Eleanor Skelton

Incline reopens, students eager to utilize and S.O.L.E. may look at a trip

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 8, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor The Incline in Manitou Springs, one of the steepest local hiking trails rising 2,000 feet in about a mile, reopened Dec. 5. After last year’s flooding, the trail needed repair, and closed Aug. 18. The repairs totaled $1.6 million,ContinueContinue reading “Incline reopens, students eager to utilize and S.O.L.E. may look at a trip”

Blind graduate student analyzes Air Force Space Command computer systems

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 1, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor “Images, no detail – that’s the short version.” Joseph Lininger has hypoplasia, an underdeveloped optic nerve. Two other medical terms describe his eyes: nystagmus and esotropia. Nystagmus means that he cannot control eye movement and esotropia indicates that hisContinueContinue reading “Blind graduate student analyzes Air Force Space Command computer systems”

God agrees with ME! | How we recreate God in our own image

Like ships in the nightYou keep passing me byWe’re just wasting timeTrying to prove who’s rightAnd if it all goes crashing into the seaIf it’s just you and meTrying to find the light.- Mat Kearney, Ships in the Night So much religious noise, all around me… “No, Eleanor, you have to receive the Holy GhostContinueContinue reading “God agrees with ME! | How we recreate God in our own image”

UCCS neighborhood crime summary: Week of November 24, 2014

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 24, 2014. Compiled by Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Incidents on Campus Nov. 17, 8:23 p.m. – 9:36 p.m.Keystone House “Officer dispatched to Keystone House for drug violation. Arrested Jacob Walker and Daniel Proterfield for illegal possession / consumption of marijuana.” Nov. 15, 2014 3:21 a.m.Off CampusContinueContinue reading “UCCS neighborhood crime summary: Week of November 24, 2014”

Taos House, Breckenridge Hall, Kum and Go featured in crime summary

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 17, 2014. Compiled by Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Incidents on Campus Nov. 12, 8:14 p.m. to 9:59 p.m. Taos Hall “Officers responded to Taos House for a disturbance [harassment].” Nov. 11, 11:04 a.m. and 11:47 a.m. Breckenridge Hall “Officers responded to drug complaint at Breckenridge Hall.ContinueContinue reading “Taos House, Breckenridge Hall, Kum and Go featured in crime summary”