“I sometimes spent nights just thinking about my disability. I feel silenced, shuttered, disregarded. I never felt this anxiety and depression online. Things are different now.” Quietly but with bold…
Socializing is a key part of life at IMSA. We thrive off of connections with one another, as socializing helps us reduce feelings of anxiety and depression. Social media provides…
Indian Student Association, commonly known as ISA, is an IMSA culture club that facilitates conversations and celebrations of Indian culture. ISA holds many events throughout the year, including their culture…
IMSA’s large East and Southeast Asian-American community features a diverse collection of ethnic, economic, and familial backgrounds, but shares some common experiences amongst them. Due to a loosely shared cultural…
Guest writer: Zoie Sloneker The Native community, in general, has many lasting mental health struggles due to generational trauma. Due to the genocide attempted against Natives, much of Native culture…
Black IMSA students, being both teenagers and minorities, face unique challenges in mental health struggles. Raven McKelvin states that “with being a Black woman, there is a stigma that tends…