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Rebels with a Cause THE WILLIAM MAGEE CENTER AIMS TO DISRUPT THE STEREOT YPICAL COLLEGE CULTURE BY ENCOURAGING WELLNESS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CAMPUS. WRITTEN BY MICHAEL A MORRIS
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he University of Mississippi is harboring its own cultural insurgency. Its mission is to push back against the conflicting myths and attitudes that college life is an endless party, study sessions are pizza-fueled all-nighters, good grades are effortless and bodies are perfect. “We want to disrupt the culture,” said Erin Cromeans, assistant director of the William Magee Center. To do that, the Magee Center has enlisted partners across campus to give students tools to navigate the challenges of college life and adulthood in healthy ways. It serves as the home for the Collegiate Recovery Community and a new eating disorder program. “We are bookends for Student Health Center and the Student Counseling Center,” said Jazmine Kelley, who coordinates programming for the center. The center coordinates prevention and wellness programs to connect students with knowledge, resources and strategies,
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