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Why Millennials Listen When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Speaks
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, is now one of the biggest stars in politics. Her dance moves, along with her proposition of the Green New Deal, have made her viral on the internet and a force to be reckoned with in Washington, D.C. In a short period of time, she has become a millennial archetype. Just over… Read More
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TUN Student Spotlight: ASU Grad Makes Helping Others Look Easy
Kourtney Conn, a recent graduate from Arizona State University, is built to help others — it’s practically in her DNA. In the third grade, Conn made flyers by hand to encourage her neighbors to donate money to breast cancer research. At that age, she dreamt of growing up to be a “doctor-astronaut” who lived in… Read More
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Simple, Healthy Dietary Choices Can Relieve Depression
A healthy diet, rich in fiber and vegetables, can improve symptoms of depression, even in people without diagnosed depressive disorder, a new study led by researchers from the University of Manchester confirms. This research comes at a pivotal time, as depression is widespread throughout the United States and at universities. In fact, major depressive disorder… Read More
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Asian American Students Have the Largest Amount of Unmet Financial Need
Regardless of where they go to college, Asian American students have more unmet financial need than any other racial or ethnic group, according to a report from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Unmet need — the gap between the total cost of college and the financial aid and family assistance that students… Read More
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Why Kia’s ‘Great Unknowns Scholarship’ Commercial Was the Best Super Bowl Commercial Ever!
Kia Motors made history tonight by using students and faculty from Troup County Comprehensive High School in Georgia — and not celebrities — for its 2019 Super Bowl Commercial. Instead of paying celebrities for endorsements, Kia is using the money to fund The Great Unknowns Scholarship. Kia’s explanation for its unconventional Super Bowl ad is this:… Read More
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VCU Models How Universities Can Strengthen Mental Health Programs
There is no question that mental illness is widespread at colleges and universities. For many students, stress, anxiety, depression and other mental disorders are impairing their ability to learn. With this in mind, nearly 200 colleges and universities across the United States have joined JED Campus, an initiative of the JED Foundation geared to improve… Read More
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Universities Are Stepping Up to Fight Campus Hunger, But Where Is the Government?
Food insecurity is a huge concern among college students. And although many colleges and universities have taken strides to make sure all of their students are well-fed, the government has some work to do, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests. Today, to earn a high-paying job, a college education is next… Read More
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Binge Drinking May Change Your DNA, Triggering Addiction
Drinking is more common for college students than mom or dad might hope. Nearly 60 percent of students, ages 18-22, admit to drinking at least once over the course of a month. But it isn’t, necessarily, the occasional drink that has parents, friends and doctors concerned. Instead, it is the fact that, of the students… Read More
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Why Gen Z Is the Most Stressed Generation
Members of Generation Z — those born from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s — report having worse stress than any other generation, according to an American Psychological Association (APA) report. In part, these heightened stress levels are caused by the 24/7 news cycle, which continuously focuses on gun violence, sexual assault and other tragedies.… Read More
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Eat Veggies! It Will Make You and The Earth Healthier
Eating a diet of poultry, whole grains and vegetables isn’t just beneficial to your health; it is also better for the environment! By assessing the carbon footprint of what more than 16,000 individuals consume in a day, researchers from Tulane University and the University of Michigan have found that environmentally-conscious eaters also have healthier diets.… Read More
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Institutions Overlook Community College Transfer Students, Despite Their Success
Society favors the “classic” college experience, in which students graduate from high school and immediately move away to settle into four years of new classes, culture, friends and independence. But today, attaining the “classic” college experience isn’t as easy as it once was. Mostly due to skyrocketing tuition prices, many well-prepared students have to start… Read More
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Interactive Webpage Lets People Explore Their Risk of Developing a Mental Disorder
Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It can affect children, college students, adults and the elderly. And unfortunately, after someone is diagnosed with a mental health disorder, the risk of developing another increases, a new study confirms. Although this initially comes off as bad news, the researchers were able to spin it into something positive that can… Read More
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Can You Trust ‘Rate My Professors’?
Nearly every day, college students are faced with decisions that could change the direction of their lives. Career paths are molded by the judgments students make in college, such as choosing one professor or class over another. For help making these difficult decisions, students often turn to Rate My Professors, a popular online destination where… Read More
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TUN Student Spotlight: Mercer Student Supports Ecuadorian Farmers Through Coffee
Twenty-three-year-old Shane Buerster had never drank a cup of coffee before starting Z Beans Coffee, a company based in Macon, Georgia, when he was a senior at Mercer University. His parents didn’t drink coffee, so it was never in his house growing up. But to Buerster, it never mattered what he sold. His mission was… Read More
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ATI Alliance on Pace to Send 50,000 Low-income Students to College
A nationwide alliance of more than 100 leading colleges and universities has covered significant ground in opening up opportunities for low- to moderate-income students, according to a report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI). Since the 2015-16 school year, ATI members have sent 7,291 more students who receive Pell grants to the nation’s top colleges… Read More
