When you’ve got so much going on, taking time out for you to just feel happy and have fun doing dumb shit doesn’t seem useful.

Psychology as we know it is largely based around one crucial but mildly questionable document - the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Frequently labeled as the “bible of psychiatry”, the DSM-V provides framework for diagnosing mental illnesses and disorders.

Massey University student Ben Barclay responded to my interview request from Innsbruck, Austria where he’s on tour again following the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

There is a plethora of research out there that evidences the link between ethnic identity and well-being. Many of us reading this right now are the evidence of this. We are the next generation of New Zealand-borns, who have been dealt the challenge of navigating our acculturation to Aotearoa while trying to keep our ethnic identity secure and whole in the process.

But as the nursing strikes have shown over the years, nurses are heavily overworked and severely underpaid.

Hauora, the Māori paradigm that describes the foundation of well-being as a whare with four walls, needs to be reintroduced at a university level.

With Jacinda showing disapproval to Russia, which is a major oil exporter, there is less supply coming to us so fuel prices are rising.

Based on economic and social data along with people’s assessment of their own happiness, the UN-sponsored World Happiness Report reminds us that, despite our troubles, we have a lot to be grateful for… right?

Confessions of a is an anonymous column that looks to unearth viewpoints from unique individuals at Massey University.

Yulia is not her real name used here. She reflects on being a Russian expat in Aotearoa during the war, and about misconceptions some Kiwis have about people from the invading nation.

Solicited advice is a weekly column where an underqualified anonymous guru answers the questions you want answered.

Massey University, and other bodies of power, reiterate that they want to engage with students, but when asked why, far too often the answer is that “youth are the future” or that we “need to empower the future leaders”. Both of these statements fail to recognise the agency young individuals have, and the proximity we have to problems that affect us the most.

The role of a students’ association is to ensure that all students have a voice, important issues across campus are addressed and academic standards maintained.

Solicited advice is a weekly column where an underqualified anonymous guru answers the questions you want answered.

As cases grow, many students have been confusing their Covid-19 symptoms for fresher flu, the non-medical term for drinking till you drop.

Everyone loves a scandalous confessions page. You’re never sure if what people saying is fake or not, but that’s what make these pages great.

It’s back! Shhhhh…..

These are absolutely things we need to address and talk about, but sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming, and we can lose sight of all the beauty and good in the world.  

Every week I’ll be watching the worst rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes so you don’t have to. I’ll be doing one every week until the final issue where I’ll review the worst movie ever made (according to a random article I found).

Horoscopes March 21