ASU Student Association Sends Notice About Mental Health Services for ‘Anxiety’ Over Foreign Wars, TPUSA ‘Incident’
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) at Arizona State University (ASU) sent out a notice to graduate students informing them that mental health and financial services are available for students who are experiencing “anxiety, fear, or other difficulties,” due to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Israel, as well as the “Turning Point USA incident.”
“Recent violent incidents on campus and around the globe have resulted in a wide range of community concerns. GPSA recognizes that the use of violence in these circumstances is detrimental to the mental health and wellbeing of ASU faculty, staff, and students and members of our larger community,” the notice read. “The Turning Point USA incident, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the war between Israel and Hamas are some of the most prevalent situations in our community. GPSA is here to support students experiencing anxiety, fear, or other difficulties as a result of these violent circumstances.”
The student association referred to an incident which occurred on campus in October, in which an ASU professor with a lengthy history of publishing disturbing and pedophilic articles on Substack was confronted and questioned by TPUSA’s Frontlines reporters who he subsequently attempted to assault. Despite surveillance footage of the altercation clearly showing the professor lunge toward the TPUSA cameraman, the ASU President has supported the faculty member’s actions. No students or additional faculty members were involved in the incident.
Shockingly, the altercation was likened to the ongoing wars overseas, which have left thousands dead and continue to threaten the safety of several civilians.
GPSA referred graduate students to several resources, including the Dean of Students contact information, a link to ASU counseling services, and programs such as Crisis Fund for “financial relief.”
Administrators and student groups on campuses around the country frequently protest conservative events and clubs, claiming to feel victimized by their alternative viewpoints and “harmful” stances. Just last week, a professor at the University of Arizona canceled his class after learning that TPUSA CEO and Founder Charlie Kirk would be speaking to students on campus, claiming that the conservative group’s presence on campus made students feel “unsafe.”
