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Volume 88, Issue 8 October 25, 2005 Regis University---------------- e a weekly publication 1 er The Jesuit University of the Rockies www.RegisHighlander.com Denver, Colorado Men's and Women's soccer to play Zero Tolerance cam Sullivan Chair paign targets students pivitol games verus Metro State to tackle and administration health care Aimee Pote . Contributing Reporter cr1s1s Taylor Goodson Seniors Brittney Mathews and Staff Reporter Adrian Manriguez are two of the lead ers of the Zero Tolerance for Less than a year ago, Regis Intolerance campaign that began two University reinvigorated the previously weeks ago, after incidents of intoler established John J. Sullivan Endowed ance sprung up on campus. Chair for Free Enterprise. The mis The main idea of the Zero Tolerance sion of the Sullivan Chair is to create a campaign came after a student public sphere where businesses, non expressed concern about a bulletin profit organizations, students, and citi board in West Hall that featured gay zens can discuss and debate the the coming out stories. ories of a free enterprise system. The bulletin board was created by This year's series is entitled, "House an RA in West Hall to coincide with of Cards: The Looming Health Care National Coming Out Day, on October Crisis," and aims to facilitate discus 11. According to Sandra Mitchell, sion relating health care issues and Associate to the Provost for Diversity, the question, "how we ought to live?" "A student did not like the subject and According to Sullivan Professor, Janet sent emails to staff members; (it] is Evans, "We're trying to put a face on something that could be perceived as those 46 million Americans without Photo by Graham Hunt a threat. It is being investigated." health care. It could be the person Regis midfielder CarrieAnna Cordova attempts to invigorate an offensive A new bulletin board was made with cutting your hair, or the person serving scoring opportunity against the University of Central Oklahoma the help of University Ministry to help you a beer at the bar; it could be any September 4. The men's team faces a must win situation against the Metro incorporate Catholic teachings on tol one, and most likely, it could be some State at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Later that day, the Women's Soccer team erance. "The supplemental materials one in your family." will try to snap a nine game losing streak against conference leader Metro posted were a document from the U.S. This November, three dates are set State. Catholic Bishops called 'Always our up for discussion on the healthcare Children,"' says Mitchell. See Metro on page 8 issue. The first and main event will be Mathews says that her involvement on Tuesday, November 1, and will be in the campaign started because of a held at the Colorado Convention Annual Safe Trick-or-Treat to scare up good time personal situation in which a friend of Center. It is aimed primarily for small Andrea Silva According to Melendez, this hers was involved. "It happens every business owners and Human Senior Reporter Halloween's Safe Trick-or-Treat is year," Mathews says, and this year Resource officers. The key speaker planned to be bigger and better, she chose to take action. Manriguez will be Jack Stack, the founder and On Monday, October 31, Regis will boasting more fun and games than is an ally of the Gay Straight Alliance CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation, as host tons of little ghosts, witches, bal ever before. In addition to trick-or and was asked to help because of his well as writer of a best-selling book, lerinas, and supermen, just to name a treating, there will be a costume con organizing experience. Both students "The Great Game of Business," and few of the creatures that will soon test, carnival stations, face painting, are Sociology majors. "A Stake in the Outcome." He was inhabit campus. Seeing all of these airbrush tattoos, and a jumping castle. The main purpose of Zero Tolerance named the 1991 National miniature-costumed characters is all Since parents must heed certain is to raise awareness of human rights Entrepreneur of the year. Stack will be just part of the Halloween fun that Halloween precautions to protect their issues. Part of what Mathews is trying followed by a number of other notable Regis organizes annually, through the young ones, Melendez believes that to do is have a hate crimes policy speakers. Safe Trick-or-Treat festivities. Regis' Halloween events provide an implemented at Regis. This action is The event will also be supplement This year, Regis has once again • important service to the community. still in the nascent phase. ed by two on-campus healthcare invited parents of children in the sur "We don't want kids out trick-or-treat The Zero Tolerance campaign seeks forums planned for November 4 and 5. rounding community to bring their kids ing in neighborhoods that they don't to operate on two levels: first, by inter On Friday, Nov. 4, a roundtable dis dressed up and decked out for trick know just to get candy. We put our acting with Administration to discuss cussion on the impact of rising health or-treating, face painting, and games. trick or treat on earlier, so the kids how the university can change, and care costs on the economy will take The trick-or-treating takes place in don't have to be out in the dark, and second by reaching Regis students. place in Main Hall, Room 333 from 4- every building on campus. Each Regis is a safe environment where Most visibly, Mathews and her fellow 6 p.m. The event also includes a wine department can choose whether or they know that the candy isn't going leaders have handed out pink arm and cheese reception in honor of the not to hand out candy. A ghost deco to be contaminated," says Melendez. bands to wear in support of the inclu late Dr. John Muth, Regis College ration on the department's door signi Laura Padgett is an Administrative siveness of all people. Professor of Economics. fies whether or not it is partrcipating. The idea of the pink armband November 5, several events will Student Activities special events See Trick or Treat on page 3 intern JoAnn Melendez is in charge of See Tolerance on page 2 See Sullivan Chair on page 2 organizing this year's activities. Assistant for the Office of Academic Tuesday, October 2S, 2005 2 Highlander News-----------~=~~=====~:~~~~~~~~=~~ Contact the Highlander Tolerance from front page 3333 Regis Blvd, Mail Stop 1_8 Denver, CO 80221 comes from the Nazi regime. Hitler used the symbol of the pink triangle to Our Mission: single out certain "undesirables" in As the staff of the Regis Universit society. "We wear the pink armbands weekly publication, the Highland/ with a black triangle both in remem we inte~d to serve the campus an~ brance of those horrible atrocities the neighborhood by providing an toward all people and in solidarity with outlet for the transmission of news those currently being singled out," and ideas. Our publication is says Mathews. Zero Tolerance passes designed to cultivate awareness out this information on a flyer along understanding and dialogue abo~t side the armbands. matters of community importance. Though the university had planned a diversity dialogue to coincide with Editor-in-Chief the week of National Coming Out Day Chris Dieterich and issues of homosexuality, the inci dents that occurred on campus were Associate Editor not specifically discussed at the dia Justin Parnell logue. National Coming Out Day began on October 11, 1988. According to Opinion Editor Photo by Jenn Ledford hrc.org (Human Rights Campaign Justin Goldman Foundation), National Coming Out This bulletin board in West Hall has become the subject of debate recent Day began to remember the March on ly. It created by an RA in West Hall to coincide with National Coming Out Feature Editor & Washington for Lesbian and Gay Day, on October 11. According to Sandra Mitchell, Associate to the Provost Distribution Manager for Diversity, "A student did not like the subject and sent emails to staff Rights that took place on October 11 , Alyse Warner 1987. members; [it] is something·that could be perceived as a threat. It is being investigated." These incidents and the Zero Sports Editor Tolerance for Intolerance campaign also come at a particularly delicate Dialogue· explores sensitive GLBT issues Ryan Caulfield time of remembrance. October marks the seventh anniversary of the Jenn Ledford community." Spotlight Editor Matthew Shepard murders in Laramie, Contributing Reporter Even though Regis claims to be Lauren Maestas WY. Shepard was a student at the accepting of the GLBT community, dia University of Wyoming who was mur Over 40 students, faculty and staff logue participants still questioned the Senior Reporter dered for being gay.