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...College should be commended for its demonstrated consideration of every aspect of the health of its students, and its active stance against a culture that can sometimes promote suffering in silence. There is something of an unhappy stigma surrounding mental health issues on campus. We hope sincerely that the events of this week have contributed to eliminating that stigma...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: Speaking Out About Mental Health | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...related problems, such as eating disorders, silently pervades our community. Indeed, according to my recent conversations with University Health Services and Bureau of Study Counsel counselors and Dr. Paul Barreira, Director of Behavioral Health & Academic Counseling, depression on campus is far more common than one would expect. The stigma of mental illness, though unfounded, remains a major obstacle for many who could benefit from the ample mental health services on campus. According to a 2006 senior thesis studying the state of mental health at Harvard, 56 percent of Harvard undergraduates surveyed reported needing, but not seeking, mental health help...

Author: By M. ELLEN de obaldia and Shiv M. Gaglani | Title: Support For Others | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Immediately afterwards, journalists, trans theorists and feminists jumped on the incident, and the details emerged under the eyes of a morbidly fascinated public. Teena was often erroneously referred to a lesbian, who had taken on a male identity to avoid the stigma of dating women as a female. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the reaction was how, in the wake of a murder prompted by the urge to punish the transgression of gender roles, no one could resist the urge to somehow fit Teena into some kind of explainable category...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel | Title: Boys Will Be Boys | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...that the program will accommodate 100 students, or about 10 percent of the incoming class. While the logistics of the program are not fully flushed out, we applaud Princeton’s bridge year program for its attempt to cultivate a more well-rounded college experience. Despite the heavy stigma that gap years carry at Harvard, where many students feel pressure to finish college and enter the job market, a culture encouraging gap years is healthy. Gap years, particularly those that involve international travel, enable students to gain global perspectives that both enrich and inform their subsequent personal, academic...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Opening Up the Gap | 2/24/2008 | See Source »

...victories this weekend would not only end the stigma that follows the Crimson and this trip, but it could give the team the confidence it needs to become major players early in the Ivy League race...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Killer P’s Up Next for Harvard | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

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