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Final Project

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Instagram Storytelling

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Image from Flickr The goal of my Instagram storytelling is to inform my audience (CNU students) that anyone can write a story for the school paper. I'm also aiming to inform my audience that you don't have to have a job with The Captain's Log or be an active member to have your voice be heard! A lot of students are under the impression that the articles written in the newspaper all belong to The Captain's Log, but the purpose of the paper is to be the voice of CNU students. So if you write a story, your name will appear right above the story, as well as your email so anyone can reach out to you with any further questions. So your story belongs to you, the story is your intellectual property, and The Captains Log will give you credit where credit is due!  Check out my Instagram ! 

New research seeks to understand the relationship of COVID-19 experiences with anxiety and depression among first year college students

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Image from  USF Oracle The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on college students’ mental health, specifically the classes of 2020 and 2021, new research reports . These impacts have raised the question of how college students’ mental health in relation to the pandemic can be better addressed by colleges. Depression and anxiety rates among college students are increased by factors such as sleep disruption, loneliness, and managing new academic demands, the study says. College students experience higher levels of stress in their first year, when they are transitioning, and factors related to race and gender are significant when observing stress levels. Transitioning to college is associated with academic stress, financial stress, and social stress.  The research article was published in July 2023 and participants in this study were incoming first year undergraduates (age 18 and older) at a Midwest small liberal arts college in the fall semesters of 2020 and 2021. The st...