispassionate and turns murder into a kind of fashion statement, something we observe without really caring about...
...issue of the academic calendar, which exacerbates the problems of our high-stress environment. Some faculty and administrators may fail to understand that our time at home is necessary for stability and to recover from the stress of a college environment. This not only means time to rest and relax, but it also means time to spend with family and friends. Unfortunately, as Harvard’s mental health professionals have agreed, the current calendar renders our academic breaks brief and harried with the stress of looming finals and papers and an unreasonably short length (two or more weeks shorter...
Perhaps the most important way students can help support mental health is to practice better daily habits and encourage peers to do the same. A regular schedule, light extracurricular load, and time set aside for friends and relaxation are not signs that you can’t “handle” Harvard—they’re signs that you know how to take care of yourself. Choose the extra sleep rather than stress. Soothe yourself, relax, and respect and validate your emotions. Use the resources available, including MHS and Bureau of Study Counsel (BSC), and encourage...
...attendees as rude and shrill - but made him a hero to his YouTube audience. Imus, a 30-plus-year veteran of radio shock, seemed to underestimate the power of the modern umbrage-amplification machine. The day after his remarks, Imus said dismissively on air that people needed to relax about "some idiot comment meant to be amusing." Shockingly, they did not, and by the next day, Imus had tapped an inner wellspring of deepest regret...