Suicide prevention has to go further

Trigger warning: suicide.  September is Suicide Prevention Month, and as it comes to a close, I’d like to say a few things about how we as a society go about the idea of “suicide prevention.”  Obviously, suicide prevention is incredibly important. When you’re suicidal, you don’t see any other way out. Dying is the only…

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Love To Hate It: ‘The Virgin Suicides’

Jeffery Eugenides’s ‘The Virgin Suicides’ is meant to be left on the shelf. PHOTO CREDIT: Amazon.com Jeffery Eugenides is thought of as one of the most influential contemporary writers of our generation. Some of his most famous novels include “Middlesex,” “The Marriage Plot” and “Fresh Complaint.” Eugenides’s most famous work, “The Virgin Suicides,” was published…

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Markings, Meanings, Everything in Between: Students tell the stories of their tattoos, part 15

Grandfather’s words turn to ink [tattoo].  CONTRIBUTED BY Abbey Hagerstrom I’ve never thought about getting a tattoo before; it just doesn’t interest me to have permanent ink on my body. However, I would absolutely get one if it had a good meaning behind it, probably something to do with my family or friends. That’s what…

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‘Broadway’s Back!’: Tony Awards celebrates theatre’s return

After being postponed, the 74th Tony Awards offered up awards to various plays and musicals, from the likes of “Moulin Rouge!,” “Jagged Little Pill” and “Tina”. PHOTO CREDIT: playbill.com Almost 18 months after being postponed, the 74th Tony Awards were held on Sunday at the Winter Garden Theatre followed by a celebration of theatre called…

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