Together with Gary Robbins
Together
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 22 minutes
Gary Robbins is a science and technology writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) started to spread through the United States, Gary took a closer look at the impact on University and College students.
This is not the first time Gary penned articles concerning students, but the discoveries he made related to loneliness and how students are handling the epidemic is telling.
In the midst of the pandemic, Gary took to Reddit to hear how students were venting. Through interviews, he heard their frustration over making plans to deal with continuing education, changes in living situations, and maintaining their relationships.
He wrote a long story in which he gave readers a sample of what college students were saying. Students expressed their feelings over the disruption and loneliness caused by the sudden change in their situation as a result of the spreading outbreak. You can read the article on The San Diego Union-Tribune website – titled ‘Mood turns gloomy as University of San Diego students prepare to move out of dorms.’ (Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-03-13/the-mood-turns-sad-as-university-of-san-diego-students-prepare-to-move-out-of-dorms )Another interesting article by the journalist is ‘The novel coronavirus has emptied out most of the nation’s colleges, and they might not reopen this fall,’ also on The San Diego Union-Tribune website. (Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/story/2020-04-27/covid-19-inflicts-turmoil-on-colleges-and-universities )
Jack Eason and Gary Robbins continue their conversation on the impact loneliness has on the lifestyle and health of average Americans while discussing some possible solutions.
Gary Robbins has been a journalist for more than 30 years and currently covers science, technology for The San Diego Union-Tribune. He joined the paper in April 2010 after working for 25 years at the Orange County Register, where he was a science editor.
Robbins was born and raised in Maine and attended Northeastern University in Boston, graduating in 1978. He served as a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT during the 2000-01 academic year, and a Science Writer Fellow at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts in June 2001.
Grab your copy of Jack Eason's latest book TOGETHER: Abandoning Loneliness for the Power of Community at https://www.jackeason.org/books/#loneliness
Statistics show that, despite our connected world--and partly because of it--we are lonelier than ever. Social media tricks us into thinking that we are engaged in genuine friendships, except we never quite get beyond that feeling of being outside someone else's life and looking in every so often at what they choose to show the world. Instead of intimacy we get little more than what amounts to digital small talk. But there is a solution.
With plenty of good humor and practical advice, Jack Eason invites you to discover the benefits of doing life together with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Grounding his message in Scripture, Eason helps you
- learn the obstacles to real community
- reimagine what real friendship looks like
- discover a place of true belonging
- and more
If you're tired of feeling lonely, this encouraging and community-building book is just what you need.
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