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Vol. 77 No. 13 Denver, Colorado December 7, 1994
Van Wrecked: President, Chief Justice, RA Resign
By Amy Everitt smashed into a tree. The passengers suf DeSmet Hall after returning the van to Police were never contacted. Editor-in-Chief fered only minor injuries, but the vehicle the fieldhouse. All five involved are being charged suffered "$3921.09 worth of damage," Passengers told officials they swerved with several offenses. Under the Three student leaders resigned on University's Student Handbook Code of Monday, December 5 after being in Conduct, they are being charged with volved in an accident with a Regis Uni three offenses: intentional damage to versity athletic van early on the morning Baumgardner, the driver, failed to University property, furnishing false in of Friday, December 2. The accident took formation to the University and leaving place on the drive between the Chapel negotiate a turn near the chapel the scene of a crime. All members of the and the Adult Learning Center. Five stu group have entered the discipline system dents were in the severely damaged van and smashed into a tree. The pas and have been placed one step below sus including Student Body President and pension. They were not suspended be DeSmet Hall Senior Resident Director cause they did have authorization to use Jason Maroney and Chief Justice Roland sengers suffered only minor inju the van, even though they did not use the Baumgardner. van for the intended purpose. They are Maroney had requested use of the van ries, but the vehicle suffered also being held liable for all expenses in- in order to take a group of students' to curred to repair the van. ' the Regis vs. Air Force basketball gatne $3921 worth of damage. Maroney and Baumgardrler, as well in Colorado Springs. Maroney, as DeSmet Hall RA Bill Dupey, resigned Baumgardner and the rest of the group from their positions on Monday. never made it to the game, but accord according to Athletic Facilities Coordi to avoid an oncoming car, but after in The students have the option to con ing to Director of Campus Life Jim nator Bob Rafferty. Baumgardner then vestigation, this was not provery to be test the actions. If they choose to do so, McCormick, "ended up at the bars in drove the van back over to the fieldhouse. true. "There was another car, but it was the case will be heard by an outside party stead." They returned to Regis around Three witnesses saw the accident and approximately 50 ft from the van," says rather than the Judicial Board. I :30 a.m. Baumgardner, the driver, failed contacted security. Campus security McCormick. Security ruled out the pos to negotiate a turn near the chapel and caught up with the group on their way to sibility of drunk driving, so the Denver College Detnocrats Welcotne Political Cotntnunity By Nilofar Salehi mented, "When I collected signatures of Governor Romer's campaign. She is the Gingrich kept the audience laughing, as Staff Reporter people who were interested in College Director of Minority and Cultural Affairs they received his highly effective mes Democrats, I didn't anticipate that I at Regis University, and as she empha sage. The first annual College Democrats would recruit some very industrious sized in her speech, one of College Senator Gallagher made the closing Political Reception was held at 7:00 p.m. people whose enthusiasm and ideas Democrats' goals is to educate others remarks, and Mayor Webb expressed his 1 on November 29 in the ALC Mountain would make this group become what it about the minority groups in the com congratulations and wished the group View Room. Guests included Mayor is today." munity. Sanchez also described the ex good luck in their endeavors. "Keep up Wellington Webb, President Fr. Michael Moira Whelan, the Programs Direc perience that she and Moira Whelan had the good work," he encouraged. Sheeran, Dean Judson Shaver, Senator tor of the group, was the next to speak. in meeting Henry Cisneros, United States "Our (College Democrats) primary Dennis Gallagher, a few members of the She noted on the many activities that Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel focus is to be active politically and leg Democratic Party of Denver including have been sponsored by the College opment, before the school year started. islatively in Democratic politics and to the Chair, and even some College Re Democrats including: a voter registration Tomicah Tillemann-Dick's speech take those experiences back to our fel publicans. drive, community service helping with followed Sanchez's. An eloquent speaker, low students. We have high goals for the Nandini Stocker the President of Col Special Games Day, and a football game Tillemann-Dick provided a detailed coming semester and dedicated members lege Democrats said, "It took two months with the Republicans. Whelan proudly analysis on the results of the election. He that will ensure we stick to them," said of planning in order to coordinate this revealed that their consistent supply of examined the American citizens' anger President Stocker. reception. It was a great honor, not only articles, including their column entitled and apathy for politics. His humorous for the College Democrats but for Regis "Open Minds," have appeared in the comments and references to Newt University as well, to have such esteemed Highlander a total of 12 times. guests in attendance at our event." The most significant of their accom The reception was opened by College plishments stressed by Whelan was the Democrats Treasurer Rachel Palmer who fact that, despite their recent establish acted as the hostess of the ceremonies. ment, the College Democrats have be Short speeches were given by Father come well acquainted among Democratic Sheeran and Dean Shaver. circles in Colorado. They regularly at After the guest commentaries, the tend Democratic functions in Denver, College Democrats began their speeches. including the victory party held on the The President, Nandini Stocker, gave an night of the election. informative purport on the national or Whelan also focused on the group's ganization College Democrats of future goals. They plan to hold four is America as well as on the Regis Univer sue-discuss ion forums next semester. sity Chapter. Also, one of the long-term goals high Stocker started the group in Septem lighted was the group's plan to attend the ber when she transferred into Regis as a annual College Democrats Convention sophomore. One of the points that she in Washington D.C. next June. stressed in her speech was the signifi The next speaker, Desiree Sanchez, cance of a good team of people in an or talked about her personal and extensive College Democrats Desiree Sanchez (left) and Erika Croteau Gordo/Highlander ganization to make it a success. She com- involvement with Latino Outreach on greet Mayor Webb at College Democrats reception Page 2, Highlander, December 7, 1994
Editorials Letters to the Editor From the Office of the President Please send letters to: Editor I am writing this article as a and Campus Ministry on programs for entire hal(. A _large portion of Regis c/o The Highlander rebuttal to much of what I have heard the whole campus, like: Oxfam, canned st~d~nts live m the residence halls, and 3333 Regis Blvd. regarding the amount of service we do food drives, clothing drives, and this IS a great way to get many Regis Denver, CO 80221 as students of a Jesuit school. At an numerous other events. stud~nts involved in community undergraduate institution of higher There are 25 clubs and service. A Note of Thanks education that has 1200 young adults, organizations on campus, all of which Regis athletic teams are now Dear Editor: the amount of time and effort that have to do a community service project required to provide service to the I want to thank all my friends and Regis provides to the community is at least once a semester. Many of which community. The "Walk For The Cure" colleagues for the support you have extremely high. At a Jesuit institution contributed to Special Games Day, at the Denver Zoo earlier this year had given me recently. The outpouring love that strives to teach men and women where disabled children from around over 150 Regis students, mostly and the promises of prayers r have how best to serve their fellow people, I the community gathered on campus for athletes, walking to fundraise for received has been simply think we truly are "Men and women in entertainment and fun provided by the juvenile diabetes. overwhelming. I received cards from service of others." Sure, there is always clubs and organizations. On Father Vince O'Flaherty truly students, my fellow faculty members, a need to increase social awareness by Halloween, we invite children from all grasped the concept of leadership for and members of the staff from all over providing ample opportunities for over the city to come onto campus for the community when he established the the University. I heard from former students to do community service safe trick-or-treating in the halls and Romero House. Father O'Flaherty students from all over the country. projects, but I think the opportunities offices. founded a house made up of Regis These expressions of sympathy and we do provide are essential. ------students that live among the good wishes not only cheered me up, As a senior, I have dfi poor and the minorities of but gave me hope that J will recover, witnessed four years of "As a senior, I have witnesse our North Denver. This house and, in time, be able to rejoin you. So, excellent work for the years of excellent work for the provides a unique chance for thanks again to everyone in the Regis community and for the Regis students to take their Community. I shall always remember betterment of each and community and for the betterment of education into the streets by you with gratitude in my prayers. every one of us as socially each and every one oif us as sociallv providing leadership for the aware people. Even though 'J people of this area. Ken Seidenstricker many of our degrees are aware peop/e. " The Executive Cabinet business oriented, all has been feverishly trying to business classes stress the provide a gala type event that College Democrats importance of social consciousness and The sophomore year of the four year will serve as a fundraiser for the Ready for Spring business graduates that can commit to Leadership Program requires each Children's Hospital. We are currently social work. A majority of corporations individual to perform 30 hours of trying to find an entertainer that will Dear Editor: hiring graduates seek people that can community service at the same site in pull some people from around the Regis College Democrats has had a great help the corporation further its impact order to move on in the program. The and Denver communities to increase semester as a new club on campus. The on the community. Corporations love to Leadership Program enables many awareness and funds for Children's members recruited in September turned see a graduate that can of course meet students to become an integral part of Hospital. out to be some of the most enthusiastic their requirements, but they also like to organizations that need contributions Regis clearly is an institution that people I have ever worked with. Their see one that can prove to be committed and help such as the Boys and Girls devotes a great deal of service to the ideas and hard work are what College service oriented representatives for the Club, Children's Hospital, Samaritan people. I believe that Regis and its Democrats has come to represent at community. Regis does exactly that by House, Mt. St. Vincent's, Horizon various organizations have grasped the Regis University. We have been providing service opportunities and House, etc... ideal of "Men and women in service of involved in numerous activities arid education, thus creating leaders for the The alternative Spn·ng Break tri·ps th " b ·ct· have much planned for the spring o ers y prov1 mg numerous future. to Mexico and Belize offer opportunities for students to grow. semester. We begin to provide community opportunities to serve in foreign lands These service opportunities allow We plan to hold at least four issue service opportunities from the day that for an additional 30 students. These d discussion forums and bring speakers the freshmen and new students arrive proiects put Regis students i·n the heart stu ents to see first hand that Regis to campus. Our goal is to provide J prides itself not only on education, but on campus for New Student of · d · useful information and act as an oppress10n an poverty m hopes of education that will lead to socially Orientation. An entire day is devoted to furthering education outside of the educational resource on today's "F h aware and committed graduates that res man Service Day," where each clas d h 1 · th pertinent issues. sroom an e pmg e less will serve to better communities across and every student can see right before fortunate. the land. The political reception that we them that Regis is attentive to the needs There are 28 Resident Assistants in hosted last week proved to us and to of the community. our residence halls that are required to the Regis Community that we are a Sincerely, We recently added a student program a community service event for hard-working organization and we wish Jason Maroney government position entirely devoted to their floor every semester. Individual to continue the tradition of educating President, Student Executive Cabinet community service. This position works Hall Councils must also provide our peers and community. We have with the Center For Service Learning community service opportunities for the been politically active on every level and we will continue to do so in the future. We hope you will notice us. Nandini (did you hear that boys?) From the Editor Sincerely, goes on around 2. You will know the truth first and Nandini Stocker, President campus. nly ten people don't have to rely on the Regis Rumor Good Golly. Can you believe that where at once mill this is the last issue of the semester? just isn't . feel bad about Time really does fly when you 're hav And the number one reason to join this. 1 don·~ .. . . ,, to be neglected, the coolest newspaper staff on cam· ing fun. Hey, wipe away those tears. but there 1ust ar,en 't enough staff mem We'll be back again next semester with pus ( okay, the only newspaper staff be~s to cover all the great things that are on campus) is: all the fun and excitement to "which going on here. at Regis., you've become accustomed. I know 1. Amy, Nandini, Stuart, Gordo, . I often wonder why more people don't Tim, Julie, Heather and Dr. Maly you'll be counting the days until Janu wnte for ~h.e Highlander. It:~ full of great ary 25 (the date of our first issue for O.K. there is one other incentive. opportunities. So ~ere it is, the top eight second semester). We've decided to pay those who are (everyone givesJhe,:top ten, it's so David You know, being editor isn't nearly lucky enough to write news or sports Letterman) reaso1s Jo join the Hi h- stories. If you're interested, please as easy as one might think: With every lander staff: " g article that comes in have to say to call me at 458-4152. There is also art I 8. Looks great on a resume myself: Is this interesting? Is this offen opening for an assistant Sports Edi· 7. Get. to meet· and interview l.mpor- tor. sive? Will this piece change anyones life tant and cnterestirzg people . for the better or the worse? Will this 6. Entertainment reporters get to at cause too much controversy? Will any Oh, there '.s one more thing. If any· tend plays, shows, concerts, etc. ABSO one (or their parents) would like a one care? LUTELY FREE! subscription (only $15) let me know. And then there's the whole ethical 5. nm Louie" look debate. Just because I know somthin8, 4. Thein Thanks for your time, andl'llbe does that mean I should it 'with ing forward to January 25. (T/iey're1 ;f?Vf!:ryone? And whf.lt ex quld I diemt. know anyway? It's all so' Good Luck on finals and have a t HJ) ~~O"""n~~~~~g"""Tl!tlt~j_h~oli.,it:la.i..iJyclsl.easo~nLl..l!J[.iJ:tJJ~~ !II December 7, 1994, Highlander, Page 3
Features&Commentary
Notes from the By Steve Aschoff dinated liturgy Barrio Staff Reporter planning. by David Card "Campus "Where you live becomes an impor Ministry is part Emotionally mugged in aisle four of King tant part of you." Kathy Shaefer, the new of the heartbeat Soopers. That's what happened to me the last director of Campus Ministry, strongly be of what Regis time I went shopping on behalf of my Romero lieves this idea, which is taken from one is all about." House family. I was innocently searching for of her favorite books, Dakota: A Spiri Shaefer Darcy's "baldies" and the House favorite, Dr. tual Geography, by Kathleen Norris. strongly be Pepper, when I heard a voice behind me, Shaefer's personality has overtones of lieves in "Excuse me? EXCUSE ME?!" Though I acceptance and a unique willingness to Ministry's op thought it hard to believe that anyone would work and get to know others. "One of portunity for not be satisfied with the pace at which I was my goals is to get acquainted with others contact with cruising, I moved myself and my buggy over on campus." This eagerness can only be students. She to the left as if to get out of the way of a fire an asset to the office. wants the of truck. I was mostly unconcerned about who When asked about the most impor fice and what it this person might be until I heard that tant aspect of her life, her family, has to offer to annoying "EXCUSE ME!" one more time. I Shaefer's face lights up and is more than be a constant in turned to find that this person was trying to willing to talk about them. She is mar the lives of get my attention. "Yes?" I said in a puzzled ried to Kenneth L. Schaefer, and they those at Regis. daze. The conversation which followed have three daughters, Heidi Ann, 14, "I want to hardly served to solve the puzzle. To this day, Gretchen Marie, 12, and Kristine reach those I do not know why, out of all of the people in Suzanne, 8. who dismiss the store, I was the one who was chosen. This The academic background of the new the church, be distraught and frazzled young woman was director is impressive. She has studied cause of its lay asking for my help. "Please ... you have to at St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada, ers of crust. It help me .. . I'm in a lot of trouble. I got a flat at Xavier University in Cincinnati, The is very precious tire .. .," Though she was sill speaking, I was College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, and at the core." blanking. I sank back and quizzed myself, at the University of Mary, Bismark, North Shaefer wants "What' re you gonna do? Is she just jerking Dakota. These places have become an to help stu- L------1 you around?" And finally, "For God's sake important part of her. dents and fac- Kathy Schaefer is the new Directorof Campus Ministry Dave, what must it take for someone to be Shaefer has had vast experience in the ulty explore the this desperate?" Her voice began to fade back area of theology. She has facilitated many spiritual di- L______~ in as I looked up into pleading and fearful retreats for SPS, (School for Professional mension of life. eyes .. . "Please. I' II pay you back tomorrow. I Studies), several parochial and public Shaefer says she was interested in the few weeks, but Shaefer i_s already promise.", ~- ·-··· . . ·~, . e, - • schools, as.well as area parishes_ While position of Director of Campus Ministry, part of the gang .. This new "place As I handed over my prized fortune of Co-director of Campus Ministry at because she "wants to work collectively to live" will undoubtedly become fourteen dollars, I just knew that I was doing Dickinson State University in North Da with a wonderful staff." She loves the an important part of her life. the right thing-plus, I was certain that I kota, Shaefer served as part-time faculty vitality of the college environment. would get it back. I have a tremendous in theology, designed and facilitated She has only been in the office for a amount of faith in people. I looked her weekend and twilight retreats, and coor- straight in the eyes, and she told me, "Thank you." Imagine my surprise the next day when I went to the place where she worked, and nobody had ever heard of her. Though I SOUL FOOD: A Spiritual Journey might have joked with friends that I would by Fr. John Vowells, S.J. forlorn and barren, not a leaf in sight. us once more with our loving never see that money again, I had no doubt And the frozen ground crunches creator. In this season of Advent, that I would. It was a feeling bound by an Advent is a underfoot. The nights are getting longer we have the opportunity to pause invulnerable trust in the honesty of people. I season of waiting and colder and darker. You wonder if and reflect. We can face our cold think I might be the only person I know who and of preparation, the sun will ever shine again, if the winters. Isaiah promises that we feels this way. but sometimes in the trees and flowers will ever bloom again. will be held with the tenderness of Knowledge and the experience of life end-of-semester rush, You can feel alone and small and a shepherd embracing a make trust and faith continually difficult to we forget that for insignificant. frightened lamb. We will be possess. Witnessing starving puppies in the which we are But God has not forgotten us! In this wrapped in the warmth of God's alley, and fourteen-year-old children cheering waiting. Our lives season of Advent, we are looking love. We can feel safe and secure over their command of a handgun and thus are full of stress. You have to finish all forward to the celebration of God's because the birth of Jesus is my fear, add to this. What keeps this feeling your papers so you won't get an remembering us. Isaiah writes of the coming: who is our Savior, who of trust and faith in the ritual of the daily incomplete, and then you have to study time we were separated from God, is the light _that can break through grind fresh and alive? till your eyes fall out for tests in these hidden by the sharp mountains of our the darkness of these busy days, It can only be the experience of Grace in awful subjects like Organic Chemistry. sin, enveloped in a deep valley of who is the sign that God is with my life. Grace being held in the absorbing Then you have to move out------us now and forever. eyes of my eleven-year-old friend as he looks of the dorm by Saturday, b h The season of f or my approval a f ter h1s. strugg1 e th roug ha but only after you' ve ''We canfieel sal'e':I' and secure ecause t e Ad vent 1s· sue h a not-so challenging newspaper article. Grace unplugged your appliances birth of Jesus is coming: who is our Savior, wonderful, gentle time. being a renewed appreciation of an important and defrosted your who is the light that can break through the It's like the feel of the friendship. Or Grace being translated in the refrigerator. And then first snowfall, the smell expression of pride on my grandfather's face sometime before you get darkness of these busy days, who is the sign of pine trees, the sound when holding and looking into the confused home, you, ve got to that God is with US now and forever. '' of a crackling fire. eyes of his new-born great-grandson. scrounge up enough Advent is a time of Occasionally, my experiences of people money to buy all your ------peaceful reflection and shake my trust and faith in the larger goings Christmas gifts, write festive Christmas darkness. We today know all too well joyful anticipation. It's a time of on of life ... but not really. My understanding cards, and bake cookies. By this time of those things in our lives that separate us celebrating that God has of sacredness was provided by Dr. Randy the year, most people are just waiting from God's love. We have an intense remembered us in love. Lumpp a few years ago, and it applies quite for a good night's sleep. yearning, a longing for something new, And so, sometime during well here. Things which are sacred are "life- I'm from the midwest, and I miss something that will revive our spirits, finals week when it's past giving," and as long as I am willing to not being there during December something that will fill us with new midnight and it's hectic and appreciate them, sacred experiences of Grace because the winter weather really helps light. We want to change, to make our you're stressed out, take a break. are far too personal and passionate to change you understand the real meaning of lives different, and yet the process is so Put on your sweater and your coat my mind about trust. They are not as hard to Advent. There is a damp chill in the hard. and your gloves and your boots. find as you might think, and that which is air, the kind that cuts through the But we are not forgotten. God knows Go out into the long, cold night. life-giving might sustain you forever. warmest coats and makes your cheeks our human frailty and, out of love, sent Look up at the twinkling stars. You can keep the fourtee~ dg~l_ar~.JJL ,·t«•·nrddyana·yuurnose-ron.·Tlle sky turns His son to savt? us: to level the .t •. #.Li$!~t k;eep the faith. -~~~~~--,·"":-==· ""'· the color ofie:e-gtey:""'Fhe"trees-look so·. mountains, to fill up the valley, to unite · · <1nct ·, I I l I , . . ·······•~111,11i Page 4, Highlander, December 7, 1994 NEWS Pimps, Prostitutes and Pedophiles: Oh My! ouncements Food Drive for the police. She, along with these pros By Amy Everitt the world and started the Children of the titutes, helped the police solve the case Editor-in-Chief Night shelter to help get runaways off the Christmas is just around the comer of the Hillside Strangler who was tortur streets. and some people. . out there are luck y On Tuesday, November 29, several Dr. Lee started her graduate work at ing and murdering prostitutes. enough to b e s1ttmg down to a turke Regis students arrived in the Science UCLA on prostitution and ended up fil Although she never really wanted to dinner. _Shanneen Reed will be holding~ Amphitheater to hear Lois Lee founder ing a Civil Liberties suit on the Los An work with children, the Playboy Foun food dnve December 5-9. Drop-off boxes of the Children of the Night Shelter teach geles Police Department for arresting only dation offered her a large grant to open a will be located in the Office of Admis everyone what it takes to make a differ prostitutes, not the men who use them. shelter for children living on the street. sions, Main Hall and in Loyola Hall ence in the world. She said that all she She then, accidentally, began helping This was not really enough money, so Room 12. All donations will be given t~ had going for her was perseverance and and eventually housing prostitutes who she and several prostitutes and pimps the Colorado AIDS Project's Food Bank determination. This is how she changed had drug addictions or were informants gave several CEO's a tour of their ver Your donations are appreciated. · sion of Hollywood. The CEOs then do nated enough money to start a walk-in Baccalaureate Mass shelter in Hollywood. This shelter grew fr.om a walk-in place to shower and get help to a home DATE: Sunday, December 11, 1994 for twenty-four children. The children are TIME: 11:00 a.m. not required to stay, but they can for up PLACE: Regis University Chapel to sixty days. In those sixty days, these kids work with counselors to come up Campus Ministry is in need of vol with their "life plans." These plans in unteers to serve as readers, Eucharistic clude many options including drug re ministers, and greeters for the Mass. If habilitation, maternity homes, foster you are interested in serving in one of care, or independent living. The counse these capacities and making the Bacca lors work with the kids helping them laureate Mass a special celebration for learn how society works and finding our graduates, please contact Campus them apartments and jobs. Ministry at X4153. Dr. Lee also shared many stories with us about dealing with pimps, the police, 1994 Winter the legalities of prostitution (and how Commencement Ceremony many attorneys are associated with pros titution), pedophilia, prostitution rings, DATE: Saturday, December 17, 1994 and the many different societal concep TIME: 10:00 a.m. tions of prostitution. PLACE: Regis University Fieldhouse Dr. Lee felt as though she has done nothing with her life however, so she The reception will be held in the Stu started law school and is working with dent Center Cafeteria immediately fol the legislature on protection of rights for lowing the ceremony. children and prostitutes. Imagine, the only thing Dr. Lee Konstantin Zecevic/Highlander FACULTY INFORMATION Speaker Lois Lee discusses prostitution with students last week started with was perseverance and deter School for Professional Studies faculty mination. rental regalia dispersal will be held in conjunction with a continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Mountain View Room. All faculty are invited to ;; Question attend the continental breakfast. The Regis College and School for Health Care Professions faculty are to pick-up Knowledge their rental regalia in their respective Dean's Offices. However, you are invited to attend the continental breakfast in the Af llM BY JOHN SINBlHON Mountain View Room. ALLFACULTYARETOASSEMBLE ON COMMENCEMENT DAY IN THE SCIENCE AMPHITHEATER AT 9:40 A.M. FOR THE PROCES ~m~f~ SIONAL. For additional information, please con tact the Commencement Department at lfA~NING X4396.
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by Elisa Gonzales Bonnie and Clyde Review: Guest Reporter
We arrived at the Galleria Theater at the Denver Center for the Performing SKI COOPER Arts, to be shown to our seats in an "intimate" (that's PR talk for very small) theater. As we waited for the performance to start, the waitress brought us hot cocoa and chocolate chip cookies, and we decided that this would be a great Bonnie and Clyde are back ag am· "1or anoth er fantastic· movie· review! Just kid- place to take a date (hint, hint). ,------:~;:------d_in~. It's a Ski Cooper Report. Rather than The show started with a singing group of four men, Forever Plaid, coming . (,.,,_
by Allyson Morris Guest Reporter
Among all of the but could not find any. Finally they found celebrations and prepa a tiny amount of holy oil. They thought rations for Christmas, that the oil would last one day, but it there is another holiday lasted for eight days. Hanukkah is the which is celebrated at time of year when Jews remember this this time of year. This is the Jewish Holi great event. day of Hanukkah. Hanukkah falls on the For the past week, there has been a twenty-fifth day of the Jewish month menorah in the chapel. The menorah is a Kislev. Since the Jewish calendar is symbol of the miracle that occurred many shorter than the Roman calendar, Hanuk centuries ago. The menorah has eight kah as well as other Jewish Holidays fall branches which are the same height and on different days every year. This year, the ninth branch, called the shammash, Hanukkah began at sunset on Novem is taller than the others. The shammash ber 27th and lasted for the following candle is lit and then used to light the eight days. other candles. Each night of Hanukkah WHITE SALE The story of Hanukkah goes back the number of candles corresponding to many centuries to when King Antiochus which night it is are lit. The candles in $10 LIFT TICKET of Ancient Judea wanted the Jews there the menorah cannot be put out, they must to pray to his gods. They refused, so King go out themselves. NOV. 28 THRU DEC 16 Antiochus ordered his soldiers to go to Each night of Hanukkah, members of the Jewish village of Modin. The Jews Celebrating Diversity as well as other WEEKDAYS ONLY there had already left for a safer place in members of the Regis community gath the nearby mountains to train to be sol ered in the chapel to say the blessings in diers. The Jews in the mountains are re Hebrew and to light the menorah. 9 MILES NORTH OF LEADVILLE ferred to as the Maccabees. At Soup and Scripture last week, On the twenty-fifth day of Kislev, the Elizabeth Walsh and I cooked Potato ON HWY. 24 Maccabees defeated the King's soldiers, Latkes and Matzaball Soup. Potato and then they liberated Jerusalem. The Latkes are potatoes cooked in oil as u Jews went to the Temple in Jerusalem to reminder of the oil which burned for restore it. In order for the rededication eight days. This is the traditional Jewish For more info call of the temple to occur, holy oil was food eaten during Hanukkah. needed for the temple's menorah. The The eight day celebration ended on (719)486-3684 Jews searched everywhere for this oil, Monday. page 6, Highlander, December 7, 1994
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W1l11REGISSP0KIS by Stuart Foster Finally a Response, Well Sort 0 Sports Editor by Stuart Foster Sports Editor The Regis Men's Basketball team has begun the season with a 4 and l record. What's wrong with Regis Sports? They won their first four games at home I'll you. A few weeks ago, there was teJ:\ against Bethany College, Oglethrope fmaOy a response to what was written about the A,D. Tom Dedin, and it was College, William Penn, and Illinois not written by Dedin himself, but by two Benedictine. The only loss that the team players on his team. These two players has seen this year was 70-79 against Air from what I have heard are "Dedin's Force last Thursday night. Head Coach ,Boys/' anp they had to defend the man Lonnie Porter believes that the team is gives them money every year. I, still getting used to one another and is ng with other a,tbletes, think that the working hard to get their wins. Porter 'twovguys don't ev~n have a sense of the stated that he told the guys in the begin ~ituation. I can say this because what ning of the season that in order to play they wrote jn response to the editorials well, the team must center around unity and articles were fuU of half-truths. and cohesiveness, along with a team ef Here's ~ome of them. fort of 100%. ~µ'st, Detlin was not solely respon- 't·~jbl qr bt;ipging women's sports to Freshman Marcus Harris, of Regis basketball player #22 Konstantin Zecevic/Highlander R es ally our women's soccer Montbello High School, has been a spark tf?a:'m. It o players who wrote the to this year's team in terms of his abil ~e~pon~e were up to date ,Wi\h NCAA ity. Harris stated in an interview that he Hanzlick stated, "The team is coming team is playing well enough to win, but ·· µ~: r~Becificapy Title~, then believes that the team is playing well along, but we still need to work on play we don't have that killer instinct." µ.ld . · thati(is the res,9on- considering there are seven new players ing together because the new guys are In the game against Air Force, Regis gf ev gk\ atbletic >depart on the team. Harris stated, "Defense is still learning the offense and the execu had 14 turnovers, and shot 48% from the tl;1* cougtry tq give equal money carrying the team." As far as his own play tion still needs work." floor, as well as 61 % from the line. "We { bp~ men's and women's sports; this season, Harris credits Coach Porter. Hanzlick's role on the team is play had an opportunity to win, but we had .Dedi n ay p.ave helped iu deciding Harris feels that Porter has backed him ing shooting guard along with Ricky too many mental mistakes," stated Boyd. 'which orts to havt;, put actually ~t w'!s up and enabled him to feel comfortable Munoz. With junior Carlos Boyd out last "Court is now in session," Porter one who, brought women; stated referring to the games ahead. Regis egis. l'Iistb e,has here at Regis. The freshman understands season with an injury only, Hanzlick and a~larg; his role on the team this year as a 6th Munoz have seen game time on the court faces the next 5 out of 7 games on the man and feels he is doing well so far. before this season. road and a tough conference schedule this Harris is currently averaging just over 15 Sitting out last season gave Boyd a year. Regis was picked to finish 4th in points per game and has pulled down 29 different perspective on the game and on CAC this year. But they were also picked rebounds so far this season. his team. He felt that he had taken on a to finish 4th last year, and they won the Senior David Hanzlick feels that the coach's tole. Now, with that different · conference. C<5acfi Porfer ,said in a final team has played OK so far but there are attitude, he is ready to step up and lead statement, "If all the guys on the team still a lot of things that the team needs to the team on the court making sure that worked as hard as Weber, the team would work on. When asked about the seven they have the desired tempo along with go undefeated for the rest of the season." new players on the team this year, the desired offense. Boyd stated, "The Life Without Baseball Just Isn't Life
by Chris Green game and turned it strictly into a busi Training is scheduled to begin. If some ness? That's what it looks like. thing doesn't happen soon, they will Baseball. The American Pastime. The It seems as if some of the players have to push Spring Training back. Then game this great country was built around. have lost the love for the game and are cancel some early season games. And in The old: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and now just money-hungry men. The recent a worst-case scenario, cancel the entire Roger Maris. The new: Barry Bonds, players' strike, which has been going on 1995 baseball season!! Nobody wants to Frank Thomas, and Ken Griffey, Jr. These since August 12th, has seriously put a see that happen. But it's all about money names, and the wonderful feats that go damper on arguably the greatest game now, and the fans are the ones suffering with them are what baseball is all about. ever invented. Angry owners, angry play the most from all this. And they are what baseball fans live for. ers, and angry fans--that's all there are For Colorado Rockies' fans it means But what's to live for now? What has now. No stadiums packed with people. you may not be able to use the brand happened to this great game of ours? No home runs. No bottom of the ninth new, never-before-played-in, multi-mil Have the big men of baseball taken the inning comebacks. And most of all, no lion dollar Coors Field. This is a trag pennant races. For the first time in over edy in the making. 90 years there wasn't a World Series! Baseball is in a sad state of affairs How much worse can it get, you ask? right now. It's going to take people with Well sports fans, it could conceivably get mucho intelligence and hearts of gold to a lot worse. Since the strike began over work this thing out. But love is what will three months ago, there has been almost eventually bring the game back. Because no progress in the so-called "baseball life just isn't the same without baseball. talks." In only two short months, Spring Judicial Board Positions Open J-Board Applicants MUST have: ** A2.5 GPA **Beat least a Junior For more information call Campus Life ** Applications for Spring Semester Only** ,395, you 1 ll have f money left for gas. 44 mpg/city, ht not need it.
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