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SUICIDE
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Jessica admitted that being forced
into counseling may have prevented
her traumatic experience.
"I've always hated counselors, but
having someone there to just listen
would have probably kept me from
trying to kill myself," she said.
A Big Ten Student Suicide Survey
found the rate of suicide among col
lege students is 7.5 per 100,000 stu
dents per year. With 14.8 million stu
dents nationwide, it is estimated that
1,100 will commit suicide.
Family and friends can look for
warning signs, many of which are list
ed on the Suicide Awareness Voices of
Education Web site at
http://www.save.org. According to the
Web site, depression — which can
lead to suicide — can be disguised as
anything from an eating disorder to
sexual promiscuity to carelessness
when walking across busy streets or
bridges or cliffs.
Jessica struggled with anorexia ner
vosa, social isolation and constant
disobedience.
"I now recognize those being
symptoms of my depression," she
said. "At the time, I just felt lost. I did
everything I could to get attention, to
fill that empty void that was sitting in
my heart."
Other warning signs include: un
controllable anger; self-criticism or
low self-esteem; the inability to con
centrate, think straight, remember or
make decisions; low energy; or suici
dal thoughts, plans or attempts.
On campus, students struggling
with suicide, or students who have
friends struggling with suicide, can
turn to the University Counseling and
Testing Center. The center is open
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and there is a crisis line
open when the office is closed. The
phone number for the crisis line is
346-4488.
"At the time, I just felt lost.
I did everything 1 could to
get attention, to fill that
empty void that was
sitting in my heart."
Jessica
University student
Counseling Center Director Robin
Holmes said suicide can touch any
one, ei ther directly or indirectly.
"Suicide is everybody's issue," she
said, adding that one goal for today's
lecture is to bring visibility to mental
health issues on campus, as well as to
begin to think of intervention the
University can do.
For more information, contact the
counseling center at 346-3227.
Contact the crime/health/safety
reporter
at alishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
CAMPUS
BUZZ
Tuesday
Legislative meet-and-mingle, 7:00 p.m., Gerlinger
Lounge. Students from the University and Lane
Community College will have the opportunity to
meet Oregon legislators and discuss higher edu
cation funding.
Wednesday
University Senate meeting, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., 115
Lawrence Hall. Agenda includes the fall prelimi
nary curriculum report and a motion to repeal the
recently revised Student Records Policy (OAR 571
20) and restore it to its previous version.
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