Scouting the Territory (Blog #2)

As I have completed some further research on the topic I was interested in (the success in college based off of a students diet, sleep, and exercise), I realized it is a specific topic with very little material targeted towards such detailed areas. That being said, I have decided to reconsider my topic and make it more so about a students health/habits as a whole and how it effects their success. As i researched the topic, key terms such as success and health were the most useful in finding substantive articles related to my topic. A lot of health related articles and discussions in relation to college had to do with mental health rather than one's physical health which shows the struggles that students face today. On Wikipedia they talk about the stressors in a college environment, the effects it has on ones academics, and personal stressors such as students self-esteem issues when trying to fit in with others especially in fraternities and sororities. Some books that seemed to be of importance for my topic are: Self Care For College Students and College Student Mental Health: New Directions for Student Services. Some ideas I came up with by searching these topics are the important topics about how a students stress level changes throughout college which starts effecting mental and physical health dramatically. These physical health problems include sinus infection, strep throat, as well as developing disorders such as eating disorders. With further research I discovered a website that contains bar graphs in reference to different aspects of students health while in college                        ( https://www.statista.com/topics/4553/college-student-health-in-the-us/ ). This website is an important part to my research because it will provide my analysis with close detailed specifics as well as actual numbers in order to support my arguments made. Another website ( https://www.higheredtoday.org/2019/08/12/college-student-mental-health-well-survey-college-presidents/ ) also seemed to be of importance because it provided stats as well as types of things that are needed and things that can  be improved upon in order to combat mental health issues amongst college students. The information In this website will allow me to bring new talking points into my research which will allow me to provide more complex thoughts and questions. Regarding the topic of physical/mental health in college, it is agreed that it is a huge problem that needs to be take care of, however that's not the controversial topic. The controversial topic is why physical/mental health has become such an elevated issue that so many students now seem to be dealing with as opposed to those previous decades of college students.

Final Paper Idea (Blog #1)

As I ponder upon the exact issue/idea that I will be constructing my final paper around, I find it most useful to revolve it around my own personal interests and passions. That being said, I believe my final paper will have quite a bit to do with an individuals overall health (diet, exercise, sleep, etc.),  and the profound effects it has on the students success/failure while attending college and why. I would like to write about this topic because I am interested in the sport of bodybuilding, I also believe that one's general health plays a significant role in whether or not they are successful in whatever they choose to do. I plan on dissecting this topic in further blog posts, possibly focusing on a singular aspect in each posts in order to truly see the profound effects ones health can have on their success in college.