Graphic by Eleanor Skelton. | Source: Active shooter training at Beaumont’s First Baptist Church, April 2018. This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on March 1, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor A few weeks ago, I found myself huddled with my coworkers in the back of the coffee shop where weContinueContinue reading “Everyone should have active shooter training “
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Not home for the holidays: Journalists spend time apart from families for assignments
Eleanor Skelton, UP contributor This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Jan. 13, 2019. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor My Christmas started around 5:30 a.m., but I wasn’t getting up early for Santa. I was in themiddle of working 13 days straight, usually working an eight-hour shift at two jobsevery day,ContinueContinue reading “Not home for the holidays: Journalists spend time apart from families for assignments”
Fighting misinformation: Being a journalist in the ‘fake news’ era
This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on November 29, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Be a journalist, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. I’ve wanted to become a reporter since I was old enough to read a newspaper — I started reading in preschool. My parents usedContinueContinue reading “Fighting misinformation: Being a journalist in the ‘fake news’ era”
Prep for natural disasters
This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Sept. 27, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor When Harvey dropped four feet of water on Southeast Texas in 2017, I thought I was ready. After all, I lived through the Waldo Canyon Fire and the Black Forest Fire that swept throughContinueContinue reading “Prep for natural disasters”
#FreeTheNipple campaign promotes desexualization of nudity
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on April 20, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Oh, social media. You’ve forever changed the face of activism with campaigns like #StopKony for child soldiers in Africa, #BlackLivesMatter for the Ferguson protests and #WhyILeft / #WhyIStayed tweets for abuse survivors to tell their stories. And then, TwitterContinueContinue reading “#FreeTheNipple campaign promotes desexualization of nudity”
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