NC State takes a day off after 3 student suicides

THE POWERBALL 1, ONE, 100,000

BY PLAYING THE POWER PLANT.

>> TODAY, STUDENTS AT NC STATE

WILL TAKE A BREAK AND ADDRESS A

DIFFICULT TIME ON THEIR CAMPUS.

THE UNIVERSITY MADE TODAY A

WELLNESS DAY FOLLOWING 3

STUDENT SUICIDES. THIS SEMESTER

WRAL'S LAURA LEVINE IS LIVE

ON CAMPUS THIS MORNING WITH

WHAT THE UNIVERSITY IS

ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO DO

TODAY. LAURA.

RENEE TODAY WILL LOOK AND FEEL

VERY DIFFERENT HERE AT NC STATE

AS MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL

FEELING THE IMPACTS OF RECENT

EVENTS. IN FACT, HERE AT A

LOCAL COFFEE SHOP ON CAMPUS,

THERE'S A SIGN OUTSIDE THE DOOR

THAT SAYS

>> OUR TO 3 DEATHS BY SUICIDE

IN 3 MONTHS, NOT ENOUGH.

NOW ALL CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS

ARE CANCELED FOR A WELLNESS

DAY UNIVERSITY REALLY

ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO TAKE

THE STEP THAT RESET RECHARGE

AND FOCUS ON THEIR WELL-BEING.

THIS ALL COMES AFTER 3 STUDENTS

DIED BY SUICIDE. THIS SEMESTER,

THE MOST RECENT REPORTED DEATH

WAS LAST WEEK NEAR CAMPUS.

THESE TRAGEDIES HAVE STUDENTS

PUSHING FOR UNIVERSITY LEADERS

TO BE MORE PROACTIVE INSTEAD

OF REACTIVE WHEN ADDRESSING

MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, A NUMBER

OF ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE

FOR STUDENTS TODAY, INCLUDING

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS, YOGA,

RELAXATION STATIONS, NATURE

WALKS PET THERAPY AND MORE

WELLNESS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ALEXIS STEPTOE TELLS ME SHE

HOPES TO BECOME SOMETHING

STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL

IMPLEMENT IN THEIR EVERYDAY

ROUTINES AND NOT JUST FOR THE

MOMENT.

>> WE DO SOMETHING LIKE PAUSING

AND TAKING A MOMENT TO REGROUP

AND RECHARGE OURSELVES.

HOPEFULLY THAT DOESN'T BECOME

SOMETHING THAT IS JUST A ONE

AND DONE ANYTHING THAT WE DO.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO ENCOURAGE

OUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN

THESE THINGS LONG TERM.

>> AND SHE SAYS THIS IS JUST

ONE STEP IN HELPING STUDENTS

PRIORITIZE THEIR WELL-BEING AS

WELL. THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO

HAVE ANOTHER WELLNESS DAY

LATER. THIS SEMESTER. LAURA