Over the years mental health has become more and more noticeable and involved in humans day to day life. Even though the struggle has become more common, it is not necessarily to the point that those who need help can get it. When people think mental illness they think depression, anxiety, ptsd those kinds. What they may not know is how big the umbrella for mental illnesses go. Some of the lesser known are bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dissociative disorders and the list g

The Central Michigan University club men's rugby team prepares for an upcoming 15s style game despite mud and puddles covering the field at the Outdoor Sports Complex, on Monday, April 13, 2026.

A Mid-American Conference baseball sits in a field and waits to be used at the Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track on the campus of Central Michigan University, Monday, March 30, 2026. Central Michigan University sophomore Jack Griffiths practices his pitches at the Lyle Bennett Outdoor Track on the campus of Central Michigan University, Monday, March 30, 2026. Griffiths prepared for the game against the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Central Michigan University s

For this assignment I photographed Lyndsey Hearn. We started off having the idea of potentially going in from of the plant wall in the Biosciences building. I realized after a few pictures that there was enough natural light coming in so we moved closer to the windows. I used my personal Mark ll R6 DSLR camera because I am most familiar with it and feel I can get better pictures on it than I would get on my phone. I positioned Lyndsey to the point that she was angled on the

Bridget Zimmerman is a cymbals player for the Marching Chippewas and Motor City Percussion. Every weekend Zimmerman travels down to Detroit for drumline practice and performances.

Elliana Johnson, a sophomore at Central Michigan University, sits down with Jasmine Brookins to discuss how she is looking past the financial burden that comes with being a college student and how it aligns with her hopes to travel Europe one day.

Last week I had the pleasure to sent down with Elliana Johnson and discuss her past and hopes for traveling in the future.

Hi there! My name is Jasmine Brookins and I am from Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been photographing for over 10 years and have experience in any subject matter. I created this blog to document my work for my classes. This page of my blog is for my journalism 340 class which is Intro to Digital Journalism. Under the courses catalog of my page you can find my work for journalism 420 and 423. I have one dog back home named Elden who is a German Shepard mix and I am also a