OPINION: Tips to help with a more sound night’s sleep
College students don't get as much sleep as they need

Frankly, sleep is a massive challenge many students struggle with for a variety of reasons. Sleep is incredibly important and can affect your energy levels, your mood, memory, ability to concentrate and other areas of your mental and physical health. Even before the pandemic, many students spent a significant amount of time trying to fall asleep and were not getting enough. Since many students have trouble falling asleep, what can they do to help?

OPINION: Guest Voice: Stress management tips
How students can take care of themselves in 2020

As many may know, college can be a stressful time. According to a survey sent out to University of Idaho students from the American College Health Association, only 1.6% of students claim to be stress-free.

OPINION: Drug use prevention
Dropping drug use numbers, helping with recovery

Drug use interfering with daily life is something we have all heard of, or maybe even experienced ourselves. You might even know of someone who has been negatively affected by drug use, whether they are celebrity, a family member, a friend or ourselves. It can be incredibly difficult to handle, to care for and to experience.

Wellbeing ambassadors
How you can make a difference in suicide prevention and alcohol harm reduction

Vandal Health Education is aware that given the impact of COVID-19, this is a particularly challenging time for many in the campus community. Students in formal and informal leadership roles across campus can have a powerful impact on the wellbeing of those around them.

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GUEST VOICE: Critiquing without context
Exploring the real meaning behind “Cuties”

Social media allows anyone to become an instant critic before understanding the context of what they are seeing, especially art. The full context matters when forming a strong critique about […]

Guest Voice: Pre-Existing Condition
Devin Gaskins, WWAMI student, shares his experiences and shows support for the Black Lives Matter movement

In light of George Floyd’s death and the falsified autopsy results that were initially released, I would like to make it clear in the event of my own murder what […]