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As a 20-some-year-old attending a university, it’s difficult sometimes to see the importance of health. Culturs mind/ body expert, Yvette Vega, says, “Creating a healthy mental and physical life early is like putting money in the bank because you will […]

Melanie and Vanessa Iris Roy, a beautiful lesbian couple from North Carolina, made news last week when a picture they posted on Melanie’s Instagram account went viral. A sweet picture of the pair, kissing on the beach shows them happily […]

As the United States and Cuba work toward establishing diplomatic relations in 2015, it is important to understand why relations became tense between the two countries to begin with. During the age of the Cold War, the fight against Communism […]

On July 9th, 2012, my life changed forever. My family welcomed my beautiful baby brother through an open, transracial adoption. While my experience differs from that of my parents and his birth mother, I believe my fears are the same. […]

“I understood then what it meant to be a woman in the harshest circumstances in the world and to have your very existence be a source of shame.” Named one of Time Magazine’s 30 under 30 world changers and Forbes 30 […]

I have Crohn’s Disease. I’m also in college, which means stress and anxiety are not unfamiliar to me with the workload I get on a daily basis. Often, I go to counseling sessions to help my mental health so it […]

According to BBC News, 2014 was the warmest year on record, further proving that our climate is changing. And according to NASA, 97 percent of scientists believe that humans are contributing to the warming of the planet. Which means that […]

My father took his life after battling post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and not receiving the care he needed. He suffered from this mental health condition because he experienced or saw terrifying events during war. PTSD is a real thing […]