In William Burns’ eight years as director of the North Dakota State Counseling Center, he has seen growth. The center grew professionally, adding two counselors; the center grew physically, now occupying more space in the second floor of Ceres Hall. “And we’ve seen now about a 500 percent growth in the number of students we see,” Burns said. He said […]
Ryan Napoli, as a freshman at Simpson (Iowa) College, needed to make weight for one of his first collegiate wrestling matches. Coaches, teammates and fans were depending on him, and he needed to reach that number somehow. Napoli did what he thought he needed to — make himself vomit. It was the first time he ever purged to make weight, and […]
With the spotlight of the stage, Theatre NDSU will shine light on the issues of mental illness with “Next to Normal,” the rock musical running the next two weekends. Concerning the story of a mother’s mental illness and its effects on her family, this rock musical allows a space for discussion as the show follows Dan and Diana Goodman, their two children […]
Last fall, 462 veterans enrolled at North Dakota State. While not exclusive to those who have served, nor do all vets suffer from it, post-traumatic stress disorder affects people exposed to traumatic or life-threatening events. Some side effects include increased paranoia, trouble sleeping and repeated thoughts of the event, ultimately causing distress on the afflicted. The Best Picture-nominated “American Sniper” focuses […]
Of every mental illness, eating disorders carry the highest mortality rate, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. What many fail to consider is that this dangerous affliction is not gender biased. Because men account for only 15 percent of eating disorder sufferers, the factors that drive their behavior are often overlooked. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa […]
As an incoming freshman, I had reoccurring nightmares about how I was going to make it through my first year of college without gaining the treacherous “freshman fifteen” I had heard so much about. Throughout high school and still to this day, my body image is a problem with which I continuously struggle. I am not alone. According to the National Association […]
There have never been so many students at North Dakota State. Nearing its 125th anniversary, NDSU recorded its largest overall enrollment class and third-highest first-year enrollment last fall. And early projections show that first-year student numbers might continue to rise. “If you were to ask me right now, I’d say it shows like we have a little bit of an […]
Taking a trip to the East Coast is what college students might do for spring break, not for school. Bridget Eklund didn’t have to wait for the March holiday to go to Washington D.C. Eklund, who is majoring in microbiology, attended the American Society of Microbiology and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting in the nation’s capital last week. “My current research has […]
North Dakota State wrestler Hayden Zillmer doesn’t say too much when asked about himself. But he’s an open book when it comes to his teammates. The junior from Crosby, Minn., is known as a leader and a mainstay of the Bison this season. Only thing is, he doesn’t have to say much to push his team. “(The team) is probably […]
Frigid weather, wind that blows in your face from every direction and snow is what you can expect when you come to Fargo. Seasonal Affective Disorder is commonly seen in people who live in the most northern states of the United States. North Dakota is one of those states. SAD is a mental health condition characterized by a seasonal onset […]
How do victims of sexual assault rationalize and overcome the experience of being raped? This question was asked of a Minnesota State University Moorhead student and rape victim, who has elected to remain anonymous. “By not letting people manipulate you into believing something that didn’t happen,” she said. “A lot of repeating, ‘I was raped. It wasn’t my fault. I […]
The entire two-weekend run of Theatre NDSU’s spring musical “Next to Normal” is sold out. NDSU Performing Arts posted to social media that the musical tackling mental illness within a family had sold out after 10 a.m. Friday. “Next to Normal” is staged in the Walsh Studio Theatre in Askanase Hall and ends March 7. Just 88 seats were available for each performance, […]
I had two explicitly simple choices before me: life or death. To the left is my apartment front door, which would lead me to more problems, chaos and emotional turmoil. To the right was the only way I saw out of it all. A rough plan for me to end my life. Stop the pain and end it. One. The […]
College athletes are superhumans to the Average Joe. They perform in front of thousands of people, a made or missed play away from adoration or disappointment. Kids wear their jerseys, teenagers watch their highlight videos on YouTube and adults discuss their performance around the water cooler. Fans are fascinated, but one thing lost in the fascination is half the players […]
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