RAB Source Entry 1-Matthew Gonzalez

Part 1: MLA Citation 

Wolverton, Brad. “As Students Struggle with Stress and Depression, Colleges Act as Counselors.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 Feb. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/education/learning/mental-health-counseling-on-campus.html.

Part 2: Summary

His journey shows the intense struggles students can face and the increasing measures universities are taking to address what some experts call the campus mental health crisis. Increase. According to a 2018 report by the American College Health Association, more than 60% of college students say they’ve experienced “overwhelming anxiety” in the past year. “There’s a more fundamental sense of winners and losers,” says Victor Schwartz, a psychiatrist and medical director at the Jed Foundation, which helps improve mental health programs in colleges. “Several admissions officials say there has been a spike in requests for counseling, mental health services and housing from parents and prospective students. Universities have contributed to increasing demand for mental health services by investing in education and training to help students identify problems and understand who to turn to for help. Nationwide, students typically wait nearly seven business days before their first appointment with a college counselor, according to his 2017 report by the Association for University and College  “As we approach midterms, it feels more like running a crisis clinic than a counseling center,” said Barbara Moore, director of counseling, health and wellness. 

Part 3: Reflection

In the article we see the author trying to show a narrative that the college kids are becoming more and more depressed and that the college is having to act as a therapist. Instead of creating better situations where the  students aren’t being stressed to their wits end, and ending up depressed. As more and more of the college students are becoming stressed and depressed the colleges have not been keeping up with the new demand from the students. If anything they have actually lowered the availability to the students that need help, limiting the amount of times a student can visit a counselor top 12 times at Queens College. With the unready rush of students during the Mid-Term the counselors get bombarded. I find this unacceptable with the rates of tuition that some schools are charging with the budget for the counseling center. But it’s not the fault of the counselors but rather the fault of the system for building pressure. Along with the new social involvement with apps like instagram, students have to deal with more expensive tuition, and new society issues. It builds up by causing the issue of the students being overwhelmed. I can relate to this as these new responsibilities as being a new college student can be a daunting task. With these new tasks to deal with I have to make sure to not fall into that hole of depression and burnout. It’s nice to see other colleges around the country try to find and make these “Relaxation Stations” but it’s not going to solve the core problem with we the students being swamped with so many things to manage. With many of us having to work along with school to get an education. Until we start to manage ways to allow students to focus fully on their education.

Part 4: Rhetorical Analysis 

The genre of this article is a news article. The purpose of this is to inform the reader. The writing style is descriptive and the tone is expository. The audience is the general public. The reason for the new article is to show the recent wave of depressed and burned out students in college. The author is appealing to the pathos in people by showing the struggles of the college students of them having depression.The New York Times is a trustworthy source because it is read by people all around the world. It states that college students need more help in regards to many of them being depressed with not many solutions to help them

Part 5: Notable Quotes

“Students and institutions are grappling with issues like the surge in school shootings and trauma from suicides and sexual assault. But it’s not just the crises that have shaken this generation — it’s the grinding, everyday stresses, from social media pressures to relationship problems to increased academic expectations.”

“Money problems are exacerbating their worries. Mental health professionals say college students have experienced financial burdens on a different scale than many of their predecessors.”

“Colleges have helped drive demand for mental health services, pouring money into education and training to help students identify problems and learn where to turn for help. But critics say many colleges have not adequately prepared for the increasing demand, leaving some students frustrated.”