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Monday Mourning
Today’s installment of Around the Grove features heavy subject matter. If you could be triggered by discussions of filicide, murder, abuse, neglect, or ableism, you might want to skip this one. However, if these topics are not traumatic triggers for … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, Student Event, students
Tagged Advocacy, ASAN, DayOfMourning, Disability, Grief, ZetaSigma
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Staying Positively Positive
The first week of the semester is almost over! Lots of people find this time of year exciting, and rightly so! New classes, new chances to learn, new challenges–it’s undoubtedly going to be interesting if nothing else. That said, some … Continue reading
Routine is medicine
A routine is, “a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program”(Definition from Oxford Languages) Next week is the start of a new semester. Winter break was great! Getting to relax and do things that normally I wouldn’t have the … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, Uncategorized
Tagged daily routine, productivity, routine, Spring Semester
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What to watch over winter break?
At this point we are amidst the chaotic time in the fall semester with finals, research papers and group projects – these past couple weeks have felt nonstop just go, go, go. As we wrap up the semester, we are … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Uncategorized
Tagged documentaries, holiday, movies, shows, winter break
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Happy Winter Break
I can’t decide if I feel as if this semester felt longer or shorter? Either way, it was a tough semester! I have been ready for winter break to begin since midterms, who’s with me? I’m personally going to use … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Uncategorized
Tagged De-Stress, Friends, Self care, USG Open House, USG Student Life, wellness, winter break
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Movies for Mental Health
Last week I attended the Movies for Mental Health event here (online) at USG! This event was put together by the help of many student organizations at USG such as Social Work Student Association, Psychology Student Association, Latinx Student Association, … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Student Event, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, counseling, Depression, mental health, Mental Illness, psychology, social work, USG, USG Student Life
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(Open) Mic Check!
Last Friday, USG held a virtual Open Mic Night for anyone who might have been interested. Even though it was Friday the 13th, we didn’t have any technical issues. The night went very well, and everyone who attended had a … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, Student Event
Tagged #fun, #poetry, #StudentEvent, #StudentLife, #takeabreak, #USG, #wellness
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Comfort Zones vs. Self-Growth
“Comfort, the enemy of progress” -P.T. Barnum Breaking out of your comfort zone is hard. It’s scary and uncomfortable but the greatest growth comes from stepping outside our comfort zones. Think to yourself when you experienced the most personal growth, … Continue reading
Broadening Horizons — Part 2
This past Monday was the second session of the CSEF Diversity Learning Workshop. If you missed my last post about it and would rather start from the beginning, here you go! Otherwise, let’s dive right in. This month, the group … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG
Tagged #learning, engagement, self-improvement, thinking, Workshops
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Broadening Horizons — Part 1
America has a bigotry problem. Yes, I realize the phrase “bigotry problem” borders on redundancy, but that’s also a bit too simple. What does prejudice look like? How does it impact people? More importantly, what can we do about … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG
Tagged Campus Events, community engagement, Diversity, learning, opportunity, self-improvement
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