The Mainstream at UCC

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Zoom cameras, on or off? Human Resources instructor Alex Jardon says, “I encourage people to have their cameras on just so I can see more of them, and they can see each other. I think it’s more engaging that way.”

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According to the CDC, “chronic pain is the most common reason adults seek medical care and is associated with decreased quality of life, opioid dependence, and poor mental health.”

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While UCC often provides basic resources for students in need such as school supplies, hygiene items and food boxes, many students’ necessities and desires go unfulfilled.
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A new partnership with Bushnell University has opened the opportunity for UCC psychology majors to complete their bachelor’s degree in Douglas County.

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Why should someone choose a small rural college like UCC?
This article talks about all of the aspects that haven’t been thought about before.

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While UCC students have begun to return to in-person learning, the campus still resembles a ghost town. To get students back on campus, ASUCC has been scheduling an assortment of events and activities in the LaVerne Murphy Student Center.

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The pandemic caused many of UCC’s most active clubs to go dormant. The Queer Straight
Alliance, Healthy Minds, Automotive Club, and the Nursing Club, even the Nerd Herd which
used to be UCC’s most active club.

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First-time renters are competing currently with previous homeowners, due to extremes within this housing market, to get a rental agreement approved. Preparing ahead of time will greatly increase the chances of getting approved.

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Mind over matter may be seen as a mantra for achievement, but most successful people suggest taking a break and re-evaluating how sustained herculean effort affects health. One UCC student shared his story about finding balance through school.

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UCC students share their anxiety coping strategies

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“There is a need for healthy coping strategies to deal with the myriad of problems students and staff face that cause anxiety and depression.”

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The World Health Organization’s predictions regarding the growth of depression and its negative impact on health were dire prior to the pandemic. Since the pandemic, numbers have been on the rise.
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“’Half of students in fall 2020 screened positive for depression and/or anxiety.’ A total of 83% of all students participating in the study also said their school work was negatively impacted by their mental health.”

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It starts in the belly, the knot of tension that makes every other part of the body keyed up and ready to run from a tiger; but there is no tiger.
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A neurotypical person navigating the pandemic is now experiencing struggles similar to the level of upheaval a neurodivergent person experienced daily prior to the pandemic.

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A UCC welding student, has experienced an increase in anxiety during his first year of college that has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“The Mainstream is publishing a series about the uprising of mental health issues among students. Various mental health issues are doubling, tripling and quadrupling among American youth….”

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“As of the beginning of October, there were 2.1 million more jobs than unemployed Americans. On paper, everybody looking for a job should be able to obtain one:

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“Holiday shoppers are questioning when and where to make holiday purchases.
88% of U.S. consumers plan to be done with their holiday shopping before December” For more holiday shopping statistics visit the article:

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