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                                    Eating Healthy is a Challenge for College Freshmen By Lily Whitten Stonehill College News Blog Journalist EASTON—Eating ramen and other unhealthy snacks late at night has become a new habit for Stonehill College freshman Emily LaGrega. “After I come back after going out it is just easier to order a pizza or cook up some ramen,” she said. “Sure, it’s unhealthier but it is more convenient.” LaGrega is not alone. LeGrega shares this tendency with many other college freshmen. Almost all college students can relate to late night snacking. Many students experience a shift in eating habits upon entering college. This shift can be positive for some but is most often negative. Transitioning from home to college life can be difficult enough on its own. This difficult transition causes many students in their first-year to turn to unhealthy eating habits. This in...

By Corinne Lewis Stonehill College News Blog Journalist EASTON – Devin Hagerty created her first Instagram account when she was 12 and has been checking it regularly since, measuring herself on social media with every selfie she posts. “I can remember when I first made my account, I didn’t feel the effect Instagram had on me.  I now notice the impact of constant connection with the media even more from the transition to middle school, high school, and in college,” said Hagerty, a Stonehill College freshman and psychology major. “If people aren’t satisfied with their own life, they create the life that they would want through Instagram to convince themselves,” said Hagerty. Selfie-taking has become increasingly popular with the rise of social media platforms such as Instagram, opening up a new world of social comparison that can have a negative twist on body image. A 2017 study published in  Frontiers in Psychology  found that young women especially struggle ...

By Angela Braddock   Stonehill College News Blog Journalist   High school dropout rates are climbing in the United States and studies show it may relate to adolescent substance abuse. As the dropout crisis increases in the country, it is more evident that it relates to abuse of substances such as marijuana, alcohol, and hard drugs such as narcotics, opioids and benzodiazepines.   Jonathan Sullivan of Holbrook, Massachusetts is a recovered addict and high school dropout.    Substance abuse put a hold on Sullivan’s life, and future. It took him a long time to figure out how to get himself on the right track again. His drug addiction hindered his collegiate future as well as his professional future.   Sullivan was age 9 when he first tried marijuana. He started abusing pills when he was only 13 years old. Multiple stressors in his childhood lead to substance abuse such as moving, and lack of money, and having to sell pills to ...

By Joel Berroa Stonehill College News Blog Journalist EASTON—Stonehill College senior football player Sean Cassidy injured his left leg in a game against Saint Anselm College, a rivalry affectionately known as the “Battle for the Ol’ Bronze Hawk.” Cassidy, a safety on the Stonehill defense, tore the ACL and MCL meniscus in his left knee while making a tackle for the Skyhawks (1-1), in their 57-54 triple overtime victory over the Hawks of Saint Anselm (0-1). “It was not easy seeing my teammates play on the field without me,” said Cassidy, who did not return to the game but was able to cheer on his team on the sidelines. During the first two games of the season, in a loss to Fairmont State University and a win over Saint Anselm, Cassidy was an important part of the Stonehill defensive back field. He amassed 12 total tackles from his safety position in just two games, pacing the Skyhawk defense. After the overtime thriller against the Hawks finished, Cassidy was taken to a l...