Everyone has their own addiction, mine happened to be Xanax. It all started a few years ago. I made an appointment with my psychiatrist to discuss medications to reduce my anxiety. “Here’s a...

You assumed that just because you’ve paid for me since your very first semester of college that when you transferred to a new school with your associate degree that we were over?­ This is probably...

Have you ever seen a simple post on social media, and it gets you to think?  As the spring semester gets under way, I came across a post on Twitter that talked about the first day of the spring...

I’ll be honest- I love a good cheat meal. I look forward to it just as much as anybody else.  Of course, in this modern world, it’s so easy to eat unhealthy. There is fast food all around...

As a women’s studies minor, I have an understanding of the importance and necessity to include people’s gender pronouns when introducing themselves.  During introductions at the beginning...

The Jimmy Garoppolo conundrum, or at least the one the mainstream sports media has decided to highlight going into the first week of the Super Bowl matchup between the Chiefs and the 49ers, has been Chiefs...

The anxiety had started right away my first year at Fresno State; I was aware of where to get the help that I needed, but too afraid to reach out.  The transition from high school to a university...

I spent a good deal of my life terrified of talking to people. It wasn’t all people, just the ones I didn’t know. With them, I was silent, always. The college classroom made being silent far too...

To say that journalism matters would be an understatement. Journalism is the lifeblood of our democracy. It can be a voice for those who have none. It can be a community watchdog, serving the best interest...

My school day starts at 5:30 a.m., lasts until 5 p.m. and by the time I get home, I am exhausted and overwhelmed by the workload that still needs to be done because there was not enough time to finish...

The LGBTQ community face high levels of neglect and loneliness during the holidays, and that is something we neglect to talk about.  Going to holiday events can be stressful if you have to make...

Yes, I am on antidepressants and mood stabilizers and no, that does not make me crazy. Why am I telling you this? In all honesty, I might be oversharing at this point. Yet, truthfully, I want to break...