During the past few weeks, I’ve been digging my own grave, a pen in one hand and a book in the other,…
In a post-virtual learning environment at Swarthmore, students are now attending in-person classes and events. Despite the college’s return to semi-normalcy, Counseling…
Somehow, in just the first three weeks of this Fall semester, I managed both to forget to turn in a part of…
March marked one year of the pandemic. One year of “unprecedented times” and emails “hoping to find you well.” Unfortunately, not everyone…
On Feb. 11, Student Government Organization (SGO) hosted a talk with Interim Dean of Students Jim Terhune and the head of C.A.P.S.,…
Swarthmore students at large do not need to worry about the housing lottery process until mid April, but the considerable number of…
In the first week of the Spring semester, Counseling and Psychological Services sent the campus community an email update on Swarthmore College’s…
Content Warning: Depression, Suicide, Mental Health, Victim Blaming, Bullying I drew a number line on a piece of paper as I tried…
I woke up Sunday morning in the cold embrace of my depression, like a dumbbell balancing on my chest, weighing me down.…
Depression can make a person feel sad, hopeless, unworthy, tired or guilty — overall, it’s a horrible feeling. It originates from a…