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Feature

The Educator Who Listened: Mariah Nichelle’s Mental Health Mission

Shawn Katz, May 1, 2025April 30, 2025

Mariah Nichelle’s journey from teaching to becoming a dean and now working at a mental…

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Opinion

Opinion: Disordered eating, stress of college are intertwined

Trinity Balboa, October 4, 2024October 4, 2024

It’s a common conversation between my friends and me. How much have you eaten today?…

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Opinion

Opinion: International students in the U.S. need more support navigating the intersection of politics, mental health

Izzy Smith, August 13, 2024October 4, 2024

As the United States endures another election year, it’s important to recognize the unique situation…

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Health

Health care workers fight mental health battle alongside COVID-19

Chicago Talks, January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Pinky Marasigan, a physical therapist at Amita Health Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, takes…

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Community

Columbia College students, faculty reflect on mental health, therapeutic solutions

Chicago Talks, December 14, 2016

“When I was diagnosed, they thought it was genetic… but for me, it comes in…

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Editor's Choice

Increase in mental health resources needed on college campuses

Chicago Talks, September 15, 2016

Tiffany Walker first started seeing and hearing things as a 20-year-old college student. Unable to…

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Community

Town Hall Examines Teen Mental Health

Chicago Talks, November 23, 2015

As a child, Kelvin Roston Jr. never invited any friends over to his house. He…

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Community

Life after Military Combat Hard for Returning Vets

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2015

The U.S. Army trains its soldiers on how to go to war, but not necessarily…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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