The Scoop January 2016 | Page 3

editorial

As per usual, the monthly zine is here, but this issue is a bit different. You may be wondering why the cover this zine has an empty cover page.

Truth is, there is nothing I can say to lure you into flipping the pages and read about depression. Why try? It is on your end to decide if ignorance is truly bliss or if you should bring light to the darkness.

I know you may be thinking "Why choose now to talk about this? It is the holiday season." But know this, although you might be feeling all the love this time of year, not everyone feels the same way.

Holiday cheer is not guaranteed for everyone. Around this time of year, feelings of despair and abandonment may be magnified because while a fraction of the world is luckily surrounded by family and friends, the remaining portion experiences the amplified isolation.