Summary: At Saginaw Valley State University, they have created a display with the hands of the 1,100 students who commit suicide each year. Many students this was alarming to, they were surprised to hear how college could be a stressor for something like that. To them college is fun and exciting, but they never realized that for others there’s a whole other side. Suicide is such a difficult topic to discuss and this organization believes that the more awareness they bring to suicide, the less stigma it will have. Organizers’ goal was to raise awareness of these shocking statistics in these students’ home, and I think it is really helping college students to be informed on this important information.
Analysis: The article was published last Friday as a result of the display put up to make college students at Saginaw Valley State University informed about these dreadful statistics. Though the display was meant for purpose of the audience to be students at the University, the article’s audience was for anyone who may be affected by the multiple annual suicides. This article’s main idea was to advise people of the devastating suicides of hundreds of innocent students who lost their lives at such a young age. This is similar to the African Americans in U.S. History who took their own lives in order to escape from the horrors of slavery or for those who were already enslaved.
http://www.wnem.com/story/33274394/svsu-display-addresses-college-suicide-rate
suicide and mental health issues in general come with such a stigma around them. No one ever really wants to address these topics, but raising awareness is the most effective way in reducing the number of suicides that occur.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that there ar two sides to college, most people think its all fun, but others have a different view. Although its hard to talk about, spreading awareness is definitely the best way to reduce the number of suicides.
ReplyDeleteHopefully the number can go down in America and people can realize their importance.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this is a difficult topic to talk about getting the word out will inform people and show that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Like Mikenzie said I hope people will realize their importance.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all these comments, people need to realize how important they are in some people's lives and understand that they are so important. - Skyler Tepedino
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the fact that people should be more aware of these horrifying Suicide rates in these colleges. People should not just talk about how they see that the rates are high but they should do something about it to create more awareness for the students.- Samantha Pena 7th period
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