The Beacon - 2015 April 9 - Issue 23 by The Beacon

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Tuition crosses $40,000 mark Tuition will rise 4.5 percent this fall, but how much do UP students really pay? By Rebekah Markillie THE BEACON

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Every semester you (or your parents) write a massive check to UP to pay for your education. Starting this fall, that check will be for at least $20,040 a semester, a 4.5 percent increase from last year, and that’s only covering tuition. A double room with double occupancy will increase to $3,980 per semester, a 4.4 percent increase from last year. UP gets its funds from three sources: tuition, donations and endowment earnings. This 4.5 percent tuition increase isn’t an arbitrary number. According to Vice President for Finance Alan Timmins, it’s decided based off of the expenditures from last year and projected estimates for the coming year. These expenditures make their way up from individual departments to the Board of Regents for an overall budget approval. We’ve broken down the numbers to take a look at how UP’s price tag stacks up to other universities and how much students really pay.

First-year undergraduates receiving institutional aid

Tuition increase and projection

Future tuition estimates

Santa Clara Univeristy University of Portland Gonzaga Univeristy U of O (out-of-state) U of O (in-state)

97 percent of first-year undergraduates at UP receive scholarships and grants directly from UP, not including government aid or loans. The average amount of institutional aid UP awards to first-year students is $19,512.

These numbers are averages of yearly tuition plus additional fees Source: U.S. Department of Education 2012-2013 data

Source: U.S. Department of Education 2012-2103 data

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UP’s neighborhood deals with gentrification By Maggie Hannon THE BEACON

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The Marvel 29 apartment development in St. Johns opened in January. St. Johns is one of many neighborhoods in North and Northeast Portland feeling the effects of gentrification.

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Just outside the UP bubble in North and Northeast Portland, the local community is changing. Rent prices have risen substantially in recent years and affluent businesses like New Seasons are opening throughout the area. People who cannot afford these prices are being pushed out. Portland is gentrifying. A study Governing Magazine released in February says that out of the 50 major cities in the U.S., Portland is the most gentrified city. 58 percent of the gentrificationeligible tracts throughout the city gentrified, and nearly all of the neighborhoods eligible for gentrification in North and Northeast Portland have

gentrified since 2000. Sommer Slovens, a St. Johns resident, said she was almost forced out of her neighborhood when her rent was going to increase by $275. Although Slovens and her husband had stable jobs, they could not afford this rise in rent. With only 30 days notice until they would have to start paying the increased rent, Slovens feared her family would not find a home in time. “We were really scared, and I didn’t realize that at any time in life I would become that close to being homeless,” Slovens said. Although Slovens was able to stay in St. Johns and found a home with less expensive rent, many members of the community are being pushed out of the neighborhoods near the University.

SPORTS • 14 Cute on the court Senior basketball player David Carr is coaching his son early.

Ifanyi Bell’s video, “Future: Portland,” produced by Oregon Humanities, details the struggles of African Americans living in Portland, a city that is 76 percent white. In the video, which was inspired by Bell’s essay, “The Air I Breathe," several members of the community spoke out against the negative aspects to changes in the neighborhood. “When I’m driving up Williams Avenue going north, I experience, it’s physical, it’s pain,” former Oregon Senator Avel Gordly says in the video.

A changing city

With an increase in rent prices in Portland, many people are moving east and to Gresham and the outer reaches of East Portland.

See Gentrification, page 5

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NEWS

Students redefine beauty in first-ever BeYou-ty Pageant What do you get when you take a beauty pageant, rid it of fancy dresses, high heels and cutthroat competition, and add thought-provoking conversation about the progress of women? According to seniors Britta Geisler and Irene Sutton, you get a BeYou-ty Pageant. At 6:30 tonight in Shiley 301, students can join in on a discussion about the empowerment of women with a group of influential female panelists at UP’s first ever BeYou-ty pageant. Around the time of the 64th annual Miss World Pageant in December of 2014, Geisler was reading articles about ridding the pageant of its swimsuit portion – or maybe just ridding the world of pageants once and for all. Geisler thought about the positive female role models in her life and realized that pageants have more potential than some give them credit for. “I thought about it more and more, and it would be neat to have a meeting with women from all across the world where they can share a conversation about the progression of women and the problems they’re facing,” Geisler said. Geisler sought to make this a reality on a local level as she reconnected with her friend and fellow business major Irene Sutton, who spoke with Geisler about their shared vision of bringing powerful women together and overturning the idea of a beauty pageant. The two business majors carefully drew out a plan to bring local and inspiring women together as panelists to discuss female progress and the issues facing women today. There is no competition aspect to Geisler and Sutton’s pageant. The two decided to call the event a pageant as a way to get the attention of their classmates and to make a statement about pageants today. Instead the pageant works more as a discussion amongst four women in the Portland area that have challenged the traditional idea of beauty. The panelists will introduce themselves and then be posed a series of questions to discuss. At the end, the audience can ask questions and make their own remarks about beauty and women in the media. While most pageants focus on beauty in the form of appearance, Sutton and Geisler have a different definition: “One who is happy with who they are and dedicated to spreading their confidence and knowledge to empower

others.” “We have some questions to just provoke people to think about how the media is portraying women right now,” Sutton said. “What do they think about beauty? How are their ventures flipping the concept of a woman on its head?” Two former UP E-Scholars will be on the panel: Danielle Knott, executive director of Render: Feminist Food & Culture Quarterly and Lynn Le, founder of Society Nine, a women's sportswear company. Other panelists include Cheryl Green, a disabilities activist who created "Storyminders," and Brandy Machado, who directs a nonprofit that teaches girls leadership and confidence through skateboarding. Geisler has a special connection to Machado. She has been a volunteer coach and skater for “Skate Like a Girl” since the program returned to Portland a year and a half ago. She coaches beginners ranging from 4-year-old girls to 40-year-old mothers. “For a long time, (skateboarding) was not seen as something that [girls] can be apart of,” Geisler said, “You identify with your role models sometimes by the way they look. If you see someone that looks like you, you can kind of imagine yourself doing what they’re doing. That’s why it’s important to see girls skateboarding.” Sutton and Geisler believe that Machado and the other panelists embody their new definition of beauty. Both students strive to achieve this definition of beauty as well, but admit that they still catch themselves subscribing to a more traditional appearancebased beauty. “I can’t say that I’m immune to the preconditioned ideas of beauty that I’ve grown up with,” Geisler said. “But I need to remember what beauty means to me and how I feel when I experience beauty from someone else. Not their appearance but their confidence and their dedication to sharing that confidence with other people.” Both students hope that the BeYou-ty Pageant will influence others to start their own pageants focused on action rather than appearance. According to Sutton, other students have already approached her about taking over the event after she and Geisler graduate. Geisler and Sutton hope to pass on their marketing materials and guidance not only to students at UP but to students in colleges and high schools all over the country.

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Seniors Britta Geisler, left, and Irene Sutton discuss their BeYou-ty Pageant, which overturns the ideas of pageants by focusing on the accomplishments of women. The BeYou-ty Pageant is today at 6:30 in Shiley Hall 301.

Geisler says that their ultimate goal is to get the attention of the Miss World pageant and possibly reshape the entire idea of pageants into something more constructive. This is why their slogan

for the event is “Beauty is Purpose,” riffing on Miss World’s slogan of “Beauty with a Purpose.” “Personally, I think that if you’re doing something positive in your life and just

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God, Humor & Humanity From The Iliad to The Onion Presented by

Anita Houck Thursday, April 9 at 7:15pm Holy Cross Lounge 3rd floor of Franz Hall

Explore the mystery of the divine, from Homer’s controversial depictions of the laughter of the Greek gods to the coverage of religion in Chicago’s edgy satirical newspaper. This lecture is part of the Beckman Humor Project. For ADA accommodations, contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu

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NEWS

Students turn down (the lights) for a cause By Jacob Fuhrer THE BEACON In a Buckley Center classroom, the lights are on and the document camera is running, but the doors are closed and there’s no one around. The hallways are empty, and an eery silence permeates throughout the building. No, this isn’t a postapocalyptic scene in which hyper-caffeinated, sleepdeprived students finally overrun the school and decimate its population. It’s actually just a regular Friday night. However, it’s a Friday night that members of the College Ecology Club (CEC) would like to change. Friday Night Lights, as CEC is calling the new program, involves a group of volunteers meeting each Friday and turning off lights, computers and equipment in academic buildings across campus in an effort to save energy. Members of CEC have also been busy off-campus. They visited Salem last Tuesday to meet with legislators to push for the use of cleaner energy in the state. “We want people to be a little more mindful about the decisions they make and not just do things because it’s convenient,” CEC President Samantha Wright said. At the first Friday Night Lights on March 27, volunteers shut down over 100 computers, 13 projection cameras, and countless hallway, bathroom and classroom lights. The program is new to UP,

but it’s been ongoing at other universities nationwide. Environmental science professor Ted Eckmann came up with idea while teaching at Bowling Green State University. If the statistics are any indication, the program was a great success. Eckmann says the school saved around $15,000 each year in lowered electricity costs. Bowling Green is a larger university, but UP can benefit from the savings as well. “As some students said, that's their tuition paying UP's electricity bill, so I think students should have a say in whether or not UP leaves lights, computers, and monitors on all weekend in empty rooms,” Eckmann said in an email. CEC Secretary Abigail Maddigan, a sophomore biology major with an environmental science minor, recalled hearing Eckmann give a talk to the club where he explained Friday Night Lights. “I think most of the club officers said, ‘That sounds like a lot of fun,’” Maddigan said. “It took about a month and then we were like ‘Let’s do this!’” Maddigan said around ten people volunteered for the past two Friday Night Lights, and the club plans to make it a weekly event. “In the past two weeks, I’ve been so extremely happy,” Wright said. “It feels so good to look back at Buckley and see that it’s completely dark. . . that no energy is going to go wasted.” Some members of CEC are working on a much larger scale to reduce the environmental

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Juniors Nicole Statler (left) and Brooke Holmes turn off computers in the Franz Hall computer lab. College Ecology Club members like Statler and Holmes have been going around campus each Friday evening to turn off lights and save energy. impact of energy consumption statewide. Junior environmental science major and CEC Treasurer Brooke Holmes, traveled to the Salem last Tuesday as part of her internship with the Sierra Club to lobby for cleaner energy in Oregon. Holmes, along with junior Luke Kemp and freshman Summer Grandy, met with Tina Kotek, Oregon’s speaker of the house. The conversation centered on a piece of proposed legislation that would urge for adoption of cleaner energy. According to Holmes, one third of Oregon’s energy comes indirectly from coal burned in other states. The bill would ask Oregon to shift that final third

of coal-backed energy to a new energy mix that is 90 percent cleaner. Holmes says the meeting with Kotek was “marginally successful.” “We’ve got backing from a lot of representatives from Oregon in the Senate and House, but we need more,” Holmes said. Holmes says she believes it will take a lot of governmental policy to finally put an end to the use of coal and to promote better environmental practices. On a more local scale, CEC plans to continue raising awareness about issues through a screening of Mission Blue, a documentary about protecting the Earth’s oceans. CEC will also have a booth outside the

library on Earth Day, April 22, to engage with students and award prizes for pledging certain environmental actions and writing letters to representatives. “I am encouraged by the interest UP’s students, faculty, and staff have shown in becoming more sustainable,” Eckmann said. “We can do it if we’re collectively ready to make sacrifices, and if we apply courage and creativity to change our bad habits into truly sustainable solutions.”

Contact Staff Writer Jacob Fuhrer at fuhrer17@up.edu. Twitter: @jacobfuhrer

Can you hear me now?

New antennas promise better cell coverage around campus By Jacob Fuhrer THE BEACON If you’ve relied on spotty cell phone coverage as an excuse for not calling your parents, the jig is almost up. The notoriously poor cell phone service on campus is about to get a big boost thanks to a network of antennas that will soon be installed on The Bluff. The small, smoke detectorshaped antennas, collectively called a distributed antenna system (DAS), will be placed around campus to provide cell coverage in areas where signals have difficulty reaching. Michelle Sunderland, director of Technical Services, said the project is a response to complaints from students. “We’re very much aware there are quality of service issues on campus,” Sunderland said. UP has teamed up with Anthem Telecom, which is negotiating with all four major cell carriers to hook up to the DAS. Information Services expects at least two carriers to sign onto the DAS and agree to foot the bill, after which the system can be installed over the summer. The project will happen

in stages, and it’s unclear yet which buildings on campus will be first to get improved coverage. However, Sunderland emphasized the importance of communications in residence hall. “We’re very concerned about the dorms because that’s where our students reside, and they want to have good service where they live,” Sunderland said. “The end goal is to have that full coverage through all the buildings.” In an age when people can’t go a day without cellphones, DAS is becoming an increasingly popular choice to bring coverage and speed to users. Sunderland said Anthem Telecom constructed a similar antenna system at Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton and was able to bring the system online in a matter of months. In addition to the antenna system, Sunderland said the University has reached an agreement with Verizon Wireless allowing the company to place a cell site on top of Mehling Hall. “That’s sweet,” freshman Heather Neace said when she heard the news. “Especially since I drop calls all the time in Mehling too.”

Neace is a Verizon customer and recalled a time when she dropped a single call with her parents more than three times. “It’s super annoying,” Neace said. Sunderland said the new Verizon antennas will not change the appearance of the building and that the antenna can be made to match the surroundings. For Patricia Rincon, a senior communication studies major, it’s about more than keeping in touch with family. “Yesterday my third class was canceled and I had no idea because I had no service,” Rincon said. “It would have been great to know before walking over there.” Rincon says school WiFi does help a bit, but even that can be flaky. AT&T and T-Mobile already have communications equipment on Swindells Hall and Buckley Center, respectively. Adam Haas, principal of Converge Communications, a telecommunications consulting firm, said the new antennas are consistent with an industrywide trend. “The demand (for service) is going to keep increasing

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exponentially,” Haas said. “The big issue is cell providers need to do more and more installations, just to be able to keep up with demand.” Haas also said the installations can be a good revenue source for the school. Indeed, Sunderland said Verizon will likely pay a recurring fee to the University for hosting equipment on Mehling. In addition to making service easier to access for students, the system will also improve Public Safety

radios. Sunderland’s office is working with Public Safety to coordinate which areas are in need of improved reception. If all goes well, both the DAS and Verizon tower will be constructed over the summer. “We’re fully committed to providing this service to our students, faculty and staff and we’re excited to have taken this first step,” Sunderland said. Contact Staff Writer Jacob Fuhrer at fuhrer17@up.edu. Twitter: @jacobfuhrer

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ASUP to allocate $80,000 surplus Monday By Karen Garcia THE BEACON At the last ASUP meeting of the year, ASUP Senate will decide how to spend $80,000 of unspent funds. Tomorrow is the last day for clubs to submit proposals to use part of the surplus. Each student pays the $85 fee every semester, which makes up the ASUP budget. Before the student body passed Resolution 15-01 last month and effectively replaced the Major Project Fund (MPF) with the Campus Traditions Fund (CTF), 10 percent of each student fee went toward the MPF. The surplus comes as a result of a series of decisions made in the beginning of fall semester, when 90 percent of the MPF from the previous fiscal year was added to the fall MPF, amounting to a total of approximately $60,000. After no MPF project was chosen in the fall, last semester’s MPF was pushed into the spring semester MPF, totaling approximately $89,000. The establishment of the CTF abolished the MPF process, leaving ASUP with a lot of money to spend and without a concrete list of ideas for how to spend it. On Monday, $8,000 was allocated to Campus Program

Board for Anchors Away, leaving around $80,000 left. In the past, unspent money from the MPF was transferred to the ASUP endowment. ASUP Treasurer Jessie Robinson said this year, any unspent funds would be pushed over into next fall’s CTF, but that she hopes most of it will be spent before the end of the fiscal year. “Senators have been collecting ideas, and the very last ASUP meeting is next Monday; the only time we all have to decide how to spend it,” Robinson said. “We’ll probably end up allocating it to different student organizations and needs, and to update some of our services.”

How to get surplus funds Any clubs or student organizations that want to submit a request for funds should email Jessie Robinson at robinson15@ up.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, April 10. Requests should clearly state the amount and the reason behind the request.

Pope Francis Wants You… to join him every day in a special spiritual practice that will change your life, and the world!

Come and hear about it.

Living the Joy of the Gospel with Pope Francis presented by

Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C. Co-director, Garaventa Center

Tuesday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m. Holy Cross Lounge 3rd floor in Franz Hall

Contact Staff Writer Karen Garcia at garciaka17@up.edu.

Tuition: Net payments with financial aid based on yearly income from 2010-2013

Sponsored by the Garaventa Center  Free and open to the public For ADA accommodations or event information, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

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CRIME LOG April 4, 3:01 a.m. Officers responded to a report of unlawful noise on the 5200 block of N. Yale. Officers patrolled the area for several minutes before clearing, due to a lack of any noise disturbance. No further complaints were received. April 5, 12:31 a.m. Officers were notified that Portland Police Bureau was responding to a possible shots fired call on the 4700 block of N. Syracuse. Portland Police notified Public Safety that the noise disturbance was caused by fireworks and not gun shots. No further disturbances were reported.

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ON CAMPUS Holocaust Remembrance Week

Pilots After Dark Trivia Night and Bingo

Sunday, April 12 to Friday, April 17 in various locations on campus. Events include the White Rose Exhibition, screening of “Sophie Scholl: Die Letzen Tag” and a speech by Holocaust survivor Mirian Greenstein, author of “In the Shadow of Death; A Young Girl’s Survival in the Holocaust.” Events are free and open to the public.

Friday, April 10 from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. in The Cove. Trivia includes exciting categories, and this is your last chance to win big at Pilots After Dark. The prizes will be outrageous and weird.

Minor Differences Documentary Showing Thursday, April 9 at 6 p.m. in Buckley Center 110. Viewing and discussion of the documentary, “Minor Differences.” This film follows the men who were incarcerated in their teens and how that experience has affected their life.

Rock the Bluff CPB presents Rock the Bluff featuring Young the Giant and Priory this Saturday, April 11 in the Chiles Center at 9:30 p.m. Get your free ticket from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday in the Chiles Center Box Office.

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Gentrification: Portland struggles with racial history

Continued from page 1 Michael Alexander, president of the Portland Urban League, said many factors have contributed to people being displaced from North and Northeast Portland, which have historically comprised African American neighborhoods. “Lots of things have caused that community to be significantly disrupted,” Alexander said. “Because of institutional expansions, because of actions that over decades, city-based organizations and city-based departments have taken steps that have caused the stability of the neighborhood to be impacted in a negative way.” According to Babs Adamski, former social outreach committee chair of the St. John’s Neighborhood Association, when people are displaced from communities, those being pushed out are not the only ones who suffer. “When housing gets that expensive, people tend to move away,” Adamski said. “It changes their community, the community they’re leaving behind, and it also changes their lives.” According to Slovens,

the poor are not the only ones who are suffering from gentrification. “People who aren’t able to afford housing aren’t just the really destitute and the really poor,” Slovens said. “It’s not just homeless or people living off welfare, it’s actual working families who are struggling to put roofs over their heads.” While Adamksi is concerned for people being pushed out of the neighborhood, she also recognizes the benefits to economic advancement within her neighborhood. “I’ll be glad to be able to walk to a New Seasons to get the things that I now get from New Seasons on a special trip,” Adamski said. “I like the idea of people living here who are well educated, who will encourage the youth in our community to pursue higher (education) and do things that ultimately will put them in a place to support themselves.”

A history of racism

Oregon has a dark history of racism, including exclusionary laws created to ensure African Americans could not live in the state. The city of Portland also practiced redlining in several neighborhoods, which means

the city denied housing services to African Americans in certain areas. These practices created the historically African American neighborhoods like those around Mississippi Avenue and Alberta Street.

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It’s not just homeless or people living off welfare, it’s acutal working families who are struggling to put roofs over their heads.

Summer Slovens St. Johns resident

Junior Sarah Street is writing her thesis on the history of gentrification in Portland. While Street recognizes the benefits some people get from these changes, she believes there are notable impacts for those who can no longer afford to live in these areas. “There are positive aspects of gentrification that middleand upper-class individuals get to benefit from,” Street said. “But the problem is what happens to those who are essentially kicked out to make room for the middle- and upper-class.” No other state in the U.S. had exclusionary laws. UP sociology professor Valerie

Francisco-Menchavez thinks gentrification is somewhat unique to Portland and the state of Oregon because of these laws. “(Gentrification) is happening everywhere. What makes it particular to Portland is that Portland has a race problem,” FranciscoMenchavez said. “The state of Oregon was thought to be a haven for white people, and that makes it a problem because it’s driving out all the people of color there.” Although these institutions have changed, according to Alexander, their effects are still present today. “The downstream impact is still something that this community has got to overcome,” Alexander said. “Even if the players and the forces that may have triggered it over time have changed, and their focus has changed, the impact of those actions remain.”

Portland. Hales disclosed that these funds would be allocated with $8 million going to 70 - 140 new rental units, $5 million going to new housing development and downpayment assistance for up to 72 households, $4 million for home repairs for up to 240 households and $3 million to buy land for future housing. Because Portland is such a small city compared to other cities also dealing with rapid gentrification, Alexander is optimistic about the city’s ability to combat the issue. “The scope here is such that if we’re serious about this, the effort that goes into creating solutions or making an impact has a much greater likelihood of making a difference that can be seen and felt within a reasonable time frame, within people’s lifetime,” Alexander said. “We can get our hands around this.”

What’s being done?

In the last three months, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales announced his plan for spending $20 million in projects for affordable housing in North and Northeast

Contact Staff Writer Maggie Hannon at hannon15@up.edu. Twitter: @maggie_hannon

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‘Bringing Light to Darkness’

Martin Luther King Jr’s words, “What affects one directly, affects all indirectly” were displayed on the screen in the Bauccio Commons in front of UP students and faculty at the candlelight vigil Wednesday evening. The ceremony, organized by Kristina Houck and Green Dot, promoted active bystanders taking a

stand and coming together as a community to make a difference in preventing sexual assault. Green Dot-certified students opened the ceremony speaking about their experiences with Green Dot and why they chose to be certified. The ceremony ended with the lighting of candles and a blessing by Fr. Mark DeMott.

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“...This light is given to you to carry to the darkest places,” DeMott said. “To carry to the places where you cannot see another candle burning. It’s to be guarded carefully so that it doesn’t go out. If you catch it going out, it is to be relit. And relit time and time again.” -Malika Andrews

Portland Southern eating: Reviewed by a Southerner By Rachel Rippetoe THE BEACON

It’s no secret that Portland hosts a wide variety of restaurants spanning across cultures all over the world. However, there is a certain type of food that has grown in popularity and it hits right at home for me: Southern cuisine. I hail from all the way down south, from Nashville, Tennessee. Although Nashville has grown sizably in population, culture and diversity, we’re no strangers to authentic Southern food. Even hippie liberals love fried okra and green beans. I’m skeptical of this fascination with southern food on the West Coast. These Northwestern folks want nothing to do with Southern politics, they certainly don’t want our public education, and they claim not to want our obesity. Yet they’re suddenly fawning over fried chicken and waffles, sweet tea and green beans. I decided to see for myself. I wanted to know how disconnected these Yankees really were from us salt-andsugar-loving Southern folks. I ventured to two different “Southern” restaurants in Portland and I put them to the test.

Po’shines Cafe De La Soul

On a sunny afternoon, I took the bus down to Po’shines Cafe De La Soul. It’s about two miles from campus in the Kenton neighborhood. We were told by a lady behind the counter to seat ourselves in true Southern fashion. The service the entire afternoon was friendly and polite. Finally, we were served

the most vital authenticity indicator for a restaurant attempting to be Southern: Sweet tea. I have zero expectations for sweet tea anywhere in the North. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the sweet tea at Po’shines. It was served in a cute little mason jar and had the perfect amount of sweetness for a true Southerner. I ordered chicken and waffles and my friend ordered fried catfish, mac and cheese and hushpuppies. My waffles were rich, fluffy and delicious. The fried chicken, however, was bland. I found it interesting that a restaurant that seemed to be picking up on New Orleans culture would lack so much seasoning. The chicken was incredibly bland at first bite. The catfish and hushpuppies, however, were delightful. The deep-fried catfish was just tender enough on the inside and just crunchy enough on the outside. The hushpuppies were some of the best I’d ever had. I have no food adjectives to describe them perfectly, just yum. Somehow all the spices and seasoning that should have gone to my fried food all got dumped into the mac and cheese. It had all the cajun zest I was looking for. Definitely try the sweet tea and hushpuppies but maybe steer clear of the fried food, or at least lower your expectations for it. Southern authenticity: 8/10

The Screen Door

My uncle, another Nashville-Portland migrant, taught me that the best way to judge a Southern restaurant in the Northwest is by their sweet

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tea and their biscuits. I kept this in mind as I waited in a line that stretched to the outside patio of The Screen Door on a warm Saturday afternoon. It took us about an hour to get seated. Once we obtained a coveted spot in the popular restaurant, we were waited on almost instantly. Once again we ordered sweet tea but this time, we tried the glazed breakfast hush puppies instead of the fried okra. My first glass of sweet tea was unimpressive. I had to add two packets of sweetener and a packet of sugar to even bring it up to par with Po’shines’ tea. However, my second and third glasses were much sweeter. The hush puppies were outof-this-world. Not only were they deep-fried and glazed but they also had a cheese and bacon filling. I had three and wanted to go home and take a nap. However, for the purpose of

this review, I powered through my fullness. I knew I had clearly been out of the South for far too long. When it came to ordering my main brunch entre, the menu was overwhelming. It had lots of good Southern staples like cheese grits and biscuits and gravy, but the prices were slightly disconcerting. It was $8.95 for two biscuits and gravy. Back home, I live right across the street from the Loveless Cafe which biscuits are critically acclaimed as some of the best biscuits in the country. They put a basket of them out on each table for free. No way in hell am I paying $8.95 for two biscuits and gravy. I ordered a praline bacon waffle and a plain biscuit with jelly. The waffle was crazy-good. It had bacon cooked inside of it and another sugar coated strip on top along with whipped cream and pecans. I ate a

quarter of it and was ready to nap and fast for the rest of the week. The expensive biscuit on the other hand, was average at best. It was too thick and heavy. Biscuits are supposed to be light and fluffy so you can eat at least five of them with all different kinds of jams before you pass out on the couch. TSD should take a few pointers from Loveless about taste and price. Judging The Screen Door simply as a Portland restaurant, the servings were huge and the food was delicious. Also, despite the long wait, once you get in, the service is fairly quick and friendly. I would definitely go again. The restaurant lacks the simplicity and ambiance of a southern restaurant, its menu is overwhelming and over priced, and both the sweet tea and the biscuits are sub-par. Southern authenticity: 5/10

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Calling it: TV review

Karen Garcia• THE BEACON In my life, I’ve joined lots of bandwagons. When indie music (ironically) became really popular in high school, I dutifully put on my headphones and gave the obscure, if slightly pretentious, bands a try. I’ve marched into movie theaters, a group of friends in tow, in order to watch the latest installments of movie franchises. But few media sensations have made me as willing and happy to climb into the bandwagon as “Mad Men.” Set in a New York ad agency in the 1960s, many of the show’s characters are in the business of selling ideas, usually of happiness and love, in order to successfully sell

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things. Just like the people they sell to, the advertisers are on a continuous quest for love and happiness, but also look for them in the wrong places. One of the most intriguing things about “Mad Men” is how it depicts America in transition across its seven seasons. As the societal norms and focuses of the 1950s (slowly become extinct), the show is able to highlight the major historical events and societal changes of the 60s - including elections, assassinations, the feminist and civil rights movements, homosexuality and changing family life - but manages to do so in a way that never feels forced, or there to school you about society, “Glee”-style.

As much as I love “Mad Men,” when it all comes to a close with the series finale in a couple of months, I have to admit that a part of me will be happy. Matthew Wiener, the show’s creator, has played with my poor heart far too many times, leaving me to Google questions so detailed that I suspect I have a promising future as a conspiracy theorist if college doesn’t work out. I just want to know what will become of Don Draper’s messy, kind of pathetic, life. What will happen to my favorite characters? Will I be satisfied with the finale, or will I want to dismiss it like a bad memory? Either way, it’s been fun.

Heart Beat conversations about relationships with Cassie Sheridan

I’m going to steal a line from Caitlin Moran’s book “How to Be a Woman.” There’s a part where she talks about when you know a relationship is real and right: “You can always tell when someone is with the wrong person because they have a lot to say about the fact that nothing’s happening or everything’s wrong.” In opposition to this is when the relationship is right: “They just disappear for six months, then resurface, eyes shiny and usually about six pounds heavier.” Amen. I think we’ve all had an experience (perhaps you are living it right now) that involved micro-analyzing every event, every word said, every action taken. It’s exhausting to be in a relationship that isn’t working. It’s exhausting to listen to a relationship that isn’t working. But, it’s also terrifying to admit when it isn’t. To say it’s wrong. To walk away. I have been in emotionally starved relationships that I clung to like they were giving me oxygen even when all they were doing was sinking me slowly. Similarly to David Foster Wallace, I know that everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it. I think a lot of us are this way, whether we recognize it or not. But I think a way to defeat this is to consider how often you are talking about it and analyzing it. How many hours of your day are you spending turning your relationships over like something to be studied? When you’ve been part of a relationship that was this brand of exhausting, it’s like you’re in the middle of an emotional marathon with no rules, without running shoes and maybe wearing a backpack of bricks. When you’re part of something that is working, it’s like you’re riding a scooter through said marathon. You have to work a little, but much less. You can dodge potholes. My metaphors may suck, but all this is an extended way of saying it feels different. It is different. I’ve thought a lot about how you know when it’s real. A simple Google search shows that I’m not the only one that has thought a great deal about this. That how to know when it’s real is one of the most asked questions in the rhetoric of love. A lot of the stuff that is out there is the worst.

They are “14 ways to know it’s real” and “Checklist for the real thing” as if our experiences and feelings are something to be organized or checked off. And when you’ve felt these things, or more than half, or whatever arbitrary number, you can be assured that what you are living is the real thing. I think an excellent way to know if your relationship is real or not is whether you are conducting Google searches to find out in the first place. This question doesn’t have an easy answer that is going to be found on thought catalog. I think you know. And I think the more desperately you cling, the more you know how wrong it all is. Here’s a checklist: I think you know it’s real when one day it’s eight months later, and it feels like it’s been an hour.

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I’ve thought a lot about how you know when it’s real. A simple Google search shows that I’m not the only one that has thought a great deal about this. That how to know when it’s real is one of the most asked questions in the rhetoric of love.

Cassie Sheridan Senior

I think it’s real when they are the first person you want to tell your news too, good or bad. I think it’s real when you can say it out loud. When it’s not a secret or shameful and not something you apologize for or make excuses about. I think it’s real when they have the power to hurt you the most and they do or they don’t, but the power is still there. This isn’t definitive and it’s not something to check off number by number, but it’s a few things I’ve learned from running with bricks and riding the scooter. I hope we can all find the kind of relationships that we emerge from, eyes shiny and six pounds heavier. And I hope we can all have the power and confidence and self-assurance to retract our claws and walk away when we know it’s wrong.

Contact Living Editor Cassie Sheridan at sheridan15@up.edu.

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Weekend on The Blu

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How to dance to Young the Giant

I think I speak for everyone when I say mastering the perfect indie dance moves can be one of the greatest challenges facing young hip people today. It’s too easy to bump the booty. The new cool factor is how well you can dance using mostly your arms while simultaneously pretending you are at Sasquatch. Young the Giant presents a particular challenge because you definitely want to dance, but under no circumstances should you be working your rump. I am clearly no dance master, but here’s a few of my favorite go-to moves to get you started on working the floor of the Chiles Center. Don’t forget your flower crown and flannels!

Dance move #1 ‘The apathy shuffle’

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Faith & Fellowship

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Emily Neelon Faith & Fellowship Editor neelon17@up.edu

By Koa K. Bartsch I was raised as a member of Kohala Baptist Church, a small congregation in my hometown of North Kohala, Hawaii. It was a church full of faithful, genuine Christians who sought to follow Christ as best they could and I am greatly thankful that my parents raised me there. It was there that the seed of faith was planted in my heart, a seed that grew and blossomed into a deep desire to know, love and follow Jesus with all my heart, soul, strength and mind. This desire was the beginning of my journey. The decision to become Catholic was by no means an easy choice for me. It was something I reached only through lots of research, contemplation, discernment and plain, honest conversations with God. As a Protestant I was never opposed to Catholicism. Most of my friends were Catholic and, while I respected their faith, I held that many Catholic beliefs were wrong. Of course, that was to be expected because of the differences between the Catholic and the Evangelical traditions.

Jesus led me, I followed

Even though I believed that some Catholic teachings were wrong, the one thing I was drawn to was the beauty of the liturgy. Liturgy was something new to my Evangelical sensibilities. I was fascinated with the divine ceremony of worship that was carried out with the utmost care and reverence. I didn’t have the slightest idea what was going on, but I could undoubtedly sense the tradition and holiness that it radiated. I thought to myself, “At least Catholics got something right!” The liturgy was the hook, the crosier that pulled me. Its grip was tight and I couldn’t escape. I eventually resolved to learn more about Catholicism-not from a Protestant perspective but from a Catholic one. It only made sense to let the Church tell her own story. My desire to explore beyond what I had been taught about God and faith grew and grew. I sought to validate the things I had been taught about Christianity and to gain a greater understanding of the things that I may have missed in church. While I had never questioned the existence of

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Koa K. Bartsch desired to explore and gain a greater understanding of Catholicism. Through his faith adventure, Bartsch decided to join the Catholic Church. God, the divinity of Jesus, or the infallibility of the Bible, there were some doctrines and beliefs of my Protestant church that I wanted to clarify and to explore more deeply. I embarked on an expedition to learn more about Catholicism and to eliminate my prejudices. Throughout this process I was in constant contact with God through prayer. He was always there and I turned to him and when I needed help. After discovering overwhelming evidence in

support of the Catholic Church and being constantly pulled by God in that direction I finally decided to give Catholicism a try, and it worked. The most powerful evidence that led me to my decision to join the Church was the discovery of the real presence in the Eucharist. The Bible and the early Church fathers both support the idea that the bread and wine truly become Christ’s body and blood upon consecration. He is present body, blood, soul and divinity.

Just as food nourishes the body, through Holy Communion, Christ nourishes the soul. To me, the Eucharist is the pinnacle of the Christian life on earth. Many claim that Catholics don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus. To those who believe this I ask: What can be more personal than receiving him through the Eucharist? It is, to me, the most valuable aspect of our Christian faith and God’s greatest gift by which he invites us into personal relationship and eternal life with him.

Opinion

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What has ASUP done for you this year?

In a Beacon issue on March 18, there was a good article about students’ lack of interest in what goes on within Julius Muwulya Senior ASUP. Being the president this year, I have been thinking about that article since that day. This article challenges students, “to care more, to pay attention and to understand how greatly ASUP actually affects student lives.” This is a worthwhile challenge to students, but what has ASUP done this year? This question about what ASUP has done is asked every year. I would like to believe that this year is different. To start, our campaign platform of “Two-ply and WiFi” was completed. It was a bold and ambitious platform that many thought would never get done. As I write this article, all the dorms have higher quality “two-ply” toilet paper. I think that has made life a little easier for a lot of students. The IT-department tripled the WiFi bandwidth, put antennas in the quads and also added more access points in the dorms. These improvements have been possible with ASUP working really close with the administration to get issues that students face addressed. Another project we have worked on with Residence Life is the off-campus webpage. Just two weeks ago, Residence Life launched an offcampus webpage. This webpage provides lots of great information for students thinking of moving off-campus and

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Lydia Laythe Opinion Editor layth16@up.edu

I am not a work in progress

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The real problem in Indiana

Nathan DeVaughn • THE BEACON

“The sanctity of marriage is a gift of God” sounds a lot like “The purity of race is a gift of God.” Both phrases have been used to justify the discrimination of a marginalized group of people. The first is being used now, the second was used in the 1930s. A few weeks ago, Indiana passed Senate Bill 101 titled Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The passage of this bill sparked significant controversy around what someone’s “religious beliefs” should allow them to do. Namely, should someone be able to claim their religious beliefs allow them not to serve people in the LGBTQ community? Because that’s what business owners in Indiana were doing, like the owners of Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana who refused to cater at gay weddings. The bill was overhauled last week in an attempt to protect against discrimination after intense pressure from businesses, state and local governments and individual citizens of Indiana. But critics of the original bill remain skeptical - and rightly so. The bill is only a minor manifestation of a much larger, systemic issue. Many people critiqued Indiana politicians, but maybe

we should be critiquing the religious beliefs that have become so diluted and manipulated that they (seem to) justify discrimination. “Religious” justification or not, discrimination should never be allowed. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act sounds hauntingly similar to rhetoric used to justify slavery, segregation and the limiting of women’s rights. Religion, or more specifically, the Christian Bible, has been used to justify some of the worst injustices our nation has seen. Passages in the Christian Bible, specifically about Noah and his sons, have been used to justify slavery. In 1452 CE, Pope Nicholas V wrote “Dum Diversas” which basically said that kings in Spain and Portugal could make any non-Christians (specifically targeting Saracens (Muslims)) and pagans into perpetual slaves. In 1548 CE, Pope Paul III validated the practice of buying, selling and owning slaves. And in 1866, the Holy Office of the Vatican released a statement in which they described slavery as “not at all contrary to the natural and divine law,” so long as the slave owner bought/owned another human being “justly.” Furthermore, powerful politicians in the ‘40s and ‘50s

used Christian Bible passages to justify segregation. For example, Theodore Bilbo, Mississippi Senator from 1935 to 1947, was known for using his religious beliefs to justify racism. Bilbo once wrote, “purity of race is a gift of God…” and it’s a sin against God to allow “the blood of the races (to) mix.” The Christian Bible has also been used to justify the subordination of women for thousands of years. From its “Genesis,” women have been portrayed as weaker, immoral and reliant on male providers - if not property of men all together. The debate that started in Indiana a few weeks ago is not a new debate. It just has a new target. Instead of justifying sexism or racism, “religious freedom” is being used to justify heterosexism. When we participate in discussions about discriminatory legislation, we should always be digging deeper and considering what ideas or belief systems could allow for unjust beliefs. Any religious belief that supports discrimination in any form is a bad belief. Religion can be good. Government can be good. Discrimination is always bad.

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I’m a part-time perfectionist and full-time workaholic. If an opportunity comes my way, I always, always take Emily Neelon Sophomore it. I can’t say no. I don’t know how to say no. But I need to. I need to say no. At the beginning of my freshman year, I started swimming and never looked back, even when the waves crashed into me so hard that I felt like I was drowning. My friends and family see me as ambitious and driven and focused. But inside, in the deep recesses of my mind, I’m drowning. I am drowning.

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Even as I learn to breathe again, I gulp the air too quick. afraid that an amazing, oncein-a-lifetime opportunity will slip through my fingers if I say no. But I have to say no.

Emily Neelon Sophomore

Why graduate with one major when I can pursue two? Why work one on-campus job when I can work multiple? Why not take the promotion? Why not commit to an internship? Why not work full-time and complete summer school courses? Why not? Why not? Why not? Stretching myself too thin for too long has left me exhausted and overwhelmed. I’m tired, so tired. I’m 20 and I’m drowning. I shouldn’t be this tired. I shouldn’t be drowning. I believe there’s a culture pervading American society that feeds into an unhealthy sense of competition, of getting ahead, of being unable to say no. We are told that we have to be ready to take on the world

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OPINION

Perspectives on “Yes Means Yes” Yes means yes. This is something we should be screaming from the rooftops here at UP. Mariah Wildgen But Junior we aren’t because according to the Student Conduct Handbook, we aren’t as students allowed to have sex, let alone verbally consent to it. This silence is unacceptable. People across the UP community have spoken out against sexual assault. Kristina Houck leads the wonderful Green Dot program, which seeks to end power-based personal violence. Students have also voiced their concerns, and Mallika Andrews and Joseph Rojo were brave enough to share their stories with us in this very newspaper. Paul Myers, the director of UP’s health center, had an essay in the University of Portland magazine detailing rape culture in the U.S. and here at UP. When will enough people speak up that the University realizes that more needs to be done? Green Dot has been a wonderful addition to our campus, but it’s only the beginning. We must do more to fight against sexual assault.

PROS

In Green Dot training you’re asked to make it personal, to think about someone that you care about and then a person that is out there to harm them. I used to think about hypothetical situations where my mother or sister was in harm’s way. This week the issue became much more personal - I learned that a friend had been sexually assaulted on campus this past year. When I found out, I felt grief, but that grief quickly turned to anger. “I feel like something has been stolen from me and has left me with this gaping hole.” These words from my friend struck me. We cannot allow our peers, friends and family members to feel like something precious was stolen from them. Young girls are taught that we need to protect ourselves from predators – always walk home at night with a friend, make sure your skirt isn’t too short, hold your keys in between your knuckles. This is unacceptable. These mantras are what fuel predators’ minds; it takes part of the responsibility off of them and misplaces it on the victim. We should be protected. We should not have to protect ourselves. And a way to start building a culture of protection around young women and men is to promote a culture of verbal

consent. Which is where “yes means yes” comes into play. If you haven’t heard already, California state legislature passed a law last fall addressing verbal consent, being mindful about the state of rape investigations on campuses nationwide. This law is often referred to as the “yes means yes” law. While some criticism may stem from the fact that in many cases it ends up being “he-said-she-said,” and it cannot be proven that verbal consent is given or not, this type of legislation is a step in the right direction. This campus should follow suit. By saying “yes means yes” we are promoting a culture where people are in control of their bodies. By saying “yes means yes” we are stepping up to protect those we love and care about. By saying “yes means yes” we are saying that silence is an unacceptable excuse.

Mariah Wildgen is a junior political science major and can be reached at wildgen16@ up.edu.

CONS

Last fall the “affirmative consent” standard for sexual assault at colleges in California changed Alina Rosenkranz from “no Sophomore means no” to the new so-called “yes means yes” law. So far, in cases of sexual assault the victim had to communicate their disagreement. However, under the new law, sex without giving consent, by clearly saying yes to every action, has become the new definition of sexual assault. I agree with the principle that sex without consent is rape and should be prevented or otherwise punished. That being said, I still argue that the “yes means yes” law has many flaws, one of which becomes clear when considering the following situation: A couple that has been in a relationship for several years might easily slip from cuddling to sex, and would in this case commit a criminal act and break the law. One obvious response to this might be that in this case no complaint will come up, and so there is nothing to worry about. But it makes me wonder how much sense a law makes whose definition of consent will rarely be enforced. Another part strikes me

as problematic as well. The common problem of one word against another remains unsolved. While this problem remains unsolved, another one is getting worse. The law makes it easier to accuse somebody of sexual assault even if this was not the case, leaving the person accused of sexual assault with the burden to prove their innocence. Initially the draft of the bill included the warning “relying solely on nonverbal communication can lead to misunderstanding,” which was dropped from later versions. Instead of simplifying the situation down to only a yes or no question, in such an intimate situation everyone involved should use empathy and common sense. It’s very possible that somebody gets pressured into saying yes while others have consensual sex and don’t ask each other every time “Do you want to have sex?” A common argument in favor of the “yes means yes” law is that the victim may be paralyzed by fear and therefore is unable to say no. I believe in a situation of sexual assault it is almost always the case though that it’s not the clueless guy who just doesn’t know better, but a rapist that will certainly not be stopped by this law.

but at what point should we reflect on the consequences the “facts” can have on a community - the way the “facts” can perpetuate a history of racial profiling and stereotypes? Although Gregg’s intentions are good, it seems he’s missing

the bigger picture. “It’s not the race of the suspect that matters,” Gregg said. “It’s the crime of the behavior leading to the commission of a crime that’s the important part.”

Alina Rosenkranz is a reporter for The Beacon. She can be reached at rosenkra17@up.edu.

Criminal descriptions make descriptions criminal

When a crime report is released describing the appearance of a suspect, the purpose is to give identifiable Lydia Laythe information Junior to help the public recognize a possibly dangerous individual. Knowing that the suspect has a visible tattoo, a noticeable scar, or unique hairstyle would narrow the possible individuals who fit the suspect’s description. But when a crime report describes the appearance of the person in racial terms without any other distinguishing characteristics, they criminalize the racial characteristics of the individual - they criminalize an entire group of people. Keeping our community informed and safe is important, but at what cost? Concerned Community Members Criminologist Bryan Rookey raised concerns about this practice at UP in January 2011 when Public Safety released a report, which was emailed to all UP community members,

that described “three suspicious individuals” as: Individual #1: Very heavy set black male, bald, approximately 5’6”-5’7” in his early 20’s. He was seen wearing an oversized white t-shirt, jeans, white shoes, and a baseball cap. Individual #2: Black male, skinny, approximately 5’8”, high school age. Individual #3: Black male, skinny with pimples on his face, approximately 5’8”, high school age. He was seen wearing a red shirt. At the end of the email community members were urged to contact Public Safety or 911 “immediately” because the suspects were “considered a threat to our community.” The problem with these descriptions: They fit the criteria for a majority of the black men that attend/work at UP or live in the surrounding area. Pretty much any young black man could fit one of those three descriptions - and that’s not fair or helpful. “The question I have is: What is the utility of a vague racial description?” Rookey said in a recent interview. “How does (a vague racial description) possibly help the investigation? At what cost?

Are you doing more harm than good?” “There’s a harm there, I think,” Rookey said. “(Racial descriptions can be harmful) in the absence of a… defining feature. Vague racial descriptions are not useful from a public safety standpoint at all.” Involved and Affected Gerald Gregg, director of Public Safety said he releases racial descriptions of suspects, regardless of race, when the victim or witness is certain, because he considers that information as fact and believes informing the public of the facts is important to creating a safer community. “The facts are the facts,” Gregg said. “It doesn’t make sense to withhold material facts when warning someone of a potential threat. The idea is to catch the person responsible for the crime.” Gregg’s intention to keep UP safe is what we want from the director of Public Safety. But I worry that his singular focus on the facts and on finding the suspect without any regard for the effect this objective can have on the community as a whole is dangerous. Yes the “facts are the facts,”

Paul Lachine

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OPINION

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ASUP: President reflects on past year Continued from page 11 those currently living offcampus. The Residence Life staff was so responsive to our suggestions and inquiries and it is their work that has made this resource available to the students we represent. This year, we also launched a new ASUP website. This new website is more user friendly, easier to use and navigate than the old one. It is well organized, clean and clearly demonstrates what we do as ASUP. Now students and clubs can get a lot of useful information from this new and fresh website. This new website can be found at sites.up.edu/asup. Right now it has applications for our ASUP service director positions which will be due in a few days. This new website is addressing the needs of ASUP in the present and I believe it will do so for the future. Within Senate, we also passed Resolution 14-03 this year. This resolution, which was passed on March 25 with 89 percent of the vote, will add a diversity clause to the ASUP

constitution. Another great piece of legislation that was passed on March 25 with 75 percent of the vote is Resolution 1501. Resolution 15-01 will be replacing the Major Project Fund starting in the fall with a Campus Traditions Fund. If you want to know more about these two resolutions, feel free to check out our website. With events, we have seen CPB organizing great events all year long. A good example is the Dance of the Decades, which was the most attended dance in UP history. Under CPB Director Sarah Berger, the organization saw a face lift that made it so successful this year. One great event coming up is Rock the Bluff on April 11. It is going to be awesome. Don’t miss it. There are many other events that have happened that have set precedence for the future. ASUP’s future is really hopefully with the election of the new executive board two weeks ago. With all the progress that ASUP has done, there is even more work to do. Work that will make

ASUP more accessible and streamlined as an organization. This work will be hard, uncertain, unending at times, but it is the kind of work for which the future of ASUP as a relevant student government on this beautiful campus depends upon. I am confident they will rise up to the challenge and get that work done. As the president this year, I have had the privilege of working with an executive board team that has been almost flawless and this has made the initiatives and projects we have worked on possible. For all the things we have failed at as ASUP this year, the blame is on me as the leader of the ship. But for all the success are because of this team, and for that I am thankful. Thank you for giving us an opportunity to represent you this year.

Julius Muwulya is a senior civil engineering major and ASUP president and can be reached at muwulya15@up.edu

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as soon as we’re handed our diploma. We are told that we need to have perfect grades to match our perfect resumes to match our perfect friends to match our perfect lives. We are socialized into believing that our lives are ongoing projects that always need improvement. We fall victim to the idea that we are incomplete beings. So we strive for completeness at the cost of personal happiness. We live under a constant fear that other people will find out we don’t have our lives together, that we are not complete. I’m tired of trying to hold my too-full life together. I’m tired of pretending to be complete. It’s time to say no. Maybe my tendency to take on too many things is a consequence of growing up in a competitive environment. Maybe it’s an intrinsic part of my personality, my innate curiosity, inability to make decisions and runaway imagination pulling me in any and every direction. Maybe it’s a combination of both. It’s time to start saying no. It’s time to start now. I’ve decided to focus on me. I’ve decided to say no. These

words felt foreign and wrong coming out of my mouth the first time I said them, but the sense of relief, the sense of being able to breath for the first time in a long time reassured me that I need to say “no” a whole lot more often. I am dropping my secondary major to a minor. I am working one job over the summer instead of two. I am no longer focusing on all the ways I can disappoint others and am instead focusing on all the ways I can make myself feel fulfilled. I am learning to say no. I don’t like saying no. Even as I fill out the forms to drop my major to a minor, even as I make decisions about how I want my next two years to play out, even as I take time for myself, all I want to do is say yes. Even as I learn to breathe again, I gulp in the air too quick, afraid that an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will slip through my fingers if I say no. But I have to say no. I have to say no.

Emily Neelon is a sophomore communication studies and English major and can be reached at neelon17@ up.edu.

Race: Community members reflect on value of race in suspect descriptions Continued from page 12 Again, Gregg’s intentions are good. But by only focusing on the crime, Gregg misses the bigger social/historical realities of the system he’s a powerful part of. His ideas convey an element of “colorblindness,” or the belief that race is not a factor in how systems function - and this is just false. As soon as someone in a position of power says that race doesn’t matter, I am concerned. Gregg’s commitment to keeping UP safe is absolutely commendable, but his approach seems too narrow. Sophomore Ben Arthur said he’s aware of how he looks when walking back to campus late at night. “With the whole Trayvon Martin with the hood thing, when I walk around at night I kind of have to be conscious of that, about how I appear,” Arthur said. “Because being

black and walking around late at night with a hood on, I’m seen as suspicious... just because I’m black... not because I was actually doing anything wrong.” Arthur said he’s noticed a racialized pattern when he hears about crimes. He said it seems like the race of the suspect is more emphasized when the suspect is a person of color versus if the suspect is white. Arthur said using vague racial descriptions reduce all people who fit that description. “It really belittles us - having such a vague description,” Arthur said. The Big Picture This issue is being debated in Portland and across the country. Portland community members comment viciously on The Oregonian website, asking why racial descriptions are withheld from The Oregonian’s crime coverage.

And repeatedly, Oregonian staff members reply with their policy, which is: The Oregonian will report racial descriptions if the police’s suspect description includes other identifying information such as gender, age, height, weight, and clothing description. However, The Oregonian doesn’t consider vague racial characteristics to be valuable information given that without other identifying information, a vague racial description targets all people of a certain race. At the University of Minnesota, students protested their campus police’s practice of releasing vague racial descriptions, and in February their campus police changed their policy to only release “sufficient detail that would help identify a specifi c individ ual or group.” Improving Policy Recently The Beacon

released vague racial descriptions about crimes committed near campus. As a source of news and information for many people on and off campus, it is The Beacon’s responsibility to ensure we are not perpetuating the stereotypes and assumptions we claim to combat by reporting news fairly and without bias. At the same time, Public Safety has recently released descriptions of suspects that were identified as “Caucasian,” and I think in those instances identifying a white suspect could help combat the assumption that all suspects are people of color. So I don’t think a colorblind rule, either for or against race in suspect descriptions is necessarily the answer. But eliminating racial descriptions might be the first step. The policies at The Oregonian and the University

of Minnesota are ones The Beacon and Public Safety should consider adopting. “There’s an element of social responsibility,” Rookey said. “I think that there is a very important judgment call that needs to take place.” When Public Safety releases a crime report, or when The Beacon covers crime, both organizations need to be more aware of the power they hold in perpetuating racial profiling - and the power they hold to confront it. By making a conscious choice to end patterns of racial profiling, Public Safety and The Beacon could take a meaningful step towards improving race relations in our community and setting a powerful example for other community members.

Lydia Laythe is a junior social work major and Opinion Editor and can be reached at laythe16@up.edu.

FACES ON THE BLUFF If you had a pre-frosh, where would you take them?

Kristen Garcia • THE BEACON

Katie Heitkemper Sophomore Business Major

Kenechi Anibogu Sophomore Business Major

Seth Roessmann Sophomore Business Major

Kelsey Kincaid Junior Psychology and Biology Major

Ben Arthur Sophomore Communication Studies Major

“The Kenna sauna.”

“I’d probably take them to one of the sporting events. That’s campus life.”

“I would say the Pittock Mansion.”

“Salt and Straw, easy. Is that even a question?”

“I would take them to a Trail Blazers game.”

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Basketball is a family affair By Malika Andrews THE BEACON To the men’s basketball team, he is known as David Carr, jersey number 35. To professors, he is an insightful student. But to two-year-old Michael Carr, David Carr is daddy.

Unexpected news It was a Tuesday, 2011. Then-freshman, Zalena Puentes-Davis sat in her Santa Clara dorm room cradling her cell phone between her ear and shoulder. David was on the other line. A pregnancy test was in Zalena’s hand. “I was trying to convince her to take it,” David said. “I knew something was up when she went quiet.” Separated by almost 700 miles and overwhelmed with their realization, they both started crying. Eighteen years young, in a relationship only a year old, and destined to become parents. In both David’s and Zalena’s minds, abortion was not an option. “There was never a doubt in my mind about what I was going to do,” Zalena said. “It took a while for us to be okay with it. But now that he (Michael) is here, he is the best thing in our lives.” Zalena had her mind made up, but a road of changes lay ahead. She told her mom, Denise Puentes, the next day. At first, Puentes freaked out, knowing her baby was to have a baby. Puentes saw Zalena’s education and future flash before her eyes. Slowly, with reassurance from Zalena, she came around. “I was shocked and scared,” Puentes said. “I had Zalena young as well. She has always been a confident person and to see her tell me she was okay, that she was good, I knew she could do it.” Zalena hopped on a flight home to Oregon that Friday and told the rest of her family. Her parents quickly warmed up to the idea that Zalena would soon be a mom. But her grandfather with whom she had been close, did not speak to her for five months. With a full ride to her dream school, Santa Clara, in the balance, Zalena tried to figure out a way to stay in California and raise Michael while scheduling occasional visits to see David. Zalena realized that she would need to make sacrifices for her new family. Realizing David would be a better father if he could continue to play basketball, and with her family supporting her decision, she enrolled at UP and prepared to move. “I needed to finish school and I needed support,” Zalena said. “All our family was up here. It made the most sense for me to come back to Portland.”

Making changes On The Bluff, David held in his secret. He was petrified by the thought that his scholarship

would be taken and he would have to trade in his Pilot purple Nikes for a Diaper Genie. David loved basketball and he did not know how being a father would change things. His biggest fear was telling his coaches. “I didn’t know how they would react,” David said. “It was scary to realize that (I was going to be a dad) but I had been around kids my whole life. It was more how people outside (of the family) would react, not how I was going to handle it. I knew we could do it, but I needed to make sure the school and coaches wouldn’t take my scholarship and my parents wouldn’t kill me.” David decided to tell assistant coach Eric Jackson first, as a practice for telling head coach Eric Reveno. When Jackson took it well, David decided it was time to tell Reveno. Reveno was startled by the news, but in hindsight, David realizes he had nothing to be afraid of. “That (pregnancy) wasn’t something he envisioned telling his college coach,” Reveno said. “As a college coach, I have never had anyone tell me that before, so my reaction, when I get news like that, I drop into neutral and just try to evaluate and see what does he need here.” As a father himself, Reveno understood the trials David would face. While Reveno was previously concerned with David’s assist and turnover ratios, now he was worried about David as a father. “You just switch gears,” Reveno said. “As a dad, when someone talks about having a baby, your natural instinct kicks in, and you realize that this is more important than a lot of stuff.” Still, David waited until summer 2012 to tell his teammates. When he stood up in front of everyone in the locker room to share the news, they didn’t believe him.

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It took a while for us to be okay with it. But now that he is here, (Michael) is the best thing in our lives.

Zalena Carr Senior

It took some convincing. But the Pilots understood. And then he was here. Sept. 11, 2012, Michael Carr was born. Zalena’s father, Zack Davis can pinpoint the moment his worries about his baby girl becoming a mother disappeared. “The nurse is sitting with Michael and David,” Davis said. “The nurse says ‘You need to hold him like this in order to get him to eat’ and David goes, ‘No, I got this.’ And then I knew he was going to be there, and I knew at 19, he was going to take responsibility. We were going to be okay.”

Basketball lullaby Both David and Zalena called upon their families to help. They moved in with

Parker Shoaff • THE BEACON

Two-year old Michael Carr dribbles a basketball around Howard Hall. Michael is the son of David and Zalena Carr, both seniors at UP. Zalena’s mother after Michael was born. Zalena jokes that it doesn’t just take a village to raise a child, it takes multiple villages. “We have probably the best family,” Zalena said. “If we didn’t have our parents and our siblings to watch him for us when we are at work or at school, then I don’t think we would have been able to (do it). The fact that they are willing to help us whenever is key to functioning.” David’s younger siblings are homeschooled, which allows for a built in day-care. Michael spends his days with David’s family while David and Zalena are on campus. For a while, Michael cried constantly. As a newborn, the only time Michael was not crying is when he was at a basketball game. Zalena would settle into the cushioned seats of the Chiles Center at every moment she could to take a break from Michael’s screams. The booming announcer and bounce of the ball against the court lulled Michael to sleep. There, Zalena was able to work on homework. “He never slept more than three hours at a time and would cry for two hours,” Zalena said. “But the second we went to basketball games, he just would stop, sit in his car seat, and watch the game. I took him to as many games as I could because that was my sane

moment.” Michael’s love of basketball comes from David. But at UP, David isn’t seen as the frontrunner on the court. Two ACL injuries on opposite knees hindered his career greatly. The first tear occurred when Michael was four months old. “It was tough both times,” David said. “A lot of anger. I couldn’t do much. The first month or so I was unable to walk on my own and they had to do a lot for me.” Zalena describes David as being a worse baby than Michael during the injury, joking that she had two babies to take care of. Just as David’s torn ACL was healed, he tore his other ACL during practice drills in the Chiles Center. Another trial they would have to overcome: He continued to travel with his team but never played in another game as a Pilot. Still, with basketball as a lullaby and a family of babysitters to help, Zalena was able to take only a semester off of college before continuing her quest to attain her bachelor’s in finance. Zalena and David got married on Aug. 2, 2014. They had been engaged since Zalena was pregnant, but chose not to rush into marriage, feeling that an engagement was a big enough commitment. Now, David, Zalena and Michael live with David’s

parents and five of his seven siblings. While it can be hectic, it makes it easier for David and Zalena to leave Michael knowing he has fun with his aunts and uncles. Michael has not lost his love for basketball. David describes him as a “Mini Me,” always looking to dribble a ball. With a year of eligibility left and graduation quickly approaching in May, David hopes to play one more year of college basketball while earning his master’s degree in exercise science. Ultimately, he would like to work as a coach. Zalena is on track to graduate in December and hopes to go into corporate finance. Her father is exceedingly proud. “Seeing the three of them together, the fact that one is graduating and one is about to. And seeing the beautiful young man Michael is, I mean they love that child,” Davis said. “Say what you want, but they got through it, and they aren’t done, and they love that child. It is all about Michael.”

Check out upbeacon.com for more adorable photos of Michael Carr Contact Sports Editor Malika Andrews at andrewsm17@up.edu. Twitter: @malika_andrews

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Pilot in the spotlight Steffin Dierauf • Tennis • Senior Interview by Molly McSweyn How did you end up at UP?

For my undergrad, already I got some offers to go to the U.S. but I rejected them because four years was too long for me at that point. And then (coach) Aaron (Gross) just texted me if I was interested in college tennis, and I was like, “Well, I am graduating from my undergrad already, but I mean if you want a masters student I am down for that.” So then he figured it out with the school and with the athletic office to see if I was eligible, and he came back and said, “Yeah, let’s do it.”

How did you get started playing tennis?

I think I was probably around six or something like that, and my dad and my mom played for fun. So I was with them on the court - just running around there - and started having my first lessons with my sister and kept on going.

Did you ever play any other sports growing up?

Soccer, handball and - fun fact for me - is that I did gymnastics

and I was a regional champion in gymnastics.

just the possibility to meet so many new people.

What exactly is handball?

What do you miss most about Germany?

Uh, how should I explain it, well it is seven-against-seven, I would say kind of like soccer with a goalie and six for the field. And the goal is probably double the size of a lacrosse goal, and you have a circle and the field players are not allowed to step in the circle with the ball in their hands. Every American I tell is like, ‘What is that sport? Handball, I have never heard of it.” It is big in Europe though.

The food.

How has it been overall to play for UP?

Well, Pete Sampras, of course, and nowadays Federer.

It’s fun, it’s different. Especially with the conference matches there is a lot of emotion and cheering for your team between points. That’s funny. When my parents watch it they say there is so much movement on the court, like coaches walking over the court and people yelling. That is completely different from Germany where there is just silence, maybe someone cheers from time to time.

What is your favorite part about being in America?

What is your favorite memory of being a Pilot?

As you grew up did you ever have a tennis role model?

My favorite part...that is a hard question, I would say just getting to know a different culture and also be able to just get better in the language. Because that is like a big thing for me when I get back and apply for jobs, that I can say I am kind of fluent in English. And also

So far it is definitely beating Pepperdine two weeks ago because it was just the first time in school’s history that we beat them and just seeing how much it meant to our coaches, we saw that it was a big win.

Kristen Garcia • THE BEACON

By Jimmy Sheldrup THE BEACON The impending June MLB draft is not on the forefront of the minds of many players on the Pilots baseball team. But for seniors Kody Watts and Caleb Whalen, this was a thought four years ago that looms in their minds again now. Watts turned down a chance to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Whalen the Milwaukee Brewers. “It was great, I remember sitting next to a radio, waiting for my name to be called,” Whalen said. “It was cool hearing your name called, it is a great experience.” Neither player opted to go professional, instead chose the college route. Going to college gave the players an opportunity to develop, both physically and mentally. “I thought I wasn’t mature enough to go right into the minors,” Whalen said. “I thought I needed to mature as a player and as a person.” The goal for Whalen and Watts would have been to improve their game over the course of their four years, and in turn boost their own draft

Swinging for the pros

stock. Improvement, especially through top-notch coaching, was a big pull factor for the players to choose UP. “I chose here mainly because I know our pitching coach is really good,” Watts said. Unfortunately, both of these young players have experienced injuries this year. Whalen has only played 11 games, but looks to return to the field as soon as possible. Watts however, has seen his time at UP marred by recurring injuries in his shoulder. He will be going under the knife later this week, cutting his season short. Watts has been unable to prove his ability since being drafted. Drafted in the 15th round during high school, Watts had the talent to be a pro ballplayer. But his resume no doubt has red flags, highlighted by his injuries. Whalen has proven over his four years that he is a consistent hitter. After a sophomore slump, he improved on most of his stats. He was one of the team leaders in both slugging (.423) and on base percentage (.344) last year,

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Caleb Whalen swings at a ball during the 2012 season. Whalen has played only 11 games this season due to injury. upping his draft stock. Although this team has struggled, with a 7-27 record, they have been playing better lately, and hope to get hot before the WCC championship in May. “As conference has started

we seem to be playing a lot better as a team,” Watts said. As the season’s end looms, Watts and Whalen have an important decision to make: Go back into the draft or stay for a medical redshirt season? It appears that staying another

Follow @UPBeaconSports on Twitter for live updates and stories from the Sports Section THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Men’s Tennis vs San Diego

The men take on San Diego at home on Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m.

Rowing at Covered Bridge Regatta

The rowing team will compete in the Covered Bridge Regatta in Dexter Lake, Ore. on Saturday, April 11. Time TBA

Women’s Tennis at San Diego

The Pilots travel to San Diego to take on the Toreros today at 1:30 p.m.

Baseball at San Francisco

The baseball team heads to San Francisco on Friday at 3 p.m. and looks to rebound from Wednesday’s loss to Seattle.

year is the wiser choice, but if teams are inquiring, that could change. Contact Sports Writer Jimmy Sheldrup at sheldrup18@up.edu. Twitter: @CJSheldurp

SCOREBOARD Baseball

The Pilots suffered a 5-2 loss to Seattle U in Washington yesterday.

Rowing

The second eight took home a first placed finish with a time of 7:06.91 at the Husky Open. The Varsity 8 took home a second place finish.

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

Tansey Lystad finished the 3,000 meter in fourth place with a time of 10:01.31. Scott Fauble finished twentith in the 10,000 meter with a time of 13:54.44.

Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team beat Gonzaga 5-2 on Saturday, April 4.

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Malika Andrews Sports Editor andrewsm17@up.edu

“Downtown” Cassandra Brown

Cassandra Brown sinks 21 3-pointers to claim the 2015 NCAA Battle of the Champions title

By Malika Andrews THE BEACON Women’s basketball player Cassandra Brown put the “girls don’t beat boys in sports” stereotype to rest on Thursday, April 2, sinking 21 3-pointers to beat Gonzaga’s Kevin Pangos’ 20 3-pointers in the NCAA 3-point contest. Brown ranked seventh in the nation for three-point accuracy this year, making 44.4 percent of her threes. “I had never shot off a ball rack before so I was freaking

out,” Brown said. “My assistant coach’s boyfriend went to the hardware store and we made one out of PVC pipes.” With little to no preparation, Brown took the court in Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indiana. Brown describes the experience as a “crazy 48 hours.” Brown beat seven other women, including Dayton’s Andrea Hoover in the women’s final before shutting down Pangos, the men’s champion.

Both Brown and Pangos are Canadian natives. Brown was proud to represent her country alongside some of the best college 3-point shooters in the nation. “I don’t think there are words to describe it,” Brown said. “It was incredible.” After the competition, Brown took a trip to Tampa Bay to exhibit her skills in a WNBA and overseas combine. She hopes to play professionally next year. Photos Couresty of UP Athletics