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Here’s what it’s like to be a journalist in a small town. We don’t have time to create conspiracies.

I love editing pages at the University Press at Lamar University. As a journalist, I get kind of annoyed at people who leave comments on news articles posted to social media like: “I have a police scanner and you wouldn’t believe all the things that the news doesn’t report.” 1.) We can’t just report whateverContinueContinue reading “Here’s what it’s like to be a journalist in a small town. We don’t have time to create conspiracies.”

REDtalk to address critical thinking, study strategies

Graphic courtesy of Lamar University This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Jan 31, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor REDtalks are Lamar University’s play on the popular TED talks and the first of the semester is set for 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. today on the sixth floorContinueContinue reading “REDtalk to address critical thinking, study strategies”

The Jar of Self-Confidence and stat bonuses

I’m naturally a bubbly person. One of the nicknames I earned in college was the toesocks fairy. But I’ve been recovering from what my friends and I called emotional hypothermia, slowly warming up to my own emotions, both positive and negative ones. I wondered how much of my optimism was forced. Not all of itContinueContinue reading “The Jar of Self-Confidence and stat bonuses”

Injustice, suffering and The Stoning of Soraya M.

I have serious thoughts this time of year even though I didn’t grow up in a tradition that celebrated Lent. I also have this bad habit of watching disturbing historical films and getting emotionally overwhelmed. A couple of years ago, I watched The Stoning of Soraya M. over winter break. My roommates had just leftContinueContinue reading “Injustice, suffering and The Stoning of Soraya M.”

Where’s Eleanor?

The Eleanor is still here. The Eleanor is finishing yet another semester and GRADUATING.Sometimes my blog doesn’t get updated as often because I also write other places. Today, I’d like to share what else I’ve been up to. The Scribe For the last three years, I’ve been an editor at The Scribe, my college’s studentContinueContinue reading “Where’s Eleanor?”