Habiba Mustapha, WMUL-FM Staff
You ever sat in class with your head in a completely different world? Maybe after a breakup, a stressful call from home, or just a lingering sadness you couldn’t quite explain?
That’s the frequency we don’t talk about the invisible weight students carry while trying to keep up with assignments, maintain scholarships, or just show up. Between chasing GPAs and chasing dreams, there’s a rhythm of emotional strain, one that too often goes unheard.
As someone who has lived it, witnessed it, and truly understands it, I know how much of what we carry emotionally bleeds into our academic life. I’ve seen friends zone out during lectures after heartbreaks. I’ve tried to write papers while holding back tears. And for international students like myself, it’s even more complex when your support system is oceans away, silence gets loud.
That’s why we have Heart and Hustle: The Student Frequency at WMUL-FM an original show where real stories meet real emotions. It’s not about gossip or melodrama. It’s about the everyday truth of how love, loss, distance, and personal struggle impact learning. Stories like the student who shut down after losing a loved one or the one who kept failing quizzes after a breakup she never saw coming.
The Student Frequency gives those stories airtime. It reminds us that sometimes, a “me too” is more powerful than advice. That shared vulnerability can ease isolation. That healing can begin with a single story.
So, if you’re tuning in, here’s what to expect: raw, honest conversations, music that speaks, and stories that reflect who we are beyond the gradebook. Because behind every student is a heartbeat, and every heartbeat has a story worth telling.
If this resonates with you, tune in to The Student Frequency every Thursday at noon on WMUL-FM.
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Because behind every student is a heartbeat and every heartbeat has a story worth telling.
Habiba Mustapha is a WMUL-FM staff member and host of The Student Frequency, a show exploring student life, identity, and emotional well-being through storytelling, music, and shared experience. Reach her at mustapha1@marshall.edu.