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Explaining the semaglutide craze and what comes with using the medication
By Kindred Hurtado Tracy Byers (left) lost 45 pounds in six months while on the semaglutide drug, Zepbound. Tracy Byers' experience with...
Kindred Hurtado
Apr 249 min read


Dogs offer alternative therapy in the Charleston community
By Madeline Kelly It's finals week, and you've been camped out in the library until 3 a.m. every night, surviving on your fifth cup of...
kellymc20
Nov 26, 20248 min read


Ketamine: the new savior of a generation's failing mental health
By Isabella Starcher I sat in an elongated chair, looking around the bare medical office room, listening to the "Brain Mush" playlist...
Isabella Starcher
Apr 17, 20247 min read


Mental health resources available for students now more than ever
by Caroline Swillen When Audrey Boyle stepped on campus as a freshman in the fall of 2020, navigating the College of Charleston in the...
Caroline Swillen
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Are U.S. collegiate sports straining student athletes’ mental health?
by Sara Paetow Sports can be fun, competitive, healthy, and stressful. But when is the stress too much for a young adult? Many college...
Sara Paetow
Dec 7, 20223 min read


The rise in cosmetic enhancements is proof our ‘beauty image’ is getting skewed
By Emily Brown Go ahead and admit it. You've scrolled through Instagram, saw your friend's flawless face and gorgeous look and thought,...
Emily Brown
Apr 7, 202210 min read


Fitness a key element to good mental health
The importance of fitness Jenny Fisher, better known as “fitfishmom” on Instagram, certainly does not appear to be someone who struggled...
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Feb 1, 20225 min read


Stress impacting college student-athletes at increasing levels
Brooklynn Barton, a former student-athlete at the College of Charleston, found herself drowning in school work and faced pressures from...
Kimbra Owens
Jan 31, 20229 min read


COVID-19 affecting college students' mental health
The mental stress that comes from living through a pandemic is having a major impact on college students nationwide, including at CofC....
Blake Chapin
Nov 17, 20204 min read
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