RALEIGH, N.C. — (RALEIGH, N.C.) -- With the end of its spring semester last week, North Carolina State University concluded a tragic school year that saw the deaths of 14 students.
Seven students died by suicide, two fatally overdosed, four passed away from natural causes, and one student was killed in a car accident, according to Mick Kulikowski, NC State's director of strategic communications and media relations. Over a dozen students and mental health experts described the loss of life at NC State to ABC News as staggering and tragic, as well as a concerning example of national trends in student mental health.
“We're having to say goodbye to the students, but also focus on turning in an assignment,” junior Angelina Cordone told ABC News. "Institutions across the country are grappling with this," Scott said."This is not an NC State-only issue. It's an issue in higher education writ large." On Oct. 24, NC State’s student newspaper The Technician ran an editorial titled"NC State's lack of transparency surrounding campus tragedies harms us all." Tragically, another student passed away the day after it was published.
By the start of the school’s spring term, five students had passed away. Students reported that communications from NC State improved about the deaths and causes. However, the sheer number of deaths began to take a toll, according to students. NC State celebrated its spring commencement for the Class of 2023 on Saturday, seemingly concluding the tragic chapter of the school's recent history. However, the deaths amid reforms provide further evidence of the severity of the mental health crisis confronting institutions of higher education.Struggles with mental health often begin in high school or earlier for many students.
“When I have to reach out to my professors and ask for these things because I just want to get any amount of sleep or like I just physically can't make myself do work because I'm so burnt out,” she said. “It's a bit humiliating, honestly, and it's scary because they can just say no.”
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