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A spring peak and a downfall, following seasonal change suicidal tendencies may rise in April, but support can be found year-round

Mark Oprea • April 14, 2015

Spring is here: a time for renewal, fresh romance, sun-drenched walks on the Esplanade. It is, for many, a joyful celebration of the demise of the Ohio winter, the end of long, dim days inside. Romantic...

Battle wounds are more than physical scars for veterans

Sky Fought • February 8, 2015

Veterans are coming home with more than just battle wounds.Psychological disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), affect more than 20 percent of the 2.7...

Cox recounts identity and gender transition

Brittany Rees • November 6, 2014

Through the telling of her personal experiences with shame, suicide and hate speech, actor and advocate Laverne Cox told students the night of Wednesday, Nov. 5 that in order to become truly just and nondiscriminatory,...

Kent community to join together to prevent student suicide

Julia Sprowls • April 13, 2014

Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services is sponsoring the second annual Out of the Darkness campus walk to raise awareness about suicide prevention on campus.Teresa Rishel, the teaching,...