Drinking on campus? Cheers to that.

By: Emily Summers, Staff Writer

As many know, Regis University’s Student Center has recently undergone major renovations and is on its way to becoming the epicenter of student activity on campus. Adopting a sleek, modern look, the updated building has gone from “drab” to “fab" in a matter of months. Despite the project’s set completion date of 2020, many areas of the Student Center are already up and running, including the new Walker’s Pub.

Walker’s Pub, named after John Brisben Walker, the man who donated the initial 40 acres of farmland that Regis sits on today, was established in 2010. Over the last eight years, Walker’s Pub has been known as a hangout spot for students on campus and the home of RUSGA’s Thursday Thrills.

Formerly located just inside of the Student Center’s main entrance, Walker’s Pub has now moved to the furthermost south end of the building. Equipped with a new bar, fireplace, and pizza oven, this area has become a fan favorite among Regis students. Offering a wide variety of food and beverages, the newly renovated pub has become a campus hotspot for those looking to grab a beer or a quick bite to eat.

The food menu focuses on a selection of pizzas and calzones, made to order in the new fire oven. Also available are various sides, such as salads, breadsticks, and sandwiches. With new specials each week, the menu is ever-evolving and is sure to offer something that will satisfy everyone’s taste buds. In addition to dine-in services, students are able to call ahead and order entire pizzas.

There are a variety of beverages sold, including Novo coffee and local brews. With currently six beers on tap and three wines offered, the bar has similarly increased in popularity. It’s a great place to cheers the end of the week.

With a variety of food and beverages, along with frequent entertainment, Walker’s Pub has something for everyone. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. during weekdays and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the weekends, Walker’s Pub holds opportunity for the Regis community to better connect. Grab beer with your friends, or meet with your professor over coffee. The new pub is incredibly versatile and provides the perfect meeting spot on campus.

As for the future of Walker’s Pub, Regis currently has no plans to expand it, but we can bet this isn’t the last of improvements. With the growing student population, additional improvements and renovations are sure to come.

For those who haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the new and improved Walker’s Pub: You’re missing out.

Grand Reopening of Walker's Pub

Walkers Pub Opening Night // Amy Reglin

By: Amy Reglin, Staff Photographer

Last Wednesday, January 23rd, the long awaited grand reopening of Walker’s Pub finally happened. The update to Walker’s comes along with the renovations to the student center. Students and faculty alike enjoyed the event: mingling, sampling the new food offered by Walker’s, and celebrating with the new beers on tap as well as the wine offerings. Father Fitzgibbons gave a toast to officially open the pub. Be sure to stop by Walker’s every day from 4pm-6pm for happy hour and enjoy $1 off the price of beers and $0.50 off wine.

Improv Showcase with OutRegis and Phamaly

(Photo: Allison Upchurch)

By: Allison Upchurch, Staff Reporter

Last Thursday, November 2, a night of laughter and excitement took place in Walker's Pub as Regis' student improv group, OutRegis, performed with local improv performers from the Phamaly Theatre Company, a theatre group entirely made up of performers with disabilities.

The Phamaly Theatre Company's goal is to inspire people to re-envision disability through the art of theater. Along with improv, they produce full-scale professional plays and musicals year-around in the Denver Metro area.

"Being a part of Phamaly is great because it not only shows that I can live with disabilities but that I can thrive," Kimberely Jackson, one of the performers with Phamaly, said of her time with the group.

The show on Thursday played out in three parts. First, members from OutRegis performed together, doing improv exercises include translating poems of gibberish to made up English translations and performing a scene in a variety of different emotions. Most of the topics and subjects covered for these improvised scenes came from input and ideas from the audience in attendance.

The second part of this showcase came when the members from Phamaly came up and performed their improv with each other. These members decided to use the technique of tapping each other in and out to perform various scenes that derive from the topic last mentioned in the previous scene. They also took experiences from their own lives and incorporated them into their improvised scenes.

The third part of the showcase was when both improv groups came together to improvise scenes based on topics and subjects that once again came from the audience. At the end of the night, they did a Q&A panel with the audience to allow the performers from Phamaly to showcase their talent and tell their stories.

Seeing both groups perform together became a strong reinforcement of how people who are passionate about performing can come together to bring laughter and inspiration to their community through the performing arts.

To learn more about the Phamaly Theatre Company and their shows, visit their website at http://www.phamaly.org/.

To get involved with OutRegis, follow their Facebook page, or participate in their rehearsals every Wednesday and Friday from 5-7p.m. in the Student Center Basement.