Student Organizations News

 

New student organization to promote “Active Minds”
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in four adults over 18 years old experience some form of a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year. With over 9,000 students enrolled at Metropolitan State University ranging in age between 15 and 71 years old, the campus is long overdue for some focus on mental health. A new student organization is forming to promote just that. The group is called Active Minds and their mission is to promote mental health awareness, education and advocacy on the Metropolitan State campus. The Metropolitan State chapter of Active Minds was started by Madeline Sutherland who is a graduate of Metropolitan State’s Human Services Program and a tutor in the writing center. She was inspired to start the organization by a documentary film called “Depression, Out of the Shadows.” The film tells the stories of real Americans who suffer from depression and how it affects families, workplaces and each individual. It features celebrated scientists describing the latest neurological research and revolutionary new treatments for depression...

SSC Corner - Students for Social Change
So, you think the political season is over? Think again.?Whatever the outcome of the election is, this election has been about change. People want it, politicians on both sides promised it. However, once elected, Obama or McCain will be President of the United States; not just the blue states or the red states. They will, or should be, inclined to act by the will of the people; not just acting in their own interests. Even the most powerful president cannot accomplish much without the force of the people behind him or her. Lyndon Johnson would not have signed the Civil Rights Act without the civil rights movement. Lincoln would not have announced the Emancipation Proclamation without the abolitionists pushing for it. This election has inspired millions to work together for social change. This movement must continue, and it will. We must stand up for what we believe in, left or right, up or down; we have a duty as citizens to reclaim our “democracy” and make our voices heard to create a true participatory democracy. So, as Henry David Thoreau said, “Vote not with a slip of paper...