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CT Mirror’s Student Voice initiative aims to bring college student perspectives to readers across Connecticut. CT Viewpoints welcomes rebuttal or opposing views to this and all its commentaries. Read our guidelines and submit your commentary here.

Posted inStudent Voice

Teach mental health first aid in CT high schools

by Shikhar Motupally July 6, 2023 @ 12:01 amJuly 3, 2023 @ 10:05 am

According to data collected by Mental Health America (MHA) in 2022, the percentage of youth aged 12 to 17 experiencing major depressive episodes but not receiving medical attention was 65.6% in the state of Connecticut.

Posted inStudent Voice

Juneteenth: a celebration of the past and the future

by Derriffee Graham June 19, 2023 @ 7:28 amJune 18, 2023 @ 9:42 pm

Juneteenth might stir up difficult realities from America’s past, but it also promises change for the future.

Posted inStudent Voice

No state should have the power to ban books

by Yue Huang June 16, 2023 @ 12:01 amJune 16, 2023 @ 2:10 pm

Restricting books on controversial topics serves only to cover up important social issues and limit the kinds of truths adolescents can hear.

Posted inStudent Voice

School board book clashes: A necessary frontier of the culture war

by Aubrey Niederhoffer June 15, 2023 @ 12:02 amJune 16, 2023 @ 2:02 pm

Book-review policies that promote civil debate ensure reading material is age-appropriate without marginalizing minority viewpoints.

Posted inStudent Voice

Allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control

by Cate DiRamio June 2, 2023 @ 12:01 pmJune 2, 2023 @ 11:48 am

When talking to fellow students at Sacred Heart University, every student agreed that if this bill were to pass, they would take advantage of it.

Posted inStudent Voice

Don’t neglect support for the arts in CT public schools

by Ian Porter June 2, 2023 @ 12:01 amJune 1, 2023 @ 2:51 pm

CT should ensure students have the opportunity to indulge in the arts by funding humanities programs.

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Drug offenders in Connecticut face unequal access to treatment

by Lucas Collins June 1, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 31, 2023 @ 4:35 pm

Most defendants in New York who need help for substance-use disorder can avail themselves of treatment courts. Why is Connecticut far behind?

Posted inStudent Voice

Connecticut’s unfair housing market leaves families with nowhere to go

by Caroline Callanan May 24, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 22, 2023 @ 10:01 am

Connecticut can allow all renters to be treated equitably by passing the Fair Share Housing Bill.

Posted inStudent Voice

The freedom to read: an essential American right

by Grace Sanko May 21, 2023 @ 7:30 amMay 20, 2023 @ 10:07 am

Books are not inherently good or bad; it is the way that they are taught that can highlight a potentially offensive or negative reading.

Posted inStudent Voice

Florida’s discrimination has no place in Connecticut

by Megan Gaffney May 17, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 16, 2023 @ 11:25 am

Connecticut is not immune to widespread attempts to discriminate against gay and transgender youth, unless we speak up in their defense.

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Students of color need teachers of color

by Gabriel Melo May 17, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 16, 2023 @ 11:28 am

Students of color shouldn’t have to feel ashamed of who they are and what their culture represents. Hiring non-white teachers can help.

Posted inStudent Voice

An SCSU student-athlete speaks on the value of a state-subsidized college

by Julia Alicea May 16, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 15, 2023 @ 12:45 pm

I hope everyone in a position of power understands the great importance of the state’s four-year universities, community colleges, etc., and their benefit to the future workers of Connecticut.

Posted inStudent Voice

How many more students will we lose before guns are regulated?

by Colleen Goulart May 15, 2023 @ 7:30 amMay 14, 2023 @ 9:42 pm

School is supposed to be a place of learning and spending time with friends — not fearing for your life from a mass shooting.

Posted inStudent Voice

Social media is bad for your mental health

by Emily White May 12, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 12, 2023 @ 8:25 am

The negative effects of social media on our health far outweigh the other positives it brings to our lives.

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CT must address the current and future shortage of nurses

by Kendall Holland May 12, 2023 @ 12:01 amMay 10, 2023 @ 10:50 am

Mandating staffing ratios in hospitals is a good first step, but Connecticut needs to address the wider nursing shortage.

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