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Regis University ePublications at Regis University Highlander - Regis University's Student-Written Archives and Special Collections Newspaper 2-2015 2015 Highlander Vol 99 No 1 February, 2015 Follow this and additional works at: https://epublications.regis.edu/highlander Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the Education Commons Recommended Citation "2015 Highlander Vol 99 No 1 February, 2015" (2015). Highlander - Regis University's Student-Written Newspaper. 337. https://epublications.regis.edu/highlander/337 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at ePublications at Regis University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Highlander - Regis University's Student-Written Newspaper by an authorized administrator of ePublications at Regis University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Regis University's Longtime Coach to Retire Reg~ Bid Farewell to Coach Lonnie Porter after 38 year coaching the Mens Basketball team. Page 2 Highlander Volume 99, Issue 1 --~-- Dropout Rates at Regis Is Regis in the middle of a student drought? Page 3 Field Work Interning with the Denver Broncos Page 7 Regis Says Fare!~~! d!s~ te~th~ ~~Y~reerinen- Sofi Torres teams do it either." gineer~g instead of playing SociAL MEDIA EorroR Porter is known for how for Regts. he influences not only his "Some of the boys have ~hn Franci.s Regis recip­ players and copeagues, bt_It p~obablY. c.ome back to b~a~ JIent, two-time Colorado also those in hts commumty. htm but tt ts always the kid s Sports Hall ofFamer, the In 1996 Porter started the best interest above the best number one winning coach Lonnie Porter Leadership interest of the team," Orser in Colorado and 38 seasons Academy for at-risk youth said. at Regis University. After in the Denver community. Porter's teams are known spending more than half In 2006 Chauncey Billups, for their uncanny ability to hts life here, Coach Lonnie a former Denver Nuggets play together and for their Porter will be leaving the player, joined forces and the mcredible sportsmanship. Men's Basketball program Porter-Billups Leadership Both Orser and Clark have after this season, but he will Academy was born. The noted how playing against not be forgotten. PBLA takes at-risk youth Regis is one of their hardest No other coach has done from the Denver community games of the season because as much as Porter has, both and teaches them the skills of how hard the team plays on and off the court. Porter they need to excel in their and how well they play to- is known around Colorado communities through sports gether. sports programs as a true and academic programs Assistant Athletic Direc- example of how the game Photo: Kait{yn in the summer. If these tor Logan Garvin looks back should be played and how to Coach Porter leads his play­ students can go through fondly on his time playing coach young men. ers in more than just games. the entire program, fourth for Porter. He remembers Coaches from two of Re­ through twelfth grade, they how Porter tried to use bas- gis' rival teams were enthu­ had a similar experience are guaranteed not only a ketball to teach his players siastic to talk about Porter's playing against Porter. spot at Regis University, but life skills that will apply impact on their coaching 'Once, one of our boys full tuition as well. Most of long after their time at Regis careers, proof of Porter's dunked in the first 30 or these students come from ends. impact in Colorado college so seconds of a game and families without any college Garvin remembers an sports. Coach Porter hates when background. 92 percent of instance where Porter's Porter came to Regis in people dunk," Orser said. the academy graduates go teachings came back to him 1977 to a program he said 'It 1s almost impossible to on to college and 53 percent later after basketball. was down. He started out get a three pointer or a dunk have graduated. "I remember Coach Porter with two goals; his first was on him. He called a timeout While Porter focuses telling me something when to win a conference champi­ immediately; we figured a lot of time on his PBLA I was perhaps a junior here onship and his second was just after that we had the students, he has also made at Regis, and me thinking I to help young men mature game in the bag. Coach had a name for himself by mak- understood it but not really," and grow. other ideas and within a ing sure students go to the Garvin said. "I can't even The first of those goals he minute they had come back school that will best benefit remember what specifically admits to falling short. The and went on to beat us. His their interests. Orser said it was but when I came back second he feels he excelled teams always play as a team Porter has referred quite a my first year as an adminis- at. and he doesn't like letting few young men to Colorado trator I remember watching Coach Derrick Clark of his players act like one man School of Mines if they are a men's practice and seeing Metropolitan State Univer­ exactly what he had been sity of Denver recalls a spe­ talking about. I remember cific instance where Porter he looked up at me and took a chance to teach his gave me this look, as if to boys a lesson. "It happened say 'See, this is what I was while I was an assistant talking about.' I don't even coach for Metro, in what remember what it was, but was the last few minutes at that moment about five of the game and we were years after the initial conver­ tied. One of his boys I guess sation, it clicked." wasn't playing the game When asked what his how Coach wanted him to favorite moment of being so he pulled him out and at Regis was, Porter said, finished the game with just "You know, there are games four players. That move was you remember for winning absolutely unheard of, but and some you remember it just showed how Coach losing, but the most proud was serious about how he moment I have is watching wanted his players to act. So my players graduate. That to serious that he would give me ts the proudest moment I up a game to teach them a could've had." lesson." So what is he going to do Coach Pryor Orser of Colorado School of Mines Coach Porter doing what he knows best: creating winners on now? Spend time with his and off the court. grandsons and devote more time to the PBLA. Where Did Everyone Go? David!i~ e Truth about the Dropout Rate at Regis ASSOCIATE EDIT . Wtth the vas~ dtfference m class OR stzes from Regts to CU Denver, there are 2.5 times as many students in a here have been some concerns class at CU Denver than at Regis, fur­ Tabout whether or not there is a ther demonstrating the odds of know­ retention problem at Regis. How does ing fellow students. this school, or state schools for that The Regis admissions department matter, maintain a high retention rate? happily reports that Regis does not At first, many Regis students might have a retention rate worthy of con­ be concerned that it seems as if there cern. According to Anthony Jimenez, is a great number of students dropping admissions counselor for Regis Col­ out or transferring from Regis. What lege, the retention rate at Regis "has people do not slightly dropped," but there is not consider is how small Regis Univer­ enough of a change to raise any actual sity is in comparison with the average concern. Furthermore, Jimenez at­ state school; this skews the perception tributed dropout rates to the students' of how many students actually leave personal decisions to attend bigger per year. public schools based on individual This also is impacted by how well preference. students may know the people who are Class sizes become smaller as students drop out or transfer, making rooms appear "The retention rate seems lower be­ empty. leaving. At a larger school, the prob­ cause as a small school you can notice ability of knowing someone who has Denver is 16 percent for 13,010 lege. The average person knows 300 changes like those," senior Kelsey dropped out is a lot lower. students. This gives an approximate to 600 people, according to the New Randle said, "but that doesn't neces­ According to US College News, graduation of2,200 students for both York Times. This means that you sarily mean we have a lower retention the four-year graduation rate at Regis schools. know at least 5 percent of the popula­ rate." is 42 percent for 5,172 students. In The probability of knowing any tion at Regis, whereas a student at CU To quell any further doubts, reten­ comparison, the four-year gradua­ percentage of people that arc not Denver would know only 2 percent of tion and acceptance rates at Regis tion rate ofUniversity of Colorado retained is rather low for a large col- the population. currently seem to be increasing. Regis University and Denver Public Library Connect Erin McCaffrey and musicians, DRM-free. GUEST CONTRIBUTOR The process is simple. 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