by Kyle | Mar 7, 2017 | NCAA, Sleep, Student Life, Student-Athletes
The first year of higher education is a time of transitions. These adjustments can be extremely challenging for unsuspecting students. Looking back now at my own experiences as a “freshman” student-athlete on scholarship at the University of Tulsa, I was not prepared...
by Amina | Feb 20, 2017 | Reading week, Sleep, Study tips
Reading week, Spring break, Revision week, Dead week…these are the many names for this week. Per their names, during this time you ought to either read, spring, revise, or dead. Names aside, for me, this is a time when academic and physical recuperation are top...
by Kyle | Feb 14, 2017 | High school, Stress, Student-Athletes
Being a successful athlete, no matter what sport or level you play at, brings about pressure. The pressure to perform and to produce results. Pressure in moderation can be helpful as it creates discipline and the desire to practice to get better at your sport. Too...
by Amina | Feb 8, 2017 | Self-care, Student Life
Lorelai: “Okay, uh, listen, I’m going to go out and get the paper.” (We are in season 3, episode 21 of Gilmore Girls “Here Comes the Sun”. I realise that the line isn’t much to look at, but I implore that you stay. Back to today’s scheduled programming.) Lorelai...
by Rose | Jan 25, 2017 | General, Health and Wellness, Mental Health
Raising awareness and improving student mental health and wellness is an ongoing concern – and not just limited to #BellLetsTalk Day. Most of my career has been focused on working with young adults with mental health concerns. As a result, it is a conversation...
by Tushar | Jan 13, 2017 | General, Health and Wellness, Sleep
Lack of sleep has been correlated to a decrease in grades. A 2015 study found that: “increasing sleep by one hour was associated with an increase of 11% on course grade.” As the title suggests, I struggle with sleep in that I get far too little sleep....
