Suicide Prevention Partnership of Pikes Peak Region 'The mission of Suicide Prevention Partnership is to unite the community in addressing suicide in the Pikes Peak Region through education, intervention and postvention,' according to their...

As of July, six gay youth have committed suicide across the nation, making it apparent that bullying and harassment are widespread problems. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) youth are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their...

The University Counseling Center (UCC), in Main Hall 324, presents currently enrolled UCCS students with on-campus mental health services, ranging from crisis care to short-term psychotherapy. Director Zekiye Benek Altayli, a doctor of psychology,...

In light of recent events at UCCS, The Scribe has published these pages in an attempt to help those on campus who may be struggling with issues surrounding or otherwise relating to suicide. Remeber: There is help. ...

Nick Venetucci was a catcher in the minor leagues for the New York Yankees when he decided to return home and help his father on his farm during the Great Depression. That family farm was where he spent the rest of his life and discovered his passion. ...

There once was a man in Sicily named Salvatore, who fell in love with a woman named Etta. Her wealthy family didn't approve of the union, so he snuck her out of her window, they eloped and he whisked her away to America. They settled in ...

Though some people prefer the primitive triangle eyes and jagged-mouth style, others prefer to add artistic flair to the Halloween pumpkin-carving tradition, complete with creepy scenes of vultures pecking the eyes from a corpse. Not hav...

After 18 months of planning, renovating and remodeling, the former Pub opens tonight as Clyde's, a new campus hangout for students, staff and faculty alike. ...

The Boulder County wildfire has sent sparks eighty-five miles away to Colorado Springs. Though authorities report that the fire does not represent a threat to the University of Colorado campus or the central City of Boulder, UCCS has taken precautions ...

For the last four years, as part of Back to the Bluffs, students at UCCS gather in an empty parking lot to hold activities around what is known campus wide as 'the fall bonfire.' This year, the parking lot may be fireless, according to OSA grad assista...

Growth is nothing new to UCCS; this year, however, student housing has struggled to provide for the entire freshman class. 2010 is the first year UCCS has been unable to accommodate all students on-campus and many students have found themselves o...

UCCS parking is a common student frustration, and with increasing student enrollment figures, it's not getting any easier. The problem with on-campus parking, however, is not the number of parking spots or the Hub permit waiting list, but the striking ...

Transition to Blackboard as UCCS' primary online class assistance program E-Companion, one of UCCS's current online systems, will soon be completely replaced by Blackboard. While some professors currently refuse to adapt to the new syste...

The UCCS Copy Center has recently relocated to the bottom floor of the University Center next to the MOSAIC office. Luke Boilini, the copy center's assistant manager, hopes this 'more centralized location' will increase student and fac...

Located on the bottom floor of the University Center, UCCS's most recent architectural project has taken shape. Clyde's, formerly known as the Pub, is named after Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's captive mountain lion and UCCS's renowned mascot. With...

Parking has never been easy at UCCS, and this year is no exception. Though parking is more limited than ever this semester due to higher enrollment rates, parking lots 3, 4 and N (at University Hall) were renovated, repaved and repainted ove...

The UCCS bookstore is for the first time this semester presenting students with the option of renting many textbooks instead of paying full price to buy one new or used. Renting, though, does entail some additional reasonability. Students wh...

Since the summer adaption of the ISIS system, the student number system and freshman class alike have experienced many unprecedented changes and difficulties. ...

Over the summer, Centennial Hall, previously known as the Science Building, experienced a complete transformation. ...

The food and drink at Jack Quinn's are both pretty good. The problem, like the rest of the Tejon Street corporate crapholes, is that spending time there later in the evening is like participating in a hockey match. I grew up on the football field and in m...