Tag Archives: Mental Illness

Acknowledging Sanism

BY: MARLON BAQUEDANO, Editor-in-Chief Elect There’s a stigma associated with it. We have to remove it. Mental health is no different than any other disease. You didn’t do anything wrong. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. It happens. And people at any age who have it deserve access to treatment, quality treatment, quickly. And we, as […]

Texas’ Enthusiasm for Capital Punishment Crosses a Line

BY JESSICA KERBEL – The execution of Scott Panetti, a man who has been suffering from severe schizophrenia for the past thirty years, is scheduled for December 3, 2014.1  In 1992, Panetti shot and killed his wife’s parents, then held his wife and daughter hostage in a cabin.2  He claims his alter ego “Sarge” is responsible for […]