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When reality intrudes on a war's script.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Jane Eisner
As a psychologist at the counseling center of Kansas State University, Sherry A. Benton knows a thing or two about the mood and attitudes of college students today. Not only has she studied thousands of young people for about 15 years, but also she deals with their mental health issues _ growing bouts of depression, thoughts of suicide _ daily.
And this campus in America's heartland is hardly shielded from the consequences of war, not with a sprawling military base only seven miles away.
Still, Benton says, "for kids in college, there is a surreal feel about war. It's a video game, something we do for a couple of weeks. We always win big, and don't lose a lot of people."
Around the country, that feeling palpably changed last week, as bravado turned muted, anxiety rose, and even some who support the war felt pangs ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, When reality intrudes on a war's script.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)