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Tuesp"y,,April,5, 2()05 . 2 Highl.-nder News Highlander Random room inspections to come during Ranger Week 3333 Regis Blvd, Mail Stop 1_8 Denver CO 80221 Charlie Murphy 303-964-5391 Staff Reporter Mission Statement: As the staff of the Regis Univ~rsity Denver police responded to a tip student-run publication, the from Regis students about marijuana Highlander, we intend to serve the being grown in a freshman dorm room c~~pus and the neighborhood by pro on campus on Saturday, April 2. v1d1ng a weekly _forum regarding perti According to numerous residents, nent news and ideas. Our publication police stormed the residence hall and is designed to cultivate greater overall confiscated the marijuana plants and awareness and participation in univer- arrested two students. sity events by providing consistent Denver police chief Arnold coverage of issues affecting those Tingsby reports, "Over two pounds of involved with Regis University. marijuana were found growing in the dorm room and another pound was Editor-in-Chief found stashed in a drawer." Ed Bessenbacher Both Regis and police have not released the names of the two stu Associate Editor • dents responsible; however, police are Photo by Ansel Adams Justin Parnell looking for five other students poten Freshmen, Ralph Emerson (right) and Nick Wolfgang (left) caught tially involved. Disassociate Editor exchanging drugs in the Grotto outside O'Connel Residence Hall. Resident assistant, Johnny Chris Dieterich Goodcents said, "All students involved rity. Police, according to Tingsby, will will be immediately expelled from the Residence Life will be boosting securi Opinions Editor ty in the dorms. "In addition to check be using experienced drug sniffing University for violating the strict sub Andrew Cole dogs in each room. "We aren't fooling stance abuse policies." ing bags, we will now conduct random around when we bring the dogs out," Feature Editor The Student Handbook prohibits room inspections throughout the week Tingsby adds. "These dogs are highly Brooke Glasmann the sale, use, distribution, or posses at various hours of the day," said trained to pick up any hint of drugs." sion of any controlled substance, ille Goodcents. Alongside campus securi If a dorm room is inspected while Sports Editor gal drugs or drug paraphernalia on ty officers, the RAs will be looking for the resident is out, inspectors will post Nikki Lawson University premises or at University drugs, alcohol, and any other visible a note inside the room notifying the sponsored activities. violations to the Student Handbook. resident of the room check. Entertainment Editor Many students have voiced their "We will offer no warnings to students "We are confident that the Kaitlyn Gentert concerns about safety and health on who violate the Student Handbook dur strict means of security will cut down campus to their RAS"; howeve't, ing the week," Goodcents states. "Anyone associated and/or responsi on the drug and alcohol consumption Senior Reporters Goodcents assures residents that both Melissa Skotak ble with the violations will result in throughout the chaotic week," campus security and Denver police will Andrea Silva Goodcents said. "If all goes well, continue to work together in maintain immediate suspension or expulsion." Also, a Denver police officer will Residence Life may look into imple ing a safe and drug-free campus. Photo Editor menting routine inspections through With the annual Ranger Week be stationed in each residence hall Graham Hunt out the year for all residence halls and coming up, a week typically noted as throughout the week twenty-four hours town homes." the largest party week on campus, a day to assist RAs and campus secu- Copy Editor Stephanie Johnson Cracks: boulders to be replaced; con Meth: Advertising Staff struction likely to cause more headaches CarrieAnna Cordova Roommate had Caroline Herter and the library and the plaza area just ed to be addressed. ' north of Carroll Hall. Students, faculty When Barns called McMann at no idea of Griggs Staff Artist and staff are asked to be patient with home, McMann rushed to campus to Jacqueline Kharouf these closures and avoid these areas. examine the damage himself. "My involvement "This is an incredible hassle for heart dropped at the sight," said Staff Reporters every time I saw him he would he us to undertake," said McMann,. "We McMann. "We worked so hard to get Josi Berry twitching and itching. I just thought his hate to disrupt campus like this. those in place and I just knew that we Jami Bonifas Usually big projects are scheduled for would have to re-do everything we had allergies were really bad this year." Renee Felton the summer, but with something like already worked on." Police said that "Several nasty Laura Fritz this we just can't wait. Who knows Soon after McMann arrived on smells had been reported as coming Thomas Griggs how badly wrecked the rocks will be by campus Saturday, a few rock experts from the perpetrator's home on Julian Marlena Hargrove then." from Blander Cohen Landscaping and St, and when we finally went to check Tamara Henry The problem was first noticed by Western Boulders, Inc. were called in his house he was actually outside Carly LeTourneau a contracted worker, Ed Barns, who to examine the cause of the cracks. It throwing some old material away and Alicia Moler was on campus this weekend making was then that the group decided faulty that gave us enough cause to search Lizzeth Nevarez final preparations before the Carroll sealing was the culprit. his house." There was meth in all dif Laura Parr Hall dedication to happen this week. Physical Plant intends on getting ferent stages of production, he proba Martin Roche Mike Simpson When arriving to the site, Barns a full refund on the original purchase bly had in upwards of two kilos of fin Mike Slesar noticed a large piece of rock that was of the boulders as well as $1 million ished product, according to the Antonella Vitale missing from one of the boulders. The awarded in labor and damages. "This responding officers. Maribeth Waldrep piece was nearly five feet away from isn't something to mess around with. When Griggs' roommate was the pile and when Barns made a clos We deserve what we paid for and ask~d about what T.J. had been doing, senior Casey Ruhlander said, "I hon- Faculty Advisor er examination he realized that there that's obviously not what we got," said Ian T. Dawe was a much larger problem that need- McMann. ·They're always trying to Editorials Editorials are the opinions of the get the fat man down!" author, which do not necessarily - T.J. Griggs reflect the views of Regis University or the Highlander.
estly. had no idea that T.J. was doing Submissions that in our house!" And when asked Submissions are encouraged from our '.3-bou~ the smell Ruhlander replied "T.J readers. All submissions will be 1s a httle overweight and he sweats all reviewed for appropriateness, content, KRCX Pitch a Playlist week! the time. I just thought he had a body and length by the Editorial Staff to . Three songs that have a theme, flow, odor. problem. I never thought he was ensure suitability of content and quali cooking meth." ty of thought. Email to or just fit in with Ranger Week . Police gave the Highlander exclu- [email protected]. The deadline Winner gets $101.50 in prize money! sive access to Griggs for a short inter for receipt of letters is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. E-mail sets to [email protected], call them in at x5392, or bring them to view to learn the story just before he was pushed into the squad car. the station at the basement of the student center Unfortunately, Griggs did not want to Sets will be played thoughout Ranger Week so be sure to include your be interviewed, but had this to say name and e-mail or phone number. "They're always trying to get the fat Call x5392 for more info or listen daily for the promo. man down!" _____Tuesday, April__,;_ 5, ______2005 Opinions ______,; ______H_i.;_gh_l_an_d_e_r _3_
Advice on iPod etiquette Much needed auditorium proves ~~;e;a :ophia probably be joining that large bag in a a ea er comfortable hole fifty miles out of town. its worth at Prejean event Staring off into space when some The great philosopher Rene one is talking to you is also very attrac- Lance Uppercut thank the administration for making the Descartes is often associated with the tive. I know I'm looking for a guy who Columnist value judgment to provide the facilities phrase "I think therefore I am." How can accurately drool into a small cup needed for the distinguished speakers wrong he was. If Rene was around before someone wakes him from his On Thursday, March 31, Sister that our campus continues to attract. Regis has always made head !oday he would have probably said, "I stupor. Now that's just hot. Helen Prejean, a distinguished and lines by being the location of ground ,Pod therefore I am" for it often seems Making good choices is also a powerful speaker on the issue of capi breaking announcements and earth that the very thing which makes us challenge with an iPod. If the situation tal punishment in our society made a changing speeches from important who we are (the mind) has been arises where you have to choose visit to Regis to receive an honorary leaders in our society. The problem replaced by a machine roughly the between listening to vital life saving degree. Sister Prejean was an amaz though was that formerly we did not size and weight of a deck of cards. information such as: ''This plane's on ing speaker. Her knowledge and pas have the right space to host such mon No, folks, I'm not talking about fire! We have to jump now," and contin sion for the subject was matched only good ole Rene. I'm talking about the uing to listen to your iPod, would you by her ability to integrate humor when umental occasions. That all changed in January when complete zoning out of our generation choose the music? If you answered needed to keep audience appeal for a we opened the new, state of the art thanks to the wonder machine created yes, then the importance of the music difficult subject. While the talk Coors Light building (not to be con by Apple. It's amazing how many col has replaced your vital thought deserves a commentary, this column is fused with the Coors Life Directions lege students have become absorbed processes, such as choosing between instead about the host of the talk, Center). Administrators didn't want to in the soundtrack of their lives as they right and wrong. Regis University. name to buildings by such similar miss the crucial parts and ruin their Is it right to watch a burglar empty Because Prejean is such a fan names but they really didn't have a minds to bad music. So press and the contents of your room as you tastic speaker, and because she has a choice when the Coors Foundation hold pause whilst I illuminate the prob dance to the music of System of a Pulitzer Prize nominated book that threw $25 million at them to fund the lems with the iPod fad and how to bal Down? Between the choice to listen to became an Academy Award winning ance your life now that it is controlled bad music or rescue your life savings, movie, the event was a big success. project. Now a crowd of 600, like the one by an iPod. iPod junkies would choose the bad In fact, like many of the prominent that came to see Sister Prejean, can iPod dancing is rarely seen in music. It's easier to fix. With just the speakers that Regis brings on a regu easily fit in the theaters stadium seat public. If I was caught dancing to my touch of a button another better song lar basis, the event was held in our state of the art auditorium. The six ing, giving each individual a great view. iPod I would want to be dead, lying on appears, whereas you might actually And of course, all of those attending the ground with my legs twitching in have to stop dancing, and worse yet, hundred people that came included were able to park their cars in the adja time with Breaking Benjamin's "So pause your iPod as you retrieve your students, faculty, staff and members of the Denver community. cent four sfory parking garage that was Cold" (ok, so that's me). belongings. The only thing greater than built at' the same time. But, still, why don't iPod junkies How can you eradicate this Prejean's speech was the environment It's not often that the student pub just come out and dance to it? Is it so incessant dependence on your iPod? in which she gave it. Luckily the lication finds the need to throw flatter socially damaging? Think about it this There are three easy steps. First, if administration decided to devote the ing remarks at the administration, but way: you can't hear what anyone else you must listen to your iPod at all resources to design and build the new this much-needed improvement really is saying anyway, so it doesn't matter. times, you must also dance to it at all auditorium last year. Before it was requires just that. In the end, it came Hey, we could all be two dimensional times. The embarrassment from this built, Regis had only the cafeteria and down to stopping the flow of academ figures dancing voraciously to the daily habit will likely make you feel less field house to host major events, and ics, politicians, authors, and heads of neon hued world of our very own iPod inclined to listen (unless you're a real of course they could use the science state to Regis, or shell out the money commercials. It would loosen every ly good dancer,. in which case you amphitheater for anything that would to host a place for audiences to hear one up a bit anyway. Try it out. I will if should just go home). Second, if you draw less people than an intro to busi them present their ideas. We just want you will. have to listen and must talk to some ness class up in Boulder. to say thank you to those that made Listening while you are talking one else, remove an ear piece from Yes, I just want to personally the decision to go with the latter. to someone else seems really, really one ear (the one closest to the speak rude. Well folks, I hate to tell you but it er) . This is called multi-tasking. Third, is really, really true. If someone came if you have to listen to your iPod and up to you and asked where the nearest make a moral decision, give the iPod construction site was because they to the burglar and keep the computer; wanted to dump a large, black plastic you're better off with your life anyway, bag filled with ... meat, you would have right? no idea what they had said and would HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
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He looked at me on the brain ... all day long. unique. I followed Skyler Noah for one and just said "Burger King," and we After a quick bag of chips and a day to see how he operates compared were out the door. Skyler enlightened Yoo-Hoo for dinner we were off to to some other Regis students, and this me to the ways of marketing, "I mean Skyler's night class. The class was is how Skyler's day goes ... we gotta stop here. Have you seen environmental ethics and this Tahoe Shortly before noon Skyler awoke that commercial with Hootie and driving, dreadlock-sporting dude has and remembered that he was going to Brooke Burke? If they both tell me to never had more to say in his life. We be involved with this piece. I reminded buy something, I think I have to." left at break and never returned. him and he starkly said "Shut up dude! 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Kevin Burke / Sci Amp. 7:30 pm pril 8 Colorado School of Mmes 3:00 pm Thursday, April 7 Thrills: West Side Story / Eljebel 7:30/9:00p pril 9 Colorado School of Mines (DH) 12:00pm pril IO Colorado School of Mines 12:00pm - Judicial Board applications due Friday, April 8 pril 15 at Metro State 3:00pm - West Side Story/ ElJebel 7:30/9:00pm at Metro State (DH) 12:00pm - Last Call: Pub Crawl/ downtown 9p-12:30a pril 16 pril 17 at Metro State 12:00pm - CLC retreat / Sedalia at Fort Hays University 7:00pm Saturday, April 9 pril 22 - West Side Story / El Jebel 2:00/7:30 pm SOFTBALL Sunday, April IO - West Side Story / ElJebel 2:00pm Date Matchu / Location Time pril 6 Colorado School of Mines (DH) 2/4:00 pm pril 13 at Colorado School of Mines 2/4:00 pm pril 16 at CU-Colorado Springs (DH) 12/2:00 pm MvundTvwn pril 17 at CU-Colorado Springs (DH) 11/1:00 pm pril 23 CO State University-Pueblo (DH) 12/2:00pm CONCERTS pril 24 CO State University-Pueblo (DH) 11/1:00 pm Date Event / Location Time pril 30 at Adam State (DH) 12/2:00 pm April 5 All-American Rejects / Gothic Theatre 7:00 pm WOMEN'S LACROSSE April8 Blake Shelton / Grizzly Rose 10:00 pm Date Matchu / Location Time Unwritten Law/ CO School of Mines 7:30 pm April 8 at C.W. Post 3:00 pm 7:30 pm April 12 Sting / Magness Arena April 9 at Franklin Pierce College 1:00pm IO:OOpm Papa Roach / Gothic Theatre April IO at Adelphi University 12:00 pm i~ April 13 OAR / Fillmore Auditorium 7:00 pm l ,t April 12 at University of Denver 7:00pm I April 17 Snoop Dogg I Magness Arena 8:00 pm THEATER & ARTS CLUB RUGBY ··-~ - Date Event Location Time On behalf of the Highlander and Regis community, congratulations April 5-May 8 A Crimson Thread / Arvada Center varies Club Rugy on a remarkable season! April 5-May 12 Narnia / Arvada Center varies April 5-April 30 The Madwoman / Space Theatre varies April 5-April 30 Fire on the Mountain / Stage Theatre varies Classifieds DENVER NUGGETS Date Event / Location Time Spiting ehan &j dcmating, <>fwe.6 April 5 at Memphis Grizzlies 6:00pm March 28-April 8 April 6 at New Orleans Hornets 6:00pm Donate your sneakers, high heels, boots April 8 at Minnesota Timberwolves 7:30pm and loafers, and business shoes April 9 Seattle Supersonics / Pepsi Center 7:00pm April II Golden Gate Warriors I Pepsi Ctr 7:00pm Collection boxes have been placed in Loyola, Hall, Main Hall, Student Center, COLC)RADO CRUSH and the ALC Date Event /Location Time April 10 Philadelphia Soul / Pepsi Center 11:00 am ARE YOU A SECONDHAND 11:00 am April 17 at Chicago Rush SMOKE SUCKER? April 22 San Jose Sabercats 7:00pm Is td:13.cx:o Std I Weekly Word Whomp · Across 13. Tendency 28. Burning of another's property t 1. Remove hair 15. One more 29. Potato 5. Wrong 16. Surrounded by 30. Supplement Answers to last week's 9. Story 21. Form of capital punishment 31. Tawdry 10. Bird droppings 24. Hot tapering pepper Weekly Word Whomp 11. Loft 26. South Carolina town 2 3 6 7 6 7 8 Down s 0 H 1. Male deer 2. Covering for the head L M A R 3. Communion table 4. Blood vessel R 5. Genuine 6. Female horse 7. Inactive 8. Male child 12. Celebration of the Eucharist 14. Speck 17. Curve 18. Next after the second 19. Country in NE Africa 20. Destitute L 22. Too N V E N 23. US space agency T 25. Did possess N T E w E E 27. Sever Volume 87 Issue 18 === And Now, What Really Happened======::::== April 5, 2005 'R~ U nlverKUy . 'I . . 'I The Jesuit University of the Rocky Mountains A Weekly Student Publication ======The world loses ·a leader Mary McManus, associate univer sity minister, stated that "We're gather ing together with the rest of the world, first and foremost to pray; pray for the reposal of the Pope's soul and, as the Church gets ready to move in a new direction, for the leadership." Each day this week begins and ends with a session of prayer at 8:30 a.m. and p.m. Additionally, there will be a short film shown and discussion Photo by Graham Hunt of the effect the life of the Pope had on Sister Helen Prejean passionately students Tuesday at 7 p.m . in the opposes the death penalty to 600 in Chapel. Thursday, organizers have the Regis community on Thursday. arranged a brown-bag lunch and dis cussion of the influence the Pope exhibited and developed over the Enormous course of his papacy. For students, the coming weeks crowd comes will be a new experience as the only Pope that they have ever known is honored and replaced in a historic out for Prejean Photo courtesy of www.catholicmission.org process which has not taken place in Andrew Cole Pope John Paul II passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005 after a 26 year 26 years. Opmions Editor tenure as the head of the Catholic Church. A number of services are John Paul II will be forever finked planned for mourning his death in the next week at Regis University. with Regis University for his historic Sister Helen Prejean, author of visit in 1993. The Lowell campus, the "Dead Man Walking" and "Death of Ed Bessenbacher Monday to mourn and commemorate Boettcher Commons specifically, Innocents," spoke in the cafeteria to a Editor-in-Chief the life of the Catholic pontiff. served as the setting for the first meet standing room only crowd of 600 As the Pope's body lies in state at ing between then President Bill Clinton Regis community and surrounding Like so many around the world, St. Peter's Basilica, Catholics and non and the Pontiff, and remains one of the community members on Thursday, the Regis community is reacting to the Catholics alike are invited to attend the defining events in the history of the March 31 about her experience in the loss of Pope John Paul II all this week prayer services and other events being University. capital punishment ministry. with events planned through next put on by university ministry. Prejean was at Regis to receive an honorary degree and used the opportunity to tell the story of her experience with the death penalty. Testing the waters She also met with faculty and staff, as whelming amount were found to be well as students, earlier in the day. Water faucets fail to unsanitary and insufficient. The talk was entitled "Catholics Physical plant sure doesn't hesi and the Death Penalty," and she spent provide relief to tate to over-water the University's a significant amount of time describing grounds and protect its arboretum, but how her faith related to her work with thirsty students when it comes to the maintenance and capital punishment. In particular, she Justin Parnell cleanliness of drinking fountains, it's spoke of her battle to make capital Associate Editor safe to say they fail. When testing a punishment a part of the respect-life drinking fountain, typically a user looks platform to which Catholics adhere. Regis University, we can all agree for water pressure, temperature, "We can't show respect for life with this flourishes with beauty, whether it may cleanliness, and taste. With these fac protocol of death," she said. be the groomed lawns, the glowing tors in mind when testing each foun The change that has come in the fayade of Main Hall, or the constantly tain, the results were astounding, but Photo by Justin Parnell Catholic stance on the issue has been vacuumed halls. However, how does not surprising. This porcelain relic, located outside to call for the respect of all life. She something as significant as drinking The student center, a major thor of summer session, is complete highlighted the importance of this shift, fountains get overlooked by both the oughfare on campus, sees hundreds with a rusting chrome drain, dirt as it had formerly been the respect of custodial staff and physical plant? of students, faculty, and visitors on a spots, and low water pressure. all innocent life. Prejean repeatedly The problem is not the quantity of daily basis. With two drinking foun claimed that all human beings have a drinking fountains on campus, but tains located on the main level, each is close to the faucet in order to consume dignity to their life, even if they are rather the quality of each of them. used frequently. The drinking fountain the water. The fountain outside the guilty of heinous crimes. After a simple, non-scientific examina located outside the women's restroom men's room also lacks water pressure. tion of all major drinking fountains on door has a disappointing low water l Please see Prejean on page 2 campus by the Highlander, an over- pressure, forcing a user to get fairly Please see Fountains on page 2 Opinions Sports Entertainment Josi Berry offers Rugby plays OAP ventures her opinion on three games in into another the death penal two days and extreme sport: ty, justice, and achieves the skydiving. Terry Schiavo. best finish in Regis history. Pg.3 Pg. 4-5 Pg. 6 .,. Highlander 2 Tuesday, April 5, 2005 News Fountains: not for art, or drinking West Side nominate Loyola and DeSmet halls. Story to shine Both fountains are supposedly Loyola's infamous fountains, one out refrigerated, allowing water to be cold. side the service learning office and the However, only the girl's fountain has at El Jeb.el other outside the summer session cold water being released, while the office, are both downright disgusting. Tamara Henry men's disapprovingly remains a luke Surprisingly, both have cold water; Staff Reporter warm temperature. however both severely lack in water A Regis icon, Main Hall, also pressur~ and cleanliness featuring The Regis Ramblers will be per houses poor drinking fountains. The rusting and soap scum around the forming their own version of West fountain outside the women's restroom Side Story this weekend, Thursday and the closest to the president's office faucets and drains. DeSmet's fountains are on the through Sunday at the El Jebel center on the second level features perfect very verge of being extinct, because with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. on water pressure providing convenient the only use they receive are from re~ Thursday, Fnday and Saturday, and usage. In addition, the fountain fea idents dumping beverages and food in matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and tures a separate faucet that allows them. In fact, each is an outdated Sunday. "One of the most powerful users to fill up cups and Nalgene bot musicals ever made," is how Clint tles. Sadly, this refrigerated fountain is porcelain fountain with relatively low Photo by Justin Parnell McKnight, who plays the character Big far from being cold, in fact, it is one of water pressure and unnaturally warm This fountain is outside of the Deal, describes the play. the warmest in Main Hall. water. Most residents have turned to men's restroom in Main Hall and The setting of the play is the On the other hand, the fountain using bottled water or purchasing a fil features an extra faucet for bottles. upper west side of Broadway in New further down the hall outside the men's tered water pitcher. "I usually fill my restroom is the exact opposite. In fact, cold, that is, if you can even get a drop pitcher in the bathroom sink," said York City during the 1950's. The origi comparing all fountains on campus, of it in your mouth. These two foun freshman, Lindsey White. nal play opened on Broadway in 1957 this fountain is the best due to the con tains are perhaps the worst on campus Whether the lack to maintain our and was written by Arthur Laurents. venient two faucet heads, perfect when it comes to water pressure. University's drinking fountains is a ploy Performing the play at El Jebel water pressure, crisp cool water, and However, the worst fountain overall in by campus officials to force students to rather than in the Regis Science cleanliness. Unfortunately, just above the building lies hidden in the dark hall buy its bottled water in the Grille or a Amphitheater has many advantages, this fountain in the newly remodeled near the anatomy lab, where the air is way to conserve water so physical including more stage room, better third and fourth floors, the remaining filled with the scent of the nearby plant may continue to flood the Quad, seating, and overall better facilities for drinking fountains feature the familiar cadaver. the fact is, drinking fountains are an a performance. One hope 1s that stag warm water that seems to be common The recently renovated Carroll alarming and embarrassing issue. ing the performance in this facility will with so-called refrigerated fountains on Hall undoubtedly features the most Without a doubt, physical plant draw a bigger audience. The cast and campus. stylish refrigerated fountains on cam employees have used a fountain at crew of the production have also had Fountains in the Adult Learning pus, but don't be fooled. Each foun least once, but must be ignoring the a chance to build relationships with Center are definitely something to stay tain features mild water temperatures problem and are too focused on main the shriners. clear from. Not only will you rarely see that often leave a dry-wall flavor in taining the flower beds on campus. The cast is not only diverse but an updated stainless steel refrigerated your mouth. If you like flavored water, With students', faculty's, and visi "well chosen" according to McKnight fountain, users will find soap scum and then check out the water fountain on tors' health in mind, physical plant offi who says "Many of the cast members rust in numerous fountains. Also, the the second level of the Dayton cials should begin focusing less on have really come into their own water is warm and lacks pressure. Memorial Library. This dirty, weak beautifying the campus sidewalks and preparing for their upcoming perform However, the newly renovated pressured, warm water fountain fea where to place the next boulder, and ances." Klint Rudolph is the director wing of the ALC features the only two tures a distinct stale, cold coffee flavor. turn their attention on a significant who has "amazing vision" according to refrigerated fountains, located outside Lastly, when it comes to the worst problem. McKnight. the copy and print center. The water is of the worst, the student body may Prejean: ready to choose life ·------·1 • EXECUTIVE+ TANS During the talk she spoke about I I her own spiritual journey to come to 1 .______Your Look. Your Lifestyle. ___J 1 the epiphany that her ministry should be about helping the poor and margin alized of our society. This ministry : Free Private label lotion sample with any: eventually led her to be spiritual advi sor to Louisiana death row inmate 1 tanning purchase of $7 or more. 1 Patrick Sonnier, who was executed for committing murder. I I Prejean believes that the death 1 Free upgrade session with any tanning or I penalty in America is perpetuated as a political issue. During the question I lotion purchase of $25 or more. I time after her talk she said that the death penalty was "98 percent about I I political symbolism and 2 percent I 7310 W. 52nd Ave I about criminal justice." She believes Photo by Graham Hunt Over 600 people gathered in the Unit B that politicians have framed the issue cafeteria to listen to Sister Prejean's to make people believe that the death I Arvada, CO 80002 I talk about "Catholics and the Death .- pe_nalty is required for their safety. She I (303) 421-6117 I Penalty" and justice. ~aid she does not believe that people •~-~~~----, I m the United States are any more Sister Prejean claimed that the vengeful than people in countries that movie is "not an anti-death penalty I ,.,,.r-,,J..,..~,-r I have abolished capital punishment. film." Instead it brings both parts of the I I Instead, she said people have a need tragedy into the viewer's heart, the ter M-F: 6am-8pm to feel safe and that "politicians are rible crime that brought the punis~ venal to manipulate that." ment as well as the execution. "Art is I L....i_~:...."':Ji~J... Sat-Sun: 9am-4pm I Because of this, Prejean believes the only way we can bring people I I that if people really engage the issue close to the reality," she said. I I t~ey will come. to understand the injus~ She ended the talk optimistically, t1ce of the pohcy. She said the death claiming, "We're in a society that's IL___~~~L-_j I penalty is "not a moral issue that many ready to choose life." The problem. people reflect deeply about." "Dead from her perspective, is that "we have nd I Man Walking" and her ministry are "all legitimized vengeance as virtue _a r----~-~• abou.~ how to get the discourse going." we call it justice." However, she thinks I Expires: May 31st, 2005. I Dead Man Walking," the "New that with deeper reflection brought _on I Limit 1 per customer per Sjw«Ju,~ York Times" best-selling book tells her by a dialogue started through art like visit. 11 story as a spiritual advisor to Sonnier "Dead Man Walking," our society c~n I Must bring coupon for offer The book eventually became a~ come to respect the dignity of all (1fe Academy Award winning movie direct and we will end the practice of capital : to be valid. :B~IJIM~'IIII : ed by Tim Robbins. It was the movie punishment. that brought Prejean to the forefront in At one of these meetings she the fig~t to abolish the death penalty in described the book and the movie as I I the United States. "a journey of the heart that opens up • ------_ .. _ -- iii the ambivalence to the issue." -. - - -- - 3 Highlander Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Opinions Wisecracl:?ers by Jacqueline Kharouf On our mind from the Highlander staff As we have stated before, we steps it takes to reach the student cen ave a beautiful campus at Regis. ter? he abundance of trees and open Of course, with society battling an pace provide an oasis amidst the obesity epidemic, it is very importan umming traffic and suffocating pollu- to promote healthy habits. But thes ion of city life. Walking across cam out of place signs seem to offse us you can see a Northern Red Oak Regis' beauty and cause confusion t Thomless Cockspur ... and a gree~ those who are unaware of the ste ign saying it takes 144 steps to get to program. It seems that a sign on th he library? wall, or maybe a plaque posted at th J All around campus, amongst the exit of buildings cou lc, provide th eauty of our arboretum, these little same information and ericouragemen reen step signs have appeared. to those involved in the program with ticking out like a sore thumb, the out disrupting the campus layout. igns seem to point out number the Whatever the reasons for th ctual participants of the Step It Up awkward structure of these signs, th Program. These signs are intended to intentions behind making them ar e encouragement to add steps to our good. It is hard to get people to b aily routine, a key ingredient for concerned with their health, and these maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But signs are an attempt to get people t Service learni_ng has value, oes this healthy information really care. In .the mean time, we'll just hav need to be posted so awkwardly to get use to living on a campus wher round campus? How many people it is easier to find a step sign than a but only when done right ho walk into the field house are hon campus directory. Sure, what Nix said is an easy stly curious about the number of thing to say - of course the goals of Farced service the Center for Service Learning are to Greater need for personal integrate service completely with sub negates the idea ject material. It's an ideal that I thought was never "done," just talked reflection on the dignity of life of service about. But, it turns out that there are Terri Schiavo's death and Sister that way, or because she had no brain- some professors who do a wonderful Helen Prejean's visit to Regis chal- power left; rather, it was because she Ieng~ us to was no longer viewed as useful in any Melissa Skotak job at this. reaffirm our tangible sense. Senior Reporter There is a chemistry class on campus that does a field study of the commitment to Euthanasia proponents used her real justice and story as a pedestal for ideology, as did I am not usually one who enjoys neighborhood near the Purina dog respect for life. the religious right. But ordinary people taking a service learning course. I food factory south of 1-70. They study The definitions were quick to join the debate, to hate the thought of squeezing in the effects of chemicals emitted into of these two decide for themselves if that state was something else to do for an extra three the air and soil by the factory on the concepts are a useful or worthwhile state of exis hours a week. I have often found surrounding community. It has been widely disputed tence. From what I've seen and heard myself perplexed at the idea of service documented that incidents of cancer Josi Berry as no one it appears many, if not most (including learning at Regis. and asthma among the children in this Columnist claims to be a myself) have decided that living in The conclusion I always come to community are way up. At the end of proponent of such a state as Schiavo did would not is that service should not be forced. If the semester this class will produce a injustice or a non-respecter of life. That be a blessing. The decision that life in it is, it negates the very idea of service, report and try to verify any links made between the factory and the character fact reveals the real need for self- a severely retarded state would not be which should be done out of the good reflection on the beliefs we hold and worth living is a personal value judg of one's heart - not because it's istic poor health of this community. This is a wonderful example of a the reasons behind them; that is, a ment, one that was placed on Schiavo. required to get a good grade in a need for critique to determine what we Society decided her life was not worth class. deeply integrated service learning class. really believe and the implications feeding, because we see her and call My sophomore year at Regis I thereof: To ask one's self "Am I really her life undignified. Her parents didn't took an intro Psychology course There is a class about immigrants and refugees where the students actu on the side of right?" Sister Helen think her life was devoid of dignity, nor taught by an adjunct professor. A few Prejean reminded me of this need on did her former doctors from years past. weeks after school started, the profes ally go and work with these popula tions once a week through an agency Thursday night when she stated that I, nor anyone else, have a right to sor announced an extra credit oppor very few people reflect on what the determine the value of someone else's tunity: service through the Center for of their choice. The work they do is a sort of "community text." This way, death penalty actually is, what it does, life. Service Learning. So many students and what its use says about society. Unfortunately, Terri did not speci jumped at the opportunity it was ridicu they are able to deepen their under standing of people that they are actu And when people do honestly reflect fy how she wanted her situation han lous. This is another example of a bad with the intention of knowing the truth, died, but it seems clear that she would service learning component. It creates ally studying and not just have the the oretical aspect. The students then they find the death penalty to be not have wanted it handled this way. It an opportunity for students to receive unconscionable in modern American does not seem reasonable to me, personal gain for service performed. produce reports and go back to the agency they served at to give direct society. upon reflection of the facts and circum- Again, this negates the idea of true Likewise, I think that would be stances, that she would have wanted service. feedback on their experience. This is another great example of a deeply true in the case of Terri Schiavo. When to be starved to death after over a Two weeks ago I met with I examined my own heart over the last decade of attempts at therapy, legal Melissa Nix, coordinator of the Center integrated service learning course. My plea is to the professors and week, amid the media circus, and the battles, removal and replacement of a for Service Leaming at Regis College. ideological grandstanding, I realized feeding tube, and a final legal show faculty who aspire to teach a service Our meeting was scheduled so that we that I didn't believe removing the feed- down that brought a media circus to learning course. I ask that you take could discuss service programs for a ing tube was going to allow Terri to "die her death bed. Her death was anything the time to think about your curriculum completely separate article. Yet, my with dignity," and that at the base of but natural, pain free, and dignified. and the goals you wish to achieve by entire attitude about service learning the decision to do so reflects an inher- So, as the Death Penalty has very adding a service learning component. at Regis changed after our discussion. ently unattractive selfishness in little to do with justice, Terri Schiavo's Don't make the students do service Nix explained her outlook on today's society. Terri died not because death had very little to do with the just for the sake of volunteering. Don't service learning and the goals that her she implied she would have wanted it preservation of her dignity in death. office has established. Service learn use service as a means of giving extra ing components are meant to be credit. Merely having a discussion about the service activity in class isn't r----c:i------~:~~~::~~;h~o;-,,: deeply integrated into the class. They were never intended to be an add-on enough. It's not engaging. $2.99 sound? or an after-thought just to make the Having students write a paper about how the service related to the curriculum "more meaningful." But, Combine one of four Every Day Value : course material isn't enough. It does Qu1znos Sue the majority of my experience with MMMH •••TOASTVI subs with your student free drink deal: service learning components in the n't tie the two together. If you teach a for a great lunch value. 1 classroom has been exactly that - service learning course, do it right or something that professors tack on to don't do it at all. Otherwise, you run Offer good any Ume to full-time students. Small drink, with free refills. A regular price I their already established syllabus. the risk of ruining what an awesome entree 1s any sub {except mint-melts) or dinner size salad I opportunity Regis and the Center for Cannot be combined with other offers. I And even if the service is related to the Offer good at 7243 N Federal Blvd {West of StarBucks, by Safeway). I subject material, it remains separate Service Learning have created for the I from the actual class. students. L------~ Highlitnder 4 . Tuesd;w, April,5, 2005 __...;;.__._,_..;...;....______~ .. , ·Sports lfop 10 ... Lacrosse suffers loss to CSU in exhibition match Ways to support the Rangers 10. Fly to Texas and buy a tick Despite tough et at the Astrodome. loss, team Nevermind, not those Rangers. 9. Go the games at Regis - that morale remains is always a good way to start. optimistic 8. Utilize the "Media Empire." Alicia Moler Read the Highlander, go to the Staff Reporter athletic website, and listen to KRCX for athletic info. Playing in an exhibition match on Thursday after i1. Buy Ranger gear in the book noon at Regis field, the store for a really, really reason Regis women's lacrosse able price. team fell 15-5 in a tough game against Colorado 6. Make a banner, who doesn't State University. love a banner? Despite the loss, soph omore midfielder Kate 5. Walk the 2,422 steps around Herter feels that the team the dorms to recruit people to played well. "Our transition game was good; just a cou come to the games. ple of quick passes and we Photo by Graham Hunt ~- Get a work-study job in ath were down in attack zone." Sophomore Emily Augsburger watches the play and prepares to defend. Even One of the best moments in though Regis suffered the 15-5 loss, the defense, led by Augsburger, played well. letics. You can make money the game took place when :A.ND be a fan at the same time. sophomore Caroline Herter through the year. As for this has made our team very made a great crease roll she got frustrated and lost 3. Just remember the fact that year, we've kept up our strong." The Rangers will and stuffed CSU's goalie. control of the ball." intensity throughout the sea play at C.W. Post, vs. we did it all without a football Freshman Lillian Yanni, an The team has improved a great deal son and that is progression Franklin Pierce College team. attack player for the team , also noted the amazing throughout the season. "We within itself," says Herter. Friday, April 8 and at Adelphi 2. Make a flippin' dance skit defense of sophomore have really stepped up our This intensity is partly University on Saturday and mid-field game. Our transi due to the team's coaching Sunday, April 9 and 10. The about how much you love the Emily Augsburger: "A girl tried to take Emily to the tion looks great," says staff. Herter says, Rangers will finish out their Rangers-it works. It got Pedro goal, but A-Burg forced her Yanni. Returning players "Coaching so far has been season by playing at the elected. weak and outside of the crit have noted an overall great. Our new assistant University of Denver on improvement from past sea coaches, Jen and Clint, Tuesday, April 12 and at 1. Join the Couch Crew. ical scoring area. Emily defended her so well that sons as well. "Last year, our have brought new insight to Colorado College on Definitely the best fans I know!! morale was down halfway attack and defense. That Thursday, April 14. r------,I I I REGIS FLA~E CHECK OUT ·ouR NEW SPRING STUDENT RATES! 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Freshman David Boritzke pulled in the second half," he said. "The the Rangers even with a nice run for a Regis defense was superb," he contin try. At the 2 minute mark however, ued, "the team that can consistently UNC scored to make the halftime pressure on defense will win the score 12-5. game." Regis played tough in the second Despite the opposition's praise, half, but this score proved to be a the Rangers did not feel they gave momentum shifter. Despite a late their best efforts in game one. "We score by Senior Mike Simpson, UNC's didn't play our game," said freshman relentless offensive attack eventually Daniel "Goose" Worth, "We have to wore down the exhausted Rangers step it up if we want to get another who also suffered some injuries to key win." players during the game. In their second victory of the day, The Rangers won two games on the Rangers scored early in the con Saturday to secure their spot in the test to get the lead over Jesuit counter championship game. In the weekend's part Saint Louis University. Regis held Photo by Melissa Skotak first contest, Regis (seventh seed) SLU scoreless until late in the second Regis forwards get ready to run onto a kick by Sophomore Jamin Harvey defeated the two-seeded John Brown half to get the 25-5 win, a win that against UNC on Sunday. Regis took second place at the tournament. University (Siloam Springs, AR) 25-22 launched them into the Championship. in a back-and-forth game. Despite two Fans were excited to see Regis Renee Felton thampionship game against the late tries in the second half, Regis held get the wins in its first post-season. Staff Reporter University of Northern Colorado at the on to get its first win of the tournament. "We came out for the weekend," said Western Rugby Union Tournament on JBU head coach Johnny Knox Ryan Martin's father Larry. "We want In it's first ever post-season tour Sunday. said that pressure was the key to a ed to see Ryan's last game and it's nament, the Regis Rugby team fell by The first half of play was close to Ranger win. "We didn't move the ball great that they are doing well here." the count of 35-16 in the Division II even, 5-5 with ten minutes left in the Backlund provided strong offensive, Softball sweeps Fort going 3-4 with a game-winning RBI Lewis while baseball single in the bottom of the seventh. On Sunday the Rangers soundly struggles against beat the Skyhawks 8-0, 4-0. Breeding and Gentert both pitched full games CSU-Pueblo improving their records to 10-2 and 11- 4, respectively. Sharita Richmond, Carly LeTourneau Tc!rnoff, and Backlund all homered in Staff Reporter the Sunday shutouts. The Ranger softball team had a The Rangers will face Colorado School of Mines in a double-header triumphant weekend, taking four tomorro~ at 2:00 p.m. at Regis Field. games from Fort Lewis College, improving their record to 21-6 overall, The Ranger baseball team suf 17-2 RMAC. Regis won the first game 1-0. fered a weekend sweep by Colorado State University-Pueblo as their record Freshman pitcher Nicole Breeding fell to 16-15 overall, 0-8 RMAC. threw a complete game one hit shut With senior short stop Mark out, improving her record to 9-2. Steinbeck sidelined with a hamstring Sophomore outfielder Erica Solano Photos by Graham Hunt pull, the Rangers struggled with their had the lone hit for the Rangers, which offense. The four-game series began ing up seven hits and five earned runs. scored seniqr catcher Amy Tarnoff who on Friday afternoon at the Regis field The Rangers put up two runs in the 9th reached home on an error. with a 6-4 defeat. Senior second but to no avail as Pueblo took the 6-4 In game two, freshman Kaitlyn baseman Jared Sharton went 2-5, victory. Gentert pitched the full game, giving while junior catcher Kyle Sandusky In the first game of Saturday's up two runs and striking out five to gain went 1-2 with two RBIs. Tim Didjurgis double-header, Pueblo got off to a her 10th win of the season. pitched six and one-third innings, giv- strong start putting up six hits in the Sophomore short stop Melissa first inning. The Ranger's offense was carried by sophomore left fielder Sean Chase who was 2-3 with two home runs and three RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Craig Deaver suffered the loss, going six innings, giving up eight hits and seven runs, while only three were earned due to five Ranger errors. The final score was 10-3, Pueblo. In game two, sophomore third baseman David LoSasso was 3-4, as 80th &. Sheridan • 303-657 -0667 starting junior pitcher Matt Huff went Top: Sean Chase makes contact in three innings giving up seven hits and Just do\ivn from 24 Hour Fitness Saturday's first contest in which the six runs in the close 6-5 loss. sophomore tallied two home runs. Sophomore reliever Kellen Knudsen Right: Freshman Nicole Bl'eeding Monthly Unlimited Tanning held the game close by throwing four releases the ball. After recording innings with only one hit ball. Pueblo two shutouts this weekend, $1 995 per month scored their six hits within the first four Breeding's record improved to 10-2. innings, ultimately winning the game 6- ASK For oetalls 5. senior second baseman is not the only Sunday afternoon provided one who sees Regis' potential, as ------another Pueblo success. The Pueblo head coach Stan Sanchez $5.QQ Off (Reg. Wolfpack had a nine-run 5th inning, added, "Regis is a tough a team that highlighted by three home runs. The just had a rough weekend. They'll be Your First Spray Rangers fought to catch up, but Pueblo right back up there next weekend Booth Session took the win 13-1. against Mines." Ranger coach Dan 'M1h CXJUpon only This is the eighth straight loss for McDermott acknowledges that the the Rangers; however the team is not Rangers "are a very young team and ------erg;;-ii_n_~--6-o_o ______giving up anytime soon. "These are still have a lot of work to do, but we the times that reveal a team's real also have a lot of talent so anything Super Fast 12 l'lllinute Tan character. We know that our backs are can happen." The Rangers will host up against a wall right now, but we just Colorado School of Mines next week 2 Sessions for $24 have to pull together and produce end in a four-game RMAC series start great team work," said Sharton. The ing on Friday at 3:00 p.m. · - - - -· J SQ Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Highlander 6 Entertainment Oqds & Eds This column is 19 fall from plane with OAP meant purely for entertainment purposes. It reflects the Regis students leap at writer's own death-defying speeds views and imag --=----.a..J ination. from an airplane with Ladies and gentlemen, hip-hop OAP pers and beat stoppers, and trombone players, thank you for lending your Brooke Glasmann rods and cones once again to this pil Features Editor lar of deliciousness. I'm pretty tired so wake me up when this one's over. Imagine standing on the edge of a This guy just rambles anyway. twin-engine jet-prop aircraft flying at an By the time this hits your face with altitude of 12,500 feet. You try to not to words of hilarity and comeuppance, look down, but you can't help but the NCAA tournament will be over with watch as the people in front of you another champion crowned and anoth jump and begin to spiral down, faster and faster until they become so small er corny Luther Vandross song sung Photo by Nancy Glasmann you can barely see them. Now, it's during the credits. They have to run Senior Justin Gorrie and instructor Tom Aussem plummet downward after the credits so long to match that song, your turn. There is no turning back now. That lightheaded feeling intensi jumping from a plane cruising at 12,000 feet above ground. OAP took 19 I think at some point they just start Regis students to the Mile High Skydiving Center in Longmont last Sunday. acknowledging people who wore cool fies and the next thing you know you're out the opening of the plane, falling, shirts in the crowd. you the responsibility of pulling the certification, about every 20 minutes. 12,000 feet above the ground. The air I've got to say that for being the cord for both of you, as if you weren't One minor setback for the day was the is powerful and it's difficult to breathe. network with shows like Survivor and nervous enough already. wind picking up after 5 pm, resulting in Your heart is pounding, your adrena CS/: Pueblo, CBS seems to be strug It couldn't have been a more per the delaty of the last group of Regis for line flowing, you're in free-fall. There's gling for ideas for their weekend fect day for skydiving: the sun was a bit, which also delayed the van ride no net to catch you below. Only a two movies. Really, these shows are giv shining, the air was clean and crisp, home. person parachute carried on the back ing Fox's When Marmosets Attack and there were snow-capped moun Perhaps the most nervous part of of your tandem instructor. It's freedom Garden Gnomes a run for its tains to the west. What more do you the whole thing was the plane ride. 1 at its best -no problems, no drama, no money... as far as being groundbreak need? Once the parachute is opened, remember sitting there looking out the worries, okay maybe the one that your ers in great dialogue goes. your speed slows down to about 20-30 window and wondering what in the parachute won't open, but hey you Think about it, what is "the eye" mph and you can guide your parachute world I was doing with my life and why only live once. The view at 10,000 feet thinking when it makes a show called in any direction you please. At about I was about to jump out of a perfectly is breathtaking, literally. "Spring Break: Shark Attack"? Let me 500 feet or 50 stories above the good airplane. But then you look out At about 8,000 feet you have no guess: sexy coeds, crazy parties and ground, you begin to prepare for the the window again, and realize what an sexy tiger sharks feeding on crazy concept of speed, but surprisingly you don't feel like you are falling out of the landing, which consists of lifting your incredible opportunity it is and how skinny dippers. Wow that sounds legs out in front of you until your beautiful the world really is. All in all, awesome and realistic. sky. Did I forget to mention that you're going about 145 miles per hour during instructor lands. I think most of us who the experience was an unforgettable Then there was the visually stun went cushioned the landing with our one, and I would go again in a heart that 45 second free-fall? Shockingly, ning "Locusts," sequel to the 2003 butts, which made our instructors fall beat. smash-hit "Larva: the Squishy Killer." the sensation is more like floating and you can spin, flip, and turn any way over too. As they say at the Mile High I can only imagine that the dia Thanks to the Regis outdoor Skydiving Center in Longmont, "If rid logue was something like "Dear God!" you want. Then comes the moment of truth, when you pull your cord, will your adventure program, 19 students were ing in an airplane is flying, then riding as the camera zooms up to a blond girl able to enjoy the opportunity of a life in a boat is swimming. If you want to staring into the distance, and then lots parachute open or not? Before you make the jump, the instructor gives time. Jumps were made in groups of experience the element. get out of the of running around until the token mys three, plus other skydivers training for vehicle!" terious man from a Nebraska farm with spiky black hair suddenly gets mad and says "I'm going to send them back to Hell where they came from" and Students rent videos free in DML saves the day by using jet fuel and a women's make-up kit, their only hope. Recent titles and favorite Actually that sounds awesome, I really should have watched that show. oldies are available for The next big thing CBS has planned is students to rent through "Elvis: The life you know, the story you don't." I think it's kind of interesting, media services CBS's selection of people to do Laura Fritz movies about. The last one was, no Staff Reporter joke, Hitler. Definitely a weird combi nation, Elvis and Hitler, but they both Regis students with a library card did revolutionize dancing. can borrow and check out videos as Man, if that's really your name, if well as DVDs from media services free you're like me you think they should do of charge. Media services is located a movie about someone we haven't on the first floor of Dayton Memorial heard about 17 times already from my Library, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 Aunt Gladys at the family picnic in p.m. Monday though Friday. Witchita last summer. Right? Let's A library card or a Regis ID allows hear about someone interesting who students, faculty, and staff members to hasn't been worshipped by some and access to a huge collection of film titles condemned by others but made every from all over the U.S. and the world. one happy. Obviously, I'm talking Media services is also very accommo Graphic courtesy of www.regis.edu and www.imdb.com/title about Michael Bolton. dating and helpful with the selection chase feature films, we focus on titles Come on have you ever heard process because they have a compre Keith Smallwood says, "I enjoy that support the curriculum in some him sing "When a man loves a hensive database of all the titles. Even the eclectic mix of films in the video way. Most of the time, this means we woman"? Life seems complete for me if the name of the film is unknown library because I can find movies I purchase titles recommended by facul when I hear that. I'm man enough to chances are the film can be located would not normally find at places like ty, staff and students. We also make admit that I'm moved by it, but it's not and viewed. Blockbuster or Hollywood Video, and an effort to acquire titles that have won like I get aroused like one Mike Usually a video or DVD can be at DML they are free!" Academy Awards or made big splash Simpson. It's not for reasons other checked out up to three days, however Tammy Hackfort says, "Over es at festivals, like Sundance." columnists stated, my mechanics work sometimes extensions are also permit Thanksgiving break, I checked out Since the library is not partnered fine, but because a long-haired male ted. The films used for classes are 'Thelma and Louise" and the staff was with a distribution house, new releases singer just doesn't do it for me, no mat usually on hold or reserve that semes accommodating and let me look must be purchased by the library in ter how tight his leather pants are. ter to make sure students in the class though the entire collection, they were order to be obtained by students. I think we've accomplished what are able to view the material, but also really nice about letting me borrow Recently purchased titles available for we set out to do, until next time please exceptions can be made. Although the different videos too." She did checkout include "Garden State " remember: l can look scary if I hold a majority of the collection is still on encounter a small fee when she VHS, librarians are attempting to pur "Return of the King," "Supersize Me:" returned the video late, but says, "It flashlight below my face in a dark "Napolean Dynamite," "21 Grams" and chase more DVDs. was no big deal." room, but l find that I'm more scary "Fahrenheit 9/11." The media services Andy Dorfman, a librarian in when l hold a flashlight in one hand department also has classics. and a poisonous cobra in the other. media services, states, "When we pur-