Student Writings – US Represented

Coping with Untreated Mental Illness in the Colorado Springs Homeless Community

Nonfiction, Student Writings, Writings / By a featured contributor

People with mental illnesses can often manage their symptoms through treatment, but many never receive it. Social stigma and the United States’ psychiatrist shortage are root causes of the problem. Those who don’t get treatment see their symptoms grow progressively worse, which means they have substantially higher odds of becoming homeless. Colorado Springs can fight […]

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Just Survive, Warrior.

Nonfiction, Student Writings, Writings / By a featured contributor

I would be lying if I did not feel any confusion or emotional disturbance from receiving a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. As I recall, I was with my unit in the Army, sitting at a table awaiting a leader’s meeting. The doctor called, and I answered, of course receiving bad news. I began to have

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The Serious Impact of Concussions

Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Student Writings, Writings / By a featured contributor

No reading, no television, no physical exertion or mental strain, plus no work for at least a month, possibly more–this was my prescription after I suffered my eighth concussion in six years. My neurologist told me to check back in after taking time off work and asked me to investigate disability options in case I

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The Real ER

Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Student Writings / By a featured contributor

I grew up watching reenactments of emergencies on television shows like ER and Grey’s Anatomy. I was certain working in an Emergency Room was where I would pursue my career. As of today, I am an Emergency Medical Technician in a Level III Trauma Center. However, after watching actors play doctors and nurses on TV

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Pageant Brain

Analysis, Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Student Writings / By a featured contributor

Last summer, I received a letter from the Miss Teen Beauty Pageant. The letter informed me that I was recommended for the pageant by someone anonymous. When I first received it, I threw it aside and didn’t look at it for a few days. I wasn’t interested in being in a beauty pageant. Still, the

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Why Introverts Should Write

Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Nonfiction, Student Writings, Writings / By a featured contributor

For the average person, engaging in some light conversion is enjoyable. For me, it’s akin to torture. That might seem like a gross exaggeration, but it’s the truth. I know that it will not get easier if I simply avoid it, so I force myself into conversation several times each day. Whether I’m asking a

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