Content note: victim-blaming Observing the backlash against my friend Cynthia Jeub’s blog series on family abuse has been quite informative for my journalistic aspirations. (Cynthia Jeub is now known as Artemis Stardust.) Cynthia and I worked at the campus newspaper as editors for two years, and we share a passion for investigative reporting. Together, we advocatedContinueContinue reading “‘You’re not a victim because.’ | Unpacking the responses to exposing abuse in the Jeub family”
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Community and professionals should support people struggling with depression
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Oct. 20, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Friday morning, three weeks ago, 9:54 a.m. There’s a new Google chat notification on my phone. “I hurt myself this morning… it was worse than I thought it would be, but it didn’t hurt enough… tell me when you’reContinueContinue reading “Community and professionals should support people struggling with depression”
World Affairs council student representative nominated to represent Colorado in D.C.
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Oct. 13, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Kasey Allen is an Irish step-dancer, but she was also selected as one of 25 students nationwide to attend the World Affairs conference. The World Affairs Council conference is Nov. 5-7, and will include meetings with ambassadors, dinner atContinueContinue reading “World Affairs council student representative nominated to represent Colorado in D.C.”
Emotional Hypothermia, Part 5: This is your life
Continued from Part 4 I remember when We used to drive Anywhere but here As long as we’d forget our lives We were so young and confusedthat we didn’t know To laugh or cry Those nights were ours They will live and never die Together we’d stand forever…- Skillet, Those Nights The first week ofContinueContinue reading “Emotional Hypothermia, Part 5: This is your life”
Emotional Hypothermia, Part 4: October
Continued from Part 3 You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Like resignation to the end, always the end…- Gotye, Somebody I Used To Know October, it’s not your fault. But I really don’t like you anymore. Depression hits me hardest in October and January. Summer’s buzz fades, and my dreams seemContinueContinue reading “Emotional Hypothermia, Part 4: October”
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