\u00a0Recently, LEAD Scholars and the Student Government Association came together to usher in change. Awareness was their goal;\u00a0 their mission was to bring to light an issue recently plaguing the country: bullying.<\/p>\n
The repercussions of bullying \u2013 self-mutilation, self-hatred and suicide are what mobilized the groups to take action. They don\u2019t want UCF to suffer through a suicide before it\u00a0 realizes that bullying is a serious issue on campus.<\/p>\n
The students found it very humbling taking over the union that day. They distributed blank T-shirts and had students write unpleasant words they\u2019d been called throughout their lives on the front. On the back, they were to do the opposite – write positive aspects they loved about themselves. The message was simple: we all get bullied, but as a community we will overcome.<\/p>\n
Freshman Tsciena White commented, \u201cOftentimes students struggle to say positive things about themselves. We\u2019re so quick to be hard on ourselves and point out our downfalls. The campaign was a great idea because it encouraged us to embrace our better halves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The LEAD Scholars Program is in the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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