Oh hey, another poster from Colorado Springs!
Is it just me, or do you find the CC quad to be less than optimal for biking through in general? I've tried, but never managed to find any useful shortcuts through the CC campus that are any improvement over riding on Nevada, Uintah, or Cache La Poudre (and Cascade is one of my favorite cycling routes in the city). Admittedly I've not spent a lot of time riding around that campus, other than when I've gone to access the Tutt Library's collections as a UCCS student, but from what I've seen it's never very appealing to ride through.
That string though... terribly poor judgement, you could have cut it down and I think most folks would've agreed you did the right thing.