A former student at the University of Michigan at Flint is suing the institution for $40 million, saying he dropped out and suffered from debt and depression because of the way the institution responded to a complaint about a grade, The Flint News reported. The former student charges that [...]
Amanda MacMillan’s article last month for CNN Health, “Internet addiction linked to ADHD, depression in teens” highlights a troubling study from Taiwan pointing to widespread Internet addiction problems faced by adults as well as youth. This paragraph really got my attention:
Our culture practically mandates time online, he (Dr. Dimitri [...]
Here’s a contribution from New Times Times columnist Judith Warner:
October 29, 2009, 9:05 pm
Perils of the Recession Generation
In October 1932, The New York Times ran a special section on the crisis of America’s Depression-era youth. It was headlined, “A Tragic Aftermath of the Days of Prosperity: The Army [...]
