Universities must stop coddling students
Colleges that cancel classes and offer therapy during elections risk teaching students to avoid challenges instead of preparing them for the real world, where tough situations must be faced with resilience and open dialogue.
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Colleges that cancel classes and offer therapy during elections are teaching students to run from challenges instead of facing them.
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It’s good to support mental health, but schools must prepare students for the real world, where you can’t just skip tough situations.
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Life doesn’t give breaks when things get difficult, and neither will work or the future.
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Universities must stop coddling students; instead, teach them how to properly dialogue with opposing views and how to deal with stress, not hide from it.
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Universities must stop coddling students
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Colleges that cancel classes and offer therapy during elections risk teaching students to avoid challenges instead of preparing them for the real world, where tough situations must be faced with resilience and open dialogue.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, SPEAKER TITLE of the ORGANIZATION NAME said that colleges that cancel classes and offer therapy during elections risk teaching students to avoid challenges instead of preparing them for the real world, where tough situations must be faced with resilience and open dialogue. LAST NAME made HIS/HER statement to PUBLICATION on DATE.
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Campus Reform reported that the University of Oregon’s University Health Services hosted “election week therapy” events on Election Day, featuring therapy animals like goats, dogs, and “Quacktavious the Therapy Duck” to help reduce student anxiety. Therapy dogs from F.E.T.C.H. were on campus, and other universities, including Michigan and Virginia Tech, organized similar events with therapy animals, yoga, and art. These activities aim to promote well-being during election week. In 2020, some universities held similar events and even canceled classes to support students during the general election.
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The New York Times reported on the 2024 Presidential Election results, indicating that as of November 7, Donald Trump had secured 293 electoral votes. In 7 swing states, 93 electoral votes were presented to the candidates, 51 of which Trump needed to secure the presidency. As of November 7, he had secured 76, with Nevada and Arizona still remaining.
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Campus Reform reported that to help students in managing election-related stress, some professors at Syracuse University canceled their classes during election week, while others dedicated class time to therapy sessions. Syracuse senior Cesar Gray said “SU is rapidly becoming a glorified kindergarten that students and their families pay $70 grand a year to attend. It therefore doesn’t surprise me that professors and students decided to use a routine democratic process as an opportunity to turn class into feelings hour.”
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The New York Times reported on the 2024 Presidential Election results, indicating that as of November 7, Donald Trump had secured 293 electoral votes. In 7 swing states, 93 electoral votes were presented to the candidates, 51 of which Trump needed to secure the presidency. As of November 7, he had secured 76, with Nevada and Arizona still remaining.
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The New York Times reported that in a November 6 speech, Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged her defeat to President-elect Donald Trump and said “while I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign.” Harris’s 107-day campaign, launched after Biden dropped out, faced tough odds amid her ties to the unpopular Biden administration. Her loss included both the popular vote and key battleground states. Harris promised to continue fighting for the issues that motivated her supporters.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, a resident of SPEAKER CITY NAME was first elected to the role of Chair of the ORGANIZATION in 20XX. As Chair, he/she is focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to GEOGRAPHY voters.
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