Eleanor Skelton

Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film

Source: Mars Hill Church Editorial Note: I wrote this post in 2013, before The Seattle Times reported on Mars Hill Church’s senior pastor Mark Driscoll’s spiritual abuse in 2014, and long before the 2021 release of The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast by Christianity Today. After I read the victim’s stories describing Driscoll’sContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Mars Hill Church’s ‘Good Friday’ film”

The Herdsman, the Maiden and the Coyotes: A Fable

Once upon a time, a little girl sat in a field releasing the fuzz from seeded dandelions and watching the wind gather the wisps into the sky as it tousled her hair. Sometimes, she danced with the wind, her blue skirt swishing to synchronize with its rhythm. One day the whimsy of her dance ledContinueContinue reading “The Herdsman, the Maiden and the Coyotes: A Fable”

Fantastic Beasts film and Casual Vacancy miniseries reviving Potterhead fandom

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Sept. 30, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Those Potterheads still lingering over the last pages of “Deathly Hallows” and re-watching the Harry Potter film saga: your childhood is not over. Rumors about more film projects were confirmed in an article in The NewContinueContinue reading “Fantastic Beasts film and Casual Vacancy miniseries reviving Potterhead fandom”

SURVEY: Notebooks vs. PCs

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Sept. 16, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Do you prefer to use notebooks or a netbook/laptop/tablet when you are taking notes in class? 87 percent use notebooks13 percent use PCs Out of 100 students surveyed on campus in the University CenterContinueContinue reading “SURVEY: Notebooks vs. PCs”

Parking woes continue in new school year

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Sept. 2, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Another year with the largest ever incoming freshman class, consistent with the student population growth each year prior, is again putting strain on waitlisted classes and stretching capacities of campus parking lots. Jim Spice,ContinueContinue reading “Parking woes continue in new school year”