The Highlander

Our Mission

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

As the staff of the Regis University weekly publication, The Highlander, we intend to serve the campus and the neighborhood by providing a forum for news, information, and exploring ideas.

Our publication is designed to cultivate awareness, understanding, and dialogue about matters of community importance.

Building Blocks of Green

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

No-flush urinals are one of the many new technologies Regis has adopted to create a more sustainable campus. Especially with the completion of the newly renovated Felix Pomponio Science Building, sustainability on campus has become an increasingly important issue.

Haste makes waste

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As soon as the last final is over, Regis students rush to clear their dorms and load their cars for the long trip home. What doesn't fit in their suitcase or car often ends up in the tractor-trailer-sized dumpsters stationed outside each residence hall.

REGIS GOES GREEN

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It had been almost eight years since sophomore Patty Moncada had rode a bike. While walking in front of the Student Center, however, Moncada saw a poster advertising the first ever "Community Bike Ride." Excitedly, she asked her friends, Rachel Chavez and Noe Neal, also sophomores, if they'd want to come along. "It was the spur of the moment," Chavez and Neal said.

Regis recyclers lead by example; program continues to expand

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Every morning Gina Graziano wakes up and has a bowl of cereal. After cleaning her dishes and continuing her morning routine, she does one last thing before class: she recycles. When her cereal box is empty, Graziano makes sure to flatten it and put in her recycling bin. Cardboard, she says, is one of the main things she recycles.

RUSGA works towards more sustainable campus

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sophomore Jackie Fulkrod, from Loveland, CO, is a devoted recycler. Fulkrod, who now commutes to Regis, remembers recycling since she was very young, even taking some recyclables to a collection center herself.

The finer shades of green

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

One of the greatest challenges that students living at the Romero House face is the challenge to live a simple lifestyle.

English majors are the spice of life

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

After four years walking the grounds of Regis' campus, I have come to one decidedly biased and inflexible opinion: English majors are the coolest kids around. While this may leave you asking, "Why, Maribeth, what makes you say such a thing?" I am certain that before I graduate, I will convince you of the superiority of all literature lovers. There are many reasons why I hold this opinion. So many, in fact, that I have decided to dedicate my last column of college (*tear) to my classmates, and make a last ditch ever to convert any students doubting the relevancy of an English degree over to the dark side of book-loving. So, allow me to enlighten you about just a few of the abundant reasons that my fellow bookworms are, indeed, all they're cracked up to be.

Farewell Regis!

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As I sat down to write my weekly column this week, with the full realization that it would be my last column that I would ever write for the Highlander, I thought about all the experiences I have had here at Regis and how they have shaped the well-adjusted adult I have become.

Regis, I think we should see other people

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Well, Regis, our relationship has come to a crucial moment. You'll be pleased to know that I've put much time into thinking of how I should say goodbye to you. So here goes. Regis, it's not me; it's you. I just feel like you're emotionally unavailable. I'm in a transitional period right now. I love you, but I'm not in love with you. It's been real, and it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fun. My therapist says we should spend some time apart.

Social workers speak about realities of prostitution

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

From expensive lofts in New York City, to cars on East Colfax here in Denver, women exchange sex for money, goods and services. Scholars and activists have debated and philosophized the nature of prostitution, calling it everything from "positive sexual expression," to "legitimate employment" to "oppressive violence against women."

The task of the graduate in the dimness of the unknown

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I'd be lying if I said I know exactly what I need to say in this column. It's not that there is too much or too little to say, but simply finding the words to explain how I feel is the real difficulty. And perhaps it's not really about expressing how I feel, but more about describing why.

Behind Ranger Week

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In 1958, Regis' first "Regis Week" took place to mark the 70th anniversary of Regis College. This anniversary was recognized throughout the state of Colorado and Governor Stephen McNichols made an official observance day for Regis Week.

Reliving a fleeting moment in time

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Head up to the second floor, past the dizzying view of flashing numbers and abstract angles, toward perhaps, one of the most stunning art exhibits to come to Denver in years. Opening in late February, "Inspiring Impressionism" showcases 100 works of art, not only from the movement's biggest names, including Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Paul Cézanne, but also of the "Old Masters" that inspired their work. The exhibit is set to continue through May 25, 2008.

Regis' diamond in the rough

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Many students stared at the bulletin announcement in disbelief. "Regis Rugby, 5th in the Nation," said the poster in the Student Cafeteria.

The Berkeley Native

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Many of our neighbors have lived their entire lives in the Berkeley neighborhood. They have seen the development and change of the area, living and raising their families in a neighborhood they have come to call their own. This urban area was once a small town with little to no development. Now it is not only a diverse neighborhood, but one with plenty of Denver history. Everything and everyone here has a story. If we only take the time to listen, and really see the neighborhood, we can learn that there is definitely more than meets the eye. After all, we cannot simply judge an area, or the people who live there, by just looking quickly. Living as we ought implies an active participation in the world. We need to ask about the history of the place in which we live in order to know how to live there as equal members of a community.

These stories, told from some of the neighborhood's first members, focus on the area west of Lowell between 50th and 52nd Avenues, the area near Regis Place, Willis Case Golf Course, and El Jabel Shrine. These stories were written as part of the In-Depth Reporting and Writing course. As examples of narrative and explanatory journalism, these articles purposefully use first names throughout, in order to create a sense of neighborly connection.

52nd and Tennyson, then and now

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Safety at Regis: Putting it in perspective

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A few days before the beginning of classes in the 2004-2005 school year, Cathy moved into her new dorm room in O'Connell Hall. That night, after a busy day of unpacking, orientation activities, and introducing herself over and over again to new classmates, she was invited to an off-campus party being thrown by some sophomores to kick off the new semester.