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Students, staff promote sexual health through emotional, physical safer sex practices

Contrary to the horny-careless-college-kid clichĂ©, not every student in higher ed. desires sex; some students find value in waiting for marriage, some identify on the asexual spectrum and some have yet to find the right opportunity. Sexually active or not, all students can benefit from sexual-health awareness.  As the World Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 4 monthsFebruary 10, 2023 ago

Service animal saved student’s life

Editor’s Note: This story is written in first person as the author’s experiences are important to share.    My life changed forever the night I almost died. “911, What is your emergency?” “It’s my wife. Her dog woke me up. Her blood sugar is 13. Come quick; nothing is helping. She Read more…

By Hadley-Rayn Harris, 4 monthsFebruary 1, 2023 ago

Students, staff explore gut health’s role in success

Stress and a poor diet are unfortunate realities for many college students; often there is little time to consider a nutritious meal. With the busy work-life balance that many students have to navigate, gut health is frequently put lowest on the priority list. However, not all students disregard their diet. Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 4 monthsJanuary 31, 2023 ago

Students with chronic illness share struggles and advice on grappling with school, health complications

Editor’s note: The Mainstream usually shares the stories of other students, but this time we are also including a first-person account of our feature editor who attends school with a challenging health condition. She tells her own story alongside the stories of other students who also have health struggles. Rachel Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 6 monthsDecember 6, 2022 ago

Microbiomes: Listen to your gut. Literally!

Our stomachs talk to our brain more even than our brain talks to our bodies, but are we listening? If we don’t, it’s detrimental to our mental, emotional and physical health, according to representatives from UC-VEG and nutrition authorities.  “Your gut is connected to your brain in a way that Read more…

By Katie Gray, 1 yearMay 17, 2022 ago
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The Mainstream is a designated student forum written to promote the activities, events, and interests of UCC. Its primary focus is on hard news relating to campus events or personnel, especially as students are affected, but features, art work and poetry may be accepted. Any opinions or art presented in The Mainstream do not represent the viewpoint of this newspaper or UCC.


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