Why Are You So Positive All the Time?
This post is edited from an awesome newsletter by Sinclair Ceasar, a good friend of ours. He gave us permission to share! Lately, I’ve been asked a seemingly rhetorical question by different people at different times. While the empowered and daring me doesn’t feel like I need to qualify my actions and beliefs, the teacher and […]
Open Letter To My Anxiety: Meet Support and Self-Confidence
Dear Anxiety, I sincerely hate you. You make me self-conscious and afraid. I don’t like who I am with you around. If you struggle with these feelings, take a look at ohio dispensaries or those closer to home. It’s an awful feeling when you convince me I need to shut down. You tell me people […]
Relating Dance Floor Theory to Pixar’s Inside Out
“Don’t be sad, get glad”. This is a common, everyday phrase that is often used when an individual is trying to cheer someone else up. However, in Pixar’s Inside-Out there is an underlying message, since all the main characters of the movie are emotions. At the beginning of the movie, Joy, Madness, Disgust, and […]
“We Care” – The Tell Me About Your Day Bracelets
At MIT, the community on campus has grieved four students lost to suicide in the past year. In the days after these tragedies, freshman Isabel “Izzy” Lloyd saw a rise in social media posts from her peers telling their networks that anyone can come talk to them if they feel depressed or need help. She […]
Yesterday in #StudentAffairs (08/02/11)
Blogs: “I somehow just became a mother” & 6 other truths about being an RA. (via Zach Stafford) Fake IDs – The latest thing ‘Made in China.’ (via Joe Earley) 10 signs you’re being lazy on LinkedIn. (via Cory Phare) Like data? Look inside the unsettling numbers of the rapidly growing student loan industry. (via Jeff […]
Yesterday in Student Affairs [07/22/11]
Blogs: Linkedin continues to magically stay revenant and successful by adding a new special profile section just for students that let’s you highlight your college accomplishments. via @HeatherTrue Ramadan starts next week. If you are not Muslim (or even if you are), here’s a cheat sheet** to help you be mindful and respectful of your […]