QSA's Solidarity March in Response to Archdiocese Document
Photography by James Ortiz, Staff Photographer
On November 15, QSA organized a Queer Solidarity March in response to the 17-page document the Archdiocese of Denver released to local Catholic school administrators. This document provided a series of guidelines regarding how Catholic schools should deal with LGBTQ issues, which stirred up a significant amount of controversy at Regis University. Among the controversial declarations included a series of prohibitions such as same-sex couples attending school dances, recognizing same-sex marriages as a family structure, requests to be addressed by a different pronoun, nor affirming a transgender identity. Further, the guidance states, “enrollment or re-enrollment of such a student at a Catholic school would not be appropriate.”
Members from the Regis community, including faculty, staff, and students, gathered in support of the queer and trans community.
Making of a City: Denver
By Sandra Vo, Staff Writer
From a small mining town to a cultural and economic stronghold of the United States, Denver’s ever-changing landscape reflects the shift in its role as a city throughout history. Below are historical photos of Denver from the late 1800s and early 1900s and photos of the same location in 2022. These photos are separated not by space, but time. This is the making of a city.
Nogales, Arizona Student Trip: Seeking Answers for the Border Crisis
By Danny Gonzales-Hyde, Staff Writer
Over the course of the past few years, the tension surrounding the United States' shared border with Mexico has been the center of much dispute. With this in mind, a group of Regis students organized a trip to Nogales, Arizona to learn more about immigration from Mexico and the issues surrounding the border. Along with these intentions, the trip was in memory of Jose Antonio, a 16-year-old boy shot 10 times by a border patrol agent. Jose was waiting for his brother on the Mexican side of the wall when he was shot by this border patrol agent who fired his weapon 17 times at Jose who was unarmed. During the trip, the group of students attended a vigil held by Jose's mother and grandmother for the 10th anniversary of his murder, who are fighting in the US courts in hope of getting justice for Jose. This was one of the many experiences that the group experienced over the course of the three-day trip. Other activities included going to a local market where artists sold their work, attending community events protesting the border, and a variety of other educational experiences centered around the border.