One in five college students have a diagnosable mental illness, but more than three times that amount — 61% — experience symptoms. During my last semester at Syracuse University, my magazine journalism classmates and I created the special interest digital publication, The 61 Percent Project. After two months of in-person reporting and three months of virtual reporting, I wrote two in-depth stories. I also fact-checked, copy-edited, and line-edited nearly every other story in the package.

Nearly one in four college students worry about where they will find their next meal. For some, this constant struggle undermines physical and mental health (along with academic success) in notable ways. Read More…

Thanks to the evolution of digital dating, those lovelorn interactions may harm you beyond that bruised ego. Read More…