December 2011 Raider Review

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The Raider Review // December 2011

Restructured music program strikes a chord with students Mr. Sauer and Ms. Wuertz innovate and improve on the department Benton Waterous ‘12 A new year brings large changes to the Regis Jesuit music program. With two new teachers and additional classes, RJ musicians are better equipped to discover their talents than ever before.

As a Regis Jesuit graduate, new teacher Mr. Tim Sauer ‘06 knows the RJ music program from the students’ perspective.

Mr. Sauer brings new energy to the program. “I hope to bring creativity, passion and enthusiasm,” Mr. Sauer said.

He has a natural proclivity towards music and has experience with a number of instruments. “If there is a bass sitting

around, I will just start playing it,” he said. Much of Mr. Sauer’s inspiration for teaching stems from his experience under the legendary former music teacher Mr. Ernie DeNapoli.

“He was one of those people where if you had any musical interest he would find a place for you,” Mr. Sauer said. “He inspired me to be a teacher. I feel like I am back in his shoes, and I hope to bring some of that into my own teaching.” Mr. Sauer has high hopes for the Regis Jesuit music program. He envisions an RJ pep band that could play music at athletic events.

“I hope to see a pep band that

can play those easy, loud, fun songs, but it is still a matter of numbers.” According to Mr. Sauer, a challenge in the new music program is limited student participation. Mr. Sauer also would like to get the music program more attention amongst Regis Jesuit students.

“Exposing the program to our larger student body is what I’d like to do. It would be great to have a concert for students,” Mr. Sauer said. Another new technique that Mr. Sauer is promoting is constant dedication and practice of music.

“Music is a lot like learning a foreign language or being on a sports team. What you do on the off-season is important, there is always some way you are working on yourself.” Mr. Sauer hopes to create an environment in the music program that encourages students to discover their talents.

“There’s always more. If you raise the bar up you are always reaching for more and more,” he said. “If you keep giving them an opportunity to push themselves, they will do that.”

Mr. Sauer welcomes new musicians | Benton Waterous ‘12

Ms. Karen Wuertz is another new music teacher at Regis Jesuit. Ms. Wuertz is a twentyyear veteran of music education.

A choral and liturgical music enthusiast, she brings great experience to the restructured department. Ms. Wuertz has been influential in the new music classes being taught at RJ, including Beginning Guitar and

String Orchestra.

“Guitar reaches out to the guys who don’t consider themselves to be musicians,” Ms. Wuertz says. “We also have a string orchestra for the guys that have played stringed instruments in middle school.” Ms. Wuertz credits many of the successes of the new program to the new teachers.

“Having both Mr. Sauer and me helps because we both have different strengths,” she said.

“There is a new buzz. We are able to do things on a more sophisticated level with guys who know what they like in music.”

Music students are also enthusiastic about the recent changes.

“The faculty this year has encouraged us to work better and make our music more recognizable,” senior Austin Galoob said.

“I’m working with Ms. Wuertz a lot. She has brought more musical knowledge to our class and she has also encouraged a sense of community,” he added.

Ms. Wuertz brings experience to music class | Benton Waterous ‘12 Ms. Karen Wuertz Favorite Song: Anything by Bach Mr. Tim Sauer Favorite Genre: Jazz

Though the changes to the music program have been radical, they seem to be having a positive effect on the school as a whole. With new opportunities for students and enthusiastic and experienced leadership, the changes are music to Regis Jesuit’s ears.

A pair of students check out the music room piano | Benton Waterous ‘12

Beginning Guitar rocks Chritmas concert in library Top Hit: Jingle Bells Most Challenging: Deck the Halls Best Melody: Joy to the World Most Talented: Matt Cetuk ‘12 “Deck the Halls was what seperated the men from the boys” Sam Miller ‘12 Senior Dylan Barnes shows he is one of the most talented musicians around. | Jake Jarman ‘12

“Angels We Have Heard on High challenged me on both an emotional and physical level. -Matt Boselli ‘12

Senior Matt Hess checks his music sheet to make sure all of his notes are correct. | Jake Jarman ‘12

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Alumnus Colin St. John returns to work at Regis Jesuit

After graduating 10 years ago, Colin St. John joins the Alumni Relations office as the Alumni Director Evan Batten ‘12 It’s an early morning in the year 2001 as Regis Jesuit senior Colin St. John drives to school rocking out to Phish.

With no future career planned, but writing experience and a love for music and film, with a destination of Boston College, Colin walks the halls of Regis Jesuit confidently and cheerfully.

He was on the newspaper staff his freshman and sophomore year writing music and film reviews.

His father was the food and wine editor for the Rocky Mountain News and is currently holding that position at The Chicago Tribune.

After graduating from Regis Jesuit in 2001. Colin attended Boston College, and during his junior year he studied abroad in England.

During his senior year, he took an internship at Rolling Stone magazine.

“It sounds like a big deal, but it wasn’t. They had twelve interns and it’s the kind of place where they have a huge staff and you just felt like a cog in the machine.”

It was not a great experience overall, Colin explains. “It was a little disappointing. You did a lot of busy work, never went and got coffee, it was just transcribing interviews.”

After five years in New York, Mr. St. John had enough of the city, and decided to take a road trip around the country for three months with various old high school friends.

After the road trip concluded, he ended up back in Colorado due to his strong Regis Jesuit ties.

“I see my closest Regis friends at least once a week. They’re one of the major reasons I moved back to Colorado. A lot of my friends from Regis Jesuit are still in state.”

After returning to Regis Jesuit,

Colin took up freelance jobs at The Denver Post, AOL, and other various news sources.

He wrote an article in The Raider, the notable alumni magazine for Regis Jesuit. It was noticed by many and he was soon offered a job in Alumni Relations.

Colin St. John is now teamed up with Paul Miller ‘04 in the Alumni office in sophomore hall.

He and Paul work together to successfully plan and create events for alumni.

“Paul Miller is my right hand man,” Colin said. “He has been working hard to make the office more internet friendly, as well as creating a Twitter feed.”

When asked about the hardest part of his job, Colin said, “You have to multitask. It’s anything from computer work to signing thank you letters, to meetings about organizing, to designing alumni postcards, fielding phone calls from alums, to planning events.”

Now if you walk into his office you will most likely find Colin St. John rocking out to indie and classic rock with his big headphones, talking about his favorite director Stanley Kubrick, or quoting one of his favorite movies, Billy Madison.

Whether a student just wants to talk about indie rock, Billy Madison, Stanley Kubrick movies, or his experiences in New York, you can always find Colin St. John rocking out in his office.

Above: Colin St. John rocking out in his office during a typical work day. Below: Colin St.John shows us his senior quote and senior picture | Evan Batten ‘12 Bottom left: Colin St.John poses for the yearbook during his senior year in 2001 | Evan Batten ‘12

Spotlight: Paul Miller ‘04 Q: Where did you go after graduating Regis Jesuit?

A: I went to Gonzaga University and graduated from there in 2008 with a major in Public Relations and Journalism. Then I was working for Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Greeley.

Q: What made you want to return to Regis Jesuit?

A: I had a great experience here. I have had my brothers attend Regis Jesuit as well (Tim Miller ‘00 and Mark Miller ‘10). When the opportunity presented itself to work here, I jumped at it.

Q: Who were your favorite teachers at Regis Jesuit?

A: Dominic Dimanna and Caroline Sachs.

Alumni Relations coordinator Paul Miller ‘04 looks tired after a long day of work Evan Batten ‘12

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The Raider Review // December 2011

Holiday season approaches

Students recall the best and the worst Christmas gifts

Q & A with Cooper Cohen

Eric Brunts ‘12 If you could sit on Santa’s lap and ask him for anything you want, what would you ask him for?

It’s Christmas time and everyone knows that means it’s time for presents. With the latest iPhone just out, you can be sure many people will have it on their wish lists, but don’t think that everyone just wants the newest technology. Senior Cooper Cohen is feeling nostalgic and desires something a little retro.

“This year, I want a Red Ryder BB gun with a compass in the stock, and this thing that tells time,” Cohen said.

He wants it because it reminds him of simpler times when all it took him to be happy was a pellet gun and a bag full of empty soda cans. While Cooper wishes for a present that will return

Left: Cooper ponders his wish list | Eric Brunts ‘12 Above: Cooper finally makes the decision to put ponies and crystal stemware on his list

As the holiday season approaches people begin to set the mood with extravagant light displays | Eric Brunts ‘12

Everyone has that one gift or that one type of gift that they wish they had never received.

For many, it’s clothing.

“I hate getting socks. Or underwear. But I get them both every year, so I guess I should

some type of video game with which they can waste plenty of time on.

The wish lists are ready to send in, and students await the arrival of Christmas morning for the time when they get to sprint downstairs to discover what Santa brought them. Personally, if I don’t get an iPhone, I’m going to freak.

Q: What is your favorite gift of all time and why?

Cooper: In the second grade, Santa Claus brought me the Millennium Falcon. Wait, that’s not what happened. I remembered wrong. When I was writing my letter to Santa, I didn’t know how to spell the word “millennium,” and I couldn’t find it on any of my Star Wars cards. Mom said just to write the word “falcon” and that Santa would know what I meant.

Reluctantly I agreed. And guess what? He didn’t. I got an army tank instead, and I haven’t trusted Santa since.

Q: What was your favorite Christmas memory and why?

Cooper: I woke up one year and Santa Claus had brought me my first bicycle. I was probably five or six. It was beautiful. It had a banana seat, plastic streamers coming out of the handle bars, and a white fake-wicker basket with

colored daisies. I loved that bike.

I would ride it all over the place and force my cat to sit in the basket as I navigated the yard. That cat eventually ran away.

Q: What was your least favorite gift of all time and why?

Cooper: My least favorite Christmas gift of all time was a lump of coal. What else do I have to say?

Q: What excites you most about the holiday season?

Cooper: SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!

Save the Colorado Symphony!

It needs your help!

Connor Lehr ‘12 A tragedy is occurring as we speak. A Colorado tradition is slowly disappearing from our city.

Junior Andrew Schmidt makes a last minute attempt to get on the nice list with canned food donations | Eric Brunts ‘12

him to his youth, junior Andrew Schmidt is trying to find a way to forget one of his worst Christmas memories.

“My least favorite memory of Christmas was when my pet cat Whiskers died and we had to go open presents without his cheerful disposition,” Schmidt said.

Although most of us only have joyful memories of the holiday season, some people, such as Schmidt, wish they could forget some of their previous years.

Dinges said.

be getting used to it,” senior Patrick

“My least favorite gifts of all time are clothes, specifically socks. Because honestly, who wants that stuff?” senior Matt Budrow said.

It’s a given that nobody wants a fresh pair of socks or underwear for Christmas, but what is it that students want this year? Well, with the exception of Cooper, most Regis Jesuit students desire either a new phone or

mances because the orchestra can not afford to put them on.

All is not lost though.

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra is in a severe financial crisis.

If you want to help save the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, you could join the “Save the Colorado Symphony Orchestra” Facebook page.

This year, the orchestra has had to cancel numerous perfor-

You could also attend a performance, or according to their

website, donate an old car.

Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated by the musicians and the people of Colorado who enjoy the symphony.

Below: The Facebook page for the “Save the Colorado Symphony Orchestra” group. | Connor Lehr ‘12

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The Raider Review // December 2011

The musical Priest that has a lot to say through song

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Not only just a Jesuit, but Fr. Dyer has a special love for guitar playing and singing.

Matt Boselli ‘12

When you see Fr. Dyer walking around the halls, you might think that he is a just another strict Jesuit that tells story after story. Yes, Fr. Dyer does tell his fair share of stories, but what most people do not see that is hiding under that white collar is a musical talent.

Growing up, the Dyer family lived on a farm and lived a Christian farm life.

“My grandma was the church organist… my dad had his own band when he was in high school. From time to time we would get out his Fender Strat and play,” Fr. Dyer said.

“Mom always had records playFr. Dyer playing a song from his childhood for a small crowd. | Matt Boselli ‘12

ing in the background in the house. Those tunes stayed with me,” he added.

Fr. Dyer’s Top 10

Growing up, he was not a fan of the gangster rap, but today Fr. Dyer is not afraid to play a little Snoop Dog on the guitar.

• Mama Tried, Merle Haggard—You can misbehave all you want in a country song, as long as you don’t blame anybody else for the results. The best version of this song has Merle Haggard singing with Willie Nelson and Toby Keith.

Dyer won’t be appearing in any concerts or performing for the school anytime soon, but he is never too shy to join the beginning guitar class and give a few tips. He also likes to share his favorite songs.

ABOVE: While students walk through the front door, they are welcomed with beautiful music. | Matt Boselli ‘12

“I’ve been listening to Jerry Jeff Walker ‘I feel like Hank Williams tonight’, Lucinda Williams and Ryan Adams” Fr. Dyer said.

• Roll On, Alabama—I have a sentimental attachment to Alabama. It’s all here: an 18-wheeler; a family in danger; the man upstairs; a lead singer with a Mr. Bruno beard. How ‘bout ya, Alabama.

• Hello Walls, Faron Young—Not only is this one a favorite of my Grandpa and my Dad, but it was one of the first songs Willie Nelson wrote. I once sang Hello Walls for Karaoke at a bar, and afterward this dude in a flannel shirt and a cowboy hat gave me the thumbs up. He died of a heart attack the next week. Guess he went out with a song in his heart.

It might come as a shock to hear a priest belt out lyrics, but it is always a nice surprise when you hear an authentic country voice like Fr. Dyer’s.

“It surprised me that he has a true country voice,” senior Matt Alley said.

• I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight, Jerry Jeff Walker—Crying in your beer and punching holes in the wall over lost love: timeless.

Strait, Fr. Dyer knows his way around a country song.

Next time you see the standard white collar walking down the hall don’t be surprised to hear a Jerry Jeff Walker song. With a voice comparable to George

• Farther Along, Ralph Stanley—This is an old gospel standard. Only in country music do you get so many treatments of theodicy in the lyrics. There’s a duet out there with Stanley and Lucinda Williams that’s worth a listen.

• I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams—There has to be a Hank song on this list.

Best if you listen to this with your dog howling in the background.

Album Review

The latest stand out album

• Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash—David Allan Coe says that the perfect country and western song has the following elements: Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison, and Getting Drunk. This one features three out of five.

Peter Bayer ‘12 Released on November 15, 2011, Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino dropped a new album, Camp. Glover is very talented, and he does multiple things besides rapping, including acting, and stand-up comedy.

• I Sang Dixie, Dwight Yoakam—I had to include one song about a Southerner who hates living elsewhere. Dwight Yoakam is so good that no one wants him to cover their songs. He always sings them better than they do.

It’s a Great Day to be Alive, Travis • Tritt—One of the great things about country music is that it’s okay to like things—like life.

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Tracklist 1. Outside 2. Fire Fly 3. Bonfire 4. All The Shine 5. Letter Home 6. Heartbeat 7. Backpackers 8. L.E.S. 9. Hold You Down 10. Kids (Keep Up) 11. You See Me 12. Sunrise 13. That Power

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.

If you have not heard of Childish Gambino and like hip-hop music, this album is definitely worth your time to listen to, I would consider it one of the best albums of the year in the hiphop world.

• He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones—My family wanted to play this song at my uncle’s funeral. Not only does George Jones have one of the best country voices of all time, but this song also contains a spoken verse—country rap.

spread name Watchful eye of Regis Jesuit Regis Jesuit hires a new security specialist Connor Lehr ‘12 There is a new face roaming the halls of Regis Jesuit. He tends to keep to the shadows and is silent when he is in the open. He has the skills to take down a large man. Is this the Batman?

No. However, he is a force of justice.

His name is Steve Emerson.

He is the Regis Jesuit Security Specialist.

dents, and getting a feel for the school. He is also in charge of deciding where to place additional security cameras and making sure the school is prepared for an emergency.

“Part of my responsibility is to keep an eye on what’s going on, on campus. So, it is sort of campus monitoring” Mr. Emerson said.

He can be found in the hallways, watching the stu-

Whats in your wallet?

Dan Pfannenstiel ‘12

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The Raider Review // Day, Month Date 2010 “In the spring there is going to be a live drill here. We will probably host Aurora SWAT,” he said.

Now, there is no need to be worried. Vice President Mr. Rick Sullivan explained the reasons for hiring the new security guard.

“Over the last two years, we have had a concerted effort to improve campus safety. There was no one incident that caused us to be concerned, but it is part of our business to be sure the school is safe. In light of the school violence, it is important to make sure the school is as safe as possible,” Sullivan said.

Mr. Emerson is extremely qualified to be the Security Specialist at Regis Jesuit. He served on the Aurora Police force for 30 years, and was part of the Mr. Steve Emerson patrols the school, gaining an uderstanding of security at Regis Jesuit. | Connor Lehr ‘12

By the Numbers: 30

Years of experience on the Aurora Police

7

Years of experience with University of Colorado Denver Police

University of Colorado security for seven years.

Why did he choose Regis Jesuit?

“Well I can’t say that I choose this job… But it is in a unique environment. Other schools in the area are just a totally different environment,” Mr. Emerson said.

Some members of the student body feel that the addition of new security is unnecessary and does not improve their feeling of safety.

“In the two and a half years I’ve been at Regis, there has never been an occasion on which a security guard, or more security would have been necessary,”

junior Keegan Bradac said.

But some believe that more security cameras would be excellent in reducing the amount of theft and vandalism.

“I know of multiple blind spots, and they are the spots where people commit crimes. I think it would decrease the amount of crime,” junior Elliot Rarden said.

Mr. Emerson is here to help keep the school a healthy and safe environment. If live drills, or adding more cameras is necessary, he will get it done.

And if you happen to see him in the hall, feel free to stop and say hello.

Wallet of Cooper Cohen ‘12 ID’s What a strapping young lad (Ladies he is a heart doner) Free oatmeal compliments of Matt Boselli ‘12 Cash This guy is loaded Credit cards Only for emergencies cooper Demerit Card Only two demerits what a good kid Food Cards/Cupons How much do you eat?

Wallet Sporting the always classy black leather NIKE wallet

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The Raider Review // December 2011

Max Muscle Sports Nutrition

What is really behind all of those big lunch boxes?

Peter Bayer ‘12 Whenever you walk through the halls at Regis Jesuit, you will find large, red and gray lunch boxes sitting in the hallway.

These lunch boxes are more complex than they appear. They belong to Max Muscle, a program that is attracting many athletes at Regis Jesuit.

Even though it has only been around the community at Regis Jesuit for the last few years, Max Muscle has been the leader in the sports nutrition industry since 1991 and is committed to improving the health of those from “all walks of life.”

help them achieve their fitness goals. They find the best program, supplements, or vitamins to make sure that goal gets accomplished. Goals can be basic, such as dedicating yourself to a healthy lifestyle, or to gain or lose weight.

Max Muscle’s protein products are considered the best in the industry. They have developed pre workout and post workout formulas to help support body build, muscle gain, endurance workouts, and weight training.

The reason that many athletes at Regis Jesuitj oin the Max Muscle Program is because they

Pat Powers makes good use of his lunchbox by sleeping on it. | Peter Bayer ‘12

Austin Brendel

Ryan Stanford

The main goal for RJ students has been to gain weight, and better their performance in their sport.

Beyond the supplements that Max Muscle supplies, they commit themselves to promoting and carrying only the safest, and most effective products.

1. I wanted to increase my body weight and overall all strength thus allowing my performance on the field to improve.

2. I am able to buy things that will give my body the proper fuel to excel.

3. It provides tools such as nuQ & A With RJ Students trition and supplement coun1. Why did you get started on seling which allows athletes to Max Muscle? improve their performance.

2. What have been the best ben- 4. I have to quickly eat a sandefits from it? wich or some other source of 3. How has it helped you percarbs to remain fueled throughform better as an athlete. out the day.

4. How do you manage to eat all of the things on the meal plan Pat Powers during the school day?

1. I wanted to gain some weight cause I am too little.

Andrew Schmidt 2. I feel like I have more energy 1. I did it so I could attract and have gained 15 lbs. females 3. I became stronger and that is always a benefit on the field.

2. The biggest benefit is my biceps size.

4. I’ll try and eat whenever I 3. I am already an elite athlete can like office hours and lunch. so it hasn’t.

If I can’t then, I have to try and 4. I eat it during class. sneak everything in during class.

1. I started Max Muscle to gain some weight to benefit me in football and baseball.

2. The biggest benefit is that I feel better throughout the day and during workouts.

3. It has made me less prone to injury and I have also gained muscle.

4. I eat big meals at office hours and lunch then I have small snacks during passing periods if I need to.

Ryan Stanford holds two of his Max Muscle products| Peter Bayer ‘12

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Mock Trial Dominates

Marilis Dugas ‘12

Every February, The Model United Nation Team from both the Boys and Girls Division goes to Washington D.C. for a competition called NAIMUN. The meet lasts four days and delegates from across the country take part in councils, service, and a delegate dance. NAIMUN, run by Georgetown University students, offers harder competition and a wide variety of councils. Regis Jesuit students prepare for the meet for two months and have historically done very well at NAIMUN. We hope to get a Team Award this year, which means that the Regis Jesuit team as a whole will perform well.

t five years, After winning the competition the pas

year ’s team. “There bar is set high for the members of this s mock trial teams at the has been a precedent set by previou aware of that fact but regional of winning, we’re certainly n Courtois said . “As a are not daunted by it,” senior Brenda ed on us and we will team we all know the expectations plac to the best of our abilcontinue to compete at a high level ity.” by previous ReOn competition day, the precedent set

of competition . “There’s gis Jesuit students adds to the stress time it ’s finally their pressure for the kids but at the same culmination of a years chance to do it,” Pray said . “It ’s the year but then it ’s gone work . It ’s like the pressure is there all and it ’s just the competition .” s. Mock Trial is “Stress comes with many competition

’re five minutes into no exception to that fact, but once you rtois said . the trial it seems almost natural ,” Cou n to one competition .

A year of preparation all comes dow taken first place the The Regis Jesuit Mock Trial team has find out if they’ve done last five years and they are about to it again . Then it is announced .

Danny Pfannenstiel ‘12

On November 14, the 2011-2012 “Season of Giving” charity drive hit the ground running. With Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Blanc in command, student council took to the halls with one thing in mind: giving as much as possible.

Each class was provided with a giving bin, freshman through senior hall. Each bin is used for all the collections that the students have brought for the week.

“We wanted to pick the organizations we have been affiliated with and keep those connections going strong,” Blanc said.

With this in mind, student council came up with four new places to donate: St. Joseph’s,

Urban Peak, Tennyson Center, and Fr. Woody’s Haven of Hope.

Each one of these places has been a place where students have gone for service in the past, places that already appreciated our help. Why not help them even more?

As of mid-day Friday December 9th, The Season of Giving had raised over 2,000 dollars for Fr. Woodys, over 2,000 food items, and over 700 toiletries for Urban Peak.

The “Season of Giving” is the four most magical weeks of the first semester. So far, students have enjoyed helping out. Of course, everyone loves burrito bars and movies. This year, student council created two huge prizes: A burrito bar for the winning 2RW class that donates the most.

The overall winning class, the sophomores, attended “The Muppets” movie on Friday December 9th.

Right off the bat, the classes went head to head with each other. Coach Herman’s 2RW class made sizeable contributions and had pulled away from every other 2RW class by a large margin.

“You do not need to be diverse to join the Diversity Group,” one member of the Girls Division Diversity Action Group states.

The Diversity Action Group, affectionately dubbed DAG by its members, is a group of students from both divisions of Regis Jesuit that discusses issues within the school and the immediate communities. “One of the biggest issues we have talked about has been race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and social class,” says one of its members.

That was until late Friday, when Mr. Cook’s 2RW class made a final donation of over 900 dollars, putting them in the lead.

At the time the paper was sent to print, the 2RW competition was on fire, with late contributions coming in from all sides.

The Diversity Action Group has been spearheaded by both Ms. Vela from the Boys Division and Ms. Glasscock from the Girls Division. These groups meet separately and occas-

Of course, there are some classes that are falling behind in their giving, but every little bit counts. “Seniors are scrubs,” Blanc said.

Seniors and upperclassmen tend to give but not as much as the underclassmen.

The giving doesn’t stop until the end of the semester. Who knows: you just might be giving someone a miracle.

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items donated

Canned food. Clothes. Books.

Cash. The “Season of Giving” is the time of year when the student body and faculty comes together to give to the poor and marginalized during the holidays.

Ricky Lee ‘14

Red: Urban Peak Blue: St. Joseph Juniors

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sionally have co-divisional get-togethers. According to Ms. Vela, DAG’s aim is not to spread tolerance, but inclusion. “We want everyone to understand that there are differences in our world, but it makes us stronger together, as opposed to separating us,” she says.

Recently, a number of students from DAG participated in a conference in Colorado Springs along with other Jesuit schools.

There were more than 100 students from Jesuit schools all across the United States. Many issues were brought up in the conferences, and all the students claimed they thoroughly enjoyed it. “It’s always interesting to learn about different

people from different countries,” one member stated.

DAG members claimed that it was a lot of fun to interact with people from Jesuit schools from around the country. Of course, there were minor differences, but everyone felt like they could connect with other students at Jesuit schools.

“The issues across the board were the same,” one member says. “However, it was the way in which people approached them that were different.”

There were two big issues that the members of DAG had to face. One was LGBT, standing for Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-

Transgender. A lot of time was spent discussing this issue between the members. Another issue was something that, surprisingly, happens on a daily basis without much thought: name-calling. According to the members of DAG, when someone calls someone else a name, it could easily be taken the wrong way.

Overall, the members thought that the conference was a huge success. The members brought back a lot of ideas that could improve the school, and they claim that steps are being taken to implement some of them.

Even the members of DAG brought back a lot of personal lessons on how they could

improve upon their lives with their families. “I’m glad to hear from them what they got out of the conference,” Miss Vela says. “I put a lot of time into the planning of this conference hoping they got something out of it, so I’m glad they did.”

Center Section Design Morgan Jones ‘12 Photos Danny Pfannenstiel ‘12 Ms. Vela

OCCUPY WALL STREET

Agree Occupy Wall Street protestors rally together at Zuccotti Park in New York City. | Creative Commons

Emma Carrol ‘13 It’s everywhere. It’s impossible to turn on the news without hearing about the now worldwide Occupy movement. The protests are this year’s hottest topic, infiltrating subjects ranging from basic American civil rights to the upcoming presidential election.

Hearing about the topic is essentially inescapable and those protesting wouldn’t have it any other way.

reason only: people are fed up.

Fed up with the growing difference in wealth between the 99% and the 1% (hence the slogan “We are the 99%”), fed up with corporations having so much sway over government affairs, and overall, fed up with the economic disaster our country has created for itself.

Though a major criticism of the movement has been that they don’t have an actual agenda, they have clear demands. According to Bloomberg Business Week, protesters are demanding less corporate influence on politics, more equal distribution of the wealth, and bank reform.

Here’s a little bit of background information: the official Occupy protests began in Kuala Lampur with Occupy Dataran in late July before reaching American shores on September 17 with Occupy Wall Street in New York City and Occupy San Francisco.

By October 9, there were ongoing Occupy protests in 95 cities across 82 countries. The protests are a response to the late-2000’s financial meltdown and are inspired partly by the Arab Spring in the Middle East.

I have very few problems with people taking democracy into their own hands by making an active effort to change their country. The right to assemble is in our Constitution. The Founding Fathers supported government reform for the people by the people.

Described by the Washington Post as a “democratic awakening,” the Occupy protests throughout the world are for one

These people are taking democracy into their own hands on a scale comparable to the antiVietnam protests of the 1960’s.

Protestors gather on Wall Street in NYC. | Creative Commons

With so much collapse and corruption in the past years, how are these protests not justifiable?

Sitting back and letting things get worse instead of speaking out against injustice would be unpatriotic.

What we’re dealing with is the case of what it means to be a modern, independent thinking American.

We’re also dealing with a dilemma. We’re facing the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, but we’re being told that protesting is the wrong way to go about making our voices heard and demanding a change.

The Bill of Rights within the Constitution raises a number of gray areas.

When does the right to assembly and free speech end?

It is widely acknowledged that these rights end when they become an infringement on other people’s rights.

Many participants of the protests have violated other’s rights by exercising said rights.

I will be the first to admit that

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many protesters have threatened the safety of fellow citizens, infringed on privacy rights of others, frightened parents who were trying to get their children to school, and committed some inexcusable acts. For example, the Occupy San Franciscoans held a moment of silence and solidarity for the man charged with allegedly attempting to assassinate President Obama.

Absolutely unjustifiable.

Sheer numbers make the protests what they are. Sheer numbers can become mobs. Mobs are dangerous. In some cases, the Occupy pro-

tests are dangerous.

Police have warned protesters multiple times to move out before taking violent action.

Totally justifiable.

I am most certainly not saying that the Occupy protests are the perfect movement. The protesters are not model citizens.

Civil disobedience can get messy, loud, and inconvenient. The police have a duty to protect the citizens of their city and if the Occupy protesters are threatening the safety of fellow citizens, then they should be arrested.

Despite the messiness, loudness, and overall inconvenience of it all, perhaps civil disobedience is necessary in light of the economic meltdown.

“Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.” - Juvenal Do you support the Occupy protesters?

I support your right to free speech and am open to all kinds of response.

Michael Harpole ‘12 The Occupy Wall Street movement is a completely illegitimate “political” movement that has made a mockery of public protests. It is one thing to protest an issue that needs correction or to attempt to bring attention to the problems of the government, but how exactly can a group of people protest the exact values that America was founded upon?

Disagree has been one of the main reasons that the OWS movement has seemed so dramatic. Facebook, Twitter, and online news sites have sparked curiosity about the protests.

staples of the OWS movements and the third demand on the proposed list. A socialistic system like this has never worked on this large of a scale and probably never will. If someone is providing you the same Say a person wanted to find out amount of money no matter Protestors in New York City express their feelings about being the 99%. | just what all these protests are how hard you work, what moCreative Commons about. Wouldn’t it make sense tivation is there to work hard that a movement of any type and be successful? Greed may at a lower rate? It sounds crazy, would have a list of demands or be a terrible thing, but it drives I know, but here’s how it could It’s pretty easy to see that for the The Occupy movements are cena figure head that could explain economy. It is as simple as that. work. If the major corporations OWS protesters, following the tered on the belief that we are the what they are trying to accomof America suddenly received rules is not a priority. They have 99%, and that the greed of the plish?

Protesters go as far as to say that lower taxes, they would want to refused to follow city restrictions wealthy 1% has caused America capitalism has failed and that our expand. This means building new on public property, traffic oband the world to enter into this entire ecofacilities, hiring more employees, struction, or to have a generally nomic system and developing a profit from all peaceful protest at all. If police has collapsed. the new spending. This way, the officers all over the country are America’s economy would surge forward being hospitalized every week economy has with all of the new spending and due to injuries sustained controlalways had a there would be many more job ling the protests, it seems like it tendency to opportunities from corporations is turning into more of a riot than waver, but it looking to expand, as opposed to anything. has always redistributing funds to governbeen able ment employees.

It is one thing to lean to the right to resurge. or the left on various issues, but Consider the Americans have been gatherradical factions like these simply Great Depresing in public areas protesting make a mockery of what it means sion, recession issues since the founding of our to peacefully protest. of the 70’s, country. After all, peacefully proor the many testing is protected in the First We always survive don’t we? We other times Amendment. survived through the Depresin America’s sion when the unemployment history that It’s not what they are doing, it’s rate was three times what it is the economic New York City police officers block off the Wall Street entrance from protestors. | Creative the way they are doing it. now. We survived through the stability of the Commons Carter Administration when country has If you want to protest Wall inflation was through the roof. been in doubt.

Street, Capitalism, or even some- What America needs is a little economic recession.

The funny thing is that the Octhing as ridiculous as differences trust. Trust that with hard work Although the wealthy should cupy Wall Street movement has Another one of the requests of in work ethic and salaries, that’s and the right government, we receive some blame for the global no official list of demands. the OWS protestors is a dramatic fine with me. Just don’t break can turn even the worst economy crisis, some of the blame should The closest thing they have is increase in government funded any laws while doing it. around. also lie with the 99%. After all, a proposed list with absolutely infrastructure jobs. They believe one of the major causes of this ridiculous statements that sound that this will stimulate the econorecession has been Americans more foreign than American. my by hiring workers for the govtaking out loans they could never ernment and paying them with pay back.

“Guaranteed living wages regard- tax dollars from the 1%. Instead less of employment” is one of the of this, why don’t we tax the 1% A social networking explosion

What do you think?

“I think its a good movement that attracts a lot of lunatics.

On onee hand a lot of the protestors want to get rid of corparate lobbying in governments on the other a lot of nutjobs who hate capitalism want to join in.”Morgan Jones

“I think all those people who are there for occupy wall street are wasting their time, it is not going to help. They need to get off their butts and get a job”Corbin Chamberlain ‘12 Verizon Wireless protestors join the OWS movement to protest jobs being sent over seas. | Creative Commons

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Ndaukong Suh: Is a two game suspension really enough?

Jack Ingalls ‘13 Ndamukong Suh showed us his true colors during the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.

When he stepped on the right arm of a Green Bay lineman, and also shoved his head into the ground, he was ejected, and ultimately hurt his team’s chances of winning significantly.

His raucous actions on Sundays are becoming a regular occurrence, and it begs the question, is his most recent penalization of sitting out for two games really enough punishment?

It was a close game, 7-0, until Suh became tangled with Green Bay lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith, and fell to the ground. As he was getting up, he proceeded to shove Dietrich-Smith’s helmet into the ground several times, and once he was standing, and after the whistle had blown, he delivered a stomp to the defenseless lineman’s arm. He was ejected from the game. Once Suh was ejected, the Packers erupted, scoring 20 more points.

Did the Lions lose because of Suh? That much is not certain, but it is

obvious that he had a significant impact on his team, especially the defense. The Packers went on to suppress a comeback in the fourth quarter to beat the Lions 27-15. His ejection hurt his team greatly, and the sad thing is, his already questionable reputation is now much worse. He is widely regarded as the dirtiest player in the NFL. From 2010 to present, he leads the National Football League with 9 personal fouls, edging out teammate Cliff Avril, Dashon Goldson of San Francisco, and D.J. Williams of Denver. Suh has claimed on national television that he is an aggressive player, and he just wants to be a defensive force every game.

I do understand that the athlete wants to be competitive, but you can be a dominant, hard-nosed football player, and follow the simple rules of the game.

When watching the video of Suh’s “stomp”, it is apparent that he blatantly intended to hurt DietrichSmith, and was controlled by rage.

What Suh did was not just aggressive play, it was unacceptable.

There have been players before him, like Howie Long with the Oakland Raiders or Mike Singletary with the Chicago Bears, who were incredibly aggressive players, but were not dirty. Suh has joined the ranks of Conrad Dobler and Jack Tatum. Suh looked down at Dietrich-Smith, lifted his leg, and stomped down with considerable force. In a later press conference, Suh said he was trying to catch his balance.

Now he is trying to balance his reputation.

In regards to his record 9 personal fouls, Suh has been fined 4 times, 3 for roughing the quarterback, and another for unsportsmanlike conduct. He has amassed around $42,500 in fines, and, in compliance with new NFL rules, the Detroit Lions as a team could be facing a $50,000 fine because of Suh’s actions.

A two-game suspension is a considerable punishment for an NFL player. They obviously miss games, and they do not receive

pay. If they are a starter, then they have to watch their team either lose or win without them. In Suh’s case, this is his first suspension, and it has come at a time when his team is in a struggle to make the playoffs. Suh is the Lion’s best defensive player, and they need him, but he will not be there for them.

Suh has been fined several times before, but it has clearly had no effect on him. He has been caught throwing Bengal’s quarterback Andy Dalton to the ground, hitting Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in the head with his forearm, and twisting Browns quarterback Jake Delhommes’s facemask and throwing him down.

But what are a few thousand bucks to a player who is making $40 million guaranteed with an opportunity to get $68 million in five years? The point is, a fine will not get to Ndamukong Suh. As he showed against the Packers a few days ago, and after his incidents with quarterbacks Dalton, Cutler, and Delhomme, he has not changed one bit. The commissioner gave Suh a two-game suspension, but it’s doubtful that will do the trick.

A two-game suspension is somewhat of a gamble. Maybe a larger, more costly penalty should be administered to Suh. Many think that if Suh played in the 80’s, all of his penalties and fines would never have happened.

That is probably true, and many wish the game were like that again. It is not.

If the NFL today, the players, and the game of football have changed, and the dirty players like Suh need to change with it.

While Suh’s actions would have been okay, they are not now, and that is all that matters. He deserves every bit of this two-game suspension, and arguably a more severe punishment.

It will be interesting to see how Suh conducts himself after this suspension, but don’t be surprised if he is smacking quarterbacks in the head three weeks from now.

Are violent video games child’s play?

Chris Moreno ‘14 Two weeks ago, a new video game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released. This game, a role-playing game staged in a violent environment, broke all-time sales records for a video game.

Clearly, these types of games have an impact on society.

I think that while they are “games” and therefore do not take place in our reality, they have the potential to negatively influence the behavior of people, especially the young and those who may be emotionally unstable.

A recent study by Nicholas Carnagey, Craig Anderson, and Brad Bushman, all from the department of Psychology at Iowa State University, shows that “violent video game exposure increases aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, physiological arousal, aggressive behaviors, and decreases helpful behavior.”

Lt. Col. David Grossman, a former West Point psychology professor argues that “video game publishers unethically train children in the use of weapons and, more importantly, harden them emotionally to the act of murder by simulating the killing of hundreds or thousands of opponents in a single typical video game”.

Several incidents speculated to be related to video games in recent decades have helped fuel controversy. Many may be the result of video game addiction.

Some have even died after playing such games for over thirty hours without resting.

Other reports conclude that some have such a great dependence on these pastimes that they truly believe that they are such characters from the games and results in the killing of innocent individuals.

Are these consequences worth the few hours of entertainment?

Another recent study was confirmed by Dr. Yang Wang.

The researchers recruited 22 healthy men aged 18 to 29, who had little previous exposure to violent video games. The men were divided randomly into two groups. The first group played a shooting video game at home for one week, and then did not play at all in the following week.

The second group avoided video games entirely throughout the two-week study. At the beginning of the study, after the first week, and then again after the second week, the participants underwent fMRI scans, which help give clear images of the brain, while completing tasks involving inhibitions and emotions.

According to the LA Times, “The analyses showed that at one week, the game players had

less activation in parts of the brain associated with cognitive function and emotional control than they had at baseline, and then the control group. Activation increased again after the second week, when the men didn’t play the game.”

Clearly, these types of games affect us.

Everything that children see or hear in the media early on in their lives affects them in some way. That is why it is crucial that the parents scrutinize every game or show that the children come in contact with.

Parents have the ability to reduce the amount of exposure that their children may encounter.

For instance, parents can know the rating of the game before buying it and understand why it was given that rating. Parents can also make sure that the

games are not installed in the rooms of their children.

They can set limits on when and how long the children are allowed to play the games, they can supervise the game, and talk to the child about what they are observing.

These games should only be permitted to the psychologically stable that can distinguish what is a form of entertainment and real life.

These games should remain off-limits for children and individuals who are prone to be negatively affected in their lives by such games. If they are given to kids, they run the risk of entwining what is real and fantasy.

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Get on board: The Common Application Jack Lowery ‘12 As a senior in high school, I have been through the college application process. A reoccurring dilemma arose for me during this process.

University of Wisconsin and many more.

Why don’t all schools just use the Common Application?

Let’s take University of Colorado at Boulder for example. More than 50% of seniors at Regis Jesuit have applied there already, for the year of 2012.

According to the Common App website, “There are now 456 Common Application members… They represent an enormously diverse variety of institutions: small and large, public and private, coed and single-sex, highly selective and relatively open enrollment. However, they all share a commitment to the mission of promoting access through holistic admission.”

One fourth of the students last year actually applied, and one sixth of the students attended.

You would think that the University of Colorado at Boulder would recognize the amount of attention just from Regis Jesuit alone, enough to make everything a little more organized by using the common app. I myself applied to University of Colorado at Boulder.

However, there are certainly more than 456 schools out there.

Some schools that do not use the Common App include: University of Colorado at Boulder, UNC, Auburn University, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, MIT, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, University of California, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California, University of Texas,

The essay wasn’t a hard, but it took a lot of time to write, especially with my Common App. essay to finish also. I believe there is enough to look at in terms of a college admission counselor about students on the Common app.

So, what is holding back these schools from joining the Common App? It may be the price. There may be

a fee for being on the Common App. This, I didn’t know. The fee is predicted to be around “tens of thousand dollars a year”, according to RJ counselor Jamie Simon.

Most schools don’t feel the need to tell people the exact price.

However, the common app states to be a “Not-for-profit” organization. So, in other words, they don’t “make” money. The money goes towards other things like software, employees, etc.

Also, these non Common App. schools believe there isn’t enough about the student on the Common App. I do not understand the reasoning behind that.

I felt myself repeating almost everything there is from the Common App, onto University of Colorado’s application. The only difference was the essay. Why couldn’t University of Colorado just make a special version of the Common App? Some schools like to ask a specific question about their school. The University of Colorado’s application essay’s question reads: “How do you think you could enrich our diverse and inclusive community,

and what are your hopes for your college experience?”

The question is based on the following statement: The University of Colorado Boulder’s Flagship 2030 strategic plan promotes exceptional teaching, research, scholarship, creative works, and service distinguishing us as a premier university. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive community for all that engages each member in opportunities for academic excellence, leadership, and a deeper understanding of the world in which we live.

This essay topic is very different than what the Common Application essay asks.

183 out of 218 Regis Jesuit seniors have applied for different colleges using the Common App. so far this year. That’s a lot of students.

It’s such an easy process; it only makes sense for colleges to add their school to the Common App. website.

On the website, you get to choose some of your essay topics. This is helpful because a lot of students haven’t had that ‘Life-Changing”

moment yet.

It gives students a little flexibility, while still composing a solid piece that colleges can use for good measure. It’s the perfect idea.

If a student feels interested in a college that uses the Common Application, all they have to do is add it to their list on the Common App, And, University of Colorado would get another 50 dollars for every time students hit send. That can add up.

Some students see an entirely new essay and another form of the application, and they hit the back button. It’s not worth it to them.

It’s another username, another password, another website, and most importantly, another essay.

These schools are just losing money. It’s a lose-lose situation.

We can only hope those colleges who aren’t on board yet will realize this. Students will enjoy an easy way to apply to their institution.

Otherwise, I may be hitting the back button next time.

Curfew laws: do they really work?

Jack Hardin ‘15 Curfew. Dictionary.com defines it as “an order establishing a specific time in the evening after which certain regulations apply, especially that no civilians or other specified group of unauthorized persons may be outdoors or that places of public assembly must be closed.”

To me, it’s a time enforced by the authorities. I time when I must be home, or at least be out of public places.

Does the government really have the right to tell minors when to be home and when they are allowed to be out?

To really understand curfew laws that are set and being set in our country, we have to learn why curfew laws for minors exist and how they became a “solution” to juvenile crime. In the late 1900’s communities throughout the country responded to an increase in juvenile crime with curfew laws for minors.

Many people such as Civil Rights

Advocates, youth groups, and lawyers have challenged the legality of curfews, in the past but have failed and found them out of constitutional laws.

Despite the controversy over curfew laws, the Supreme Court has had only one case that dealt with curfew laws, Kiyoshi vs.

United States in 1943. This case didn’t even evolve the curfews for minors that are occurring today, but rather the curfew impressed to the Japanese during World War II. General curfews have often been imposed on the public as a response to emergencies, such as riots, and are only implemented for a few days.

General curfew laws are harmless and temporary; the youth curfew laws however, are permanent.

If an individual doesn’t want to follow the law in his/her county by following the curfew, they will receive a minor fine.

This is perfectly acceptable. However, in some counties if parents or guardians are aware that the minors are breaking the laws of curfew and don’t report it to the authority they could also be fined.

For example, you and a couple of your buddies are going to put a bunch of pink flamingos in your neighbor’s yard, which is an amazing idea, of course.

The only real way to get the surprise factor and full effect of the prank is to be outside around 11 p.m. You tell your parents about your idea and tell you that you can do it. If you got caught outside after the counties curfew, let’s say the curfew is at 10 p.m., your parents would get the fine for letting you be outside and not reporting it into the authority.

Jefferson Counties curfew laws state that everyone under 18 years of age has to be off public streets and public places from 11p.m. to 5a.m., Sunday through Thursday.

However, on week nights, the

curfew starts at midnight. If you are caught out past the curfew and you are a minor, you could be issued a fine of 300 dollars.

Parents and Guardians who are aware that minors are breaking the laws could also be fined up to 300 dollars. People who are exempt from punishment are: children and teens that are with parents or guardians, those traveling to and from work or school, and those attending and community events.

Despite the laws vast use over the past decade, no conclusive evidence can be amounted for their effectiveness in lowering juvenile crime.

So why even have curfew laws?

Curfew laws are a waste of resources and men. Police officers should be handling more serious felonies such as murders and robberies. Why should police officers have to waste their time trying to find minors on the street past 11p.m?

Although the idea to protect the streets is a sound one, the laws have become obscure and over implemented. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s statistics, most juvenile crime occurs after school and in the early evening.

The most frustrating thing about Colorado’s curfew laws is that Colorado’s legal framework allows more leeway.

Courts have found that the state Constitution does not guarantee freedom of movement for juveniles as a constitutionally protected right.

So back to the pink flamingo. If you are 19 years old and want to play the same prank, you could get caught and not have to pay the fine.

The only real solution to the curfew law dilemma is to remove them completely. Minors should have the same right as everyone else to be in public after dark.

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Young talent looks to lead the Raiders back to paydirt Anthony Fante ‘14

Can they do it?

Coach Shaw tries not to think about it until the team gets closer, but no one can deny that Regis Jesuit is still the team to beat in the state.

Boys basketball team won the 5A State Championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011, an outstanding legacy that our current team will try to duplicate (or fourplicate).

Team leaders Tanner Samson, Josh Perkins, and Ryan Garbrecht will try to inspire their squad to continue the winning tradition.

Sophomore shooting guard Josh Perkins looks to change his role from last year, “I used to be a passer and I would score when the team needed me too and now I will score a lot more by taking more shots,” Perkins said.

“I have tried to build my teams on heart and character, and used my basketball knowledge to try and benefit them,” Shaw said.

Two Freshman made the varsity squad this year, Bryan Starkel, and Thomas “Vaughn” Samson brother of Tanner. “I was pretty surprised I made the team, I was also happy however as Regis is one of the top basketball schools in the country,” Starkel said.

mid-season form as fast as possible,” he added.

The team headed to Phoneix for a tournament on December 7th. As this paper was going to print, they had won two of their first games on Friday.

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“I’m looking forward to playing Arapahoe, Chapparal, and of course Mullen,” Samson said. “We are trying to take the practices more seriously to get to

The team has clutch experience in the playoffs. They don’t cringe under pressure.

“Playing against some of the best kids in the state has really increased my level of play,” senior forward Tanner Sampson said.

The Raiders fell to Grandeview in the season opener by a score of 76-68. They bounced back however, with a 66-52 win over Overland at home, including solid performances from Tanner Samson with 26 points, and another 16 points from Josh Perkins.

Coach Ken Shaw looks to lead another team to pay dirt by sticking to what he has done with several teams in the past.

Tanner Sampson drops a three pointer in practice | Anthony Fante ‘14

Tanner Samson Commits to Elon University While playing his last season at Regis Jesuit, Tanner Samson has a bright future lying ahead. One of point leaders so far this season, Samson is looking for a big season to finish off his career at Regis Jesuit. Tanner is seeking a third ring, and doesn’t plan on looking to far in the future. He wants to focus on loading up his hand with championship rings first.

But a basketball future awaits.

Samson was drawn to Elon University by seeing his close friend and teammate, Ryan Winters, go there last year.

Samson will have no problem adapting to the environment, with a fellow RJ “big brother” on the team.

What might have attracted Samson to Elon University 71% of students study abroad at once or more before graduating #1 Nation’s top “School to Watch” —U.S.News & World Report 150+ Number of student organizations

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Hockey looks to get back to state

Team starts strong, looks toward another solid season 2011-2012 Schedule

CJ Madril ‘12 made and the team is well on its way to a great season.

The Raiders have played two games so far and have scored 10 goals. Both games were shutouts. Columbine fell to the Raiders by a score of 8-0. Senior Marshall Conrad has scored 4 goals so far, almost half of the team’s total goals.

The defense can’t go without credit. Tanner Scales and sophomore Nolan Carothers help Matt Lechner out and keep the forwards in check.

Anthony Szado, Matt lechner, and Cisco Yslas pose for the camera. | CJ Madril ‘12

The Regis Jesuit hockey program has won two state titles and have been a top contender in the playoffs every year since they started.

Coach Woodley and his team return for the 2011-2012 season.

Many players return including seniors Matt Lechner, Marshall Conrad, and Tanner Scales.

Although Tanner wasn’t part of the team last year, he has returned to help win another hockey championship as he did his freshmen and sophomore year.

Last year the Raiders lost in the state title game to Lewis Palmer, however adjustments have been

“Tanner Scales and Nolan Carothers do a great job of limiting the shots on goal,” Matt Lechner said.

This year’s schedule will prove to be a challenge for the Raiders.

Ralston Valley has always been a challenging team. They beat last year’s state champions 4-2.

They will definitely be a difficulty for the Raiders this year.

Date 12/2/2011 12/5/2011 12/9/2011 12/10/2011 12/16/2011 12/17/2011 1/6/2012 1/12/2012 1/13/2012 1/20/2012 1/21/2012 1/23/2012 1/25/2012 1/27/2012 1/28/2012 2/10/2012 2/11/2012 2/14/2012 2/17/2012 2/24/2012 2/25/2012 3/2/2012 3/3/2012

Contest Location Score 5:45 pm Chatfield Family Sports Ctr. 2-0 4:15 pm Columbine Edge-West 8-0 5:45 pm Monarch Family Sports 6:45 pm Fountain Valley World Arena- 5:45 pm Mullen Family Sports 3:00 pm Steamboat Springs Howelson Mountain Vista Family Sports 4:00 pm Kent Denver Big Bear 5:45 pm Battle Mountain Family Sports 5:45 pm Aspen FSC 6:00 pm Air Academy Family Sports 9:00 pm Cheyenne Mountain Sertich Ice Arena 4:15 pm Dakota Ridge Edge-East 5:45 pm Bishop Machebeuf Family Sports 6:20 pm Resurection Christian Ice Ranch - NHL 5:45 pm Standley Lake Family Sports 4:45 pm Summit Steven C West 6:30 pm Ralston Valley Apex-West 5:45 pm Rampart Family Sports TBD Playoffs TBD TBD Playoffs TBD TBD Semi - Final Game Magness Arena 6:00 pm Championship Game Magness Arena

Mountain Vista and Kent Denver will prove to give the Raiders a challenge. This is Mountain Vista’s first year as a hockey team, but they have some very good talent on their team. Kent is also a team to beat. Every year they put up a decent contest.

No matter who the team is, the Raiders will be there to compete and succeed. They will look to return to the title podium for a third time.

The NBA is back and better than ever Chiristmas day games kick off short season Anthony Fante ‘14 Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks, 2:30 ET (ABC) An NBA Finals rematch game, Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks will be presented their championship rings. LeBron James and Dwayne Wade attempt to bounce back the highly talked about Heat.

Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers, 5 ET (ABC) Returning MVP Derrick Rose tries to repeat as they face Kobe Bryant and the experienced Lakers.

Orlando Magic at Okalahoma City Thunder, 8 ET (ESPN) Kevin Durant and the young Thunder after a near finals appearance try to start the season on a high note against Dwight Howard and the Magic.

Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 ET (ESPN) New commercial superstar Blake Griffin and the Clippers start the season against up coming star Stephen Curry and the Warriors.

NBA players looking for the common dream: a championship. | Wikamedia Commons

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, noon ET (TNT) Carmelo Anthony looks to shine in his first full season with the Knicks against Rajon Rondo, and the star studded Celtics.

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Wrestling prepares for another year at State Senior captains John Crowley and Gable Prach gear the Raiders up CJ Madril ‘12 This year’s wrestling team is led by seniors John Crowley and Gable Prach. With a handful of returning seniors and many juniors, the wrestling team is more experienced and ready for another year.

Last year John Crowley won state and hopes to repeat this year. He finished off last year’s season with a 34-3 record.

Sophomore Grant Neal returns as well, who qualified for State as a freshmen. This year he is wrestling in the 195 lbs weight class. John and Grant are very eager to return to state.

“The best feeling in the world, is winning a wrestling match and

December third. Senior John Crowley won the tournament and his fellow captain Gable Prach came in third.

“After competing in the tournament and seeing how well we did, I was very excited to see how the rest of the season would play out,” Gable Prach said.

As this year progresses the Raiders will endure many challenges and have to face many challenging opponents.

Chaparral has always been a difficult team to beat, but the Raiders have found a way to surpass them. This match isn’t until January 26, 2011, but it

12/8/2011 6:00 pm Varsity/JV Dual vs Douglas County Douglas County 12/10/2011 10:00 am RJ Varsity vs Grandview Grandview 12/10/2011 10:00 am RJ JV vs Legend Legend 12/15/2011 10:00 am RJ Varsity/JV Dual vs Castleview Regis Jesuit 12/17/2011 10:00 am RJ JV vs Valor Valor 1/7/2012 10:00 am RJ Varsity vs Legend Legend 1/12/2012 6:00 pm Varsity/JV Dual vs ThundereRidge Regis Jesuit 1/14/2012 10:00 am RJ Varsity vs Poudre Poudre 1/14/2012 10:00 am RJ JV vs Green Mountain Green Mountain 1/19/2012 6:00 pm Varsity/JV Dual vs Legend Regis Jesuit 1/21/2012 10:00 am RJ Varsity vs Northglenn Northglenn 1/21/2012 10:00 am RJ JV vs Horizon Horizon 1/26/2012 6:00 pm Varsity/JV Dual vs Chaparral Chaparral 1/28/2012 10:00 am RJ Varsity vs Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1/28/2012 10:00 am RJ JV vs Chatfield

Chatfield 2/2/2012 6:00 pm Varsity/JVDua lvs HighlandsRanch Regis Jesuit 2/2/2012 TBD JV League Tournament ThunderRidge 2/10/2012 TBD Varsity Regional Pine Creek 2/16/2012 TBD State Pepsi Center 2/17/2012 TBD State Pepsi Center 2/18/2012 TBD State Pepsi Center

Love Hate Relationship | CJ Madril ‘12

having your hand hoisted up in victory,” Crowley said.

will prove to be a challenge for the Raiders and a great victory.

At the beginning of the school year the wrestling team has been preparing for their season.

At 6 a.m. the team is lifting in the weight room or conditioning in the wrestling room. It is a difficult task to prepare for the season, but it is well worth it.

The wrestling team has high expectations for this year. With great leadership, coaching, and experience the road to state will definitely be in the future for the Raiders. After finishing in the top five of their first tournament their hard work and dedication paid off and will continue to pay off.

“It’s hard getting up so early and working out, but it will pay off during the matches we compete in and win,” senior Jordan Ebel said.

Morning workouts and conditioning proved to be beneficial for the wrestling team as they placed fifth in the Arapahoe invitational tournament on

“We have to work to our full potential everyday at practice and continue giving our best effort in order to be succesful,” sophomore Grant Neal said.

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Coach Reid preps the wrestling team. | CJ Madril‘12

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Founders: Jake Miller, Brian Tobin, and Benton Waterous “Building a brotherhood that holds under fire.”

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Spotlight: Senior Transfer Alex Jacob Q: Where are you from?

A: I am from the D.C. area, Northern Virginia. My dad got a job here and I came here in January. I thought it would be an interesting experience.

Q: What are your interests?

A: I like playing and listening to music. I like running, and swimming, but I dont do them competitively.

Q: What do you like/dislike about Regis Jesuit?

A: I like that the dress code is a bit more informal than my old school. The whole boys and girls school thing is a little weird because the school I came from was co-ed.

Q: Whats a fact about you that not many people know?

A: I had back surgery in July of 2010. I have titanium rods in my back.

Alex Jacob looks on as senior Jake Miller lurks in the background| Benton Waterous ‘13

Letter from the editor

A different way of looking at the New Year’s Resolution

What is a “New Year’s Resolution?” As the days get longer and the nights get colder, students dread finals and anticipate the coming winter break. The break will bring a new year. The academic slate will be wiped clean, and students will return to school with a new chance to succeed.

Many of these students might decide on a New Year’s Resolution, but what does that really

mean? The New Year’s Resolution is often misunderstood concept. Most people see the New Year’s Resolution as a physical item, either giving up or committing to a tangible thing. For example, some common resolutions are “I’m going to give up junk food for the month, or I’m going to work out every other day.”

Maybe a different view of the New Year’s Resolution is needed. Maybe what is needed

is a resolution not of something tangible but something existential.

Instead of giving up food, perhaps we should resolve to give up a grudge. Instead of getting more exercise, we could resolve to treat others with more patience and consideration.

Perhaps we are called to become open to more experiences with extracurricular activities, or re-

solve to just be ready to extend a helping hand to a brother in need.

As first semester draws to a close and the New Year approaches, we are given the opportunity to examine our conscience and see what New Year’s Resolution we can make to help ourselves, and our community.

Sincerely,

~Benton Waterous ‘12

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In ‘other’ news

Cooper Cohen carries the school on his back

We all know senior Cooper Cohen. You don’t? Yes you do.

Think about it. Is he that one kid that? Yes, yes he is. Cooper, a name synonymous with bringing you relevant, hard-hitting announcements at the end of the school day, and of well… bringing joy to students across Regis Jesuit.

Not only does Cooper do all these things, he also plays lacrosse. The sport of ‘lax-bros’ worldwide, lacrosse or ‘lax’ at is commonly abbreviated among those who participate in it.

We’ve all heard of one player on a team carrying the rest of

its members during a game.

Evidently, this was not enough for Cohen; on December 10th he picked up the boys division of Regis Jesuit High School, hoisted it on his back, and carried it to the lacrosse game.

“We were in the middle of warm-ups for the game and I heard this rumbling far off, and then I saw Regis Jesuit crossing a road toward the field,” said sophomore Luke Lanne.

Lanne, other members of the lacrosse team, and the spectators found out the reason for Regis Jesuit seemingly hovering towards the lacrosse game.

Cohen carried the school to the game, took a sip of water from the cooler on the bench and then proceeded to play the first of the lacrosse game while carrying the school in his left hand over his head.

“I noticed Cooper was running a bit slower than he normally was on the field”, said Junior Gunning Gains. Cohen, who has been known to challenge himself during games, previously has been spotted playing a game while: drawing a picture using oil pastels, walking a dog, cooking a meal, carrying the water-boy, wearing a drag chute,

Dr. Big Love in da buildin

“How do I get a date to snowball, when I just broke up with my girlfriend?” -Anonymous Although it is winter time, the ladies still want to see some skin. Do not be afraid to wear the tank top or some jorts to express yourself. Make sure to get the point across that you aren’t afraid of the snow, and still desire to show off your muscles.

Your number one priority should be to attend all sporting events which will allow you to wear the lax penny or other tank tops. The tank top should be your primary outfit if you plan on attending snowball.

“I got asked to snowball but i don’t want to go with her.”

-Anonymous It sounds like your stuck in a situation that many guys at this school do not have to deal with. Most guys are over joyous just to have contact with a female who attends this school. I would call you a lucky man for having such a special relationship where she feels comfortable to dance with you.

Many girls are actually afraid to dance or even speek to guys at Regis because of their natural bro habitat. After attending this school for a couple of years, guys get this attitude that they are the best of the bros.

So why don’t you go to the dance with her and have a great time!

“How do I talk to girls

over Christmas break?” -Anonymous A trick that I have picked up over the years might be helpful for you. If you create a group on Facebook saying you lost your phone and request phone numbers from all of your friends this might help. This way all of the girls you like but only stalk, might post and tell you their numbers. Nobody needs to know that you never lost your phone.

Once you recieve the numbers of the girls you wish to chat with over break, you can shoot them a ‘thanks for giving me your number again’ text and see where it takes you from there.

“What activities can I do with my lady friend over break to keep the spark strong?” -Senior Machael Harpole Well Michael I’m sure she would greatly appreciate it if you took her out to dinner and then something afterwards.

For the after dinner activity there are endless possibilities. My favorite consists of ice skating or enjoying a nice film.

Since I know you like to save money, I’m sure she would not mind if you just watched a film at home. I would recommend Twilight, I’m sure she would even like it if you prepared some popcorn to enjoy as well With my inside knowlegde, ~ xoxo Dr. Big Love

and assembling an engine.

Despite all these accomplishments during gameplay, Cohen continually challenges himself to new heights and managed a stunning game performance while carrying the entirety of the school on his back. Here’s to you, Mr. School-carrier guy.

Right: Cooper Cohen at rest Benton Waterous ‘12

The Rant Pujols. Don’t even get me started on that guy. For his entire career, he says that he doesn’t care about the money and that he would do anything to stay in St. Louis. Well now we know that’s not true. People are saying that he didn’t hurt his legacy by moving to the Angels.

Well, that’s baloney. Of course he hurt his legacy. He sold out on the only team he has played for in his career and for what?

To play for the Angels who didn’t even make the playoffs last year? You know how you get a statue made of you? You play for the same team for your entire career and put up the numbers that Pujols did for over ten years at St. Louis.

That’s how you make a legacy.

Not by playing for a team until they win the World Series and then going back on everything you said and up and moving to California. He said for years that there is no place that he would rather play than in St. Louis. Well, that’s a nice thing to say but thanks for backing it up big guy. Adios Pujols.

Sincerely, Eric Brunts, Cardinals Fan

In my opinion, Albert Pujols did not sell out, and didn’t ruin his reputation at all by leaving the Cardinals to sign with the Angels. The reason? Because, yes, he did say that he wanted to stay in St. Louis a few years ago, but he also said that it is about winning, and that’s just it. The Angels probably made the pitch to him that they were going to sign more players to a team that was already very good in the MLB. The Cardinals did win the World Series last year, but they do have aging players, and the chances of repeating would have been slim. The Angels now have the missing piece that they were looking for all last season with a first baseman, and they just added CJ Wilson to better their pitching staff. If it was about winning for Pujols, then he definitely made the right choice, because the Angels are now being considered as one of the favorites to win the World Series. It does leave the fans in St. Louis with a sense of betrayal, but in my opinion Albert did what was best for him, and fans of the Cardinals should not be surprised.

Sincerely, Peter Bayer, Cubs Fan