The Beacon - 2015 Jan. 22 - Issue 13

The Beacon THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND SINCE 1935 January 22, 2014 • Volume 117 • Issue 13 • upbeacon.com

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Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center will be built by June and open for the 2015-2016 school year

By Jacob Fuhrer THE BEACON Just nine months after breaking ground, the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center has gone from an empty lot to a towering 72,000 square foot structure.

The building is on the west end of campus and will replace the outdated Howard Hall.

While leading a hardhat tour of the new structure, Paul Luty, director of facilities planning and construction, said the project has been smooth sailing for him and his team. Over winter break, workers installed windows across the front of the building that will allow for a panoramic view of campus.

During the tour, crews worked to add electrical gear and ventilation systems in the numerous exercise studios, locker rooms and training facilities.

The new Recreation Center is next to multiple campus residence halls, creating

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a unique challenge for nondisruptive construction work. If it seems like parts of the building appear almost overnight, it’s likely they did.

Luty said he and the construction crews strategically plan work around students’ schedules.

For instance, workers hooked up the building to the city’s main water line on North Strong Street over winter break.

“Since this work would have been impactful to the student and vehicle traffic flow, it was best performed during the holiday break," Brett McCoy, project manager for Skanska USA, said in an email.

The 23 million-dollar building will include a slew of new features for students, including a rock wall, three gymnasiums and a spin studio.

Students and administrators see the Recreation Center as a long-overdue addition to the campus.

John Larson, a junior

mechanical engineering major, visits Howard Hall daily and is thrilled to soon ditch what he called an “old relic” in favor of the more modern building with more than one basketball court.

In addition to the amenities offered, others are excited about the structural improvements.

Noah Webster, a bike mechanic in Howard Hall, said he worries about bikes falling from the ceiling due to the intense vibrations from students running across the gym directly above him.

Jim Ravelli, vice president for University Operations, is also pleased with the progress. “[The building] has been sorely needed on this campus for a very long time,” Ravelli said. “We’re thrilled to finally see this come to fruition.”

Construction will wrap up in June, with a grand opening scheduled for August.

Contact Staff Writer Jacob Fuhrer at fuhrer17@up.edu.

Twitter: @jacobfuhrer

David DiLoreto • THE BEACON

(Top) Two basketball courts for intramural activities will be in this area of the Beauchamp Recreation and Wellness Center.

Construction began on the Recreation Center last summer and is ahead of schedule. (Bottom) Construction workers ensure that braces in the Recreation Center are level. The building is expected to be ready for use by the 2015-2016 school year.

For a look inside the Rec Center see our video at upbeacon.com/multimedia.

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Accounting team headed to U.S. finals

By Alina Rosenkranz THE BEACON UP’s KPMG Accounting team may have looked like underdogs competing against teams from large universities like University of Washington, University of Illinois and Colorado State.

But seniors Erika Schlotfeldt and Jessie Robinson and juniors Emily Glaser and Courtney Lemon proved them wrong, winning the regional competition in Chicago to advance to the U.S. finals in New York next month. In New York, the team will compete against four other schools in the final national KPMG competition.

“All the other teams looked pretty shocked,” Robinson, an accounting major, said. “They were probably like, ‘Who is University of Portland?’”

In the competition, teams are given a problem and within three hours – without access to the Internet – they prepared a presentation on their suggested solution.

In Chicago, the students were given around 10 pages of information about the 2012 London Olympics. To win,

they planned to follow a few organizational steps: time management, ideas, structuring those ideas, and if they got the time, practicing the presentation.

Accounting professor Ellen Lippman said the students’ success came from their hard work in accounting classes.

“It’s all them,” Lippman said. “The only thing we had to do with it is that we provided a curriculum here for the last several years. And so hopefully they were able to draw on what they learned here.”

According to Schlotfeldt, an accounting and finance major, the judges especially liked their practical solutions, in comparison to competing teams. For example, their presentation emphasized getting people to Olympic events they would care the most about.

Schlotfeldt pointed out that the team was all women in a competition often dominated by men.

“We go girl power!”

Robinson said.

To prepare for the national finals, they will study the judges’ detailed feedback, have training sessions and talk to

Photo courtesy of Erika Schlotfeldt

Erika Schlotfeldt (from left), Courtney Lemon, Emily Glaser and Jessie Robinson celebrate their win at the regional KPMG Accounting Competition in Chicago. The team beat several large schools at the competition, including the University of Washington, and they will advance to the national finals in New York on Feb. 26-27. consultants.

If the team continues its winning streak in New York on Feb. 26-27, they will advance to an international competition in Dubai in April.

“This competition is interesting in the way that only the big schools are usually invited to compete,” Schlotfeldt said. “We are talking about USC, Notre Dame, University

of Chicago.”

Contact Staff Writer Alina Rosenkranz at rosenkra17@up.edu.

Twitter: @alinarosa_alina

Two-ply rolls out in residence halls

By Christine Menges THE BEACON The snappy campaign slogan became a reality this semester when ASUP President Julius Muwulya delivered on his promise to install “Two-ply and Wi-Fi” in the dorms.

Implementing two-ply toilet paper took several months because, according to Muwulya, the administration did not initially believe the humorous-sounding promise was a serious issue. Persistence was the key to solving this problem.

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Once students kind of see that we came in with this funny campaign and were able to get elected and follow through, they were able to trust us more.

John Julius Muwulya ASUP president

“I basically had to keep asking, keep knocking on their doors, almost every other week,” Muwulya said.

Eventually, the administration agreed to install better toilet paper in the residence halls.

According to Anthony Torres, a foreman with Physical Plant, the switch began two months ago, when administrators approached

Andre Hutchinson, Physical Plant director, about how best to bring two-ply toilet paper to the dorms.

Torres and Hutchinson then sat down and looked at 30 different styles of toilet paper before deciding on one they thought would fit both the students’ needs and the dispensers.

“We had planned on just putting the toilet paper in those dispensers, and call it good,” Torres said.

However, Torres said the toilet paper ended up being a little too big for the dispensers.

To correct the problem, Torres and other crew members replaced the old four-roll dispensers with new two-roll dispensers, a task they finished just before students returned for spring semester. These dispensers were small, leaving visible holes in the walls, but Physical Plant worked to eliminate the eyesore.

In terms of cost difference, the amount will be determined by overall usage.

“The exact numbers won’t be known until some time,” Torres said. “But it’s not that much of a difference.”

Josh Cleary, ASUP vice president, said initially complaints came from Corrado

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Two-ply toilet paper (pictured right) has replaced one-ply toilet paper in dorms thanks to the efforts of the ASUP Executive Board. Although some students appreciate the change, ASUP senators discussed problems with the new toilet paper at their meeting Monday.

Hall that because the rolls were fewer, the dispensers emptied faster, causing problems on weekends when housekeeping staff weren’t working.

However, he said that staff has worked to correct this problem. Cleary also said ASUP heard from residents in Shipstad Hall and Villa Maria Hall that they are satisfied with the new two-ply toilet paper.

Toilet paper quality is a

political issue on other college campuses as well, with student councils at University of Texas, Austin, Texas Christian University and Princeton University all recently debating the issue.

Muwulya and Cleary got their campaign idea last academic year when Muwulya talked to students about what improvements they would like to see on campus.

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“Every single person kept saying, ‘Oh, Wi-Fi sucks,’” Muwulya said.

One of Muwulya’s friends complained to him about the toilet paper, and Muwulya noticed that the toilet paper in Waldschmidt Hall was twoply, while the dorms and other buildings on campus were lower quality.

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Res Life staff reshuffles

New director of Campus Ministry appointed

By Maggie Hannon THE BEACON After 13 years with the University, Residence Life veteran Natalie Shank served her last day on Dec. 15. Alex Hermanny, who previously worked as UP’s associate director for housing, has taken over for Shank as the new associate director for community standards.

Shank accepted a job at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, where she will work as assistant director for student care and community standards.

UP is currently interviewing applicants for Hermanny’s previous job.

“As someone who really loved working with Natalie, it’s a real honor to pick up where she left off,” Hermanny said.

“I think she did a lot of really excellent work during her time at UP and I’m excited to have the opportunity to continue that good work and hopefully continue to improve upon it.”

The associate director for community standards is responsible for managing the student conduct program.

This includes ensuring that the student handbook, “Life on the Bluff,” is current, training all hearing officers, meeting with students for hearings and reaching out to students to make sure they understand University policies.

The position, which used to be known as the associate director of student conduct, was modified in 2013 with the arrival of the Director of Residence Life, Chris Haug. Along with Fr. Jerry Olinger and Fr. John Donato, Haug made changes to the department by starting a pastoral conversation element to the disciplinary process.

While some violations to the student conduct policy are too egregious to be handled through a pastoral conversation, some smaller offenses like intervisitation are

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Alex Hermanny

now handled through pastoral conversation. Before this, the conduct policy held hearings for smaller offenses.

“We are trying to walk with our students and help correct some behaviors along the way so we don’t have to elevate them to our conduct process,” Haug said.

Haug thinks the position allows for students to become better members of the UP community.

“What I love about the position is that it is...there are so many opportunities for that professional to help students succeed,” Haug said.

The associate director for housing is responsible for the student room selection process and updating and selecting resident hall furniture, among other things. Haug hopes to announce the new associate director for housing by Feb. 1.

Alex Hermanny has been with the University since 2011.

He previously attended and worked at the University of Notre Dame and has a master’s in teaching as well as a law degree. As Hermanny starts this position, he looks forward to the outreach component of the job.

“I’m really excited about

Photo courtesy of UP Marketing

Natalie Shank the chance to educate the community about what the community standards that are in “Life on the Bluff” actually mean, and to help people understand a little bit better the ‘why,’” Hermanny said.

Hermanny said that if students have a better idea about the impact of their actions, they are likely to make better choices.

“There’s some pretty significant consequences that come from being found responsible, like sometimes that does lead to people getting suspended,” Hermanny said.

“And I think sometimes there’s a lack of awareness of what that means in college versus, say, high school.”

Haug and Hermanny worked together while they were both at University of Notre Dame. Haug is optimistic that Hermanny will excel at his new job.

“He has a wonderful heart,” Haug said. “I’ve known [Hermanny] for some time and really trust him and know that he’ll just do a bang-up job in this role.”

Contact Staff Writer Maggie Hannon at hannon15@up.edu.

Twitter: @maggie_hannon

Fr. James Gallagher will be returning to UP July 1 as the new director of Campus Ministry. Gallagher will replace Fr. Mark DeMott, who served as interim director of Campus Ministry this past year and is leaving to begin his doctoral studies.

Gallagher comes to UP from the University of Notre Dame, where he’s served since 2008 as the priest-in-residence in Zahm Hall. Prior to working at Notre Dame, Gallagher served for two years at UP working with retreats and liturgy in Campus Ministry, and as residence hall director of Shipstad Hall.

Fr. Gallagher has also held various administrative positions at Notre Dame, such as the director of the Holy Cross Office of Vocations since 2009, after beginning his work there in 2008. During this time, he developed retreats

Photo courtesy of UP Marketing

Fr. James Gallagher on discernment, expanded the use of social media to increase awareness of Holy Cross and coordinated vocation promotion efforts on Holy Cross campuses throughout the United States.

Two-ply: Campaign promise complete Continued from page 2 Muwulya and his running mate Cleary discussed how they could form a simple concept that would be relevant and interesting to students, and one that could be easily presented to the administration.

“The simple answer was: ‘Two-ply and Wi-Fi,’” Muwulya said.

UP’s Information Services department had begun to

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improve campus Wi-Fi last academic year, before Muwulya presented his Wi-Fi idea. Between spring break of last year and the beginning of fall semester, they were able to triple the bandwidth.

According to Muwulya, IS accomplished this goal by putting more access points on campus. They also put two big antennas on top of Buckley Center for Wi-Fi access in the Academic Quad.

Some students say the Wi-Fi is just as bad as before. But that might be caused by factors outside of ASUP’s control, such as a high number of students trying to connect to the Internet simultaneously.

“The Wi-Fi has improved, but they bottleneck it at certain times, and it makes doing assignments kind of rough,” sophomore Scotty Hearron said.

Muwulya said he is open to suggestions for improvement.

Aside from better Wi-Fi and toilet paper, Muwulya believes his campaign has accomplished something else.

“Once students kind of see that we came in with this funny campaign and were able to get elected and follow through,” he said, “they were able to trust us more.”

Contact Staff Writer Christine Menges at menges15@up.edu.

Twitter: @ChristineyBird

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New lab delivers passion to nursing students

By Maggie Hannon THE BEACON Nursing students who dream of helping bring new life into the world have a brand new lab for learning the ins and outs of maternal-child care.

The School of Nursing had a formal dedication and blessing of the new maternal-child simulation lab Monday, Jan. 12. The department opened the new lab after fall break, thanks to $40,000 in gifts.

Joanne Warner, dean of the School of Nursing, said the school planned the dedication after the new year as a way of highlighting the addition to the department.

“We planned it to be the first day of classes,” Warner said. “New year, new suite, new beginnings.”

The nursing school received $25,000 from the Collins Medical Trust and $15,000 from Mario and Donna Giordano, whose daughter, Amber Giordano Livingston, is a 2011 nursing school graduate and is currently in the University’s doctor of nursing practice program.

Warner said the new lab will provide students with a safe space to practice skills and acquire confidence before they begin clinical work.

“We can look at what are some clinical scenarios that every nursing graduate needs to

have experience, and then we can provide that,” Warner said.

“So it’s intentional, structured and safe.”

In the lab, students can work with mannequins that emulate a newborn baby, a child and a postpartum mother. Before the maternalchild simulation lab, nursing students could only do obstetrics or pediatrics through clinical experiences.

“The sim lab really rounds out my experience and gives me experience in a specialty which I won’t be able to be in the real world for,” junior Molly Hicks said. “I’m getting a lot of experience in pediatrics, but with the sim lab I also get to know how to work with an OB patient if the opportunity ever came up.”

Although the space used to be classrooms, nursing senior Bella Raugi said the new lab is a much better use for their department.

“There used to just be classrooms where the lab is, and I think it serves a thousand times better as a lab than just two random classrooms. We didn’t really need that much space,” Raugi said.

Warner thinks the new lab can augment student experiences by providing more practice outside of clinical work. She said that current study found that 50 percent of clinical education could also be

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The new simulation lab includes both infant and mother mannequins for nursing students to work with as they learn about maternal-child care. On Monday, Jan. 12, the School of Nursing held a dedication ceremony for the lab, which has been open since October 2014. accomplished by high quality simulation.

“We are a practice discipline, so we have to have opportunities to take what we’ve learned in the classroom and take what we know and apply it to individuals and families and unfolding scenarios in real life,” Warner

said.

Hicks said students are very excited about the new maternal-child suite and that it gives lower classmen more experiences as well.

“For the juniors and the seniors, it’s really exciting to have something new and shiny to look forward to,” Hicks said.

“And for the freshmen and the sophomores, I think it’s a really good experience for them to be able to come and watch because it makes nursing school not seems as scary or unknown as it used to be.”

Contact Staff Writer Maggie Hannon at hannon15@up.edu.

Twitter: @maggie_hannon

While you were out Alina Rosenkranz • THE BEACON

The most important UP announcements from over winter break

Commencement speaker announced UP announced the graduation speaker for the 2015 spring semester: Larree Renda, executive vice president of Safeway. Starting in 1974 bagging groceries at Students receive grant for renewable Safeway, she worked her way up through almost every energy research managerial job in the company. Renda is also on UP’s Board of Regents, and both of her children are UP UP students working on a project titled “Solar alumni.

Thermal Energy Production Undergraduate Student This May, UP will also present honorary degrees to Research Collaboration” received a $15,000 grant from Anne Fadiman, a Yale professor, author and essayist, The Alliance. The Alliance is an Oregon association of David Haas, a noted Catholic composer, Scott Malpass, 18 private nonprofit higher education institutions. a vice president at Notre Dame, and Walter Urba, The project, which UP students are working on with MD, who directs cancer research at several Portland George Fox University and Portland General Electric, research foundations. Fr. Bill Hayes of Portland’s Jesuit involves innovative solar-thermal collection systems High School will receive the Christus Magister medal and educating students about solar energy. for lifetime service.

CRIME LOG Jan. 16, 8:18 p.m.

Officers made contact with a suspicious person who appeared to be intoxicated and uncooperative. Portland Police was called and identified the person. The suspect was not part of the university community and was put into the custody of Portland Police.

Jan. 17, 3:38 p.m.

Officers received a report of theft and vandalism in Mehling Hall. An investigation is ongoing.

Jan. 18, 3:57 p.m.

Officers responded to a report of marijuana use in Christie Hall. A room search was conducted and an investigation is ongoing.

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Kiplinger ranks UP top Oregon school for value For the fifth year, UP was ranked as the top Oregon school by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance annual ranking. Kiplinger evaluates colleges and universities on percentage of students returning for sophomore year, four-year graduation rate, student-faculty ratio and admission rate. Nationwide, UP was ranked 65th among private universities and colleges.

ON CAMPUS Bluffoons Improv Show

Friday, Jan. 23: Doors open at 7:15 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Recital Hall. Tickets are $2 for one person or $3 for two people.

Trivia Night with Pilots After Dark

Friday, Jan. 23: From 10-11:30 p.m., come to The Cove and show your knowledge about music from decades past. Music from John Wayland Harr will follow until 1 a.m.

Dance of the Decades

Saturday, Jan. 24: From 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at the Crystal Ballroom. Buses begin departing from outside Buckley Center at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be bought in The Commons Thursday and Friday.

Ski Bus

Feb. 13, 20, 27: Need a ride to Mt. Hood Meadows? Recreation Services has you covered. Ticket prices vary. Sign up in Howard Hall on Jan. 22 from 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Jan. 23 from 12:45-2:45 p.m., Jan. 26 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., or after Jan. 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Living

JAN.22, 2015 • UPBEACON.COM Cassie Sheridan Living Editor sheridan15@up.edu

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all night Your weekend guide in Portland

FRIDAY 23 Art: Portland Art Museum

Free admission from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Comedy: Bluffons

Join the Bluffons at Mago Hunt. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. $2 for individuals $3 for pairs.

Entertainment: Pilots After Dark

Pilots After Dark event begins at 10 p.m. at the Pilot House.

SATURDAY 24 Sports: Portland Trailblazers

The Trailblazers take on the Washington Wizards at 7 p.m. at the Rose Garden.

Music: ‘Secret Sauce’ at Eastburn UP born band Secret Sauce performs at Eastburn on Burnside at 10 p.m.

Dance of the Decades: Crystal Ballroom

Buses depart from Buckley Center for Crystal Ballroom 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 day of and $10 in advance.

Service opportunities In the spirit of MLK day consider kicking off your semester with service.

Listed below are some great opportunities to get involved and get off campus while making new friends.

Friends of Trees

On Saturdays, students plant trees together throughout Portland, rain or shine. Friends of Trees is a great opportunity to get outside, get off campus and get your hands dirty while making new friends.

Contact campus coordinator Brooke Holmes, email: CVC.FoT@ up.edu

Tutor at Roosevelt High

Roosevelt High School seeks tutors for students across nearly every discipline. This program is a great way to get involved in the North Portland community.

Contact campus coordinator Benjamin Constantino, email CVC. RHS@up.edu

St. Andre Bessette

Join campus volunteers at this Roman Catholic parish in downtown Portland while serving food, greeting guests and having good conversation over a meal. Additionally, you get to enjoy a free dinner!

To get involved contact the Moreau Center, email moreaucenter@ up.edu Still not finding anything enticing? Visit the Moreau Center in St. Marys to find the right service project for you.

Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Calling it: movie review

Emily Neelon • THE BEACON

“Stop squeezing my hand so hard,” my friend Ashley whispers to me as we sit in the dark, crowded confines of the movie theater while “Unbroken” plays on the screen.

“I can’t help it,” I whisper back, grasping her hand as if it’s the life raft pictured on the screen, my only means of survival on the intrepid seas, similar to the experience of the characters fighting for their lives before me.

Directed by Angelina Jolie, “Unbroken” was an incredible film of perseverance under extreme circumstances.

Recounting the true story of Olympic runner and American veteran Louis Zamperini, the film depicts Zamperini’s transformation from delinquent teenager and Italian immigrant, to a prisoner-of-war in Japan during World War II. I may have just been sitting in the theater that Sunday night, but my mind was consumed by the story playing out before me. Every wave that slammed against the flimsy, yellow raft Zamperini and his fellow plane crash survivors clung to sent shivers down my back. Every punch striking Zamperini’s face while he was held captive brought color to my own cheeks. Every tear shed by the prisoners of war coincided with the tears threatening to spill from my own eyes.

I identified with Zamperini’s passion for running, the way he found solace and strength through the miles of land he covered by foot. As his body began to

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deteriorate under the harsh conditions he endured, I understood the pain of being physically unable to run, of having legs unwilling to close the distance of the final stretch to the finish line.

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I identified with Zamperini’s passion for running, the way he found solace and strength through the miles of land he covered by foot.

As his body began to deteriorate under the harsh conditions he endured, I understood the pain of being physically unable to run and close the distance of the final stretch to the finish line.

Emily Neelon Sophomore

And I resonated with the determination to recover and push past the disabilities Zamperini was burdened by. I understood, through my own experiences with injuries, his devotion to the sport, and his reluctance to let it slip away.

“Unbroken,” with its creative cinematography and incredible cast of characters, has broken into my list of favorite movies. I left the theater, tissues in hand, and with an enlightened perspective on military combat. By bringing an event I had read in my history textbooks to life, the film succeeded in making me understand the implications of war and relations among the world’s greatest political powers.

In 140 characters or less: Do you have a desire to cry for two hours straight? Break down to ‘Unbroken’

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I have fallen in love.

I have fallen hard and fast and fiercely, and with great terror and lurching stomach twists.

I have fallen out of love.

It was sudden and shattering and I couldn’t run away fast enough.

I have been broken up with, and done the breaking too.

I have stared at iMessage bubbles popping back and forth, and felt the fury and sweats and swore to never have these conversations virtually.

Until the next time, when I’m right back where I was, trembling, with my phone in my hand.

I have felt the anxiety of not knowing where the other person was, and the anxiety of not knowing where I was.

I have been deeply lonely.

I have felt isolated and desperate and wanting.

I have had almostrelationships, and things you cannot label, and long-distance loves. And I’ve lied, and been fake, and pretended I didn’t care too many times to keep track of.

None of this makes me an expert by any means.

I’m not Carrie Bradshaw or Dear Abby, and I’m not ever going to claim to know the true path so many of us wish for.

But I’m just sick of all the bullshit that exists out there, filling our screens and our phones and our ears with, “Top 20 lists to finding love,” and “How to navigate hook-up culture like a bad B.” There’s no room in those columns and posts to explore the gray space. None of these subjects is black and white.

Emotions and feelings and attraction are things too subtle for blanket statements about where we stand, or how we feel.

I want to break that cycle. I want to break it, and dive into it, and explore the complexities of finding who we are, and how

to care deeply for anyone in the small petty unsexy ways that make us human.

I came from a family that knows how to love deeply, strongly, passionately and in every direction. I feel lucky to have had that as I sat through 50th wedding anniversaries and cheered at weddings.

But I’m terrified too.

Many of us, me included, at some point tossed how to care for one another out the window. We’ve dodged eyes with someone the next morning in The Commons when six hours earlier we lay next to one another under the covers. We feel trapped in the paradox of hook-up culture, feeling uncomfortable with one-night stands, not knowing where we fit in when all we want is someone to share ourselves with. We speak with indifference, and laugh about the hearts we are trampling as our soul sobs for the one person we can’t seem to shake.

This column is going to be about love, and relationships, and college, and hookup culture, and emotional deprivation, and salvation, and how, maybe, we can all do better.

I want it to be real, and attack the things that all of us have felt at one point, but never knew how to say, hopefully with a couple laughs along the way.

Stick with me here, because all of this is only going to get juicier.

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

Twitter: @casscsheridan

2015-16 Student Media Jobs Guide

Interested in student media?

All the information you need to know is here

The Log yearbook

The Log is the University of Portland’s yearbook. It is a way for students’ stories and campus happenings to be photographed and written about, allowing those experiences to be relived in years to come. As a student-produced book, we strive to include as many students as possible. Current copies of The Log can be picked up from our St. Mary’s office all semester during EspressoUP.

How to Apply

Next year’s positions, along with job descriptions and application instructions are posted to the Lead@UP’s website www.up.edu/leadership.

Please read the job descriptions thoroughly before applying.

THE LOG

Word of Mouth “ I honestly love ‘The Log.’ I love the

people I work with, and I love the laidback, but still professional, atmosphere.

I love working side-by-side with others, and bouncing ideas off of each other. ” Tori Dunlap

Deadlines

Applications for all editor positions and marketing coordinator are due Friday, Feb. 7, 2015.

Applications for all other staff positions are due Friday, March 20, 2015.

Junior, 2013-14 copy editor, 2012-13 staff writer

Positions Editor in Chief

$4,000*

Story Editor

$1,700

Photo Editor

$1,700

Design Editor

$1,700

Staff Writer (2)

$1,400

Staff Photographer (4)

$1,400

Staff Designer (2)

$1,400

Marketing Coordinator

$1,600

*All stipends are approximate

“ The Log was one of my first families

on the UP campus and I feel completely comfortable in that room with the staff...

I made lasting friends and everyone on staff pushed me at one point or another to make my photography better, but also pushed me to reach out into the UP community and take the photos of my classmates. The Log makes me feel more connected to my school and I love my job. ” Leah Walters (right)

Junior, 2014-15 staff photographer, 2013-14 photo editor, 2012-13 staff photographer

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Learning from the pros Every year during spring break, select Beacon staffers attend the College Media Association conference in New York, where they attend sessions with thousands of other college journalists and network with professionals from major media outlets.

“ Producing content for student media means

belonging to a fast-paced, multi-tooled industry where the impact is incalculable and the responsibilities are inspiring. From crafting a crisp lede to pursuing a source, from hammering out a news brief to fact-checking, from late-night copyediting to snapping open Thursday’s paper, every aspect of working for The Beacon is an energetic, joyful task. I’m glad to be part of that creative effort. ” Nastacia Voisin

Senior, copy editor & reporter

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How to Apply

Go to our website, upbeacon.com, and click under the heading ‘Jobs’ for full descriptions, requirements and the online application.

Be sure to upload work samples or provide links to your work.

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Every student has a voice. Every student has a story.

Here at The Beacon, it’s our job to make sure those voices are heard and those stories are told.

We’re looking to hire reporters, editors, graphic designers, photographers, business managers, web developers and more to give voice to the stories, shine a light on what’s going on at UP and spark campus-wide conversations about things that matter.

You don’t have to have journalism experience to work at The Beacon because we’ll help you learn.

But you do need to be smart, diligent and have a passion for excellence. It also helps if you take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.

Seriously. We like to have fun.

These are exciting times to be part of The Beacon.

A few months ago, the College Media Association awarded us Third Place in the nation for Best Weekly College Newspaper. We recently unveiled our mobile app. And every year, Beacon alums tell us how their Beacon experience helped them succeed in “the real world.”

If you think you’ve got what it takes, we invite you to apply.

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Important to Know

All staff members are required to be on campus for training approximately one week before classes start in August. Therefore, they cannot hold other positions whose training conflicts with Beacon training

Deadline

All applications are due Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.

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Positions Editor-in-Chief

$5,150*

News Editor

$3,000

Living Editor

$2,500

Sports Editor

$2,500

Online Editor/Reporter

$1,600

Opinion Editor

$2,000

Design Editor

$2,250

Asst. Design Editor

$1,500

Copy Editor/Reporter

$1,600

Faith & Fellowship Editor

$300

Web Content Manager

$2,000

Reporter (7)

$1,000

Social Media Manager

$300

Photo Editor/Photographer

$1,500

Photographer/or Videographer (3) $1,000

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Cartoonist

$300

Buisness & Advertising Manager

$2,540

Circulation Director

$1,200

*All stipends are approximate

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music + radio David DiLoreto • THE BEACON

Radio Wants You

Junior Jack Greenwood (above) or ‘DJ Whatever’ broadcasts his show Sunday afternoons, which plays “...ambient, dream pop, chillwave, post-rock, and all around ethereal tracks to melt your mind and soul into a harmonious state of relaxation.”

You college radio station KDUP has a question for you. Do you love playing and talking about music? Do you love exposing your friends to great local bands and throwing concerts? You love telling the news from a different perspective? Basically, do you like to have fun!?

If the answer is YES to all of the above, KDUP wants you!

How to Apply

Get your application now at our website www.kdup.up.edu or at our Facebook page www.facebook.com/kdup.collegeradio

Deadline

Email all completed applications to KDUP Adviser Brian Blair at blair@up.edu by 7 p.m. Feb. 14.

“ I’m really happy with the staff this year and what they’ve been able

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to accomplish in a month. To get as many freshman and returning DJ’s back in is very exciting. ” Brian Blair

Positions

KDUP Adviser, Producer at 94.7 FM “Bottom 40”

General Manager

$4,000*

Program Director

$2,600

Music Director

$2,500

Promotions Director

$2,500

Tuesdays: 4 - 5 p.m.

10,000 Lakes

Thursdays: 6 - 7 p.m.

The Deep Cut

News Director

$2,400

Event Coordinator

$1,500

Web Producer/Technician

$1,275

“ I can promise nothing short of the greatest hour of radio within campus borders. This will include Hip & Hop, R&B, Soul & Funk, Jazz, Folk, Rock with maybe some Roll, and everything in between. ”

“ A Deep Cut refers to songs on albums that do not get enough commercial airplay. They are the hidden gems on the B-sides that need to see the light of day. ”

Assistant Music Director

$1,275

Sophia Wuest

James Henderson + Stacey Van Dyke

News Reporter

$1,275

Music Archive Manager

$1,275

*All stipends are approximate

Shows

For the complete schedule and descriptions for all radio shows visit wordpress.up.edu/kdup/show-schedule

Henry Hark

Wednesdays: 4 - 5 p.m.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

“ A lot of hard rock and alternative rock with some screaming. Mostly anything I want to play. ”

Joel Simard

Sundays: 10 - 11 p.m.

Food for Thought

“ An hour-long show about all things foodrelated. We will have guest speakers and awesome music. ”

LIVING

Calling it: concert review

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The Decemberists Day

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There is nothing more Portland than dedicating an entire day to an indie band, except, maybe dedicating a day in January to a band with the word “December” in their name.

But if there is one band deserving of this honor, it’s surely The Decemberists. They planted their roots in Portland, (with no GMOs, of course) and only sang this city’s name in admiration and praise. That remained true even after they blew up and their record, “The King is Dead,” hit the top 100 charts.

And yesterday, after Jan. 20 was officially declared Decemberists Day, they sang at the City Hall for free.

Now, being new to Portland, I had never been to the City Hall. I come from Nashville, where the city hall

has a big stretch of lawn in front where free concerts are regularly held. So this is what I’d pictured for this ceremonial performance.

I was therefore confused when I walked into the City Hall and saw clusters of people milling around inside. It took a few minutes of awkward wandering for me to locate the stage at the back of a notparticularly-spacious courtyard in the center of the building.

Opposite the stage was a large brass staircase where those who couldn’t fit in the crowded courtyard were crammed.

At first, I thought, “Geez, they couldn’t find a bigger place to do this?” But then I heard the band perform, and I totally got it. The acoustics were incredible.

The ceremony was fairly brief. Mayor Charlie

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Quad Style Megan Lester • Senior • English and German studies major How would you describe your style?

Carefree lesbian.

Hales gave a short speech commending The Decemberists for their success while holding on to a distinctly Portland image. Hales then presented the band with a piece of artwork local artists and business had put together in honor of The Decemberists’ work. It hung as the backdrop for the performance and closely resembled a quilt.

The Decemberists played a handful of songs, talking in between them about their early days in Portland. They started the short set with “Make you Better,” their newest hit off of their 2015 album “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.” The Hall’s acoustics helped Colin Meloy and Jenny Conlee’s crisp vocals echo throughout the room.

And when you threw in cello player Nate Query, it really made for a magical experience.

The band closed out with “Sons and Daughters” off their 2006 album The Crane Wife. At the end of the song, the audience chanted the last line “Here all the bombs fade away.” I find these moments powerful in any concert I go to just because of the sheer volume of space all of our voices can fill.

However, I found this moment particularly amusing and very Portland-esque, as it became clear that I was definitely surrounded by at least four or five musicians.

They were all clad in flannels, beanies with beards to match.

Their loud, perfectly-pitched voices chanted in harmony through the hall and I thought to myself, “If this isn’t a perfect Portland moment, I don’t know what is.”

Who are your style icons?

No longer Bill Cosby and Ellen DeGeneres on a good day.

Where do you like to shop?

Does it look like I shop?

Thoughts on fashion?

It’s what’s on the inside that counts.

BSU volunteers celebrate MLK Day

Photo cour tesy of Yasmin Abubakar

Lindie Burgess (from left to right), Alexa Bryant-Capellas, Ben Arthur, Yasmin Abubakar, Marissa Alexander, Mikayla Posey, Kelley Mitchell and Everett McLean take a group photo at Concordia University. A service rally was held there before individuals went to perform community service.

Photo cour tesy of Yasmin Abubakar

Sophomore Ben Arthur volunteers moving books for recycling and reuse at a local high school. Arthur spent the afternoon honoring MLK Day through community service.

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, volunteers from the Black Student Union (BSU) joined 600 other volunteers for a day of community service.

A service rally took place at Concordia University before breaking off into smaller groups to serve all over the Portland community.

This was the first time

students were able to get an excused day of absence from classes to celebrate the day.

Students volunteered at local schools and various nonprofits throughout Portland.

Senior Marissa Alexander voluntered at the rebuilding center.

“The activities of the day really went along with the

message of the University,” Alexander said. “The day was a great reminder of how large of an impact big groups of volunteers can make.”

BSU wants to continue to emphasize service and hope to attend this event with the Portland community for many years to come.

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Faith & Fellowship

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Emily Neelon Faith & Fellowship Editor neelon17@up.edu

Blessed Basil and Saint André Two men who have already changed your life

On Jan. 7 and 20, many of us living and working on The Bluff quietly celebrated Anthony Paz the lives Guest Commentary of two little-known men who lived and died many decades ago.

The first was a grumpy FrenchCanadian doorman: Brother André Bessette, CSC. The second was a slightly neurotic French priest: Fr. Basil Moreau, CSC, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Brother André lived in Montreal, Quebec at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 21st.

Fr. Moreau lived in rural France right after the French Revolution. Whether you know it or not, if you’re reading this paper, then these two men have already changed your life in one way or another.

Why would I make such a claim? Simply put, without Fr. Basil Moreau, there would be no University of Portland as you know and love it.

Similarly, without Br. André,

the hospitality and feeling of community we enjoyed would never have materialized in the same way.

Those who founded this University as their own community of priests and brothers, owe their inspiration and reason for being to Fr. Basil Moreau. Fr. Basil wanted to integrate a sense of faith and spirituality into the rapidly changing educational environment of postrevolutionary France.

As a result, he set out to educate those who’d been overlooked in the throes of revolution. Eventually, he brought together other men and women to be partners with him in this endeavor.

Today these men and women are the sisters, brothers and priests of Holy Cross, a religious community that does educational and charitable work all over the world.

Those who sustained and will sustain this University were indelibly influenced by the miraculous life of Saint André of Montreal.

Br. André’s community, admittedly, had little confidence in him, and set him up with the easiest job they could think of, that of a

Nancy Copic • THE BEACON

Father Basil Moreau and Brother Andre Bessette served as inspiration for the founders of University of Portland. doorman in a high school.

Yet, after a while, people began to take the time to talk with him, to tell him their stories, divulge their pain and illnesses. Eventually, as hundreds and then thousands of pilgrims came to his door for prayer and healing, he was moved to another location and a huge chapel was built to accommodate the needs of his seekers.

Decades later, pilgrims still flock to this chapel, the Oratory of St. Joseph in Montreal, Québec, to pray for and receive miracles of healing with the help of St. André.

What was the secret to this amazing life? There are probably lots of ways to answer that question, but my guess is this: Hospitality. Br. André must have welcomed people into his high school so thoroughly that they just opened up to him about their struggles. Maybe it was something in the way he said, “Hello,” or the way he opened the door.

Whatever it was, people found an accepting, caring presence that pointed them not only to their present destination, but to God as well. Today, that habit of

hospitality and familial-caring is a hallmark of Holy Cross spirituality and activity, especially in educational institutions like UP. As members of a Holy Cross school, we have a special opportunity to remember and celebrate the gifts St. André and Fr. Basil gave us. If you’d like to know any more about either of these great men, just ask one of the many priests or brothers on campus. They’d be happy to tell you more.

Contact Anthony Paz, assistant director of Faith and Formation, at paz@up.edu.

Opinion

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No more silence

No more, “What was she wearing?”

No more, “That doesn’t happen to guys”.

No more, Joseph Rojo Sophomore “Boys will be boys.” No more blaming the victim. No more, “This couldn’t happen here.”

NO MORE SILENCE. Out of those previous statements concerning sexual violence, the most powerful statement, for me, is: “NO MORE SILENCE”. The topic of sexual violence and powerbased violence is such a taboo topic in our culture.

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This silence is deadly.

This silence condemns the victim and supports the offender. This silence leads to the continuation of sexual violence. This silence needs to end.

Joseph Rojo Sophomore

People don’t like to talk about that subject because it makes them uncomfortable, yet one in two women and one in five men experience some form of sexual violence in their lives, and one in five women are survivors of rape. We would prefer to remain comfortable and silent rather than speak up and work to end sexual violence.

This silence is deadly. This silence condemns the victim and supports the offender.

This silence leads to the continuation of sexual violence.

This silence needs to end.

It’s time for each of us to end the silence around issues of sexual violence. For me, ending the silence means speaking up. Ending the silence means raising awareness of sexual violence and the ways it can damage lives. For me, ending the silence means sharing my story to encourage others to be brave and speak up.

What’s my story? I am

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Lydia Laythe Opinion Editor layth16@up.edu

Because stories matter

FROM THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Freedom of speech, freedom to offend

Free speech can be powerful. It can be insightful.

It can inspire, provoke and empower. And sometimes free speech can be controversial.

This month, fatal attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo revealed how controversial free speech can be. Charlie Hebdo is known for publishing controversial - and sometimes offensive articles and cartoons depicting sexualized clergy as well as images of the Prophet Muhammad.

On Jan. 7, two gunmen opened fire into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people. Though few would ever justify those 12 deaths, some question the magazine’s judgment in publishing certain images of the Prophet Muhammad.

Regardless of your opinion about the satirical commentaries, there’s no denying that Charlie Hebdo’s staff has the right to free speech. This allows them to write or draw whatever they want – even if it’s offensive.

In the United States, for the most part we have the right to say, write, draw, sing, yell, or whisper whatever we want.

That’s what makes us a free society.

Freedom of speech allows Charlie Hebdo’s editors to publish what they want.

Freedom of speech allows us to write an editorial about it.

Freedom of speech allows you to voice your agreement or disagreement with us. And freedom of speech allows someone else to agree or disagree with you.

That’s the best part - the freedom to disagree.

As much as we may not agree with a viewpoint someone has, we should not stop them from expressing that viewpoint, no matter how offensive it is. Freedom of speech means taking the good and the bad: the empowering speeches and the biting satire, the insightful critique and the hateful remarks.

So it’s important that we remember that when you silence one, you silence all. The

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freedom of speech of others is what makes your freedom of speech possible.

The University of Portland, as a private institution, doesn’t have to grant us freedom of speech. The administration could spend hours reading, editing and approving every article and opinion submission The Beacon publishes. But they don’t.

UP voluntarily gives The Beacon the ability to exercise free speech, and that allows us to create a space to have important discussions, to start controversial conversations and to cover heated debates.

Freedom of speech allows us to question the guest commentary “An Unapologetic Catholic,” or to disagree with a critique of a campus tradition.

Without freedom of speech, you couldn’t voice your concern about about diversity on campus. You couldn’t

Letters and commentaries from readers are encouraged. All contributions must include the writer’s address and phone number for varification purposes. The Beacon does not accpet submission written by a group, although pieces written bitten by an individual on behalf of a group are acceptable.

Letters to the editor must not exceed 250 words. Those with longer opinions are encouraged to submit guest columns. The Beacon reserves the right edit any contributions for length and style, and/or reject them without notification. University students must include their major and year in school. Non-students must include their affiliation to the University of Portland, if any.

Advertising in The Beacon For advertising information, contact Kim Kadomoto, buisness and advertising manager, at beaconads@up.edu.

Subscriptions Subscriptions are avaliable at $30 for the year, covering 24 issues. Checks should be made payable to The University of Portland: The Beacon. For more information about subscriptions or billing questions, contact Buisness and Advertising Manager Kim Kadomoto at beaconads@up.edu.

order: One: Why not? You are so busy academically and socially that you can’t spare a few hours a week to chase after riveting stories and share them with your fellow students and the rest of the world? Really?

Two: You’re “Just not interested in student media?”

You, who spends six hours a day glued to various media, you who keeps in touch with your family and friends and farflung peeps with all sorts of media, including actual paper letters and cards to your grandparents?

Three: Money. Imagine the pleasure of announcing to your hardworking, weary parents that you earned a job on, say, The Beacon, and you can cut your college costs by $1,000.

Wouldn’t it be fun to say that to your hardworking weary parents?

Four: Camaraderie, laughter, friends you might have for the rest of your life, so that someday you all can return to campus and show your kids the KDUP cabin (which will still be there because it is too small for the administration to notice and hurriedly dismantle) and your kids will think you are cool for having sent music into the world from a cottage smaller than a poodle.

Five: Because stories matter, and if we do not catch and share stories of substance and humor and grace and courage and imagination and possibility and opportunity, we will be slathered and inundated by nothing but lies and commercials and empty

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demand broader language in our statement of inclusion. You couldn’t critique the decisions the administration makes. And you couldn’t openly disagree with the opinions published in this section.

With freedom of speech, you can ask for answers. You can demand change. You can critique decisions. And you can voice your opinion. And we all deserve the right to ask, demand, critique, or disagree.

The Beacon staff may not all agree with the publication decisions of Charlie Hebdo, but we don’t have to agree in order to defend their freedom of speech. Freedom of speech must be defended even if the speech is upsetting, controversial, or inappropriate.

We all deserve the right to have an opinion - and no one should die because they expressed an unpopular opinion.

SUBMISSION POLICY

Why should you join The Beacon, The Log, radio station KDUP? Several answers, in no particular

Go to STORIES, page 12

THE BEACON Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Katie Dunn

Design Editor Rebekah Markillie

News Editor Philip Ellefson

Faith & Fellowship Editor Emily Neelon

Living Editor Cassie Sheridan

Asst. Design Editor Nina Chamlou

Opinion Editor Lydia Laythe

Copy Editor Nastacia Voisin

Sports Editor Malika Andrews

Photo Editor David DiLoreto

Staff Writers

Jacob Fuhrer, Maggie Hannon, Christine Menges, Molly McSweyn, Emily Neelon, Alina Rosenkranz, Karen Garcia, Molly Vincent, Luke Loranger, Rachel Rippetoe, Nastacia Voisin

Photographers

Hannah Baade, Kristin Garcia, Parker Shoaff, Thomas Dempsey

Staff Members Business & Ad Manager Kim Kadomoto

Web Content Manager Carl Lulay

Social Media Manager Christine Menges

Cartoonist Nathan DeVaughn

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Publisher Fr. Mark Poorman

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UP: sexual Something for everyone SPEAK assault survivor in student media breaks silence

At one point in my life, I moved to a place in this country that I had never lived: Jennette Lovejoy Communication Professor Ohio.

I didn’t know anyone, I didn’t know how to get from one part of the town to the other, I didn’t know the town’s pride, politics, schools, restaurants, or what held the fabric of the community together.

I decided to get a job paying $5.10/hour (plus mileage) delivering flowers, and write for the weekly community newspaper.

I quickly began to understand the back roads and the people that held (and led) the community together.

I learned by being curious, attending city meetings, interviewing individuals at coffee shops and constantly asking questions.

There are times when you look back and wish you had dove in deeper. These magical

college years can be one of those times. Term papers and class presentations can be overwhelming.

But, there is more. There is even more than those extracurricular activities you do because they’re what you’ve always done.

Don’t think you’ll do it after

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You’ll get to tell stories that make us laugh, connect us together, challenge our paradigms, make us uncomfortable, encourage us to give and lead us to action.

Jennette Lovejoy

college.

Don’t look back and wish you had contributed to one of the greatest freedoms in our country: The First Amendment.

Don’t look back and wish you’d practiced bravery by contacting and talking to people you’ve never met.

Don’t wait to question how and why policies are made on campus.

Don’t hesitate, knowing that those near and far from campus will share the stories you

produce for student media.

In student media you’ll find pieces of this community that you didn’t know existed.

You’ll get to tell stories that make us laugh, connect us, challenge our paradigms, make us uncomfortable, encourage us to give and lead us to action.

You’ll find students with stories that make you weep.

You’ll find professors who inspire you.

You’ll find stories from administrators that you will remember for life.

You’ll find people who are frustrating, who talk in circles and who don’t understand deadlines.

You’ll find unexplainable policies and quiet student groups.

You’ll also find large swaths of yourself that sustain you during unknown adventures and life ahead.

Jennette Lovejoy is a communication studies professor, specializing in media and journalism and can be reached at lovejoy@up.edu.

STORIES: 12 reasons to get involved with student media

Continued from page 11 gossip and sneering innuendo, and what kind of awful world is that? And why, if you have any interest at all in catching and sharing stories that matter, would you not take the chance to do so with the newspaper, the yearbook, or the radio station?

Six: Excellent lines on your resume. Think about it.

Wouldn’t it be nice to explain to a potential employer that you seized opportunities at the University, and didn’t just check off the boxes in order to graduate? Think that might make you a little more alluring to an employer, that you went above and beyond the usual?

Seven: The Log captures time, basically. The Beacon shares stories, many of which would never be told if not for The Beacon. KDUP shares music, the greatest art of all, the common language of all human beings. The sheer ambition of these projects doesn’t appeal to you enough

to apply for a job with the yearbook, the paper, or the radio station?

Eight: You might meet the coolest paramour you could ever imagine. Possible.

Nine: Probably there’s more pizza in late-night student media work than there is otherwise.

Ten: You might get a chance to talk with some of the cheerful brilliances who visit campus. Wouldn’t it be cool to interview Desmond Tutu, or Alice McDermott, or Paul Hawken?

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You might catch and share stories that cause a ripple in the fabric of the universe.

Your parents would be impressed and delighted. There might be pizza.

Brian Doyle

Eleven: For some reason, when the University suffers an electrical blackout, as we have twice recently, St. Mary’s

Continued fom page 11 a survivor of sexual assault.

During my junior year of high school I was sexually assaulted.

From that moment in time onwards, my life completely changed.

I was a mess: I was broken, I was in pain, I was alone, I was scared and I was silent and surrounded by silence. I was too afraid to speak up for myself, or to ever report the assault because I was afraid. I suffered for a long time and I felt so guilty about the assault.

I constantly blamed myself for letting it happen.

It wasn’t until I got to college and finally told someone about what happened to me that I began to heal. After that moment, I finally started to put my life back together, and I talked to a campus minister and a counselor. After these talks I was finally able to start letting go of the self-blame and self-guilt, and the pain slowly started fading away.

Not only did the pain start going away, but so did the fear and the silence. This experience will always be a part of who I am, for worse and for better.

For worse in that this experience is still something I struggle with. And even though I have come a long way in my

healing process, there are still moments where I can still feel the pain.

For better in that I no longer accept the silence and I work to help end it.

How can you end the silence?

None of us are alone in ending the silence around sexual violence. There are resources available to help us end the silence. To help end the silence, you can decide that you are committed to ending sexual violence and go through Green Dot Training. If you are a survivor, there are resources to help you. You could confidentially talk to a SAFE Advocate, go to the Health Center, or talk to a campus minister. You could report the violence to your hall staff, to faculty, or to Public Safety.

It’s time that we all worked together to end the silence around sexual violence. It’s time that we, as individuals, realize how we each have the power to make a decision in any moment of time to end and prevent sexual violence. It’s time we realized how powerful our voices are and it’s time we speak up.

Joseph Rojo is a sophomore biology major and can be reached at rojo17@up.edu.

Student Center is not affected.

The Beacon and The Log are headquartered in St.Mary’s.

Think about it.

Twelve: Let’s review. You might get paid. You might meet riveting souls of all ages.

You get great lines on your resume. You learn new skills.

You might catch and share stories that cause a ripple in the fabric of the universe. Your parents would be impressed and delighted. There might be pizza. Listen: Paw through this issue of the paper, take a close look at the jobs available, and apply for one or two. Might change your life.

Open the door..

Brian Doyle is the editor of the University’s Portland Magazine. Yes, he worked on the student newspaper when he was in college, many years ago, when Lincoln was president.

Brian Doyle can be reachd at doyle@up.edu

FACES ON THE BLUFF What did you do over break?

Parker Shoaff • THE BEACON

Omar Abudaowd Junior Marketing

Sara Kruzel Junior Nursing

Makena Strand Sophomore Biology

Xavier Tong Sophomore Undeclared

“I went home to Saudi Arabia.”

“Went home to Arizona and read a lot.”

“I worked at Once Upon A Child.”

“Slept a lot.”

Kate Miranda Junior Nursing “Qualified for university national weight lifting meet.”

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SPORTS

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Pilot in the Spotlight D’Marques Tyson • Freshman • Guard

How have you felt about your transition into college basketball?

It’s [very] different. The speed of the game is much quicker, and there are more possessions and tougher defense. But other than that, basketball is basketball.

What are your goals for next season?

Exceed where I am at right now. Be the best I can be, be one of the best players in the conference, as well as win games.

What made you want to sign with UP?

Parker Shoaff • THE BEACON

The small campus made it so I would know a lot of people, and make genuine connections with them. The basketball team is in a good conference, so it was a no-

brainer for me.

Do you have any special game-day rituals?

Not really. I just listen to music before the game, and drink at least two bottles of water. I wear the same pair of socks, white and purple if its home, and purple and white if it’s away.

How did you feel about your 25 point high performance against Valparaiso?

To people outside of the basketball team it was surprising, but to the basketball team it was not, because they know what I am capable of. It was just good to show what I can finally do, and it felt good.

Historically you have been known for your shooting skills.

How have you felt about your shooting this season?

It’s not perfect, so I feel it could be better, but I feel I have done pretty well.

How do you feel Portland compares to North Carolina?

Portland is pretty similar to Seattle, where I am originally from. It is a little bit crazier, but it’s completely different from North Carolina. The South has [a] “Do your own thing, I will do my own thing [mentality].” But Portland feels a lot more inclusive.

In terms of basketball, the game is a bit tougher than I feel [it was] in North Carolina, but Portland is more about finesse.

Interview by: Luke Loranger

Injury cuts Barker’s Pilot career short

By Molly McSweyn THE BEACON

David DiLoreto • THE BEACON

Center Riley Barker goes up for a rebound. Barker cracked his tibia plateau against Santa Clara, bringing his Pilot career to an end.

Riley Barker instantly knew something was very wrong when he felt his kneecap pop forward as he landed awkwardly.

The redshirt senior suffered a right knee injury during the men’s basketball game against Santa Clara over winter break.

The injury cuts short Barker’s final year as a successful and prominent player for the Pilots.

Barker, as a sophomore, sustained an initial right knee injury that led him to redshirt and stay on at UP as a fifth year senior.

After fully recovering from the initial injury, Barker represented the Pilots on and off the court. .

Pilots vs. Pacific

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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Women’s Basketball vs. St. Mary’s (away)

The Pilots look to continue their two game winning streak as they head down to California to take on Pacific (Calif.) at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 and Saint Mary’s at 1 p.m. on Jan. 24.

Men’s Basketball vs. St. Mary’s (home)

The Pilots take on Pacific (Calif.) at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 and face Saint Mary’s Jan. 24 in the Chiles Center.

On top of finishing his career at UP with 91 blocks (103 is the standing record for UP from Tim Frost between 2000 and 2002), Barker is also a two-time West Coast Conference All Academic Team selection.

The injury that occurred during the win over the Broncos happened during a transitional play. Barker was racing down the court on a fast break when he jumped to retrieve the ball.

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And right as I land, I hyperextend my right knee and crack my tibia plateau.

Riley Barker Senior

“I jump, and as I jump, the guy guarding me was pretty much underneath me, which doesn’t give me enough room to come down. And right as I land, I hyperextend my right knee and crack my tibia plateau,” Barker said.

Two athletic trainers and head coach Eric Reveno rushed to meet Barker on the court.

“Coach Rev just pretty much sat on me and told me to breathe as I flipped over, and he just told me to relax,” Barker said.

Barker was helped off court and assessed in the training room. X-rays were taken the next day and he was diagnosed with a tibia plateau fracture, which is a break in the bone in the part of the tibia called the tibial plateau.

His knee surgery took place the next day, and he was released that day, successfully on the mend.

Barker spent the first few days after his injury recovering in a hotel near campus, the cost of which was paid for by the Athletic Department.

The surgery itself was paid for through the NCAA’s Group Basic Accidental Medical Program. This program covers all injuries that are not covered

by individual athletes’ personal insurance.

Barker’s bandages will come off later this week, but the projected full recovery time for this type of injury, including physical therapy, is six months.

Barker will begin the rehabilitation process with the Athletic Department as soon as possible.

“We will bring him forward from beginning to end,” head athletic trainer Rich Bennett said. “Riley has been fantastic for us for the last five years.

He’s been a student here, and we are responsible for him really until that injury is solved.”

Although this injury ends Riley’s time paying for the Pilots, his teammates and coaches understand just how important he was to the team over the past five years.

“Riley did two things.

One, he was vital on the court in terms of his defense, his length, his athleticism. He gave us a lot of versatility in his position. The second thing he did was to be a glue guy in the locker room,” Reveno said.

“He connected with everybody and he was very positive, encouraging, team-oriented and selfless in a way that was almost contagious.”

With his family, teammates and coaches as a strong support system, Barker is already looking towards his future. He intends to stay on campus this summer and train so that he can play overseas next year at the professional level.

“He has good, reasonable aspirations to play professionally overseas,” Reveno said. “And I think he will still be able to do that.”

Contact Sports Writer Molly McSweyn at mcsweyn18@up.edu.

Twitter: @MollyMcSweyn

Sports Pilots go global JAN. 22, 2015 • UPBEACON.COM

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Malika Andrews Sports Editor andrewsm17@up.edu

With a lack of scholastic sports in the rest of the world, European athletes come to the United States to play collegiately

Photo cour tesy of UP Athletics

Center Thomas van der Mars shoots a layup over a Gonzaga defender. Van der Mars came to UP from Gouda, Netherlands.

By Malika Andrews THE BEACON Basketball was invented in the U.S., but UP’s men’s basketball team has an international flavor. Out of 14 players on this year’s team, five were recruited internationally from Spain, Ukraine, Canada, the Netherlands and Germany.

The women’s basketball roster lists players from Italy, Canada, Greece and Spain.

Likewise, countries represented on other UP athletic teams include Germany, France, Switzerland, Slovakia and Serbia.

In all, there are 30 international student-athletes on campus, meaning almost 10 percent of UP’s athletes are from other countries.

This is not a coincidence.

Reaching out to international athletes is an important part of the recruiting strategy at UP. The University does not have the athletic program caliber or the financial resources to attract heavily-recruited U.S. athletes.

Men’s basketball head coach Eric Reveno says he likes to recruit overseas because he finds under-recruited players who fit UP’s core values and help the team stay competitive.

“The niche that it provides the University is a reputation that foreign players not only survive at UP but they thrive,” Reveno said in an email while on a roadtrip with the team.

But going to college and becoming part of a team thousands of miles from home can be daunting for some of those players, at least in the beginning.

“To be honest, it was

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To be honest, it was terrifying. I didn’t know anyone.

Stephania Sideri Sophomore

terrifying. I didn’t know anyone,” Stephania Sideri, a sophomore women’s basketball player from Greece said. “I didn’t know the coaches, the place, or how to speak English really. When I left, my parents reassured me, but it was really hard at the beginning.”

Upon arriving in Portland, Sideri wore bright pink because she was terrified the coaches would not recognize her. Sideri hadn’t visited The Bluff before committing, but had been in close contact with head coach Cheryl Sorenson over Facebook, which plays a key role in international recruitment.

“Social media has made communication 100 times easier,” Mike Wolfe, assistant men’s basketball coach, said.

“You can contact a recruit and establish a relationship and rapport in a way that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to.

Most recruits don’t want to talk on the phone anyways. It’s the generation of kids.”

While most European athletes will either decide to play professionally, or quit and just play basketball recreationally after high school, senior center Thomas van der Mars chose a third option. Van der Mars made the decision to attend Canarias Basketball Academy, a college preparatory education school that focuses on refining basketball skills.

CBA Director, Rob Orellana contacted Van der Mars and offered him the opportunity to play.

CBA gave van der Mars the opportunity to train three times a day for eight and a half months. This was a step up from his club team in The Netherlands, with whom he played two or three times per week. Playing at this level of intensity prepared him for the American level of play.

Van der Mars was interested in the University because of Reveno. “[Coach Reveno] came over and saw me play pretty early in the season,” Van der Mars said. “He pitched the school to me. It was always a realistic option for me [to attend UP] because I really liked what he had to say and after doing some research the style of play fit me. There was a European feel where they utilized the big men like me.”

After graduation, international athletes such as men’s basketball players Nemanja Mitrović and Robin

Smeulders have gone on to have successful professional basketball careers overseas.

“They reach their basketball goals and earn a valuable degree. This international reputation has in turn created opportunity for our graduated players to have lucrative careers overseas,” Reveno said.

Not all athletes aim to continue after college. Sideri, for instance, hopes to live in the U.S. and become a math teacher.

“I thought I should try math because I want to be a math teacher,” Sideri said. “But then I was like, ‘Business major or math major,’ so when I came here I started with business to see if I would like it. But then I was like, ‘Okay math major.’”

Van der Mars, on the other hand, has kept up his goals of playing post-graduation after a four years living in the United States, and has adjusted to the American style of living on The Bluff.

“I am happy to be here,” Van der Mars said. “If other students were to come from overseas I would advise them to be open to forming connections with all the aspects that go with being a student athlete. Try to build relationships with your teachers as well as your coaches and teammates. Check your ego at the door and listen. Have fun with it.”

Contact Sports Editor Malika Andrews at andrewsm17@up.edu.

Twitter: @malika_andrews

SCOREBOARD Men’s Basketball

The Pilots went 0-2 on their California road trip, falling to Loyola Marymount 80-68 on Jan. 15 and 67-63 to Pepperdine on Jan. 17.

Women’s Basketball

Women’s basketball took their first WCC wins against Loyola Marymount (83-65) on Jan. 15 and Pepperdine (80-61) on Jan. 17.

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

Women: Lorea Ibarzabal had placed 11th with a mile time of 4:55.

The 4x800 team finished fourth. Triple jumper, Katherine Maus, placed 15th with a distance of 11.21 meters. Men: Korey Thieleke had a 12th place finishin the 400 meter. In the long jump finals, Nathan DeVaughn placed 19th with a distance of 6.40 meters.

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The last time I was the star of a sports team, I was in 2nd grade. I was the starting forward for my 2nd grade soccer team, the Love Red Ponies.

We took many peewee championships.

On or off the field, sports seem to resonate with many different kinds of people.

I first walked into The Beacon newsroom as a sports reporter, intimidated by a staff that had far more experience than myself. It had taken me months to apply for The Beacon, fearful that I did not have enough experience reporting. But I did know one thing: I had a passion for sports.

I quickly began to live and breathe The Beacon.

Determined to learn everything I could, I spent my Wednesday nights next to then-Sports Editor Katie Dunn, trying to understand what she was doing as she laid out the sports page.

In between runs for nonfat raspberry mocha lattes with whipped cream, Katie taught me to channel my love for sports into journalism.

I was never a varsity athlete, but always a sports enthusiast.

Sports are essential to enhancing student life and school pride, which are valued parts of the college experience. Students and faculty come together to make the Chiles Center erupt as the Pilots challenge BYU in triple overtime, or as the Villa Drum Squad leads the student section on Merlo Field.

I feel just as intimidated to take on the role of editing as I did reporting, but I am ready to leave my mark. I am excited to illuminate more dimensions of collegiate sports Whether you are a fan or a player, sports bring people together. I believe that there is something for everyone to identify with, and I hope to explore this by writing less about the games, and more about the people behind them.

Sports are about so much more than two 20-minute halves or nine innings. Rather than recap a game, I want to uncover the dedication that went into the relatively short hour that fans see.

Whether you are a coach, player or fan, I urge you to share your sports ideas and commentaries with me.

Have an idea? Get engaged.

Download the Beacon mobile app. Tweet at me. Help start a conversation about the interesting athletes we may not know about. Everybody has a story. With your help, it is my goal to share them.

Contact Sports Editor Malika Andrews at andrewsm17@up.edu.

Twitter: @malika_andrews