As finals season approaches, college students aren’t just battling an academic challenge. Constant world news and global crises adds emotional stress to college students’ mental health. 

Between study sessions, phone addiction causes students to instantly reach to check their phones, turning it into hours of doom scrolling and less focus on their finals.

Stanford Law School’s newspaper (SLS Blogs) wrote about the concerns of social media addiction for the younger generation, causing a growing mental health crisis.

While wandering on social media, students fall into the addiction of the algorithm the media puts on their feed, only to be met with a constant load of information around the world.

This cycle creates a different level of stress combined with typical everyday news and personal stress.

With the reminders about friends, global news and assignments, students find it hard to balance with what they’re already dealing with.

With what’s going on about ICE, the war with Iran and finals, it’s a lot to take in for students.

Ongoing conflicts contribute to rising gas prices, increased costs of living and economic growth. It affects lives everyday.

It all comes from larger global issues like the attacks on Iran and war with the US and Israel that’s still going on.  It disrupts economies, leading to higher prices in gas and housing, making it harder for college students to maintain focus on school.