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Presidential tickets prepare for runoff By Luke Loranger The Beacon Election day may have ended yesterday for most ASUP candidates, but for the treasurer and presidential candidates, elections will continue through Friday evening. Since none of the three presidential tickets or treasurer candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff. Khalid Osman and Grace Holmes are running for the presidential ticket in the runoff against Mariah Wildgen and Chelsea Richards. In the treasurer’s race are Bryan Chipman and David Zabinski. The runoff elections started at 8 a.m. today and will run through 5 p.m. Friday. ASUP will host a pizza party for the class with the highest voter turnout. The election on Tuesday and Wednesday drew the largest turnout for an election at UP to date, with more than 47 percent of the student body voting. Osman and Holmes are the frontrunners in the presidential election, receiving the highest percentage of yesterday’s vote with 38 percent. Wildgen and Richards received 33 percent of the vote. Osman and Holmes’ campaign has focused on addressing the rising cost of tuition, the need for a student center and promoting dialogue between ASUP and students. “Me and Grace were never friends before this year. We met because Grace was running a program at Roosevelt High

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Photo courtesy of Matthew Baer

Students will vote today between Mariah Wildgen and Chelsea Richards, left, and Khalid Osman and Grace Holmes for ASUP president and vice president. Yesterday’s elections went to an instant runoff after none of the three presidential tickets received a majority of the vote.

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RESOLUTION 14-03

RESOLUTION 15-01

ELECTIONS

Resolution 14-03 passed with 89 percent of the vote, creating a nondiscrimination clause in the ASUP constitution. Joseph Rojo spearheaded the effort to write the resolution, which includes gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, gender expression, religion, socioeconomic status and documentation status in the constitution. Rojo said the resolution is one part of a larger discussion on diversity and inclusion. “This is a place to start, and show that as a community we care,” Rojo said. “And I think that people realized this has been needed for a long time. This is not the end of the conversation, but the beginning.”

Resolution 15-01, which eliminates the Major Project Fund (MPF) and creates the Campus Traditions Fund (CTF), passed with 75 percent of the vote. The CTF will ensure that the student fee is used within the year it is paid. The change guarantees student events each year, unlike the MPF, which had the option of making physical changes to campus. “The point of this resolution is to take more of the responsibility from CPB,” Samantha van den Berg, who helped write Resolution 15-01, said. “This makes it easier to put money towards things that students will see that year.”

8 a.m. today until

5 p.m. Friday vote online at pilots.up.edu.

Passed with 89 percent

Passed with 75 percent

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Sexual assault reported off campus A member of the UP community was involved in an alleged sexual assault March 21, according to an email from Director of Public Safety Gerald Gregg. The alleged assault involved two male assailants. The alleged assault occurred "a few blocks from campus,"

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according to Gregg's email. The email did not indicate whether the victim, the assailants or both were community members, only that a member of the community member was involved. The assailants were both described as "male about 5'10"-6'0", 18185 lbs., short blond hair, and

caucasian" and "male, 5'10", 180-185lbs., short brown hair, and caucasian." The Sex Crimes Unit of the Portland Police Bureau is investigating the incident. -By Philip Ellefson

Sexual assault resources

• Multnomah County Victims’ Assistance Program: Provides support during the reporting of sexual assaults and referrals to victim services and resources: (503) 988-3270. • Portland Women’s Crisis Line (PWCL): Provides access to advocacy services, including confidential peer support, information and referrals to community resources: 24 hour crisis line: (503) 235-5333, or 1-888-235-5333. • Project UNICA – (Proyecto UNICA): Provides access to advocacy services for Spanish-speaking survivors of domestic and sexual violence. 24 hour crisis line: (503) 232-4448, or 1-888-232-4448. • Additionally, the Portland Police Bureau WomenStrength, GirStrength and BoyStrength programs provide free self-defense classes and personal safety workshops to people around the Portland area. • To learn more information about these programs, call (503) 823-0260 or visit http://www.portlandonline.com/police/womenstrength.

Sports • 16 Athletes shave heads for a cause Students go bald for St. Baldrick’s to raise money for childhood cancer research.

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Community mourns loss of custodian

Election: Write-in votes detract from elections Continued from page 1 School where she helped students apply for college,” Osman said. “(We realized) that we both would be good candidates because programs such as these are things UP can be doing in the community. (Ultimately) what matters to you, matters to us.”

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I feel that I was groomed for the position because I work as the Rock the Bluff coordinator, and helped Sarah develop her campaign last year.

Samantha van den Berg Junior

Wildgen and Richards’ campaign has stressed the importance of parking, health services and sexual assault awareness.

“We have heard the same issues again and again,” Wildgen said. “People are unable to find places to park or get in to the Health Center when they need to. We really care about giving a voice to the student body.” The other runoff is between treasurer candidates Bryan Chipman and David Zabinski. Zabinski came out of the first round of elections with 42 percent of the vote, with Chipman winning 38 percent of the vote. The election for CPB director and secretary will not be contested tomorrow. Samantha van den Berg won in an unopposed race for CPB director. “I feel that I was groomed for the position because I work as the Rock the Bluff coordinator, and helped Sarah

develop her campaign last year,” van den Berg said. Joseph Rojo won 55 percent of the vote for secretary in yesterday’s election. “I feel I won because of (how much) experience I have in my platform, including community inclusion, transparency, and outreach,” Rojo said. Matthew Baer, ASUP elections committee chair, voiced concern about the amount of write-in votes in this election, which decreased the number of votes for registered candidates. This is evident in the race for CPB director, in which Samantha van den Berg ran unopposed but received only 90 percent of the vote. Contact Sports Writer Luke Loranger at loranger18@up.edu.

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Students sign a card in a show of support for philosophy professor Richard Askay, whose son, Soren Bryan-Askay, died Tuesday. Bryan-Askay was a custodian at UP. By Nastacia Voisin The Beacon Last night, members of the UP community gathered in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher to mourn the death of Soren Bryan-Askay, an UP alum and night custodian, who passed away Tuesday, March 24. No cause of death was given. Students, faculty and staff – including numerous members of the housekeeping and maintenance night crew – attended the prayer service, lighting candles and offering each other consolation. Fr. James Rigert, chaplain for the Physical Plant, was the presider. “It isn’t easy for us to understand what goes on in the hearts of those around us,” he said during the service. He reminded those gathered in the Chapel that in our dayto-day interactions, it can be hard to discern what others are experiencing. “Here was a person who was struggling, and we couldn’t know the difficulty he was in,” Rigert said of Soren. Joining UP’s night

The Admissions Office is seeking applications for the position of admissions counselor, according to Jason McDonald, Dean of Admissions. The ideal candidate will possess: - excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills - have the ability to work independently and as a part of a team. Responsibilities include: * significant recruitment travel * evaluating applications * coordinating admissions programs * providing prospective students and their families with information on UP and the college process.

custodian crew in January, Soren worked in Franz Hall. Peterson Luksh, lead custodian and his supervisor, said he remembered Soren as a friendly person with a willingness to work. Soren’s father, Richard Askay, is a professor in the philosophy department, and his brother, William Bryan-Askay. works as an events technician in the Physical Plant. During Wednesday’s Espresso UP, senior Eliva Gaona organized a card signing as a gesture of support for professor Askay. Community members signed the large sheet of paper with words of comfort and solidarity. “I wanted to do something simple, something students could get involved with,” Gaona said. “I just provided the means, and let people do their thing.” Students placed the card outside of the philosophy department hallway on the first floor of Buckley Center. Contact Copy Editor Nastacia Voisin at nastacia.voisin@gamil.com. Twitter: @nastaciavoisin

* A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IS REQUIRED * Please submit a letter or interest and current resume by April 6th, 2012 to Jason McDonald, Dean of Admissions.

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corrections The March 19 editorial ‘Forced to Choose’ stated that graduates of the Class of 2014 were allowed to order up to five commencement tickets each. In fact, the Class of 2014 got only four tickets per person. The last class to get five tickets per graduate was the Class of 2013.

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Rock the Bluff artists announced By Nastacia Voisin The Beacon Expect the thrum of soaring, melodic indie rock ‘n’ roll to fill the Chiles Center on April 11 as Young the Giant performs as the Rock the Bluff 2015 headliner. The alt-rock band is known for soaring vocals and grandiose guitar lines, mixed with a layer of southern California good vibes. The band's line-up includes Sameer Gadhia as lead vocals, Jacob Tilley and Eric Cannata on guitar, Payam Doostzadeh playing bass and Francois Comtois on the drums. They released their first album, the eponymous “Young the Giant,” in 2010, followed by “Mind Over Matter” in 2014. Three of their first singles - "My Body," "Cough Syrup" and "Apartment" made the top five of the U.S. Alternative Songs chart. Their UP performance will be opened by Portland-based band Priory, whose electropop single hit “Weekend” was picked up by several influential radio stations. Campus Program Board’s

(CPB) revealed the bands’ identities at midnight at last Saturday’s Rock the Bluff launch party. While rumors had been circulating for some time, the Pilot House was packed with cheering students when the announcement was made via a short video. Quin Chadwick, one of three Rock the Bluff 2015 coordinators, said Young the Giant was selected in part because of their general appeal. “The goal this year was really: Less of a name and more of a show,” Chadwick said. Since the Rock the Bluff concert tradition was launched in 2012, UP has hosted a range of performers, including Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Andy Grammer and Boys Like Girls. CPB three coordinators of the event – Chadwick, Samantha van den Berg and Sarah Berger – began planning the concert last summer. CPB sent out a survey to students, asking them to select their top music genres. Alternative, rock and pop took first through third place, and that’s where the coordinators focused their energy.

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Young the Giant performs at Sasquatch Festival in 2011. On Saturday, CPB announced the alt-rock band will play Rock the Bluff on April 11. Picking a band came down to budget feasibility, appeal to students and timing, van den Berg said. “It’s really a piecingtogether game,” she said. They started as general as possible, and boiled it down to a list of 15-20 names they passed on to Jeromy Koffler, director of student

activities, for approval. By last November, Young the Giant emerged as their top pick. Tyler Zimmerman, weekend and late night program coordinator for Pilots After Dark, said the band’s liveperformance energy and the popularity of indie-rock were two of its selling points. “Feedback from students is

that that’s they’re excited to be living in Portland, and we’re bring some of that cool music scene to campus,” Zimmerman said. “I think that we’re all just really excited.” Contact Copy Editor Nastacia Voisin at nastacia.voisin@gamil.com. Twitter: @nastaciavoisin

Innovation fellows aim to bring ideas to The Bluff By Alina Rosenkranz The Beacon Two students explored the world of innovation last month and hope to bring their ideas back to The Bluff. Junior entrepreneurship and innovation major Taylor Hendricks and freshman business major Cole Preece attended an innovation training at Stanford University in February. Their trip was sponsored by the Pamplin School of Business. The training - Epicenter is a “pathways to innovation program” that helps students develop ideas and turn them into reality at their universities. It focuses on real-world problems in relation to undergraduate engineering and entrepreneurship. This is the second year UP students made it into this competitive program, which includes 291 students from 115 universities nationwide. Hendricks and Preece plan to bring some of the ideas they got at Stanford to UP. Together with former innovation fellow Kevin Bastien, they plan on establishing a space on campus dedicated to innovation. The idea was approved, but the three are still figuring out the best space for the new innovation center. The center will encourage collaboration between different

research fields and facilitate cross-departmental solutions to problems, according to Peter Rachor, director for entrepreneurship. “You might have some people who are all about computer screens, other people all about the light board (and) other people all about drawings and fine arts,” Rachor said. “And the collaboration space is kind of set up to help all those people sort of break down the differences between what they do and come up with the best idea.” After getting into the Epicenter program, Hendricks and Preece completed a sixweek online training in order to go to Stanford. The training involved an online course taught by Stanford professors and included video conferences with other people from the program. “What we learned really was the design-thinking process, and how to bring innovation to companies, organizations or groups,” Preece said. “How to start a movement, really.” The meetup at Stanford included team building activities, panels and learning about the design-thinking process. All activities focused on the Epicenters’ mission “to bring students of all majors together to ideate, prototype and deliver solutions to human centered problems.”

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Sophomore Taylor Hendricks, left, and Cole Preece traveled to Stanford University in February for an innovation training. Hendricks and Preece are hoping to establish a dedicated space for innovation on campus. “So it’s really just about how can we build an innovation space,” Preece said. “For programs that can bring students of all different disciplines – you know engineers, designers, scientists, sociologists, artists or whatever – to work on problems that are in the world or at our community, in our school, and give them the tools to bring those ideas to fruition and start

working on them.” The training at Stanford led to Hendricks and Preece working closer together on their innovation projects. During the training they would pledge ideas, but if their idea wasn’t supported, they’d support another person’s idea. “The way I saw it was, I was going to have my project, he was going to have his, and we’d help each other a little bit,”

Hendricks said. “But then after going down to Stanford I think we got a lot more.” This fall, students will get the chance to apply to become innovation fellows next year.

Contact Staff Writer Alina Rosenkranz at rosenkra17@up.edu. Twitter: @alinarosa_alina

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Engineers: Where are they headed? Engineering students, often believed to be on the fast-track to a steady career, take different postgraduate paths than one might expect. Three senior engineering students sat down with The Beacon to talk about their future plans. While none are staring at unemployment prospects, only one of them is headed directly into the engineering workforce. By Christine Menges The Beacon

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Sophia Wuest

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Intel

Master’s in biomedical engineering at UP

Emily Bliven

Boomer Fonken

Sophia Wuest won’t move far away after graduation because she landed a job with Intel in Hillsboro as a product development engineer. Her job will involve testing products and ensuring they perform the functions they were designed to perform before they are mass-manufactured. Wuest got the job offer from Intel last semester, and she will start working May 18. Until then, she will continue working as an intern for the company, one of several internships she has had during her four years at UP. Last semester, We’re building an autonomous Wuest worked for robot, and it has to be able to the Army Corps solve a maze, starting at any of Engineers and also had a summer corner, and has to be able to internship in her find the middle home state of Sophia Wuest Hawaii with a local Senior company called Treks Enterprises. Wuest believes her internships have helped her better understand material at school. “I had a lot of supplemental information,” Wuest said. “Especially this year, I’ve noticed working at the Army Corps, I knew a lot of things from there, going into my classes.” Getting a better understanding of engineering has been beneficial to Wuest, because her knowledge has been put to the test in her senior project. “We’re building an autonomous robot, and it has to be able to solve a maze, starting at any corner, and has to be able to find the middle,” she said. While working on this project, Wuest and her teammates have run into hardware problems and other difficulties that have made the process frustrating. But Wuest believes that the challenging process has also been rewarding.

Tearing both her ACLs playing soccer helped direct senior Emily Bliven to a career in biomedical engineering. “I was always really interested in the healing process, and going to physical therapy, and kind of treating the body like a machine in order to heal it,” Bliven said. Majoring in mechanical engineering with the ultimate goal of entering biomedical engineering helped combine Bliven’s interests in math, science and the human body. Next year, Bliven will enter UP’s new one-year biomedical engineering program, to which Bliven was accepted as a junior. “Biomedical engineering is basically engineering for the well-being of humans,” Bliven said. She was first introduced to the field during her internship last summer with Vortex, a manufacturing company, when she worked in the metal injection molding lab making artificial hip and knee joints. Bliven says what she liked best about her job was thinking on her feet to take care of problems. What she didn’t like was the somewhat mundane aspect of doing the same activities every day. Bliven has not yet found an area of concentration for her future career, but knows that she does not want her job to be dull. “No matter what I do, I’d like it to be somewhat variable. I don’t want to do the same thing every day,” Bliven said. Another major part of Bliven’s engineering experience was becoming president of the new biomedical engineering club.The club has been volunteering with an organization called CardioStart, which conducts surgical missions to third-world countries to provide cardiovascular healthcare. Bliven is working on forming a contract with CardioStart that will allow club members to test medical devices for their usability, and try to fix them if they don’t work. “Club members get a chance to mess around with old medical equipment, which is kind of cool,” Bliven said. Looking back on her four years at UP, Bliven says what she’s liked most was building a network of people around her who are interested in biomedical engineering, with whom she can share her passion.

Daniel “Boomer” Fonken has an internship with Hewett, a construction company in Portland, where he does research on upcoming projects. Hewett offered Fonken a job, but he decided to postpone working as an engineer for now, and decided to move to Alaska to become a tour guide for the summer in Denali national park. “I just wanted to get up there and have some fun before I get a real long-term job,” he said. After he returns to Portland, Fonken hopes to secure an entry-level job as a designer. After working for four years under a licensed engineer, Hewett would pay Fonken to go back to graduate school. Fonken still remembers visiting a bridge his grandparents had built and the pride his grandfather took in the work he had accomplished. This experience inspired Fonken to become a civil engineer. “I would describe civil engineering as building stuff that’s not supposed to move,” Fonken said. This generally means constructing large structures like bridges, something concrete and visible to the general public. Fonken likes the practicality I would describe civil engineering as building stuff of his branch of that’s not supposed to move. engineering. He describes himself Boomer Fonken as someone who Senior likes physics more than theoretical mathematics, and he thinks building things is the perfect way for him to apply that strength. As for long-term plans, Fonken hopes to follow in the footsteps of his grandparents, and at some point build a noteworthy project that he can look at with pride.

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crime log Mar. 21, 10:47 p.m. Officer responded to a report of narcotics possession in Villa Maria Hall. Room searches were conducted and narcotics were confiscated by Portland Police. The case remains under investigation. Mar. 21, 11:20 p.m. Offficers responded to a party complaint in the area of the 5100 block of Willamette. Resident were not compliant and Portland Police was called for assistance. The party was closed and not other complaints were received. Mar. 18, 3:00 p.m. Public Safety received a phone call from a staff member reporting a theft at the Chapel. The case remains under investigation.

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on campus Kate Regan Short Film Festival Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons Boardroom: Presentation of short films dedicated to the late Kate Regan.

Pilots After Dark

Friday, March 27 at 10 p.m. in The Cove: Live performace from slam poet and MC Myrlin Hepworth and folk band The Moonshine.

Bluffoons Late Night

Friday, Mar. 27: 10:30 p.m. at the Mago Hunt Arts Center Recital Hall: Watch late night improv comedy. $2 per person and $3 per pair.

Project Improv Portland

Saturday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium: Spend your evening laughing at our third annual collegiate improv festival, featuring your UP Bluffoons, some local improv comedy legends, as well as college teams from all over the Pacific Northwest.

April Rinne Bauccio Lecture Series Wednesday, April 1 at 4:15 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium: April Rinne will present “The Sharing Economy: Rethinking Markets, Cities, and Community.”

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Commons reshuffles seating for less crowding

By Christine Menges The Beacon

When students walked into the Bauccio Commons after spring break, some of them wandered around for a few minutes, wondering where their favorite sodas had gone. Drinks that had once lain in a large trough behind the coffee island had been dispersed, and in their place was a long table with individual seating. Other tables and chairs had also shuffled around.

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When you walk in, I feel like the way it looks now, it’s a lot more casual and inviting.

Zachary Neubauer Freshman

Kirk Mustain, general manager of Bon Appetit, said one factor behind the changes was old equipment. The old refrigerators that held most of the drinks were starting to break down, so Mustain decided to pull them out. Individual bar-style seating took the place of the refrigerators. Mustain said the individual seats will help with space efficiency, because these seats will offer a space for students who want to sit alone. Additionally, these seats now have power outlets, which

had been rare in the Commons before. Mustain said the arrangement of the tables by the fireplace had to do with crowding. “All those tables were clustered together, and it was really hard to get through there,” Mustain said. “We also wanted to put some tables by the window as it starts getting nice out.” Some students, like senior Sally Cook, do not like the changes. She was sitting in one of the low booths that had replaced the spindly tables along the left wall of The Commons. Gesturing to the sporadic placement of the different booths around her, she said that the space feels awkward. “I feel like when I sit here, I’m on display,” Cook said. A group of freshmen gathered in the same area also did not like the table switch because the new seating does not suit large groups as well. “Here, it’s nice now to relax in between meals, but if you want to eat dinner with a big group, it’s a lot harder now,” freshman Halle Brady said. But some students feel the remodel is an improvement. “When you walk in, I feel like the way it looks now, it’s a

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Students eat and study in the recently reorganized Commons. Bon Appetit staff changed the seating after replacing old equipment to reduce crowding. lot more casual and inviting,” freshman Zachary Neubauer said. Many students said they overheard rumors that the changes were not aesthetic ones, but functional ones to discourage stealing. Mustain said this was

not the goal of the new arrangement. In the future, Mustain said Bon Appetit will implement more changes to enhance the program. These changes will include providing more value for meals by starting to include drinks with meals in

the fall. Mustain is also looking at moving away from bottled beverages and adding drinks other than soda to the program to add more variety. Contact Staff Writer Christine Menges at menges15@up.edu. Twitter: @ChristineyBird

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“The Sharing Economy: A PR I L R I N N E

Rethinking Markets, Cities, and Community”

Rinne is an expert on the linkages and opportunities between the sharing economy and cities, travel and tourism, global expansion and emerging

markets. She advises numerous companies, governments, and think tanks. Rinne holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and Master of Arts in International Finance from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She

serves on Sharing Economy Advisory Boards in Seoul and Amsterdam, and is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. She is also a board member for the Worldwide Web Foundation and a member of REX.

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24 hour film-a-thon creates film ‘ABCDZ’ By Emily Neelon THE BEACON

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Film writer Sean Yeager experiences in an artistic outburst while working on ABCDZ. ABCDZ will premiere during the Kate Regan Film Festival.

One day. 24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,440 seconds. This is all of the time students and faculty were given to create a film from start to finish last Thursday night. Maria Erb, instructional designer for Academic Technology Services, spearheaded the project with Jose Velazco, The Library’s digital initiatives coordinator. The pair developed the idea for a 24-hour film project while planning for the Second Annual Kate Regan Film Festival. The project gave students interested in making films an opportunity to learn more about the process. Participating students were guided through the process of creating a film, from brainstorming ideas to filming scenes, to editing footage. “We were really hoping to bring in people who are on the edges of the film world and give them a chance to see the process from beginning to end, and generate some excitement

about making videos and bringing stories to life,” Erb said. The film, titled “ABCDZ”, was based around a piece written by physics professor Sean Yeager. Featuring a group of friends playing a game of charades, the film’s shadowy figures juxtaposed against a white wall, draws inspiration from Plato’s “Analogy of the Cave.” After writing the script in a week’s time, Yeager was anxious about turning a piece of his writing into a film. “This was very much a learning experience for me in the best way possible,” Yeager said. “I was pretty nervous about a lot of things…and didn’t realize I’d be playing such a central role...(I was) nervous about whether the script was any good, whether we’d be able to pull it off, and how the final project would turn out.” Freshman mechanical engineering major Noah Webster acted in the film and assisted with editing footage. The experience opened his eyes to the complexities of creating

movies. “It’s crazy to think how much time it take to make a two-and-a-half minute film,” Webster said. In the future, Erb hopes to turn the 24-hour film project into a semi-annual event in the fall and spring semesters in which student teams can compete against each other for a prize. Erb also hopes that the project can be implemented into academic course work for applicable classes. “ABCDZ” will be featured at the 2nd Annual Kate Reagan Film Festival March 26 from 5-7 p.m. in the Executive Board Room of The Commons. Contact Faith & Fellowship Editor Emily Neelon at neelon17@up.edu. Twitter: @neelonsays

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Life after The Bluff: Budgeting

By Cassie Sheridan THE BEACON

Seniors released a collective slow exhale as they realized the realities of living life with a small paycheck during last night’s first installment of “Life after the Bluff.” The Student Alumni Association launched the series with a budgeting 101 lecture by ’99 alum Doug Kienzle. Kienzle spoke frankly about budgeting struggles graduating seniors were going to face as they walked out of Chiles Center with a diploma in one hand and their student debt in the other. He opened the presentation with the number “30,000” on the screen (his student debt after graduation) and then presented a realistic budget from the average starting salary of someone in the business school. Before even buying food for the month, the bank was broken. “As you can see, this recent graduate is living the American dream,” Kienzle joked. “The dream being, spending more than you make.” The audience, primarily

seniors, looked horrified at this proposition and joked that they clearly were never going to be able to go out for a drink again, or buy food for that matter. Many seniors cited a need for budgeting and basic finance help as their reason for attending the lecture. “I don’t have a job yet, I’m hoping to soon get a job, but my finances are going to start dwindling,” senior Chelsea Roberts said. “I need to start being way more smart about my money.” During a long question period after the presentation, Kienzle was asked about every budgeting topic from 401k options to whether or not to apply for a credit card. Students vocalized their concerns with budgeting and how to survive life after college with a small paycheck. “Life’s getting real next year,” senior Alex Quackenbush said. “I just signed a lease on my first real apartment…it is kind of scary.”

Contact Living Editor Cassie Sheridan at sheridan15@up.edu. Twitter: @casscsheridan

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Doug Kienzle’s Budgeting tips: 1. Even though you’re broke, try to save at least 10 percent of your paycheck. Have it taken out directly so you don’t even see that money. You’ll thank yourself later. 2. Budget for every dollar earned. Don’t have any money just floating around. 3. Account for every dollar spent. Don’t forget about small expenses, like your daily $3 on coffee - those are the kinds of things that add up quickly.

4. Use tools to help: Reading books and magazines on finance, the envelope system or a budgeting app like mint.com 5. Get credit cards, always pay them off every month. If you cannot trust yourself to do this, do not get credit cards. 6. If you know you want to do something in the future that is a big expense (i.e. buy a house have a wedding) try to put a little away every month. Even if it’s only increments of $25 you’ll be thankful you did.

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Calling it: movie review

Lydia Laythe• THE BEACON Over spring break, I went to a free screening of the new ‘Cinderella’ movie. It was me and three friends from my dorm, and about 50 four to eight year old little girls in blue dresses with their moms. So naturally, I felt nostalgic as the Disney logo gleamed across the screen and my friend and I laughed about how we always thought the D in Disney was a messed up G. I sat nestled in the fuzzy movie theater seat, illicit candy, chips and an energy drink stashed in my obnoxiously large purse. As the movie began, I became more and more conflicted. 7-year-old Lydia loved Cinderella. She was my favorite. And yet 21-year-old Lydia was not so fond of this one-dimensional, inhumanly

‘Cinderella’

thin blonde with a narrowminded, patriarchal goal of finding happiness through a man. Feminist critiques began boiling as I watched Cinderella repeatedly equate finding a man to finding safety, security and happiness. I mean, she was only ever happy when she had a man in her life: Her father or her Prince. And every conflict in the story centered around women fighting each other, competing against each other, or being just plain mean. What kind of message does that send to little girls? Was the little girl behind me aware of the subliminal messages her developing brain was receiving? Did she realize that movies like this would make her feel insecure and hate her beautiful round face and

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pudgy belly? Did she realize that movies like this would pressure her to find a boyfriend, and cause her to think less of herself when she couldn’t/didn’t want to be with a guy? Did she realize that movies like this set up untrue expectations about the way women behave toward each other? That movies like this might perpetuate relationships in which girls are mean to her? Romantic movies can exist without perpetuating problematic elements I pointed out – it’s just that most people haven’t tried to make them yet. I look forward to a day when the glass slipper fits, the prince is flawed, relationships are real and complicated, and the women want more than just men.

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I can’t be the only one who has looked on, bewildered at how particular couples are together and flourishing. I know I’m not the only one that has spent years researching in the pages of shiny magazines or clicking through bad Internet sources, attempting to unravel the mysteries of attraction. I’ve sat through seminars and lectures explaining the psychological reasons, the biological reasons and the sociological reasons. I’ve studied poetry and I’ve read the great Romantics. And I still feel like I have more questions than answers. Not that those explanations weren’t informative.They were. But none of them satisfied my desire to truly understand that specific moment. I had to believe there was something more going on there than provocative scents, strong features and bright smiles. The “Hot or not” moment. The “I want to spend more time with them” moment.

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The “People write poetry about this” moment. I’ve asked my friends “Why?” after they declare “So-and-so is hot.” What specifically? Are we talking biologically? Are you attracted to their strong jaw? Full figure? Swooshy hair? Blue eyes? Brown eyes? Petite figure? Muscular arms? Are they putting off an energy you are taken with? A scent? The response I receive is often a blank stare or a shrug, or a “Just look at them!” I think this is where biology or psychology or what-have-you can step in and explain a thing or two... but what about the energy of that moment? That, “For she had eyes and chose me” moment. The moment people write songs and plays and books about, and study for a lifetime in labs and personality studies, and conduct polls to try to explain it, that energy - that feeling. I listen to my friends rattle off laundry lists of the type of people they are into physically, and yet I watch their eyes linger on people who don’t look anything like that list of characteristics. Maybe we are all a little lonely for something we don’t even know we are lonely for. “There’s something about them.”

It seems necessary, deep within them, something inexplicable. I’ve felt it too. A drawing, almost magnetic, maybe an energy towards someone else, seemingly a stranger. Maybe I’m making it too romantic or the sciences aren’t allowing it to be romantic enough. In a previous column I cited a poll done about millenials that listed ‘personality’ as the most attractive thing to people our age. Is it, though? We certainly aren’t caring much about personality as we climb in and out of people’s beds or locking lips at bars or dancing wildly at Barrel Room. The magical moment of making eye contact with someone, burning deep with attraction, in most cases, isn’t followed by an all-night conversation about our existential desires and what makes our souls sing. Maybe our attraction to personality comes later, when we are more focused on someone to spend our days with than someone to fill our nights. However, in the best cases, this would be the same person. Maybe that instant attraction, that moment of burning energy - that ripyour-clothes-off, make-outin-the-alley, I-need-you-now energy, isn’t really romantic at all. Maybe this is the part where all the biologists and psychologists are nodding their heads solemnly. I unfortunately remain with no true answers for the ultimate question of butt-orpersonality, or brains-orbuffness, or whatever. However, I will tell you this: every time I read the great writers, I feel like I’m getting a little closer. Every time I listen to a friend speak about this moment or watch it unfold, I feel like I know a little more. Every time I sit in a lecture and listen to brain function explained to me, I feel closer. And every time I read another study, I feel I know more. Maybe the answer is to read and listen. Maybe the answer is purely science. Maybe, like most things, it’s a little of both.

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

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By Karen Garcia THE BEACON Over the past six weeks, six actors have shut themselves inside the “grey box,” a room hidden away in the depths of the Mago Hunt basement. They’ve gathered there every day in order to delve into the minds of their characters and bring to life a contemporary story of family, mental illness, loss and drug abuse set against the scene of American suburbia. Oh, and they’re doing this all through song. This is “Next to Normal,” the Pulitzer and Tony-winning rock opera put on by ActUP, the University’s student-run theater club. The club is a way for students of any major who are interested in theater to have a voice in the theater department’s decisions, as well as providing opportunities for students to create their own productions. Senior Michael Hall’s role in the

production is mainly that of producer and actor, although he has some influence over the stage-management, costumes and directing. A member of ActUP, Hall said that he first proposed staging “Next to Normal” in order to carry out ActUP’s mission to showcase theater that students will find relatable and interesting. Hall said that main stage productions are often chosen by faculty and are highly influenced by what department donors want to see, leading to student dissatisfaction. In ‘Next to Normal, ActUP aims to present students with a show that represents their interests. “Even if you don’t have a specific relationship to the subject matter, (in “Next to Normal) the show does an incredible job in portraying its message of light and darkness in life,” Hall said. “I think that’s incredibly important for young people, especially college students to see.” Freshman Madeleine Tran, who plays the

role of Natalie Goodman, the daughter of the family, has been a loyal fan of the show since its Broadway debut in 2009. She didn’t expect, however, to end some rehearsals in tears, floored by how real her character and the show in general felt. As someone who has experienced dealing with a family member with mental illness, Tran noted that the beauty of the musical is its frankness. “The characters aren’t trying to make any political statement and they’re not ridiculous or over the top as can often happen with musicals,” Tran said. “Those types of shows are fun, but it’s interesting to do something where you feel like you’re dealing with real people.” “Next to Normal” is ActUP’s first licensed work, which led the club to look to outside resources in order to finance the production. ASUP provided ActUP with the necessary money to secure the rights, and the club set up a GoFundMe account

available online for anyone inter supporting theater to donate to. The greatest challenge the pr faced has been time. While mos and plays are produced over a m months, “Next to Normal” has formal rehearsal for six to seven Tran notes that despite the ti constraints, it is the cast and cre extensive cooperation that’s ma show’s upcoming debut on UP’s possible and representative of A ability to unite, no matter how s circumstances. “This is Michael Hall’s child birthing it. The cast, designers a are the limbs of this child, and s may be more functional than oth full baby is healthy,” Tran said. going to come out kicking.”

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Many students don’t know much about what goes on in Mago Hunt behind the scenes of the plays they attend. The Beacon sat down with theater major and director Natalie Mecham to get the inside scoop on her production “Boom,” the directing capstone project and being a theater major at UP.

Q: Can you tell me a little bit about what the Q: What’s it like now that you’ve finally thesis is about and what the performance is reached the end product? about? A: We’ve been rehearsing since the beginning of A: “Boom” was written by Peter Sinn Nachtreib. February. We’ve been getting to know the play, He studied biology and theater in college and he talks about the play as his attempt to meet in the middle between those two worlds. He feels like biology and theater are both trying to make sense of the world in an epic and intimate way. In the show, the three characters – Jo, Jules and Barbara – are consumed by trying to get their footing in this world that keeps spinning and spinning. And that’s terrifying because they know that it’s going to move on unchanged even after they’re gone. During the show, they’re looking for a way to survive after they’re gone. The situation, at first, seems a little sitcom-y a little silly, but the circumstances and the stakes turn out to be vastly higher than ever anticipated.

Q: What goes into making a thesis? What is your part in this? A: For my directing capstone, I had a month in which I was meeting with faculty talking about shows and talking about what was possible for space. The show being held in the Mehling Theater is really exciting and challenging. We were exploring what the space is capable of. Once I settled on a show, there was a lot of time spent on asking, ‘Why this story? Why now?’ I had a lot of preparatory writing I had to do and some contextual research. I was trying to figure out what I wanted to say. Kristen Garcia • THE BEACON

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Q: What was it like working with a production team? A: I had a meeting with the designers where I

talked about what popped out for me within each character. Jo is visceral and instinctual. Jules is practical and logical. Barbara is big and splashy. Then, the designers mull this over with their own artistic perspectives. The costume designer looked at the structure and uniformity in Jules and we talked about how it would make sense for him to wear plaid. I talk a lot with the designers about what things feel like and how aspects of the world and characters translate into their design. It’s tricky because you want to give them a direction but you don’t want to prescribe. I’ve tried consciously to work alongside them and not do their job, because they do their job a lot better than I would.

dating the play, courting the play, wining and dining the play. All too soon, we’ve gotten it up on its feet, which is super weird. I’m at this time where it’s my 10th night starting my homework at 11:30 p.m. and I’m so tired my face hurts, but then I go to sleep for four hours, wake up, and the show is going to open tomorrow. It’s bizarre, but very exciting.

Q: What’s it like to be a Theater Major at UP? Why did you choose UP? A: The theater major here is a bachelor of arts

program, which basically lets you get to know the whole world of theater. I think that’s crucial because you’re reliant on so many different jobs and people to make one production happen. People are going to see “Boom” and come away talking about the three actors, but there are 20 people who have sweat over this show to make it happen. When there are no promises for a job in theater, it helps to get hired for multiple things. Being a theater major can also be really tiring. I get flack from my friends who are engineering majors about us not having any work, but I spent about 20 to 25 hours a week in rehearsal and meetings for this show and then outside of that I have all my coursework. It’s very timeconsuming. You have to love it and you have to be a little nuts about it to care that much. You don’t see anyone saying, “Yeah my mom wanted me to get a job after graduation, so I’m a theater major.” You see people who are there because they love it and that’s a great group to work with.

Q: Just like your characters who are looking towards the future, what do you want to do with your future? A: As the playwright says, the world is an epic

and intimate universe with millions and millions of options. To a degree, I’m still figuring out which option is right for me. I intern at a bilingual theater doing literary management. I teach preschool. I really love teaching and working with people in that way. I’d love to be a director of education at a theater, maybe a children’s theater. I’d love to get younger folks connecting with theater and understanding what it can do for you. Rachel Rippetoe• THE BEACON

Faith & Fellowship

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Emily Neelon Faith & Fellowship Editor neelon17@up.edu

Seeking social justice through service and learning By Rebekah Markillie THE BEACON

It’s written in the UP mission statement: “We pursue teaching and learning, faith and formation, service and leadership in the classroom, residence halls and the world.” Leadership is an integral part of UP. Service is part of this leadership: Catalyzing change, helping others and fostering self-growth. Over spring break, sophomore social work major Claire Kenneally and 17 other students spent their time at the U.S. and Mexican border on the Border Immersion. On the immersion, students got to experience immigration issues firsthand. They watched people be sentenced to be deported in an immigration court. “They were shackled, hands and feet. They were being shuffled along. It was like watching cattle herding,” Kenneally said, “I was struck by how unfair it was.” The immersion trip gave Kenneally a better understanding of the

complexities of the U.S. immigration system, and reiterated the importance of social justice. “I consider myself a humanist. At the end of the day people are people,” Kenneally said. “I can’t find fault in a father trying to feed his kids or a mother trying to get her kids through school.” Immersion trips aren’t the only way UP encourages students to practice social justice. The College of Arts and Sciences offers a social justice minor and the Moreau Center provides service opportunities in the Portland area.

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They were shackled, hands and feet. They were being shuffled along. It was like watching cattle...I was struck by how unfair it was.

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Pat Ell, assistant director of leadership development, sees the Moreau Center as a way for students to participate directly in service to people

experiencing marginalization or oppression. “(Participating) is a big difference from looking at statistics. They’re numbers we can’t really imagine,” Ell said. “That’s different (from) going on the Urban Plunge and meeting kids at the community transitional school, and the whole school is for kids experiencing homelessness.” Ell believes that meeting with people in solidarity, at their level is when the questions surrounding social justice can be addressed. “It’s good motivation to continue to work for some good changes,” Ell said. Senior sociology major Rumika Suzuki believes the Moreau Center encourages students to see the injustices every day through immersions and by volunteering at Portland organizations. “What we take for granted isn’t the same as other people and other places,” Suzuki said. “In (volunteering) I think students get a good insight about our society, meet new people and learn what’s going on around Portland. This lets

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them see (injustices) at a wider scale.” Lauretta Frederking, director of the social justice minor, teaches the program’s introductory course. Her job is to give students tools to promote social integrity and defend human rights.

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We have an obligation and a responsibility to acknowledge each other with dignity and to engage each other in ways that move us forward as a collective.

Lauretta Frederking Political science professor

Frederking sees the application of social justice theories as important. “We have an obligation and a responsibility to acknowledge each other with dignity and to engage each other in ways that move us forward as a collective,” Frederking said. According to Ell, social justice is also a fundamental part of the Catholic faith. “It would be strange to talk to people about the love of God, but not to love a neighbor,” he said.

Junior nursing major Melissa Hager agrees. Social justice has been a part of her faith practice since she was introduced to the Catholic social teaching on a high school mission trip, and she’s further explored the teaching with her social justice minor. “At the basis of (Catholic social teaching) is the fundamental belief that we have a responsibility to respect and value all the members of God’s family, all members that make up our human family,” Hager said. Contact Design Editor Rebekah Markillie at markilli17@up.edu. Twitter: @r_markillie

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Opinion

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Lydia Laythe Opinion Editor layth16@up.edu

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Why I Choose from a don’t wealth of women drink FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve turned down a drink, I’d have enough to pay off my student debt. The follow up Patrick Garrison Junior question, “Why don’t you drink?” is always a hard one to answer. Usually I say I don’t want to and don’t elaborate further.

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I’m continually bothered by how everyone treats drugs and alcohol like they will immediately bring you happiness... I will never agree with that train of thought.

Patrick Garrison Junior

I always want to ask, “Why do you drink?” But I know the answer. I decided to go a house party with some friends once. After maybe a minute, boredom set in. They asked me if I was having a good time, and I told them I wasn’t and was going to head back. They didn’t want me to leave yet, and asked if I had had anything to drink. When I said no they suddenly “understood” why I wasn’t having a good time, and shoved a drink in my face for me to have. Luckily, someone else got their attention and I slipped away without drinking a drop. Over my years here I always see the same answer. People drink in order to have fun. I’ve seen time and time again people wanting me to drink in order to have fun, and it baffles me. People treat alcohol like it is this magic potion that suddenly makes everything fun and enjoyable, and I will never be capable

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March is Women’s History month - a time when we honor and celebrate the strong, inspiring, powerful and compassionate women that have influenced the course of U.S. history. And while we may be confronted with history, cultural norms and imagery that portrays women as subordinate, the reality is women have power. At UP, women make up 59 percent of the undergraduate student population and 48 percent of the full and parttime faculty population (in 2014). In the U.S., women make up 50.8 percent of the population (in 2013). There’s no denying that women make up a substantial, powerful percentage of the population wherever you go. But despite the numbers, we still don’t see women equally represented in daily life. Even something as simple as the currency we use lacks female representation. While some coins have depicted women, like Sacagawea on the golden

dollar coin, of the eleven types of paper bills circulating in the U.S., not one design depicts a woman. A nonprofit called “Women on 20s” is trying to fix this lack of representation, by proposing a woman be put on the 20 dollar bill. Women on 20s hopes to convince the Secretary of the Treasury that Andrew Jackson (who actually opposed central banking) should be replaced by a powerful woman from our history. Right now, they’re still voting on which of their top 15 choices: Eleanor Roosevelt, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Alice Paul, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Rachel Carson, Barbara Jordan, Margaret Sanger, Patsy Mink, Clara Barton, Harriet Tubman, Frances Perkins, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The creators of Women on 20s plan to propose their final choice to President Obama within the next few months, and hope he can use his power

to convince the Secretary of the Treasury to agree to a new design for the 20 dollar bill. While it seems small and insignificant, think about how often you see or use coins and bills. They’re everywhere. Some scholars have even equated coinage to a type of propaganda - reminding us of the important people in our history. Currency is an extremely powerful and prevalent (but subtle) propaganda we’re surrounded by almost at all times. But because it seems so insignificant, it becomes all the more dangerous. We need to make sure we’re representing women fairly in every aspect of life - even the small aspects - because women are everywhere, and they should be. You can vote online on which powerful historical leader you want to see on the 20 dollar bill. Our vote is: Sojourner Truth. What’s yours?

Last weekend, a member of the UP community reported a sexual assault. This is the second incident in a few weeks Katie Dunn Junior - that we know of. This is unacceptable. We as a community, and we as a society, need to address the the fact that rape culture is real, and present, in our lives. Paul Myers, director of the University’s health center, wrote an inspiring and emotional piece on this subject for the current issue of Portland Magazine. Even though the piece is lengthy, too long for The Beacon to print, I strongly encourage everyone to take time to read it in its entirety on our website. Myers wrote about his experiences as a psychologist as well as what contributes to this culture we live in. He talks about how we can’t comprehend, as a society, what leads people to do this horrific act: “Rape is murder of humanity; rape is power and control; rape refuses to admit that a girl, a woman, a boy, or another man is a human being, an aspect of God, breathed into life by that which we call God. Rape is dehumanization,” Myers wrote. Lives are changed when someone else decides they have a right to violate another person. As Myers explains, sometimes they have to leave college, can’t react in a normal way to their husband surprising them, or date someone for the first time when they are sixty years old. Myers’ piece was, unknowingly, incredibly timely. This recent reported sexual assault happened last weekend, just days after Myers’ piece was shared by many in the UP community. It’s been

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Drink: Reasons why one student says no to alcohol Continued from page 11 of agreeing with that. Over my years here my reasons for maintaining my sobriety have only grown. I don’t drink because I feel alcohol or drugs rob meaning from my life. In life, choices make us into the people we are. When drunk or high I wouldn’t be 100 percent in control of my words or actions, and that makes those choices ring hollow to me. If I’m not making those choices, what are they worth? If I only did something because I’m drunk, what is that worth? For me, the answer is: Very little. I’m continually bothered by how everyone treats drugs and alcohol like they will immediately bring you happiness. “Take this shot or smoke this blunt and you too can experience euphoria” seems to be their tagline. I will never agree with that train of thought. Because if happiness can be achieved

so easily, what’s the point? Where’s the fun in achieving that with so little effort? What is happiness gained from a bottle worth? In my mind, nothing. Every choice I make has meaning and I want to make those choices without outside influence. Every action I take molds who I am. I choose not to drink because it gives me nothing and would take so much from me. It would rob my words and actions of meaning and anything gained from being drunk would be worthless in my eyes. I answer, “I don’t want to,” not just because it’s shorter, but because this is just my personal belief. I have a lot of friends who drink and I respect their choice just like they respect mine. We all make choices for our own reasons and these are mine.

Patrick Garrison is a junior business major and can be reached at garrisop16@up.edu

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“His way out” unfair to Bakersfield “His way out” told an inspiring story about overcoming obstacles and achieving success, yet it unMark Steele Sophomore necessarily sought to vilify to the city of Bakersfield. Young people are faced with distressing circumstances every day in cities all across America. So, I was astonished to read a story so blatantly biased against Bakersfield. First of all, it’s simply bad journalism. Second, the story was offensive. My hometown that I have known and loved for 20 years now is described in this article as “143.6 square miles of

hell.” This measurement also leads me to believe that most of the research on Bakersfield for this article came from Wikipedia.

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Recently, The Beacon has been stressing the importance of diversity and maintaining UP as an environment inclusive to all. I am confused then as to why The Beacon would publish an article degrading and shaming the hometown of multiple students at UP.

Mark Steele Sophomore

This article portrays all of Bakersfield as a small, suppressing, impoverished ghetto where opportunities exist for no one. While I admit Bakersfield has several problems, the city is home to nearly half a million people and boasts

a thriving economy. Most of the members of my community are charitable, humorous people who care greatly about their neighbors. Bakersfield’s citizens are diverse, hard working and warm hearted. The people of Bakersfield are not all as the article suggests “cautious and untrusting of the world outside their screen doors.” Recently, The Beacon has been stressing the importance of diversity and maintaining UP as an environment inclusive to all. I am confused then as to why The Beacon would publish an article degrading and shaming the hometown of multiple students at UP.

Mark Steele is a sophomore business major and can be reached at steele17@up.edu.

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No more: Paul Myers looks to spark a conversation about rape culture Continued from page 11 rumored that this alleged sexual assault had to do with the House Crawl, or numerous other parties that took place that night. It shouldn’t matter. Even if the victim was intoxicated, or the assailants were intoxicated, there is never an excuse for sexual assault. I say something intentionally.The University has pushed the Green Dot program which prompts people to stop something they see as a dangerous situation, which is admirable and should be done every time. But why should it solely be a third party’s responsibility to stop someone from forcing themself on another? As Myers emphasizes, we live in a culture that can’t acknowledge the truth about sexual assault. And we as UP community members are no exception. There’s this feeling on campus that sexual assault doesn’t happen here. It does. It shouldn’t. But it does. Why can’t we create a culture that is ashamed that one in six college girls, and one in ten boys face rape? These statistics don’t drastically decrease on a small campus like UP. But it doesn’t matter if it’s one in six, one in 10, or one in 20. One is one too many. As cliched as that sounds, no one, male or female, should feel unsafe going out and having fun a block or two from campus. But that’s the great thing about culture. It’s always changing. 600 years ago people were dying of the Black Death, and everyone thought the world was ending. 100 years ago, women couldn’t even vote in the freest country in the world. 50 years ago there was segregation for everything, even something as simple as a water fountain. Culture changes. Our culture that “overtly depicts and celebrates the act of forcing sexual will upon another

person” and “adores power and domination,” as Myers says in his piece, can change. I hope it doesn’t take 50 years, or even 10 years for people to feel like they are personally responsible for stopping themselves from forcing themselves onto another person. I hope it doesn’t take that long for women to stop being blamed for “asking for it.” I hope that if I have a daughter or a son one day, I won’t have to send them to college worried that later that year I have to come back and pick them up from school because they can’t even stand to be on the same campus as someone who sexually assaulted them. I hope that my parents won’t have to do that to me. I love UP and I don’t want to let anything, or anyone, scare me so much that I can’t enjoy the cherry blossoms or sunny baseball games. Sexual assault is something that everyone should talk about, and help prevent, not just in the moment, but preemptively. And as Myers says, “Help me. Please, help me. Let us join together and increase our ability to see; and let us pray for courage to act.” But how do we change culture? We can take a small step in our UP community by attending the Green Dot candlelight vigil on April 8 at 8 p.m. at the Bell Tower. We can join together to denounce violence and support survivors. At the vigil, President Fr. Poorman will speak about UP’s commitment to foster a community free from violence. By shining a light on the darkness of sexual assault, we can help spark a conversation and try to change the rape culture that we live in. Contact Editor-in-Chief Katie Dunn at dunn16@up.edu. Twitter: @Katie_dunn24

Candlelight vigil on sexual assault April 8, 8 p.m. Bell Tower FACES ON THE BLUFF Who’s your dream Rock the Bluff performer?

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Alexander Parini Freshman Political Science Major

Madeline Ochs Freshman Elementary Education Major

Killian Mustain Junior Communication Studies Major

Hannah Foreman Freshman Nursing Major

Ian McDougal Freshman Business Major

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“Beyonce.”

“The Tallest Man On Earth opening for Alt J.”

“John Mayer.”

“Chancellor.”

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Ballin’ for a cause

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Stuarts’ team poses after winning the Cross Campus Tournment championship. From left to right: Jackson Olin, Stuart Milner, Ryan Hennes, Cameron Trostle, John Ilao, Nic Layton, Marcus Giovachinni, Troy Attinasi, Nathan DeVaughn and Liam Cassidy. By Jimmy Sheldrup THE BEACON Last Sunday I made my debut at the Cross-Campus Throwdown. For the first time, I stepped onto the floor at the prestigious Chiles Center for some organized, competitive basketball. I was expecting very low-key, easygoing basketball games. Was I wrong. “Kids get really competitive, so it’s fun. We can actually go out there and compete,” Seth Roessman, the 3-point shooting champion from Shipstad Hall said. “I did it last year, and it was a lot more competitive than I thought it would be... I think that it was a lot more competitive this year than last year.” The Cross Campus Throwdown is an annual event held by senior Connor Snashall and junior Taylor Spooner. Each year, all of UP’s best amateur basketball players come together and play for bragging rights and dorm pride.

Needless to say, testosterone could be smelt in the air. This was the perfect opportunity to bring together basketball players from all backgrounds for a good cause. While there is an obvious undertone of intensity and competition, the Throwdown, at its core, is a charity event. Money is raised for Special Olympics of Oregon, with buyins of $5 for a spot on a team, and $3 for an opportunity to play in the 3-point shooting competition. The Throwdown began when Snashall went to San Diego for a social entrepreneurship conference his sophomore year. While there, he was inspired to start a competition that he hoped would raise money and awareness for a good cause. "I picked out Special Olympics, it was the cause I wanted to support,” Snashall said. “This is my third one, we have been raising money for the Special Olympics every year." This years competition raised over $400, all of which

has been sent to Special Olympics of Oregon. While the Throwdown has its roots in philanthropy, it is still a competitive event. Dorms show up looking to establish themselves as the best. From Haggerty Hall to Christie Hall, all of the best players come to

two best teams from each group played in the semi-finals. The winners moved to the championship and the losers moved to the third-place game. The two off-campus teams, known simply as Stuart’s team and Kelly’s team eventually played for the title of best

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Seth Roessman won the three point contest for The Cross-Campus Throwdown last Sunday. Roessman made 15 three pointers to win a Nike Employee Store pass. All the proceeds from the Throwdown went to Special Olympics. play. Additionally, two offcampus teams participated. All of the teams were put into one of two groups, where they played a minimum of three games. From there, the

team. Stuart’s team eventually pulled out the win, and earning themselves the title of best team on campus. Cameron Trostle, a member of the championship winning

“Stuart’s team”, said it felt good to finally win the championship, citing prior defeats as a motivation to win. Trostle, like many of the other players, loves to play against higher competition. In the championship, he had the opportunity to play against an ex-Division 1 player. Everyone was kind of afraid to play against Kelly’s team they are taller than everybody, and they had Korey, who was a D1 player,” Cameron said. “It’s fun to play against good people too.” At the end of the day, the event was about the charity that we were supporting. Snashall and Spooner did a tremendous job to create a unique, fun event to help raise awareness and money for a great cause. Playing basketball is great, but being able to help others in the process makes it all the better. Contact Sports Writer Jimmy Sheldrup at sheldrup18@up.edu. Twitter: @CJSheldrup

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Pilot in the spotlight Turner Gill • Outfielder • Redshirt Senior Interview by Molly Vincent Why did you choose to play for UP?

I’m from central Oregon originally, and it came down to a few schools, but this was the only one in the Northwest. My dad always said that it’s good to stay in-state, plus I get the opportunity to see my parents and have them come to the games. It wouldn’t be the same if I were somewhere else.

How old were you when you first started playing baseball?

I started when I could pick up a bat. As soon as I could, I was playing.

What has been your favorite part of the season so far? Bonding with all the guys, and being able to travel and playing against good teams.

What do you like to do outside of baseball?

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I’m really into wildlife, so I am interested in bears, wolves and big cats. So I watch all the videos or read books or watch

documentaries. Whenever I get the chance, I travel to Yellowstone and places where you can find those animals.

If you could play any other sport, what would you play?

I’ve always been a big soccer fan. I played baseball, basketball and soccer all throughout high school. I’m a big fan of all sports.

What’s your favorite MLB team?

The Mariners. Growing up in the Northwest, you should be a Mariners fan. That being said, my best friend’s older brother is the centerfield for the Yankees now, and he was the centerfield for the Red Sox. So, I definitely follow those teams as well.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

You try to do the same routine, especially if something’s been working out for you. One thing in particular is our coach gave us M&M’s during one of the games. When I was first at bat, I struck out, then I went and got the

M&M’s and hit a homerun.

What’s your favorite part of the game?

There’s a lot of stuff to love. As a team, coming together and winning is great. Competing well is fun. Individually, it’s fun to do things to help the team.

What do you hope to accomplish the rest of the season? I try to make more short-term goals. Compete every game, one pitch at a time. Things work themselves out.

What has been your favorite place to travel for games?

My freshman year we went to Hawaii, which is obviously an amazing experience and it’s always easy to remember places you had a lot of successes as a team or as an individual. This year we went to San Diego and it didn’t go so well for the team or me, so I really wanted to get out of San Diego. We’ve been to Mississippi State and UCLA. Playing those teams who have done a lot on a national scale is really fun.

The Portland Thorns beat the Pilots 4-0, after 69 minutes of scoreless play, in an exhibition game on Saturday night.UP soccer alum Kendall Johson made her return to Merlo Field as a Thorn’s midfielder, and scored the Thorns’ fourth goal of the evening. In her time as a Pilot, Johnson was named WCC’s Defener of the Year in 2012. Johnson was traded to the Thorns from Sky Blue FC during the off-season.

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Sophomore midfielder Allison Wetherington dribbles the ball past a Thorn player. The Pilots fell to the Thorns 4-0 on Saturday.

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Sophomore Alyssa Edenstrom chases down a Thorn player. The Pilots played with only 12 players and did not make any substitutions.

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

The Pilots begin their official indoor season this weekend at the Willamette Invitational on March 28 in Salem, Ore. The men are ranked No. 42 in the nation. Portland is the second highest ranked in the WCC school behind No. 27 BYU.

Women’s Tennis vs Cal Poly

The women take on Saint Mary’s on Friday March 27 at home.

Baseball vs Pepperdine

The Pilots look to bounce back from their loss to Saint Mary’s last week as they take on Pepperdine at home. The first game of the series is at 3 p.m. on March 27.

SCOREBOARD

Women’s Soccer vs Seattle Reign FC

Baseball at Saint Mary’s

Rowing

Women’s Soccer

The Pilots look to redeem themselves in an exhibition game against Seattle Reign FC on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. on Merlo Field. The Varsity 8 and Junior Varsity 8 head to Lakewood, Wash. to compete in the Daffodil Sprints while the Varsity 4, Novice 8, and Novice 4 take a trip to San Diego, Calif. to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic on Saturday, March 28. Times TBA.

Men’s Tennis

The Pilots look to improve on their 9-3 record against Pacific on Saturday, March 28 in Stockton, Calif.

The Gaels claimed the three-game series against the Pilots on March 22. The Pilots fall to 1-5 in WCC play. The Pilots fell to the Portland Thorns 4-0 in an exhibition game on March 21.

Men’s Soccer

The Portland Timbers prevail 4-1 over the Pilots in an exhibition game on March 22.

Men’s and Women’s track and field Rose City Preview Korey Thieleke placed second in the 400 meter with a time of 48.02. Marci Witczak placed 4th in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:41:44. Three Pilots finished in the top four in the 3000 meter.

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Shaving heads, saving lives

Hair may not seem like a big deal until you think about not having it. For many people, their hair is part of their identity. The loss of hair through chemotherapy is only one of the trials that cancer patients go through. Members of the UP community shaved their heads to raise money for St. Baldrick’s, a foundation that raisesmoney to fund childhood cancer research. The foundation is partnered with UP, and this year our community raised $17, 941.

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I couldn’t stand the thought of watching my family members battle cancer, the thought of losing them to cancer. I did it as a reminder to myself, to learn what it is like to live without hair, even if I shaved only half [of my head]. I want to learn to appreciate other things about myself and base my worth on something besides the physical things that I take for granted. I will learn to love myself with or without hair because the life I have been given is awesome. I have so much to be thankful for.

Makayla Lindburg Sophomore

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I shaved my head for my Mom and a friend from high school, both of which struggled with cancer. I wanted to show support for those who are battling this disease which affects so many lives.

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The men’s soccer team played a large role in organizing the event. (upper left) Sophomore volleyball player Makayla Lindburg shaved half of her head for the St. Baldrick’s foundation. (upper right) Junior soccer player Hugo Rhoades cringes as Wally shaves off Rhoades’ hair. (middle right) Freshman goal keeper Marco Gonzalez-Yanez smiles as the barber shaves his head. (bottom right) Junior Marketing major Chris Flor runs his fingers through his hair one last time before it gets shaved off. (bottom left) Soccer player Jordan Baeza can’t help but grin as the barber begins to shave his head.