-- Cage "Half of Us" special -- Respected indie rap artist Cage talks
frankly about how he's used music to fight drug abuse and psychotic
tendencies. He discusses how time spent in a mental institution became
creative inspiration - channeling dark experiences to counter thoughts
of weakness and depression. Debuts March 10th on mtvU and
-- Iraqi War Student Veterans -- Student soldiers from both coasts speak
out about the challenges of readjusting to college life and how they're
overcoming them. A leading expert on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
discusses the resources available for returning war vets and the unique
difficulties of going from war to the campus quad. Debuts March 17th
on mtvU and http://www.HalfofUs.com.
-- mtvU & The Associated Press College Mental Health Poll -- An in-depth
look at the impact stress and depression are having on the national
college audience -- particularly at this pivotal point of the semester.
The poll will provide fresh insights into how the war, starting a
career, campus safety, technology, substance abuse and other factors
affect college students' stress levels and mental health today -- and
where they are, or are not, turning for help. Findings to be released
during the last two weeks of March.
-- "Alive Campaign" founders host "Dean's List" -- The Baylor University
students who founded the suicide prevention non-profit "Alive Campaign"
take over an episode of mtvU's top 10 video countdown "Dean's List."
The students will share their favorite videos and talk about their
upcoming bike trek from Waco, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska, with the aim
of reducing stud
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