Archive for the ‘Medicated’ Category

Sleep deprivation is a problem common among college students. Between schoolwork and socializing, it can be hard to find the time for the recommended eight hours. Even when time is available, students may find it hard to fall asleep early or have trouble calming down and ignoring stress enough to fall asleep in the first [...]

The unhealthy ways companies sell us their drugs By Isabel Braverman Everyone knows the shtick—you go to the doctor’s office, talk for 20 minutes about what is ailing you, the doctor gives you a prescription and you go to the pharmacy to pick it up. No one ever questions this age-old practice, yet there is [...]

How students illegally buy prescriptions to finish their work and have a good time

By Marc Phillips
When teenage smoking peaked in the 1970s, parents were urged to check their children for cigarettes. When underage drinking became prevalent in society, parents were commanded to put a lock on the family liquor cabinet. When prescription drug abuse soared among adolescents, watchdog organizations stressed the importance of flushing excess pills. But when parents send their children off to an independent college setting, without constant adult supervision, they wonder if any of the previous lessons stick.

By Amelia Blevins Every kid has dreamed of dressing up as their favorite super-hero to kick some ass and take some names. But no one was ever dumb enough to try it, because—let’s face it—it just wouldn’t work. Right? Wrong. Comic-book junkie and all-around high school nerd, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), has spent one too [...]

Why people should think twice before judging students who use drugs By Quinton Saxby It is quite an experience to walk around campus on a Sunday morning to find empty cans of Keystone and Bud Light strewn about like shrapnel. Though students who come to college work hard to receive an education, they still find [...]

Keep your cool while studying By Kacey Deamer t is finals week and you are sitting at a table in the library. It is well after midnight and your leg is shaking under the table as you clutch your pencil so tightly that your knuckles turn white. Your head feels like it is in a [...]

The benefits of alternative medicine By Carly Sitzer When I’m sick, you’ll hear very little talk of aspirin or antibiotics in my house. Instead, there’s one remedy, no matter what the ailment is: chicken noodle soup. My grandma’s soup, which no one can seem to duplicate—although many have tried and failed—has the perfect balance of [...]

How birth control’s side effects may harm women By Kayla Gomula According to Planned Parenthood’s website, a birth control pill is safe, effective, and convenient. The website states that some birth control side effects are bleeding between periods, tender breasts, nausea and vomiting. The rest of the side effects are general warnings, which could easily [...]

By Colleen Cunha For a $10 cover charge, a dozen lucky night-crawlers witnessed a marvelous spectacle on April 27. My Dear Disco, a “dance-think” group out of Ann Arbor, Mich., took the stage. They drew the crowd in quickly and had most of the patrons moving for a sold 90-minute set. The set was extremely [...]