Vol. 117, Issue 8 October 23, 2014
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Engineering students work in Arizona over Fall Break News, p. 2
Everything you need to know about finding offcampus housing Living, p. 8-9
Men’s basketball gears up for the season Sports, p. 16
IT’S YOUR $85 Where does it go? Maggie Hannon hannon15@up.edu
Remember that extra $85 on your tuition bill that you (or your parents) pay each semester? Ever wonder where it goes? The money is funneled to ASUP, which distributes it to clubs and organizations on campus. To give you a better idea of exactly where that money ends up, The Beacon dove into ASUP’s budget and broke it down.
Clubs that receive the most money
Where does your money go? $10,000
21.3% 41.2%
Clubs and Organizations: 41.2%
$8,000
ASUP: 21.3%
$6,000
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CPB: 25.5%
25.5%
Major Project Fund: 10% Exigency: 2%
10%
$4,000
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1 Student Activities $8,490
6 Men’s Soccer $3,450
2 Men’s Lacrosse $6,770
7 Mock Trial $3,075
3 Recreational Services $4,300
8 KDUP $2,750
4 Robotics Club $4,195
9 Rural Immersion $2,500
5 Alpha Kappa Psi $3,625
10 Men’s Ultimate Frisbee: $2,400
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0 For the fall, student clubs and organizations received more than $95,000. More than half of the funds, which students provide, goes to the Upper Budget, which includes ASUP, CPB and the Major Project Fund. A majority of the funds given to ASUP go to executive board stipends, administrative needs, Espresso UP and ADvantage. The administrative funds provide students with amenities like the New York Times and Comcast Cable for the TVs in Howard Hall, and ADvantage does the advertisements around campus, which bring in revenue to balance out the budget. CPB spends the money they receive on events like the Fall Dance, films that are shown on campus, the Dance of the Decades and the Winter DeStresstival.
Applying for funds
To distribute funds, ASUP considers club budgeting proposals a semester in advance. Clubs fill out a budget allocation form each semester and must submit it by a set deadline. They then go through an interview process in which clubs defend their budget requests to a financial management board. This board consists of ASUP Treasurer Jessie Robinson and a team of six other students studying accounting and business.
The financial management board debates on how to allocate the funds, and disperses them to the clubs, organizations and grants.
How to get more involved
To get more involved in the process of budgeting, students are invited to apply to the financial management board online. Students are also encouraged to come to any Senate meeting at 4:30 p.m. every Monday in Shiley 319. Students involved in clubs can come to Senate meetings and ask for more club money. Club presidents and treasurers are also largely involved in this process.
The Major Project Fund
On Monday, ASUP announced its top 10 options for the use of the fall Major Project Fund (MPF). The MPF is a fund ASUP uses to make either improvements around campus, or to hold events. The fund is 10 percent of ASUP’s budget ($23,200) plus any leftover funds that weren’t spent last year. This semester’s MPF totals up to $64,437. This week, ASUP’s executive board is collecting student feedback and researching the viability of each option. They will report back to Senate next Monday, where senators will narrow the list to as few as five options. The executive board will present the final decision Nov. 3.
How clubs apply for money 1. Club treasurers need to get a Club and Organization Allocation Request Form.
2. Clubs then turn in the forms by a certain date 3. Once completed and turned in, an interview is scheduled 4. The financial management board holds interviews 5. They deliberate and create the budget for the next semester 6. The proposed budget is presented to Senate 7. A week later, Senate will debate the budget and it is
recommended that club treasurers attend this meeting in order to defend their allocated funds
8. The following week, Senate will finish their debate and finalize the budget
Top 10 Major Project Fund choices 1. Additional lighting for the south side of Prusynski Pitch
2. More water bottle refilling stations
3. Financial installment
toward phase two of Recreation Center project for a pool
4. Ice machines 5. Electrical outlets for lecture classroom tables in Franz and Shiley Halls
6. Athletic field on River Campus prioritized for recreational use 7. Terrace room patio renovation project
8. Pilot House renovation
project, including a possible game room 9. Quasi-endowment for sexual assault prevention programming
10. Quasi-endowment for undergraduate research
Tips to get more money Don’t ask for a lot more money for the spring semester than in the fall. Spread out the money request to make each semester a similar amount. (A lot of clubs make this mistake). Be on time, go to the Senate meetings and meet with the financial management board. Stand out. Give an interesting presentation that shows why you should get more funds and be excited about what your club is doing. Elect club leaders for the next year by budgeting season which is around March so that they can learn the budget process and know what they want for the next year. Be realistic with what you want and what you are asking for. Don’t be afraid to defend your money that you need. Budget for things that can be done for the whole student body. The more people it affects, the more likely the board will spend.
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October 23, 2014
On Campus Engineering students tackle water issues in Arizona CAMPUS FLU CLINIC On Campus
Friday, Oct. 24 at Christie Hall First Floor Lounge at 3:30 p.m.
PILOTS AFTER DARK: HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN DECORATING
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BLUFFOONS IMPROV SHOWS Friday, Oct. 24 at the Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $2 per person or $3 per pair, sold at the door. Doors open at 10:15 p.m.
PILOTS AFTER DARK AND ASCE PRESENT: THE BUILD OFF
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STUDENT GROUP EVENT Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Pilot House in the Cove at 10 p.m. followed by KDUP DJ at 11:30 p.m.
MEMORIAL MASS FOR KATIE CHALE Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 4:45 p.m.
Jacob Fuhrer fuhrer17@up.edu When five UP senior engineering students cracked open a fire hydrant in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, there was no fire in sight. Rather, the students were helping the Tohono O’odham Nation, a Native American tribe, take pressure readings from the town’s water supply. Senior Mitchell Boyd was one of the five team members studying and suggesting improvements to the tribe’s ailing water supply system as part of a senior design capstone course. “We’ve been given the opportunity to do some of that preliminary work for them,” he said. Unlike some capstone projects, the trip was a hands-on learning experience for Boyd and his classmates ‒ Riley Walsh, James Oliver, Jared Johnson and Christian French ‒ who had all prepared for the project beginning in June. “I really think this trip is unique and different from the
College will never be able to fully prepare you for the work world. But as far as providing the foundation, [the engineering capstone project] totally has. Mitchell Boyd senior other senior design projects,” Walsh said. Boyd says the goal was to examine the water systems of two small towns and suggest locations for interconnection points that will help reduce operation and maintenance costs for the Tohono O’odham tribe. The tribe currently operates the
Photos courtesy of Mark Kennedy
(Above) Senior Christian French measures water pressure from a fire hydrant in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. French, along with four other seniors, spent Fall Break working on a senior engineering project with the Tohono O’odham Nation. (Right) Seniors Mitchell Boyd, left, and Riley Walsh, right, examine equipment to measure water pressure for the Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona. The aim of their trip to Arizona was making the water system more cost-efficient for the Native American tribe. existing network. To do this, the team measured the system’s elevation and pressure readings to pinpoint where improvements were See Arizona, page 4
Purported magazine salesmen in neighborhood are not students Philip Ellefson ellefson15@up.edu
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Over the past week, collegeage males have gone around campus and the University Park neighborhood, claiming to be UP students, selling magazines to raise money for a trip abroad. In an email to the UP community on Oct. 21, Director of Public Safety Gerald Gregg said they are not part of the UP community, and neighbors should not engage with them. “They are not students and are not affiliated with the UP in any way,” Gregg wrote in the email. These individuals have been asking for up-front cash payments for magazine subscriptions from neighbors and community
members around campus.
I would strongly encourage you to not engage with these persons... If you encounter them on campus please call Public Safety. Gerald Gregg Director of Public Safety “I would strongly encourage you to not engage with these persons, let them in your house or residence hall, give them any personal or financial information, or do business with them,” Gregg said in his email. “If you encounter them on campus please call Public Safety.”
Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON
Director of Public Safety Gerald Gregg sent an email to the UP community Oct. 21 warning of individuals selling magazine subscriptions on campus and in the neighborhood. According to Gregg’s email, the purported salesmen falsely claimed to be students.
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Heavy rains pool up on campus, cause problems
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Workers from Northwest Environmental Vision clear drains near the Pilot House to allow rainwater to wash out. Heavy rain fell all day yesterday, pooling up on uneven sidewalks and clogging drains. The rain also caused minor flooding in the basement of St. Mary’s. The rainy weather is expected to continue for at least another week, but meteorologists expect it to become less severe.
Students win top social work awards Melissa Aguilar aguilarm16@up.edu Two seniors were recognized nationally Oct. 1 for their extensive accomplishments in social work. Seniors Rebecca Tabor and Yuri Hernandez received first and third place, respectively, in the Patty Gibbs Wahlberg Scholarship through Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society. The society awards three students from a pool of candidates all over the country. Both awards include a cash prize. As the first place winner, Tabor also won a trip to Louisville, Missouri to speak at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors. Alice Gates, one of three social work faculty members, said the director of the honor society called her excitedly to congratulate the students. “He said, ‘This never happens,’” Gates said. “I think this is a testament to the fact that we have really an exceptionally strong group of students.” Hernandez, who is also minoring in Spanish and psychology, grew up translating for her parents and doing community service in high school, said her social work major was a natural fit. “Yuri has demonstrated in the time that I’ve known her tremendous passion and persistence.” Gates said. “She is exceptional in terms of really
Hannah Baade | THE BEACON
Seniors Rebecca Tabor, left, and Yuri Hernandez, right, won Patty Gibbs Wahlberg Scholarships from Phi Alpha National Social Work Society. Tabor is working on research about immigrant women with social work professor Alice Gates, and Hernandez has served at UP in many ways, including leading the Moreau Center’s Border Immersion in to Arizona. translating her passion about social justice, and fighting for the rights of marginalized groups into action.” Hernandez has worked with various populations, including the homeless, children and families, and migrant workers. In addition to her service work, Hernandez has been a service and justice coordinator, diversity coordinator, border immersion leader and has held leadership roles in UP’s Chicano club, M.E.Ch.A. “My service resume is, like, five pages long.” Hernandez said. “As a freshman you have a lot of free time, so every weekend I was doing something.” Tabor has also worked with the homeless, as well as participating in last year’s border immersion. Her desire to dig deeper into social justice concepts lead her to
pursue the major. “Being involved in social work for the past couple years has been so positive, because I’m around a bunch of people that want to be a part of social change,” Tabor said. “To be around other people who are just as passionate about social work is really empowering and motivating for me.”
To be around other people who are just as passionate about social work is really empowering and motivating for me. Rebecca Tabor senior Tabor serves as a liaison between Phi Alpha Honor
Society and UP’s student association of social workers. Gates said the two organizations are a great way to bring students with similar values together, while simultaneously engaging in difficult issues with the larger community. Both Hernandez and Tabor have been involved in research with Gates. In the summer of 2013, Gates and Hernandez researched the experiences of undocumented immigrant women who lobbied for policy change at the state legislature. “[We looked at] what causes people who don’t have citizenship status and don’t really have a voice, politically, to organize and lobby for rights,” Hernandez said. Tabor has begun working on research in the same vein to aid Gates with a research paper about immigrant women.
Upon graduation, Hernandez hopes to enroll in graduate school and focus in community organizing. Tabor is also considering graduate school as a means of furthering her understanding of how to fight global poverty. Tabor said that although some of the subject matter of social work is difficult to tackle, she’s benefited from her time in the program. “[The work is] just so relevant to my life and my understanding of the world that it has been a really positive thing for me,” Tabor said. “The faculty in the social work department provide us with the tools to fight against some of the negative forces out there, and create a more positive world.”
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October 23, 2014
Arizona: students help tribe make water system more efficient Continued from page 2 needed. The students opened a fire hydrant with the help of the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority to measure the decrease in water pressure that caused. This helped them suggest improvements. According to Walsh, the trip was a success. “We did exactly what we needed to do,” he said.
With the raw data they collected, the team used computer modeling software to locate ideal interconnection points for the system. Walsh says with preliminary modeling work completed, the two towns are a step closer to sharing a single system and saving on maintenance and operations costs. Although this first step has been taken, there is no set date for the improvements to be
made. It will be up to the Tohono O’odham Nation to set aside money to modernize the system But the project has the potential to receive funding soon. Mark Kennedy, a professor of civil engineering at UP, says a student project from last year was recently submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for funding approval. For this year’s students, however, the work isn’t done. Walsh says he and his team
will be calibrating the computer models to ensure accuracy. Next semester they will focus on alternative locations for connection interties if the proposed suggestions prove difficult to implement. When all is finished, the research will be consolidated and given to the tribe. “We end up providing a government grade report, our design, and we’ll send them a PowerPoint presentation that we
do usually on Founder’s Day,” Kennedy said. Boyd says UP gave him the necessary tools to be successful with the project. “College will never be able to fully prepare you for the work world,” he said. “But as far as providing the foundation, it definitely has.”
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1. Oct. 16, 12:47 a.m. - Officers responded to a call of two suspicious people in the River Campus area. Officers made contact and found that the individuals were part of the University community. The students were asked to not enter River Campus in the future and they were compliant. 2. Oct. 17, 10:18 a.m. - Neighbor came into Public Safety to report that his vehicle had been broken into. His vehicle was parked at the 5000 block of Willamette Blvd. He made a report with Portland Police Bureau.
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3. Oct. 18, 6:37 p.m. - Student came in to report that their bike was stolen. It was last seen in the area of Fields Hall. The bike was registered with the University and a report was taken. The case remains under investigation. 4. Oct. 18, 10:39 p.m. - Officers responded to a party complaint in the area of the 5200 block of N. Yale. Officers closed the party and the renters were compliant.
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Students share songs for a cause
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Juniors Taylor Hendricks and Thomas Dempsey (above) play for KDUP’s acoustic show Oct. 22. The show, which KDUP put on with the help of Global ADE, featured several different student artists. Global ADE, a nonprofit organization cofounded by UP alum Kurt Berning, sold shirts and scarves at the concert, with proceeds going to support education in Cambodia. (Top right) Junior Lauren Layton plays guitar and sings songs. (Right) Seniors Nate Chatterton and Ari Morris sing and play guitar together.
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Profiles of priests: Fr. Pat Hannon on writing Melissa Aguilar aguilarm16@up.edu Writing is not easy. Anyone who has taken an English class can attest to this, and both literature students and engineering majors alike can agree that writing is downright difficult. English professor Fr. Patrick Hannon believes that despite this inherent difficulty, venturing into the dark, unknown places of one’s writing keeps the adventure interesting. Just last month, Fr. Hannon’s latest collection of essays, “Sacrament: Personal Encounters with Memories, Wounds, Dreams, and Unruly Hearts,” was published. “He encourages people through his own writing,” English professor John McDonald said. “He encourages his students to take chances and do things that are unusual and unorthodox. I really appreciate that about his approach.” Hannon has published four other essay collections, as well as several features in various magazines. Yet only in the past several years has he delved deeper into
his thoughts. “This is my effort to go to some really surprising places,” he said. “[And] be willing to take risks--to put that on paper in a way that [even] I’m surprised at how it ends.” Hannon completed his master’s degree in creative writing at Portland State University last year, but his love for the written word extends back to elementary school, where he learned to diagram sentences. His teachers not only helped him write well tech-
“When I wake up in the morning and put my feet on the ground, I want to be able to hear the devil say, ‘Oh crap, he’s up!’” Fr. Pat Hannon nically, but also gave him what he called “the permission to imagine.” Hannon did his undergraduate work at the University of Port-
land, where he continued gaining confidence as a writer. He still has a column he wrote for The Beacon in his office about a spring break trip he went on with Campus Ministry. Hannon, who recently celebrated his 25th anniversary as a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, said his inner life of faith is completely intertwined with his writing. “There’s this tendency to say, ‘I’m a writer here, I’m a person of faith here, I’m a priest here.’ At this point my faith is a lens,” Hannon said. “Through the sacramental lens, I believe that I can have these encounters with God - mysterious ones, amazing ones, surprising ones. But God, I believe, wants to be seen and heard, smelled, tasted, touched in any way.” Hannon said he still strives to be the kind of person that, “When I wake up in the morning and put my feet on the ground, I want to be able to hear the devil say, ‘Oh crap, he’s up!’” He tells his students to approach writing as another form of thinking, and not to be afraid
to always push deeper and experiment--whether that be with interesting subject matter or playing with form. Junior English major Ana Fonseca said creative writing can be hard for students used to writing in academic settings, but Hannon provides support for students to make the transition. “He is really good at helping you build on your strengths,” Fonseca said. “He’s really good at pointing out what you did right.”
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Hannon believes those serious about pursuing writing should continually practice their craft, just as any athlete would practice their sport. “Write a ton, and don’t get discouraged,” Hannon said. “Because every now and then you’re going to write something that will startle you and amaze you and then you’ll realize it was all worth it.”
KDUP spotlight: Indie unground hour with Rachel Rippetoe Emera Riley rileyem18@up.edu Every Monday at exactly 3 p.m., the KDUP’s bungalow is blaring music. Jack Greenwood, the program director at KDUP, describes the noise as, “So loud you can barely hear yourself think.” At the same time, he admits, it’s a good kind a loud. A, “Hell yeah, this is my jam” kind of loud. Rachel Rippetoe is at the center of it all, commanding the noise on her show “Indie Underground Hour.” “Enthusiastic and buoyant, and really creative,” Greenwood described her. True to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, music has always been a big part of Rippetoe’s life. With concerts like “Live on the Green,” as well as “Bonnaroo,” Rippetoe has seen such classics as U2, City and Color, the Avett Brothers and Elton John. “Indie Underground Hour” reflects her unusual musical exposure and her passion for radio and sound. Growing up in such a musical area was not the only thing that pushed her towards melody. Rippetoe’s dad also helped shape her musical identity. “He bought me my first record, my first record player,” Rippetoe said. She considers her father one of her greatest musical influences because he introduced her to all the bands she loves.
Rippetoe, a communication studies major, said indie music includes, “bands that are on an independent label.” This gives Rippetoe the ability to show her listeners original music from bands that deserve some serious attention, while playing a wide selection of fun tunes. “At one point, they (the bands) were on an indie label and nobody knew who they were,” Rippetoe said. Rippetoe’s job as DJ is to expose listeners to these up and coming bands, as well as play the music that she loves. According to Rippetoe, her listeners are mostly people interested in discovering new music. Rippetoe also works as an intern for the Portland Radio Project. Although originally just
“Radio is really turning into an online thing. That’s what Pandora is and Spotifty. A lot more music, and a lot less talk.” Rachel Rippetoe Freshman a short-term position, Rippetoe was taken on as an intern when she helped write an article during her interview. Her duties include writing and organizing, as well as directing a 4 p.m. shift on Friday. Unlike at KDUP, Rippetoe cannot choose a playlist, but makes up for it by speaking about
the assigned set she is playing. The Portland Radio Project currently only streams online, but they plan to expand to their own official station in a few months. Rippetoe sees Portland Radio Project as the future of music. “When you hear of radio stations being streamed, you feel like they are less legit, like they should be on the air,” Rippetoe said. “But I feel like radio is really turning into an online thing. That’s what Pandora is. And that’s what Spotify is. A lot more music, and a lot less talk.” Through their focus on music and the Portland community, Rippetoe said she is learning valuable writing and radio skills by working side-by-side with radio veterans, such as Rebecca Webb, a journalist and broadcaster with 30-plus years of experience. Webb’s most notable work was her morning show KINK, with cohost Les Sarnoff. Rachel Rippetoe is committed to the expansion of the KDUP radio station as well. “She wants what’s best for the station and wants to come up with creative ideas to help promote it,” Greenwood said. In her first semester at University of Portland, Rachel Rippetoe has found her niche. “Being down there (at the Portland Radio Project), and helping them with stuff on the radio really makes me feel that that’s the place where I belong,” Rippetoe said.
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For more information on Rachel Rippetoe and her show, Indie Underground Hour, you can find her on wordpress.up.edu/Kdup, and listen in on Mondays at 3-4 p.m.
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How UP students feel about fall, according to Yik Yak Oh Yik Yak, that inappropriate, weird half-sibling of Twitter. The location-based app is great for taking a campus-complaint pulse, and this post-Fall Break week the commentary centers almost exclusively on all things fall. - Cassie Sheridan
On clothing: My one goal for today in the wind is to not get strangled by my scarf.”
On weather: It could be -400 degrees outside and the Anchor would still be 10,000 degrees inside.” Rain rain go away and come back another day when you transform into snow so we get school cancelled.” Considered snorkeling to class today.” A rowboat would have been helpful to get to class this morning.”
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Not sure if people walking by have their heads bowed because of the rain or they’re mouring over their midterm grades.”
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quad style Ana Fonseca junior | english How would you describe your personal style? Classic with a boho twist; some occasional flowerpower. Who is your style inspiration? My mother. Where do you like to shop? My mom’s closet, the free clothes bin.
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House hunting (simplified) Christine Menges menges15@up.edu
So you’ve decided to move off campus. Awesome! Good-bye, roommate! Adios, Commons food! And so long, intervisitation hours! You’re striking out on your own and becoming a full-fledged adult! You couldn’t be happier. That is, until you come face-to-face with the nightmare of finding an off-campus house. Current off-campus dwellers love to regale house-seekers with their own traumatic tales of finding a place to live. True, it’s hard to find a house, but it’s not impossible. No matter how many horror stories you’ve heard, don’t lose heart in your own house-hunting battle. Here are some steps you should take:
Research Money: Most college students receive some financial aid from their parents for living expenses. Have a frank discussion with your parents about how much they’re willing to give you on a monthly basis, then use this figure to determine the price range of the room you’ll rent. People: You have a group of close friends you desperately want to live with. Or you’re alone, wondering if there’s an open spot somewhere you can take. Whatever the number you’re dealing with, use that to narrow down your options. Availability: Houses disappear fast. However, there are still spaces available, and a couple of resources exist to help you find them. One common tool is the UP Housing group page on Facebook. If you haven’t yet, ask to become a member, and then scour the page for available houses. Daily. (You’ve gotta be relentless through this entire process.) There’s also a UP housing page on the Pilots UP portal. But the most common tool is simply word of mouth. Ask around. Chances are someone you know knows someone who knows someone else who knows about a house that’s available, or has several rooms available. Distance: When researching, keep an eye on the address of each home. Don’t assume each listing is walking distance from campus. If you’re comfortable with living a ways from campus, make allowances for extra expenses, like gas money, a bike or a bus pass.
Options House: This is what most students choose: Their own house, rented from a landlord. Extra rooms in a house: If every desirable house is already taken, this is the next best option. Many houses have mixed years living in them, and the seniors there now will be moving out. UP rental: These are University-owned houses right across from campus, paid for through Student Accounts. Apartment: Located farther away from campus, but offer benefits like on-demand maintenance and sharing spaces with fewer people. Sublet: If you want to live in a furnished room, subletting from someone who is studying abroad next semester is a good route to take. You’ll have to move to another sublet in between fall and spring semesters, so it’s a good idea to book them both as soon as you can. If you are studying abroad and looking for someone to sublet, post on the UP Facebook Housing page, or see if a friend of yours is studying abroad an alternate semester, and the two of you can switch off. Rent a room: Many families in the immediate area offer rooms in their homes for students. These rooms are sometimes furnished. Craigslist or the bulletin board in the lower level of Franz Hall will help you find these places.
Common Problems Money: If money is an issue, and your parents cannot help you out, a UP rental is your best option. These are paid for via student accounts, so your loans, grants or scholarships can cover rent. Furnishing: Many students want to avoid the hassle of furnishing their place. For this situation, subletting or renting from a family are certainly options, but not your only ones. Many seniors also want to avoid the hassle of moving their stuff out, and will gladly sell you their furniture along with their room. Lack of availability: If you feel like you waited too long to find a place, don’t panic. Just keep looking at UP’s Facebook housing page and asking around. There are lastminute openings every year. Chances are, you’ll soon find a place to call home. Nina Chamlou | THE BEACON
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Treating the post-Fall Break blues Cassie Sheridan sharidan15@up.edu
Laying back in your dorm bed, or chilling in the Hooters ‘delightfully tacky’ Casino Hotel on a long layover, you blissfully think back on the past bougie week: Your parents’ stocked fridge, those wild nights, sunny days, all that guilt-free Netflix watching, swimsuits and no worries. And now considering going to classes is making you physically ill. Instead of waiting three hours at the Health Center, let us diagnose your ailment. You, dear student, are suffering from post-Fall Break blues. Experts (i.e. seniors) know the Fall Break blues is a dangerous condition that, left untreated, will destroy any future bliss and will become increasingly severe as that rain people keep talking about makes itself a daily presence. You’ll be slumping in your earth-toned rain jacket and bopping back and forth from Franz Hall to Shiley Hall to the Clark Library, listless and zombie-like, refreshing your Fall Break photos (long past receiving any more likes) retweeting Christmas countdowns and staring hopelessly at problem sets that seem insurmountable. You don’t have to live this way. Now we could wax lyrical about maintaining positive attitudes, sharing smiles with fellow strugglers and not spending too much time creating blanket forts while watching entire seasons of Breaking Bad. But we realize that you already know these things and will probably do them anyways. That’s why we have compiled an innovative list of treatments. While The Beacon can’t take your biology exam for you, or write that theology paper you’ve been putting off all semester, we can offer these expert-certified means of destroying Fall Break blues before you’re quarantined.
Treatment #1--Sweat it out!
Sweat out the blues through vigorous exercise. Howard Hall has fun FREE classes taught by your fellow strugglers. Force yourself out of bed and into those overpriced workout clothes to dance, hula-hoop and Zumba your way out of gloom. Does the idea of going to the gym make you feel more sick? No problem. Go for a walk, run or hike. Get outside and breathe fresh air. The combination of regular exercise and fresh air are bound to not only release endorphins, but also combat the 6-plus meals you consumed daily over break.
Treatment #3--Adventure NOW.
Quit lusting over others’ Instagram posts of Cannon Beach and actually GO. Yeah, you can make a list of 1,000 important things that take precedent over taking selfies with the Multnomah Falls. But getting off campus and doing one or two things a week (or even a month) that are selfish and allow you to breathe and let your social media friends know you’re still alive and not unconscious in Clark Library’s basement is important. Schedule it, and just go.
Treatment #2--Go to that club meeting.
You know that club you subscribed to three years ago during the Activities Fair and are still receiving emails from that cause you weekly guilt? Make a point of attending that one-hour meeting or activity. It’ll rejuvenate your spirit to meet new people and do to something you’ve been meaning to do for awhile.
Treatment #4--Daily dose of friendship. You’re not alone. Post-Fall Break blues afflict everyone to different degree. Establish an informal support group among your friends and talk about your symptoms and solutions over coffee, tea or hugs. Try to be open about your gloominess and feed off the energy of others that are maintaining positivity in lieu of these harsh conditions.
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Don’t worry. Christmas Break is only 53 days away!
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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP
October 23, 2014
Hands dirty, heart full: Emily Neelon neelon17@up.edu I’m standing in an orchard, biting into the best apple I’ve ever tasted, as juice runs down my chin and dirt cakes my work boots. The sun struggles to peek out behind an expanse of grey clouds as I breathe the sweet smell of apples, fresh air filling my lungs. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be. The six days I spent during Fall Break on the Rural Immersion with the Moreau Center educated me about the agriculture industry and the migrant farm workers who labor within it. Through visits to various farms, distribution warehouses and non-profit organizations in the Yakima Valley, my eyes were opened to the physically demanding work required to get food from the fields to our refrigerators. Moreover, I learned about the struggles and accomplishments of migrant workers, who face many social, economic and governmental challenges in their quest for employment in a new country. Each trip our van took down the dirt roads of rural Washington opened my eyes to a different aspect of the highly complex agricultural industry and the commu-
nity of people it employs. Stories of entrepreneurship during times of racism and war at Inaba Farms taught me about perseverance in the face of adversity. My exchanges in broken Spanish with Maria at Nuestra Casa, an organization teaching English classes to immigrants, revealed to me the power of nonverbal communication. The 19,941 pounds of produce I helped package at Northwest Harvest, a nonprofit food bank distributor, catalyzed a determination within me to end hunger. And with an armful of colorful peppers and acres of farmland stretching out all around me at Alvarez Farms, I learned what true passion is. As I become immersed once again in the suffocating stress of sophomore year, I fight to hold onto the lessons I learned in those fields: passion, generosity, perseverance and an incredible defiance to the societal constraints of life. My entire perspective on food has changed and I can now comprehend the blessing of having it so readily available to me. Next time you’re walking down the aisles of Fred Meyer, think twice about the produce you’re putting into your grocery cart. I know I will.
My week in the Yakima Valley
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Students on the Rural Immersion completed service and learned about the agriculture industry in the Yakima Valley.
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OPINIONS EDITORIAL
What does it mean to “objectify” women? We hear that word so often, some of us have become numb to its harsh meaning. Objectify: To make into an object; to take something independent and free-thinking and make it inanimate; to dehumanize. You can objectify a woman through actively taking away her humanity and reducing her to a single characteristic, or even by passively accepting the reduced, reused, redacted image of women as objects for others to view, use and judge. This kind of objectification is happening all around us. Unless we’re actively pushing to stop it, we’re letting the reduction of women continue. The first step is to recognize when objectification happens. This month is breast cancer awareness month, so you’re likely to see or hear slogans like, “I ♥ boobies,” and “Save the TaTa’s.” Although these slogans are well-intentioned, they don’t acknowledge the women battling breast cancer. “Save the Ta-Ta’s” reduces these women - the human beings fighting a life-threatening illness - to sexualized body parts. Slogans like “I ♥ boobies” - while intended to help bring awareness to the struggle of
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many women - instead reduce all women to something less than an entire human being. Objectification of women happens at UP, too. Social media platforms, like Yik Yak, are filled with comments such as: “Stop wearing spandex to class,” and “Just know it does become harder to completely respect you when you dress that way.” Other comments targeted certain UP female athletes as being “ugly and fat.” And these comments aren’t confined to anonymous Yik Yak posts. They are made between two male students walking into Franz Hall behind a girl. They are made between a group of guys sitting in a booth at The Commons. They are made between two female students judging a woman for wearing a short skirt. We have overheard students complain that a woman’s low-cut top is “slutty.” However, whether a male student wears basketball shorts, jeans, sweatpants, or khakis, his clothing is usually not considered a reflection of his character. These comments transcend the screens of students’ smartphones and inhabit the minds of many students on The Bluff. The belief that women’s bodies and appearances are things for other people to comment on
is unacceptable, and implies that a woman’s value, character and self-worth are directly linked to how she presents herself. But a woman’s body is not just for looking at. A woman’s body runs, jumps, climbs, tackles, stomps, rolls, crawls, punches and stands. And, frankly, a woman is so much more than her body - she is a brain, eyes, mouth, ears and heart. Focusing only on a woman’s body denies the presence of her other characteristics. Whether you’re complimenting a woman
on her “bootylicious” body or complaining about the size of the woman sitting beside you, you’re doing every woman a disservice when you choose to acknowledge her appearance over her substance. As a community of welleducated, open-minded individuals, we need to actively fight the objectification of women, on campus and beyond. It’s amazing how many students have an opinion about yoga pants or low-cut shirts. It’s equally amazing how many students
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have no opinion about ISIS or the protests in Hong Kong. We need to stop critiquing women’s skirt lengths, and start critiquing real problems: poverty, war, debt, racism, sexism, heterosexism. Even critiquing the lack of burrito bowl toppings would be a better use of our time. Why are we spending our time posting anonymously about whether it’s appropriate for someone else to wear spandex when we could be having a conversation about…anything else?
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It’s time to talk about Halloween costumes Melissa Aguilar Staff Commentary The shortening days and cooler air signals it’s time for scarves, pumpkin patches and cozy afternoons inside. It also means time for Halloween, or as Cady from “Mean Girls” has
dubbed it: “The one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Now, I’m not going to tell anyone to not wear a sexy maid outfit (slut-shaming is a topic for another day), however, when the costume in question is a sexy geisha outfit, we have a problem. Before you think, “I’m not a racist, this doesn’t apply to me,” I’ll say that I used to think the same thing. In fact, when I was
younger, I wore a Halloween costume I would definitely not wear now. I’m not proud to say I contributed to the exoticization of another culture, but it happened. I simply didn’t understand that dressing up like a member of another culture could be harmful. If anything, I would have said I was celebrating that culture. But the line between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange is a fine one. Pointing out that someone’s
costume crosses that line often comes across to wearers as saying, “You’re a racist! You’re a horrible person!” To aid this conversation, we need to clarify a few words first. Technically, no one person is a racist. They can harbor prejudiced feelings and choose to act on them or not. Racism, on the other hand, is not built by one person. Racism is built into the very structure of society, and you either benefit from it or not. For
example, while a white, gay, cisgendered male may be oppressed for his sexual orientation, he still benefits from being a male in a world that rewards males over females, and cis-gendered persons over transgendered persons, and whiteness over people of color. A great analogy I’ve heard for this situation is that of cars and bicycles traveling on the road. See COSTUMES, page 13
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October 23, 2014
Protests in Hong Kong close to home
Tedford Hsia Guest Commentary As a student living very far away from home, I’m currently distressed about what’s happening in Hong Kong. It’s not just the protestors trying to fight, but students and pan-democrats are also joining the cause. I’ve always said to other people that I have mixed feelings about Hong Kong. It’s my home, and it’s where I grew up, and at the same time there are problems there that make me question the world. However, I’m satisfied that Hong Kongers now have a voice for once during the 50-year freedom in China’s hands. I’m all the way here in the United States working hard for whatever future I want, and living as comfortably as I can. But it’s difficult to hear about all of the chaos and anarchy happening in Hong Kong. I’m not even sure how most of my family is taking it right now. I feel incredibly helpless because I’m not at home helping most of my family who are avoiding the conflict. While I’m here, police are throwing tear gas. Some police forces are resorting to physical violence against unarmed protesters, while government
officials - especially the chief executive - hide behind them. I heard anti-occupy movement triads were involved in opposing the protestors and students at some point, which furthers my concern for the state of my home. Protesters are even attacked through social networks. It’s cyberbullying all over again. I feel like the entire world is falling apart as I just sit here with a burdened workload, hearing and reading news as the events in Hong Kong continue. Unfortunately, what’s even worse for me is that Hong Kong is now split into two: The ones who are pro-democracy and those who want them to shut up. This got me to think about what Hong Kong should actually do to fit their needs. While I have no religious affiliation to lean on or follow the suit of optimism, all I can do is hope Hong Kong turns out for the better in the future. Stay strong Hong Kong. There is strength in unity, and that unity shall aid in the cause, and peace can thrive again. What you just read right now is my way of spreading awareness across University of Portland about the current events in Hong Kong, the place where I grew up. What you think about Hong Kong and its affairs is up to you.
Tedford Hsia is a sophomore communications major. He can be reached at hsia17@up.edu.
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Demonstrations in Hong Kong began in Setember protesting electoral reform proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress that would disallow civil nominations. Many of the protestors are students.
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COSTUMES: Be culturally aware this Halloween Continued from page 11 White people are like drivers in cars: The road was made primarily with them and their safety in mind. People of color are like bicycles alongside the cars. The road is inherently more dangerous for the people on bicycles, though through no fault of the people who are currently driving their cars. The general population of drivers is not openly hostile towards bikers, but the bikers are still at a disadvantage. The drivers could have the
best of intentions, but may unknowingly ride too close to the cyclists and fling gravel in their wake. Drivers don’t have to worry as much about potholes or being acknowledged by other drivers as much as cyclists do. Privilege means not having to worry about things that are very real problems to disadvantaged groups of people. Having privilege in no way makes you a bad person. In an ideal world, we would have an equal playing field. But we don’t. By dressing up in another culture’s traditional
clothing, you only help perpetuate the stereotypes of the outside “other.” As something to make fun of, or sexualize. Even if you don’t intend for a costume to be offensive, that doesn’t mean it might not be perceived as such. Each of us does not exist individually in a vacuum. A culturally-based costume is steeped in years’ worth of history and oppression. A culture is so much more than the stereotypical images we can conjure of it. Culture is someone else’s identity and way of life.
At the end of the day, people of color can’t simply “take off” their culture, like you can take off a costume. Be respectful of the historical and social significance of what people of color have gone through, and will continue to go through. Be more creative this Halloween. Go as a sexy banana, or something. Melissa Aguilar is a reporter for The Beacon. She can be reached at aguilarm16@up.edu.
FACES
on the bluff
by Kristen Garcia
What did you do for Fall Break? Aurora Myers senior environmental ethics and policy
Every student should be a saver Calvin Bair Guest Commentary On Friday, Oct. 3, the City Club of Portland hosted their weekly “Friday Night Forum.” This forum focused on the retirement crisis that currently faces the nation, the state of Oregon and Americans of all ages. Each day, as thousands of baby boomers retire, many retire directly into poverty. According to Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, the average retiree in Oregon has $30,000 dollars in savings. Those with a 401k are not much better: Upon retirement, their accounts currently average a paltry $100,000. Consider also that while these numbers seem low, it is in fact millennials who have the lowest amount of savings when compared to past generations. Statistically, Americans under the age of 30 will not have two nickels to rub together when the golden years arrive. The greatest advantage that
those in their twenties have when beginning to save for retirement is also the primary reason that so few actually do: Their age. A common defense is that one can start saving when 30, or 35, or even 40! By then, the apathetic investor will have missed out on tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional savings when retirement age rolls around. There is no better time than now to being planning and saving for the future.
The miracle of compound interest
Take a simple, one time investment of $5,000. Let’s place that sum into three identical accounts, beginning at ages 25, 30 and 35, respectively. Estimating a conservative yield of 6 percent, upon retirement at age 65 the three accounts will hold: $51,428.56, $38,430.43 and finally $28,717.46, respectively. Consider how that one-time investment, made early, results in almost double the amount upon retirement when made at age 25, rather than age 35. One last example: Funding an account today and contributing $5,000 per year for just five years ($30,000 in investment cap-
ital) will yield $281,062.67 in 40 years. If one waited until age 40 to start saving for retirement, they would need to contribute $5,000 per year, each year, until age 65 to reach that same amount. It can be seen how beginning young, and more importantly continuing to contribute as much as one can afford, can outstrip the returns thousands of dollars added in later years. It is especially important to put some money away now, before larger costs associated with buying a home, or a car, launching a business, or having a family put pressure on disposable income in the coming years.
Taking responsibility for the future, now
Investing is not a science. It should not intimidate anyone who can undertake to educate themselves modestly, invest conservatively and avoid at all costs any advice made on short term trends, or offered by someone on television. Most importantly, investing is not a way to “get rich quick.” Rather, it should be considered a mechanism for growing money at a rate faster than inflation depreciates it, with returns not realized for decades or more. Millennials have already tak-
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en a few lumps economically - be it staggering debt, a poor job market, or global trends that make entire skill-sets obsolete in a matter of months. Thus, it would be prudent to plan for the worst lump of all: No Social Security. Let us assume that there will be no defined benefits for anyone who is today under the age of 30. Your bank will have some ideas for you, as will private investing advisors. All of these consultations should be free. Your family members can also be a source of information. If you are fortunate enough to be working, ask your employer what 401k benefits they may offer. Opening an online account and investing in low-cost mutual funds can be a sound way to begin seeing modest returns. Two wonderful, epochal texts are: “Stocks for the Long Run” by Jeremy Siegel, and “The Intelligent Investor,” by Benjamin Graham. Start saving today. You’ll be glad you did. Calvin Bair for UP in business administration and can be reached at bair13@up.edu.
“I went to New York for Fall Break with the EScholars Program.” Anthony Vitali sophomore biology
“I went to Cannon Beach over break. It was the first time I’ve ever seen the coast, or a beach.” Leah Millsap sophomore biology
“I stayed here and helped my friend get proposed to through a scavenger hunt.” Vince Verspieren freshman business
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“I went to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to hang out with high school friends, and went to the beach.”
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October 23, 2014
‘This is how we get things done’ Malika Andrews andrewsm17@up.edu The women’s basketball team has spent tireless hours in the Chiles Center running laps, lifting weights and practicing shooting drills. With the team’s first weeks of practice in the books, the Pilots are excited to begin their season. With eight of the fourteen players on the roster being returners, senior guard Jasmine Wooton has made it her goal to set an example for the newcomers. She said that while the offense may be a change due to new players, having previous knowledge of someone’s skills and abilities is a definite advantage. “I see myself being close to my teammates, close enough so that they can come to me for help on or off the court,” Wooton said. “Even though I am their captain, I am still their teammate. I want to keep a level of respect for each other, but at the same time still making sure they know this is how we get things done.” With the new season, the Pilots welcomed a new coaching staff. After the 2013-2014 season, Head Coach Jim Sollars retired after 28 years on The Bluff. Newly appointed Head Coach Cheryl Sorenson joined the Pilots in May along with three new assistant coaches. Sorenson spent three years on The Bluff as an assistant coach
prior to becoming head coach. Over the years as an assistant coach, Sorenson started training to think like a head coach by preparing practice plans and executing drills the way a head coach would. On the court, she found the transition to be natural. The returning players are having no trouble respecting Sorenson in her new position. “There have been some jumps in the road but we have been working through it,” Sorenson said. “The administrative side is all new to me, so just learning how to develop into that role, but I love it.” Wooton has found the transition to a new coaching staff to be effortless. “They are very approachable,” Wooton said. “They are always available. I can text them to say I need help and they will text me right back. I can say ‘Hey, let’s go to lunch’, or just walk into their office. It has been a seamless transition.” Along with new coaching staff, there are six newcomers to the team. Among them is freshman guard Madison Ward who was not recruited before coming to The Bluff. She chose UP because of its academics and then emailed Coach Sorenson over the summer about playing. “I worked out on my own through the summer and tried out once I got here,” Ward said. “I am excited to improve my skills and get closer to the team and just get
the experience of college basketball. I am super excited.” Sorenson has seen Wooton come a long ways in her four years playing for the UP. Sorenson attributes her excellent leadership to being able to pass through adversity both mentally and physically. As a senior, Wooton wants to leave an impression in her last season as a Pilot. “My goal for this year is to leave a legacy on the program,” Wooton said. “I am looking forward to the conference tournament always. It’s a change of energy. There is more on the line now. I am not looking forward to losing against a team that I will never get to redeem myself against.” As a team, the Pilots have their eyes set on the post season and the WCC championship. Coach Sorenson is asking a lot of the team’s upper classmen in terms of leadership development, getting the freshmen integrated with the team and becoming a cohesive unit in order to achieve this goal. “If we are not all there together, then we haven’t done our job successfully,” Sorenson said. “The first week we say everyday what our goal is: We want to be WCC champions. And so everyday the focus is, ‘What steps are going to take to get us there?’ And we know that it is a long season, and so every day we need to build to get there.”
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Seniors Jasmine Wooton and Cassandra Thompson practice rebounding. Wooton and Thompson are two of eight returners on the roster this season and will be looked up to as leaders.
Tournament season brings success for women’s tennis Molly McSweyn mcsweyn18@up.edu After six years of finishing below .500, the women’s tennis team has begun the fall tournament season with a powerful showing. Led by junior Maja Mladenovic and sophomore Lucia Butkovska, the team has their sights set on a strong spring season. Members of the team have played at the ITA All American Championships, the WSU Invitational and the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships. The fall tournament season sets the stage for the spring WCC season in which the Pilots are hoping to make an impressive showing. The team concluded last season with a 6-10 overall record. “Fall has been a good indication that we could be very competitive in conference and the two players nationally ranked [Mladenovic and Butkovska] sets us up for some opportunities,” Head Coach Susie CampbellGross said. The team made a big debut in California at the ITA All American Championships in late September. The Championships feature
some of the most promising and top-ranked players in the nation. It was only the second time in UP women’s tennis history that the Pilots had been invited to the event. The last time was in 2001 when Courtney Perkins represented UP at the event. The two players invited were Mladenovic and Butkovska, who are integral to the team. Mladenovic was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team in singles last season. Butkovska did not play last year, because she was not eligible due to her professional ranking. “I want to help the team, because I couldn’t help them last year. And I think the team is stronger, and we have good players, so we could be successful,” Butkovska said. Campbell-Gross said Mladenovic and Butkovksa will be the cornerstone of the team in coming years. “They are both tremendous representatives of the University of Portland and the tennis program,” Campbell-Gross said. At the Championships event, Mladenovic and Butkovska posted first-round wins. They were then knocked out of the second round, but their initial wins showcased their ability to play against
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Junior Maja Mladenovic swings at a ball during practice. Mladenovic won in the first round of the ITA All American Championships. some of the highest ranked tennis players in the nation. The two athletes continued to show their dominance at the WSU Invitational. Mladenovic and Butkovska each finished 3-0 in the top flight singles draw at the Invitational. They decided to not play out the final against each other. Juniors Emily Gould and Saroop Dhatt also posted wins for the Pilots as doubles. The Pilots continued to display their strength at the USTA/
ITA Northwest Regional Championships in Palo Alto, California, which finished up the first weekend of Fall Break. Butkovska advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles draw, while Mladenovic defeated the number 30 ranked player in the nation. Senior Sophie van den Aarssen and Dhatt also won singles games. The women’s performances reinforced their promising showing during this year’s fall season.
The team is looking towards their final tournament this weekend at the Matador Invitational at Cal State Northridge. “The more success you have, the more serious the program is and the more committed the players are and we are definitely moving in that direction,” CampbellGross said. “We've always been able to compete reasonably. But now to win and to be beating the teams that we struggled with in the past, I mean, things are changing in a good way.”
SPORTS
Pilot in the Spotlight
What piqued your interest in cross country in the first place? Entering high school, I was coming into a new school, so I thought I could get into cross country and make some friends. I did end up making some really good friends, and my passion for cross country gradually developed into what it is now, which is pretty exciting. So going from doing cross country all of high school, what was it about UP’s team in particular that you liked? We’re currently ranked fifth in the nation. We have a very strong program. Coach Connor has been here for 25 years and is an amazing coach with a history of developing runners into elite collegiate runners that are the best in the nation. That’s what I was looking for, so UP drew me in.
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Jeff Thies
Cross country Redshirt freshman Huntington Beach, California
You’re a redshirt freshman, so this is your first official season as a runner for UP’s cross country team. How does that feel? It’s actually really cool because last year I had to pay for all my own expenses to go to meets, and this year I’m finally in uniform and getting to
Timbers 2 heads to Merlo
Katie Dunn dunn16@up.edu
The Pilots soccer teams won’t be the only teams playing their home matches on Merlo Field next year. The Timbers 2 (T2) professional team will begin playing their home matches on Merlo Field during the 2015 season. T2 will play in the USL PRO division, a division below MLS and will practice at the club’s Adidas Timbers Training Center in Beaverton. The Timbers and the Pilots have had a long affiliation, including Pilots being drafted to play for the organization. “We’ve got a long and storied history with UP dating back to Clive Charles and those great years,” Merritt Paulson, Timbers’ owner and CEO said during the Oct. 14 press conference. “UP is a big part of the Soccer City, USA story.” Athletic Director Scott Leykam also noted the importance of the partnership with UP, the Timbers and the Thorns during the press conference. “If we are going to be Soccer City, USA, we need to live it and be a partner at every level, from youth to high school, to college to the professional ranks,” Leykam said. “We feel that despite the fact that we are a nationallyranked university with a record enrollment right now, we are one of the best kept secrets in the city,
www.upbeacon.com wear purple. I get to travel to better meets where I get the chance to compete with some of the best teams in the country. You’re originally from Huntington Beach, California. How is running there different from running in Portland? In California it’s about 70 degrees every day and sunny, and there’s no trails—it’s all boardwalk along the beach which is asphalt and not very easy on the legs. It’s very monotonous, you go in one direction for a long time—here we often run in Forest Park, which has a lot of great trails that are great for training. Portland is much better. At the UW invite in Seattle, you finished with a time of 24:15. When’s your next meet, and how are you planning for it? I’m going to the West Coast Conference in Sunnydale, California in about a month, and that gives me some time to get a lot of good training in and hopefully run even better than I did last time. My goal is to become the West Coast Conference “Freshman of the Year.” -Karen Garcia
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This week in sports WOMEN’S SOCCER
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The Pilots fell to both BYU and San Diego over Fall Break 0-3. They are 5-7-2 on the season. Next, they play Pepperdine Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. at home.
MEN’S SOCCER The men dropped both of their games last weekend in California. They are 4-7-3 on the season.
CROSS COUNTRY The No. 8 ranked men’s cross country team took fourth overall at the Wisconsin Iinvite led by redshirt senior Scott Fauble. Both teams head to the Beaver Classic this weekend.
VOLLEYBALL The Pilots have yet to win a conference game this season. They have a home game on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Gonzaga. (courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)
Men’s basketball: Sights set on WCC Championship
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and we’re trying to be very intentional from an athletic standpoint about branching out to a lot of our partners.” The Timbers look at the addition of their own USL PRO team as a huge competitive advantage and investment. They are starting a new promotion called the 1975 Trust where the first 1,975 T2 season ticket holders will have ‘ownership-like privileges’ including deciding the home/away kits the team will wear, what will be sold at concessions and be able to attend coaches meetings.
The USL PRO had 14 teams as of the 2014 season, and has announced at least seven expansions for 2015. The MLS entered into a contract with the USL PRO league in 2013 that featured team affiliations and inter-league play. One of the new teams is the Timbers rival, the Seattle Sounders, who also introduced their USL PRO team Sounders FC 2 (S2) on Oct. 14. The 2015 schedule has not yet been released.
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Junior Bryce Pressley guards freshman Jason Todd.
Continued from page 16 former NBA coach Herb Brown. Brown has earned three NBA Championship rings and has eight years of experience coaching on the collegiate level. Brown sees great potential and incredible drive in this year’s team. He said he believes their disappointment in the end of last year’s season is fueling their desire to improve.
“They are willing to compete, they have a will to win,” Brown said. “The way they come to practice prepared to work, they are not cutting corners. They have an infusion of new talent. I think they have something to prove. They are tired of not really being successful and I think that is their goal, and they are willing to exert all possible concentration and effort to get it done.”
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October 23, 2014
SPORTS THE BEACON
New players bring new confidence
Malika Andrews andrewsm17@up.edu After a disappointing end to the 2013-2014 men’s basketball season where the Pilots lost 6764 against Loyola Marymount in the first round of the WCC tournament, the Pilots are back in the gym working hard in preparation for the new season. With their first two weeks of official practice in the books, Head Coach Eric Reveno and his team already have their eyes set on the WCC championship. The Pilots added four freshmen and one junior transfer from Clark College to their roster. Among these new players is freshman guard Jason Todd. Todd has been named Gatorade’s Washington Player of the Year two years in a row and has always dreamed of playing division one basketball. He is looking forward to bringing his own flavor to the court. “I think I am pretty versatile, I can defend multiple positions,” Todd said. “I am a pretty hard worker, and I will just get out there and do whatever coach needs, because when it comes down to it, it’s all about winning.” Todd attributes part of the smooth transition from high school to college basketball to his ability play against seasoned
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guards such as senior Kevin Bailey. After missing the last games of regular season and the WCC tournament due to a foot injury, Bailey said he has a new view of leadership. “As a senior I am at the top, and I can’t really give excuses,” Bailey said. “In terms of off the court, I would say just carrying myself proper around campus. When you wear a big P on you, everyone notices who you are. And then in terms of on the court, playing hard every day and showing up ready to go.” With the overall goal of the team being to win the WCC tournament and make it to the March Madness tournament, coach Reveno has the team focused on the fundamentals of defense. “Defending and running,” Reveno said. “No one in my eight years here has finished top three in the conference without finishing in the top three defensively. We are going to be a good defensive teams. We have got good balance-good shooters, point guards, post players, but they are all very athletic and the new players even add to our athleticism.” Coach Reveno and his coaching staff have been joined by See Men’s basketball, page 15
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Senior guard Kevin Bailey drives past freshman Gabe Taylor during their first week of official practice.
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