Tag: Health Issue

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Voices on the Quad: Health at Manhattan College

Pamela Miceus, Freshman Mechanical Engineering “Food wise, we have chicken tenders and fries available at any time of day, I feel like you’re gonna be eating them, especially when [Locke’s has] their off hours, where there is nothing but chicken tenders and fries to eat.” Anthony Chaves, Sophomore Finance “I commute, so it’s kind of different, but I bring food from home if anything.” Darwin Bosco, Freshman … Continue reading Voices on the Quad: Health at Manhattan College

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Silver Linings Playbook: Addressing Mental Health Issues Through a Humorous Lens

Before it was the Academy Award-nominated film, “Silver Linings Playbook” by Matthew Quick was a novel full of raw emotion, mental illness awareness and a hilarious yet non-reliable narrator named Pat Peoples. In the novel, it is never confirmed nor denied that Pat suffers from a brain injury or gets diagnosed with bipolar disorder. But it is through the support of his older mother that … Continue reading Silver Linings Playbook: Addressing Mental Health Issues Through a Humorous Lens

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Counseling and Health Services Answer Call to Help

When Manhattan College students get sick, they have a place to go – Health Services. Located on the first floor of Alumni Hall, the health services department prides itself on being students’ best option for speedy, efficient, confidential care that’s free of charge. The health services office works closely with another critical office on Manhattan’s campus, the counseling center on the fifth floor of Miguel … Continue reading Counseling and Health Services Answer Call to Help

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Sports

A Key to Athletic Success: The John “Doc” Johnson Athletic Training

By John Jackson, Staff Writer When fans come to watch a Manhattan College sporting event, they watch student-athletes do what they do best for a few hours. What the fans don’t see however, is the preparation that goes into those few hours. Not only do athletes have to practice beforehand, but they have to be aware of their health. One way that Manhattan College student-athletes … Continue reading A Key to Athletic Success: The John “Doc” Johnson Athletic Training

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Insulin and Education: Living With Diabetes in College

By Haley Burnside, Assistant Editor College life is challenging for students for a number of reasons. When students make the transition from high school to college they see changes in their diets, sleep schedules, exercise habits, stress levels, and overall health. These alterations can be detrimental to anyone, but certain students experience these issues on top of a difficult disease: diabetes. Diabetes, a chronic illness, affects … Continue reading Insulin and Education: Living With Diabetes in College

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Addressing Abortion and Contraceptives on a Catholic Campus

Each year, 50 percent of all pregnancies that occur in the United States are not planned, according to a Brookings Institution report. This is nearly 2.8 million women, a number far higher than that of other developed countries. Half of these unintended pregnancies are a result of not using contraception, while some are a result of the improper use of it, and thousands more are … Continue reading Addressing Abortion and Contraceptives on a Catholic Campus

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Keeping Waste from Going to Waste: Composting on Campus

If you live in the United States, it’s likely that you do some sort of recycling on a regular basis; you separate your paper from your plastic from your glass, metal, or cardboard, and so on, and sort everything into the right place. We often assume that this alone is helping our environment, but is it enough? Americans seem to be wasteful in their nature. … Continue reading Keeping Waste from Going to Waste: Composting on Campus

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Best Places to Get Active in New York City

Let’s face it: the Manhattan College Fitness Center can lose a bit of its sparkle after some time.  But if you’re on the lookout for ways to spice up your fitness routine with a little something different, you’re in luck! Manhattan College is situated right in the greatest city in the world, which is full of new and exciting places to get active and break … Continue reading Best Places to Get Active in New York City

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