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Volume 87 Issue 17 hlander Denver Colorado March 29 2005 The Jesuit University of the Rocky Mountains A Weekly Student Publication CO. Senate president talks Carly LeTourneau on campus Staff Reporter Jami Bonifas On Thursday, March 31, Regis welcomes Sister Helen Staff Reporter Prejean. The award winning author and pro-life activist will speak at the student center dining hall at 7:30 p.m. "Women can do it all, I just don't Prejean is most notably recognized for her best selling think they can do it all at once." This book that later spawned --­ powerful statement came from the the Oscar-nominated film, mouth of Joan Fitz-Gerald, the first "Dead Man Walking." female president of the Colorado State Since 1981, Prejean Senate. As part of the events Regis is has devoted her life to the holding in honor of Women's History underprivileged of New Month, Fitz-Gerald held a small dis­ Orleans. Born and raised cussion on campus last Wednesday, in Baton Rouge, LA, March 23. Prejean continues to serve Fitz-Gerald, originally from New the community as the reli­ York, has been a resident of Colorado gious education director at since 1977. In 1995, · Fitz-Gerald was Saint Francis Cabrini named "Business Woman of the Year~ Parish in New Orleans. Her work in prison Photo courtesy of www preJean.org. in Golden. She was also the first woman Democrat to be elected as a ministry opened her eyes to the grim world of men on death Jefferson County Clerk. row and led her to speak·out against the death penalty. In her peaceful quest for an end to capital punishment, which In January of 2005, Fitz-Gerald Photo by Graham Hunt she calls "morally wrong and unjust," Prejean travels the became the first female president of The hunt is on: local girl joins others to look for the Colorado State Senate, one of only world, educating people about the United States' prison 10,000 eggs hidden throughout the Quad on Saturday two current women in the United and legal systems. · for the annual Regis Easter Egg Hunt. Despite the vast States who are state Senate number of eggs, all were collected within five minutes. Presidents. Please see Prejean on page 3 Fitz-Gerald said that she is where she is today because she "refused to see the barriers that other people have Forget the wheel, fight the torch presented." She also stressed the Andrea Silva things that women should keep in mind Senior Reporter if they are considering running for pub­ lic office. If you've been on the 1st floor of the Science Building anytime in the past two weeks, chances are you've Please see Fitz-Gerald on page 2 heard a bunch of bells, whistles, and clapping. Wondering why? All the noise has been students training for the 25th annual Rat Ollimpics, which is to be held on Thursday, March 31 at 3 p.m. in Room 104 of. the Science Building. The "Ollimpics" (misspelled on purpose because "Olympics" is copyrighted) is a required part of the psychol­ ogy/neuroscience course Learning and Memory. According to senior Stephanie Farmann, a teacher's assistant (TA) for the class, "the students have to use all the knowledge learned throughout lecture and lab to train the rat to do an obstacle course." Students train their rats to learn a variety Photo by Graham Hunt of tasks, from jumping hurdles and climbing ladders·. to Contestants in the upcoming Ollimpics crowd the cam­ completing a five-task obstacle course. era for press coverage in preparation for the upcoming Dr. Eugene Delay of the neuroscience and psychol­ event taking place Thursday at 3 p.m. ogy departments started Regis' Rat Ollimpics in 1980. The idea for the event came from some of his own learning Senior Brandy Duran, also a TA for the class, experiences as an undergraduate that he wanted his stu­ explains that the rats are trained to perform the different dents to have as well. "I was looking for some sort of unique events using the fundamentals of classical and operant Photo by Graham Hunt laboratory experience that was not described or canned conditioning - two types of learning the class studies Joan Fitz-Gerald, President of the where they had to do some problem solving in order to train Basically, the students pair different noises with the different Colorado State Senate, speaks as the animals" he said. Now, twenty-five years later, Delay is tasks that the rat is supposed to be doing. For example, a part of the ongoing activities for proud that the Ollimpics have "evolved into something Women of Spirit Month. rather special for the students over the years." Please see Rats on page 3 Feature -Sports Catch up on the Rugby heads to latest fashion the Western trends seen reg10nal playoffs around campus. for the first time in club history this weekend ICOOS Pg.6-7 Pg. 8-9 Pr,. 10-11 1U Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2 Highlander News Highlander 3333 Regis Blvd, Mail Stop 1-8 Decking the walls in Main Hall Denver CO 80221 leading women in the field of education 303-964-5391 in the twentieth century. Another one of the colorful murals Mission Statement: As the staff of the Regis University tells the story of Clara Brown. Brown .student-run publication, the was a slave from Kentucky; she had Highlander, we intend to serve the married one of her fellow slaves and campus and the neighborhood by pro­ borne children with him. When her viding a weekly forum regarding perti­ owners died the family was split up nent news and ideas. Our publication and sold. In 1856 Brown was awarded is designed to cultivate greater overall her freedom and traveled with the gold awareness and participation in univer- miners, washing their clothes ,and sity events by providing consistent cooking their food. All the while saving coverage of issues affecting those her money in hopes of one day finding involved with Regis University. her family. At the age of eighty-two, Clara brown was able to pay for the Editor-in-Chief expenses of her family to come and Ed Bessenbacher join her in the west. Through extensive letter writing campaigns, Clara was Associate Editor able to find her daughter, Eliza, many Justin Parnell Photo by Graham Hunt years later. Large murals by local artists Sylvia Montero and Regis professor Tony The murals are much more than Disassociate Editor Chris Dieterich Ortega line the walls of Main Hall celebrating Women of Spirit Month. simple paintings; they are extensive works of art. The aesthetically pleasing Opinions Editor quality of the murals is on par with the Murals from local artists honor Denver Andrew Cole touching stories that go along with these works of art. Ortega and women in first floor hallway through today Feature Editor Montero took their time to put together Brooke Glasmann Martin Roche showing off their exceptional feats or a fabulous collection of art, pleasing to Staff Reporter talents, but instead leaves it to the students and administrators alike. Sports Editor observer to capture the essence of the The murals, which are on the Nikki Lawson Main Hall has new decorations of painting. Every painting showcases a basement floor of Main Hall, are huge late in the basement; the decorations normal everyday view of something and cannot be missed. The painters' Entertainment Editor are actually huge murals that have happening, for example, a woman canvas was a 4-foot by 8-foot piece of Kaitlyn Gentert been done by two area artists, Tony cooking food and another teaching in a plywood. Normally these are not ideal Ortega and Sylvia Montero. The one-room school. These visuals are canvases, but for these murals, which Senior Reporters ~urals are placed at the east end of not what the artists intended for you to hint at how hard life was for these Melissa Skotak Main Hall's basement. The murals do view at all. women, the plywood works perfect as Andrea Silva much more than add life to the previ­ The mural in which the woman is a canvas. The murals, which will only ously bland walls. teaching in a single room school be on display through today, are works Photo Editor The murals are in honor of many embodies the spirit of Mary Rippon. of art that show the power and strength Graham Hunt women over the years in the Denver Rippon, who was the first woman pro­ of women in our society today and two area dating back to the early 1850's. fessor at the University of Colorado, is hundred years ago. Copy Editor The murals do not display the women shown because she was one of the Stephanie Johnson Advertising Staff CarrieAnna Cordova Fitzgerald: Caroline Herter advice for Staff Artist Contest Winner! Jacqueline Kharouf women to over­ Staff Reporters Josi Berry Congratulations to Arlynne Simpson for entering the come obstacles Jami Bonifas Renee Felton First, a woman needs to be well­ winning names in the Highlander's "Name the foxes" Laura Fritz read, be of good character, and she contest.