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‘Field of Memories’ reconciles grief and loss with hope and remembrance

Matt Volz
Reading Time: 3 minutesMATT VOLZ  Editor in Chief  Photo of the Field of Memories outside LoGrasso Hall. Photo by MATT VOLZ | Editor in Chief  Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide.  Outside LoGrasso Hall, students may notice a display of white flags with a sign that reads “Field of Memories.”  But even......
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Opinion

[OPINION] A proposed plan for trauma-informed care at SUNY Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 5 minutesABBY TARTARO Special to The Leader  Trauma-informed care is a therapeutic style approach to assisting those who have endured trauma.  The natural instinct when someone sees something as “not normal” is to wonder what is wrong with the person. Trauma-informed care shifts the question from “What is wrong with you?”......
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Sports

Fredonia lacrosse brings mental health to forefront with Morgan’s Message

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 4 minutesPARKER GURNETT Staff Writer  Content Warning: mentions of suicide When athletes take the field, to some, they lose their human characteristics.  They become the face of a sport and are almost meant to be robotic and perfect at their sport in every way imaginable.  Many believe it is not fair......
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Opinion

[OPINION] University counseling centers in crisis

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Reading Time: 6 minutesJOSEPH BORYNSKI Special to The Leader It’s no secret that being in college can be stressful.  The pressure students often face while trying to balance their coursework with the rest of their life responsibilities can feel overwhelming.  Campuses have implemented counseling centers to help students combat their mental health issues,......
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Opinion

[Opinion] The ‘anonymous’ SUNY mental health survey

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesCHRIS SILL Special to The Leader If you attend Fredonia, you probably received an email from the SUNY Student Association on April 3, asking you to fill out a “SUNY Mental Health” survey regarding SUNY’s mental health resources. In the email, students were told that this survey would be completely......
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News

Counseling Center to offer a new option for virtual sessions

Chloe Kowalyk
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK          Managing Editor SUNY Fredonia students just gained another opportunity to get virtual counseling sessions through the college’s Counseling Center.  Fredonia’s Counseling Center, based in LoGrasso Hall, has recently partnered with “BetterMynd,” a startup company that works closely with colleges and universities to provide students with online therapy sessions......
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Opinion

A Toolkit and Proposal for Cultivating Mental Health at SUNY Fredonia

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 8 minutesDAVID HERRING Special to The Leader Do you know why the Kauli tribe of New Guinea are so happy? Daniel, a junior here at SUNY Fredonia, thinks he might know. “I think it’s because they get a lot of vitamin C.”   Daniel isn’t talking about the vitamin you get from......
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News

Mental health support on campus: What resources are available?

Contributor to The Leader
Reading Time: 2 minutesEJ JACOBS Special to The Leader Being a college student can be incredibly stressful and taxing on your mental health. Between balancing a collegiate life and a social life, there is also the struggle that comes with this newfound entry into adulthood. Most students are on the search to find......
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