“To uphold the expectation that one should be always happy is a disservice and an injustice to yourself.”
Arts, Music, On Campus
Toni Blackman Bridges Hip Hop Cypher and Community
In an interactive event, the first ambassador of hip hop to the U.S. State Department Toni Blackman led students in an engaging discussion about mental health in the music industry.
Editorials, Opinions
MIT Case Could Establish Burdensome Legal Precedent
“In the brief, the signees argue that setting such a precedent would require these employees to make judgments they are not qualified to make.”
Column, Opinions
Connecting Spirituality and Mental Health
“Based on what seems to me to be a proper understanding of the spiritual nature of many of the “mental health” problems that affect most students, BC does an admirable job in making resources available for maintaining our emotional well-being.”
Top Story, On Campus, News
‘Lean On Me’ Text-Based Hotline Launching This Semester
Formed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016 after a number of suicides had occurred, Lean on Me (LOM) is an active network at five major universities across the country.
Opinions, Editorials
Lean On Me BC Could Potentially Offer Valuable Resource
The Heights Editorial Board believes that LOM BC is a promising alternative to an overbooked counseling system.
News, On Campus, Top Story
UGBC Passes Resolution to Implement Text Message Hotline
Lean On Me is currently operating at the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
News, On Campus
UCS Introduces New Self-Help App
With an access code, BCWelltrack, students are able to sign up, create an account for WellTrack, and begin a personalized course to improve their mood through working on skills and exercises designed to address anxiety and depression.
Opinions, Column
The Necessity of On-Campus Counseling
“Mental illness is truly an epidemic on college campuses and the need for the administration to address this problem with increased resources is imperative for the health of individual students and the health of the University as a whole.”
On Campus, Top Story, News
In First Month of School, UCS Visits Spike to 550
University Counseling Services has seen 550 students since the beginning of the school year. This is a 15 percent increase from this time last year.
