Source: invisigoth88, Deviant Art. Continued from Part 1 They make me feel so empty Their words, they cut like knives You tell me to forgive them, But I’m not sure I’ll survive… – TFK, In My Room “The way you talk about English, you really don’t seem like a dentist to me. You talk aboutContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 2”
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#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1
Source: UnusualYoung.com, Tumblr. I’ve been trying to erase myselfBy trying to be someone elseThey say there’s no hope for meI guess this must be hell… – TFK, In My Room “I have to go, my dad’s calling me again.” I head for the door of the campus library. My friend rolls her wheelchair closer toContinueContinue reading “#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 1”
Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years
Maybe I’ll try church again. Two years ago, I’d been exiled from my church home four months before. One Sunday, I went to a service at a local megachurch, hiding myself in the crowd. And I asked God why I hadn’t found a spiritual home yet, if I ever would. And in the dimmed lightContinueContinue reading “Why I’ve been a spiritual hobo for a few years”
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”