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For more information, please contact [email protected]. )lsu,uroe 87 issue 21. bUe;11acagem;c.reg;s.egy,bisblaoger PGPYGC, G21°cag0 aecil 26, 2995 The Jesuit University of the Rocky Mountains A \Veekly Student Publication Seniors pre­ Ranger Day '05 Student sol­ pare art for dis­ dier tells of play Thursday Jami Bonifas time in Iraq Staff Reporter Melissa Skotak Senior Reporter The art majors who will be saying farewell to Regis in less than two A typical day in Iraq starts at 8 weeks will get the chance to reveal a.m. Sebastian works as an engineer, their talents before departing at the more specifically a heavy construction Senior Thesis Exhibition, Feast for the equipment operator. This usually Eyes, on April 28 in the O'Sullivan arts entails working on vehicles like large center from 4:30 to 7 p.m. bulldozers and front-end loaders or The exhibition gives the 13 senior using them at a project site. About art majors the opportunity to physically mid-day is lunch-time when Sebastian present all of the hard work they have eats in a dining hall on base. "It's not put into their art over the years. too bad; they feed you good. I'm prob­ The senior art majors include ably eating better over there than here Jessica Baylis, Lauren Buell, Laura because I usually don't have too much Fritz, Molly Hames, Kristy Klinck, money here." Michelle Kraus, Katie Micek, Cassidy Two years ago, Sebastian Pokorny, Annie Reap, Casey Koprowski, joined the army reserves. Photo by Graham Hunt Ruh lander, Gretchen Schaefer, Immediately following basic training, Junior Alex Glueckler flips high in the air above the Saito trampolines Lindsay White and Andrew Wickins. he started his first year at Regis which were just one of the attractions in Lot 3 for Ranger Day. Students These creative seniors will be display- University. After completing his fresh­ could also enjoy a mechanical bull, rock climbing, salsa lessons, nerf men year and one month of his sopho­ jousting and the dunk tank for a chance to douse favorite administrators. Please see Art on page 2 more year, he was called to serve in Iraq. Following eight months of serv­ ice, Koprowski was recently granted a Students speaking up for justice two-week vacation to come home to Andrea Silva Associate professor of communi­ Colorado. At the end of April he will be Senior Reporter cations Dr. Janna Goodwin comment­ shipped off again. · ed that Francis' speech was "quite Koprowski enlisted in the Army Last Thursday night, April 21, a remarkable in that she interwove Reserves at the age of 17. The large audience packed the Science humor and a light playful cynicism that chance to travel and the different Amphitheater for the second Semi­ helped her get her message across by lifestyle appealed to him. "I always Annual Public Speaking competition. making us laugh." Goodwin noted that wanted to join the army or something Co-hosted by the Communications Francis' use of pictures illustrating the like it because of the adventure and and Peace and Justice departments, insufficiency of areas that are sup­ the experiences." Additionally, he the event featured one selected stu­ posed to be enabling to those with dis­ wanted to attend Regis University and dent from each of seven Intro to abilities was especially effective. the prospect of having some expenses Communications (COM 210) classes First runner up and recipient of off-set by the army was very tempting. to give a speech on an issue of social $25 to Tattered Cover was Brandon "It helped me pay for college a little bit justice. Nye, who spoke on behalf of veteran's - a little, though not too much. I still Participators of the competition benefits. Being a veteran himself as have to work hard." During his deploy­ were Katie DeSelm, Brandon Nye, having served in the war in Iraq made ment Koprowski gets paid even more Jessica Hunter, Heather Allyn Francis, Photo by Graham Hunt this issue an especially important one than normal, which will help in paying Jesse Lyshom, Connor Duffy and Runne~up Brandon Nye uses a for Nye. Freshman Rosemary Lantz for his education. Becky House. Issues that were cov­ visual aid to prove his point. says that Nye's first-hand credibility One of Koprowski's foremost ered included topics centering on vet­ Freshman Heather Allyn Francis added immensely to his delivery. "He goals is to finish school. He is a neu­ eran's benefits, just treatment of won the honor of top speaker and a was very energetic and well-informed, roscience major and would like to work homosexuals, the need for disabled $50 gift certificate to Tattered Cover probably because it was such a per­ in that field after he graduates. "I was access at Regis, corporate impacts on for her speech on the need to bring sonal topic for him" said Lantz. Nye's working in the neuroscience lab and society, the legalization of marijuana, greater access for disabled persons to visual aid of pouring water into a glass excited to do work and then all of a eco-terrorism, and media misrepre­ Regis' campus. Having suffered a car with holes in it to illustrate the govern­ sudden I got called out." Even though sentations and misinformation. City accident that put her in a wheelchair ment's ineffective support of veterans his plans have been disrupted, the sol­ auditor and former Regis communica­ at the beginning of last semester, she also helped to powerfully support his dier looks forward to coming back to tions professor Denis Gallagher and experienced first-hand the difficulties argument. Regis to finish his education. "I just Sonia Foss, a prominent local figure in that disabled people are subject to want to finish school. I'm hoping to communications judged the event. when facing mobility on campus. Please see Soldier on page 2 Feature The Highlander fort Hays State rates the best University wlh and worst depart the- RMAC around campus and enter the in the first Top of MIAA next year. the HIii Awards • Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2 Highlander News Highlander Art: students 3333 Regis Blvd, Mail Stop f-8 Denver CO 80221 excited to show 303-964-5391 Mission Statement: off hard work As the staff of the Regis University student-run publication, the ing a wide variety of artwork, i_ncludi~g Highlander, we intend to serve the digital imaging, painting, drawing, pnnt campus and the neighborhood by pro­ making, photography and sculpture. viding a weekly forum regarding perti­ Michelle Kraus has put her ener­ nent news and ideas. Our publication gy into making digital imag_es an? said, is designed to cultivate greater overall "I am looking forward to displaying my awareness and participation in univer- artwork for the Regis community." sity events by providing consistent The exhibition will be very profes­ coverage of issues affecting those sional, and in the past it has attract~d involved with Regis University. art critics and editors. Because of this, Editor-in-Chief Ed Bessenbacher Photo by Graham Hunt "/ am looking forward to Associate Editor Junior Fides Giddings, senior Conor Drummond, and sophomore Kristin displaying my artwork for Justin Parnell Lesar practice Jack the Ripper prior to the play's cancellation on Monday. the Regis community" Disassociate Editor Chris Dieterich Ripper Cancelled -Senior Michelle Kraus Opinions Editor Ed Bessenbacher the play's cast was also in the musical Cassidy Pokorny, an artist specializing Andrew Cole Editor-in-Chief West Side Story, which took place just in painting and drawing, feels the sen­ a couple of weeks ago. Scheduling ior exhibition will be "an important step Feature Editor Due to complications with produc­ rehearsal was quite difficult because of into the real world." Pokorny also Brooke Glasmann tion, including controversy within the the large time commitment the musical believes that "the show is a time for cast, the Rhapsody play Jack the required, and according to Giddings, students to present who they are and Sports Editor Ripper has been cancelled as of this may have been part of the cause what talents they hold." Nikki Lawson Monday, April 25. for the group's disputes and the pro­ Annie Reap, who will have her Rhapsody founder, junior Fides duction's ultimate demise. paintings on display come opening Entertainment Editor Giddings said that the group plans to The group had been practicing day, said that she is excited for the Kaitlyn Gentert postpone the production to next the play since the beginning of the senior art show because "we've been semester but that trying to go on with spring semester and Giddings felt that working on it and thinking about it all Senior Reporters the play at this point was unwise or, as it was a play like nothing ever seen semester." Melissa Skotak the group's advisor Dr.