Eleanor Skelton

‘Are you sure you aren’t exaggerating?’ | How we respond to homeschool abuse victims

You just decided you had a terrible childhood after attending a liberal college, right? You got influenced by the Secular Humanism. Actually… no. I kept journals growing up. Eleven of them, to be exact. Some were diaries, some were prayer journals. Diary 1: August 1998 to December 2000Diary 2: December 2000 to December 2010Diary 3: June 2011 toContinueContinue reading “‘Are you sure you aren’t exaggerating?’ | How we respond to homeschool abuse victims”

Alecia Faith Pennington, you are not alone

Homeschool alumni Alecia Faith Pennington’s Help Me Prove It campaign went viral on social media this last week. She explained that she can’t vote, can’t get a job and can’t get a driver’s license, all because she can’t prove that she was born in the United States. Because she was born at home and herContinueContinue reading “Alecia Faith Pennington, you are not alone”

Academic Office Building shot for second time in less than a week

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Feb. 10, 2015. By Evan Musick and Eleanor Skelton BB gun vandalism continues to occur at the Academic Office Building. Four to five windows in the building were shot this morning. “Right now, we’re focusing on where the angle is and who this could possibly be,”ContinueContinue reading “Academic Office Building shot for second time in less than a week”

What happened when we protested former BJU counseling director Jim Berg

Editorial note: I wrote this opinion and organized this protest in a personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views or positions of any of my employers. A couple of weeks ago, I organized a group to protest Jim Berg’s “Christian Growth BibleContinueContinue reading “What happened when we protested former BJU counseling director Jim Berg”

Mae Rohrbach’s leadership stems from strong cultural tradition

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Feb. 9, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Sophomore Mae Rohrbach just watched Interstellar, a 2014 film about a decaying Earth, but she has been involved in sustainability efforts since well before then. “We don’t have another Earth, and we need to take care of thisContinueContinue reading “Mae Rohrbach’s leadership stems from strong cultural tradition”