This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on May 4, 2015, in the 50 Year Anniversary Issue. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Faith Wilson earned her high school diploma and her bachelor’s degree from UCCS on the same day. Wilson, who was technically still in high school, graduated from UCCS in spring 2011 with aContinueContinue reading “Notable Alumni | Faith Wilson: The high school student who graduated from college”
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Anxiety can pull students under, but some professors understand
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on March 30, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor My gut twinges. The panic cyclone is coming. Swirls of worry claw at my insides. Some days I think I’m drowning in thought cycles. If you don’t get an A on this exam, you won’t stand a chance inContinueContinue reading “Anxiety can pull students under, but some professors understand”
#WhyILeft Fundamentalism, Part 2
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”
#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”
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”
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