![Junior Alissa Petty holds the necklace with her engagement ring and “R” charm, the initial of her fiance, junior at the Colony Ruby Rodriguez. The ring was Ruby’s grandmothers; Alissa plans to wear it on her necklace until she can get it resized. “People use the word ‘tied down’ when they talk about marriage, but that’s not what this is,” Alissa said. “I’m tied to [Ruby]. She’s my safety net — instead of falling in love, I’m being held there.”](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alissa-petty-1200x800.jpg)
A place to call home
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![Myths by the Month is a blog dedicated to tackling things I’ve been told related to mental health that are actually myths. This month, I’m talking about how I have grown up hearing that grief gets easier.](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/myths-by-the-month-1-1200x847.jpg)
Myths by the Month: Grief and time
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![Junior Izzy Frederick holds a photo of herself when she was younger. Though she maintained high grades throughout her GT classes as a child, Izzy fell into “the wrong crowd” in middle school and her grades, along with her mental health, began to decline. “Life just got hard,” Izzy said. “Everything got dark.”](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-11-at-1.15.10-PM-1200x798.png)
The next destination
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![Staff Editorial: It’s OK to not be OK](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9976-900x600.jpg)
Staff Editorial: It’s OK to not be OK
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![Infographic: World Mental Health Day](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9EAB4D16-BC1D-4865-92BD-E68CE4EA42D0-900x505.jpeg)
Infographic: World Mental Health Day
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![Open-mindedly: Eating disorders](https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/breathe-Presentation-900x506.png)
Open-mindedly: Eating disorders
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