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Volume 92, Issue 7 Tuesday February 2, 2010 NEWCAMPUS PUB "WALKER'S" SET TO OPEN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY5

BY AUDREY KEENAN

The new booths are just the begin ning of the changes being made in the Ranger Grille. Friday, February 5 will mark the opening of Walker's, the new pub on campus. The Ranger Grille will feature a shuffleboard table, new art work and different lighting during the pub hours. Michael Delliveneri, director of communications for RUSGA, and Marcus Trucco, Regis alumnus and 2008-2009 RUSGA president, created the idea of the pub two years ago after being inspired by other universities who have pubs. DelliVeneri has received positive feedback from students about the opening of the pub. "Everybody's real PHOTO BY: Brett Stakelin ly excited," he said. Members of the Regis community participating in the Martin Luther King Day Marade (march and parade) on January 18. Page 2. With the help of Dave Law, direc tor of Student Activities, Delliveneri CHANGES TO HOUSING Seniors make final and Trucco have been getting the approval of faculty and administrative preparations for members of Regis University over the SIGN-UP FOR UPPERCLASSMEN past year, including Father Michael graduation Sheeran, president of Regis University, BY COREY HOLTON The communities available in BY KATIE KING and Diane Cooper, dean of students. West Hall next fall include: The pub will be named Walker's The Office of Residence Life, Leadership, Arts/Popular Culture, As the saying goes, "All's well that after John Brisben Walker, who donat Housing and Event Services at Regis Healthcare Professionals and ends well," and for our Regis seniors, ed 40 acres of land to start Regis University have implemented changes International/Language. Students the reality of the end of their stay at University in 1887. Regis University to the housing sign-up process that interested in one of these communities Regis is less than 100 days away. housed a pub several years ago, but affect upperclassmen living on campus should fill out an application during Spring Commencement 2010 is upon this pub was removed when the liquor next fall. These changes include the the online housing sign-up process. us and as another chapter in the lives laws changed, moving the drinking age addition of new Living Learning Students not applying for one of of these seniors comes to a close, they from 18 to 21. Communities, a Super Bowl-themed the Living Learning Communities will find themselves taking time to reflect event to replace online room selection attend Big Game Friday on Friday, on the last four years and to contem and no guarantee that juniors and sen February 5 from 3-7 p.m. in the plate the future as they set out into the iors will receive singles. Student Center. Housing sign-up world with their Regis degrees. Upperclassmen familiar with the began on January 22 and the deadline For Rachel Broome, a Colorado housing sign-up process last year will is Friday, February 5. Springs native and psychology major, be surprised to find that instead of The new housing sign-up process her post-Regis plans include graduate choosing a room and roommate online is designed to create a sense of com school for speech pathology. But during the housing application this munity for students living on campus before that, she's looking forward to year, they will be required to attend next semester, and give students who one last Ranger Week, one of Regis' one of two events in person. wish to live in a double room the abili biggest on-campus events that Students accepted into one of the ty to find a roommate if they have not includes various student-involved Living Learning Communities will already done so. activities taking place every day in the attend an event on Wednesday, week before finals. Additionally, she's February 3 from 5-6 p.m. in the looking to end her intramural volley Student Center. The Living Learning ball career on a high note by taking the Communities in West Hall are Charppionship. PHOTO BY: Corey Holton designed to foster a sense of communi New seating for Walker's Pub. ty through common interest. Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3

NEWS PERSPECTIVES ARTS AND CULTURE SPORTS

Ranger Men's Basketball Student Giving Program Study Abroad Experiences Movie Review A new program that replaces the Senior Junior Angela Shugarts shares her expe Luke Curtis gives a review of the The men's basketball team broke their losing streak with a victory against Gift allows students more ways to give riences of studying abroad in Ireland. movies he watched over the break. back. Page 3 Page 4 Page6 Colorado Christian. Page 7

Can't Keep Up With Metro Honors Thesis Defense Book Review: Anansi Boys Seniors in the Regis University Honors A review of Neil Gaiman's lighthearted Ranger men's basketball lost to Metro State. Page 7 Program are making preparations to family comedy with dark and supernatu- defend their theses. Page 3 ral twists . Page 6 ---

2-TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2010 FEATURE Professor Emeritus Dennis Gallagher The reflects on Martin Luther King Day Highlander BY DENNlS GALIAGHER slaves that if there was anything dan from whence I spring. My gradfather gerous to be done, "just let the 'pad may have caught Irish Alzheimer's: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s philoso dies' do it." One plantation owner when you forget everyone except your phy and writings continues to teach us wrote in his journal when his slave enemies. much today. In his "Letter from the prayed that the master not treat him as Italians also suffered lots of preju Birmingham Jail," King taught us that if he were Irish. dice under the Klan rule in Colorado we are all inextricably tied together in Many Americans did not think of and Denver. In 1925 Colorado elected America on the issue of race. Here are the Irish as white. Clearly on the plan a Klan Governor and later a Klan some things the Regis Community can tations, the Irish workers were at the Mayor. The Klan infiltrated the think about as we remember Dr. King. bottom of the heap on the pecking Denver Police Department and initiat Despite Obama's election last year, order. Unfortunately, the Irish soon ed what they called "Good Friday race still ranks high on the list of issues realized that if they showed prejudice Raids." confronting America. toward African Americans, they On Friday afternoons, in the midst Let me share a few recollections of jumped up on the first rung of the of prohibition, the police would bust my growing up in North Denver that American ladder. This incident puts into Italian households in North put this issue in perspective for us race issues into perspective for us and Denver to sec if they were making wine today. King's belief in Satyagraha, it nudges us to recall how we were all in their basements. The Klan members Sanskrit for "he seizes truth," working tied together on the issue of race. Are swore an oath against foreign rulers, non-violently for justice, certainly was you with me? Are we in this together? i.e. the Pope. The Klan disliked like Editor-In-Chief alien to my tribe and the culture in I recollect my grandfather Jews, Blacks, Italians, Mexicans, which I grew up in North Denver. Fists Gallagher from Sligo in Ireland. He Catholic Irish and Germans, and Corey Holton solved problems, not talk and speech. lived a few blocks from Regis and Native Americans because they were Thankfully, the good Sisters of repeatedly lectured me about when he not "white." In the 2o's were we all of Loretto at Holy Family High School, applied to be an engineer on Denver's us in this together against the Klan? where Arrupe Jesuit High now is, Moffat Railroad. He took the test for Growing up in North Denver and pushed us into debate and forensics engineer and got 100%. The test givers attending a parochial school, I soon Associate Editor and taught us that talk and words can at the Railroad said, "That Irishman learned to run fast. I remember public Jimmy Sengenberger help solve differences. Our great must have cheated. We'll make him school kids chasing us to school. "Get speech coach, Sister Marie Catherine, take the test again and this time we will those damned mackerel-snappers!" could have been Denzel Washington's watch him." they would shout. Mackerel-snappers role in the movie The Great Debaters. So my granddad told of his taking meant Friday fish-eaters. Catholics Debate became our right of passage a different test again and receiving a used to abstain from meat on Fridays. Photography Editor and I talked my way out of lots of fights grade of 100% again. J;le said someone And Klan restaurants in Denver had Brett Stakelin in my younger days. joked, "Maybe we need this Irishman signs in the windows: "Fish served This year as I headed to City Park on our railroad after all." He would every day but Friday." Once under a for the annual MLK celebration and then admonish me something like, threat of cross burning, the Jesuits marade (half-parade and half-march), "Dennis, you have to work twice as armed students with baseball bats I thought of my own ancestors who hard to beat the Anglo-Saxons," his around the Regis campus walls to keep Staff Reporters came to America fleeing famine and word for "whites." "You have to work the Klan from burning a cross. Brittany Boland British tyranny. And they never let us twice as bard and study twice as hard I tell these stories because King forget. Is forgetting part of forgive as them to get ahead in America. They would ask us not to be resentful and Ben Closson ness? will never accept you because they bitter. Many families of those at Regis Luke Curtis My great-great-grandparents from don't like the Irish and they don't want experienced ethnic slights and hurtful Galway in Ireland remembered with Catholics around." prejudice, but minimal compared to Michael DeGregori disdain seeing the welcome signs put Erika Guynn up in shop windows to greet the pad "Let's resolve to remember King's dies: "Help Wanted, No Irish Need Audrey Keenan Apply." They moved to southern meaningful insight: 'We're all in this Katie King illinois, and farmed near Decatur. Dr. Steve Leonard, Regis graduate and together.' Let us resolve to give back." Kaitlin Maestas professor of history at Metro State, Elizabeth Sloan found out that in Denver in the 186o's, In my grandfather Gallagher's African Americans and others. Regis the Irish ranked only 10% of the popu later years when I visited him on helped lift ethnic Catholics out of their Emily Sloan lation but added up to 50% of the Quitman Street, he was always throw own psychological ghetto. What I am arrest records. Tell me about profiling. ing rocks at the sparrows which share trying to say is, please remember your We at Regis should think of our own our North Denver neighborhood. I own family's race stories and face them family's stories of coming to America would always ask, already knowing the honestly when thinking about others Photographer and facing prejudice and how we must answer, "Grandpa, why are you trying in America. move beyond it. to kill those sparrows?" "Those are Finally, let's resolve to remember David Ordway To remember MLK Day this year, I British sparrows," he replied and for King's meaningful insight: "We're all hope you will read Noel Ignatiev's proof he added, "Look Dennis, those in this together." And let us be thank book: How the Irish Became White. bloody sparrows are eating up all the ful for the blessings bestowed upon us Our library has a copy. Ignatiev food. Nothing left for any of the other by loving parents and great teachers. Sports Information reminds us that when the Irish went poor birds. They are just like the Let us resolve to give back. south to work on cotton plantations, English stealing all the food from us Director the plantation owners instructed the during the famine." Now you know Jeremy Phillips Career 8 Internship Information Fair February 9, 2010 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Lowell Campus Article submissions and Student Center Dining Room letters to the editor Brought to you by: should be addressed to

hig [email protected] ~ SERVICES your connection to the .future NEWS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2010-3 New housing sign-up process Graduation New Student Continued from Page 1 In order to make the event fun and Continued from Page 1 interactive, Residence Life will be Giving Program On Big Game Friday, students will offering free food, games and a raffle Her lasting words that she would BY COREY H OLTON be given a numbered ticket and lined for a $300 credit towards next year's like to leave with the Regis community, up according to the building they are housing. Residence Life is expecting "My time here at Regis has been the The Student Giving Program, for applying for. Staff will begin handing 200 or more students to attend. best time of my life so far. Enjoy every merly known as the Senior Class Gift, out the tickets at 3 p.m. Students completing the online moment because it flies by." has been expanded to include a range In order to make housing available portion of the housing sign-up will Heather Thomas is also a psychol of giving opportunities for the entire to more people, Residence Life is giv notice that the non-refundable deposit ogy major who has called Regis her Regis University student body. ing priority to students living in double for housing next year has increased to home for the past four years after set In years past, the senior class at ting out from her hometown of Shaker Regis University would vote on a proj Heights, Ohio. A member of the ect to support financially as a symbolic University's Women's Soccer Team, gesture of thanks to the University for Thomas has been keeping herself busy the opportunities it has provided. This over the last four years while pursuing year, the Student Giving Committee, her undergraduate degree, balancing advised by Kris Kirby, assistant direc soccer commitments, and studying tor of annual support programs, real abroad. She plans to work with autistic ized that both under and upperclass children after Regis and eventually men are supporting Regis in a variety attend graduate school for speech of ways, not only through donations to pathology. the Senior Class Gift. Some of her favorite Regis memo Due to the varied philanthropic ries took place thousands of miles interests of students on campus, a new away when she took the opportunity to Student Giving Program has been cre spend a semester studying abroad in ated this year to allow students from New Zealand. In New Zealand she said any class to contribute to a number of she, "Saw some of the most beautiful different funds on campus and be rec things on this earth, met some really ognized for their efforts. awesome people and made some The Student Giving Committee friends for life!" will be distributing piggy banks in the As for her travel opportunities, image of Iggy the Piggy to students. from her involvement in soccer she "The piggy banks are made from recy recalls the many adventurous bus rides cled materials and are available to stu Exterior of West Hall. that always included lots of laughter dents as a symbol of the change we can and great times bonding with the girls make through small efforts," said rooms. Unlike past years, juniors and $300, up from $250 last year. This on the team. In 2008, one of her Kirby. seniors are no longer guaranteed sin deposit will be credited to the overall favorite soccer experiences was a team The first event, 100 Days to gle rooms in West Hall. "If we have a cost of housing. trip to Europe. Graduation was held on January 28th demand for more doubles we will try to As One of the reasons for the for her lasting words, Thomas in the Student Center. Students can fill those, and then we will keep a ratio increased cost of the deposit is to dis says, "It goes by faster than you know. find more information about how to of singles for those who want singles," courage students from applying for Take every opportunity you can to donate and upcoming events related to said Njal Lundberg, interim associate housing and withdrawing at a later have fun, get involved, laugh a lot, and the Student Giving Program on InSite, director of Residence Life, Housing date. There will be staff available at appreciate your friends-they become the student giving website and Event Services. like family. And study abroad!" these events to assist students with the www.regis.edu/studentgift or by call Singles will be assigned on a first sign-up process and to answer any To all the seniors who are graduat ing 303-964-3608. come first served basis during the Big questions. ing this spring, the Regis community is Game Friday event, so it is best for stu Students can find answers to fre proud of all that you have accom dents interested in a single room to quently asked questions and apply for plished in your time here. arrive early. "The thing that's hard to housing online at Congratulations and good luck in your predict is when people start lining up," www.regis.edu/housingsignup. future endeavors! said Lundberg. Seniors in Honors Program prepare theses New pub

BY AUDREY KEENAN Continued from page 1

According to Dan Van der Vieren, Walker's will feature alcohol poli a mathematics major at Regis cies similar to those of Thursday University, "There comes a time in an Thrills, only accepting cash for drinks. individual's life when he or she must "Upperclassmen go downtown to crack down and work." For Van der hang out, and underclassmen can't go Vieren, that time has come. with them," he said. So he wants Van der Vieren, a senior in the Walker's to be a place where students, Regis University Honors Program, has faculty and staff can all enjoy them two months left to work on his honors selves together. thesis, and he is beginning to feel the After working on this project for pressures of time. two years, Delliveneri said, "It's great "I feel that I could be a little fur to see to coming together.~ ther along. Definitely it's one of those DelliVeneri hopes that the pub will things where I go in thinking, 'Oh, I become a Regis tradition. have plenty of time.' Fact of the matter Walker's will be open Thursdays is life happens. A lot of things are dis through Saturdays, with its official opening February 5 at 5 p.m. The pub tr~ctions. You have to be intentional PHOTO BY: Corey Holton about writing a thesis." Dan van der Vieren attempts to discover the magic behind the Cube. Success is at his fingertips. will also be open February 7 for Van der Vieren has been working Superbowl Sunday. he says. include a cake resembling a Rubik's on his thesis since the second semester Van der Vieren has enjoyed work cube that he intends to have made by of his junior year after taking a c~ ing on his thesis because he says it his defense date, April 8 at 4 p.m. in tography class, which inspired.the id~ marks the prestige of the Honors the Science Ampitheater. behind his thesis. He combined his Program, and because it has given h!m For students in the Honors interest in the class with another per experience writing in the mathematics Program who will also be writing their sonal interest: the Rubik's cube. area of undergraduate coursework. theses in the future, Van der Vieren "It's puzzle-like and I like to do The senior members of the Honors advises them to stay in the program. puzzles. I contemplated how I could Program, including Van der Vier~n, "For all those honors students who use the Rubik's cube as a means of cre will be presenting their theses begin are freshmen and sophomores, they ating some sort of cipher system." ning the last weekend of March a~d should hang in there and know that the Van der Vieren has spent the last continuing into the first week of Apnl. thesis is a rewarding experience, not year doing-research and writing drafts There will be two presentations each just a resume booster, but one which for his paper, and has spent the p~st afternoon, followed by a defense of the will challenge them and give them a semester finishing his final dr~, edit presentation and a reception after greater appreciation of their rigorous ing and preparing his presentation and wards. Regis education." PHOTO BY: Corey Holton defense. h., Van der Vieren's reception will New shuffleboard table in the Ranger Grille. "I'm almost on the home stretc ' .....

4-TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, PERSPECTIVES Study abroad experience: Angela Shugarts at the University of Limerick in Ireland BY ANGELA SHUGARTS of my worries. Now I had to endure the involved on campus, go to the pubs, or three hour bus ride to the country side study of course. When I knew Regis offered a study of Limerick and familiarize myself with abroad program I was really excited to a whole new city. Goodbye Starbucks, Irish Social Life take advantage of it. Now nearing my goodbye Colorado Rockies, goodbye junior year I've found the time and cozy bed. The culture and academic life One of the best things about money to travel to Limerick Ireland in Limerick is so different from Regis Ireland is its wonderful laid back view and study at the University of and I wanted to give the Regis commu of life. Students are not overly con Limerick. nity a taste of how things work over in cerned about their careers. Actually, I have a rich heritage in Ireland Limerick. most of them travel around Europe and family in Galway, just north of after college and then find a job. The Limerick. The course selection at Irish Academic Life Irish are shy and rarely disclose infor The Shannon River is the longest river in Limerick was also very appealing to a mation to people they interact with Ireland and it right outside my residence, just a walk over the bridge and you will find otters peace and justice studies minor. Being Irish culture is very relaxed and however, they love to tell stories, meet swans, and other great wildlife. ' an only child this decision was particu the people are warm and friendly. people and just have good craic at the larly hard on my parents however I Arriving on campus I found out that pubs and clubs. accent now and then) and being more introspective. the semester starts off slowly as Irish The relaxed nature of the Irish stu students make their way back to their dents is something I could get used to The study abroad experience is a dorms after six weeks of not seeing very quickly. Here, life is meant to be wonderful way to meet new people, their friends. Most Irish students take enjoyed and I find myself more at expand perspectives, and challenge their social life as seriously as most peace. Sometimes in the States I find oneself to break out of their comfort Regis students take their academic and myself so busy all the time, I rarely zone. I have certainly done all of these professional life. Here, it's about going have time for myself. things and I've only been in Ireland for to pubs, meeting new people and hav I'm fortunate enough to live in two weeks! ing "good craic" as they say, which Thomond Village, a residence right Before I arrived in Ireland, my means "good fun." near the Shannon River, the longest friend Anna Supinski and I traveled The students go to many social river in Ireland. In the mornings, a through Italy in a week and what a gatherings during the week and on the weekends go home to their families and rest--completely opposite of my lifestyle. They operate on a pre-deter mined career schedule all four years of college. When they come to college, they must choose what "course" (major) they want to study and they study one specific subject all four years. There is no interdisciplinary curriculum here. Angela Shugarts in front of the Colosseum Fortunately, international stu dents like myself get special advan was super excited to see what awaited tages and get to mix up our "modules" me in Ireland- so excited in fact, I (courses). The majority of the modules began packing the day after Christmas. are lecture-based and one major exam Angela and other study abroad students atop the Guinness Storehouse Factory in Dublin. What an experience it has been for usually comprises a student's entire me! I've lived off campus the past three grade. Rarely are there assignments, white fluffy fog blankets the green busy week it was! Travel experts claim years while attending Regis, never papers, or projects assigned to stu landscape as students walk to class. you can't see Rome in a day but we been out of the country, and now I'm dents. The class sizes are much larger The sound of the river, the birds chirp almost did. Actually we saw the major living in a six bedroom suite with inter than Regis' class sizes. Typically there ing and the dew falling from the lush sites in Rome in two days. There was a esting Irish students. are between 50 and 200 students to a berry bushes is a refreshing kind of lot of walking involved. I can't wait to I arrived in Dublin for orientation module and separate meeting times peace and serenity that can't be com see what's ahead of me. Caving in with the Arcadia program, not know called "tutorials" where students are pared to what is found in the States. Spain, climbing the Swiss Alps, peer ing the six other students I would be broken up into groups of 25-30 and It's quite, calm and beautiful. ing up at the ancient castles in Ireland? living with in the hostel. Once I got discuss reading material on a specific I've found myself adopting the I look forward to it all. familiar with the other students, I fig day. Classes are held only once or twice relaxed attitude of the Irish, (in addi ured meeting new people was the least a week, so there is plenty of time to get tion to picking up a random Irish Regis housing changes are very disconcerting

BY JIMMY SENGENBERGER singles for interested juniors and sen rooms that we used to be able to get iors. LLCs are a great idea for fresh with greater ease? The rationing of As many students are now aware, men who are just getting acclamated. singles to juniors and seniors will dis The the Regis housing system is being They're a good way to meet people with courage them from considering and drastically altered for 2010-2011. My common interests and to form bonds looking forward to on-campus living frustration over the new housing sys for your first year. But I have sincere arrangements. Highlander tem is considerable, as I take several doubts about how many upperclass issues with the policy change: men will truly benefit from the pro Perhaps Regis is struggling for gram. funds due to fewer students and the is interested in 1. One month ago many of us paid economy and therefore wants to dis a considerable amount of money to 3. Efficiency is critical with organ courage off-campus living to maximize Regis for this semester. Less than one izing something like this. I would hope on-campus rooming dollars. As a cap what you month later, Regis mandated an that ResLife would learn from the inef italist, I can certainly understand that (increased) fee of $300, whereas last ficiency of the British queue, the UK's economic sense. But, like taxpayers to year registration was, quite sensibly, a way of rationing limited resources, the government, I would appreciate have to say! little later in the spring. I am genuine instead of shifting away from an due consideration given how much we ly troubled by the fact that I qave to already effective system. I do not spend each year here. pull $300 out of my own pocket now, believe that a genuine desire to make PLEASE"SEND LETTERS of all times, for a housing deposit. As the process "fun" means that students I truly appreciate the good work they say, "money doesn't grow on should have to devote a Friday after ResLife and others do to make on TO THE EDITOR trees," especially during a recession. noon-when, for instance, some campus living a great experience. But AND ARTICLE work-to a housing signup that could my clear frustration is because I, like 2. In a well-intentioned attempt to be done far more smoothly and with most here, am spending tens of thou SUBMISSIONS TO promote community, unfair advan greater efficiency online. Plus, it sands of dollars a year ori Regis, a co·n tages seem to be given to LLCs over would certainly be more sustainable siderable portion of which is for room those who would prefer not to partici than all these tickets and things. ~d boa!d. With all due respect, I am hig [email protected] pate in one of these special interest disappomted in such a shift, and I areas. LLC students get first choice on 4. Why must upperclassmen face hope to read a letter to the editor rooms, threeby limiting the chances of severe restrictions to secure single explaining this decision next issue. PERSPECTIVES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2010-5 Supreme Court 1, President o U.S. Supreme Court upholds anyone's rights and which entities Such a line cannot be drawn. If is consistent with prior rulings on the free speech, Obama dissents have them and which don't. It focused anything, as former FEC Counsel side of corporate constitutional on the power of government vis-a-vis Allison Hayward notes, focused laws rights-like freedom of press, religion BY JIMMY SENGENBERGER the First Amendment and Congress' against companies with no-bid govern and petition and the right to due power to restrict speech in this fash ment contracts or earmark recipients process-so why not free speech, espe For the first time in State of the ion. For the most part, Congress does could probably pass judicial scrutiny, cially in an open society like ours? Union history, the president incongru n't have the power to censor political but to paint a broad brush on all corpo Corporations are granted speech rights ously scolded the nation's highest speech and determine what's too dan rations is fallacious. with entertainment, education, art and court for a ruling with which he dis gerous, too bothersome, etc. If it did, As Samples notes, "Congressional in other situations-so what legal basis agreed. I contend that such actions commentators' tongues would be tied efforts to bring about equality of is there for restrictions on political were out of line, but appropriate or with every critical comment. speech are incompatible with freedom speech? not, was President Obama right and In their concurrence, Justices of speech because government would The role of the Courts is not to the Court's decision wrong? Roberts and Alito wrote that the law have to control everyone's speech to base decisions on better policy or poli "asks us to embrace a theory of the ensure equal time." That's just not fea tics, or what constitutes "fair" speech, Facts of the Case First Amendment that would allow sible. or a ruling's perceived political impli censorship not only of television and Concerns that this will "open the cations and whether or not it perpetu Citizens United, a nonprofit politi radio broadcasts, but of pamphlets, floodgates to corporate cash" are ates a "corporatocracy." The role of the cal advocacy corporation, produced an posters, the Internet and virtually any overblown. While there will likely be a court is to determine whether a given opposition movie to then-candidate other medium that corporations and nominal increase in election expendi statute is constitutional and to estab Hillary Clinton, which they intended to unions might find useful in expressing tures, any business concerned with lish a set standard - and that is what play in theatres, on-demand, and on their views on matters of public con making a profit will be hesitant to get they did. DVD. The 2002 McCain-Feingold law cern ...The First Amendment protects directly involved in politics and place What about foreign corporations? forbade corporations and labor unions more than just the individual on a their name on an ad at risk of losing Justice Kennedy unequivocally stated from advertising for or against a candi soapbox and the lonely pamphleteer." market share. Ironically, 40 major that the changes will not benefit for- date for national late in an election. Ergo, neither showing nor advertising the film was permissible under the egregious statute. The Court has consistently upheld Congress' power to regulate political contributions in order to prevent cor ruption, but Citizens United was expressing opposition to a candidate, J)~ not donating to a campaign. The ques ~i ~ tion before the Supremes was if this ~ part of the law was constitutional. ~1 • They rightfully concluded it wasn't. . A ., r~,;.:_, ~~- ~ I Reasoning of the Court ~ • T The case Citizen United v. Federal • . ~ - ~~ ;~~ ., - ' Election Commission has nothing to .,. -. -. ~, ~ (II} ~"·•... '~-ti do with lobbyists or campaign dona r- tions. As Cato Institute's John Samples and Ilya Shapiro observe, "[N]one of this money will go directly to candidates for office. It will go The US Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to campaign finance reform in the case Citizens United v. FEC. instead to broadcasting or otherwise Front row: Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Antonin G. Scalia, and Clarence Thomas. communicating speech about candi Back row: Associate Justices Samuel A Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor. Image used underfair use doctn·ne. dates and issues." The money addressed by this rul companies sent a letter to Congress eign-owned corporations. In reality, ing is being spent on advertisements Opposition Arguments telling them to stop the phone calls for the Court ruled that a corporation's and other political speech. The Court campaign cash. If anyone will now speech rights can't be denied solely properly upheld the First Amendment A key argument against this deci really kick in more money into elec because it is a corporation. That left right to free/political speech. As sion is that we must have a sort-of tions, it's the unions, which are inher another section of the law intact, for Justice Kennedy wrote, "The First "equality of speech" on the airwaves. ently political in nature. Why the fear bidding "foreign nationals" from con Amendment protects political speech; After all, don't those big, bad corpora about big business but not the liberal, tributing in elections because they are and disclosure permits citizens and tions have so much more money to more politically-active big labor? foreign nationals. The law qualifies shareholders to react to the speech of spend than Joe Smith? A liberal friend remarked, such "corporations" as foreign nation corporate entities in a proper way. In reality, corporations are incred "Corporations don't vote, and I don't als. Plus, to be sure, a law could clari This transparency enables the elec ibly diverse. They can be as small as think the founders intended for them fy definitions to add an extra guaran torate to make informed decisions and one or two people, be for-profit or not to be 'people.' Why don't we make rul tee. give proper weight to different speak for-profit and have any number of pur ings that give the people more domin In his address, Obama asserted ers and messages." poses (i.e. profit vs. political advocacy). ion over the political process, instead that "the Supreme Court reversed a Addressing the law's legal ramifi They're not just "big oil," insurance of the corporations?" century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests, cations, the 5-justice majority assert companies and the like. Who's going First, corporations may not vote, including foreign corporations, to ed, "If the First Amendment has any to be the judge of which corporations but they do have a significant stake in spend without limits in our elections." force, it prohibits Congress from fining are corrupting the system and what public policy; they pay significant taxes Exactly, Mr. President. or jailing citizens, or associations of constitutes "fairness?" What about bil and are central to the national econo You citizens [i.e. corporations], for simply lionaires like socialist George Soros? my. Second, the Court ruled them believe. engaging in political speech." They're no less likely to finance politi legal entities constituted by an "associ The decision itself was not about cal ads than corporations. ation of individuals," not persons. This Tune in to the KRCX Seng Center radio show Every DnrsdaJ at 6PDI tor EID.USM interviews & debates .with candidates, Elected Ollicials, students, and more!

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BY LUKE CURTIS continues looking at Bingham as his BY MICHAEL DEGREGORl to top things off, Fat Charlie learns job starts to change, he finds a rela that he is not an only son. Hey everyone, welcome back to the tionship and as he is forced to show a For those of you who are unfamil The interactions between Fat spring semester. I hope everyone had new employee the tricks of the trade. iar with the written works of Neil Charlie and his newfound brother an enjoyable winter break with friends It's a good film that's quite sad at times Gaiman, he is an author whose stories (named only Spider) is one of the ele and family. I tried my best to make it to and quite funny at others. . have a tendency to involve seemingly ments of Gaiman's story that makes the movies when I could, but I found It's Complicated: My sister ordinary protagonists whose lives this book so uniquely humorous. myself daydreaming about Seaside dragged me into this film, which fea suddenly become entangled in a plot Spider is the polar opposite to Fat Heights much too often. So, I decided tures Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin as of bizarre supernatural events. Books Charlie in almost every single way. that I would just go over a few films I they reexamine their love after being written by him such as Stardust, While Fat spends most of his life was able to catch over break that you divorced for many years. Like the title American Gods, and Neverwhere, are either feeling sorry for himself or wor may have missed. says, the movie is complicated. Jane all based around this setup. In this, rying about what others think of him, Avatar: One of the most exciting (Streep) is torn between Jake the novel Anansi Boys is no excep Spider is confident, charming, but films I've seen in years. Avatar follows (Baldwin) and a new man Adam (Steve tion. However, despite its familiar also rather inconsiderate and uncar a paraplegic marine as he and other Martin) and-to say the least-hilarity story structure, this book's brilliantly ing. The fact that Spider seems to scientists are able to fuse their con ensues. It's a fun film and while it unique and darkly humorous style of have inherited some of his father's sciousness into an Avatar of the touches on issues like divorce and storytelling makes it a very enjoyable godlike abilities quickly turn his pres Omaticaya clan. What first is an exper affair it still is light-hearted and enjoy read. ence in Fat Charlie's life from simply iment becomes a full-fledged fight as able. The plot of Anansi Boys centers strange to disastrous. the scientists fight alongside the Sherlock Holmes: I was most around a very unlikely protagonist The plot of Anansi Boys uses a Omaticaya against the American surprised with how much I enjoyed named Fat Charlie Nancy, a man per unique mix of the seemingly normal armed forces that are eager to kill the this film. The previews rubbed me the petually embarrassed by both himself and amazingly supernatural to create Omaticaya to mine the planet wrong way as I had remembered and the actions of all those around a dynamic setting where apparently (Pandora) for precious minerals. The Sherlock Holmes to be much different him, particularly the mischievous trivial events in one world can lead to movie is well done, emotional, full of than Robert Downey Jr's. Portrayal. antics of his fun-loving father. massive consequences in another hid action, earnest and a thrill ride Yet as the film started, Holmes was a Although initially Fat Charlie does not den just below the surface. Anything throughout. Even if you may not be too very enjoyable character. He may not come off as even slightly heroic or can happen, and much of it does, keen on sci-fl/fantasy, this movie is have been as exaggerated or intense or even likeable, when reading this novel placing characters in situations rang able to cross boundaries for many peo funny in the books, but something it was hard for me to not sympathize ing from hilarious to horrifying. I ple. about the character was immensely with him because of bow extremely found many of the characters to be Up in the Air: This movie is satisfying. I felt as if Downey Jr. had human his character is. Fat Charlie both likeable and unlikable at the made for adults. I don't mean that it's made the conscious decision to make lives a normal but uneventful life in same time, and the changes almost all chock full of nudity or violence, but its Holmes his own, and he did so tremen London, where he is engaged to be of them undergo throughout the novel themes are those that would relate best dously. Jude Law is also fantastic as married. However, the story doesn't make them all the more interesting. to someone older than myself. I still Watson, the trusted sidekick of really get going until Fat Charlie's While this book is in some sense a enjoyed the film-I even recommend it Sherlock. I would recommend this wedding plans are disrupted by the sequel to American Gods, it is of a for college students-but I just want movie if you enjoy a good laugh and news of his father's sudden death back completely different style and it is in you to be prepared for a movie that also some good action and a decent in Florida. Following the funeral, the no way necessary to read it to under may not be as fast paced or light as one story. situation turns from potentially tragic stand and fully enjoy Anansi Boys. I might expect. The film centers on Ryan I hope that covers some ground for to bizarre when Fat Charlie ·is would highly recommend this novel to Bingham (George Clooney) whose life you, and look out for some new reviews informed that his father was in fact anyone who is interested in a light is spent traveling around the country in the future. the trickster god Anansi, the mischie hearted family comedy with dark and and living out of a suitcase. The story vous spider from African folklore. And supernatural twists. The paranormal TV craze: Career 8 Internship Information Fa· stranger than fiction February 9, 2010 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. BY MICHAEL DEGREGORl because they have nothing better to do Lowell Campus with their afterlives. Many of these Spurred by the popularity and suc paranormal shows also choose to turn Student Center Dining Room cess of the paranormal-themed reality the scientific method on its head, seek shows Ghost Hunters on the SyFy ing out evidence in attempt to support Channel and Paranormal State on the existence of the paranormal, rather A&E, reality shows about ghosts, psy than the proper method of arriving at a chics, aliens and all other subjects conclusion at the end of an investiga associated with the "paranormal" have tion based on the evidence gathered. sprung up in various television chan For these television shows to portray nels. These shows typically involve their findings as scientific or factual is either paranormal investigators or to do a disservice to their viewers by people claiming to possess paranormal presenting cherry-picked results as abilities (in some cases both) who have conclusive facts in order to justify the camera crews follow them around as While people professing to be psy they either investigate claims of the chics can often appear to perform acts supernatural or demonstrate their that I cannot immediately explain - supposed supernatural skills. The lat such as bending spoons and guessing est channel to jump upon this super correctly how someone's relative died - natural bandwagon is Animal Planet, I always keep in mind that a magician which now features The Haunted, a performing on a street corner can often television show about animals people do things equally unexplained and claim to be haunted or possessed by often much more impressive (and get Find answers at our demons and ghosts, and Pet Psychic paid considerably less). In fact, it is "SURVIVING THE CRASH" workshop Encounters, where a self-proclaimed well known that many of the methods' Pet Psychic reads the minds and supposed psychics used to trick people thoughts of people's pets (who lack into believing that they have paranor Tuesday February 2 both the mental and vocal capacity to mal abilities, such as cold reading. confirm or deny what she says). When a channel like Animal Planet Main Hall 333 from S p.m. · 6:30 p.m. There will always be things that features a "pet psychic" in an attempt ' .@J03·4S8-3 O are unknown and unexplained as long to boost ratings, it forfeits the right to as people exist to not know them. call itself educational television. However, to use the unknown to A healthy sense of skepticism is Allend the workshop for a chance lo win door prizes! attempt to support claims of the super important for society. For television natural is to make a false assumption channels to habitually feature unsub * Attend a workshop & fair and be entered into a draWlllg to that a more rational explanation will stantiated claims of paranormal activi win a CPS system!* never be found. Television shows such ty in a quest for higher ratings is an as Ghost Hunters take things such as insult to our intellects and a betrayal of strange shadows and doors closing and our trust. ~ SERVICES quickly come to the conclusion that the best explanation is that ghosts are your connection to the future moving the objects, supposedly UNI VE R S I T f

SPORTS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2010-7 Ranger Men Shoot 54 Percent but Rangers Torrid Second Half Overcomes Can't Overcome Balanced Scoring Nine-Point Halftime Deficit in 80-71 in 84-73 Loss to Colorado Mines Victory over Colorado Christian BY JEREMY PHILLIPS baskets for the next four minutes before two free throws by senior Bill BY JEREMY PHILLIPS game. Each team did a good job of tak The Regis Ranger men's basketball Brandenburg put Regis up for good at ing care of the ball with Mines turning team snapped a seven-game losing the 6:03 mark. Regis cemented the Regis shot 54 percent from the it over 10 times and Regis just nine. streak by turning over Colorado win by hitting 10-of-13 down the field but allowed Colorado Mines to Senior guard Matt Rosinski led the Christian 27 times in an 80-71 RMAC stretch and after the 27th turnover by shoot 56 percent in an 84-73 Oredigger Rangers with 24 points raising his sea victory. Senior guard Matt Rosinski CCU a layup by junior Jordan victory. son average to an even 23 points per scored 28 of his game-high 33 points Martinez-Doublin with two seconds • Regis (7-12, 2-9 RMAC) trailed for game. Coming into the weekend, in the second half as Regis took a nine remaining put the final score at 80-71. most of the first half but was able to tie Rosinski was the second leading scorer point deficit and outscored Colorado Regis scored 32 points off of CCU the score five times and went into half in the RMAC and the nth in the Christian 49-31 in the second half. turnovers and hit a season-high 26 free time trailing 40-36. nation. He led the Rangers with four Regis (7-11, 2-8 RMAC) led briefly throws out of 33 attempts. The Regis tied the score again for the assists. in the first half, 3-2, but saw the Rangers committed just eight seventh and final time after a layup by Mitchell had another solid game Colorado Christian (7-10, 5-5 RMAC) turnovers on the night tying a season junior guard Curtis Mitchell at the tallying 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, lead grow to as many as nine points on low. 12:37 mark. Colorado Mines stymied while junior Jordan Martinez-Doublin several ocassions. CCU hit 7-of-9 from Rosinski's 33 points paced the .. the Rangers over the next two and a came off the bench to contribute 15 as behind the three-point line and shot 59 Rangers and he was joined in double half minutes outscoring Regis 7-0 and well. Sophomore Chris Johansen led percent in the first half. figures by junior Curtis Mitchell's 11 continued building their lead after Regis with seven rebounds and The Rangers started their come points. Three players, Martinez that. Just when the Rangers would go chipped in with nine points. back midway through the second half Doublin, junior Stevie Ledesma and on a small run and cut the lead to a Sean Armstrong and Dale when they went on a 14-5 run over Brandenburg each chipped in with manageable point, the Orediggers Minschwaner led the Orediggers with nearly three minutes taking a 52-50 nine points. always had an answer. 23 and 21 points respectively one night lead with 12:59 remaining. CCU Justin Neuhaus led CCU with 18 The taller Mines team outre after upsetting #20 ranked Metro State scored the next seven points to take a points, while Abram Ziemer came off ,. bounded the Rangers 34-20 in the 67-65. two-point lead. ~e two teams traded the bench to put in 11. Rangers Can't Outrun Mountain Regis Men Can't Keep up With Metro Lions in 82-79 State in 94-75 Loss Overtime Loss BY JEREMY PHILLIPS half minutes to blow open a 39-23 even with Regis trailing just 34-31. - BY JEREMY PHILLIPS lead. Regis, falling for the sixth Senior guard Matt Rosinski, the Head Coach Lonnie Porter's straight time, trailed at half 46-31. second leading scorer in the RMAC, A step-back three-point basket by 900th career game did not go like he The Rangers were able to cut the led the Rangers with 20 points and a Ben Feilmeier with seven seconds wanted against a team that has had lead under 10 a few times but was team-leading six rebounds. remaining in overtime gave UC the Rangers number recently. #22 only able to get as close as eight Sophomore Chris Johansen notched a Colorado Springs an 82-79 win over ranked Metro State came into the points, 71-63 at the 8:06 mark of the career-high with 17 points on 8-for-11 Regis in Rocky Mountain Athletic Regis Fieldhouse and left with a 94-75 second half. shooting. Junior Curtis Mitchell came Conference action Friday night. victory in Rocky Mountain Athletic The full-court zone defense that off the bench to chip in with 13 points. Regis (6-11, 1-8 RMAC) led most Conference action. Metro State deploys forced the Reggis Evans had a game-high 24 of the first half but only by as many as Regis (6-10, 1-7 RMAC) came out Rangers into 22 turnovers in which points, while Donte Nicholas had 18. five points. UC-Colorado Springs led strong and trailed by only two points, they scored 22 points off those The leading shooter in the RMAC, by four points with 1:29 remaining in 23-21, with eight minutes remaining. turnovers. Jonathan Morse, went a perfect 7-for- the first stanza but Regis scored the Metro State (14-2, 7-1 RMAC) then Metro State scored 52 points in 7 from the field for 14 points. next six points including the last three ramped up their defense and went on the paint to just 18 for the Rangers by junior guard Jordan Martinez a 16-2 run over the next four and a and the rebounding battle was nearly Doublin who just beat the buzzer to propel Regis to a 32-30 halftime lead. Sophomore forward Chris Regis Women's Johansen hit a jumper to put Regis up SUPER BOWL OF seven, 44-37, with 15:04 remaining in Basketball regulation. UC-Colorado Springs (6- ROUSING SIGN-UP 10, 4-4 RMAC) responded with an 11- Announces Date 2 run to take a two-point lead, 48-46 with just over 10 minutes remaining. Change in Regular In overtime Regis took a one point lead after Rosinski sank two free Season Finale throws to go ahead one point with 1:06 remaining. UCCS tied the game against UC 20 seconds later after Chris Hernandez sank one of two free Colorado Springs throws. Regis had the ball and with 40 - seconds remaining Rosinski took a BY JEREMY PHILLIPS MAKE SURE YOU HA VE YOUR T/CKETTO THE BIG GAME BY jumper from the baseline that was blocked by Tommy Klausner and The Regis University women's SIGNING UP FOR HOUSING AT REGIS.EDU/HOUSINGSIGNUP basketball team has announced a rebounded by Feilmeier. UC Begins on January 22"" at 9:00 am Colorado Springs then milked the change in date in the regular season clock and with seven seconds remain finale against UC-Colorado Springs. ing Feilmeier hit a three pointer that The game was originally scheduled to sent the capacity crowd of 1,337 into a be played Saturday, Feb. 27th but will frenzy. now be played on Thursday, Feb. 25th at7=00 p.m. The game was tied 17 times and The Big Game is Friday, February 5 in the Student Center 3-7 pm the lead changed hands 16 times. The game will be played at the Each team shot over 50 percent from Regis Fieldhouse at 50th and Regis Select your Room for Next Year! Find a Roommate! the field with UCCS outrebounding Blvd. The two teams met just last the Rangers 38-28. week, Jan. 22nd, where the Rangers Win $300 Toward Next Year's Housing! Free food! cruised to a 92-72 victory in Colorado Regis committed just eight T turnovers and forced UCCS into 15 on Springs. The Rangers are currently 9-8 the night. Housing Assignments begin at 4pm with priority given based on arrival time Feilmeier led the Mountain Lions overall and 2-7 in the RMAC. They • Residence Village housing assigJ1mcnts based on learn size with 12 points, leading five double-fig host the top two teams in the RMAC ure scorers. Fernandez, Cole Smith, East Division in Colorado Christian on •i.e. Teams of6 will be gi\'en priori1y over smaller learns Alex Snyder, and Scott Sublousky Friday night and Colorado Mines on • Wes1 Hall singles are based on availability. be early 10 increase your chances of winning a smgle Saturday night. Each game is set for a each had 11 points for the balanced Coif Rl'Sid~nu lif~ for mou infonn11tion (303),fSIJ-4991 UCCS attack. 7 p.m. tipoff. 8-TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2 CAMPUS CALENDAR COMMUNITY/CAMPUS EVENTS

~ t. ·s, a)' 'e ru 1-:, 2 V\e nes 'l' Fe ruu) Come have lunch an meet other peo Su"ld..,v :'ebrui:J) 7 ~ovie Showing LLC Housing Sign-up ple interested in practicing Spanish. 'To understand the best of us, we Upperclassmen accepted into a Living All levels welcome! Women's Softball ust first be willing to take a look at Learning Community will attend an RU softball vs. University of Omaha. e worst of us." -Thomas Hardy. event in the Student Center from 5-6 Catholicism in the Modern 1-3 p.m. at the softball field. me see the documentary The p.m. to choose roommates and rooms. World natomy of Hate, this Tuesday at 7 "The University and the Church: Tuesda}, February 9 .m. in the Ranger Grill. Art Gallery Exhibit Reflections on a 40 Year Journey" - "Lost" 2010 Career Fair Holding Out and Hanging On: John Kane - Professor of Religious Career Services is happy to announce urviving the Crash Surviving Hurricane Katrina, Studies. 7-9 p.m. in the Chapel. the annual Career & Internship eer Services will hold a "Surviving Photographs by Thomas Neff. Exhibit Information Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 e Crash" workshop to prepare you -is in the O'Sullivan Art Gallery from Fnday, February 5 p.m. in the Student Dining Room or the fair. The workshops will begin 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Big Game Friday located in the Student Center. t 5 p.m. in Main Hall 333. Come to Event for upperclassmen interested in ne workshop and the Career Fair and Open Mic Open Minds living on campus next year. 3-7 p.m. Mi Gente Dance Lessons e eligible to be in a drawing for a An evening of views and talents of in the Student Center. Free food and Have you always wanted to learn PS system. members of the Regis community games! Salsa, Mambo, Rumba or Merengue? expressed through vocal performance, Well here is your chance. Join Mi om the Depression to Pearl spoken word, and dance. Anyone Campus Pub Opening Gente, club sponsor, as a professional arbor on the Home Front wishing to perform a piece should Walker's Pub Kick Off. Be looking for instructor teaches all the moves. Will osted and moderated by Rick sign up in the Office of Student posters regarding the Grand run from 6-9 p.m. in the Mountain randall, with academic insights from Activities. Sponsored by the Black Opening of the new Walker's Pub, View Room (ALC 112) . egis Professors Dan Clayton and Student Alliance. 7-9 p.m. in the which will be next at 5 p.m in the om Bowie, this dialogue provides Ranger Grille. Ranger Grille. Live music, food, rib College Republicans Meeting ascinating insights into how ordinary bon cutting, etc. Regis College Republicans will hold en and women dealt with the expe- Thursday, February 4 their first meeting of the semester and . ences of war and how it shaped their Tertulia (Spanish Table) Saturday, February 6 cover what is being planned for the ives. Science Center room 212 at 6 This semester our Tertulia (Spanish Women's Softball next three months. West Hall table) will take place every Thursday RU softball vs. Emporia State. 2-4 Conference Room at 6 p.m. from 12-2 p.m. in the Ranger Grille. p.m. at the softball field.

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