The Sentry: Volume 05, Issue Orientation

The Sentry: Volume 05, Issue Orientation

CONTENTS

SUMMER 2020

F R OM T H E E D I T O R

VOLUME: 05 ISSUE: ORI

CONTENTS

Samantha Camp

COVER

Forum

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News

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Photobooth

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Leisure

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Noise STAFF

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Jaleesia Fobbs [email protected]

MANAGING & FORUM EDITOR

Alexander Elmore [email protected]

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COLLEGE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SCARY, IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.

A H E R O ' S G U I D E T O C O L L E G E

NEWS EDITOR

Amanda Blackman [email protected]

LEISURE EDITOR

Haley Frank [email protected]

get scary and intimidating at times. For some, it’s a new environment with new places to learn and new people to meet. On top of that, your assignments are more challenging and learning to navigate and balance life and school ěþű ƪĩĩů ĢŎDzȀěƿŦƷ ܒ  æŻƿ ĢŻűܼƷ ţűŻǜ Ʒʼnĩ controls and it seems like everyone else knows what they’re doing except you, but that’s far from the truth. Regardless of where people are at in their journey one universal truth remains the same: No one actually knows what they’re doing either and that feeling of worry in the pit of your stomach, doubting if you’re even capable of handling all of this responsibility at once and whether or not you’ll be able to succeed is in all of us. Like anyone, doubt and fear can creep up behind corners when we least expect it and for a moment, can throw ƿƪ ŻDzŁ łƿþƢĢ ܒ  Sű ƷʼnŻƪĩ ůŻůĩűƷƪ ŻŁ ȀłʼnƷ ŻƢ ǴŦŎłʼnƷ ŎƷܼƪ ĩþƪǢ ƷŻ ŦŻƪĩ ĚþŦþűěĩ܌ stamina, and you might end up getting

a scrape or two. And in that situation, where everything looks bleak, that’s when you have to remember that there’s a reason why you’re here and there’s a reason why you’ve come this far. Up until this point you’ve battled and faced so many monsters, college is just another obstacle for you to get across. ÃƪĩǜʼnþƷǢŻƿܼǛĩŦĩþƢűĩĢ܌ȀűĢƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩƪ around you, look for people who can help, and most importantly don’t give ƿƟ ܒ  SƷůþǢ ƷþţĩǢŻƿ ŦŻűłĩƢ ƷʼnþűŻƷʼnĩƢƪ or you might have to come back and try again, and as frustrating as it may be, know that everyone, in our own time, all complete our journey one way or another.

NOISE EDITOR

Kennedy Erhart [email protected]

DESIGN EDITOR

Jeremy Holder [email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Taelar Pollmann [email protected]

JALEESIA FOBBS

S o here you are, you just gradu- ated high school and now you’re ready to begin your four-year journey in the world that is college. At this point you’ve collected tokens and weapons and have worked hard to build up your arsenal to prepare you for this ůŻůĩűƷ þűĢ ŦĩƷůĩ Ěĩ Ʒʼnĩ ȀƢƪƷ ƷŻ ƪþǢ ǢŻƿƢ ĩDzŁŻƢƷƪ ʼnþǛĩűܼƷ łŻűĩ ƿűűŻƷŎěĩĢ ܒ  S know you might be new to the Univer- sity experience, but just know you’re not in this adventure alone. College can

COPY EDITORS

Austin Bolton [email protected]

Isaiah Mancha [email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Sophie Auriti, Samantha Camp, Nicholas Dimond, Jonathan Enssle, John Mazzetta, Victoria Mo ! at, Benjamin Neufeld, Alex Stallsworth, Aman Tewolde Sophie Auriti, Tommy Clift, Ahmad Dabbas, Aarti Dureja, Sang Dao, Taylor “Kat” Goodman, Lorraine Kelly, Trevor Leach, John Mazzetta, Lionel Mendonsa, Victoria Mo ! at, Gillian Russo, Frankie Spiller, Kaia Stallings, Evelyn Witterholt Sophie Auriti, Tatianna Dubose, Taylor “Kat” Goodman, Rigby Guerrerro, April Kinney, Carter Klassen, Max Lopez, Alex Stallsworth

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Love us? Hate us? Write us. Send your com- ments, questions, and howls of grief to jaleesia. [email protected] with “Letter to the Editor” in the subject line. Ȅĩ Sentry editors strive to print factually ƷƢƿĩ þűĢ ěŻűěĩƟƷƿþŦŦǢ ěŻƢƢĩěƷ ŎűŁŻƢůþƷŎŻű ܒ  ȃþƷ being said, mistakes do occur. Please email [email protected] if you spot any errors. Ȅĩ Sentry is a publication for and by the students of CU Denver and is paid for by student fees and advertising revenue. Ȅĩ Sentry is published every Wednesday during the academic year and is distributed throughout the Auraria Campus and the greater Denver metropolitan area.

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DROPPING A CLASS SHOULDN’ T DROP STUDENTS ’ CONF IDENCE

ŁŻƢ ŎƷ ܓ  àŎƷʼnĢƢþǜ þűĢ Ʒþţĩ űŻƷĩ ŻŁ what was wrong with the class and ǜʼnǢ ŎƷĢŎĢűܼƷǜŻƢţ ŻƿƷ ܒ FþŎŦŎűłʼnþŦŁ - ǜþǢƷʼnƢŻƿłʼnƷʼnĩƪĩůĩƪƷĩƢþűĢĢŻűܼƷ ƷʼnŎűţ Ʒʼnĩ łƢþĢĩ Ŏƪ ƢĩěŻǛĩƢþĚŦĩ ܓ FŎűĢ out what the last date is to withdraw (which can be found on the Aca- demic Calendar for Fall 2020) and take the W (withdraw) instead of the F (failed) proudly. ȃŻƿłʼnţĩĩƟŎűůŎűĢƷʼnĩĩDzŁĩěƷƪ ƷʼnþƷ þ ǜŎƷʼnĢƢþǜ ʼnþƪ Żű þ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷܼƪ Financial Aid package, if the credits beginning taken were to drop below the amount needed to be a full-time student (12 credits) then their Finan- cial Aid package changes. Setting an appointment with the Finical Aid ŻDzȀěĩƷŻƪĩĩʼnŻǜƷʼnĩàþDzŁĩěƷƪƷʼnŎűł ȀűŎěþŦŦǢ Ŏƪ ʼnŎłʼnŦǢ ƢĩěŻůůĩűĢĩĢ ܒ  Reason being is that while a W does ƪʼnŻǜ ƿƟ Żű þ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷܼƪ ƷƢþűƪěƢŎƟƷ܌ ƷʼnŎƪ à ʼnþƪ űŻ ĩDzŁĩěƷ Żű Ʒʼnĩ G£ and ultimately acts as if the student ʼnþĢűܼƷ Ʒþţĩű Ʒʼnĩ ěŦþƪƪ Ŏű Ʒʼnĩ ȀƢƪƷ place. Depending on how far the semester has gone, their will how- ĩǛĩƢĚĩĢŎDzŁĩƢĩűƷ ěŻűƪĩơƿĩűěĩƪŻű þ withdraw, from the inconvenience ŻŁ ȀűĢŎűł Ʒʼnĩ ĚƿƷƷŻű Żű Ʒʼnĩ à ' ěěĩƪƪ ƟŻƢƷþŦ܌ ƟþǢŎűł þ ݘڏڏڐ  Ȁűĩ ƷŻ ƷʼnĩFŎűþűěŎþŦŎĢŻDzȀěĩ܌ƷŻʼnþǛŎűłƷŻ get both a counselor and professor to ƪŎłűŻDzŁŻűƷʼnĩǜŎƷʼnĢƢþǜ܌þǼƷĩƢǜþƢĢƪ still pending on whether the class will be withdrawn or not. ȃĩ ƷŎůĩ ŻŁ ǜŎƷʼnĢƢþǜþŦ ŁƢŻů þ class also has a factor in deciding if a student receives their tuition back or if they must continue paying for

WITHDRAWING CAN BE A SIGN OF GROWTH

Opinion by Aman Tewolde

A s the days draw closer to the Fall Semester, many new stu- dents have begun to plan out schedules and pathways that consist of many classes and credits while ŦŻŻţŎűłŁŻƢǜþƢĢƷŻƷʼnĩŎƢȀƢƪƷƪĩůĩƪ - ter. While support through this daunting task of selecting classes is readily available, there is a lack of support on when and how to with- draw from a course, usually followed by guilt and a drop in self-esteem. ȃŎƪƪʼnŻƿŦĢűܼƷĚĩƷʼnĩěþƪĩƪĩĩŎűłʼnŻǜ students already struggle in classes. àʼnĩƷʼnĩƢ ěŦþƪƪ ěŻűƷĩűƷ Ŏƪ ĢŎDzȀ - cult or life gets in the way of being able to properly study, inevitably some students will feel like they have ƷþţĩűƷŻŻůþűǢěŦþƪƪĩƪŻƢƷʼnŎƪǜþƪűܼƷ the right time to take a certain class. 'ŻĩƪƷʼnþƷůĩþűŎƷܼƪƷŎůĩƷŻěƿƢŦŎűþ ĚþŦŦþűĢȀűĢþłŻŻĢƟŦþěĩƷŻěƢǢ ܓ tŻƷ just yet and hopefully not anytime soon if the right actions are taken, and students know how withdraws ěþűþDzŁĩěƷƷʼnĩů ܒ While withdrawing from a class can be seen in a bad light, really it can be a savior in a tough spot. Starting to realize the class ǜþƪűܼƷ þŦŦ ŎƷ ƪĩĩůĩĢ ƷŻ Ěĩ ĩűƢŻŦŦŎűł

ALEXANDER ELMORE

THE PLOT THICKENS Stalling Dreams

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DROPPING A CLASS CAN SOMETIMES BE THE RIGHT CHOICE. I l lust rat ion: Rigby Guer roro ! The Sent ry

the class. Better to decide earlier ƷʼnþűŦþƷĩƢĚƿƷǜŎƷʼnĢƢþǜŎűłƪʼnŻƿŦĢűܼƷ be hurting other classes or causing massive stress. Feeling bad about having to ĢƢŻƟþ ěŦþƪƪ ŎƪűŻƢůþŦĚƿƷ ƪʼnŻƿŦĢűܼƷ feel like the end of the world. What ƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ ĢŻ þǼƷĩƢ Ʒʼnĩ ǜŎƷʼnĢƢþǜ is what really matters, and it can really make or break the remaining semester. Taking that feeling of withdrawing from a class and put- ting it towards passing the rest the ěŦþƪƪĩƪ ǜŎƷʼn ǴŦǢŎűł ěŻŦŻƢƪ Ŏƪ þ łƢĩþƷ ǜþǢƷŻűŻƷŻűŦǢƢĩǴŦĩěƷŻűǜʼnþƷǜĩűƷ wrong but working on doing better the next time around. College is about learning, and ŎƷ ơƿŎěţŦǢ ěŻůĩƪ ƷŻ ƢĩþŦŎǬþƷŎŻű ƷʼnþƷ

failure is a professor that follows every student on their journey, but just like any other professor, you should learn from it and take the lessons to heart and keep moving forward. Dropping a class should ĚŻŻƪƷ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ ěŻűȀĢĩűěĩ Ŏű ţűŻǜ - ŎűłǜʼnĩűƷʼnŎűłƪþƢĩűܼƷǜŻƢţŎűłŻƿƷ܌ ƪƷŻƟƟŎűł ƷŻ łĩƷ þ ĢŎDzŁĩƢĩűƷ ǛŎĩǜ Żű the situation and further push their drive in coming back and doing bet- ter the next time around or whatever challenges that may arise down the road. ŻűȀĢĩűěĩ ěŻůĩƪ ŁƢŻů ĩǡƟĩ - rience and dropping a classis one ŻŁ Ʒʼnĩ ůþűǢ ĩǡƟĩƢŎĩűěĩܼƪ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ should have and be relieved that they did.

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while scribing and when sitting down to review them. Communication with profes- sorsis the most underrated tool in ƷʼnĩĚŻǡ ܒ £þƢƷŎěŎƟþƷĩůŻƢĩþěƷŎǛĩŦǢŎű ěŦþƪƪ܋ ƢĩƪƟŻűĢ ƷŻ ŻƢ þƪţ ơƿĩƪƷŎŻűƪ ܒ  ßŎƪŎƷŻDzȀěĩʼnŻƿƢƪþƷŦĩþƪƷŻűěĩĩǛĩƢǢ ǜĩĩţ ŻƢ ƷǜŻ ܒ  SŁ ƷʼnþƷ ŎƪűܼƷ ƟŻƪƪŎĚŦĩ܌ reach out by email. Let professors know if personal struggles in the background are complicating aca- demic performance. ®ŎƷƿþƷŎŻűƪ ƷʼnþƷ þƢĩűܼƷ ĢŎƢĩ܌ ŦŎŁĩ ܮ or-death issues can still corrode Żűĩܼƪ ƟĩƢŁŻƢůþűěĩ ܒ  /Ǜĩű ŎŁ ƷʼnĩƢĩ ŎƪűܼƷ þ ƪĩƢŎŻƿƪ ĩůĩƢłĩűěǢ܌ ĢĩǛĩŦŻƟ - ing a relationship (sometimes even a friendship) with the professor makes it possible to have some sort of leniency or extra help extended to ĩǛĩƢǢŻűĩ܌ ǜʼnŎěʼn ǜŎŦŦ ĚĩűĩȀƷ ěŦþƪƪ - mates, too. Be polite, truthful, and ŁŻƢƷʼněŻůŎűł ܫ ŎƷĢŻĩƪűܼƷʼnƿƢƷƷŻþƪţ for help! NŎĢŎűł ǴŦþǜƪ Ŏƪ Ʒʼnĩ ŎűƪƷŎűěƷƿþŦ and comfortable preference. It takes bravery to admit shortcomings and ƷŻ ƢĩơƿĩƪƷ þƪƪŎƪƷþűěĩ ܒ  àʼnĩƷʼnĩƢ ŎƷܼƪ future employers, graduate schools, or professional schools, come- Ěþěţ ƪƷŻƢŎĩƪ þƢĩ ŻǼƷĩű þĢůŎƢĩĢ ܒ  ȃĩǢ ƪʼnŻǜ ǜʼnŻ Ŏƪ ƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩŁƿŦ þűĢ resilient enough to recover from mistakes. Being prepared and succeeding initially is the safe and favored path, but in case of failure… As Winston Churchill said: tĩǛĩƢŦĩƷþłŻŻĢěƢŎƪŎƪłŻƷŻǜþƪƷĩ܎

W ʼnĩű Żűĩ ȀƢƪƷ łĩƷƪ ƷŻ college, one may feel ěŻűȀĢĩűƷ þĚŻƿƷ ěŻű - ơƿĩƢŎűłƷʼnĩŎƢěŻƿƢƪĩǜŻƢţ ܒ ƿƷǜʼnþƷ happens when one fails to meet ƷʼnĩŎƢ Żǜű ĩǡƟĩěƷþƷŎŻűƪ ܓ  űĢ ǜʼnþƷ ʼnþƟƟĩűƪŎŁŻűĩþěƷƿþŦŦǢŁþŎŦƪþěŦþƪƪ ܓ Evaluate why the downfall came about. Honesty allows problems to be addressed at the root. Be real- istic about how many classes and þěƷŎǛŎƷŎĩƪ þƢĩůþűþłĩþĚŦĩ ܒ  SƷܼƪ ʼnþƢĢ to say no. Although there are now fewer items on a resume, students ěþű ěŻűěĩűƷƢþƷĩ Żű þ ƪƟĩěŎȀě þěƷŎǛ - ity and emerge with more profound accomplishments! tĩǡƷ܌ ƟŦþű þʼnĩþĢ ůŻƢĩ ƷʼnŻƢ - ŻƿłʼnŦǢ ܒ  Sű Ʒʼnĩ ȀƢƪƷǜĩĩţ ŻŁ ěŦþƪƪĩƪ܌ take all class syllabi and review all major due dates and exams. Write all dates into a paper calendar in addition to a digital calendar, such þƪ þ ƟʼnŻűĩ ܒ  ®ĩƢǛŎěĩƪ ŦŎţĩ GŻŻłŦĩ þűĢ rŎěƢŻƪŻǼƷ Ɵƿƪʼn ƢĩůŎűĢĩƢƪ Żű phones and laptops to cover all bases. Multiple reminders can be set weeks, days, or hours before ĩþěʼn ƢĩƪƟĩěƷŎǛĩ ĢþƷĩ ܒ  ȃŎƪ Ŏƪ ʼnĩŦƟ - ful to the absentminded, because STEPS TO TAKE TOWARDS SUCCESS Opinion by Aarti Dureja

IT’S POSSIBLE TO REDEEM A GPA FROM BAD GRADES. I l lust rat ion: Maz ie Nei l l ! The Sent ry

it keeps them on track and curbs procrastination. A document breaking down each day of the week by the half- hour is useful as both a plan for activities, homework, class, and ŻDzȀěĩ ʼnŻƿƢƪ ܒ  SƷ þŦƪŻ ƟƢŻǛŎĢĩƪ ŁĩĩĢ - back about time expenditure. A comparison of the planned schedule versus the executed schedule obliges one to confront and tamp down on time-sinking habits. ÃƷŎŦŎǬĩ ěŦþƪƪ ƷŎůĩ ĩDzȀěŎĩűƷŦǢ by practicing active mindfulness. Try ditching the laptop, which can

become a source of distractions instead of a notetaking tool. Instead, try picking up paper, pencils, and colorful pens. Hand-writing notes compels one to exercise more cog- nitive power and focus meticulously on what the professors are saying: It ƢĩơƿŎƢĩƪŦŎƪƷĩűŎűłěþƢĩŁƿŦŦǢ܌ƢĩǜŻƢĢ - ing ideas, and thinking through every letter painstakingly written. SƷܼƪ ůŻƢĩ ĩűłþłŎűł Ʒʼnþű ơƿŎěţ þűĢ easy keystrokes. Colorful ink keeps notes attrac- tive and organized and upregulates memory-related processes, both

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SUMMER 2020

come August. B R E T T L A G E R B L A D E D I S C U S S E S C L U B S P O R T S AT C U D E N V E R CU DENVER OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR EVERY STUDENT ĚǢSƪþŎþʼnrþűěʼnþ

Now, for the big question: how does one join the sport? “Some teams host try-outs and make cuts, but most teams welcome all experi- ence levels!” Lagerblade exclaimed. As for the requirements needed to be a participant in a said sport, CU Denver notes that a student must be enrolled in at least one credit hour to be involved. However, some of the clubs may require more than just that. “Our program does not have þ ƪƟĩěŎȀě G£ ƢĩơƿŎƢĩůĩűƷ܌ ĚƿƷ teams must abide by any require- ments set forth by their governing bodies.” Lagerblade adds. Students can reach out to the captains of the sport that they are most interested in by either visiting the CU Denver Club Sports page or by visiting their page on Facebook to learn more about other requirements that they may need. ȃĩƢĩ Ŏƪ Żűĩ ƷʼnŎűł ƷʼnþƷ ƪƷƿ - dents should keep on their mind when choosing to join a sport: fees. According to the Club Sports FAQ on the CU Denver website, “each club has its own set of member- ship dues that each member pays.” ȃŎƪůþǢ ƪŻƿűĢ ŻǛĩƢǜʼnĩŦůŎűł܌ ĚƿƷ it’s not that bad necessarily. Club Sports are funded by student fees, meaning that as a club, there is an opportunity to apply for funding to decrease the cost of participation. Even so, if a student does feel over- whelmed, has second thoughts, or is shy and nervous to join a sport, Lagerblade and the Wellness Center are more than happy to lend out a helping hand.

C ollege can be tough, especially for freshmen coming in right þǼƷĩƢ ʼnŎłʼn ƪěʼnŻŻŦ ܒ  hƿěţŎŦǢ܌ there are many activities that will help release the stress one may come across when on campus. Besides the usual binging of TV shows, nap taking, and the occasional visit to Ʒʼnĩ łǢů܌ à 'ĩűǛĩƢ ŻDzŁĩƢƪůŻƢĩ ƷŻ students with a variety of club sports to participate in. In a recent interview with Brett Lagerblade, Assistant Director for Competitive Sports, students are given many options to choose from when it comes to sports. Brett has been here at CU Denver for more than 15 years. Before becoming þű ƪƪŎƪƷþűƷ 'ŎƢĩěƷŻƢ܌ ʼnĩ ǜþƪ ȀƢƪƷ an Academic Advisor, then a Club Sports Coordinator. “Students can take a look on our website to see which sports we ŻDzŁĩƢĩĢŎűƷʼnĩƟƢĩǛŎŻƿƪƪěʼnŻŻŦǢĩþƢ ܒ ܺ Lagerblade explained. “Some of ƷʼnŻƪĩ ƪƟŻƢƷƪ ŎűěŦƿĢĩ £ŻǜĩƢŦŎǼƷŎűł܌ ®ǜŎůůŎűł܌þűĢ¦ƿűűŎűł ܒ ܺ®ƷƿĢĩűƷƪ will also be happy to know that CU 'ĩűǛĩƢ܌ þŦƪŻ ŻDzŁĩƢƪ ĚŻƷʼn rĩű þűĢ Women’s Soccer, Cheer, Tennis, and Taekwondo among other things. For more information, a new list of sports for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year will be posted online

AMANDA BLACKMAN’S DARK PLACE Lost in the woods AMANDA BLACKMAN

I f I sat down to talk to freshman year Amanda, I don’t know what I’d tell her. You’re going to change your major twice, change one of them to your minor, get a dream internship and love it, then decide to attempt a career pivot in the last year and a half? Yeah, I probably would tell her that, but that doesn’t directly matter to all of you new Lynx reading this. So instead I will tell you a story and lesson I learned last week. I’m a control freak. Type A personality to the max, lover of all things structure and planning. So when my husband and a friend and I attempted to hike a 14er last week, I set out my backpack the night before, made the sign, and planned when all of us would need to wake up and leave in the morning. If everything went to plan, it would be the perfect hike. Then it all went wrong. We got to the mountain late and we couldn’t drive all the way up to the trailhead, which added two miles each way. The trail was covered in snow. I got altitude sickness and one hell of a blister on my foot that kept getting stuck in snow- banks. We had to turn around with the end in sight. When we reached the bottom of the moun- tain and could see the parking lot, the trail became hidden under all of the snow as it melted through- out the day. The tracks from oth- er hikers were gone. We had to just trudge down the mountain through snowbanks. I had at least two full break- downs during the hike. But we made it. We are ok, and now we have a crazy story of how everything went wrong, but everything wound up okay. Just because something doesn’t go according to plan doesn’t mean that it won’t be okay. Look at my college expe- rience, freshman Amanda and new Lynx. I began with ignorant bliss, just going in the direction I thought was right. Along the way things didn’t go to plan (hello thinking I could double major in Marketing and Criminal Justice starting sophomore year). That doesn’t mean that my future and my career won’t be ok. If I didn’t take certain classes, I wouldn’t know my passion for the legal field. I wouldn’t have the cour- age to go down another unknown path and apply to law school. It’s unexpected, I know, first semes- ter Amanda. But unexpected isn’t bad, it’s a new opportunity.

BRETT LAGERBLADE OVERSEES CLUB SPORTS AT CU DENVER. Photo courtesy of ucdenver.edu

“In our Club Sports program, we strive to create a place for every- one, no matter their experience or background,” Lagerblade explains. “We understand that college in itself ěþűĚĩĢŎDzȀěƿŦƷƷĩƢƢŎƷŻƢǢƷŻűþǛŎłþƷĩ at times. We want to ensure that the new and exciting experiences we’re ŻDzŁĩƢŎűłƷŻþűĢŁŻƢƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪþƢĩǜĩŦ - ěŻůŎűłþűĢŎűěŦƿƪŎǛĩ ܒ ¦ĩłþƢĢŦĩƪƪŻŁ

if you’ve played a sport your whole life or you’re looking to try your hand at something new, you can count on having the support and care from your teammates and the ŦƿĚ ®ƟŻƢƷƪ ƪƷþDzŁ Ŏű ŻƢĢĩƢ ƷŻ ʼnĩŦƟ ǢŻƿƢĩþŦŎǬĩƷʼnþƷǢŻƿĚĩŦŻűłʼnĩƢĩ܌Żű this team, in this program, at this school.”

M E N TA L H E A L T H R E S O U R C E S F O R S T U D E N T S

COUNSELING RESOURCES ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND

by Tommy Clift

T he college transition can be admittedly daunting. Even for those who are eager and excited, it presents a fresh set of challenges.cademic stress, the pressure of getting out and making ŁƢŎĩűĢƪ܌ ŻƢ Ʒʼnĩ ŻǛĩƢǜʼnĩŦůŎűłȀűþű - cial responsibilities stacking up, there are plenty of challenges that meet the chapter in life clichéd to be the freest time of ones life. Still, that doesn’t mean it’s not exciting. It’s a singularly brilliant time to dig into learning about the self—an assign- ment that is just as important as any other homework. And thankfully, CU 'ĩűǛĩƢŻDzŁĩƢƪŎűěƢĩĢŎĚŦĩƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩƪŻŁ counseling for just that. ȃĩƢþƟǢ ĢŻĩƪ űŻƷ ŎůƟŦǢ ŎŦŦűĩƪƪ ܗ  it’s an important stigma to dispel. ȃĩůĩƢŎěþű£ƪǢěʼnŻŦŻłŎěþŦƪƪŻěŎþ - tion lists a number of other struggles like “relationship troubles, job loss, the death of a loved one, stress, substance abuse or other issues. And Ʒʼnĩƪĩ ƟƢŻĚŦĩůƪ ěþű ŻǼƷĩű ĚĩěŻůĩ debilitating.” Instead, therapy is a tool for everyone—in dark places and light, and CU Denver’s Counseling Center is here for every fade between Ʒʼnĩ ƷǜŻ ܒ  hŻěþƷĩĢ Żű Ʒʼnĩ ړ Ʒʼn ǴŦŻŻƢ ŻŁ Tivoli Student Union building, the

Photo: Taelar Pollmann · The Sentry THE CU DENVER STUDENT AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER CAN BE REACHED IN PERSON AND ONLINE.

ěĩűƷĩƢ Ŏƪ ƪƷþDzŁĩĢ ǜŎƷʼn ƟƢŻŁĩƪƪŎŻűþŦ psychologists, psychotherapists as well as graduate practicum stu- ĢĩűƷƪ ܒ  ȃĩ ěĩűƷĩƢ þŦƪŻ ƪĩƢǛĩƪ þƪ þ center for training with graduate students within the School of Edu- cation and Human Development who are shadowed by the center’s professional psychologists. As per the center’s website, their mission statement is to “provide systemic, strength-based, culturally respon- sive mental health services focused on relationship, support, growth þűĢ ƪŻŦƿƷŎŻű ܒ ܺȃĩƢĩܼƪ űŻ ƢĩþƪŻű űŻƷ ƷŻ Ʒþţĩ þĢǛþűƷþłĩ ŻŁ Ʒʼnĩ ƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩ ܗ  required student fees cover the maximum number of 12 sessions per academic year. Another recent resource is CU Denver’s YOU programand app. Bro- ken into three main tiers—Succeed,

ȃƢŎǛĩ܌ þűĢ rþƷƷĩƢ ܪ Ʒʼnĩ ƟƢŻłƢþů ŻDzŁĩƢƪ ǛŎĢĩŻ þűĢ þƢƷŎěŦĩ ěŻűƷĩűƷ Żű just about everything surrounding ǜĩŦŦűĩƪƪ܌ ŁƢŻů ȀƷűĩƪƪ þűĢ űƿƷƢŎ - tion, to mindfulness, balance, and social resilience. Upon logging in with a student ID, the app intro- duces users to a three-step process of getting started. Step 1 sets up a ƟƢŻȀŦĩŻŁƟĩƢƪŻűþŦŎǬĩĢ ŎűƷĩƢĩƪƷƪþűĢ ƢĩƪŻƿƢěĩƪ ܗ  ƪƷĩƟ ܪڑ  ܹ¼þţĩ þ ¦ĩþŦŎƷǢ Check”—gives assessments for all three categories to help gauge and ůĩþƪƿƢĩ ǜʼnĩƢĩ ƿƪĩƢƪ þƢĩ þƷ ܗ  ƪƷĩƟ ڒ  sets up goals to systemically work up ƷŻǜþƢĢƪ ܒ  SƷůþǢ ƪĩĩů ƪƷƢþƷŎȀĩĢ܌ĚƿƷ aided structure can be everything ŎűǜŻƢţŎűłŻűĢŎDzȀěƿŦƷŎĩƪ܌ĩƪƟĩěŎþŦŦǢ through college with so much bal- ance and time management needed. Stepping outside of the uni- versity, many other resources

ĩǡŎƪƷ ܒ  ¼þţĩ àŻĩĚŻƷ ܪ Ʒʼnĩ þƟƟ ŻDzŁĩƢƪ anonymous counseling catered spe- ěŎȀěþŦŦǢ ƷŻǜþƢĢƪ ƪƷƿĢĩűƷƪ ܒ  rŻƪƷ ŻŁ all, remember that there are thou- sands of people on campus dealing with similar struggles and obstacles. ®ƿŎěŎĢĩ£ƢĩǛĩűƷŎŻű¦ĩƪŻƿƢěĩ ĩű - ter survey found that “more than 62 percent of survey respondents are no longer attending school for a mental health related reason.” With so many people feeling isolated on a campus so large, sometimes leaning on friends, new and old, can be one of the best ways to heal hardship.

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