The Prospector

Suicide second highest cause of death on campuses

Alonso Moreno, Staff Reporter • April 1, 2015

Suicide, often a silent and very complex human behavioral problem, continues to be a serious problem on college campuses across the nation. With the rate having tripled since the 1950s, suicide is currently the second-most common cause of death among...

Students support Suicide Prevention Week

Cynthia Annete Reyes, Samantha Rodela and Rodrigo Lugo • September 10, 2013

There is a myth that suicide cannot be prevented, when in fact most suicides can. Most suicidal individuals desperately want to live, but they are unable to seek an alternative to their problems. They tend to give definitive warnings of their suicidal...