This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on March 2, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Gold and white signs stating “designated smoking areas” along with ashtrays were installed this semester, indicating exact locations where smoking is appropriate. A committee including Ralph Giese, director of Residence Life and Housing, and Brian McPike, executive director ofContinueContinue reading “Designated smoking areas clear the air but some protest stigma”
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Campus relations with Cragmor neighborhood rocky, but improving
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Feb. 2, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Some of the Cragmor neighbors over the last 50 years watched the campus grow from classes held in condemned houses on the bluffs to the current campus. Tensions between UCCS and the surrounding neighborhoods increased over the last severalContinueContinue reading “Campus relations with Cragmor neighborhood rocky, but improving”
UCCS yearly security report notes overall decrease in crime, increase in sex offenses
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 3, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Petty theft may have decreased on campus in the last year, but sex offenses increased. Public safety released its Annual Security Report at the beginning of October, and the UCCS Communique announced the statistics on Oct. 1. “The numberContinueContinue reading “UCCS yearly security report notes overall decrease in crime, increase in sex offenses”
XS Threadz and Plato’s Closet offer options for fall, winter fashion
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 2, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Whether students are looking for business casual outfits for interviews and internships or trendier textiles for falling temperatures, secondhand stores ease budgeting pain. XS Threadz in University Village and Plato’s Closet on North Academy are two higher-endContinueContinue reading “XS Threadz and Plato’s Closet offer options for fall, winter fashion”
Campus Chatter: Week of November 18, 2013
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 18, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor What kind of stores would you like to see open in University Village and what stores do you visit there now? Kimberly Southcott, sophomore, nursing A Starbucks because I think it’s silly that there is no coffeeContinueContinue reading “Campus Chatter: Week of November 18, 2013”
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