JOUR 61: Broadcast News Story

ISN’T COLLEGE SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUN, CAREFREE TIME BEFORE THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE REAL WORD SET IN?

WELL, IT SEEMS COLLEGE STUDENTS TODAY ARE A LOT MORE STRESSED OUT THAN WE THOUGHT.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND MTVU – A TELEVISION NETWORK AVAILABLE AT MOST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES – RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY INTO THE CONCERNS OF STUDENTS.

FOUR-IN-TEN STUDENTS SAID THEY ENDURED STRESS OFTEN… THE SOURCES OF STRESS VARYING FROM GRADES TO RELATIONSHIPS.

MORE WORRYINGLY ONE-IN-TEN STUDENTS SAID THEY HAD CONSIDERED SUICIDE…WHILST ONE-IN-SIX SAY THAT IN THE PAST YEAR ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS HAVE DISCUSSED COMMITTING SUICIDE.