Farewell Regis!
Jessica Knapp, Opinions Writer
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Perspectives
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.
So, with this thought in mind, I wish to use this article to commemorate all those wacky times I have had here and say my tearful goodbye that has become inevitable.
I will never forget my first day on campus. Or better yet, I will never forget the completely random circumstances that landed me here at Regis. Let me explain. When I first began the tedious task of applying for colleges (although not as tedious as applying for jobs), I had never even considered applying for Regis. I am from Westminster and as a result of growing up in the suburbs I desperately wanted to get out. As such, I had acceptance letters from numerous schools in New York, Seattle, and California, but none of them seemed to add up to the criteria I was looking for. One of my math teachers in my high school said that I should apply to Regis, and when I told him how expensive applying to college was (Do you remember how much applying to college was? It still shocks me when I think about how much money I threw down for college applications.), he gave me a fee waived application.
And that was it. My math teacher got me into college. Well, I did most of the work myself, but without his suggestion, I would have never experienced what a Jesuit Liberal Arts education is and how many doors it can open in life.
So now, after four years of schooling and growing extremely comfortable with the community, I am being forced out of the school and into the real world. But what about all those experiences along the way? Many have shaped and molded me and made me all the wiser when it comes to dealing with adult situations.
There were of course fights, friendships, boyfriends, love and, oh yeah, education. I will never forget all the people I have met along the way and all the life lessons Regis has taught me. I will always remember my roommate, whom I met freshman year when we had to taker her then current roommate to detox on the first weekend of the fall semester. She has been my friend, my colleague, and my source for all things celebrity gossip. Without my roommate, I would have never gotten the courage to become involved in the Highlander, and thus, would have never found my life's purpose.
So, with this thought in mind, I wish to use this article to commemorate all those wacky times I have had here and say my tearful goodbye that has become inevitable.
I will never forget my first day on campus. Or better yet, I will never forget the completely random circumstances that landed me here at Regis. Let me explain. When I first began the tedious task of applying for colleges (although not as tedious as applying for jobs), I had never even considered applying for Regis. I am from Westminster and as a result of growing up in the suburbs I desperately wanted to get out. As such, I had acceptance letters from numerous schools in New York, Seattle, and California, but none of them seemed to add up to the criteria I was looking for. One of my math teachers in my high school said that I should apply to Regis, and when I told him how expensive applying to college was (Do you remember how much applying to college was? It still shocks me when I think about how much money I threw down for college applications.), he gave me a fee waived application.
And that was it. My math teacher got me into college. Well, I did most of the work myself, but without his suggestion, I would have never experienced what a Jesuit Liberal Arts education is and how many doors it can open in life.
So now, after four years of schooling and growing extremely comfortable with the community, I am being forced out of the school and into the real world. But what about all those experiences along the way? Many have shaped and molded me and made me all the wiser when it comes to dealing with adult situations.
There were of course fights, friendships, boyfriends, love and, oh yeah, education. I will never forget all the people I have met along the way and all the life lessons Regis has taught me. I will always remember my roommate, whom I met freshman year when we had to taker her then current roommate to detox on the first weekend of the fall semester. She has been my friend, my colleague, and my source for all things celebrity gossip. Without my roommate, I would have never gotten the courage to become involved in the Highlander, and thus, would have never found my life's purpose.
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