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Tag: mental health

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Catch a falling poem, put it in your pocket

How to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day & upcoming readings The Mid-Atlantic Review is hosting a community reading and fundraiser this […]

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April 17, 2026April 16, 2026
Queer female high school student standing in a school hallway with lockers and other students behind her. She wears a whiteboard around her neck with the words "I am participating in the Day of Silence" written on it.

Day of (No) Silence

On April 10, 2006, I went to school with a whiteboard and a sign around my neck, signaling to my teachers and […]

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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Summer reading ☀️📚

I love summer for countless reasons. There’s more time to lounge and read, the days grow longer, my birthday falls in the […]

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July 8, 2017July 11, 2017

District Lit seeks work for our Disability, Medicine, and Illness issue

District Lit is currently accepting poetry and creative nonfiction for our themed issue on Disability, Medicine, and Illness. We have Jen Stein Hauptmann, Assistant […]

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February 14, 2017

Increase of depression nationwide, Elon rates remain the same

Some people call it the silent killer. Depression has recently increased in college-aged students across the country, but the depression rates at […]

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February 3, 2010July 26, 2017
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