Image and Health
are two very prominent things in our society today. Appearance is something so crucial
for a person that it drives many to the extremes. At Santa Clara we pride
ourselves in being one of the fittest campuses, but how do we truly get to that
rating? Do we reach this position in a healthy manner? Everyday I only see
girls on the elliptical for hours on end and then all that they nourish
themselves with a salad. Many cut out important things like carbohydrates out
for the sake that it will make them gain weight. Even going into the Greek
life, many of those girls have to uphold an image of beauty and that places so
much unnecessary pressure that can lead down a dangerous path. So is being one
of the fittest campuses and having some of the most attractive people truly
something of pride if it is a achieved an nontraditional manner? This project
is about bringing light to the darker side of things within health and image at
Santa Clara.
