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S3E4 - Pour Decisions

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:37:29 -0000

Production Team: Chloe Cooper, Braden Hussain, Hayden Peper, Evan Thompson This episode examines how combining alcohol and social media in college can have significant effects on mental health, relationships, and future job opportunities.

For more information and transcripts go to: https://www.virginiaaudio.com/#/u-ok-uva/

S3E3 - Bridging the Accessibility Gap

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:36:54 -0000

Production Team: Anna Frye, Ryan Milcetic, Yasmeen Ofleh, Charles Zhao This episode highlights the challenges and barriers faced by UVA students with physical disabilities, making a case for why improving accessibility benefits everyone.

For more information and transcripts go to: https://www.virginiaaudio.com/#/u-ok-uva/

S3E2 - Shattered Sisterhood

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:36:34 -0000

Production Team: Jasmine Wang, Paola Quiroga, Imran Khalid, Tucker Mullen This episode dives into some of the negative aspects of sorority life that are rarely discussed in public.

For more information and transcripts go to: https://www.virginiaaudio.com/#/u-ok-uva/

S3E1 - Roommate Roulette

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:43:53 -0000

Production Team: Sophia Fadoul, Leena Fraihat, Tsega Kidanu, Luke Heerens This episode amplifies how negative situations with assigned roommates can impact students’ mental health and well-being.

For more information and transcripts go to: https://www.virginiaaudio.com/#/u-ok-uva/

S2E4 - Comparison and Commencement

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:02:10 -0000

Episode Notes

Production Team: Olivia Richine, Eleanor Barzun, Will Peritz, and Nada Bencheikh

This episode focuses on the stress many UVA 4th years feel about choosing the “right” future path post-college.

S2E3 - Perception vs. Reality

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:56:22 -0000

Episode Notes

Production Team: Kate Newton, Greg Cho, Christina Liu, and Nour Goulmamine

Description: This episode investigates the relationship between academic majors and mental health at UVA, featuring interviews with students in STEM, Arts & Humanities, and Commerce.

S2E2 - The Compulsion to Feel Productive

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:53:42 -0000

Episode Notes

Production Team: Lauren MacDonald, Tommy Hodgkins, Bertram Zhai, and Kate Riccio

This episode zones in on UVA’s culture of toxic productivity, examining the challenges and necessary coping strategies that students grapple with each year of their college careers.

S2E1 - Hoo Are You?

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:43:20 -0000

Episode Notes

Production Team: Alex DeLoach, Khai Nguyen, Bushra Osman and Owen Markow

This episode explores what it’s like to try to assimilate to UVA culture—focusing specifically on the experiences of low-income and transfer students.

S1E4 - The Truth Behind UVA Mental Health Initiatives

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 19:08:57 -0000

Episode Notes

This episode features the stories of international students at UVA as they assimilate, deal with challenges, and find community.

This episode was produced by Raneem Khan, Philine Lor, Mimi Waller, and Maggie Young as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.

Episode Transcript: https://stephceraso.com/s/Episode-4-Transcript.pdf

S1E3 - An International Perspective

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:49:41 -0000

Episode Notes

This episode features the stories of international students at UVA as they assimilate, deal with challenges, and find community.

This episode was produced by Caitlyn Cordes, Nate Hartzell, Jeremy Odrich, and Sebastian Oliver as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.

Episode Transcript: https://stephceraso.com/s/Episode-3-Transcript.pdf

S1E2 - The Silent Struggle

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:41:54 -0000

Episode Notes

This episode focuses on Asian-American students’ struggles with mental health and social belonging at UVA.

This episode was produced by Paul Lee, Aayush Patel, Bryson Taylor, and Raymond Wen as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.

Episode Transcript: https://stephceraso.com/s/Episode-2-Transcript.pdf

S1E1 - Work Hard, Play Hard

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:15:48 -0000

Episode Notes

This episode explores the various factors that contribute to a toxic culture around student mental health and well-being at UVA.

This episode was produced by Jade Burns, Kathia Crawford, Prachi Joshi, and Paolo Vicencio as part of a collaborative project for Professor Steph Ceraso's Writing with Sound class at the University of Virginia.

Episode Transcript: https://stephceraso.com/s/Episode-1-Transcript.pdf