Caleb Love talks to students about consent during the "No Means No" presentation, Sept. 12, in 103 Comm Building. | Photo: Noah Dawlearn This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University's student newspaper, on Sept. 18, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Upsilon Theta Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosted “NoContinue reading "‘No Means No’: Fraternity teaches students about consent"
A goodbye letter to the Homeschoolers Anonymous community
I left the Homeschoolers Anonymous support group, and here's why in my last post to everyone. // // // Just wanted to say you guys have been very helpful in my healing in the four years that I've (mostly) been in this group. Thank you for helping and supporting me through my triggers, my nightmaresContinue reading "A goodbye letter to the Homeschoolers Anonymous community"
Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life
Some of you probably know about my 19-year-old friend who recently escaped a human trafficking situation back in January. They are also an escapee from fundamentalism. They are now trying to start her life over with an almost one-year-old baby while going through the legal process of an ongoing law enforcement investigation. I helped themContinue reading "Help a fundamentalist escapee, human trafficking survivor and single parent get a car + restart life"
Unfundamentalist Thoughts: What do Christians mean when they say ‘our joy is not based on this world’?
It only takes a few words to send me back. Certain phrases just set me off. It can be something simple, so common that most average Christians wouldn't even notice it. But those words meant something else in the fundamentalist cult I grew up in. I go to a not-crazy church now because it's helpedContinue reading "Unfundamentalist Thoughts: What do Christians mean when they say ‘our joy is not based on this world’?"
Oral history project documents Latinx history in Southeast Texas
This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University's student newspaper, on April 9, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor The BMT Latina/o Oral History Project hosted “Live In Conversation,” April 8. The event featured two Southeast Texas Latinx speakers, Roberto Flores Sr., a Beaumont native, and Luis Lopez, who immigrated to Southeast TexasContinue reading "Oral history project documents Latinx history in Southeast Texas"
Eleanor Skelton 