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Building community on campus

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One hundred freshmen spend their required service day working on UP property Sarah Hansell Staff Writer hansell14@up.edu Last Saturday, most of the 835 students in the freshman class bused out to different locations around Portland to do community service for UP’s annual Building Community: Serving to Learn program, an annual tradition requiring all UP freshmen to

volunteer for a day. Then the freshmen gather to reflect and discuss the experience in small groups.

This year, Fr. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., president of the University, decided to have a large group of freshmen work on campus and University-owned rental houses for the required service day for the first time.

“The idea is building community,” Beauchamp said.

“One of the communities that our freshmen are part of is this community. I thought it would make sense to make some of them participate to make some of them aware (of that).”

“(I think) it was kind of just to get students kind of connected to the UP community,” Building Community coordinator senior Rachel O’Reilly said.

Typically, the entire freshman class buses out to several locations to do community service projects for nonprofit groups. Among the community organizations UP partnered with this year were Portland Public Schools, SOLV, Portland Community Gardens, the Rebuilding Center and others. Locations of the service projects included Baltimore

UP wins national ranking UP was ranked first for service nationwide, according to Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings, which was released Aug. 29. The University was ranked best among 553 “master’s universities.”

The rankings are based on five categories: alumni serving in the Peace Corps, students in ROTC, students’ participation in community service, students’ annual service hours and the university’s institutional support of service initiatives.

UP also ranked fifth overall, an increase from its 11th overall ranking in 2010.

That ranking is based on social mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), research and service.

- Sarah Hansell

See Freshmen, page 4

Lost master keys prompt campus-wide lock changes Locks are replaced throughout every UP building because of missing master keys.

Natalie Wheeler Staff Writer wheelern12@up.edu

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A missing set of campus master keys led Physical Plant to replace every lock on every building the University owns – including dorms, academic and administrative buildings and University-owned rental houses off campus.

The keys were discovered unaccounted for on Aug. 15, according to Jim Ravelli, vice president of university operations, who said an employee did not follow protocol when

handling the set of master keys.

Ravelli said that it was one to three weeks after the keys went missing that the person responsible for by monitoring the

“Students and faculty, they have a very safe environment in which to live. We take safety seriously here.”

Jim Ravelli Vice President of University Operations

keys noted their absence. He does not believe theft was involved.

“I think (the keys) were misplaced,” Ravelli said. “We did an internal investigation, and I have zero reason to believe it was anything but that.”

Because it is a personnel

matter, Ravelli did not divulge the name of the employee nor any disciplinary measures he or she might face.

Physical Plant officials referred all questions to Ravelli.

According to Ravelli, University protocol requires that the master keys, if removed from their lock box, must be returned to that box the same day.

Because the discovery of the missing keys happened 10 days before Freshman Orientation, Physical Plant workers had to scramble to re-key as quickly as they could. They first replaced the locks to dorms, Universityowned houses and entrances of campus buildings, then moved on to the rest of the campus locks, Ravelli said.

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September 8, 2011

On On Campus Campus CPB COFFEEHOUSE

Friday, the Campus Program Board will host its coffeehouse performer, Kole Hansen, for an evening show at 10 p.m. in the St. Mary’s Student Center. Free coffee, Italian sodas and other refreshments will be provided.

BIO-B-Q Friday, the UP Biology Club is hosting its first event, the annual Bio-B-Q cookout out on the bluff between Swindells Hall and St. Mary’s Student Center. Free food will be provided, and students will have the opportunity to mingle with other students and professors. For more information, contact Tony Tran at tran12@up.edu or biology professor Tara Maginnis at maginnis@up.edu.

‘GREEN LANTERN’ Friday and Saturday, “Green Lantern” will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m.

SEPT. 11 VIGIL Saturday and Sunday, the UP Air Force ROTC will have a 24-hour vigil from 10 a.m. on Saturday through 11 a.m. on Sunday in the Christie Quad. It is a visual display remembering the attacks and their aftermath.

The Bell Tower will also chime on Sunday morning, marking each of the plane crashes.

OCTAPEDS FOR LANGERHANS UP is hosting its own team for PurpleStride Portland 2011, an event to help support the fight against pancreatic cancer, on Oct. 2. The UP team will be walking in memory of Becky Houck, a professor, mentor and friend of the university community for over 30 years. The team name will be “Octapeds for Langerhans,” which was inspired by Houck’s favorite animal, the octopus, as well as a group of specialized cells in the pancreas.

Register at http://www.pancan. org/purplestride under “Find a Local Event,” Oregon, and join an existing team: Octapeds for Langerhans. The first 40 students, faculty or staff to register receive a free T-shirt to wear the day of the event, size permitting. For further questions, email maginnis@ up.edu to claim a T-shirt and to stay informed of the event day plans.

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Pet policy bans dogs from indoors An email sent to the UP community affirms policies regarding animals on campus Professor Jeff Gauthier, of the philosophy department, has Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not brought his dog to in UP anymore, at least not in class in the past. university buildings.

He believes the Returning students may recall University should a handful of professors would have consulted and occasionally bring their pets to discussed the policy class. with all of those However, due to allergies to affected by it. dogs, the University is stepping “While I agree up enforcement of its pet policy. that there is a need On Aug. 18, Harold Burkefor regulations Sivers, the director of Public on dogs in the Safety, sent out a mass email workplace, to ban affirming the Campus Animal them entirely from and Leash Policy to UP faculty campus buildings and staff. seems extreme and “We request that you comply counterproductive,” Photo Courtesy of George Gray with University policy that Gauthier said. Theology professor Fr. George Gray has often requires your dogs to be on a “There is evidence brought his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, leash at all times while on campus that dogs help Chauncie, to his classes. However, in August, and not allow them in University reduce stress and Public Safety sent an email was sent to all faculty and staff reminding them of UP’s pet buildings,” Burke-Sivers said in make people more at policy, which states that dogs must be on a ease at work.” leash at all times when on campus and must Allie Teel, a not go inside campus buildings. sophomore at UP, is severely allergic to would not be welcome.” dogs and recalls her experience After asking his students with a class pet. about allergies or any other issues “I had a class in high school of which he should be aware, where a dog would come to Gray would bring Chauncie to class, and I would be wiping class about once every other my nose,” Teel said. “But I’m week not against dogs being in the Gray said he understands the classroom, as long as I’m not University must be sensitive to sitting by it.” the well-being of the community Fr. George Gray, a professor and follow the implemented in the theology department, safety policies. is known for bringing his “Nonetheless, either before or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, after my classes, he might take a Chauncie, to the workplace. walk around campus, on leash, “Chauncie’s been sort of of course,” Gray said. “Then at the canine version of getting least he could see some of his old comfort food or listening to Theology 101 and 205 buddies some favorite old music or from semesters past.”

Photo Courtesy of George Gray wearing a beloved old hoodie,” Theology professor Fr. George Gray’s Biblical Tradition and Culture Gray said. “Never has there class with his dog, Chauncie. Chauncie would attend class about once been any indication that he every other week after Gray ensured there were no objections.

Kate Peifer Staff Writer peifer14@up.edu

the email.

According to the Chair of Committee on Health and Safety Jeff Rook, the policy was reviewed due to allergy concerns and other complaints over the years.

“We needed to refresh the policy for new faculty and staff, and so people have a general understanding of the University policies,” Rook said.

The policy also states the first violation will result in a written warning, and a second offense will result in a citation.

Further violations by members of the University community will result in a $20 citation, and nonmembers will be trespassed from UP property.

Service animals are allowed in university facilities as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but must remain on a leash at all times.

KEY: Physical Plant replaces locks to ensure safety Continued from page 1 Although he would not give an estimate of the cost of the lock changes, Ravelli said it does cost a substantial amount to re-key

“Consistent with our continuous efforts to provide excellent security on campus, we will determine how we can improve our service and performance in moving forward from this point.”

Jim Ravelli Vice President of University Operations

everything. But he said it was crucial, regardless of cost.

In a written statement prior to his interview with The Beacon, Ravelli said “our highest priority is the safety of our students, faculty and staff, so we immediately decided that we needed to change the locks in all buildings on the campus.”

Even with the hustle to change the locks, most students were confused about the reasons behind their new keys.

“I just figured they rekey them every few years,” sophomore Kelly Riley said. “I hadn’t heard anything.”

Junior Jeff Makjavich, a Schoenfeldt RA, heard rumors about the master keys but was not told any details.

“In my building in particular, all of a sudden they were systematically going floor by floor and re-keying every single room,” Makjavich said.

Students living in UP-owned rental houses are still dealing with the lock changes.

According to a mass email sent

to renters from the Department of Residential Life, renters will not be able to unlock their back doors from the outside for “some months.” They can, however, exit the doors from the inside.

“While it’s more of a nuisance than any real problem, it would be nice to have access through that door,” graduate student Peter Christmas, who lives in a UPowned rental house, said.

Although students were confused and in some cases, inconvenienced by the drastic action, Ravelli hopes people see the big picture.

“Students and faculty, they

have a very safe environment in which to live,” Ravelli said. “We take safety seriously here.”

Ravelli said because of the ordeal, the University is increasing its audits to insure compliance with the master key protocol.

“Consistent with our continuous efforts to provide excellent security on campus, we will determine how we can improve our service and performance in moving forward from this point,” he said.

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UP expands its Studies Abroad programs The Studies Abroad department seeks enthusiastic students for new international programs Corey Fawcett Staff Writer fawcett13@up.edu This year UP is offering new opportunities for all UP students interested in taking their studies to an international level.

The Studies Abroad department has its hands full with new programs in Freiburg, Germany, Galway, Ireland, Beijing, China, Rome, Italy, Santiago, Chile, Madrid, Spain and Cape Town, South Africa.

“We’re trying to provide opportunities for the highly motivated,” Fr. Art Wheeler, C.S.C., director of Studies Abroad, said.

Freiburg, Germany One program is taking place right now in Freiburg, Germany.

The purpose of the program is to familiarize students with the countries, institutions and policies involved in the European Union.

Students take field study excursions to cities like Berlin, Prague, Brussels and Paris, then students choose the destination of their third and final field study based on their interests.

Junior Hannah Schultz, one of two of the first students to participate in the program, has decided to do her field study in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece.

For the time being, however, she’s happy to be in Freiburg.

“Freiburg reminds (sic) of a lot of Portland,” she said in an email. “It’s a very laid-back, ecofriendly, university town. But it’s also completely unique. I’ve loved every minute here so far.

Galway, Ireland Another new program is taking place for the first time this spring in Galway, Ireland.

The students will spend three days with a Gaelic-speaking host family before moving in with Irish flatmates near the National University of Ireland.

Courses and excursions to Northern Ireland, Dublin and the Aran Islands will educate students – who need at least a 3.5 GPA to apply – on subjects

like Irish poetry, music, history and folk culture, according to Wheeler.

“It’s for people who want to go to graduate school in things like English and history,” he said.

Junior Ian Clark, whose love of James Joyce sparked his initial interest in the program, is looking forward to being in the first group to go in the spring.

“Other groups have set traditions,” he said. “There’s an adventurous spirit of going into something new like this.”

Santiago, Chile Andrea Monto, a junior, was ready to participate in the Morelia program last summer, but it got canceled due to safety reasons five days before the start date.

Now she’s applying to the new Santiago program. If accepted, means she will stay with a Spanish-speaking family and forgo English for six weeks this summer.

Students will take an upper division Spanish class and an “International Welfare: Social Service Systems” class taught

by Anissa Rogers from the social work department. Excursions will focus on social service both locally and internationally.

Monto looks forward to improving her Spanish skills.

“The classroom can only take you so far,” she said.

Madrid, Spain The spring semester program in Madrid is best for engineering majors, although anyone can apply, according to engineering professor Mark Kennedy.

Students will take Spanish, math, engineering and fine arts classes at the Universidad de Carlos III. Engineering applicants must be prepared to take a summer course after the program to catch up, according to Kennedy.

“The student who does this has to be above average (academically),” he said.

However, according to Kennedy, it will be worth the work.

“Engineering careers are

Hannah Gray | THE BEACON

Students learn about new Studies Abroad programs at Espresso UP on Wednesday night.

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Wednesday night, Espresso UP hosted its Studies Abroad open house in St. Mary’s Student Center, where students were able to learn more about studying overseas as well as get to know about the different programs UP offers. John Orr, associate professor of English (left) will teach in China in a summer program. global in nature,” he said.

“And there’s a big potential for engineering students to be working for companies in Latin America.”

Rome and Florence, Italy An opportunity for students

with an interest in Catholicism has popped up in Italy and will take place for the first time this summer.

The new Catholic Studies and Social Justice summer program will take students to historical Italian towns relevant to the

Catholic faith like Assisi, Siena and Subiaco. They will spend most of their time in Florence (one week) and Rome (four weeks) where they will live in See Studies, page 4

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FRESHMEN: Peers serving peers Continued from page 1 Woods, Roosevelt High School, Sauvie Island, Forest Park and Friendship Park in Vancouver.

But 100 freshmen stayed on or near campus to do service under the charge of Physical Plant.

“We’re really excited to be able to work with some of the freshmen,” Physical Plant Office Manager Sandy Galati said.

“It’s actually building community because we’re at our community.”

Allison Watson freshman

The freshmen worked on yards of UP rental houses and the grounds behind Merlo Field and pulled ivy behind the tennis center.

Some freshmen said their time would be better spent working at an organization with a need for volunteers.

“I think I would be more fulfilled if we met the person or it was someone who was in need of our assistance,” freshman Brooklyn Crape said. “I felt like I was kind of excited about this (service day) and to see what we were doing, so it was kind of a letdown.”

Freshman Logan Griffith agreed.

“Here at the school we have a lot of money and stuff, but some of the other places … really need your help,” Griffith said. “I feel like that’s where we should be helping.”

Some of the houses’ student renters found it odd that fellow UP students were working on their yards.

“I think it’s strange that they’re doing it here because the school already pays people to clean our yard for us,” junior Taylor Cothran said, as freshmen worked on her UP rental house.

“It seems like there are other places (that) would benefit more from the service.”

However, some freshmen were glad to do their service on UP’s grounds.

“I think it’s really awesome that we can impact the surrounding community,” freshman Suzanne Redfield, who worked on UP rental houses’ yards, said. “We’re right next to it so we can see the difference that we made.”

Some freshmen said they believed staying on campus actually better served the mission of the Building Community: Serving to Learn program.

“It’s actually building community because we’re at our community,” freshman Allison Watson said.

Others, including upperclassmen working

Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON

Last Saturday, as a part of Building Community: Serving to Learn, 100 freshmen worked on campus and University-owned rental houses for the required service day. alongside the freshman groups, were excited to be working with Physical Plant.

“We are helping out P-Plant,” Corrado RA senior Katie Warmack said. “I think just in general we’re helping out the UP community. When we have guests of the University come they can see we take pride in the University.”

The Building Community: Serving to Learn program received multi-state television news coverage last weekend on Northwest Cable News, which is

broadcast in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The report mentioned

“I think I would be more fulfilled if we met the person or it was someone who was in need of our assistance. I felt like I was kind of excited about this (service day) and to see what we were doing, so it was kind of a letdown.”

Brooklyn Crape freshman

the work UP students did at Pittock Mansion, Forest Park and Tryon Creek State Park.

Some freshmen regret that they did not get the experience of doing their service work off campus.

“It’s a shame that this doesn’t impact the greater Portland community,” freshman Julia Anderson said. “And I thought that’s what the big overall message of the service project was, rather than just weeding houses.”

STUDIES: UP offers new programs to Beijing, Cape Town

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Beijing, China

apartments.

“The thing that delights me most is that we can focus on our Catholic heritage,” said Fr. Jim Lies, C.S.C., who will be teaching a class there. “We are a Catholic university with a Catholic tradition and our focus will be unabashedly that.”

Sophomore Jessica Kast says the program is ideal for theology majors like herself.

“I’m excited to be immersed in the history of the Catholic Church where it has its roots,” she said.

The spring semester Beijing program will introduce students to Chinese culture, geography and language.

“Beijing, in a lot of ways, is the cultural center of China,” John Orr of the English department said. He who will teach a Chinese literature class there for six weeks in the summer.

Students will trek to destinations like the Three Gorges region, the Tibetan plateau and the Great Wall.

Cape Town, South Africa The summer program in Cape

Town, South Africa, is still being developed. Its focus will be on child development, and students will live in apartments near the University of Cape Town.

The first group will go in the summer of 2013.

“We want people to know it’s coming,” Wheeler said.

This influx of new programs at UP reflects a changing mindset on the national level, according to Kennedy.

“The U.S. has to think globally,” he said.

Priority applications for all programs are due Oct. 5.

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The Galway, Ireland program begins with a three-day homestay with a Gaelic-speaking family, after which the students move in with Irish housemates.

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1. Sept. 2, 12:51 a.m. - Public Safety responded to a medical call at N. Willamette and N. VanHouten. A student called requesting assistance for a friend who had too much alcohol and was diabetic. AMR and PPB were also called. The student was checked out by AMR, but he/she refused transport and was left in the custody of friends.

2. Sept. 2, 11:18 a.m. - A neighbor reported that someone turned on her hose during the night on N. Harvard.

3. Sept. 2, 2:46 p.m. - Public Safety received an anonymous crime report of an incident that occurred in April 2011. The report was about a sexual assault and harassment of a student. Investigation continues by Public Safety.

4. Sept. 2, 10:59 p.m. - Public Safety responded to a party complaint at a house in the 5000 block of N. Princeton Ave. Officers reported over 100 people at the party. PPB was also contacted but was called to a shooting. The party was shut down.

5. Sept. 5, 5:56 p.m. - Public Safety received a call from a parent requesting a welfare check on his/her student. Officers and Residence Life checked on the student and a sexual assault was reported. Investigation continues.

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Unique scholarships for eligible students Financial aid offers eight scholarships for students who meet “unique” requirements Jennifer Rillamas Page Designer rillamas15@up.edu Scholarships are everywhere.

Many go unheard of, but at UP there are a few that shouldn’t be missed.

For the 2011-2012 school year, the Office of Financial Aid

is offering eight scholarships to students who meet unique qualifications. Some of these scholarships are not new but are looking for new recipients.

The donors who fund the scholarships set the qualifications and criteria each student needs to meet. These scholarships can be renewed every year as long

as the student meets the criteria, according to Financial Aid Assistant Director Bryce Majors “Endowed means that someone donated money for a scholarship, and the money is put into an investment,” Majors said. “The earnings from that investment become a scholarship that can technically be around forever.”

The amount scholarship recipients will receive will range from $1,000-$2,000. The deadline for all applications is September 16th.

The availability of the scholarships changes from year to year.

Scholarships & scholarship eligibility 1)

Bridget M. Connell Endowed Scholarship & Genevieve Moore Endowed Scholarship Students of Irish descent

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Columbia Prep Endowed Scholarship

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The Gix Scholarship in Engineering

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Students who are descendants of a Columbia Prep alumnus Students who are engineering majors Students who took part in an engineering experience during summer break, unpaid or paid

Juan Young Trust Annual Scholarship Students who are descendants of a former Kienow’s employee Students under the age of 21

Doyle wins award for ‘Mink River’ Portland Magazine editor’s debut novel already required reading at local schools Corey Fawcett Staff Writer fawcett13@up.edu Editor of UP’s Portland Magazine Brian Doyle has been awarded the ForeWord Reviews 2010 Book of the Year Award for Fiction for his first novel “Mink River.” It has been deemed Editor’s Choice, which is the highest distinction. It was earned by only one other book out of the 215 to win the award.

“Mink River” has also been selected by the Lake Oswego Public Library for its 2012 citywide reading program called Lake Oswego Reads.

“Now people will pick it up at the library and say ‘Hey, this looks interesting,’” Doyle said.

“That’s so exciting.”

“Mink River,” which can be found in libraries and bookstores throughout the greater Portland area, has already made its way onto local high schools’ required reading lists, including at Doyle’s own sons’ schools.

The book is about the fictional town Neawanaka, a 5,000-yearold Oregon settlement inhabited mainly by Native Americans

and people of Irish descent, like Doyle himself.

“To grow up Irish American is to be soaked in stories,” he said. “To grow up in the Northwest is to be soaked in wet stories.”

Doyle weaves together the stories of the townspeople and animals in a tale celebrating the natural world and examining grace under duress, a subject Doyle often finds himself returning to in his work.

“I’m fascinated by how people carry their loads,” he said. “Everyone has scars on their heart.”

Doyle has written ten other books, including “The Wet Engine,” “The Grail,” “Epiphanies and Elegies,” “Spirited Men” and “Leaping.” His essays have appeared in “The New York Times,” “The Atlantic Monthly,” “Harper’s,” “Orion” and “The American Scholar,” among other publications. They have been reprinted in “Best American Essays,” “Best American Science and Nature Writing,” and “Best American Spiritual Writing.”

Lois Teske Endowed Scholarship

Students who are relatives of a Holy Cross Priest Students not currently receiving tuition remission (receiving full or partial tuition because they are related to a University of Portland employee)

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Goldie Chan Lam Endowed Scholarship

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Ted and Sheila Winnowski Endowed Scholarship

Students of Chinese descent

Students of Polish descent

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Ralph & Sandra Richardson Miller Endowed Scholarship Students who are naturalized American citizens Students who are children of two naturalized American citizens

To apply To apply for a scholarship, go online to up.edu/ finaid and locate the orange news tab on the right hand side. After finding the news tab, click on “Institutional Scholarship Application” on the very bottom and continue with the application.

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September 8, 2011

University OF IFC’s hit show invades Amherst Street UP students’ home is featured in Portlandia sketch Will Lyons Staff Writer lyons14@up.edu

Senior Triska Lee and her housemates peered inside their house from the street early on a July morning, trying to make sense of the bizarre scene they saw within.

In the living room of the new home that Lee and three other UP had seniors just started renting, the stars of the International Film Channel’s “Portlandia,” Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein ran around screaming, making a racket and TV gold.

Lee and fellow seniors Armine Kalan, Pricilla Osredkar and Abi Sandarac offered their house for the sketch after Portlandia’s production crew scoured North Portland for possible locations this summer.

“I happened to be wearing a shirt with a bird on it when the scout came by so it really was a matter of fate,” Lee said.

Wearing a shirt highlighting Portlandia’s first well-known joke about hipsters, ‘put a bird on it,’ proved a premonition for success as the production crew showed up a week later to shoot the sketch.

“The crew came early to set up and covered a lot of our living room with cardboard,” Kalan said. “They were really respectful of our space.”

The Independent Film Channel (IFC) will not allow Kalan and her housemates to reveal any content from the short, but according to the housemates, they supplied a lot of the props themselves.

“Fred (Armisen) commented on how cool our house was and

was thankful for getting to use it,” Kalan said.

The film crew did most filming on the street outside the house and also shot the classic Portlandia opening which will frame the seniors’ house with the words ‘Amherst Street: North Portland’ in hipster-punk lettering.

The housemates also got to participate as extras in the sketch, meaning that Lee and the housemates will make their cable television debut this January.

“We had to sit and observe and look surprised for the sketch,” Lee said.

Being an extra may seem like a menial task, but according to

“The best part of the whole experience was seeing how the whole scene was improv,” Lee said. “Nothing’s really scripted.

They just work with what they have. After all, it’s hard not to improv when you have Portland to inspire you.”

Lee and her housemates also found out that one of the producers of Portlandia lives in St. Johns. With the University on the Portlandia map, the housemates think that a sketch could easily be shot at UP. Laurie Kelley, chief marketing officer for the University,

would love to see UP featured in an episode of Portlandia.

“I think anytime we can reach a national audience and they represent us well it’s great for the University,” Kelley said. “I would love to develop a partnership with Portlandia.”

Osredkar, who participated with her housemates as an extra in the sketch, agrees.

“It would be cool to have an episode on our campus,” Osredkar said. “It would be funny, but they would probably be making fun of us.”

IFC has used collegiate life

as a backdrop for sketches in the past, having already shot sketches at the Portland Community College library and on the campus of Portland State.

The second season of Portlandia premiers in January on IFC, but the exact episode that will feature the housemates’ home is yet to be determined.

“We’re going to have to have a Portlandia viewing party when the episode comes out,” Osredkar said.

“I happened to be wearing a shirt with a bird on it when the scout came by so it was really a matter of fate.”

Triska Lee senior Photo courtesy of Armine Kalan

UP’s director of theater, Mindi Logan, who worked as an acting coach on Dawson’s Creek, it is an integral part of a theatrical or film production.

“You would lose the sense of reality that the show is trying to create without extras,” Logan said. “They contribute to the style of the show as well.”

After 12 hours of filming, the housemates also learned about some of the frustrations of TV production.

“A downside was that we had to wait outside our house and be quiet for sometimes an hour at a time while the filming was going on,” Osredkar said. “They did give us 50 bucks for the electric bill though.”

Despite some inconveniences, the seniors gained a newfound respect for the organic nature of the Portland-centric show.

UP students pose with Portlandia stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. From left to right, senior Armine Kalan, junior Jack Kortum, senior Pricilla Osredkar, Brownstein, Armisen, non-UP student Danielle Miller and senior Triska Lee.

language.

Thiel and Gharring participated in Project Global Officer, or Project GO, a Department of Defense-funded program to help cadets learn critical languages, or languages that are not commonly known or taught in the U.S. They also have the opportunity to study abroad as the total immersion part of the program.

According to Project GO’s website, the program seeks to “(create a) foundational language and cultural expertise in the officer ranks and (establish) a cadre of language specialists.”

Project GO offers 22 grants

worth $9.3 million to universities across the country to help fund scholarships for ROTC cadets.

The scholarship the cadets receive covers everything, including a meal plan while they were on campus at Arizona State University and a $300 food stipend for their three weeks in Tajikistan.The program provides both summer domestic and overseas study options.

“Persian covers three different languages: Tajik, Dari and Farsi.

Dari is used in Afghanistan and it is the language of the region that the military has the most

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Seniors Armine Kalan and Pricilla Osredkar at their home on Amherst Street, which was selected by the Portlandia crew for a sketch. The episode will air in the upcoming season, which begins in January.

Project GO sends ROTC students to Tajikistan

Two ROTC students spend their summer abroad learning Persian Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu

While some students spent their summer laying by the pool working on their tan, two students from UP, 5th year ROTC student Bobby Thiel and sophomore Amy Gharring, spent their summer in Tajikistan learning the intricate details of the Persian

See Project GO, page 7

Photo courtesy of Bobby Thiel

Fifth year ROTC student Bobby Thiel plays with his host brother and another neighborhood boy in Tajikistan.

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MusicfestNW rocks Portland Performing Wednesday through Sunday local and world musicians to play at venues across Portland Will Lyons Staff Writer lyons14@up.edu

performers, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy MFNW. Festival-goers can buy a $70 General Admission wristband allowing entrance to any show.

Tickets for individual bands start at $16 at the door or at musicfestnw.com (check online to see if the shows are sold out first). All individual tickets and wristbands can be picked up at various venue willcalls

Call the cops for noise complaints because MusicfestNW is taking the stage for its 11th year in Portland this week.

Featuring over 190 artists from around the world and many local musicians, MFNW began Wednesday night and will run through Sunday at 21 of Portland’s popular Sal Liotta’s picks for MFNW: music venues.

• The Horrors Indie rock groups Iron and Wine, Explo• Helio Sequence sions in the Sky and • Sharon Van Etten Band of Horses are the festival’s headliners and • MSTRKRFT will play outdoors at • Little Dragon Pioneer Square CourtTalley Carlston | THE BEACON house at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Although indie rock is the throughout Portland.

Also, make sure to check predominant genre of Musicfesteligibility for each performer NW, electronic, alternative and hip-hop artists will also take the before buying tickets. Only nine stage throughout the weekend. venues (including Pioneer Square Electronic music fans will want Courthouse, Crystal Ballroom, to look out for STRFKR, MSTR- and the Roseland) will be hosting CRFT, Little Dragon, Yacht and all ages shows.

KEXP, a Seattle radio station, Mad Rad while alternative fans is putting on a series of free all will be interested in the smooth ages shows at the Doug Fir with singing Sharon Van Etten, The performances

by Little Dragon, Horrors and Phantogram.

Blind Pilot, The Horrors, Rhett Even if you missed last nights’ Miller and Explosions in the Sky.

Another venue Dr. Martins will host Typhoon, Ted Leo and Dam Funk.

If you make it to Jackpot Records early on Friday or Saturday, Nike will be handing out exclusive free passes to Brand New and MSTRCRFT at the Wonder Ballroom.

After three years of attending MFNW, senior and KDUP general manager Sal Liotta has realized that the multiple stages provide MFNW with its charm as well as its killer flaw: too much good music.

“If you’re going to a lot of shows, the wristband is worth it,” Liotta said. “It is hard to get a full use out of it though because so many bands play at the same time.”

Many UP students are just opting to buy tickets for just their favorite artists.

“I’m going to see Big Freedia,” junior Nick Duble said. “It was a ridiculous show when I saw him open for Major Lazer, and he’s just an amazing performer.”

“I love Macklemore,” sophomore Rachel Reddick said. “The song ‘Hold Your Head Up’ reminds me that whatever struggles and heartaches I might be facing I’ve just got to keep my head up and ‘keep my eyes on the prize.’”

With 11 years under its belt,

Portland’s largest live music festival reminds many that music doesn’t have to come from iTunes.

“There’s a strange connection you feel with strangers when you share the same live experience,” Liotta said. “You can’t get that on an album.”

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PROJECT GO: Students learn Persian, new cultures

Photo courtesy of Amy Gharring

Sophomore Amy Gharring was able to truly experience Tajikistan by visiting cultural locations.

involvement with,” Thiel said.

The program incorporated an eight-week intensive training course in Arizona where Thiel and Gharring spent four hours per day learning the Persian language. After the introductory course, they flew to Tajikistan and participated in a three-week immersion program.

“It was difficult to learn for sure,” Gharring said. “It was interesting to learn the cultural aspects of it and the people there were a lot friendlier than I expected them to be.”

Most applicants have plans

to work in government positions that require a critical foreign language.

“With my current branch, it will be beneficial when I am deployed because I will be able to use some of the skills that I learned to communicate with the people in Afghanistan,” Thiel said. “Having language skills opens up a lot of opportunities in the intelligence branch.”

While immersing themselves in the language, Thiel and Gharring also had the opportunity to experience a whole new culture.

“We had class in the morning,

and we had two or three outings during the week where we went to the botanical gardens and a shrine,” Gharring said.

Because they were placed in homes with families, they had the chance to participate in some of the country’s traditions, like Ramadan. In the Muslim culture, Ramadam is a period of fasting from sunrise to sunset.

“At least we tried to,” Thiel said. “We drank during the day because we didn’t want to risk dehydration because it was hot. It got up to 117 one day.”

The opportunity to further

their military careers while experiencing different cultures gave Thiel and Gharring a new perspective on their own lives in the U.S. “The best part was all the friends I made all over the world and getting to see how happy people are who live with so little compared to us here in America,” Gharring said.

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September 8, 2011

d new instructor an Kevin Jones is a is e H of social work. practicum director ate in toward his doctor currently working rtland cial research at Po social work and so State University. h University of Sout Jones attended the , ee gr de undergraduate Carolina for his ng tti ge me difficulties where he had so studies. assistance with his al value the person “I’ve come to he P,” are the fabric of U relationships that said. ying Jones is so far enjo UP’s atmosphere. ily,” “It feels like a fam he said.

Alice Gate s is a ne professor w visiting of social work. Gate attended G s rinnell Co llege in Io for her un w a dergraduate degree, an she recentl d y complete d her docto in social w rate ork and soc iology from University the of Michigan .

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Fr. Jeffrey Cooper, C.S.C. is a new professor of theology. Like many of the priests on campus, he is a member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross.

Cooper taught at UP 12 years ago. He wanted to come back because he liked Portland and the emphasis the school puts on education.

Cooper obtained his bachelor’s degree in English and master’s of divinity at the University of Notre Dame. He also earned a master’s of English at Miami University in Ohio, and his Ph.D. at Berkeley Graduate Theological Unit in Berkeley, Calif.

He was ordained in 1994, spent two years as a priest in Burbank, Calif., and was a novitiate in Colorado Springs.

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Elinor Lo uise Sulliv is a new an assistant p rofessor of biology.

Sullivan ta at Pacific ught University, Oregon Eli Health and Sciences U niversity, and Portla nd Comm unity Coll teaching, S ege. W ullivan wil l maintain as a staff h er pos scientist at OHSU and to researc h the eff con ects of m consumptio aternal n and obesity on offspring earned her . Sull bachelor’s degree in b Willamette io lo gy f University in Salem O post-doctora re., did l training at OHSU and of Californ Un ia San Fran cisco, and th ivers Ph.D. in ph en got h ysiology fro m OHSU.

The Beacon — www.upbeacon.net Sara of Eng h Weiger is an li Unive sh. She com ew assistant rsity i pr es to U n recent P from ofessor ly com New York Corne State, pleted ll Weige h w e h r e d r re she octora grew u and att t e p . i en n Arbor. ded the Uni Lake Superi versity or, Mi During ch of she stu died ab her time as a Michigan, A ., n unde road a n Oxford t St. C rgradu n Unive a a t h r t e, s e i r t ine’s C y.

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rabtree is the new Mary Katherine C ing the school of nurs associate dean for her ed rn ea s. She graduate program nia or lif Ca versity of doctorate from Uni d ke or w ly us d previo San Francisco, an at s nt de stu doctoral with masters’ and .

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Holly Shadburne is a new instructor in the nursing program.

Shadburne is especially interested in public health and health care delivery, which was sparked by her trip to Africa in 2000. Shadburne graduated from Linfield College’s School of Nursing in 2006, and has also traveled to Pakistan and India.

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Micha Chair i el Andrews i n ethic s the n Andrew s in the depar ew McNerney tment s obt -Han the Gre gorian ained his licen of philosophy son Univer . t i Florenc a te in ph sity e i Dean o as well as Rom of Rome. He a losophy at ft ls e Seattle he Matteo Ri . More recentl o taught in cci Col Univer y, he w sity. lege of a Andre inor Sullivan Human s the ities at he wan ws said he de cid te interest d to meet ne ed to come to ed in t w stud UP bec he opp e While to en ortunity nts, and was ause gage questio sition ethics ns at ntinue there is UP. He also of a lot of sa on cam good e id fat pus. nergy livan “The campu positive from , stron s has a g said. “T her here is identity,” he s o and int sity ellectua much cultura l l divers her ity.”

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istant new ass ip. a is o ia neursh Sebast Helder entrepre m the f o . fro r professo earned his Ph.D s recently o ha Sebastia of Oregon and an Diego. y S it f s o r e y rsit Univ nd e Unive nized a th a t g a r t o h o a ip taug ti h s s , Seba preneur At USD iversity’s entre ed as an un ork ran the imself w d strategy h s a h n d club, an entrepreneur a t. n a lt u s con of the

Fr. Mark Poorman, C.S.C., is the new executive vice president of UP n and a professor of theology. Poorma is originally from Phenoix Ariz., and graduated with a degree in English from the University of Illinois. of Poorman then earned his masters’ re divinity from the University of Not Dame and was ordained in 1982. He te received a Ph.D from the Gradua f.

Theological Union in Berkeley, Cali re Poorman taught at Notre Dame befo serving as the Vice President for Student Affairs from 1999 to 2010.

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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP

September 8, 2011

Unlikely pair co-authors theology book

Professors Elayne Shapiro and Carol Dempsey team up on book about religion Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu By blending aspects of their separate faiths, Catholicism and Judaism, and their different fields of study, theology and communication studies, professors Carol Dempsey and Elayne Shapiro coauthored a book that focuses on conflict in the Bible and how the issues of the past can be used to help solve conflict today.

In May, professors Shapiro and Dempsey published the first book in the series “Theology in Dialogue,” called “Reading the Bible, Transforming Conflict.”

The book analyzes specific stories in the Bible from Adam and Eve to the letters of Paul.

Shapiro and Dempsey hope to help readers understand and resolve issues that arise over differing perspectives on these well-known stories and to use those stories to resolve real-world conflict.

“The Bible has many illustrations of what not to do and so we learn from them,” Shapiro said.

“We use stories of tradition to help people transform conflict in their own lives.”

Dempsey approached Shapiro with the idea of writing the book after they were asked to teach an interdisciplinary course together called CST 483: Conflict in the Bible. Shapiro is Jewish and a professor of communication studies and Dempsey is a Dominican Sister and a professor

of theology, so their long discussions that over the book’s content led to a diverse analysis that reflects both faith traditions.

“Both of us have two different styles of writing, of teaching, of collaborating, and so it was a wonderful experience to bring the richness of our diversity into a common project,” Dempsey said. “Our own professional and personal lives have been deepened, and we’ve become not only colleagues but friends – a living

“Both of us have two differing styles of writing, of teaching, of collaborating. and so it was a wonderful experience to bring the richness of our diversity into a common project.”

Carol Dempsey Professor of Theology

example of the richness of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue.”

Their emphasis when writing this book was “Tikkun Olam,” which is the Hebrew term to “repair the world.” Finding a way to move toward right-relationships with people and to show grace to others even in hard times is a main focus of the book. Dempsey and Shapiro work through issues like religion, race and cultural heritage to demonstrate how everyone has a common goal of peace while still displaying and embracing diversity.

The duo examined Biblical narratives as if they were case studies analyzing how issues were addressed then, and how

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Communication studies professor Elayne Shapiro (left) and theology professor Carol Dempsey’s book addressing conflict in the Bible was published in May. Their project combined their different faith traditions. they should be addressed now.

“We look at the Biblical stories as stories that represent ‘the stuff of life,’ with its difficulties and conflicts,” Dempsey said.

“We try to present new models and paradigms that deal with and transform conflict then and now.”

Through their collaborations and lengthy discussions, Shapiro and Dempsey broke down barriers in their own understanding of how to form right-relationships with people and God. “What I learned was how to hear the stories from a living Jewish perspective and the rich heritage that Elayne brought to the conversation,” Dempsey said.

“We had to work through the as-

sumptions of each other’s faith traditions.”

While Dempsey and Shapiro were able to experience the Bible through different perspectives, they also came to better understand how grace plays an important role in the world’s search for peace.

“Grace offers the option for us to become people of compassion — to delight in each other’s perspectives,” Shapiro said.

From a Jewish perspective, the concept of grace means “favor,” as God would look on the Israelites with “favor.” From a Christian perspective, grace takes on a new meaning: God’s forgiveness of His peoples’ sins.

Dempsey and Shapiro address the concept from both perspectives.

The authors are urging readers to be open to different perspectives on Biblical narratives and learn from the conflict of the past in order to prevent it from happening again.

“There are many variables that contribute to conflict and so there are more options for what to do about it,” Shapiro said. “But the thing that would make me most happy would be for people to read, engage and care.”

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Service or self-serving?

Each year the University requires all incoming freshmen to participate in a day of service during their first full weekend on campus after orientation.

This day of service – dubbed Building Community: Serving to Learn – not only helps to unify the freshman class, but also enforces the University’s core values: teaching faith and service. It aims to teach freshmen the practices of sustainability and service in the surrounding community.

This year, however, the University taught 100 freshmen how to be self-serving by failing to send them outside the bubble of The Bluff.

These freshmen were required to do yard work behind Merlo Field and for the University-owned houses lining Willamette Blvd., as well as pull ivy behind the tennis center.

This service activity blatantly went against the point of The Building Community: Serving to Learn Program: to get fresh-

men out into the community.

While some freshmen did not mind helping Physical Plant others were disappointed they could not help make an impact elsewhere. They too thought their service would be more beneficial outside of the UP community.

Instead, the University could have hired student workers to do the landscaping.

There are plenty of students still looking for work-study positions.

Before requiring unpaid students to give the University a cosmetic uplift, the administration should have first considered people outside the UP community who need basic things done. The freshmen’s efforts

would have been better spent serving food to the homeless or spending time with the elderly.

Building Community: Serv-

ing to Learn isn’t solely about the UP community. It is also about showing students how to reach out beyond our comfort-

able abode here on The Bluff.

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Kevin Convery Guest Commentary Although many of you may know a Minnesotan or two on campus, you probably don’t truly know what we’re all about. Just to set things straight, I have created a list of things pertaining to the glorious state of Minnesota and its people that I think you should know…

1. It’s a hot dish. I don’t know what this casserole is that you speak of, and if you don’t even know what I am talking about …

just stop, please.

2. Our salads generally do not have greens … and sometimes come in layers.

3. Yes we talk funny, but no … You betchya I am not from Canada … Alright, eh?

4. We have cities and automobiles … I do not ride my cart and buggy to my farming village.

5. You measure snowfall in inches … the only amount worth measuring is feet.

6. Fishing a sport? False, it’s a lifestyle.

7. Alcohol is a necessity, not a thing of pleasure – do you know what wind chill is?

8. We measure distance in minutes and hours … We leave the feet and miles to the cartog-

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raphers.

9. We fry everything we can … look at the menu for the Minnesota State Fair.

10. While you hide inside your warm house during the winter, we erect houses on frozen lakes.

Oh yeah, and we fish from them.

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Kevin Convery is a senior global business and German studies major. He can be contacted at convery12@up.edu.

Oak trees get axed There are three native Oregon White Oaks on campus, two behind the tennis center (LPTC) and one just off the Main Parking Lot near the north corner of the Library that have been declining in health over the years due to substantial changes to their surrounding environment from construction work.

Unfortunately these trees have declined to the point they can fall over, so are now considered hazardous and must be removed. We plan on replanting, in more suitable locations, with several of the same type of tree.

There are also many more

of these trees throughout campus and surrounding areas.

The Heritage Tree in the Pilot House Plaza is one such tree, and is doing well.

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Kurt Berning

OPINIONS

New perspectives on minority and America

Guest Commentary The most common question I’ve been asked since returning to campus has been, “How was Kenya?”

Hmmm, well, that’s a tough one to answer in a sentence or two. Instead I’ll focus on a few things that stood out about my experience.

First, there was being a minority. A white, male, middle class minority. Weird, right? Now, it is clear to me that three months in Kenya only gives me a glimpse

into what minorities face in the U.S. or other parts of the world.

I was stared at, judged and constantly stereotyped throughout my time in Kenya because of my skin color. A student once asked after class, “What kind of lotion do you put in your skin to make it that color?” I laughed, explaining that I was born this way. I cannot control my skin color, my ethnicity or my family’s economic status. I asked myself, why would people judge me because of the things I can’t change? Why not base a judgment of me on things I can control, like my actions? It’s so unfair! … Wait …

Now to give you a bit of context, I spent three months in Kenya this summer teaching at

a secondary school through the Moreau Center’s East Africa In-

“This service experience will continue to inform my life and my perspective on the world for the rest of my life.”

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ternship. I volunteered with fellow UP students Jenny Doyle and Adrienne Shellnut through the Foundation for Sustainable Development.

Lastly, spending three months in Kenya gave me a completely different perspective on Ameri-

can culture. From the Kenyan perspective, I began to see America as selfish, self-absorbed and unbelievably wasteful. Sounds pretty bad, right? But it was not all negative. I also began to greatly appreciate our cultural diversity, our relatively uncorrupted government and how privileged we are as a nation.

In the end, there is no end.

This service experience will continue to inform my life and my perspective on the world for the rest of my life.

For more information: If you are interested in reading more about Kurt’s time in Kenya, visit his blog: www.kurtberning.blogspot. com.

To learn more about the East Africa Intership, check out the Moreau Center’s Kurt Berning is a senior finance and operations website: technology management www.up.edu/moreaucenter major. He can be contacted at berning12@up.edu.

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Calamity in Kenya

Alfred Kipchumba

ministries concerned, the Kenyan government is not up to par to challenge the situation even though they have the capacity and the resources to resolve drought and famine. A large part of the issue is a lack of timely response and ignorance to act upon foreseen events. I believe

Guest Commentary The catastrophe that hit the horn of Africa is the worst ever experienced in decades. Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are the most hit areas. It is sad that in the 21st century lives are being lost due to food insecurity.

According to media reports there are about 5000 refugees from Somalia to Kenya each day and an estimate of two million kids are facing death. It is an issue that would have been a thing of the past, but due to poor governance, lack of response and lack of longtime investments in basic needs this crisis still persists. Local governments and instability in Somalia are some of the factors to blame for such calamity.

Due to prevailing corruption and lack of performance by the

They should also stop their procrastinations and address the issues that are at hand instead of waiting until it is too late.

that enough expertise existed to warn the government about such events, but due to neglect they waited until the famine was out of control. As a result, the government panicked and started calling for foreign assistance.

The instability in Somalia is

another obstacle because while the Kenyan government is trying to provide food assistance, the Alshabaab is cutting off access, thus leading to many refugees in Kenya. If the Somalia war continues, families and animals will continue to suffer, and the mass of refugees will lead to crowding, diseases, and the diminishing of supplies.

It will also create high dependency on food and medical aid.

This dependency will then take a long time to dissolve.

I believe the Kenyan government is capable of solving this issue on their own through provision of education, medical facilities and irrigation systems.

at UP, I spent many hours searching and applying for summer internships and jobs. I got rejected over and over because I lacked relevant experience and the desired “leadership skills.”

This is what Urban Dictionary has to say about leadership: leadership is “a broad buzzword thrown around so much by every organization everywhere that it has essentially lost all meaning” and “true leadership is actually an exercise in bullsh*tting. The amount of bullsh*t a person can spew back about what leadership truly is, is the best measure of leadership.” While you should never consider Urban Dictionary a reliable source for anything, I entirely agree with its definition of leadership.

One of the so called leadership positions available at UP is

that of hall receptionist. To have something to say in interviews, I applied to be a hall receptionist in Mehling Hall. I got rejected (I suspect I wasn’t perky enough) and so I missed out on another opportunity to use doing homework while getting paid as the leadership position that would set me apart from other internship applicants.

Admit it: we learn absolutely nothing from most of our jobs.

In an interview I was asked what leadership skills I acquired while stocking shelves at a Home Depot-like store and flipping burgers at a fast food restaurant in a zoo. I tried my hardest but even presenting myself as the heroine summer employee got me nowhere: “Ehh ... that’s it?”

So this year I will again be struggling with the relevant work

and leadership experience section on my applications, because I never got the chance to show that while I don’t have any actual leadership experience, I can still do a pretty good job and be an asset to the company. My hope is that educational institutions and companies will start to take a closer look at word leadership and realize that the average college student hasn’t had the opportunity to learn actual leadership skills, but has shown character and the willingness to work hard by accepting other, not so glamorous jobs. Isn’t that worth a whole lot more than the ability to make a fairytale of irrelevant job experience?

“Local governments and instability in Somalia are some of the factors to blame for such a calamity.”

Alfred Kipchumba senior

Alfred Kipchumba is a senior organizational communications major. He can be contacted at kipchumb12@ up.edu.

Guest Commentary What did you do this summer?

Did you get the paid internship of your choice, or did you gladly accept an internship that didn’t pay you but may give your resume a much desired boost? Did you find a job that wasn’t all that fun but will at least help you pay for another year of college? Or were you like me, and did you spend most of your break doing absolutely nothing?

Junior year is the time to start thinking about life after college and to get a head start in the job market. Like most upperclassmen

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Faces on The Bluff

By Kevin Kadooka

We asked: Where were you on September 11, 2001?

“I was in 6th grade, and my history teacher told us that two planes had hit the Twin Towers.”

Is leadership really a ‘bright idea?’

Marit Tegelaar

Sarah Nanbu

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“I was at home eating breakfast, watching it on TV.” Ryan Gasik, freshman, mechanical engineering

Marit Tegelaar is a senior communications and sociology major. She can be contacted at tegelaar12@up.edu.

Take advantage of Career Services

Guest Commentary Think back to your campus tour. For some of you that might have only been a few days ago; for others it might have been almost three years ago. I bet you remember walking past Orrico Hall thinking that is where you will end up when you get sick. But I’m guessing if you’re like me, you forgot to note that Orrico Hall is also the home of Career Services, probably because you thought that Career Services is someplace that you’d only need to visit your senior year. I am here to dispel that silly notion right now.

Why should you believe me?

Well, you should believe me because my relationship with Career Services developed late in my academic career and I want you to learn from my lessons.

Career Services does exactly what is in their name. Their amazing staff can help you with all things related to starting your

career: they will help you (create and) edit your resume, write cover letters and conduct practice interviews. Career Services will also connect you with people in your field of interest, which is invaluable in finding internships and jobs.

And the staff at Career Services is very familiar with the application processes for graduate school and post-graduate service programs.

With the exception of one appointment my sophomore year, I didn’t begin taking advantage of all the resources Career Services has to offer until last spring. In the last few months, Career Services has helped me network with professionals in the environmental field both in Portland and Hawaii (which is my other home). Realizing the opportunities that have developed in the last few months definitely makes me regret not having stopped by Career Services sooner.

So to all the underclassmen: it is never too early to begin taking advantage of Career Services.

To the upperclassmen, my story

should be proof that it is never too late to start taking advantage of Career Services.

Sarah Nanbu is a senior environmental ethics and policy major. She can be contacted at nanbu12@up.edu.

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“I was getting ready for elementary school and watching it on TV.” Shane Lescher, sophomore, biochemistry

“I came into the kitchen for breakfast, and my parents were watching it on TV.”

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NBA lockout: Where did the fire go?

PJ Marcello Guest Commentary The NBA season is in jeopardy of a lockout because so many teams are losing money, but I find the money lost has a direct correlation with how soft the NBA is. Not just soft, I’m talking baby thigh soft. The league has worked hard to make its image more family-friendly; unfortunately, this has taken a toll on the competitive edge that once made the NBA so entertaining to watch.

As a kid growing up in Seattle, I had the opportunity to witness some of the greats of the 90’s, specifically the potent combination of Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp. While their skills were unquestionable, a lot of what made them so fun to watch is how they competed.

Back in the glory days you could watch Kemp soar through the air and slam a vicious posterizing dunk on someone, followed by a mean stare down of his opponent, or occasionally even a friendly teabag (YouTube Kemp dunks on Rodman). In the same game you would watch

Payton guarding Michael Jordan so close, Jordan could smell his breath. Not only that, but Payton and Jordan would be jawing back and forth all the way up and down the court, elevating each other’s game to a whole new level of competition.

Unfortunately, this is a lost art in the NBA. I credit a lot of this to the rules of the game where officials don’t allow hard fouls in the playoffs, or a few choice words can get you T’d up. Why? These are grown adults playing a competitive sport for a living! If talking a little trash is part of their style then more power to them.

There is a psychological edge that getting into your opponent’s head can provide. Many of the greats, including Jordan, Magic and Bird frequently practiced this. I mean, look at Charles Barkley, he’s still talking smack, and he retired years ago.

However, not all of the blame can fall on the League’s shoulders. A lot of this has to do with the change of culture in the NBA. It seems as if the point for many NBA stars is to simply be the prettiest and most popular, like a “who can sell the most jerseys” contest. Rivalries have lost their fire aside from the occasional Celtics-Lakers match up. People are more interested in arguing about Kobe vs. LeBron than any

representation of their favorite team. The individualistic culture has taken over and tainted the sport.

I’m not going to sit here and blast LeBron like many do; to be honest I think he has done great things for the sport and worked his ass off to get where he is today. However, I do wonder sometimes if he is more interested in winning games or selling me his brand. I only say this because I have to question the competitive drive of an athlete who should not be able to be stopped by anyone in the NBA. I am not taking credit from

“These are grown adults playing a competitive sport for a living! If talking a little trash is part of thier style then more power to them.”

PJ Marcello junior

the Mavericks, but Wade, James and yes, even Bosh should be able to run through an aged Mavericks team in a seven game series. All and all, I am just saying that some of these guys in the NBA aren’t true ballers anymore: they’re businessmen who happen to be good enough at basketball to make it to the pro level.

This is not true for all of

them. There are many exceptions such as Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard and, I would say, most veteran teams like the Mavs, Celtics and Spurs who are hungry for another ring.

I am sure you could throw in plenty of others, but the popularity contest of the NBA compared to what it was is undeniable.

Don’t get me wrong, Jordan has made his money outside of basketball, but nobody could question his desire to win or what his priorities were. The stats, rings and overall success says it all. This brings me to my final point. The stars of the NBA’s past were competitive in every aspect of basketball. Just look at a team USA roster from the 80’s and 90’s. There is a reason they were called the “Dream Team” and were constantly so dominant.

While many parts of the world have caught up a little bit, there is no way with the talent pool from the US, that we should ever be “winning” a bronze medal in basketball. Not only in serious competition, but even fun events like the dunk contest were headlined by Jordan, Wilkins and Dr. J! Look up those highlights and tell me more people wouldn’t be watching if LeBron, Kobe and Dwight (who actually does do it) were competing.

Instead, fans each year are

treated to Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson and three other guys who you may have heard of if they play on your favorite team to show up at the contest.

I love basketball, and I am a huge fan of the NBA which is why it is so frustrating to see the vast differences in the level of play from when I was growing up to now. There are still a lot of great highlights but in general the league has gotten too friendly.

I miss seeing Charles Barkley slam on his defender and look them straight in the eyes as if to say “I am better than you, stay out of my way or get embarrassed on TV again.” Or the Bad Boys of the old Detroit Pistons, good luck finding a scarier team to play against in the playoffs.

I am not saying everyone in the league needs to talk smack or take cheap hacks at their opponent, but I do think the NBA would regain a lot more popularity if the players and officials allowed a more in-your-face intensity where passion and desire matters like I remember seeing in the glory days. There is nothing wrong with dominating the opposing team and letting them know that you won’t be stopped until someone else does something about it — just ask Mike.

PJ Marcello is a junior communication studies major.

Move over BYU: Men’s cross country is runnin’ through

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After their 32nd consecutive WCC Cross Country Championship and sixth finish in the nation’s top 20 in the last six years, the Pilots find themselves with a No. 10 preseason ranking.

Despite dominating the conference for the past three decades, the Pilots have been pegged to finish second behind conference newcomer Brigham Young University.

“Its kind of a slap in the face but it gives you extra motivation,” senior All-American Jared Basset said.

Although the team returns three All-Americans, including Basset, senior Alfred Kimbuchi and junior Trevor Dunbar, they will be relying heavily upon young talent.

But Head Coach Rob Connor thinks this year poses a chance as good as any to finish at No. 1.

“This year I think we’re contending for a national championship, although we are a little thin,” Connor said.

While not always able to attract talent like the nation’s other cross country powerhouses such as Stanford, Colorado and No. 1 Oklahoma State, sophomore Steve Kearsh cited a good work ethic as the reason they have been able to compete.

“Coach always says no team will out-train us. We may be outtalented but if we out-train everyone then anything is possible,” Kearsh said.

While young, the Pilots have plenty of talent.

Junior Joash Osoro and sophomore Chase Caulkins will be key runners this year. Last season Osoro won the Pier Point Invitational and Caulkins finished 71st in the National Championship last year.

Two redshirt freshmen, David Perry and Scott Fauble, will also be relied upon heavily.

Perry has two top 10 finishes under his belt after redshirting his freshman year, finishing 10th at the NACAC Championships in Spain and 8th at the Junior National Championships in California last February.

Fauble is a Colorado state champion and was the Colorado Gatorade and Milesplit Runner of the year.

Also expected to make some noise is freshman Woody Kincaid, who finished 11th at the Footlocker cross-country nationals last year.

“Woody might be the most natural talent in the nation this year,” UP coach Rob Conner said in an interview with Track Focus, a running website. “To jump from 11th at state to 11th in the nation in one year is amazing, especially given his mileage.”

The Pilots open the season with the Pier Point Invitational this Saturday in Portland.

The last two weeks have been filled with high heat and the trend remains the same for Saturday as the temperature is expected to reach 93 degrees.

“We’re definitely not used to it and it’s not ideal conditions. It is all local teams and it won’t be a big deal. Everyone is running in the same heat,” Perry said.

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Spotlight: Kassi and Lorielle McCluskie Sisters Kassi and Lorielle McCluskie look to make their mark with the 2011 Women’s soccer team Jason Hortsch Staff Writer hortsch12@up.edu

As Kassi and Lorielle McCluskie sit down, their similarities are striking. The sibling chemistry is immediately present as well, with several glances and inside jokes shared between the two. They have been given a special opportunity to play together here at UP, and they both know it.

“It’s pretty awesome. Not everyone is given that opportunity, especially at a top 10 school,” Kassi, a senior, said.

“It’s definitely nice. It’s not as scary. You at least know one person going in, and I was already familiar with the place. It’s great having her around,” Lorielle, a freshman, agrees.

Both siblings certainly took note of the program’s success when deciding to come here from Scottsdale Ariz., but also realized that UP can offer much more than just winning.

“I came to UP for the environment and the people,” Lorielle said.

“I came for basically the same reasons. Also, my dream has always been to win a national championship,” Kassi said.

There is also a genuine mutual respect shared between the two.

Kassi in particular wants to make sure her younger sister is given the proper credit she deserves.

“I’m ecstatic about her playing here, as long as she’s not known as Kassi’s little sister. I want her to be Lorielle.”

On her end, Lorielle knows she can learn much from the experience of her older sister, a veteran of the college atmosphere.

“I look up to her on the field a lot. By playing with her I can grow as a player myself,” Lorielle said.

In addition to sharing this mutual respect, the two sisters also play in the same position: defense. They both know what it takes to play such a demand-

ing position and do not shy away from their responsibilities.

“Our job is to organize constantly,” Kassi said. “Being a defender is more in your head than anywhere else on the field. We need 90 minute concentration.”

“You want no shots on goal,” Lorielle said. “Not just no goals, but no shots on goal. You don’t want to even give the other team an opportunity to score.”

The tone of the conversation instantly turns serious again when they discuss their goals.

Kassi leaves no doubt as to what she wants to accomplish in her final year with the team.

“I look forward to winning the national championship with my sister. I know we just lost against San Diego State, but one of the players from the 2002 national championship team just talked with us and told us they lost their first two games of the season.”

“It’s not an unreasonable goal,” Lorielle said.

“Everything’s always better with family. We could do it together.”

Since they are both dedicated students of the game, they followed the U.S. Women’s National Team run at the World Cup this summer.

“It was disappointing to see them lose,” Kassi said. “It was really cool to see a bunch of UP alumni playing. I followed it more this year than ever. I’m happy for Japan’s team and their country though.”

“The U.S. did well. If they had to lose to someone, at least it was Japan,” Lorielle agrees.

It is not always just soccer with these two, though.

They have certainly had their share of fond childhood memories.

“We used to make up dances all the time, and we used to love singing Shania Twain.

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forts with a little fridge and TV and watch Richard Simmons workout videos,” Lorielle said.

Like all siblings, they have also had their fair share of spats.

“One time when we were younger, I came into her room,” Lorielle said. “And she got really mad at me. We were screaming, and when I went to walk out of the room I turned back to yell at her and I hit the door frame. I ended up on the ground bleeding.”

In true older sibling form, Kassie has also used her sister as a scapegoat.

“When we were younger, I was sneaking chocolate chips in the kitchen and they spilled all over the floor. I blamed it on Lorielle, and didn’t tell our parents until years later,” Kassi said.

Despite the occasional bickering, it is readily apparent that both Kassi and Lorielle are a special duo. Rarely are two athletes on a Division 1 team able to share the close bond afforded to siblings, and they intend to use this connection to help the team fulfill its ultimate goal: winning a national championship.

For the first time since 1999 the Pilots have lost three games in a row following two road losses to Seatte University and Boston Univeristy this past weekend at the Husky Invitiational.

Standing at 2-3, the Pilots are currently ranked 24th according to the NCAA, and will host the Portland Nike Invitational this weekend. They face off against the University of Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday and against Oregon State at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Men’s Soccer After tying Florida Gulf Coast 1-1 last Friday night, the Pilots fell 0-3 to Loyal Chicago last Sunday to conclude the Portland Nike Invitational. Currently 1-1-1, the Pilots go on the road this week to compete against Northwestern University and Northern Illinois University in the NIU Invitational.

Volleyball The Pilots came away from the Nike Invitational 1-3 but quickly bounced back to sweep Seattle University on Tuesday, bringing their record to 2-3.

This weekend at the Golden Dome Invitational the Pilots will face Notre Dame for the first time since 1989. They will also play Lipscomb and Valparaiso Universities for the first time in program history.

Cross Country Both men’s and women’s cross country will be competing in the Pier Park Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 10.

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Standing on the sideline waiting for your chance to shine as an athlete is hard for anyone. Being the man to take over for Austin Guerrero, one of the best goalkeepers in UP history, is a whole different story, as junior Justin Baarts knows.

Baarts spent two years doing just that as he watched Guerrero tie for the most career saves as a Pilot.

“I really learned a lot from Austin, he taught me how to be a leader and be the defensive captain that a goalkeeper needs to be,” Baarts said.

While Baarts made nine athletic, very savvy saves over the weekend, the likes of which Pilot fans were used to seeing from Guerrero, a few still managed to get past.

Once they fell behind, the Pilots simply couldn’t match the energy on offense as they

finished the weekend hosting the Nike Invitational tying Florida Gulf Coast University 1-1 and losing to Loyola Chicago University 3-0.

“Both teams are very good in their own right, you have to give them credit,” head coach Bill Irwin said. “We have to be more prepared, stick to our game plan and recover.”

The Pilots controlled the first game of the weekend against Florida Gulf Coast University for most of regulation, taking advantage of their skill and keeping the ball away from FGCU’s taller, more athletic players. The Pilots couldn’t get on the board in the first half, but they managed to grind through, relying on Baarts for defense especially with his diving, onehanded grab in the 30th minute to stop a shot that seemed destined to go in.

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in the 59th minute off a pass from senior forward Connor Barbaree and shot it in as the FGCU goalkeeper dove and missed it.

The game seemed wrapped up until the 85th minute when FGCU managed to sneak a goal past a leaping Baarts to tie the game 1-1. Despite multiple shots by the Pilots and two overtime periods, neither team was able to score another goal and the game ended in a tie 1-1.

“We were looking good the whole game, but we left them just a little bit of room.

I’m very disappointed we couldn’t get the win,” Irwin said.

The Pilots were not so lucky in their game against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers, as a turn of fortunes took place in the 39th minute when Barbaree narrowly missed a goal off the cross bar, setting up a Rambler goal off a deflection only seconds later to put Loyola Chicago in

the lead 1-0.

The Ramblers padded their lead three minutes later with one more goal before halftime. Another Rambler goal in the second half put the game on ice and handed UP their first loss.

“This was a tough game, but we have to learn from it,” Grubisich said. “Our conference is just as physical as these two teams were so we have to push through the pain and do our jobs.”

The Pilots’ next challenge is traveling to the Northern Illinois Adidas Invitational where they first face off against Northwestern on Sept.

9 at 12:30 p.m. On Sunday, the Pilots go to battle against Northern Illinois at 9 a.m.

Both teams are going to be tough matches for the Pilots, as Northwestern recorded a tie with No. 7 California and NIU has already beaten both Michigan and Michigan State.

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Sophomore midfielder Thomas Iwasaki makes an offensive drive followed closely by FGCU players. Though the Pilots controlled the ball for much of the game, the Eagles were able to score in the 85th minute, ultimately resulting in a tie.

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