This month marks one year since I, along with most members of the Mount Holyoke community, packed up my dorm and left campus due to COVID-19. Like most people, I have experienced grief, frustration, anger and instability since then. There have been countless days where I wake up with an acute, dull ache in my chest for no obvious reason until I remember, “Oh, right. Your life has been turned upside down because of a pandemic.”
Study breaks aid student productivity, not stifle it
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), American college students are among the most stressed people in the world. While Mount Holyoke makes an active effort to alleviate students’ stress with its wellness program, a change in students’ mindsets is necessary for these services to be effective.
