Chico State President Steve Perez sent an email to the campus community Wednesday morning addressing the heightened emotions around campus post-election.
He said that Chico State should remain a place where all students feel welcome and safe.
“The outcome has produced a range of emotions in our campus community — from excitement to despair,” Perez stated in the email.
He said those in marginalized communities may especially be feeling heavily post-election.
The email stated due to angst or anxiety students may be experiencing, the campus will offer mental health support services to help students through this time.
Later this week students can attend counseling and support at the following locations.
Nov. 7
- WellCat Counseling Center in Student Services Center 430: 10 a.m. to noon
- MESA Engineering Program in O’Connell 114: 10 a.m. to noon
Nov. 8
- University Housing Office: 1-3 p.m.
- Prevention Office in Éstom Jámani 150: 2-4 p.m.
Along with counseling, Perez recommended students participate in these self-care tips:
- Take a break from news and/or social media
- Take deep breaths
- Stay hydrated
- Connect with friends and allies
- Do an activity you enjoy
- Move your body to release energy
Students can also access immediate crisis support by calling the ProtoCall crisis line at 855-530-6802.
“No matter what you are feeling in response to this election, you belong at Chico State,” Perez said.
Jessica Miller can be reached at [email protected].
Maria // Nov 8, 2024 at 11:54 am
I am so thankful I graduated from the CSU system before it became a total joke. All day play dough time, to cope with your candidate not winning….I don’t know whether to laugh or cry for our future. To treat this event like an actual disaster is a disgrace to our country. I remember during 9/11 having classes be cancelled and the opportunity to talk to counselors to help grieve, that was warranted. The school system and the adults who come up with these ideas should be utterly ashamed. We all know if the election had the opposite result we wouldn’t see this BS in the school. For two reasons:
1. Conservatives are adults. They don’t act like little spoiled children when they don’t get their way. They are also rationale people and realize the difference between truth, and propaganda and have free minds to do critical thinking and research on their own.
2. The thought wouldn’t cross the administrations mind because they would be celebrating the win of a non primary elect, never accomplished 1 thing during her career, slept her way to the top, lying, cackling absolute moron.
Prophet of Doom // Nov 7, 2024 at 10:13 am
1. Aren’t conservatives considered a marginalized community, at least in academic settings? If Trump lost the election, would Perez provide the same emotional support options?
2. If you feel the need to call a crisis line because of an election result, it may be time to seriously reconsider your overall approach to life. Perhaps you have pre-existing mental health issues, or you could be excessively consuming news, as I have in the past. Mental health is important, but if an election result is causing you to seek serious emotional support, it may indicate a deeper issue beyond just the election outcome.