The Vol. 114, Issue 21
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News
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Boys like Girls announced as Rock the Bluff artist
Living
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ASUP elections force run-off for most positions
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Tips on cooking in college inside!
Opinions
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The Beacon endorses Quinten Chadwick and Elvia Gaona for ASUP president and vice president
Sports
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Women’s soccer play the Portland Thorns at home on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
Special
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NEWS!NEWS!NEWS! April Fools’ fun in ‘The Bacon’ insert
Online Aloha: More photos from the Luau held last Saturday in the Chiles Center
Weather Thursday
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70/41 Sunday
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Presidential face-off: Candidates John Julius Muwulya and Andrew Bosomworth (left), both sophomores, are up against Quinten Chadwick and Elvia Gaona (right), also sophomores. Every ASUP executive board spot except the CPB director position will be voted on in a run-off election April 2 - 3. Kelsey Thomas Staff Writer thomask15@up.edu In an unusually contested election, all executive ASUP election positions except for CPB director have gone to run-offs, four resolutions were passed and 47.4 percent of all eligible voters voted.
According to ASUP secretary Julia Balisteri, this is the first presidential candidate run-off since 2008 and the first time there were three positions with run-offs in recent memory. The online vote will take place April 2 and 3. For the election to be legitimate, 10 percent of the student body must vote and at least 50 percent plus one
vote is needed to win. The top two presidential tickets are Quinten Chadwick (president) and Elvia Gaona (V.P.), and John Julius Muwulya (president) and Andrew Bosomworth (V.P.),garnering 23.6 percent and 20.0 percent of the vote, respectively. The final treasurer candidates
are Jesse Robinson and Lane Ryan, with 49 percent and 28.4 percent of the vote, respectively. Although only two candidates ran for secretary, Kaile Erhart and Alysse Thomas, there were enough write-in votes to cause a See Election, page 3
ASUP steps up to stop discrimination and exclusion The Senate proposes two resolutions to address the Nondiscrimination Policy and issue of exclusion Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu
After years of staying quiet on the issue of discrimination, in the last two weeks ASUP Senate has proposed two resolutions to address inclusion and the Nondiscrimination Policy at UP. Resolution 13-06 recommends adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Nondiscrimination Policy, while Resolution 13-10 would create an Office of Inclusion, where a group of trained faculty and staff would be a resource for minority students who feel discriminated against or excluded. Both resolutions are dependent on a passing vote in ASUP and the approval of the administration. ASUP President Brock Vasconcellos said the Senate’s willingness to tackle these issues is exceptional. “I think that it speaks a lot to the way students have started to perceive ASUP,” he said. “There’s a new level of legitimacy with it that the Senate and ASUP is an effective tool to bring about change.” These resolutions are a development in the ongoing discussion about UP’s
Nondiscrimination Policy, which does not include sexual orientation or gender identity. After University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp’s remarks at the annual Fireside Chat Feb. 18 about faculty in same sex relationships on campus, a studentrun campaign, Redefine Purple Pride, emerged. Redefine Purple Pride set up an online petition and demonstrated around campus on Feb. 28 to compel the administration to change the Nondiscrimination Policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity. As of Tuesday, the petition had over 1,700 signatures.
“By them saying, ‘We as ASUP want this to happen and we feel that this would be best for all students,’ that’s huge.”
Shanay Healy senior
Some faculty members have also taken a stand for nondiscrimination. According to philosophy professor Andrew Eshleman, a letter was sent to the Ad Hoc Presidential Advisory Committee on Inclusion recommending that sexual orientation be added to
the Nondiscrimination Policy. As of Tuesday, the letter had 55 signatures, mostly from senior faculty.
Revising the policy
Senator Elvia Gaona said she was inspired to write Resolution 13-06 after reading about students’ concerns about the Nondiscrimination Policy in a report. “One of the main things I remember it saying was that ASUP is pretending that this isn’t happening and it’s ignoring it, which we were,” she said. “And I think a lot of people in the Senate may have had difficulty bringing it out to Senate.” The resolution asks the administration to “add sexual orientation and gender identity in the nondiscrimination policy of the University of Portland for students, Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON faculty and staff.” Senator Derek Block proposes ResoBefore voting on the resolution, lution 13-10. The resolution asks for the Senate wants to know the an Office of Inclusion. legal ramifications of changing the Nondiscrimination Policy. At Hermanny, executive assistant to Monday’s ASUP meeting, Vice the president, about what a change President Kyle Hamm proposed to the Nondiscrimination Policy an extra Senate meeting in the would mean. near future to hear from one of the administration’s legal experts, like See ASUP, page 3 Fr. Gerry Olinger, vice president for Student Affairs, or Danielle
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NEWS
March 28, 2013
On On Campus Campus
Rock the Bluff performer announced
Personal Finance Seminars Straightforward Finance seminars will be Tuesday April 2, April 9 and April 16 at 4:00 p.m. in Franz 223. This week’s seminar is on financial agents. Schoenfeldt visiting writers series On April 4, author Jamaica Kincaid will speak in Buckley Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Kincaid, born in Antigua, is most recently the author of “See Now Then.” Traffic and parking issues Tuesday, April 2, the installation of the new Archbishop of Portland will be at the Chiles Center. There will be traffic, security and parking concerns due to the event. The Mass starts at 2:00 p.m. and there will likely be parking issues from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Brian Doyle Annual Scholarships Applications for the Brian Doyle scholarship for “Gentle and Sidelong Humor” are due May 3. There are four awards for $3,333. Applicants should send their ideas for a “humorous project” to scholarshipthankyou@up.edu with their first and last name, UP student ID, and with Humor Scholarship in the subject line. Easter Weekend Library Hours Over Easter Break, the Library will close at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday and will be closed on Friday and Sunday. The Library will be open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will return to regular hours on Monday. Friends of Trees Event On March 30, Friends of Trees will plant 163 trees in the Beaumont-Wilshire, Cully and Roseway neighborhoods. The group will leave from the Pilot House at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be prepared on site. Contact datulayt15@ up.edu with questions. CORRECTIONS In the March 21 issue of the Beacon, Andrew Meyer’s name was misspelled. In the March 21 issue of the Beacon, Elizabeth Schmahl was incorrectly listed as a sophomore. She is a freshman. The Beacon regrets the errors. Accuracy in The Beacon
The Beacon strives to be fair and accurate. The newspaper corrects any significant errors of fact brought to the attention of the editors. If you think an error has been made, contact us at beacon@up.edu. Corrections will be printed above.
Yesterday, University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp announced in a video to the UP community that this year’s Rock the Bluff performer will be pop rock group Boys Like Girls. Rock the Bluff, hosted by Campus Program Board, is Saturday April 13 at 8:30 p.m. in the Chiles Center. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. and the beer garden will be open from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. The event is free. To see Beauchamp’s video, check out on the Beacon webpage at upbeacon.net. - Laura Frazier
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Nurses teach, learn, heal in Narasaraopet
17 student nurses spent two weeks in India working with the rural population Kate Stringer Staff Writer stringer14@up.edu Dry, mud - stained, fatigued feet were Bryant Felton’s key to earning a stranger’s trust. At a foot-washing station in India, Felton scrubbed the feet of field workers who spent hours standing in rice fields. Felton, a senior nursing major, recalls one man found his offer to wash his feet bizarre. It was only after pressure from his friend that the man finally consented. “After I was done he kissed his hands and then touched my feet,” Felton said. “It was nice to see that even though you don’t speak the same language as someone, you’re connected in doing something nice for them.” Felton is one of 17 nursing majors who traveled to India for two weeks in March to wash feet, conduct clinical assessments and provide health education in the village of Narasaraopet. This is the second time nursing associate professor Kaye Wilson-Anderson has led a group of UP nursing students and alumni to Narasaraopet. Many women in Narasaraopet aren’t educated about topics like menstruation, fertility or breast health. Additionally, they are unsure of how to care for family members who are sick. In rural India, many girls are subjected to arranged marriages at nine or ten, according to Wilson-Anderson, and are expected to know how to take care of their family.
Health and education
Students worked in a clinic for seven days, serving 2,500 people. They focused on quick assessment and preventative health care treatment. Felton said one challenge in the clinic was trying to help people change their perspective on health as a long - term process rather than a quick fix. “People will get frustrated because they’re looking for cures. They don’t realize health is a long - term thing,” he said. Some clients showed great resiliency while suffering from serious illnesses.
“It’s interesting to see how they’ve lived with chronic diseases and how well they’ve coped with it,” senior Rosemary Moore said. Students were overwhelmed by the gratitude their clients showed. Senior Ellen Maier recalls helping a client with muscle pain and only being able to give Tylenol to help alleviate it. “He was smiling and [the translator said] ‘He says he’s very satisfied with his care here.’” Maier said. “The little help we could give was so much for them.” Senior Jessica Colburn said Photo courtesy of Julia Evans one frustration was not being able to go “above and beyond” as Senior Bryant Felton hangs out with school boys in India. Felton, a nursing student, spent two weeks working with the rural population. UP nurses are taught to do.
“They would say ‘It’s my fate, that’s just how we do it, I want to make my husband happy.’” Sarah Olson senior “Seeing these people and their acute and chronic problems, you want to do everything in your whole power to help them,” Colburn said. “That we were constantly reminded by our mentors that we were doing more than we would ever know was very humbling.” Part of the students’ work in Narasaraopet involved educating their patients. Students taught women about their menstrual cycles and when the best time to get pregnant is. Students also created non-linguistic cards to instruct women about caring for sick family members who have fever, dehydration or diarrhea. Seniors Sarah Olson, Whitney Raffle and Aimee Smith also conducted research on female empowerment as a continuation from a class they took in the summer. Part of their reserach analyzed the link between HIV/ AIDS and empowerment. According to Olson, women
who knew what HIV/AIDS was did not feel comfortable asking their husbands to wear condoms, even if they knew their husbands had the disease and having sex would make them sick. “They would say ‘It’s my fate, that’s just how we do it. I want to make my husband happy’,” she said. Olson discovered female empowerment is a huge issue in India when it comes to health.
“They [the clients] had the biggest smile and they want to talk to you, open up to you, share their life with you. They are so beautiful and so happy.” Rosemary Moore senior “You can educate women all day about HIV/AIDS, but if they don’t feel empowered they’re not going to ask [their husbands to wear condoms],” Olson said. Students also worked in an orphanage on a project called “Memory Books” started by UP alumna Tamara Faris. Faris created memory books or scrapbooks for children as a way to help with grief and talk about their life and family.
“It’s a way for them to share their story about their experiences in life to move through the process of grief,” said Moore. “It was a source of identity for them.” Understanding poverty While students noticed the poverty of Narasaraopet, they were awed by the spiritual wealth of their clients. “They told us ‘You’re going to be shocked by the poverty,’ but I never was,” Moore said. “They [the clients] had the biggest smile and they want to talk to you, open up to you, share their life with you. They are so beautiful and so happy.” Maier found the culture of Narasaraopet inspiring. They taught us a whole new perspective on life,” Maier said. Wilson-Anderson hopes her students realize their gifts as well as the gifts they received from their clients. “Not only do we have a lot to give, but we have a lot to gain from them,” she said. “In America, we’re all about things and getting more stuff and we’re still not happy. If anything, I want my students to [realize] that through giving you gain way more than you ever give.”
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Elections: No write-in options for run-off
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run-off between Erhart, who received 47.6 percent of the vote and Thomas, who received 38.8 percent of the vote. Evan Castro ran unopposed for CPB director and was elected with 90.2% of the vote. Chadwick and Gaona said they are excited to be in the runoff and thankful to students for supporting them. “To know that that many students actually voted and supported us and want us to be their president and vice president really means a lot,” Gaona said. Until the next round of elections next week, Chadwick and Gaona plan to continue campaigning. “We’re just going to hit the ground running and be out there and be vocal,” Chadwick said. Presidential candidates Muwulya and Bosomworth said they will meet with many more students face-to-face before the final election. “We want to keep doing everything we’re doing as well as make sure we get our name out there more,” Bosomworth said. “Quin and Elvia are great
competition and we wish them the best of luck, but we’re here to win.” Neither Robinson nor Ryan are surprised there is a run-off for treasurer. “I would have been surprised if someone won right-out,” Ryan said. “It just seems unlikely with a three - person race for someone to win outright.” Thomas and Erhart face an extra week of campaigning against the same opponent due to the high percentage of writein votes. “It’s not something I expected, so it’s a little frustrating, but it’s also exciting because that gives me a whole other week to campaign,” Erhart said. In the final round of elections, write-in votes will not be an option, so a victor is certain. Heading into next week, candidates are gearing up for a few last frantic days of campaigning. “I definitely have things up my sleeve,” Thomas said.
Final Candidates for Treasurer
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Election Results President/VicePresident Quinten Chadwick Elvia Gaona
23.6%
John Julius Muwalya 20.0% Andrew Bossomworth Gilbert Resendez Walker Ross
17.6%
Ryan Gillespie 15.2% Fatima Ruiz Villatoro Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON
Lane Ryan
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Jessie Robinson
Final Candidates for Secretary
Corey Trujillo Josh Cleary
15.1%
Kelly McFarlane Charlie Taylor
6.6%
Treasurer Jessie Robinson
49.0%
Lane Ryan
28.4%
Kate Wortman
15.7%
Secretary Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON
Kaile Erhart
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Alysse Thomas
Kaile Erhart
47.6%
Alysse Thomas
38.8%
Students simulate being impoverished On March 23, nursing students studying nutrition, life processes across the lifespan and population health took part in a poverty simulation organized by the School of Nursing. Students were given character profiles, which included their position in a family, responsibilities, and monetary restrictions. Students had a specified amount of money to handle over four weeks, and some played the role of children. Students went to different stations and followed instructions on how to pay bills, visited social services and went to the bank. At right, sophomore nursing student Bella Raugi simulates being on welfare. - Jackie Jeffers
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ASUP: Senate waits to vote until hearing legal opinion Continued from page 1 Gay Straight Partnership President Kirsten Rivera applauds the Senate’s decision to wait on a vote until it hears all sides of the argument. “It’s a really smart decision to wait until they understand the legality of what they’re asking for, because if they have it all figured out, and they present it to the administration, then the administration has no other work that they need to put into it,” she said. Unlike a typical resolution, if the Senate eventually passes Resolution 13-06, Gaona said Beauchamp would have to consult the University’s Board of Regents if he wants to approve it because the Board has control over University statutes. Redefine Purple Pride leader Shanay Healy, a senior,
is optimistic about the Senate’s motivation to confront the administration concerning the Nondiscrimination Policy. “What they have, what we don’t, is a direct connection to the administration and an authority to represent all of the students,” she said. “By them saying, ‘We as ASUP want this to happen and we feel that this would be best for all students,’ that’s huge.”
Office of Inclusion proposed
Senator Derek Block presented Resolution 13-10 at Monday’s ASUP Senate meeting, which proposes the creation of an Office of Inclusion. This office would be made up of a group of faculty and staff trained to handle diversity issues, address concerns and be a resource for minority students, including LGBTQ students, who may feel unwelcome. The resolution also calls
for an orientation program that introduces incoming freshmen to the diversity of the University community to ease the transition to college and keep an open dialogue about inclusion and diversity. “I think it’s great that we want to put in extra words to our statement of inclusion, but I feel like it would be something useful to have something that’s a physical entity on campus,” Block, a sophomore, said at the meeting. Although this group would not necessarily have to be a physical office in a building, senators recognize the importance of having a unified institution on campus that addresses the needs of minority students. “I think it’s important that we unite all these groups on campus,” senator Corey Trujillo
said at the meeting. “If we had some centralized umbrella organization that could advertise all of them, that would definitely help.” Healy is supportive of Resolution 13-10, but remains adamant that the Nondiscrimination Policy must be changed. “I don’t think we can have one without the other,” she said. “I think the Office could be huge in terms of changing the culture on campus and to make people’s experiences different. Together it would be awesome, but my first priority is for the Nondiscrimination Policy to change.” Once both resolutions are thoroughly discussed, and after ASUP hears from a legal expert, a vote will be likely in the next few weeks.
Presidential Committee to hear faculty, staff and student concerns
The Ad Hoc Presidential Advisory Committee will hold listening sessions to hear UP community members’ concerns about diversity, inclusion and discrimination. April 2: Staff session from noon to 1:00 in Buckley Center 15 April 3: Faculty session from noon to 1:00 in Franz 107 April 3: Student session from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Buckley Center 310 April 4: Student session from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium
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The journey of a technical woman
Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology, tells students to dream big Lydia Laythe Staff Writer laythe16@up.edu College students are constantly pushed to decide what they’re going to do with their life after graduation and what their purpose will be. Last Thursday, March 21, the Shiley School of Engineering hosted a lecture, “Lessons Learned: The Journey of One Technical Woman,” by Telle Whitney, president and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Whitney spoke about the many
lessons she learned during her journey to find her purpose. “Push your limits,” Whitney said, “Even if it doesn’t work out, you take away the lessons that you’ve learned.” Whitney never considered math or science when she began studying at the University of Utah, where she began as a theater major, switched majors a couple times and considered dropping out of school. After two years and no success in finding her life’s purpose, Whitney took an interest test. When the results came back, computer technology was at the top of her list.
“I fell in love,” Whitney said. “I found my passion.” Whitney received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from University of Utah and, then earned her Ph.D from Caltech. Whitney held senior management positions at Malleable Technologies and Actel Corporation and held many senior positions. Her experiences taught her valuable lessons she wanted to share. Whitney repeatedly stressed the importance of diversity in gender and culture. She also encouraged women to be more
Resistance: Its Costs and Its Limits Presented by
Margaret M. Hogan Wednesday, April 3, 2013 7:00 p.m., Buckley Center #163 Free and open to the public
Margaret Hogan presents a framework in which to
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND GARAVENTA CENTER
consider the defense of religious liberty. Hogan will
speak of the costs and limits of resistance and, most
notably, include Thomas Aquinas’ teachings on obedience; events of resistance in recent history; and the
modern day implications of religious liberty.
Hogan is a University of Portland professor emeritus.
She was the founding director of the Garaventa Center, a faculty member in the University’s philosophy
department, and the first holder of the McNerneyHanson Endowed Chair in Ethics.
For more information:
Please contact Jamie Powell
at 503.943.7702 or powell @up.edu www.up.edu/garaventa
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Telle Whitney was a theater major before discovering her interest in technology. Whitney went on to get her Ph.D from Caltech. assertive when making decisions and requests. “Understand that nobody knows what you want until you tell them,” Whitney said. Whitney gave five lessons she learned in the computer science field: take risks, it takes a village, ask for what you want, take your visibility seriously and dream big. Sharon Jones, Dean of the Shiley School of Engineering, was happy with the lecture. “I think her message goes beyond just women,” Jones said. “[The lessons she taught] go beyond profession. They go beyond gender.” But the question that stumped everyone, Whitney said, was Why are there still so few women in computer science? Balakrishnan Srinivasan, Shiley School of Engineering entrepreneur in residence, said part of the problem was exposure. “If you don’t know about something, you’ll never know if it’s interesting or not,” he said. Whitney’s father was a lawyer, her mother a history teacher and her stepmother was a piano teacher. Because she wasn’t exposed to math or science-
related careers, she didn’t see them as viable options. Whitney said she excelled in math early on but was never encouraged to pursue it. “Around my junior year, I stopped taking math because [I thought] it would not be good for anything,” she said. Junior Bethany Nemeth, an electrical engineering major, said Whitney’s story was encouraging and her advice was practical. “It’s scary going out into industry after you’re just doing math problems in class,” Nemeth said. “I think her points were really valid.” Nemeth said her favorite lesson was dream big. “A lot of people are scared to go after what they really want to do or what they think is really admirable or inspirational,” Nemeth said. “If you don’t try for something out of your reach, you’re never going to get even close to it.”
The UP Public Safety Report
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1. March 23, 1:11 a.m. - Received a complaint from neighbor regarding loud party in the 7300 block of N. Portsmouth. Officer spoke with the renter and the party was cleared out.
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2. March 23, 2:18 a.m. - Received a report from a neighbor of four individuals creating a nuisance in the street at the intersection of N. Amherst and N. Menlo. Officers responded but were unable to locate anyone near the intersection.
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3. March 24, 1:40 a.m. - Public Safety officers contacted a student at the intersection of N. Willamette Blvd and N. Portsmouth Ave. The student was cited for violation of the University’s alcohol policy and was referred to the judicial coordinator. 4. March 24, 2:19 a.m. - Portland Police informed Public Safety they were responded to a noise complaint at the 5000 block of N. Willamette Blvd. Public Safety officers also responded and the small party was cleared out. 5. March 25, 2:12 a.m. - Public Safety officers located vandalism to the Pilot House. A report was taken and investigation remains open.
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Textbook prices become binding
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High textbook prices prompt students, faculty and the campus bookstore to be resourceful Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu Every semester, junior Julia Sheets sees a consistent $500 to $800 drop in her bank account. Her hard-earned money from peer-leading a physics lab goes toward purchasing textbooks. “I don’t understand why it costs so much,” Sheets said. “I just try to block it out of my head and get on with my semester.” According to a national study conducted through the National Association of College Stores last year, students estimated they spent $655 annually on required course materials. One approach students can take to reduce how much they spend is through renting books. Erin Bright, UP’s textbook manager, said students rented almost 3,000 individual books this past fall, 1,000 more than last year. “I guess sometimes it’s cheaper to rent, but if you know you’ll be able to sell back the book, it’s usually cheaper to buy used and then sell it back,” junior and elementary education major Kristin Hortsch said. The steep prices of textbooks and time considerations can prevent students from reading their books or even buying them at all. “I have a bad habit of tending to not read my textbooks because I learn better from lecture, so unless something is required, I tend not to open or read my textbook,” said freshman computer science and mathematics major Max Robinson. Hortsch said she once took a class and didn’t buy the required textbook because students who had taken the class before her said she wouldn’t need it.
“Sometimes professors do a terrible job of picking textbooks that are just a waste of time to read,” she said. However, the possibility of getting money back on books causes some students to buy their books rather than rent. “I wanted to see if I could get a better return for them as opposed to just renting and not getting any return for them,” Robinson said. “I was hoping to sell them to people at UP who might take the same classes next, or to try to sell through some third party site.” At the end of the semester, UP students must decide what to do with old textbooks. The campus bookstore offers a buy-back program, or students can sell to other students or online.
“Once with my surveying book, I think I got $100 on Amazon for it, and I don’t think they would have given me much at the bookstore.”
Julia Sheets junior
Sheets found she could get a better return for her used books online. “Once with my surveying book, I think I got $100 on Amazon for it, and I don’t think they would have given me much at the bookstore,” she said. In some cases, students choose to keep their major-specific textbooks. “Some of my math and computer science textbooks I do plan on keeping for reference in case there isn’t something in my notes,” Robinson said. Sheets decided to keep some of her textbooks she thinks will
still be useful. “My friend said she was going to keep her books, and that was a new concept for me because usually I buy them, then sell them back for money,” she said. “I’m planning on keeping a few of the ones I feel are useful.” Professors use different teaching tools In light of high textbook prices, some professors take price into consideration when assigning course materials. “My decision is based on 75 percent content, 25 percent cost,” sociology professor Bryan Rookey said. “I try to save students money by using older editions so they can explore the market.” Instead of assigning expensive books, Bradley Franco, history professor, takes advantage of other options, such as course readers from the print shop, online reserves and Moodle. “My focus in all my classes is on getting students engaged in primary source materials,” he said. “Although students don’t like to have to print out all the materials, so there’s that consideration.” Theology professor Rev. Thomas Hosinski assigns textbooks for his intro-level theology courses, but for an upper division class, he wrote his own book of readings. “To get everything that I wanted, I would have had to assign eight books,” he said. Bookstore seeks to help students save movey The bookstore offers more than rental and buy-back programs to help students save money. E-books are an option for some textbooks from the bookstore. According to Bright, they can cost about 60 percent less
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Freshman Max Robinson owns many expensive textbooks as a computer science and mathematics major. Students are discovering alternative ways to buy and sell textbooks to save money. than a new textbook. But, they are only accessible through a laptop or PC and the no-refund policy could affect students’ decisions to try them out. “Right now, given the choice, students will rent the book over getting an e-book or purchasing new or used,” Bright said. Besides rentals, Bright said students can better their chances of saving money by ordering books as soon as possible, and checking with professors themselves whether they will use the same textbooks the following semester. Bright also works with students to decide whether a course material they might need is actually necessary, like a $200 “recommended” nursing textbook. “I tried to tell the students who were ordering it ahead of time, you probably won’t need
this,” she said. “I don’t want them to spend the money if they don’t need to.”
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Erin Bright, manager of UP bookstore, is working to help students save money through textbook renting and E-books.
College cooking made healthy, cheap and easy Amanda Munro Staff Writer munroa15@up.edu Class. Studying. Homework. Extra-curriculars. Social life. The average college student juggles so many different activities that cooking their own food tends to fall low on the priority list, especially when eating out or at The Commons is readily accessible. However, it is possible to cook cheap, easy, and wholesome meals in college. That’s right; you don’t have to resort to ramen noodles. For many students, saving money on food is a top priority. The best way to do so is to stop eating out, period. Cooking your own meals at home is both a cheaper and healthier alternative. How to Shop Plan ahead. Make a meal plan for the week, decide what ingredients you need, and shop for those
ingredients. Only buy what’s on your list. Wandering the aisles of a grocery store without a plan often results in impulse buys and wasted food. Also, never shop hungry; it’s a recipe for impulse purchases. Take advantage of coupons and sales. There are tons of websites (like Hip2Save.com) that list all the coupons at your grocery store of choice, which can mean huge savings. Also, most stores rotate on a six-week basis, meaning certain groceries are cheapest at certain times of the month. Buy in bulk whenever you can. Staples like rice, beans, nuts and other items you can scoop into a bag and pay by the pound are almost always cheaper. If you split this cost with roommates, that means extra savings. Shop less. The less you go to the store, the less you buy. Find creative ways to put together your unused food until the cabinet and
fridge is empty before going shopping again. Buy generic. Generic brands like Sam’s Club, Safeway and Fred Meyer brands are always cheaper than brand-name groceries and often have the same ingredients. Stores like Costco sell food in large quantities for cheaper. Get a membership with your house (or use a friend’s membership) and stock up on essentials with your roommates. You can split the groceries later. Buy fruits and vegetables in season, as they are always cheaper than produce that has to be shipped from warmer climates. Buy the cheapest vegetable available. Not sure how to cook it? Look up a recipe and try something new. Go to more than one store to See Cooking, page 6
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Sophomore Rebecca Mion cooks stir fry chicken in her home. Chicken is versatile, inexpensive and freezer-friendly. Chicken can be used or added to nearly any dish, and cooked in a variety of ways.
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March 28, 2013
Hawaii club hosts 37th annual luau
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Hawaii club hosts 37th annual luau for for friends, family and staff on March 23. (Left) Sean Valente performs a fire dance and (Right) Hawaii club women perform a native dance to celebrate the occasion.
Cooking: tricks of the trade
Continued from page 5 compare prices on different items. It’s extra work, but it’s worth the savings. What to Eat Every meal should consist of three parts: your staple, your produce and your source of protein. Staples like brown rice, multigrain pasta and corn tortillas are all fairly cheap and nutritious. Potatoes are a miracle food; they are nutritious, delicious and you can cook them any way you can think up. If your favorite staple is bread, you may want to consider investing in a bread-maker. They are inexpensive and easy to use, and you make up the cost of the machine by spending about fifty cents per loaf on ingredients as
opposed to four dollars on a loaf from the store. Plus, it’s fun to experiment with it. Quinoa is also a miracle staple. It’s pricier than rice, but a cup of dry quinoa is enough to feed two people. It’s also a perfect protein. Raw oats are another staple that you can use in anything; try adding nuts, fruit, and seasonings to oatmeal to give it a new twist. The protein no college student should live without is beans. Buy them dried in bulk. They’re cheap, they’re filling, you can make them a hundred different ways, and they’re a great source of vegetarian protein. Eggs are also a cheap and tasty source of protein that you can use in breakfast, lunch and dinner. Canned tuna is great as well.
Switch to water instead of other beverages. Drinking tap water is better for you, and buying juice or soda from the store can add a lot of unnecessary dollars to your grocery bill. Snack on in-season fruit and nuts in bulk during the day. These are healthy, inexpensive and energizing options that will reduce the craving to eat out. How to Cook Cook with canola oil. It’s the healthiest oil on the market and it’s cheaper than olive oil. Another alternative is coconut oil; it has all kinds of health benefits, tastes great and costs about five dollars for a jar that will last you a month. (Fun fact: you can also put it on your skin and hair for a great moisturizer.)
Cook big meals and save leftovers for lunch the next day. Leftovers are a lifesaver because you won’t have to cook your own lunch. Beans, rice, quinoa and other staples are great to cook in large quantities and save in the fridge because they’re easy to heat up and use in other dishes later, saving you time. Generally, pre-made and prepackaged items will be more expensive. Try and think what you could easily do yourself without having to pay extra for someone else to do it for you. For example, pasta sauce. Buy a cheap can of tomato sauce and add garlic, rosemary, oregano and anything else you want to try. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Cooking is fun, and this is your
best opportunity to try new things and perfect recipes. Look up simple recipes online, or just throw something in a pan and see what happens. Have fun with it; it’s not as intimidating or difficult as you might think.
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Entertain Me: Justin Timberlake’s “20/20 Experience” I’ve loved him since ‘98’s “Tearing up my Heart,” and I love him still in his “Suit and Tie.” With the March 13 release of his first studio album in 9 years, “The 20/20 Experience” reminds us all of Justin Timberlake’s talent and undoubted sex appeal, but also that any superstar can put out a couple of really lame tracks. JT’s new album is fun and peppy, with addicting songs like the opening track, “Pusher Love Girl.” Granted, I can’t tell you what exactly a “Pusher Love Girl” is, but the orchestral opening seconds of the song transitions into the catchy pop Timberlake is known for, and I’m hooked. On songs like “That Girl,” Timberlake shows his musical
growth with smooth crooning and a big band feel. At four minutes and 48 seconds, the track is one of the album’s shorter songs, making it more appealing than “Strawberry Bubblegum,” an eight-minute track I can only stand for about the first 15 seconds. Timberlake really got whacky with this one. The song opens with a Barry White-esque voice calling out to a lovely lady and dedicating the song to her. But with a title like “Strawberry Bubblegum,” I can’t help but picture some 15-year-old girl with a cheek full of Bubblicious about to pop a face-sized bubble into her pigtails. This visual manifestation with Barry White growling in the background significantly creeps
me out. The groove to the song is good, but the imagery is not. Timberlake’s “Spaceship Coupe,” is also a bit cosmic, and not quite good enough to make me hear him out. He’s smooth, singing “Hop into my spaceship coupe/there’s only room for two/ me and you/ and with the top down cruise around and make love on the moon.” Sweet, but I’m not buying it. I’m also bored. But JT brings it back with “Mirrors,” one of the better tracks on the album. The lyrics are adorable, and I picture Timberlake singing to his wife, the beautiful Jessica Biel, while secretly wishing I was her (secret’s out). The beat is inventive and catchy, a track sure to be a radio hit in due time.
Though JT might have missed the mark on a few songs, “The 20/20 Experience” is a solid al-
bum with unique and entertaining tracks worth checking out. - Laura Frazier
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Students in a THE 101 class pay close attention in their 1:10 a.m. class on Tuesday. The registrar believes these late night classes will help reduce over-crowding and eliminate super seniors.
Registrar adds late-night classes to accomodate overcrowding Due to lack of class space, three new night classes now offered between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Kate the Great Amazing Person I’mprettygreat@up.edu Students are about to redefine the phrase “pulling an all-nighter.” The registrar decided yesterday to offer additional sections of core classes between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. as a solution to maxed-out and overcrowded classes. The three new class times will be three hour classes, at 10:10 p.m.–12:55 a.m., 1:10 a.m. – 3:55 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. – 6:55 a.m. The registrar hopes more class offerings will increase graduation rates and lower the student-tofaculty ratio. “Every year we’re left with hundreds of students who can’t graduate in four years because they couldn’t get into a Theo 101 class,” said class scheduler High Inquisitor Ruth Less. “This is a brilliant solution. The fact that
we didn’t implement this earlier astounds me.” The decision comes after 57 percent of UP students in 2012 had to add a fifth year of study in order to take core classes they couldn’t get into. Fifth-year senior Ann Oyed appreciates UP’s concern for its students. “I was so frustrated when I found out I had to stay an extra year to take Intro to Fine Arts and Statistics,” Oyed said. “It wasn’t that I didn’t have time to take them in my first four years, I just never got into them.” Admissions and Marketing President Corny Fudge thinks the night classes will improve UP’s reputation. “Frankly, it’s embarrassing that students are taking five years to graduate,” Fudge said. “It doesn’t look good to the donors or to the prospective students. That was off the record.”
Another factor for opening up late-night, early morning classes is the student to faculty ratio. “Our faculty to student ratio of 1:1 draws prospective students in like flies to honey,” Fudge said. “Right now our classes are so packed that the 1:1 ratio is a blatant lie. We need to fix it before The Beacon finds us out.” Some students are supportive of the new class times. Sophomore Abe Surd is eager to have class offerings that better suit his lifestyle. “I think the night classes will be awesome!” Surd said. “This way I can sleep in all day and then go to class at night. I’m never asleep at 2 a.m. anyway.” Other students, like junior Kate Stringer, find the prospect of being awake at 2 a.m. disconcerting. “It’s incredibly unhealthy, what they’re expecting of us,” Stringer said. “I’ve written a Bea-
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con article about sleep deprivation and it hurts your ability to concentrate in class. I just don’t understand how they expect us to learn while sleep deprived. It’s disgusting, really.” Even though students express concerns about their health in classes that encourage sleep deprivation, Less argues that students don’t need sleep to perform well in class. “Sleep deprivation is a myth,” Less said. “Sleeping is a choice,
not an uncontrollable force of nature.” UP is not the first school to adopt late night classes. Universities like Gonzigzag and Notre Doom have adopted similar evening classes to cope with overcrowded classrooms. “Anyone can pay attention at 3 a.m. if they set their minds to it, can’t they?” Fudge said. “Besides, Notre Doom is doing it, why shouldn’t we?”
UP becomes University of Notre Dame-Portland UP is now the first branch campus of the University of Notre Dame
Philbert Smellefson Scent Expert smellefson15@up.edu If you bought your mom a purple University of Portland sweatshirt last fall, you’ll need to buy her a new one. Last week, UP changed its name to the University of Notre Dame-Portland. The change came after a long series of conversations between the UP administration, led by President Fr. Willy Brochamp, and the administration at Notre Dame’s main campus in South Bend, Ind. “We’ve been calling this uni-
versity ‘The Notre Dame of the West’ for decades,” Brochamp said. “So my old friends back in Indiana and I decided this change would really just make it official.” Fr. Clark Moorman, executive vice president and Notre Dame graduate, added that the ties between Notre Dame and what was previously UP were too close to maintain a mere sister school relationship. “If you look at the numbers, pretty much the entire administration graduated from Notre Dame,” Moorman said. “And I’d estimate around half of the faculty went there. So we thought,
why not just make this the branch campus?” The administration aren’t the only people who recognize UP’s – sorry, UND-Portland’s – similarity to Notre Dame. “I guess we’ve been going this direction for a while,” sopho-
more Wanda Ralston said. “Ever since they made Kenna an allgirl’s dorm and said that Shipstad would have an extra floor of guys, I’ve realized they’re just eliminating coed dorms like at Notre Dame.” Students like junior Thomas
Brown have seen the trend in the news as well. “I remember a few months ago, The Beacon had some story about how UP might get a bar like the one they have at Notre See UND-Portland, page 10
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Pope starts string of resignations, Brock serves as president, teacher ... everything Kelsey Grammar Grammar Snob grammaraddict@up.edu Following the example of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis announced his decision last Friday to resign from his position as pope and devote his life to solitary prayer and explaining to the world whether he is actually Latin American or Italian. In emergency meetings spanning the weekend, members of the Vatican elected UP’s own Claude Monet as the next pope, citing his insightful remarks on the role of the pope and the Vatican in the recent issue of The Beacon as the driving reason behind his election. “Until reading Monet’s comments in The Beacon, a Vatican newspaper favorite, we had not realized we were all white. And old. And men,” a Vatican spokesperson said. Monet’s first move as pope will be to move the Vatican to Portland and institute major reform. “Do we really need a pope anyway?” Monet said. A new pope is not the only change coming to Portland. University President Fr. Willy Brochamp, a great admirer of Pope Francis, has decided to follow Francis’ example and retire to a life of solitary prayer, effective last Monday. Brochamp said he looks forward to seeing UP’s campus for the first time. “Since my travels have kept me so busy, I have not yet had time to venture past Waldschmidt to see the rest of The Bluff,” Brochamp said. “I’ve been hearing some sort of buzz about bell towers and cherry blossoms, so I will be sure to check those out soon.” The rest of the administration has decided to follow suit, saying in an email to the UP community Tuesday that “We deeply respect the leadership of our church and our university and feel it is best
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After the resignations of the pope and Fr. Brochamp, Brock D. Eisenhower took over as University president and all its faculty. for us to follow their example. Also, summers in Portland are beautiful and now we will finally have time to enjoy it.” All UP coaches, led by basketball coach Eric Pitino, have decided to retire into a life of March Madness bidding. “Way to screw up my bracket, Gonzaga,” Pitino was overheard muttering as he left campus. The Public Safety officers have also decided to retire, saying UP students did not party hard enough to make their lives exciting. “Yeah, we’d get to break up the occasionally gathering and tell a few underage students to go back to campus, but it was getting pretty mundane,” Director of Public Safety Gerald Ford said. “The most interesting thing that happened was a few kids from
Washington making marijuana tea.” The dining staff, janitors and RAs have also retired. Head of dining Kirk Ramsey, said he is looking forward to not hearing a student complain about the price of food ever, ever, ever again now that he has retired into a life of solitary gardening. “I have a dream,” Ramsey said from atop a table in the new commons last Tuesday, “that UP students will one day realize that organic produce is expensive.” In the wake of retirements, one student has stuck it out. ASUP President Brock D. Eisenhower has been elected university president, executive vice president, head of Student Affairs, professor of everything, coach of everything, executive chef, director of Public Safety and RA of all
dorms. “It is a lot of responsibility, but I look forward to the opportunity to serve my incredible campus even more,” he said in an interview while scrubbing toilets in Mehling Hall and simultaneously leading hall mass. “Yes, coaching the rowing team while conducting the orchestra and teaching Maternal-Child Nursing has been challenging, but I ran on a platform of inclusivity and now I get to be included in every minute detail of the University.” Senior Sally Pilot said this is a great opportunity to improve communication across all aspects of the university. “Brock literally is a physical liaison between every aspect of the university” she said. “Literally. Like, he is everyone.”
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Taking Catholic school to a new level: Uniforms come to UP Hannah Ross Bad A** Writer ross@up.edu Next Fall, UP students won’t have to struggle over what to wear to school ever again. Administrators decided Tuesday on a new resolution mandating school uniforms, a rare choice for most American universities. “We feel uniforms are the appropriate next step for University of Portland,” Fr. Reunir, director of Student Presence said in a statement yesterday morning. “We are so excited about this development.”
“This way everyone will be wearing the same thing, so it will be one less thing to think about. ” Rosa Polk sophomore Men will be fitted in tennis shoes, black jeans, and plaid shirts. Male professors will wear suit jackets and ties at all times, while female professors will wear blazers and purple dress shirts. “Our basic outfit for women will be black leggings, knee-high boots with long socks, and a black North Face rain jacket,” Sethlock said. “It will be something most students will already own or that they can buy easily.”
Administrators believe uniforms will contribute to a stronger sense of community and equality on campus, leading to less tension between students. “Uniforms have been an essential part of Catholic student life for centuries,” uniform designer Marina Sethlock said. “Why not extend that to the University level?” Some students, however, feel their sense of individuality is threatened by the change. “This is outrageous!” sophomore Laura Kelaine said. “I take pride in my wardrobe, and I don’t want to wear what everyone else is wearing!” However, Sethlock’s design closely resembles what most people wear on campus anyway. “We want to make this as stylish and accessible as possible, so we drew our inspiration for the design from what it seems most students like wearing on a daily basis,” Sethlock said. “The uniforms are comfortable, cute, and conformist! Perfect for UP.” Sophomore Rosa Polk is excited about the new uniforms. “I always feel so judged for what I’m wearing on campus, and I’m not sure what to wear to fit in,” Polk said. “This way everyone will be wearing the same thing, so it will be one less thing to think about.” Junior Alex Buchbrinder thinks the change is practical.
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Students will now have set uniforms for classes, which closely relate what students already wear. “It just makes sense,” Buchbrinder said. “We practically already have a UP Uniform; this will just make it official.” However, some students refuse to accept the idea of limited choice and intend to protest the issue. Sophomore Lucy Skalding has already started a petition on Facebook and plans to fight back against the resolution by wearing
a dress every day for the rest of spring. “I should be able to wear a long skirt if I want to, or shorts if I want to, or a different color rain jacket if I want to,” Skalding said. “My clothes are a reflection of who I am as a person, and I’m not just like everyone else!” Reunir sympathizes with student concerns, but says the reso-
lution is final and cannot be altered. “A small percentage of students may feel ruffled by the idea of uniforms,” Reunir said. “But sometimes change can be a good thing. This will be better for everyone.”
While you were out: the headlines you may have missed Rock the Bluff performer chosen The University announced their pick for the performer at Rock the Bluff. After their first 47 choices declined, the University had to resort to their absolute last pick: Nickelback. Their choice caused campus-wide upset, especially among the priests, who believe that if you play a Nickelback song backwards you hear satanic messages. But they admit that’s better than playing it forwards because then you’d hear Nickelback.
Meat Mondays Students will no longer be asking “Where’s the beef?” on Mondays. Effective immediately, Bon Appetit will now serve exclusively meat dishes on Mondays, such as beef tacos wrapped in bacon or meat lovers pizza without the bread or cheese or sauce – just the meat. Head of dining, Kirk Ramsey felt the needs of meateating students were going unrecognized. “We’re here to serve all the students,” Kirky said. “We’re here to make sure every meat craving never goes unsatisfied.”
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Howard Hall to become new dungeon In what can only be described as UP finally embracing reality, President Fr. Willy Brochamp announced that Howard Hall is in fact the campus dungeon. This announcement comes in the wake of RISE campaigning for a new recreation center, leaving Howard Hall with no other function. “For years there has been speculation that students were sent to the Mehling basement for cruel and unusual punishment,” Brochamp said. “I want to put those rumors to rest. Yes, the Mehling basement looks like a place where people go to be brutally treated, but it is not the campus dungeon.” Brochamp said all Howard Hall signs will be replaced next year with “Campus Dungeon” signs in an effort to create a more transparent and honest community.
Tuition increase to buy new Public Safety cars Many students noticed Public Safety’s new cars, but few knew how they funded their fresh wheels. Director of Public Safety Gerald Ford reported that students’ tuition was recently raised to compensate for their spending. “It’s essential that the officers feel important,” Ford said. “They need something to be proud of.”
Easter activities postponed…indefinitely Students were shocked when they opened their refrigerators this week and found items missing. Among the stolen items: eggs. The culprit? Squirrels. Terror swept across campus as more eggs were stolen. But the UP campus was not the only location struck by this tragedy. The situation has become so severe that the Easter Bunny has released a statement announcing that Easter will be cancelled this year, because he too has been scammed by the deceptive squirrels.
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Crew, Dragon Boat fight for control of Willamette
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Dragon Boat and Crew team prepare for competition to determine ownership of Willamette to be held April 1 Lizzie Dizzie Boss Lady bosslady@up.edu The new Dragon Boat club caused waves last weekend when they decided to practice on the same section of the Willamette River as the UP women’s rowing team. After taunting jeers were exchanged, the two water sports have found themselves in a fight for control of the river. “It’s just ridiculous that the Dragon Boat club thinks they can row in our waters,” sophomore Hailey Peters said. “We were here first.” The tension between the two groups escalated when the row-
ing team responded by stealing all of the oars from the Dragon Boat club, in an attempt to prevent them from practicing.
“It’s just ridiculous that the Dragon Boat team thinks they can row in our waters. We were here first.” Hailey Peters Sophomore “To think that another team would think it was funny to take our oars is sad. We just want to practice, and believe that the river is long enough for both of us,” captain Jillian Mitchell said.
For the rowing team, however, sharing is not an option. “We have a hard enough time waking up at 5 a.m. to practice, and to get recognition for all the hard work we do,” said Peters. “Most of the people on that team were just rowing rejects anyways. It’s no wonder they resorted to Dragon Boats.” To resolve the hostility between the two groups has taken hold, and in order to resolve it, a race will take place on April 1 to settle the winner, and king, of the river. The rowing team is confident in their abilities. “I can’t wait to take on those pretentious rowers,” said Peters.
“We are going to kick their perfectly-formed asses.” “They don’t stand a chance against real Division I athletes,” said Mitchell. “We train to compete. Once this is over, I’m looking forward to real competition.” Although the competition has many people more interested in the sports than ever, some are not as supportive. “Why can’t we just get along? We are supposed to be a closeknit, supportive community,” said Lily Goode. Others are supportive of the rivalry, and as of last week, two Facebook groups have been created. One called “Reclaim the Willamette” supports the UP row-
ing team’s claims that the river is theirs and calls attention to the fact that they compete for the university and therefore deserve it more. The other is called “Dragon Boats 4 Lyfe” and already has 135 likes. With the amount of social media buzz around this topic, Fr. Willy Brochamp issued a statement calling for competition to end competition: “There is no room for competition here. There is also no more room for madness in March. Therefore, only one water sport can stay. I await the winner so we can move past this and get back to watching March Madness.”
UND-Portland: Notre Dame takes over Continued from page 7 Dame,” Brown said. “I guess that’d be pretty sweet.” Now that the school formerly known as UP is a branch campus of Notre Dame, it is no longer owned and operated by its own administration and Board of Regents. Notre Dame-Portland will also adopt all curriculum and policies in place at Notre Dame. “That whole issue with Theology 101? No problem. We’ll just listen to what the main campus does, which is a class called Super-Catholic Studies. And the big controversy over the Nondiscrimination Policy? Solved. We’ll just have whatever policy they have,” Moorman said. “It’s great!”
Not only has the University’s name changed, but the mascot has also been modified. The Pilots will now be the Irish Pilots. Wally Pilot’s name will change to Sean O’Shaughnessy Pilot, his hair will be died red and he will wear navy and gold instead of purple. Brochamp acknowledged some adjustments will be difficult for students and faculty. “Sure, we’ll have to change the colors and the mascot, and I suppose, now that I think about it, we’ll have to design and create a bunch of new signs and stuff. And, oh wow, we’ll have to totally rethink all our clever slogans we’ve written,” Brochamp said. “I guess there really is a lot
to figure out.” Many students, like Ralston, feel the change will take away some of the unique qualities of what was once UP. “If I wanted to go to Notre Dame, I would’ve applied to Notre Dame,” Ralston said. “It’s a good school, but I came here because I like Portland. I don’t see why it needs to change.” Brown said he’s worried the administration in South Bend, Ind. may not understand the needs of Portland students. “The administration has always been old white guys,” Brown said. “But at least they used to be old white guys who lived near us.” Brochamp said students
shouldn’t worry about the change. “I mean, we’re basically the same as Notre Dame anyway,” Brochap said. “Besides the fact that we have only a third of the students they do, and that far fewer of our students are Catholic, and that our campus is far less historic, and that our athletics program does not have a nation-wide following, and that we’re almost two thousand miles away from the freezing hellhole that is South Bend, Ind. – there’s really no difference.”
UP’s Reason-For-Concern Report 1. March 25, 4:18 a.m. - Public Safety was called to investigate the Bell Tower after a student reported hearing the echos of a male voice calling, “Your breasts are like two fawns!” with a female response of, “Well, your genitals were like those of donkeys!” Officers did not report the actions of the couple, but they were probably getting it on.
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2. March 32, 3:27 a.m. - A Public Safety officer reported that another officer had stolen his keys during a nap and taken off with a department-owned car. The officer was located on the main parking lot driving NASCAR-style in laps around the lamp posts. The officer was reprimanded and 40 chocolate Easter bunnies and 16 packets of marshmallow peeps were confiscated. Investigation continues.
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3. March 24, 1:03 a.m. - Public Safety received a call from a neighbor about a loud party on the 4800 block of Harvard St. Officers responded by saying, “Holy sh*t, another call? This is the tenth time tonight. Can’t these neighbors just accept that they live near a college campus? I say we just don’t even bother. Seriously, can we just not break up this party?” 4. March 23, 12:48 a.m. - Responded to a noise complaint from a neighbor on the 7300 block of Portsmouth. Officers located the noise complaint at a party attended by The Beacon staff. Partygoers were loudly proclaiming objective facts about campus issues and arguing about the ethics of journalism. Officers asked them to be quiet, and they were (mostly) compliant.
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Triduum - breaking and pouring, dying and rising: Christ saves us Vinci Paterson Guest Commentary
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When I was a freshman in college, my pastor asked me to sponsor a young woman preparing to become Catholic. I began attending weekly sessions with her. Angela became Catholic at the Easter Vigil 1981. During that year of her preparation, I found my own faith challenged and renewed. I also found direction as I discerned my course of study. I began to make contact with UP. (Fr. Rutherford was Theology Dept. chair at that time). I realized that I wanted to work with people and walk with people in matters of faith and life. Since my freshman year in college, I have been involved in some way, shape or form with the RCIA process. Sometimes an invited presenter, a coordinator, a retreat leader, or team member. It is such a humbling experience to listen to stories and witness God working in the lives and hearts
of individuals from all walks of life, all ages and interests. They have been drawn to our faith, not because of something they read, or heard, but because they experienced Christ in and through a faith filled person, and with our community of believers. They spend the year learning, praying and serving. These are their final days of preparation. Their desire to live as a faithful follower of
“These Catechumens remind us to see God and seek God in new ways, with new eyes. Christ offers new life to the church by adding enthusiastic, faith filled, dedicated and talented people to our Body.”
Vinci Paterson Assistant director of faith formation
Jesus inspires the rest of us to renew our commitment, strengthen our resolve, open our hearts. During the Triduum – Three Days; one Saving Event (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy
Saturday) – through our worship services, prayers and customs, we remember and celebrate how Christ has saved each of us. Lent helped each of us focus on the parts of our life that needed repair and reconciliation. On Holy Saturday Kevin Su and Kevin Chung will be baptized and confirmed, and receive their First Communion. These Catechumens remind us to see God and seek God in new ways, with new eyes. Christ offers new life to the Church by adding enthusiastic, faith filled, dedicated and talented people to our body! Not only our UP community, but the Catholic Church world-wide welcomed thousands of new members to challenge and renew the whole church. May we all come to the celebration of Pentecostfollowing 50 days of Easter, enthused and ready to be sent where the Lord will lead us. Vinci Paterson is the assistant director of faith formation. She can be reached at paterson@up.edu.
Campus Ministry Calendar March 28 Holy Thursday 4:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper The Chapel open until Midnight for individual prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. March 29 Good Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer The Chapel is open all day for prayer. 3:00 p.m. The Passion Service March 30 Holy Saturday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer The Chapel is open all day for prayer. 8:30 p.m. The Easter Vigil March 31 Easter Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass only No 9:00 p.m. Mass
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:30 p.m. Fish - Buckley Center 163 Thursday, April 11, 2013 5:00 p.m. LXG Manquisition - Mehling Hall Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Communion & Liberation/School of Community - Tyson Hall Saint Andre Bessette Chapel Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:30 p.m. Fish - Buckley Center 163 Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:30 p.m. Communion & Liberation/School of Community - Tyson Hall Saint Andre Bessette Chapel
Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:30 p.m. Communion & Liberation/School of Community - Tyson Hall Saint Andre Bessette Chapel
Jamaica Kincaid Thursday, April 4, 2013
Buckley Center Auditorium • 7:30 p.m., free and open to all
The University of Portland’s Arthur M. and Dorothy D. Schoenfeldt Visiting Writers Series presents novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid, born in Antigua, is the author most recently of the novel See Now Then; among her other lyrical and honest books are the story collection At the Bottom of the River, the novel Annie John, and Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya.
The University’s Schoenfeldt Series, founded in 1988 by the late Father Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., has brought many of the finest writers in America to campus to talk with students, alumni, faculty, and neighbors; among our previous guests have been
National Book Award winners Peter Matthiessen and Barry Lopez ’94 hon., Oregon legends Ursula Le Guin and William Stafford,
and the wonderful poets Kathleen Norris and Pattiann Rogers. The Series’ fall semester guest is novelist and essayist David James Duncan ’04 hon., on October 24; the spring 2014 visitor will be noted poet Louise Gluck, on February 13. For information on the Series, contact Brian Doyle, editor of Portland Magazine, at bdoyle@up.edu, 503.943.8225.
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Chadwick/Gaona, the Beacon’s pick for ASUP presidential ticket After a highly charged election resulting in a run-off for every contested ASUP executive board position, there are now two presidential tickets left in the running. Next week, it will be time for students to decide who will lead their government. Who will we choose to fight for the issues we care about? Who will be our voice to the administration? If you want a presidential team that will go out of their way to connect with you, will represent your wants despite any personal biases and has solid plans to make this university a more welcoming place, cast your vote for sophomores Quinten Chadwick and Elvia Gaona. Over the last two days of the ASUP elections, Chadwick and Gaona were walking up to students in The Commons and The Cove with laptops and iPads encouraging them to vote on the
spot. It is this hands-on approach that they plan to bring to their presidency if elected. Chadwick and Gaona want to connect with students by consistently having tables set up around campus hosted by senators, where students can address any concerns they have or simply strike up a conversation. They also want to give senators access to the ASUP office, so that it becomes a place where students can visit any time of the day and where they can bring questions and concerns. They plan to bring the issues they learn about from students to the administration in monthly or bi-monthly meetings with different administrators. Although the candidates who ran and are still running have made many promises to the student body, this duo – who have been part of Senate since their freshman years – have shown
that they can get things done. Gaona wrote Resolutions 1306 – which asks the University to change the Nondiscrimination Policy to add sexual orientation and gender identity – and 13-04, which petitions for an extension of the add/drop deadline for classes. The other presidential candidates, John Julius Muwulya and Andrew Bosomworth, have just one year of Senate experience between them, and have not articulated concrete plans to make UP a more inclusive community. Both candidates show an interest in making sure that all students at UP feel safe and welcomed by their sponsorship of Resolution 13-06 and Resolution 10, which asks the University to create an Office of Inclusion. This office would give students of diverse backgrounds trained professionals to talk with who have a direct line to the administration.
Chadwick and Gaona want to change the culture at UP to one where every student feels welcome. They propose diversity training and forums to help create such a culture. They also care about fulfilling the student body’s desire despite any personal biases, encouraging the Senate to get behind the issue of inclusion purely because it is what the student body wants. Like Muwulya and Bosomworth, they want to raise awareness of ASUP and engage students in their community – but unlike what they have articulated, Chadwick and Gaona have concrete and detailed plans to make this happen. If elected, they hope to hold a workshop during Freshman Orientation where they take students to St. Mary’s Student Center and show them the student media and ASUP offices, educating them on what these groups do on campus, and what the groups can do
for them. This workshop would also include teaching new freshmen about their resources on campus, such as the Office of Inclusion, if it is created. That way, students who feel unwelcome or alone at UP but are too afraid or shy to speak up,know where to go to find advocates on campus who will speak for them. Chadwick and Gaona want to increase communication among UP administration, Senate and students to create a more welcoming environment at the University. If you want dedicated, experienced and proactive ASUP leaders acting as your voice to the administration, vote Chadwick and Gaona for ASUP president and vice president.
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Borders can break us: lessons from Border immersion trip Alexa Bryant Capellas Guest Commentary California, known for sun, surf and the “immigration issue.” The situation on the southern border may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of California, but after spending Spring Break in San Diego with 21 fellow Pilots, it is not something I will soon forget. In our short stay, we toured Border Patrol, met teenage refugees, attended lectures on racial tensions and economic externalities and shared moments with new friends. I want to share three of these moments that turned into life lessons. The first, that friendship
cannot be fenced, came during our tour of Border Patrol when we stopped at Friendship Park, a meeting site reserved for immigrants and their families. Now, the site is severed down the middle by a 20-foot tall steel fence, which greatly limits communication and connection. I understand the concerns about drug or criminal activity, but this complete blockade is neither friendly nor neighborly, thus the naming of the site is quite ironic. This wall inspired my next lesson: Borders can break us. The fence had created a relative mindset of “mine” and “theirs” that was not dispelled until our visit to a home for children in limbo, those awaiting either legal trial or sponsorship to return back to their home countries. During the visit, I met a young girl who asked me a very poignant question over bracelet-making. “Is my land that different from yours
because it goes by a different name?” she questioned. My answer became clearer as I thought back to the day before when we placed jugs of water in the desert along the border with the Border Angels organization. As I stood on that desert hill overlooking each side of the fence, I honestly could not tell the difference; all I saw was desert. A single land existed, and yet because she was born on one side of a line and not the other, this girl was somehow supposed to be different from me. Reflecting back on the trip as a whole, I have come to my final conclusion: There is never a single story. Individuality is valued, and yet we choose to define people by the status of their citizenship, color of their skin or native tongue. Labeling someone who has crossed the border as an “alien” or “illegal” dehumanizes them, defining who they are by papers in their hands. We must
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UP Border Immersion group in San Diego, California. recognize the value of each story, and I am so thankful for all those we met along this trip that shared themselves with us. To Sara who graciously fed us all week, Juan our humble driver, all the peers with whom we shared our time, the day-laborers that offered their stories and dreams and each face and heart that reminded us of our human solidarity, we thank you.
Though clear-cut immigration reform may seem impossible, respect and dignity for others is not. As one group member reflected, we all belong to one race in the end: the human race. Alexa Bryant Capellas is a freshman secondary education major. She can be reached at bryantca16@up.edu.
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Namaste: one nursing student’s experience in India Faces on The Bluff Julia Evans
Guest Commentary “Namaste”, I whisper, pancaked hands level with my sternum as I bow down towards a primordial woman rife with the aches and pains that come with half a century of hard labor. Her eyes, the color of masala chai, bear the intimation of lessons learned, hopes lost. Muttering emphatically in Telugu, my puzzled look gives her the hint to direct her comment toward the translator. “She thanks you”, he says. “She feels proud an Anglo would show kindness. She expected never to have this.” The recesses of my mind bring forth sepia-toned images of an India
under British rule, a time this woman most surely remembers. Like a lenticular hologram, the image shifts to the India I see now: zippy rickshaws stuffed with ten people at once flying down the street, children with smiles that would make Mr. Colgate beam from his grave, women wearing sarees in colors and patterns that American designers hope to envision in their dreams. Spices the colors of Vermont in Fall, music that make your bones vibrate, cows munching on corn husks in the middle of the road, stopping traffic (they are holy, after all, and can munch wherever they please. No one seems to mind). The flip side to this burnished Rupee coin is a story many of us have seen only from a distance. In dusty copies of National Geographic in Grandpa’s desk, in films like Slumdog Millionaire, in medical textbooks referencing
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failed attempts at family planning. Garbage fills the streets where barefoot children play. Tents, huts and cement shacks are the common standard of living. Basic healthcare, especially in rural villages, is almost non-existent. Some of our most shocking clinic visits: A boy almost completely paralyzed from untreated rabies. A two-year old with a treatable neural tubedefect, slowly dying from hydrocephalus. An elderly woman with blood sugar so high my meter failed to read the number – “HIGH” was all it could muster. Words fail to describe the feeling one has in these sorts of situations. I’d like to have at my disposal complicated amalgamate emotions, Germanic train-car fabrications like, “the sadness sparked by filing for bankruptcy” or “the guilty pleasure of getting your tab covered on accident,” to described the twang of pain and
emptiness that accompanies the inability to help people with preventable and treatable conditions. In response to a question of her opinion on money, wealth and the poor, Mother Teresa once said, “The material is not the only thing that gives joy. Something greater than that, the deep sense of peace in the heart. They are content. That is the great difference between rich and poor.” In every smile I saw, in every wave, in every “Namaste” uttered, this peace is something that goes beyond the woes of poverty. It’s everywhere you go, rushing about you like the heady smell of jasmine flowers in the braids of every girl. It’s a serenity I’ll keep with me forever, right next to the Bollywood music still vibrating my bones. Julia Evans is a senior nursing major. She can be reached at evans13@up.edu.
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Inside the mind of a track athlete
Despite not being the most recognizable or celebrated athletes on The Bluff, the track team is quietly finding recent success. A few discuss why competing is important to them Katie Dunn Staff Writer dunn16@up.edu Why did you choose UP? It’s a really good school and the coach contacted me and expressed an interest in me coming here. I liked the academics and the opportunity to run Division I track.
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Mark Roetcisoender
Sophomore Sprinter Communications major
What is the hardest aspect? It’s a lot of time and a lot of running. We have practice every day, so there are a lot of hours you put in throughout the year so balancing that with school. Plus since I’m a sprinter, my races are at the most about 50 seconds so you put in all that time for 50 seconds and you have to get it right. That can be difficult if you don’t do well because then you have to try and come back and keep going.
What is the best part of running? The best part is the actual race with the competition and adrenaline. It’s even better when you win, but just improving and pushing yourself. I like the competition because it’s you against everyone else, but it’s also you against yourself. There are a lot of opportunities to improve.
What is a day of practice like? We have warm-up and then it depends on the day usually, but we’ll either do some block starts
Why did you choose UP? In high school I really wanted to come to a Division I school to run. I’m from Portland, so I like the city a lot and they have good academics.
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Julia Fonk
Red-shirt sophomore Distance Psychology major
What is the hardest aspect? Racing can be really intimidating and scary sometimes, but at the same time that’s what it’s all about. It’s hard to get out there everyday and run even when you don’t feel good but you know you have to.
What is the best part of running? Well, the thing we train for so long is the feeling after a race. You feel so accomplished after a good race, after putting in all that effort and getting a good result. Also, being with teammates and all my best friends are on the team.
What is a day of practice like? Each day is different. Mondays and Wednesdays we’ll usually do one or two easy runs then we’ll meet to do core and stretch and drills. Tuesdays and Thursdays are usually workouts so we’ll go to the track and do intervals.
Why did you choose UP? I wanted to pursue nursing and I also wanted to run track, and UP provided both.
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Melissa Baller
What is the hardest aspect? If it’s a competition then it’s the stress that I get because I want to do good and I want to get a personal record and I want to win and if I don’t then it’s like ‘Oh no!’
What is the best part of running? It helps me clear my head and it’s something that I really enjoy whether it’s competitive or just for fun. It’s my number one thing I would do out of anything else.
Do you have a ritual? I always don’t match my socks.
Sophomore Sprinter Nursing major
Why did you choose UP? I wanted to go to a really strong long distance program and a school that was really well focused on academics. I didn’t know what I wanted to do as a freshman, but I knew it was really strong academically. Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON
Jared Bassett
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is based on the work that you’ve done. You see the results of all the long miles and training. What is the hardest aspect? Probably the same thing, the work you put in and the mental aspect. Pounding your body every day, getting used to that and making it part of your routine. You have to sacrifice things that you might want to do that you can’t when you’re training.
What is the best part of running? The self-satisfaction that you get from knowing you put in all the work yourself and that everything that you’ve achieved
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What is your motivation to run? It’s a goal for me to achieve. Every time I run I always set a goal for myself and I always try to achieve it. How hard is balancing school and running? It definitely is, especially being a nursing major. I’m freaking out already and it’s not even my junior year yet. It’s a very time consuming sport so it’s hard to balance the two. How do you get ready for a race? Day before, I run easy, do some strides, hydrate and do a lot of stretching and foam rolling. Day of, I relax and treat it like any other day. What is your motivation to run? I want to get as good as I can get. My ultimate goal is to run postcollegiately and be a sponsored runner at some point.
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This week in sports Baseball The Pilots are coming off a tough week of loss despite having clear chances to win each game. The Pilots went 1-2 in their three-game series in San Francisco with two close losses on March 22 and 24, both with a 2-1 score. The Pilots lone win for the week came on March 23 in a 5-1 win behind sophomore pitcher Kurt Yinger’s terrific performance and only allowing one run scored. While the Pilots stayed close to Oregon on March 26, the Ducks pulled away 5-1 to drop the Pilots record to 8-16 overall.
Men’s Tennis The men’s tennis team suffered a harsh loss at the hands of No. 67 Cal Poly on the road on March 24. The Pilots return home April 4 to take on Sacramento State at 10 a.m. The squad still sports a winning record at 8-6 and are 1-1 in the WCC as the team prepares for conference play.
Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team dropped a couple WCC matches last week as they lost on the road to BYU 5-2 on March 20. The Pilots also lost a close match to San Diego 4-2 at home on March 23. The Pilots head out on the road this weekend in California as they face Cal Poly on March 29 and UC Santa Barbra on March 30. The Pilots’ record currently stands at 7-8 overall and 1-3 in the WCC.
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March 28, 2013
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Portland Thorns to battle Pilots
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After a satisfying 4-0 victory over the U-20 Canadian National Team March 22, the Pilots face their biggest challenge in a game against the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League
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(From Left to right) Junior midfielder Michelle Cruz attacks against a Candian defender on March 22. Junior forward Micaela Capelle fakes out Canada’s goalkeeper and capitalizes on her mistake by scoring the first of her two goals. Sophomore defender Lorielle McCluskie uses her size and talent to out-leap Canadian players on a corner kick for a header. Taylor Tobin Staff Writer tobint16@up.edu Pilot fans will get to see their women’s soccer team compete against some of the best players in the world. The newest Portland professional sports team, the Portland Thorns FC, play the Pilots at Merlo Field on March 30 at 7 p.m. Thorns and former Pilots Angie (Woznuk) Kerr, Danielle Foxhoven and Christine Sinclair (who may not be attending due to National Team commitments) will return to their old stomping grounds for an exhibition match. “I’m nervous in a good way. It’s high-quality soccer. We haven’t played a team like that in a long time, maybe ever. [They’ve] got the best two forwards in the
world right now,” junior forward Amanda Frisbee said. “It’s a great opportunity to see what the professional level has to offer.” Head Coach Garrett Smith looks at the opportunity to play the Thorns as an honor. He knows his team will benefit from experiencing a professional level of play. “It’s just great to see a professional franchise here in Portland, and it’s exciting to have their first game be on Merlo Field,” Smith said. “Our players aspire to play at that level. I think this will be a good eye-opener for them. [Professionals] are not distracted by school work and studies, they just get to focus on their soccer. It will be good for us to see that.” The women’s soccer team
showed their strength their in a shutout win (4-0) against the Canadian U-20 National Team on March 22. After a scoreless first half, the Pilots picked up pace in the 51st minute, with junior forward Micaela Capelle scoring her first of two goals for the night. “The more games, the better for us. These girls want to play soccer. They don’t want to train; they want to play,” Smith said. “Just to play a quality opposition like Canada was great for us.” Capelle said the team will focus on working together, understanding each other and playing their best soccer. “We don’t want to be a kickball team; we want to be able to play around people,” Capelle said. For sophomore midfielder
Emily Sippel, spring games are a chance to work on getting in shape, game-ready and comfortable with the girls they have now. “Everyone gets good playing time with the low numbers. We have eight new [girls] coming later,” Sippel said. “If we have a solid foundation right now and build it through spring, that will be really good for next season.” With the seniors gone and the incoming recruiting class, ranked fifth in the nation, not on the team yet, current freshmen to get more experience in a game setting. “Spring is really important. We’re really trying to figure things out,” Capelle said. “To get the freshmen playing more than they did in the fall,[competing]
See the Portland Thorns take on the Pilots Saturday for free at 7 p.m. together and seeing how each of them play is great.” Smith notes that during the regular season it can be tough for freshmen to settle in. This time of the year they can focus on their game instead of preparing for specific opponents. “During the fall season, [we’re] just trying to prepare for the next game, and chasing our tail a little bit,” Smith said. The Pilots vs. Thorns match is a free event with a suggested donation to benefit the Providence Heart and Vascular Institute’s Play Smart Young Heart Screening program at the door.
Women’s tennis stares down final road trip of the season With a 7-8 overall record, the Pilots make a final run on a their last road trip against LMU, Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara to get a good seed for the WCC Championship Tournament Connor Snashall Staff Writer snashall15@up.edu
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Sophomore Anastasia Polyakova leaps into a swing against San Diego March 23. Even though the Pilots lost 4-2, Polyakova won her singles match.
After a hard-fought 4-2 loss to WCC opponent and No. 45 nationally-ranked San Diego March 23, with wins from freshman Maja Mladenovic and sophomore Anastasia Polyakova, the Pilots head south for a fourgame road trip to end conference play. Cal Poly is their first stop on the trip down the coast on March 29, the Pilots own a 7-8 overall record and look to gain momentum going into the WCC Championship Tournament in April. With sunshine all but guaranteed, matches will be held on outdoor courts. Although that might not be what the team is used to playing in Portland grew up playing outdoors. Senior Valeska Hoath, who grew up in Queensland, Australia and knows both sides environments. “It’s a lot easier to hit winners on the faster indoor courts,” said Hoath. “So practices will be
focused on playing longer points on slower courts.” Facing Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount, and Pepperdine in a span of eight days is challenging for any team. Hoath believes the team is well prepared after facing ranked teams like No. 36 Washington, No. 40 Saint Mary’s and No. 41 Washington State earlier this season. “I think it’s been good to play these teams because we’ve competed well against those teams and it gives us the confidence to compete with the teams in upcoming games,” Hoath said. “Even today [March 23] against San Diego, we’re out here playing long close matches and it definitely helps to have the experience of those matches.” The Pilots face Cal Poly tomorrow, March 28, and look to take advantage of the team’s recent struggles. Saturday could prove to be a tough match against the Gauchos of UCSB. On April 5, the Pilots face No. 61 LMU, who are also experience early success
and will prove to be a hard-fought match heading into WCC play as they ride a strong four game winning streak. The road trip ends with the Pepperdine Waves on April 6, a team the Pilots hope to exploit and to clinch a WCC win. Freshman Tori Troesch looks forward to the team’s stop in San Luis Obispo, Calif., her hometown. “We’re going to my hometown and I’ve played on those courts all my life, so I’m really excited,” Troesch said. With only six games left on the season, the trip is the beginning of the end for the Pilots before heading to the WCC Championship Tourament in San Diego on April 25. Wins on the road may not be easy to come by in the WCC, but with the right preparation and confidence, the Pilots hope to return home with momentum to finish out the season at home facing San Francisco on April 19 and Santa Clara on April 20 both starting at 11 a.m.