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Volume 90, Special Orientation Issue www.regishighlander.com August 25, 2007 Vice-President of Academic Affairs, to Academic figure out the budget and "some of the convocation traditions of other univer­ sities." Convocation to Cooper said, "Academic convoca­ tions have been going on for hundreds set new Regis of years." For the class of 2011, the biggest tradition class to date at 423 students, will be the first to experience what looks to Maricor Coquia become a Regis tradition. Editor-in-Chief Law added, "The convocation cere­ mony will introduce a number of tradi­ Next Monday, August 27, the incom­ tions: the signing of the Roll and the ing freshman class will be the first to creation of a new class banner that will experience an academic convocation. accompany the class through their Unlike orientation weeks in the past, graduation in 2011." the formalized event hopes to remind The event will take place in the St. students of their quest for an academic John Francis Regis Chapel on the first challenge at the collegiate level. day of classes, at 9 a.m. Dave Law, the director of Student Activities explained: "One of the issues brought up by faculty members last year was that new student orientation does many things well, but doesn't fully address the college experience as an academic endeavor." A number of faculty members began planning for the event last spring. According to Diane Cooper, dean of Student Life, ''We wanted to incorpo­ rate the Jesuit mission of caring for the entire person [into Orientation week­ end.]" Cooper continued, "We want the students' experience here to stimulate them intellectually as well." Dr. Paul Ewald, the academic dean, Dr. Karen Adkins, associate advising dean, Dr. David Hicks, associate pro­ fessor of English, and Quinn Waller, chapel manager, were some of the individuals who discussed and planned the convocation. Law added The chapel will host Regis' first academic that they also worked extensively with convocation for the Class of 2011. Dr. Allan Service, the Provost and Lot 6 appeal grows with parking restrictions Laurie Forsyth 5000 block of Meade Street; and the Writer/Edi tor, University Relations 3600 block of West 51st Avenue (that's Meade to Lowell). The City of Denver has restricted Residential permits are required to parking on the 4900 blocks of Julian park on those blocks from 8 a.m. to 6 and King streets and Knox Court; the p.m. Monday through Friday, 5000 block of Meade Street; and the September through May. Violators will 3600 block of West 51st Avenue. be ticketed by Denver police, and even­ Thanks to major changes in parking tually could be booted then towed. availability on and near the Lowell Restrictions also are in place on campus, as well as vehicular circula­ campus. The north side of Main Hall has become a pedestrian plaza and is Photos by Graham Hunt tion changes, parking in Lot 6 will be a choice for many in the Regis communi­ closed to vehicular traffic.

Welcome to Regis! Resident Assistants and other students help the Class of 2011 ty this year. move-in. This past Thursday, August 23, marked the first day of Orientation Weekend. The City of Denver has restricted The incoming freshman classes is the largest in Regis history, said Victor Davolt, direc- parking on the 4900 blocks of Julian tion of Admissions. and King streets and Knox Court; the See Parking on page 3 2 Highlander Saturday, August 25 2007 Special Orientation Issue 1 -----

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Associate Editor Ashton Do Turtles, or see a repeat of Saved by the Opinions Editors Anthony Giordiano, an Honors stu­ Bell on TV I get a little longing for days Jen Janes dent who graduated with degrees in gone by. I have seen such a longing in Jacqueline Kharouf Chemistry and Mathematics, spoke at the eyes of the graduates during the the 2007 commencement. Giordiano last week; we all have been reminisc­ Sports Editor now attends Georgia Tech University, ing, sharing and thinking about just David Vranicar pursuing his Masters in Chemistry. how close andfar away freshman year Below is a transcipt ofhis speech. feels. Photography Editors The future is still ahead, and no mat­ Graham Hunt "Perspective" ter how much we wish that the future Brett Stakelin Anthony Giordiano, '07 would come now, we always look back May 6, 2007 at 10:00 AM with fond memories of the past. For, Staff Photographer you must insist on having a past in Christopher Yamauchi order to have a future. But we cannot Thank you Dr. Service, and thank live in the past, nor can we live for the you to the faculty, staff, administra­ Online Editors future. Instead, if I have learned any­ tors, parents, grandparents, family, thing in my years of existence on this Ashton Do and friends who have helped us bright blue orb in our solar system, it is Zach Owens achieve our right to celebrate!! And we to live/or the moment. Well, what does should celebrate, for the past years we that mean? Simply put, live in the here Staff Reporters have fi1led ourselves with organic and now; take in all that life puts in Jessica Knapp chemistry, Plato, calculus, and reli­ front of you at any given instant. The RU Class of 2007 contemplate on Vince Garzone gious studies classes in the hopes of An example: In Star Wars ...yes, I their years at Regis. Amy Smith expanding our minds, and readying have been a science fiction fan make things better? Never stop asking ourselves for that next stage of life. throughout my life... , Obi Wan tells such questions. There might be times Today, though, is as much about Faculty Adviser Luke "to use the force" time and time in your life where, even if for the time as anything else. We think ahead Mary Beth Callie, Ph.D. again throughout the film. Whenever briefest of moments, you want to stop to the future: what will my new job be Luke listens and decides to "use the and live for yourself in order to achieve like, am I really ready for graduate force" he admittedly lives for the success, when this time comes, keep school, or what is the best way to break moment and can once again save the the words ofViktor Frankl, a holocaust it to my parents that the room they galaxy from the terrors of Darth Vader. survivor, in mind, "Success, like happi­ remodeled four years ago needs to In the same way, we all have our own ness, cannot be pursued; it must become my bedroom once again. We "force" to use as well. That "force" is ensue, and it only does so as the unin­ must always remember that progress­ not something that is blatantly obvious tended side effect of one's personal es' constant companion is nostalgia. It or discussed on a daily basis; it is our dedication to a cause greater than one­ Our policies regarding sub­ may seem as graduates that we are all missions and editorials from still a bit too young to feel nostalgic, solidarity with one another. By chaos- self or as a by-product of one's surren­ ing to attend Regis, you have chosen to der to a person other than oneself." We but I know every time I hear the theme the community: enhance your force ... your solidarity must always remain on this quest song from Teenage Mutant Ninja Submissions are encouraged from It may seem as graduates that we are all still a bit too young to feel our readers. Email submissions to nostalgic, but I know every time I hear the theme song from [email protected] by 7=00 p.m. every Friday for consideration. All Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or see a repeat of Saved by the Bell submissions will be reviewed to on TV I get a little longing for days gone by. I have seen such a long­ ensure suitability of content and ing in the eyes of the graduates during the last week; we all have quality of thought. Editorials are been reminiscing, sharing and thinking about just how close and the opinions of the author, and far away freshman year feels. therefore may not necessarily reflect the views of Regis Frankl sets forth for the Ignatian idea University or the Highlander. with others. You have chosen to be of the Magis, the search for selfless­ "men and women in service of others." You don't help others because you ness, to benefit others and ourselves. share a love for the Broncos, hail from Class of 2007 I congratulate you on your countless successes' and WIS· h fir0 the same hometown, or feel guilty if th you don't aid your fellow human being. you long and prosperous lives. In _ e Instead, you choose to help, choose to end, remember to never stop learm~g, since as the famous Star Trek captrun, serve others and internalize these experiences. You have, like the Jean-Luc Picard said, "The search for knowledge is our primary mission.. . " I philosopher Richard Rorty, decided to rd go against all previous doctrine in the now invite all of you to, in the wo sJf Y search for what you know to be right. Henry David Thoreau, "go confiden_ You wish to think about the problems in the direction of your dreams. uv; the life you have imagined." Than Giordiano delivers an inspiring address in the world: loneliness, helplessness, during the 2007 Commencement poverty, and ask the big questions: you, and congratulations. Exercises. Why does this happen? How can we &EE • ..

Saturday, August 25, 2007 Highlander 3 Special Orientation Issue Summer at Regis ANNOUNCEMENTS Parking from front page Faculty, staff and students parking Celebrity alumnus recieves Honorary Doctorate on the Lowell campus are required to Upper and Lower Lots 4 (south and have a Regis parking permit displayed west of the ALC) can be accessed only in their vehicles. In addition, Lot 6 is through Entrance 4 off Lowell entered via a secured gate, which can Boulevard. be accessed with a Regis ID. Lot 3 west of Main and West halls Campus Safety issues parking per­ will still allow parking, but almost all mits and codes Regis IDs so that they of the available parking spots there will can be used on the Lot 6 gate. The be taken by residents of West Hall and office is located on the second floor of employees with disabilities. the Student Center. "Employees and commuting stu­ Jo dents are encouraged to park else­ where so as not to cause traffic conges­ tion futilely searching for a parking space in this dead-end corridor," said Sunday, Karen Webber, vice president for ugust 26, 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. administration and chair of a parking task force. ALL LITURGY SCHEDULE: Other changes have been made to sual Sunday schedule resumes Labo help accommodate these restrictions. Day Weekend, with Masses at 11:0 Entrance 2 off of Regis Boulevard .m. and 7:30 p.m. has been rebuilt to allow vehicular access to Lot 2 (south of the Library) emorial Masses are celebrated o and Lot 3 (south of the Student Center e third Sunday of the Month at 9:0 and west of Main and West halls). It is .m. The Memorial Mass is offered a possible to turn both left and right n outreach to Regis alums an onto Regis Boulevard when exiting the · ends who have lost loved ones dur entrance. · ng that particular month in the past, To make is easier to use Lot 6, the an opportunity to pray for an University will offer a shuttle service to emember them. the main part of campus from the lot at Federal and Regis boulevards during Daily Mass begins on August 27 a peak hours. 11:30 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays The shuttle, a golf-cart limousine hursdays and Fridays in th that's similar to those used at Disney adonna della Strada Chapel. World and other attractions, will oper­ ate 8:15 to 10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 nterfaith Prayer is celebrated o p.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ednesdays at 11:30 a.m. in th "The shuttle service will be available ewland Prayer Room. during the traditional academic year, that's when parking is most difficult to priest is available for the Sacramen find," Webber said. f Reconciliation on Fridays fro The shuttle will run continuously :30-5:30 p.m. in the Newland Praye from Lot 6 to sidewalks and stairways Room, beginning on August 31. in Lots 1 and 5, ensuring easy access to riests are also available by appoint the ALC and buildings on Boettcher ent - please contact Fr. Hung Pham, NBA star and Denver native Chauncey Billups meets students from the Porter-Billups Commons. Lot 6 is open 6 a.m. to 11 .J. at 303-964-5103 o Academy as they get off the bus at Regis during the academy's summer classes. p.m. [email protected]

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Reflections from Change It 2007 Zach Owens Passacantando, the Executive Director Contributing Writer of Greenpeace USA. He expressed his excitement for the training program We've probably heard this saying and encouraged us of all to get some many times before; but truth be told­ rest for the busy week ahead. it's a philosophy I live by. Ghandi The next day, the intense training once said, "Be the change you wish to began. We were first introduced to see in the world." I believe that one ·speakers who discussed Systems person can change the world, one step Change, Networking and the Dynamics at a time, and this summer, I discov­ of Oppression. We were divided into ered there are other students across groups based on the locations of our the country living out this same philos­ colleges to begin a simulation known ophy. as "Sweet River." The city of Sweet In July, I traveled to Washington River was having an energy crisis and a D.C. for Change It 2007. Started in committee had been formed to vote on 2006, Change It is an all-expense paid which proposed plan was best for the training program sponsored by town. The options were a solar panel Seventh Generation, the leading brand array, a wind farm, utilizing offshore of non-toxic household products, and wind, coal plant expansion, and a Greenpeace, the leading international nuclear reactor. My group, which Senator Bernie Sanders speaks to Change It Students in front of the environmental group. Out of nearly consisted of students from Utah, Capitol. 1300 applicants, I was one of 200 col­ Colorado, Idaho, Hawaii and Oregon, lege students from the United States was deemed Zephyr Technologies, a tactics, and generating and handling and Canada selected to attend. 30-year-old corporation that wanted to the media. I applied for Change It for one main develop the first offshore wind farm in For ex~ple, after experiencing how reason: I am passionate about the the United States. There were fifteen to orgamze and run a campaign, we environment. other groups, each vying for or against learned about various campaigns and I first read about global warming one of the five energy plans. events that we could run at our own and climate change in a Scientific Over the course of the next three ~olleg: campuses. One such campaign American article I was assigned to days, we were trained in skills such as is ProJect Hotseat. Project Hotseat is read by my freshman Chemistry pro­ clear goal identification, democratic Greenpeace's ~paign to stop global fessor, Dr. Denise Guinn. The article decision-making, and nonviolence warmmg. It aims to challenge mem­ discussed the acidification of the training. After a skill was learned, we bers of the House of Representatives to oceans due to increased carbon in the then could apply it to the Sweet River ~ark towards passing legislation atmosphere and its dangerous affects simulation. The project finally con­ auned ~t stopping global warming. As on our oceans' ecosystems. Al Gore's cluded on Tuesday the 24th, with s~ated m a Project Hotseat informa­ An Inconvenient Truth-and the 2007 Zephyr Technologies winning the cam­ tional guide, "At hundreds of schools report by the Intergovernmental Panel paign. acro~s the ~ountry, students and com­ on Climate Change--further intensified mun~1?7 activists educate, agitate and my concern, especially knowing that a Learning beyond the obvious m_obilize voters to confront Congress major cause of these dangers was The conference also focused on Wlth one straightforward demand: human activity. teachingstudents effective strategy and Act now to stop global warming!" · te ab<>ut I left for D.C. on Friday, July 20. It tactics, effective campaigning, lobby­ The Campus Climate Challenge is Zach shows that being passion~ worlc, was a day spent flying, getting lost in ing, developing a strong message, ~other campaign in support of stop­ an issue does not only mean ~ ~· the congestion of the city, and finally focusing on a target and analyzing but an enjoyable and rewarding pmg global warming. This program ence. checking in at George Washington power, building powerful alliances and encourages young students to unite, University. We were greeted by John coalitions, planning events, creative fight for, and win 100% Clean Energy Saturday, August 25, 200? Highlander 5 Special Orientation Issue

After learning about such cam­ percentage of post-consumer content in front of the Capitol Building. All fuel economy standards by 4 percent paigns, I became inspired to bring in all paper products. 200 of us put on a bright red shirt that per year until 2018. By improving the them _t~ the Regis campus. Although Finally, Green My Apple encourages read "Congress: You're on the Hot fuel economy performance of new o~gamzmg such an initiative may seem Apple, the company behind iPods and Seat!" on the front and "Act Now: Stop vehicles, the bill would reduce our difficult, it is possible. Regis, with our Macs, to stop using toxic flame-retar­ Global Warming" on the back. We dependence on foreign oil, save con­ gathered efforts, could purchase 100 dants and polyvinyl chloride in their then marched in front of the capitol, sumers billions of dollars in gas prices percent clean energy from either solar products. As stated on the campaign's with two large banners leading the way each year, and reduce the amount of or wind power. website, "When these products are and each of us holding a bright red carbon dioxide emitted into the air by tossed, they usually end up at the fin­ chair. We lined up right in front of vehicles. Other Greenpeace campaigns gertips of children in China, India and the capitol building, where profession­ Diana DeGette), the district repre­ Power Shift 2007, which stems from other developing-world countriesThey al photographers, news media and sentative of Denver (including Regis Project Hotseat and The Campus dismantle them for parts, and are tourists snapped photos of our demon­ University, and my home town), also Climate Challenge, will be "the first exposed to a dangerous toxic cocktail stration. proudly supports a greener earth. I ever national youth convergence that threatens their health and envi­ After the photo-op ended, we were was lucky to get a lobby meeting with focused on global warming." Held ronment." The campaign is also greeted on the grass outside the capitol her staffer, Steve Plevniak. The meet­ November 2-5, 3,000-5,000 youth demanding Apple to offer and promote by compelling speaker Senator Bernie ing was very casual. For 15 minutes, from across the country will come a free "take back" for all their products Sanders (I-Vf). Sanders expressed his we discussed my academic interests, together for training, networking, pre­ everywhere they are sold. hope for our generation and encour­ what inspired Plevniak to go into poli­ sentations and a green job fair. After learning about various cam­ aged us to fight for change and tics, and most importantly, why I had Participants will also lobby their con­ paigns, I was asked to join the demand that our representatives in the come to DeGette's office in D.C. for a gress representatives, participate in a Greenpeace Student Network, an House and Senate pass effective legis­ meeting. I am happy to report repre­ rally in D.C, which will include a march alliance of students at different cam­ lation to stop global warming. sentative DeGette is already a fron­ for the environment with other envi­ puses across the country. Together, we After hearing Sanders' inspirational trunner for stopping global warming, ronmental groups, and be introduced hope to work together on running suc­ words, it was time to lobby our repre­ as she supports the Safe Climate Act, to keynote speakers such as Al Gore cessful campaigns on our campuses. sentatives in the House. Currently, the Renewable Electricity Standard, and the presidential candidates for the Also at Change It were students from three pieces of legislation are set for and the Fue1 Economy Reform Act. 2008 election. (With the support of the University of Colorado at Boulder, the House to vote on within the next Plevniak spoke well of Regis the University, I hope to send as many the University of Colorado at Colorado year. University, and made it clear Regis students possible to this event.) Springs, and Colorado College-all Representative DeGette would support Project Kleercut, another Greenpeace who are also a part of the network. I Legislation on its way the environmental group on our cam­ campaign, seeks to stop tissue industry look forward to working with these The first, and most important is the pus, SPEAK (Students for Peaceful giants, such as Kimberly Clark-the students and developing a strong bond Safe Climate Act (H.R. 1590), which Environmental Action and makers of Kleenex Brand, from between our colleges. will freeze U.S. greenhouse gas emis­ Knowledge), and would be willing to destroying the ancient Boreal Forest to sions in 2010, at the 2009 levels. come speak on our campus about ener­ make products we use once and throw Lighting the Hotseat Beginning in 2011, it will cut emissions gy reform. away. Students across the country are The most powerful day I spent in by roughly 2 percent per year, reaching working to ensure that Kimberly-Clark D.C. was on Wednesday, July 25. We 1990 emissions levels by 2020. After Time to get our hands dirty, earth products are removed from their cam­ went to Capitol Hill and heard speech­ 2020, it will cut emissions by roughly 5 clean puses. In addition, letters are being es from Representative Henry A. percent per year. By 2050, emissions When I flew back to Denver the next sent to corporations demanding that Waxman (D-CA) and Senator Barbara will be 80 percent lower than 1990 lev­ day (carbon-neutral, mind you, since they stop making paper from endan­ Boxer (D-CA), both of whom have els. The bill achieves these targets Seventh Generation purchased carbon gered forests, only buy pulp from log­ sponsored legislation that hope to curb through a flexible economy-wide cap­ offsets for everyone), I felt inspired, ging operations that have been certi­ the effects of global warming. and-trade program for greenhouse gas motivated and empowered to make a fied by the Forest Stewardship We then participated in a direct emissions, along with measures to change. I knew it was time to come Council, and dramatically increase the action protest for Project Hotseat right advance technology and reduce emis­ back to Regis and start making drastic sions through renewable energy, ener­ changes. gy efficiency, and cleaner cars. Last year, SPEAK gained momen­ The second is the Renewable tum with the Spring 2007 Electricity Standard (H.R. 969), which Environmental Film Series and multi­ would require 20 percent of the United ple events during Earth Week. After States' electricity generation come attending Change It, I feel it's time to from renewable sources, like wind and take SPEAK to the next level. solar power, by 2020. To ensure that I am asking Regis students, faculty, the~e developments come at the lowest staff, and administration to come possible price, the bill would establish together and be the change. Let's work a nationwide credit trading system. together to ensure that congress passes In addition, the bill would create new legislation to stop global warming. economic im·estments, create over Let's work together to make Regis a 355,000 new jobs, save consumers bil­ purchaser of clean energy, and send lions of dollars in energy costs, and Regis Students to Power Shift 2007 . avoid over 500 million tons of carbon Let's stop the destruction of ancient emissions. forests and make our Apple's green. The third is Fuel Economy Reform Let's start a movement by setting a Act (H.R. 1506), which will increase precedent for other Jesuit Universities Students process toward the Capitol with red "hot" seats. across the country.

SAYWHAT? SPEAK

SPEAK was started three years ago by alumnus Adelle Monteblanco. The group strongly supports and works toward educating and promoting a greener Regis campus, surrounding community, and ecological footprint. If you are interested in joinging SPEAK, please feel free to attend the first meeting scheduled for Wednesday. September 12 at 4:00 p.m.

Students attending Change It protested in front of the Capitol for Project Hotseat, a Greenpeace campaign encouraging Congress to pass legislation to stop global warming. Saturday, August 2 6 Highlander 5 20 Special Orientation Issue ~ • - the

GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS CAMPUS . in the Berkeley neigh~~r- r ed their entire hves living and ra1smg an of our neighbors have IV ment and change of th~ area~ This urban area ho:. ihey have se~n the d:;:';iey have come to call th:ri;: n.ot only a diverse their families in a ne1ghbo:~ little to no develop~ent. N\verything and everyone was once a small town w1~ lenty of Denver ~,story. ally see the neighbor­ neighborhood, but one w1tt ~ke the time to hsten, and ;: the eye. After all,_we ,--.-..,_, here has a story. If ~\:~:re is definitely more th,. an ;:re, by just looking qu1c\ we can learn t a the people who ive rid We need to as h ood , area. or . · the wo · h cannot simply judg~ a~mplies an active parti_cip~t1on ~:r to know how to live t ere ly. Living as we oug ft hi place in which we hve m or h·story o t e b s focus on about t h e I mmunity. d's first mem er ' . ual members of a co e of the neighborhoo the area near Regis I as eq Id from som 52 d Avenues, . . n These stories, to II between 50th and n_ These stories were wntt~ a west of Lowe d El Jabel Shrine. mples of narrative t h e are G If Course, an As exa h I Place, Willis CaseD o th Reporting and Writing courf:~jy use first names throug - I art of the In- ep . hese articles purpose . :~: explanatory journalism, :e of neighborly connection. . order to create a sen out. m

This series is reprinted from the April 17 issue of the Highlander. We've slighted modified the pieces for this issue to better suit Orientation weekend. Our ultimate goal at'the Highlander was to mtro­ duce and welcome our new students and faculty to the Regis-Berkeley community.

The Berkeley Native

Jennifer Ledford '07 the 1920s, Grada and George Hess Contributing Reporter lived in a shack on the land. Grada, an Grada with her horses Burtus and Kanezar, 1980. only child, witnessed her father's con­ 89-year-old Grada DeBell still lives struction of their new house when she on the land where she was born. in was seven years old. One day, howev­ 1916. DeBell cherishes the stack of er, Grada stood watch while her father photos, and strong memories, that suffered from a terrible coughing fit. chronicle her history at 5119 Raleigh "He started coughing and he couldn't Street, in the Berkeley neighborhood. stop," she remembered. "I didn't know Grada remembers when North for years later what it was. It was his Denver looked and felt entirely differ­ lungs. He coughed up his lungs." ent. In the 1950s and 6os, she rode her "I was trying to get help," Grada said horse, Beauty, around the neighbor­ as she described the tragedy. hood. Sharing photos taken from her Unfortunately, the advent of the tele­ property in the early 1900s, Grada phone at the time, too premature for pointed out the faded view of a train in emergency calls, relied on the advice of the distance, the steam engine's smoke the operator who told Grada to get a rising above the horizon. She neighbor. George Hess passed away in described the view of the mountains 1923 as a result of this coughing spell. from her hilltop home. She spoke of In April 1938, Grada married the the area where the Handy Market now man she met while working in Cress' o hy Or.:.._Mary Beth Callie sits, on 52nd and Tennyson, and department store. Her husband made explains how she used to know the braces for the handicapped (he died in Whil~ interviewing ~rada, Jennifer Ledford, who graduated this year, listens as Grada family of owners. "[Back then] there 1971 as a result of leukemia). explams her memones through photographs. were no people, no houses, just a field," Grada described. "[Back then] there were no people, no hous­ d · ide Grada's parents moved to Denver in outdoors could not keep Gra a ms ' 1903, after immigrating to the United es, just a field," Grada described. as most of her pictures illustrate. fiO rev­ States from Germany. George's diag­ "Tbe animals have been here er " Grada explained, "It's the peop1 _e nosis with tuberculosis provoked the In 1958, Grada and her beloved Beauty's feature in Life presented that' crune, and [they] think [the am- couple to move the open, airy moun­ horse, Beauty, were featured in Life her dressed in a lei of flowers, sur­ tain atmosphere outside Denver. Magazine. "It was the highlight of the rounded by neighborhood children mals] should be gone." . . d see Berkeley and the Highlands boasted neighborhood," said Helen Wieman, and pulli~g an old-fashioned buggy. ' "My grandkids like to go VISit an ani­ all the cats. (Grada's] so good to pure clean air which attracted tubercu­ Grada's neighbor for almost 60 years. A loop m the zoning for the area has mals " Helen Wieman explained. lars to the areas. A large tent colony The horse could do several tricks and left Grada's property declared as agri­ ' located at 45th and Zenobia Street was great with the children. Weiman cultural due to its history, so she owns became the home for many patients fondly remembered the young neigh­ 10 cats, the maximum allowed for her Neighbors . t 195 borhood. Helen and Gus Wieman hve a 5 who lived in tents consisting of wood­ property. Raleigh, where they have resided for en floors and walls up to about four There were about eight children Grada also used to take her dog up on the block at the time, "and now feet and canvas sides and tops. to the mountains to explore Jeep trails 8 there's none," she said. Until they built their own home in part of a group called Jeeper; See Berkeley on page Creepers. .The lure of the Colorado C

~turday, August 25, 2007 Highlander 7 ' Special Orientation Issue 52nd and Tennyson, then and now

Monica Atencio '07 Contributing Reporter

Regis student Alison Davenport has Jived in the Regis Place apartments on 52nd and Sheridan for the past six months. She lived on campus for one year and decided to move to the apart­ ments because it was cheap and off campus. Ali lives with three other Regis students and one non-student. When Ali moved into the apartments during the summer she immediately found herself getting to know people that lived around her. She and her boyfriend Steve immediately made a bond with a four year old named Alias. Alias lived next door and would come over to color and play with Steve and Regis Place is home to many Regis stu­ Ali. They also met 24 year old Nano. dents. The complex is across the street Nano came from a completely different from the Will Case Golf Course. ... and into the background than Ali, but as with all of the other neighbors, they became She lived in a very close friends. knit society, the local mom NEIGHBORHOOD Steve and Ali said there have been some issues at the apartment complex, and pops stores held people but note that all apartments are going and credit and trusted they to have their problems. They both would come and pay their agreed that for the most part, they have been treated like most tenants liv­ bill. ing in other apartment complex. They making a better life for themselves. believe that living at _Regis Place apart­ Sarah Woldemarin, a native of Sudan, ments has given them insight into a life has owned and managed the Handy different than their own. It has showed Market for three years. Mesfin the diversity of our society, and that Andermicheal, another Sudan native, people are just trying to get by, just try­ has owned the Sunnyside liquor store ing to make a living. for three years. Juan Ruiz has owned Currently, 30 percent of the popula­ the small restaurant The Whole tion at the Regis Place apartments is Enchilada for three years, on a month Regis students; the other 70 percent to month lease. Juan is a Colorado are people from diverse backgrounds. native and lived in Denver his entire The Regis Place apartments were built life. These buildings are owned by in 2000 by Real Asset and are man­ Gloria Rudden. Gloria Rudden has lived in the neighborhood since 1933. aged by Hast & Company. Manager Kenneth Cardinal says that Local Mom and Pop stores for hours at a time. She later had to sell sell land to the city of Denver in 1936. since joining the company in 2005 a her horses due to the amount of devel­ The golf course was built on that land. ... lot has been done to make this a better Gloria Rudden, a native Coloradoan, opment, and congestion in the area. place to live. "We have installed cam­ has come to know this urban area as Gloria also remembers the story Development eras and built gates to make sure our her home. Since moving into the behind the Willis Case Golf course. people at Regis Place know the strides neighborhood in 1933, Gloria has Willis Case was a wealthy young man "The dirtiest word in my vocabulary during the 193o's. Most people knew is 'developer,'" said Gloria, president we are making, to keep them safe," he resided at 52nd and Tennyson. She ~ays. Before the apartments were built him as a real ladies man--he would of Berkeley Neighborhood Association. remembers Denver before all of the wine them and dine them, and right In 2000 the land was occupied by development, highways and city street According to Gloria, the land at 52nd poorly maintained rental houses that when the ladies believed he was going and Sheridan actually used to be a city lights. Her parents leased a square to propose, he broke up with them. were demolished. block of land, and started their life as dump that caught on fire. Developers One big selling point for the apart­ One lady found out prior to the break Perini and Lucas promised the com­ small farm owners. She lived in a very up what was going to happen and shot ments is Willis Case Golf course, close knit society, the local mom and munity a "beautiful industrial area," across the street. Kenneth says that it Willis in the head, and then shot her­ Gloria said, but instead a strip mall pops stores held people and credit and self. Gloria believes this story was very has been great having the Regis stu­ trusted they would come and pay their and trailer park emerged atop the important because when Willis Case smoldering landfill. dents living at the apartment complex. bill. He believes that the apartment com­ died he gave his small fortune to the Gloria reflects on how in the 1950s, Gloria remembers riding her horse government, which founded the golf plex has turned around in the past cou­ as a teenager, down to a local bar. She with the opening of Lakeside Shopping course in his name. ple of years, and Regis students have and her friends would tie the horses Center, many of the local mom and helped the environment. Although originally only built with pops stores on Tennyson began going up, go inside and drink cherry coke. nine holes, the Willis Case Golf Course One block from Regis Place, at the She remarks that times were very out of business. At first, people ~omer of 52nd and Tennyson, sits a different; people could get rides from at 52nd and Sheridan now has 18 believed the new center wouldn't affect hquor store, The Whole Enchilada complete stranger and trust they holes. The El J ebel Shrine, owned by the area, but soon it became a place restaurant, and Handy Market. The would be safe. She recalls many times the Shriners, stands in the middle of where the locals would go. owners of the market and the liquor being able to go out on the open land the golf course. With the stock market store came from Africa with hopes of and ride horses with her friends crash in 1929, El Jebel was forced to See Home on page 8 8 Highlander Saturday, August 25, 2007 Special Orientation Issue Berkeley from page 5 the past 59 years. When the couple For neighbors like Grada, moved to the Berkeley neighborhood SAFETY at REGIS on August 1, 1947, their only neighbors Gus and Helen, the consisted of the DeBell family up the Berkeley neighborhood is Putting it in Perspective street and one other house. the only acceptable place to Rebecca Pols on considered waiting to walk back until Gus, an east Denver native, and his Contributing Reporter one of her friends was ready to leave. It wife Helen, raised in the northwest call home. was not a long walk and she had a bet­ Denver area near 37th and Newton, A few days before the beginning of ter sense of where she was going now, have never had the urge to move away classes in the 2004-2005 school year, but the upperclassman's cautioning from the area. "I won't move because Cathy moved into her new dorm room words made her nervous. [this is where] I'm comfortable," Helen in O'Connell Hall. That night, after a She remembered the warning her explained. busy day of unpacking, orientation resident assistant had given to the girls Gus's occupation in 1955 encouraged activities, and introducing herself over at the floor meeting earlier that day: him to ask his wife about the possibili­ and over again to new classmates, she Regis is in an urban neighborhood, ty of moving to Aurora because the was invited to an off-campus party and it's important to be cautious when company was moving. Helen refused. being thrown by some sophomores to you walk around, especially late at North Denver, where Helen has spent kick off the new semester. She and a night. Her RA had even mentioned all of her life, is her one and only home. few of her new dormmates decided to that it was good idea to travel in The couple raised four children, all of go check it out and set off, attempting groups. Cathy's first impression of the whom still live in Denver today. to follow the directions an upperclass­ neighborhood led her to think that her For neighbors like Grada, Gus and man had given them. RA's advice would probably be well­ Helen, the Berkeley neighborhood is In the dark they wandered through followed, but Cathy decided she was the only acceptable place to call home. the strange new unfamiliar territory of too tired to stick around. She promised They grew up here or near here, their the Regis campus. Their roundabout the upperclassman she would be care­ families grew and thrived here. Even route eventually took them past the ful and began the walk back to her res­ the more recent development of tran­ townhouses and across the rugby field idence hall. sient housing in the area cannot to a gate at the northeast corner of threaten the bond between our elderly campus. The gate opened to a residen­ tial, dead-end street where the noise of ''Vegas Safer than Denver" neighbors and their homes, their histo- Grada and her cat. students celebrating the beginning of The independent research institute, another school year led them the rest Morgan Quitno Press, released their of the way to the party. popular annual rankings of the most Cathy enjoyed herself for while, but dangerous cities in the United States in she soon became exhausted with the October 2006. The city of Saint Louis, excitement of her first day at college. still giddy with World Series glory just I She found her new roommate talking a few days after the conclusion of the with an upperclassman, and told her championship season, was awarded she was going back to the dorms. Her the top spot. The city even beat out the I roommate said goodbye, but the same competitor for its title. The city of upperclassman said, "By yourself?." Detroit took second place to Saint Cathy said, yes, she was going by her­ Louis in both baseball and crime. self, and he responded, "You should find someone to walk with you. You've got to be careful around here. Someone got mugged on that field last year." Cathy hesitated for a moment and See Safety on next page

Home from page 6 Gloria said she didn't do anything open space tax passed and now gener­ "People have more power than they think; they just have about the development, she said there ates millions of dollars a year. Just was nothing she could do, and she had recently the open space tax passed for to know how to get there," said Gloria. She believes that to just let things happen as they would. another 20 years, and Gloria has high we must use all of our resources, and once we do,out­ Then in 1964, CDOT wanted to put up hopes that someone is going to contin­ l-70 right through the center of this ue preserving the land. comes are inevitable. Gloria loves her home, and believes town. They auctioned off homes and Gloria has continued to preserve the she will live in the Berkeley neighborhoods for the rest of tore down others and began building I- area. She has been on the Adams her life. 70 where it now stands, around 54th County board for many years, and has hopes of passing the reins. Gloria and Sheridan. ''People have more power than they knows that we cannot change every­ and once we do, outcomes are At this point, Gloria became very think; they just have to know how to thing, but also recognizes that we have inevitable. Gloria loves her home, and concerned about the area; she saw all get there," said Gloria. She believes the opportunity to take things into our believes she will live in the Berkeley that was once land, now being taken that we must use all of our resources, neighborhoods for the rest of her life. over by developers. The strip mall on own hands. 54th and Sheridan was built on a pas­ ture of land. The Shriners leased out dant water, pure air, and rich soil. commuters, buildings were demol­ about 69 acres, partly to a gravel com­ Berkeley Development . There is a superior water svstem. ished to make room for parking lots pany that eventually bought it and In the mid-18oos, explorer Jim Long known as the finest alfalfa field and streetcar lines were paved over turned it into the Denver landfill. After Baker settled on the south bank of in Colorado, its innumerable ditches to make way for automotive lanes. a couple of years it was turned into the Clear Creek, with his family. He and abundant water are no less use­ To address the issue of dov,mtown strip mall and a trailer park. Today it began a trading post and operated a ful to the owner of a home with spa­ congestion, work on the Valley iincludes a small trailer park, restau­ ferry, and later a toll bridge, to trans­ cious grounds. ... There are cable Highway, now I-25, began in 1948. I- rants, and a flower shop. port travelers across the creek. After lines and motor lines. . .. No intoxi­ 70 was built in the 1960s. When Gloria heard that developers the death of a daughter, historian cating liquors are sold in the suburb." In 1964, construction on the sec­ the paper declared. want to build on 87 acres off of 56th Ruth Wiberg writes, Baker decided to ond segment of I-70 through Denver and Tennyson, Gloria was outraged relocate to a ranch on the Snake began, generally following W. 48th Public Transit and wanted to stop the development. River, just south of the Colorado­ Avenue through northwest Denver. With Berkeley's development came She called hvo of her friends and asked Wyoming border. According to the Colorado the need for public transportation, as them to help; they agreed and tried to After John Brisban Walker, Department of Transportation the suburban neighborhood fom1ed get an open space tax. An Open Space another early landowner, sold his (CDOT), the most difficult part of tax was the only thing they could do to alfalfa fann in 1888, the new owner and grew. In the early 20th century, constructing this segment involved preserve the land. developed a suburb on the land. The streetcars accounted for 90 percent threading the highway past Rocky They called Crystal Gray, of the new development included 35 hous­ of transit. l\1ountain Park, Berkeley Lake, Lake es, and was said to have '·more than "Tramway, [which owned the sys­ ( Parks Department, and she told them Rhoda, and between Berkeley Park exactly what they needed to do in order 1700 acres, including a park of 160 tem], was a political force in deciding and Willis Case Golf Course. to preserve this land. They would need acres and college grounds of 50 the area's destinv," Goodstein to get the open space tax put on the acres," according to a national news­ claimed. DeveloP.~rs often paid ballot, and get it passed by the people. paper, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, in streetcar operators to extend lines to Gloria and her friends got the open its September 1889 issue. their new neighborhoods. space tax on the 1996 Adams County "There is no more healthful spot The popularity of the automobile ballot, but the tax failed. She was anywhere, without the dust, smoke, threatened Tramway's future. As determined for it to pass, and in 1998, and odors of the city. There is abun- driving became more popular for it was back on the ballot. This time the- ~turday, August 25, 2007 Highlander 9 Special Orientation Issue

even in broad day light." occurrence. The fear for personal safety that sur­ According to Hofkamp, the mugging vey respondents expressed seems to on the rugby field never occurred, at - affect a significant portion of the stu­ least not during the five years he has dent body. This manifests itself in cir­ worked at Regis. The only on-campus culating stories of neighborhood mugging that has been reported in that crimes, warnings, and language. Last time was Haug's. But these stories are March, witnessing this trend, Mo still recounted with certainty and fear. McGoff wrote in the opinion section of Whether true or false, they affect some The Highlander, '"I believe that the students' sense of security. language and attitude toward Rocky Despite the fact that many of those Mountain Lake Park and the sur­ who use the term "Rape Lake" do not - rounding community should be know the story of its origin, the nick­ addressed." She condemns in particu­ name that apparently resulted from lar the nickname given by Regis stu­ the sex'Ual assault in Rocky Mountain dents to Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Lake Park has become part of the Regis "Rape Lake," and claims that the lan­ vocabulary and the assault lingers in guage and attitude of Regis students is the subconscious of the student body. degrading and harmful to the commu­ nity. Don't Be an Easy Target The Handy Market sits at the corner of Tennyson and 52nd Avenue. But negative language and attitudes Being informed about crime in the Safety from page 8 hoods in Denver. may not be the only things causing area can help students avoid becoming Like most statistics, including the harm in the neighborhood. Students' a victim. Regis' Campus Safety office Denver was labeled the 69th most dan­ real statistics from the Morgan Quitno concerns about neighborhood safety has recognized the high incidence of gerous of the 371 cities that were Press, the usefulness of the data on are at least partially grounded in reali­ auto theft in the neighborhood, and a included in the survey. The Denver neighborhood crime is limited. But ty. McGoff acknowledges in her article flyer from the Denver Police Post acknowledged the release of the these statistics help put the crime that that the term "Rape Lake" may have Department, "Will Your Vehicle Still rankings in "Survey: Vegas Safer than exists in Denver and in the neighbor­ originated from actual assault, in 1994: Be There When You Get Back?," is Denver" (Las Vegas, Nevada, came in hoods around Regis in perspective. "The Denver Police Department noti­ available in their office. It provides tips at number 70). The Denver Department of Safety's fied Campus Safety of a sexual assault on avoiding auto theft, such as keeping Several other Colorado cities were crime data is also useful in revealing at Rocky Mountain Lake Park. Campus valuables out of sight and avoiding also included in the rankings. Aurora the types of crime that most common­ Safety decided to send out notices in parking next to large vehicles that may th ly occur in the Regis and Berkeley order to inform the students to be conceal the actions of a thief. It also was ranked the 115 most dangerous neighborhoods. This allows residents aware." warns that leaving a parked vehicle city, while Boulder and Arvada were to take measures to protect themselves For McGoff and others, this one inci­ unattended and running is against the closer to the opposite end of the spec- from the crimes of which they are most dent, over 12 years ago, seems little law, and leads to a large percentage of trum as the 63rd and 72nd safest cities likely to become a victim. reason for perpetuating fear of the auto thefts in the winter. in the country respectively. neighborhood among Regis students. Hofkamp pointed out that in all four More Localized Danger But more recent events in the neigh­ of the vehicle break-ins that have At any given time on the Regis cam­ borhood, both experienced first hand occurred so far this year on campus the Localized Danger pus, at least two security officers and a and heard through the grapevine, keep victims left valuables such as purses or Of the 1,260 students enrolled in shift supervisor are on duty. The secu­ students on guard. laptops in their vehicle in plain sight. Regis' traditional college program, 597 rity officers patrol the campus 24 In collected stories, a crime several He recommends keeping these items students are living on campus, and at hours a day by bike, on foot, and in Regis students reported first- and sec­ on your person to avoid theft. least 303 have local off-campus vehicles. Their goal, according to ond-hand experience with was car The stories and statistics on assaults addresses. As a previous article in the Campus Safety's mission statement is theft. Others were assaults, robberies, discourage walking alone at night, and Highlander explained, about 191 of "to create and maintain a safe environ­ and encounters with aggressors. Rory the burglary numbers suggest that those off campus live in the immediate ment where the Regis University mis­ Delaney, an Irish exchange student locking doors and windows is a smart vicinity of the university. Safety, both sion of higher education can thrive." studying at Regis this fall, said while precaution. Hofkamp believes simply on campus and in the surrounding Assistant Director Aaron J. Hofkamp walking back to campus from a party being aware of your surroundings is neighborhood, is an issue that affects says one of the most important goals of "me and the two lads I was with were often the best way to stay out of trou­ these students and all members of the Campus Safety is having a "visible approached by another lad as we got to ble. Regis community who spend a portion presence" on campus to deter crime 52nd and Meade, who threatened to of their day at the university. and make members of the Regis com­ stab us if we looked at him." A respon­ The neighborhood in which Regis is munity feel safe while they are on cam­ dent from the survey mentioned above What Happened to Cathy? located can be neatly defined using the pus. said, "My roommate was attacked by a Nothing bad happened to Cathy that city's official neighborhood bound­ Each year, the Department of crazy guy on the way home from first night on campus. She made it aries. The City of Denver is divided Campus Safety issues a Campus Safety school. He followed her to the Handy home safely, and for the remainder of into 78 neighborhoods, and the divi­ Report that is made available in their Mart and then waited outside for her." her freshman and sophomore year she sions are used in collecting and report­ offices in the Student Center. It pro­ Last year, former student body presi­ lived on campus and frequently walked ing local data in categories such as vides statistics on the number of major dent Frank Haug wrote about his expe­ to the apartments across the rugby demographics and crime. The area offenses that have occurred on campus rience of being mugged on the parking field and other houses in the Regis around Regis consists of two of these for the last three years. The numbers lot near the townhouses in the neighborhood to visit off-campus neighborhoods, the Regis neighbor­ are quite low. In 2005, there were a Highlander. friends. She did not have a car, so she hood and the larger Berkeley neigh­ total of 19 reported major offenses According to Denver census data, also walked to Everyday and Coffee on borhood. The rough boundaries of committed on the campus. There were residents in both the Regis and the Lowell. Occasionally, she would even walk up Lowell Boulevard all the these neighborhoods are 52nd and seven burglaries and seven incidents of Berkeley neighborhoods are approxi­ motor vehicle theft. mately 30 percent Hispanic, and way to 32nd Avenue to eat at Chipotle 38th Avenues to the north and south, crimes committed by this community or Heidi's. She never felt completely and Federal and Sheridan to the east can create racist sentiment among vic­ safe walking around alone, particularly and west. Do You Feel Safe? tirns. One student told a story she at night, so she walked in groups when According to the Denver Department Regis students have varying opin­ heard firsthand from a friend who was she could. She bought pepper spray of Safety's Crime Rankings, the most ions about the Regis and Berkeley assaulted while walking through the and kept it in her purse, but she never common type of crime for both Regis neighborhoods. Many feel perfectly neighborhood at night. She said, "The needed it. Despite the foreboding and Berkeley is auto theft. In 2005, safe and comfortable here, while oth­ guys that assaulted him were warnings she received that first night, auto thieves stole or attempted to steal ers worry for their safety. In a survey of Mexicans. That left a bad impression Cathy has always found the Regis 175 vehicles. The areas also had a high eleven Regis freshmen, respondents on him about Mexicans." In the fall of neighborhood to be perfectly safe. r. incidence of burglary, defined as "the were asked to describe the neighbor­ 2005, a former Regis student was also No statistics can prove or disprove unlawful entry of a structure to com­ hood around Regis and to comment on assaulted by what he described as a whether the Regis neighborhood is mit a felony or theft." There were a whether they felt safe in it. Some group of Hispanic men, while walking safe. Regis students have an array of total of 170 reported burglaries in the respondents were very positive. One back to the dorms from a house party experiences that affect their sense of two neighborhoods in 2005. There described it as "very nice." Another where a conflict between Regis stu­ security or insecurity on and off cam­ were 29 aggravated assaults, 5 sexual said, "I feel very safe in this neighbor­ dents and Hispanic residents had pus. Some feel uncomfortable here assaults, and 26 robberies. Only one hood." But unqualified positive state­ occurred. He expressed distrust of because the neighborhood they grew homicide was reported. ments were outnumbered by more dis­ Hispanics as a result of the incident. up in was much different. Some are If the Morgan Quitno Press ranked mal evaluations of the neighborhood. Some stories are unconfirmed or fearful because they have been the vic­ the neighborhoods of Denver from In answering the same questions, mostly forgotten. But these stories still tims of crimes. Some are cautious most dangerous to safest, Sun Valley other respondents called it "very have the power to affect perceptions. because they have heard rumors about ~ould be labeled most dangerous, and shady," "g[h]etto," and "somev;:hat l_ow Grapevine stories about a shooting at assaults and shootings. Some feel safe Five Points would take second. Regis class." One respondent said, I thmk the Burger King on Federal and the because they have never had a negative Would be ranked at 35th most danger­ the neighborhood is kind of trashy; lit­ one Cathy was told on her first night at experience. But no matter how they ous and Berkeley would be 39th. These ter is everywhere, beer cans, spray Regis about a mugging on the rugby feel, Regis and the surrounding neigh­ rankings are based on census data paint ... I don't like it. It makes me feel field are familiar to many Regis stu­ borhoods are an important part of available from 72 of the 78 neighbor- uncomfortable to walk around in it dents who cannot confirm their actual their lives.

f ., ·~, ,. , , 10 Highlander Saturday, August 2 5, 2007 Special Orientation Issue Provost Allan Service addresses incoming freshmen ...... out with Below is a transcript of Dr. Service's won. A democrat lost. This group of men assisted initially Thursday, August 24 speech. Sounds pretty familiar, doesn't it? with parish work and other priestly Well, it may be familiar but it's not duties in Santa Fe. Soon, however, the Class Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. new. The year, in fact, is 1877! (not their Jesuit passion to teach led them Welcome to Regis University. 2001). The new president is to Las Vegas, New Mexico - the other Welcome to 3333 Regis Boulevard, Rutherford B. Hayes Of Ohio. His Las Vegas - to establish a school for Denver, Colorado 80221. vanquished challenger is Samuel J. boys. It was known in those days as of 2007 Welcome to the family! Tilden of New York. That's the kind of Las Vegas College. A few years later stuff you can learn at your university! the College was moved to Colorado, O.K We're a university. And we're first to Morrison and then here. They here to learn. So let's start with a That year - 1877 - is important to us built Main Hall right away and we've short lecture. Pretend for a minute here tonight as we once again cele­ been here now for well over a century. that we're in a classroom. It's a history brate Opening Day. Regis University's class. first Opening Day was in 1877. That's Ever since that founding in 1877, when your university was founded. Regis has been committed to seeking By the way, don't worry about this the Magis - The Greater Good - and being on the test. It won't. Heck, there The College opened on November 5, to educating men And women who probably won't even ~ a test for at 1877 when Jesuit Father Salvatore can seek that good with well-honed least a week. Persone, the first President, freeted skills, sound ethical judgement, and a 132 Students. There's quite a few genuine sense of purpose. We often This is about something that hap­ more of you these days! summarize both the search and the pened a long time ago. It's early in the hope with a few words from our year and the United States has just Father Persone and his companions Mission Statement which calls us yo inaugurated a new President. The were five Italian Jesuit priests who try and answer the question: "How inauguration came after a protracted had crossed the countryside from ought we to live?" political and legal dispute. The new Leavenworth, Kansas to help out President had lost the national popu­ Bishop Lamy at the diocese Of Santa The five-century Jesuit educational lar vote but carried the Electoral Fe, New Mexico. They bad been tradition that inpires Regis is as valid College. Allegations of fraud and dis­ expelled from Naples as part of today in Denver, Colorado as it was enfranchisement were rampant, Garibaldi's unification of Italy. 130 years ago in Las Vegas, New notably in the state of Florida. State Unintentional missionaries, they just Mexico, and as it was nearly five cen­ courts and the U.S. Supreme Court wanted a place to serve the Church, turies ago when Ignatius of Loyola were involved in determining the out­ and somehow ended up onthe road to founded The Society Of Jesus. come of the election. A republican Santa Fe.

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~ REGIS~~ ~ nver's Road Home UNIVERSITY Learners Becoming Leaders - ~turday, August 25, 2007 Highlander 11 Special Orientation Issue Tonight we welcome all of you as the Ignatius of Loyola and John Studiorum." latest group of men and women to Francis Regis and Writers like ... and in join us in seeking that Magis, that James Joyce And Gerard Manley 2. Graduation happens in the same Greater Good. You are becoming the Hopkins. place as New Student - latest embodiment of our mission of Orientation so it's easy to "Education For Leadership In The 7. Students have learned how to remember where to go in gour with a service Of Others." party without putting us on the years. top of the "Party School" rank­ As we welcome you, we also give you ings. 1. Regis Students are the Leaders of our gratitude for allowing us the Tomorrow! new year opportunity to help you as learners to 6. Hardly ever snows in September. become leaders in the service of oth­ ers. As well, we acknowledge and accept the responsibility that comes with that opportunity. We're up to it! We know you're

We know you're smart too. After all, you chose Regis. With apologies to smart too. After all, Professor David Letterman, let me close with a Top Ten List - the list of the Top Ten Reasons Why You're • Smart to Choose Regis University. you chose Regis.

10. Chief Academic Officer is Called "Provost" Welcome to your University! - a much flashier title than "Vice 5. Faculty really know their stuff and Principal." really enjoy student learning. Congratulations on your choice Of University! 9. Colorado Rockies are getting bet­ 4. Freshman Residence Halls are on ter. They might make the World the east side of campus, closer to Godspeed! Series this year - - where they'll the sunrise. meet the Yankees, of vourse. 3. Excellent opportunity to learn 8. Only campus in America with Latin phrases like "Magis," "Ad statues of both Jesuits saints Majorem Dei Gloriam," "Cura And Irish writers. Jesuits like Personalis," And "Ratio

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Angust26 Food, drinks, and artwork 4X4Club from local artists will also be The Regis 4X4 Club will be available. talcing a trip on Sunday, August 26. This trip is one of September ll the more exciting trips BRUN Meeting because it offers some awe­ The Berkeley-Regis United some views from on top the Neighbors (BRUN) will have rocky mountains. This is a their general membership fairly easy trip, any truck/SUV meeting on campus at 7 p.m. with 4wheel drive can make it Please check with no problem. The trip · www.berkeleyregisneighbors.com goes peak to peak from for the room number. Montezuma to Breckenridge. Meeting at I-70 and Ward September :16-17 Road Park. Ride at 8 a.m. Volunteer for the Should return around 3 or 4 Homeless p.m. Any interests please con­ Regis University partners with tact Ryan Boudreau at St. Anthony's North and [email protected] Growing Home to provide shelter and community to September7 families in our neighborhood First Friday Art Walk who are experiencing home­ The Tennyson Street Cultural lessness. Volunteers are need­ District hosts the longest run­ ed for the following shifts, to ning art walk in Denver. Come host families experiencing check out the galleries, bou­ homelessness at St. Anthony's tiques, restaurants, and stu­ North Hospital: Brandon Butle dios on Tennyson between Sunday, Overnight 8 p.m - 7 28th and 35th. Runs from 6- a.m. 10 p.m. Monday, Overnight 8 p.m - 7 a.m. Overnight volunteers may spend some time with the children/families, get the fam­ ilies to bed, spend the night (in a separate and a joining room), wake folks up in the morning, get folks breakfast in the cafeteria, and make sure that folks get on the bus head­ ed to the shelter by 7 a.m. September8 Sunnyside Music Fest September 20 r Located at Chaffee park (44th Mass of the Holy Spirit and Tejon), the festival will Come celebrate the Mass of include both local bluegrass the Holy Spirit on Thursday, bands as well as other types of September 20 at 11:00 a.m. in music including reggae, ska, the chapel. All are invited to rap, and alternative rock. attend. SUDOKU 4 3 8 I 2 .._ - - ~-~ ! - ·-·- - 6 7 ·~ - 5 8 4 4 1 7 5 I 2 fa I 1 6 7 1 3 5 ,------4 9 2 •0'*2007 Kraz:yDad.com