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...public. Jamison, the author of the widely acclaimed memoir “An Unquiet Mind,” uses her unique perspective to inform her role as both a physician and teacher in the mental health field. In her talk, Jamison discussed the process of going public despite the stigma associated with mental illness. “If I couldn’t go public about it, who could...Who should?” said Jamison, whose appearance was part of Mental Health Awareness Month, co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Council (UC) and the Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Group...
...most basic level, an outreach program catered to students who, “for reasons of history and circumstance might have considered Harvard inaccessible.” Harvard, to some degree, still retains the reputation of being an elite, white, upper-class school—a stigma that belies the true vibrancy and diversity of our student body. The UMRP actively works to redress that misperception by catering to the specific cultural concerns of minority students. Unlike general concerns about social or academic life at Harvard, minority students must often consider issues particular to their racial or ethnic background?...
...laws in the Indian state of Maharashta where Mumbai is located are quite strict. While it is technically possible to obtain a gun license, few are granted. Even Bollywood stars have been denied firearm licenses for protection in the past. As a result, guns in Mumbai have a negative stigma attached to them, not social cachet...
...sophomores get Quadded? If the rumors are true, and Quad housing really has the cushiest single rooms, the nicest community, and the best dining halls, then why not? Moving sophomores to the quad would have benefits both for advising and class bonding—and would eliminate the shameful stigma of living a short bus away...
...wake of recent publicity toward campus mental health issues, I was shocked to see an illustration of suicide as a set-up to a punchline. The artist meant no offense, but his lack of awareness only demonstrates that in the fight to reduce the stigma of mental illness, we still have a long, long...