Why a decision that lasts a lifetime for students should receive more attention and assistance

Kasey Baller | September 11, 2019

Students are settling for majors they are not happy with just to make a decision. Thinking back, most can relate to the ambitious change that occurred when moving into college. You felt eager to take

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1st-year students should wait to join Greek life

Bethanie Viele | September 6, 2019

[Last April], new members of Syracuse University fraternities got bids to their new houses — many of these new members were freshman or first-year students. The ability to go through recruitment freshman year prevents the

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Free Webinar from Families for Depression Awareness

Families for Depression Awareness | August 30, 2019

Families for Depression Awareness is presenting a free Recognizing and Managing Teen Anxiety webinar on Wednesday, September 25 from 7:00 to 8:15 PM ET/ 4:00 to 5:15 PM PT. In this webinar, Lisa M. Schab,

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Tips for Parents: Setting Your Child on a Path for Success in the New School Year

Sheila LeGrand, LMHC | August 28, 2019

The first day of school is already upon us.  After a long summer of extreme weather and, perhaps, extreme boredom and moods by our teens, it’s critical to start thinking of ways to set them

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Requiring sex education in college can change lives

Grace Harmon | August 23, 2019

A lack of sex education leaves students unprepared and at risk in their sex lives. Of all the subjects we learn in college, sex education is one of the more complex and crucial topics that

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Don’t let your parents determine your career path

Alex Silberzweig | August 16, 2019

It’s up to you, not your parents, to decide what you do with both this summer and the rest of your life There’s something about going home for the summer that initially seems so satisfying.

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Data are just one point in the real story of sexual assault

Lauren Victoria Clark | August 9, 2019

Sometimes epiphanies happen when you least expect them. Mine came in the form of a question from a middle-aged father as he approached the microphone in front of our panel at SXSW [South by Southwest]

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Student Studying

Giving credit where credit is due

Thomas Johnson | August 2, 2019

As I headed into this semester’s midterms, I tried to figure out how I was going to study for my four exams. The stress of the semester had culminated in the challenge of attempting to

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Why reunions?

Jay Musoff | July 26, 2019

This Memorial Day weekend, I return to New Haven for the Class of 1989’s 30th reunion. This will be my sixth class reunion. And because my wife is a member of the Class of 1988

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