Lily-Rose Depp, Zoe Kravitz, Gracie Abrams. As the new generation of celebrities emerges, the public has noticed that some of these names outdate their holders. This familiarity stems from their lineage, specifically predecessors who have made significant contributions that have drawn external attention. The continuous emergence of these celebrities poses the question: “is fame genetic […]
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Nowadays, even the most minor inconveniences can send our generation to hide under the blankets. Mistakes, missteps, and failures happen on a near daily basis and can greatly influence mental state. As a university student, you may have faced failed exams or classes, social mishaps, co-op rejections, school rejections — possibly all at once. You
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Since the onset of COVID-19, the term “mental health” has become a buzzword in the public consciousness. Going to a mental health provider — and publicly acknowledging it — is being destigmatized, person by person, story by story. However, the United States has begun to run into an issue: a shortage of behavioral health professionals.
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Many animals are known to sense fear and other emotions. As it turns out, humans can smell fear in one another too. We can unconsciously identify stress or fear in our peers through the smell of a chemical pheromone released in sweat. Pheromones are chemicals secreted by an animal that can be picked up on
From “Sherlock Holmes” to “Criminal Minds,” mystery and detective stories have captivated audiences for decades. The feeling of being held in suspense before having your predictions come true is addicting for many, and it turns out the motivation is not just simple satisfaction but on the psychological level instead. Though it may sound counter-intuitive, people
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Imagine the early morning feeling of wakefulness. You regain consciousness; but rarely realize that this feeling is constantly flowing through your mind, most times during the day. It’s easy to allow one’s mind to wander into the past with regret or aimlessly into the future with worry. Stepping into the present or the “void” is
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Jumping off a cliff sometimes seems like the best course of action. However, unless you are in an action movie, this is almost always a bad idea — but that does not stop these thoughts from whispering in the back of our minds. Rest assured, the majority of people with these thoughts are not suicidal,
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Two days prior to the deadline of this article, not a single word had been written. Procrastination has been a problem for generations of students, which few remedies have successfully solved. This obstacle will not fade any time soon and may have been exacerbated recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Procrastination is the intentional delaying
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Imagine sinking into bed after a long day, ready for the blissful escape of sleep. The dreams that follow are expected to be the usual blend of random absurdities — maybe a stroll through a cotton candy city, a conversation with a talking cat, or being chased through the clouds by an old friend. But
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