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Professors bond over weekly WSOE radio show
KAITLIN DUNN I Assistant News Editor
Associate professors of communications Naeemah Clark, Rich Landesberg and Anthony Hatcher have a radio show called “Three Professors With Class.”
FAST FACTS
Who: Associate Pro
fessors of Comunica-
tions Naeemah Clark,
Anthony Hatcher and
Rich Landesberg
What: A radio show
called Three Profes
sors With Class.
Topics: Anything from
the professors’ child
hoods to current events
such as the recent mid
term election
When: Every Wednes
day from 5-5:30 p.m.
Where: WSOE 89.3
Kaitlin Dunn
Assistant News Editor
Most college student knows the strug
gle of wanting to hang out with friends
but having little free time during the
week. Associate Professors of Commu
nications, Naeemah Clark, Rich Landes
berg and Anthony Hatcher feel the same
way.
As a way to spend time with each
other, the three decided to start a talk
show on WSOE, Elon’s student-run ra
dio station called “Three Professors With
Class.”
“With our busy schedules, we never
see each other during the week,” Hatcher
said, “dliis was a fun way that we could
guarantee seeing each other.”
Originally the trio planned to do a
television show but then shifted their fo
cus to radio.
During the show, each host thinks of a
question or topic, such as childhood mem
ories, and the others respond accordingly.
They also discuss current events such as
last week’s midterm election, or whatever
they feel like talking about.
The tone of their show is informal,
and they banter back and forth with one
another. The conversation flows naturally
among the three of them, so naturally, in
fact, that they often finish one another’s
sentences.
“It’s just fun,” Clark said. “We really
get to know one another better through
it. And any students listening can get to
know their professors better.”
Hatcher said he enjoys being able to
interact with students through the radio
station because it’s different than the
way he interacts with students in class.
Landesberg said he feels that by doing
this show, students will get a new insight
into professors’lives.
“Students have stereotypes of profes
sors and what they enjoy, and I think that
this humanizes us and gives us the ability
to talk about things we normally wouldn’t
discuss in class,” Landesberg said.
While they hope that many students
tune in, Landesberg said getting a huge
audience is not their main focus.
“This is for us. We work with a lot of
students and a lot of organizations, but
this is for our souls,” he said.
Landesberg, who spent the majority
of his career in radio prior to teaching,
is enjoying getting back into the swing
of things.
“Radio IS my first love,” Landesberg
said. “And being able to share it with my
two good friends is wonderful.”
Clark and Hatcher, neither of whom
are broadcast professionals, are enjoying
getting a chance to learn about radio.
“I always tell my students to go to
WSOE if they want to get started in stu
dent media,” Clark said. “And now it’s
time that I started practicing what I’ve
been preaching.”
Hatcher said he is using the radio
show as a professional development tool.
“When I listen to the tape, I can hear
if I slur my words or hesitate,” Hatcher
said. “Listening to myself helps make me
a better professional.”
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Anxiety on rise in university students
1 in 4 adults experience mental illness symptoms annually
Kimberly Honiball
Senior Reporter
Mental illness takes its toll on people of
all ages, but one form in particular tends
to affect many college students — anxiety.
According to the National Alliance on
Mental Illness, one in four adults experi
ence symptoms of mental illness in a given
year, and that includes young adults.
"1 think any college student suffers,”
said senior Emilia Azar. “Tliose of us that
come to Elon are leaders and participate
in extracurriculars as well as being dedi
cated to our academics. We want to study
abroad, lead an organization, get and in
ternship and do undergraduate research.”
Azar began the charter of Active
Minds on Elon University’s campus. Tlie
organization sheds light on mental illness
and works to erase the stigma surrounding
illnesses such as anxiety.
“When we talk about these things, we
are going to focus on education,” Azar
said. “We’re not a support group.”
Although Azar affirms that Active
Minds will not be a place to sit and talk
about feelings, she does encourage people
to share their stories.
Everyone’s story is different. Anxiety
can affect people of all ages. For some,
the effects hit earlier and more often than
others.
“It really manifested itself when 1 was
little, like eight,” said sophomore Rachel
Gledhill.
Other students feel the pressure when
they enter college.
“It was really tough coming to a school
like Elon where it’s very cookie-cut
ter,” said senior Catherine Falvey. “I was
worried 1 wouldn’t fit in or manage to
do things the way everyone else did. It’s
tough adjusting to a new place like col
lege, but it wasn’t debilitating.”
Sophomore Lyndsay Clark also said
she feels pressure.
“College is. a big change,” Clark said.
“I didn’t know how to handle these new
situations, and it’s a lot more pressure. You
might feel more alone in a new environ
ment with the stress of schoolwork and
wanting to prove yourself”
Students around campus who may
be dealing with anxiety can look toward
many different outlets for help.
“Remember that it depends on the day,”
Gledhill said. “Some days you’re going to
want to hide under your blanket and not
want to interact with everybody, but re
membering that there are safe spaces and
people who care about you really helps."
Counseling services, for example, are
free to students and are open weekdays.
Other students may find something
else that clicks.
“Not one thing is going to work for ev
erybody,” Falvey said. “But try to use your
anxiety to your benefit — use it as a mo
tivator.”
Falvey suggested making lists and
talking to professors about assignments.
Depending on the type and level of anx
iety, it can be a tool used in a variety of
ways, she said.
“I would say talk to someone,” Clark
said. “Whether it’s just a friend or some
one more professionally qualified to han
dle it.”
Students involved in Active Minds or
dealing with anxiety encourage others
who may feel signs of anxiety to seek help
in whatever way works best for them.
“I think people have to recognize the
difference between stress and anxiety,
Azar said. “Everyone goes through stress.
Stress can be healthy. Anxiety isn’t some
thing everyone deals with, and it is never
a positive.”
The important thing to remember
when dealing with anxiety is to not let it
define you, those with experience say.
“We want to draw attention to really
really normal problems, like a little bit
of anxiety or depression,” Falvey said. “It
doesnt define you as a person.”