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Thursday September 21, 2010

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The Bluff may seem smaller to you this year. It’s not shrinking.

The number of students has increased. The University of Portland welcomes its largest freshmen class in history.

There were a record 11,854 applicants to UP. Of those, 5,200 were accepted, and 897 decided

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to call it home. Last year there were 816 new freshmen.

While the influx of more students can be seen as a result of UP’s growing popularity and record applicant pool, there are some concerns that the additional students could push UP beyond its capacity.

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Jason McDonald, dean of admissions, said the dorms are the places on campus where a class this size will cause the most strain. He is less worried about other areas, such as academics.

“We’ve added more sections, so class sizes don’t go up,” McDonald said.

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McDonald also said that this yearly increase in the size of the freshmen class will not become a trend. The University hopes not to exceed 890 new freshmen next fall. To achieve this, McDonald said, they will have to closely monitor their admits.

This week The Beacon

examines consequences class size will life, financial classroom.

the potential that a record have on residence aid, and in the

-Elizabeth Vogel

Residence Life Enid Spitz Staff Writer spitz13@up.edu

One room, 195 square feet, three freshman boys.

This year, due to the large size of the incoming freshman class, UP’s Residence Life has converted some standard double dorm rooms into triple occupancy dorms.

“I thought it might be a mistake,” freshman Adam Brizzolara said when he heard he

would be in a forced triple.

The coed dorms, Shipstad and Kenna, needed more female rooms to accommodate the large numbers of the incoming freshman girls. About 60 freshman males, who receive one housing credit and pay $750 less for housing, are affected by this change.

New “forced triples” are located in Christie, Villa Maria See Residence Life, page 5

Bryan Brenize | THE BEACON

Freshman Travis Porter looks over his new room in Villa Maria Hall. Porter, like many freshmen, were assigned rooms that are “forced triples,” where three students are assigned to a standard two-person dorm.

Academics

Elizabeth Vogel Staff Writer vogel11@up.edu

Victoria Johnson, a freshman nursing major, waits in the halls of Shiley for her first biology class. She is anxious.

“I’m concerned that the teacher won’t get to know us as well. That we won’t get enough help,” she said.

Johnson’s concern is not unfounded. With the increasing

number of new freshmen each year, many departments have had to adjust. More sections were added for intro classes and several classes are over capacity.

Nine hundred new faces on The Bluff have already caused a ripple effect in the academic realm. Some departments, like biology, had to change in order to accommodate everyone. After adding new sections, hiring new See Academics, page 5

Bryan Brenize | THE BEACON

Biology professor David Alexander passes out syllabi to his microbiology class of 103 students. The biology department has had to add to adjust to the larger freshmen class by adding new sections and hiring new faculty.

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Financial Aid

Enid Spitz Staff Writer spitz13@up.edu

Now for the question that many parents are afraid to ask: What about financial aid?

With more students seeking

help to pay for college, one may wonder whether there will be enough financial aid to go around.

According to Janet Turner, the financial aid director, the large freshman class should not affect any students financially.

While it may seem that more students would mean less aid per student, Turner explained that the system at UP actually ensures that the same percent of money from tuition always goes back to financial aid. Nationally, the average federal aid per student

has increased for freshmen this year.

The biggest challenge for Financial Aid has been dealing with the large influx of paperwork See Financial Life, page 5

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On Campus

What’s UP?

Haven’t been following news on The Bluff lately? Here’s a quick run down of what you missed over the summer.

Shiley goes Shiley Hall Earns Highest Possible Designation

“The certification illuminates Shiley Hall as one of the most energy efficient and evironmentally sustainable buildings in the world.”

Sopko named new Human Resource Director

Appointed by university president Fr. E. William Beauchamp, Bryn Sopko is the new human resources director for the University. She will be in charge of providing leadership in planning and managing human resources services, policies and programs.

For the past 14 years, Sopko worked at Intel Corp., most recently as the HR manager with the Intel Digital Home Group.

“I just feel so lucky to have this opportunity to work on this vibrant campus,” Sopko said about her position.

As an alumna of St Mary’s College in Notre Dame, working at UP reminds her of her alma mater.

Jim Kuffner, the previous HR director, made a shift to parttime work with the University.

UP’s Donald P. Shiley Hall was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification – the highest rating – by the United States Green Building Certification.

Shiley Hall is among 25 buildings on college campuses in the country and 313 buildings worldwide to achieve the LEED Platinum certification.

The LEED rating system

for is the nationally accepted benchmark for rating “green” buildings. The rating system takes into account the design, construction and operation of a building.

Shiley Hall’s “green” features include the eco-roof featuring more than 2700 square feet of vegetation, as well as photo cells that sense sunlight and automatically reduce power or turn off light fixtures.

GREEN Other Awards - BEST Award - Grand Award for building technology systems

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New Regents Elected

Fr. William Lies, C.S.C. is the director of the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches political science. Lies is a member of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for international Peace Studies. Lies’s twin brother, Fr. Jim Lies, C.S.C., works at UP as the executive director of the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture.

Fast Facts

- Only 313 buildings in the world are as green as Shiley - Only 24 other buildings on

college campuses are as green as Shiley

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What’s Green?

- Eco-roof above computer lab - Electronically tintable windows

The University of Portland Board of Regents, which is responsible for the governance of the University and the management of assets, elected three new members.

Darlene Shiley, wife of the recently-deceased UP alumnus and benefactor Donald Shiley, is the president of the Shiley Foundation and a renowned philanthropist of the arts, medical research and education.

Shiley Foundation has supported multiples institutions, including the Shiley Eye Center and the University of San Diego. The Shileys donated $12 million to UP for the expansion and renovation of the Engineering Hall, now the Donald P. Shiley Hall. She is a resident of San Diego, where she serves as chair of the board of trustees at the University of San Diego, as well as other boards.

Kevin Cooper is the senior vice president at CLR/CRA Inc., which is a real estate firm based out of Los Angeles. Cooper is an active member of nonprofit organizations and helps raise money for the Child Center at Providence Hospital in Portland.

As a UP graduate of the 1989 class, he was recently recognized as one ofthe Pamplin School of Business Significant 75 Alumni at the school’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2009.

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U.S. News and World Report ranks the University of Portland ninth for regional universities in the west for the 16th consecutive year in a row.

The report takes into account the type of university or college, costs, total enrollment of the previous year and the previous year acceptance rate in the fall.

The regional universities category includes universities that provide a full range of undergraduate programs, some master’s level programs and few, if any, doctoral programs.

It is then divided by location: North, South, Midwest and West.

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“Washington Monthly” nationally ranked the University of Portland eleventh for the 2010 Master’s Universities.

The 2010 College Guide looks at what colleges are doing for the country, as opposed to what colleges do for its students.

The underline question is: are we getting the most for our money?

The ranking took social mobility, research and service into account, where each are weighted equally. Social mobility refers to the recruiting and graduating of low-income students, research refers to the production of cutting-edge scholarships and PhDs, and service is measured by the encouragement of students to give something back to their country.

The ranking included students receiving Pell grants, the predicted graduation rate versus the actual graduation rate, research expenditures in millions, peace corps rank and the number of volunteer hours, among others.

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Bon Appétit proudly brews Starbucks coffee The coffee giant edges out local company Elizabeth Vogel Staff Writer vogel11@up.edu When you went to your first class on Monday, you may have noticed something different about your morning cup of coffee. The Cove, the Commons, The Anchor and the coffee cart in Franz now serve Starbucks, instead of Nossa Familia — Bon Appétit’s coffee vendor for the past three years. The switch from locally owned Nossa Familia coffee was a surprise for many people returning to campus.

“I’m really excited about it because I’m from the Seattle area, so it’s like a little taste of home,” senior Jessica Stacey said.

The decision to switch was discussed for a few months and finalized during the summer, with the student’s best interests in mind, according to Kirk Mustain, Bon Appétit General Manager.

Mustain said that he noticed a lot of students going off campus to buy Starbucks coffee.

“I go to Starbucks, I see who is in there,” Mustain said.

Mustain described Starbucks as having better marketing

support than Nossa Familia because it is a national brand.

This quality will give students more value for every cup of coffee, according to Mustain.

Beginning in January students will also be able to purchase Starbucks specialty drinks, such as frappuccinos, at the campus locations.

Nossa Familia is a local brand founded in 2006 by two 2001 UP alumni: Augusto Dias Carneiro and Jason Lesh. The small company values Fair Trade, family business, and good coffee, according to their website, www. familyroast.com.

During Bite on the Bluff, Caneiro said, “I was shocked and saddened by the decision.”

Caneiro is fond of UP. He studied engineering and was an RA is both Christie and Shipstad Halls. Since graduating, he has returned to campus to give presentations in the School of Business, sharing his experience of starting a business with UP students.

He regrets the fact that Nossa Familia will no longer be able fund its annual UP scholarship. Nossa Familia provided UP with $2,500 in scholarship money as part of its charitable donations. However, with the loss of its UP account, the company plans to refocus

its giving on the charitable causes of its clients, according to Carneiro.

Despite UP’s move to Starbucks, Carneiro does not plan to sever his ties with UP. “My goal right now is Scott Chia | THE BEACON to stay The Commons, The Cove, The Anchor and the coffee cart in Franz Hall now serve Starbucks coffee, involved rather than Nossa Familia coffee. and hopefully Opland.

“That will make things easier come back in one or two or three “I like Starbucks, but I think because I won’t have to go off years,” he said. all coffee kind of tastes the same,” campus to get my Starbucks,” Nossa Familia has plans for she said.

Stacey said. growth outside UP’s campus. It Junior Jennifer Wade said this While students may be happy recently partnered with Ethos will not change the way she gets to have Starbucks on campus, the Music Center and opened a retail her caffeine kick. switch was painful for Carneiro. location, on North Killingsworth “I always bought it on “We’re still a small business, Street. And Carneiro continues campus. And I always will. Its but stable. We’re thriving. It’s to look ahead. just convenient,” Wade said. really more of a psychological “Our next big step is to open a Other students may choose to loss. But it is never fun to loose local roaster,” he said. purchase their coffee on campus an account,” he said.

Brand of coffee make much of because of the switch, not in spite a difference for Freshman Alyssa of it.

The Commons transforms look and system

Students experienced a new look and a new system in The Commons this week.

Jocelyne LaFortune Staff Writer lafortun12@up.edu

As of Sunday, Aug. 29, the newly renovated Commons was officially open for business sporting not only a new look but a new payment system as well.

Rather than using the previous all-you-can-eat system, students must now pay for each plate they choose. Instead of subtracting from a weekly meal allowance, students now purchase points for use at The Commons, The Cove, The Anchor and the coffee cart in Franz.

Bon Appétit General Manager Kirk Mustain said the new system will change how he plans and prepares meals, because he must

now offer meals that students find worth spending points on.

The new point system affects off campus students as well as those living in the dorms. Off campus students can purchase points or use cash or debit cards at all Bon Appétit vendors on campus. Points, called “Munch Money,” can be purchased in the Bon Appétit office using cash or check, according to Mustain.

The Commons now features several permanent stations students may choose from at each meal. The stations include a taqueria, pizza stand, soup station, a salad bar and a global station, where ethnic foods rotate on a weekly basis.

Extensive remodeling has made the commons “classier and more comfortable,” sophomore Trevor Webber said.

Couches and outdoor seating have transformed the atmosphere of The Commons.

“The fire pit gives The

Commons a lounge-like feel,” sophomore Jordan LaBrec said.

Despite delays in the construction process in the interior of the building, The Commons opened for its first meal on Sunday morning.

The first meal was mostly a success, despite some overcrowding issues.

“There were some problems with lines, since there aren’t many registers,” Webber said.

“Hopefully as the semester goes on, the lines will become less of an issue.”

LaBrec worries that he will run out of points before the end of the semester because this year he has to budget his points rather than relying on a weekly meal allowance.

“I didn’t really appreciate the old system until we started using this new one,” LaBrec said. “I thought some of the meals seemed kind of expensive. It might be hard to conserve points over the

span of an entire semester.” p.m. on weekends.

Webber and LaBrec both The Cove’s menu will remain agreed that they hope the new the same, although the hours system provides more variety of operation have changed and options for meals. due to extended hours at The “Last year, the menus were Commons. predictable every day, but with Weekly menus for The the stations we’ll be able to Commons and The Cove are choose what we eat for each available in the Campus Life meal,” Webber said. section of the UP website.

The Commons also begans a new extended schedule.

Instead of The Commons: being open for three Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 12 a.m. meals a day, Friday 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. students can Saturday 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. now eat at Sunday 10 a.m. – 12 a.m. any time from 7:30 The Cove: a.m. until Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. midnight, Saturday/Sunday 11 – 4 p.m.

Sunday through The Anchor: Thursday, Monday - Sunday 11 a.m. – 12 a.m. or until 11

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Kevin Kadooka | THE BEACON

The Commons undergoes finals stages of renovation during Orientation Week. The new Bauccio Commons features an increased variety of eating options, as well as new seating.

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On On Campus Campus Movie-making makes scene in library Activities Fair The Activities Fair is tomorrow, Sept. 3, in the Academic Quad from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Over 95 clubs and departments will be represented and free frozen treats will be provided, as long as supplies last. All students are welcome to attend the fair.

“Iron Man 2” Bryan Brenize | THE BEACON This Fri. and Sat., “Iron Man 2” will be playing in the Buckley Senior Johm Sutton works in the new multimedia lab located in the basement of the library. The multimedia lab features three iMac stations and one PC station with professional editing programs.

Center Auditorium. The movie equipped with professional The upgrade was funded by the from around the world. will begin at 10:00 p.m. and is Elizabeth Tertadian video editing programs iMovie remnants of a federal grant Jim “Don’t be shy about coming about two hours.

Designer and Final Cut Express. The lab Carroll, School of Education down to the lower level,” Kennel tertadia13@up.edu has everything needed to create professor, received to improve said. “Come in and learn how to Looking for butcher paper to a movie or other multimedia and help teachers learn how to use things.”

Block Party project. Video, audio and picture use technology better, according The multimedia lab is make a poster? cameras are available to check to Eiffler.

In all, $25,000 was intended to be a self-service You won’t find it in the This Sat., Sep 4, the Back-alley out for the day, as well as tripods donated toward the upgrade. lab, so stations are open during graphics lab. block party (Pilots After Dark) and field mics.

“We had to spend it, or we’d library hours for students to Over the summer, the will begin at 9:00 p.m. in the To make room for the new lose it,” she said. come in and explore on their graphics lab in the lower level alley between Buckley Center equipment, print supplies such The Department of Education own, according to Kennel. of the library was upgraded and the old science building.

In addition to Kennel, student to a multimedia lab, offering as butcher paper were removed partnered with the library to The event will end around 1:00 from the lab.

However, most create a space where students lab assistants will be available to students and faculty a place to a.m. on Sun., Sept. 5. print supplies such as colored and faculty can explore how to help students with any questions use multimedia software and paper, trifolds and lamination are use digital media to tell stories. they have.

Books such as “Video create class projects. still available in the lab.

Assisting students and faculty Editing for Dummies” are also “It’s a huge step towards the Espresso UP The purpose of the lab is with the new lab is multimedia available for students and faculty 21st Century,” Karen Eiffler to be a place for students to lab manager Jeff Kennel.

He to use. said.

The first Espresso UP for “It’s a one-stop shop for video The lab offers three iMac create projects and learn how has experience in multimedia the academic year will occur to use multimedia programs. production and photography production,” Eiffler said. stations and one PC station next Wed., Sept. 8, during the

UP mourns loss of Benefactor, Donald Shiley

Studies Abroad open house on Sept. 8 in St. Mary’s Lounge.

Hannah Gray News Editor gray12@up.edu

FISH A FISH meeting will be this Wed., Sept. 8, from 8:45 to 10:15 p.m. in Buckley Center 163.

UP alumnus and benefactor Donald P. Shiley passed away on July 30.

“It’s a loss,” said Fr. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., the president of UP. “He was ill, but it’s still a loss.”

While most UP students likely associate him with the engineering building that bears his name, Shiley, an engineer, had an even more profound legacy: He co-invented the life-saving Bjork-Shiley heart valve.

“The man invented things that saved probably half a million lives – which means he helped give children back their dads and moms, he gave children back to their parents, he gave husbands back to their wives – wow,”

Relay for life: relay rally This Mon., Sept. 6, there is a meeting on how to join the 2011 Relay for Life Committee is in St. Mary’s Lounge at 7:00 p.m.

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The newspaper corrects any significant errors of fact brought to the attention of the editors.

If you think an error has been made, contact us at beacon@up.edu. Corrections will be printed above.

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said Brian Doyle, the editor of Portland Magazine, in an email.

He was born in Yakima, Wash. in 1920 and enrolled at the University of Portland in the late 1940s. A graduate of the class of 1951, Shiley got his bachelor’s degree in engineering, after serving in the U.S. Navy.

Shiley and his wife, Darlene Shiley, supported many institutions, including UP. They donated $12 million to the renovation and expansion of the Engineering Hall in 2007.

Last fall, the engineering building was dedicated and renamed Donald P. Shiley Hall.

Shiley Hall was acknowledged as a national model of sustainable engineering.

The building, acknowledged as a national model of sustainable engineering, has won several awards and earned an LEED

Platinum certification.

Shiley Hall is one of 25 buildings on college campuses nationwide and one of 313 buildings worldwide to achieve the LEED certification.

“Wonderful man, quiet, deft, curious, creative,” Doyle said.

“He made millions of dollars by using his great talents, but it wasn’t money that interested him – it was creativity, inventing, solving problems.”

Donald Shiley is survived by his wife, Darlene, four children, and five grandchildren.

Photo Courtesy of Brian Doyle

UP alumnus and benefactor Donald Shiley with wife, Darlene Shiley.

The Beacon Safety Report 1. Aug. 29, 1:20 a.m. - Students reported to Public Safety that their neighbor was harrassing them and making threats. Investigation continues.

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2. Aug. 27, 11:50 p.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint from a neighbor about a house in the 6800 block of N. Haven, that there was a loud party with driking outside in the yard and students were screaming. Officers made contact with the renter, and the party was shut down.

3. Aug. 26, 6:18 p.m. - Officers responded to a medical call at Kenna Hall. A guest had fallen and possibly sustained a broken wrist. The guest did not want to be transported. Public Safety Officer splinted the wrist and a friend transported the guest to Kaiser Hospital.

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4. Aug. 25, 10:45 p.m. - Neighbors complained about noise from a house in the 6900 block of N. McCrum. When officers approached, no noise was heard. Officers talked to the neighbor.

5. Aug. 8, 6:24 p.m. - Public Safety responded to a medical call off campus. A student had a heat stroke while on a run. 911 was contacted and transported to Good Samaritan Hospital.

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ACADEMICS:Biology depart. makes changes FINANCIAL AID: 95 percent of freshmen receive aid Continued from page #1

faculty and taking on some extra work, the biology department is prepared for its huge influx of students.

Professor Katie O’Reilly is the chair of the biology department, and she is ready for the semester.

“It’ll be fun having them around,” she said about the new students.

The biology department is at capacity and had to turn away some students looking to take intro biology courses. Each section of Foundations of Biology, Organismal and Population Biology and Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics hovers around 60 students.

“That’s difficult for both professors and students,” O’Reilly said.

To accommodate all the students, the department hired a new faculty member to help out with the labs.

“If we didn’t have such a jumbo class, we wouldn’t have had to hire,” O’Reilly said.

Because there is a limit to the number of students that can be in a lab room, it was necessary to add more lab times instead of putting more students into existing labs, according to O’Reilly.

The faculty in the biology department is stretched.

The professors have more students in their classes and more advisees.

Tenured professors each advise about 40 students, and lecturers have about 20 advisees.

It is unusual for lecturers to take on any advisees at all, according to O’Reilly.

The biology The percentage of freshmen pursuing engineering, education, faculty is not shying business, nursing or CAS degrees. from the extra teacheringassistants to help many departments in order workload. out the professors, according to keep class sizes smaller.

“I was amazed, [the to O’Reilly.

The student to faculty ratio professors] offered to take Some other smaller is 13:1 at the University more,” O’Reilly said. changes were made to of Portland, according to Freshman nursing accommodate larger McDonald. In individual major Colleen Cooper was numbers of students. departments, like biology, surprised to learn that her Students can take either this ratio may be different.

Foundations of Biology Organismal and Population Despite the stress class has 63 students.

Biology or Introductory Cell the increase in students “I thought because the Biology and Genetics first. will have on the biology school was smaller than Last semester Organismal department, Professor state schools the classes and Population Biology O’Reilly is excited to have would have around 30 was a requirement for them around. people,” Cooper said.

Introductory Cell Biology The biggest challenge The department and Genetics. This change she foresees? created more student-led will help spread the students “It’s a lot workshops to give students out. of names to time for smaller group McDonald said that learn.” studying and hired more more sections were added to

RESIDENCE LIFE: Overcrowded dorm rooms surprise students applications were submitted said Kathi Hamilton, the Residence Life Housing Coordinator at UP. Schoenfeldt Halls. Residence But, why only the boys?

Life placed students in forced “Females don’t do well when triples based on the date their you put them in forced triples, but housing applications were males handle it better,” Hamilton submitted, said Kathi Hamilton, said. the Residence Life Housing Even after UP opened two new located in Christie, Villa Maria and dorms, Fields and Schoenfeldt Schoenfeldt Halls. Residence Life Halls, in 2009, space is still tight. placed students in forced triples “It is a challenge to based on the date their housing have everything we need to accommodate them,” Hamilton said.

Residence Life worked closely with the Admissions Department during the summer months to assess which rooms could be made into triples and to order new furniture for the dorms.

The University has sought to ease the inevitable anxiety, which is heightened by this unusual situation of the freshman and parents who call with concerns.

“Parents,” Bryan Brenize | THE BEACON Hamilton says, Freshman Ethan Barnes moving into his new ex“are afraid it tended double in Christie Hall.

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won’t be an environment their student will thrive in.”

The students, however, seem unfazed.

“I like it — more people to talk to,” said Jarren Villagomez, a freshman triple resident on Schoenfeldt’s second floor.

Brizzolara, who lives down the hall, said, “I was expecting, like, a jail cell.” But the threat of crowding brought on by his large class doesn’t faze him.

“The more the merrier.”

Still, Residence Life says it hopes to move all the affected students into a regular housing situation as soon as possible.

Typically, after the first week, the full refund period, some students decide to leave UP. The young men in forced triples will then attend “consolidation meetings,” where they can decide on their future rooming situation.

They will have the option of relocating to fill any vacated space. It is not unheard of for students to decide to remain in their forced triple.

Hamilton points out that the large freshman class enhances the community aspect of campus.

“This is an experience you will not repeat,” she said.

In the face of the unexpected housing crunch, Residence Life hopes students will grow socially and look back on this time fondly.

Continued from page #1 and glitches in the nationwide switch to direct lending.

“Next year,” Turner says, “we’re trying to get technology to work harder for us.”

The financial aid office will be switching to document imaging.

That system digitizes paperwork, reducing the workload for financial aid workers.

“We’re starting to gear up for next year,” Turner said, “looking back and foreword to improve.”

Throughout the school year, financial aid expects more students coming in to discuss special circumstances like job loss. UP’s office provides help to families, assessing

their need in the face of challenges, such as unemployment.

Almost 95 percent of full time undergraduate students receive financial aid.

Freshman Brooks Stebbins says the small size of UP was a ten in making his college decision, but he is not concerned that so many freshmen will affect class sizes or financial aid.

This fall’s issue of “The Compass,” UP’s financial aid newsletter, will include a link to a feedback survey. The office hopes students will participate to help it improve even further.

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Dear Freshman: From a sophomore

Laura Frazier Staff Commentary It seems like only moments ago my parents drove around the bend on Willamette Boulevard and I saw the UP entryway stretch out before me, my entire life packed into the back of a car.

I remember feeling my stomach drop and as wanting to cry.

As another school year begins, roughly 897 young adults just took that same turn around the corner. They walked onto campus, completely lost and entirely unsure of what the next year will bring. I wish I could run up to all freshmen, wrap them in a huge hug, and ensure them that everything will be OK. But, as that would be seriously creepy and probably defeat the purpose of placating their fears, I will instead attempt to offer a few morsels of advice.

Don’t waste any time! College is truly one of the most unique life experiences you can have and you are lucky to have it. You are now on your own and there is nothing to keep you from doing whatever you want. Seriously, now is the time to realize that mom and dad no longer have a grip on the pulse of your life. Don’t take a second of this freedom for granted!

Jump right in to campus events and activities. Get involved in all of the grandeur of the UP com-

Gao Na Yang Staff Writer yang11@up.edu

munity by going to movies in the Buckley Center Auditorium or exploring all the dorms to see how many people you can meet.

Your dorm room is really only good for sleeping and possibly studying, if even that.

Branch out and go downtown with new friends. There is no point in waiting until you get settled on campus to get out there and start making your college story. Settling is for when you are married with children.

“It is no longer important who a person was in high school, and the term ‘clean slate’ has never been more applicable.”

Laura Frazier Sophomore

Your parents will survive without you, just as you will survive without them. Though it may seem like your mom will never stop crying after she drops you off, she will. Even when she calls you five minutes after final goodbyes, it’s all just a reaction. Mom is just hanging on to the last shred of control she has over you.

At the same time, it is impossible to ignore your fear of no longer having mom and dad to save you. It’s only natural that you are concerned- tasks like laundry can seem daunting. But they won’t seem that way forever, and you don’t have the choice of hiding from adulthood anyway.

Take your education seriously, but don’t let it overwhelm every-

Laura’s Top Picks for Life on The Bluff

• Café Procrastinate- Head over to Villa Maria Hall on Thursday at 10 p.m. for free coffee • Sunday Night at the Races-Go to the West Side Quad around 8 p.m. to watch crazy competitions.

• Archives and Museum- Located in the basement of Shipstad Hall, the Archives and Museum are UP’s collection of school history.

• Mehling Black Box Theater- Keep an eye out for schedules and check out UP’s acting talent in a more intimate setting.

• Study Rooms in Shiley Hall- Great study rooms that are normally open.

• Ski Bus- Every Friday in February, UP gives students the opportunity (for a reasonable fee of • •

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about $100) to go skiing or snowboarding at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort by providing charter buses. Great deal for those students who like to ski but can’t find their own transportation.

The Outdoor Pursuits Program- Organized through Recreational Services, students experience the Portland area through such activities as hiking, white water rafting and mountain biking.

Howard Hall Fitness Classes- UP’s fitness facility has a variety of classes, such as Ab Lab and kickboxing. Also take advantage of Howard’s pool, available for all students to use.

Free and Fun Activities- Res Life does an excellent job giving students something fun to do such as Pilots After Dark and CPB movies.

Shepard Freshman Resource Center- Located in Buckley Center 113, the Center is there to help freshmen smoothly transition into college life.

thing great about college. Naturally you are here to ultimately earn a degree. (Notice I said earn a degree. Your grades will no longer just be handed to you.)

As everyone has told you, try to stay on top of the reading, turn in papers and so forth. But has anyone ever told you to not do the homework once or twice?

Of course not! Until now, that is.

Spontaneity is healthy! Coffee was God’s gift to college students for pulling all-nighters to make up for your midnight run to get donuts when you have a test in the morning.

The memories you make with your friends will someday be equally if not more important to you as your GPA. In the real world, if you slack once or twice, your boss will fire you.

But UP won’t kick you out. Or

so we hope. Take advantage of these beautiful years of ignoring responsibility. But neglect your work only in very, very small doses.

Build as many relationships as possible with your peers (you are all in this together), the upperclassmen (they are not that scary), and professors (asking for help tends to lead to more success).

This may be the only time in your life that friends are so accessible, which is the beauty of living on campus.

Be friendly to everyone, and respect people for their individuality. It is no longer important who a person was in high school, and the term “clean slate” has never been more applicable.

Make friends with people you may not have befriended when you were younger. Don’t let the

opportunity for a new relationship slip away.

As for as upperclassmen, they can prove to be very resourceful for you. They have cars and know the ropes. And they are not to be feared. Just stay out of the way when they walk past on sidewalks, and avoid eye contact at all costs. Oh, and don’t go visit their houses. Ever. (Kidding!)

Also, professors are actually extremely approachable. Utilize office hours for help with assignments. Being more than just a face in a classroom is an achievable goal. Don’t forget to get to know your RAs, Service and Justice Coordinators, Pastoral Residents and other UP community leaders.

Overall, be not afraid! Welcome to the best years of your life.

Watching your weight?

Join the club!

Whether it is avoiding the Freshman 15 or shedding those last 10 pounds, “Weight Watchers at Work” is an affordable resource available at UP for students and staff.

What is Weight Watchers at Work?

Weight Watchers is a weight-loss program that strives to help members make changes and develop healthy habits in 17 weeks to benefit them for a lifetime.

Weight Watchers offers a healthy and effective plan that aims to help members lose weight and keep the weight off through exercise, flexible eating choices, healthy habits and a supportive environment provided by group meetings.

“Weight Watchers at Work” simply provides a more convenient access to assistance for those who want to lose weight and develop and maintain healthy lifestyles.

Carol Welch, assistant director of Human Resources, introduced “Weight Watchers at Work” to UP after several employees expressed interest in the program.

“It’s a structured program so that people don’t go on starvation diets,” Welch said. “It provides tools and knowledge and a group leader to help people stay focused and motivated.”

Weight Watchers is not a diet, but a program to help develop a healthy lifestyle.

The service offers support and accountability, which are key factors to losing weight, Welch said.

How does the program work?

Group leader Shelley Anderson, who led the summer session on The Bluff, will lead a 17-week program starting Sept. 9.

Weight Watchers is an ongoing process does not have to end for members after 17 weeks, she said.

“I’ve lost 137 pounds and kept it off for seven years and counting,” Anderson said.

The program features free e-tools for 19 weeks where members can track calorie intake and weight loss progress.

A typical meeting consists of a confidential weigh-in and a discussion on the topic of the week. The environment of group meetings aims to enable friendship, trust, and sharing among members.

“I facilitate discussions with questions and encourage ideas and support, which is the foundation of this program,” Anderson said.

Anderson focuses on setting goals each week, not end-goal results. It is important for members to know what they want to achieve each week, she said.

Weight Watchers indicates that there are no required foods, meetings are fun and sharing within the group is encouraged but not required.

How much commitment is required, and who is it for?

Everyone — male and female staff and

students—is welcomed as members.

If students are interested, the members could form different groups, Welch said.

While Weight Watchers emphasizes the importance of attending group meetings, members may attend at their conv e -

nience.

The summer session included about 22 members whose attendances varied due to schedule conflicts.

Some merely wanted access to the e-tools, Welch said.

Members vary from lifelong members, those who are preparing for

a special event and people who just wantto lose those last lingering pounds.

“Anybody can do it,” Welch said. “Everyone has different reasons for Weight Watchers.”

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Pilot Alums Pave The Way Caitlin Yilek Staff Writer yilek12@up.edu This fall, signs placed throughout the Northwest welcomed incoming freshmen to the University of Portland campus.

UP’s marketing office reached out through the University’s Facebook page asking alumni to help welcome new students to campus.

“It generated a lot of interaction from alums, and it was a fun way to reach out to the alum base,” Joe Kuffner, Assistant Director of Media Relations, said.

Kuffner and Bridget Bimrose, Project Manager for Creative Marketing, who are both UP alumni, teamed up to get this welcome project rolling.

“The signs were made totally cheap. Part of their charm is their homemade quality,” Kuffner said.

The alumni who wished to participate received blank signs in the mail with the words University of Portland plastered across the top.

“It was a way to amp up the welcome,” Kuffner said. “and a great way for alums and community members to connect with the university.”

Former UP students placed the signs along the roads leading to Portland, including I-5, I-84 and I-90. The signs were posted throughout Ore. in Ashland, Grants Pass, Eugene, Aloha, Oregon City, Tigard and Pendleton.

Several Washington alums placed

their welcome signs in Vancouver, Federal Way, Tacoma, Kennewick and Spokane — even on the Gonzaga campus. Alumni welcomed new students as far as Boise, Idaho.

UP alum Jill Socotch took special interest in these signs because of her time spent on The Bluff.

“I will forever have Purple Pride,” Socotch said through email. “Even though I’m not physically near campus, my time at UP gave me some of the best years of my life and will always have a big spot in my heart.”

Local businesses and hotels also helped greet students to UP. “Part of the reason we decided to amp up the welcome this year was not only for new students but also to get our name out in the community,” Kuffner said.

The surrounding community had a huge response to the welcome signs.

“We even had members of the community commenting on our Facebook page about how great the signs were. This experience has really proven the power of the university’s Facebook page,” Kuffner said.

With such a great response from alumni and surrounding communities, the marketing office has already begun thinking about its plans to welcome students next year.

“In following years, we have hopes to spread hundreds of signs along the freeways, compared to the twenty signs this year,” Kuffner said.

E N TE R TA IN FOR FANS OF “THE OFFICE” WATCH... “THE COMMUNITY” “Community,” which airs on NBC, Thursdays at 8 p.m., is one of the best on up-and-coming comedies on television.

Following the trend of the NBC’s Thursday night lineup, which began with “The Office” in 2005, “Community” is satirical. It centers on a band of misfits who enroll in the local community college for various reasons.

The characters initially cross paths through a Spanish study

Winger (Joel McHale), who practiced law for four years until his education was deemed void because his degree was from Colombia - not Columbia - University. The mishap triggers his enrollment in community college.

While the plot is unrealistic, the humor of the show is sharp and quick.

In one episode, the dean initiates a campus-wide paintball tournament, where the champion wins early registration. However, the episode is spun to imitate a zombie attack with apocalyptic undertones.

Although it took the show almost a whole season to fully develop its characters, the characters now cohesively mesh together just like any other beloved comedy.

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group. The group members, while diverse, quickly become enmeshed with each other’s lives.

The quirky and extreme characters are held together by Jeff

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– Hannah Gray READ AND WATCH...

“EAT PRAY LOVE” Those three little words, simple and direct, seem to be ignit-

ME

ing everywhere this summer: Eat. Pray. Love.

A fun summer book, Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller “Eat Pray Love” is what it seems. The book is an easy read as Gilbert’s

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voice shines through with humor and heart that make her friendcrush worthy.

The big screen adaptation, starring Julia Roberts, follows in the novel’s footsteps, although some will complain that the movie is too different from their beloved book.

Overall, the film conveys Gilbert’s journey and transformation with the same spirit as her novel.

As the movie version of Gilbert makes friends with foreigners and carbs in Italy, it is with the same witty style as the words on the page. It makes you feel the sting of broken relationships, the

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joy of travel and the inevitable uplift at the end.

It is no groundbreaking masterpiece of cinematic genius, but “Eat Pray Love” has a strong heart that’s kept it in the box office top three for two weeks now.

So girls, enjoy the read, the exotic scenery and the uplifting story. Save your boyfriends the discomfort of sitting through this chick flick, though. The mouthwatering romp through Italian cuisine is probably the only scene you will both enjoy.

– Enid Spitz GO SEE ... JOHN MAYER AND KEITH URBAN Keith Urban, John Mayer and me at the Gorge. What I thought would be the best concert ever was, well, just that — the melding of Keith’s country with John’s contemporary funk was pure genius and the Gorge was an absolutely beautiful venue. I danced and sang along with Keith under the moon, then looked up at the stars while listening to John’s sweet, thoughtful melodies.

Keith kicked off the concert with “Sweet Thing,” and both performers played their guitars the entire time. Just when I

didn’t think it could get any better, John himself appeared and he and Keith played a few songs together.

While I thoroughly enjoyed Keith’s performance, it was John’s that really blew my mind.

John may be a music star, but he wasn’t that night. Instead, he was a friend who shared his pearls of wisdom with his audience. The most notable songs for me were “Heartbreak Warfare” and “Clarity.” Before each song, he talked about life situations, making me laugh and ponder my own life. It was incredible to see him in his element, letting the music take the audience with him on a musical journey. I couldn’t have asked for more.

According to John, people spend too much time and energy noticing their negative qualities.

He posed the question of what would happen if we instead concentrated our energy on liking ourselves. Oh, John, you could talk to me all night.

– Elizabeth Tertadin

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Moving

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Freshman Andi Liou and his family unpack in his new extended double in Christie Hall. Due to the large size of the freshman class, many double dorm rooms have been converted to triples.

Freshman Tesa Ramsaur and her mother struggle to carry a rack of c

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Freshman Chelsea Reimer checks in to Orientation Headquarters with junior Catherine Schuster and sophomore Sarah Carson Thursday afternoon. Orientation and Residence Life staff coordinated the move-in for 890 freshman students.

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Assistant Hall Director Dan Hannon and junior Adam Harnden help freshman Cameron Tsuyematsu check in to Schoenfeldt Hall. Residence Life staff played a vital role in the move-in process, checking students into rooms, moving belongings, and giving directions.

in Moving on

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Freshman Tori Pinto and her mother move belongings into Pinto’s room in Mehling Hall. Move-in, which began Thursday, marked the beginning of Freshman orientation.

clothes. Hard work began earlier than some imagined.

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Freshman Michelle Siegal moves into her dorm with armfuls of clothes. Last Thursday, over 890 freshmen moved into their dorms.

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Freshman Katie Ellison and her father move boxes into her room in Shipstad Hall. Move-in, which began Thursday, marked the beginning of Freshman orientation.

Faith & Fellowship

Be open to finding faith Josh Noem Guest Commentary Did you know that you’ve had your diaper changed more than 2,500 times?

Assuming you are not still wearing diapers, your parents wiped your tiny butt day and night for at least the first 18 months of your life. Your parents also picked up your toys, dealt with your tantrums, helped you with your homework, drove you to practice, put up with your teenage angst, forced you to have fun on vacations, and loved you beyond anything you can imagine.

And now they have let you go and here you sit at UP, all by yourself, reading a newspaper like a grown-up. What will you do with this one, precious life you have?

How will you spend your time and money and energy? You have one shot at this college endeavor – what will you make of it?

Whether you are a cynical senior or a rosy-cheeked freshman, I have two words of advice for you.

First – don’t get distracted looking for the ultimate college experience. There is a whole cultural narrative out there that dictates what college “should” be

like. Some students waste a lot of time searching for that paradigm because it doesn’t exist in reality. The only thing that does exist is the people and opportunities around you. If you are looking for Animal House (Google it), you perhaps should have considered a state school.

I’m not saying that people here don’t know how to have fun; I’m just encouraging you to forget searching for the stereotypical “college experience” and dive in to the opportunities that come your way. God forbid that these four years are the only time in your life when you’ll have an opportunity to have fun. You’ll have 60 or 70 more years to live after walking out of here with a diploma.

Second – you’ll find deeper happiness if your time here at UP is marked in some way by faith.

Why? Because some kind of awareness and relationship with God and with a community of fellow believers is what you are programmed for.

The vast majority of the world’s population throughout all time has had some version of faith in God. What can account for this phenomenon of faith among humanity? Perhaps we are deluding ourselves and faith is an easy fix to our anxiety. Perhaps faith is indeed an opiate and ruling entities encourage it for the pacification of their people. I cannot deny that this may be so.

For my money, though, the more compelling argument is that people are faithful because they find something true about it. Faith makes sense of their experience in some way. And this makes sense from what has been revealed to us in our Christian tradition: we’re made in the image of God. If we’re made in the image of God, we will only find our truest selves in relationship with the origin of that image.

So, I encourage you to remain open to the possibility that God might have something to say to you during your time here at UP. Don’t ignore the thought or feeling that there might be something for you at a Bible study or retreat or Mass or service plunge. Those nebulous thoughts and feelings, deep in your core, are the ways in which God whispers to us.

Our staff in Campus Ministry loves, loves, loves to talk about these whispers. We have a really good candy dish in our Pilot House office. I mean really good.

Swing by under the guise of grabbing a Butterfinger and casually mention that you might be interested in learning more about the possibility of maybe finding out what would be involved in talking about the options open to this friend of yours who might be curious about what students do in Campus Ministry.

We’ll know what you are talking about.

How well do you know Mother Teresa?

On Aug. 26, humanitarian and advocate for the poor, Mother Teresa, celebrated her 100th birthday. Do you know your Teresa trivia?

1. What year was Mother Teresa born? (a) 1901 (b) 1910 (c) 1905 (d) 1915 (e) 1919

5. How many languages did Mother Teresa speak? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4 (e) 7

2. How many siblings did Mother Teresa have? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5

6. In 1965, Mother Teresa opened a facility in Asansol village for people suffering from what disease? (a) Cholera (b) Dysentery (c) Leprosy (d) Malaria (e) Tuberculosis

3. At what age did Mother Teresa arrive in India? (a) 13 (b) 23 (c) 8 (d) 18 (e) 28 4. Which of the following nicknames/titles refer to Mother Teresa? (a) Bengali Teresa (b) Mother Teresa of Calcutta (c) The Saint of the Gutters (d) Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (e) All of the above

7. In what year was Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? (a) 1965 (b) 1979 (c) 1971 (d) 1985 (e) 1997 Prepared by Aziz S. Inan, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical Engineering, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon

Answers: 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. e 5. a 6. c 7. b

10  September 2, 2010

Congratulations to our brother in Holy Cross professed his perpetual vows and consecrated his life to Christ forever.

August 28, 2010 Basilica of the Sacred Heart Notre Dame, Indiana

Rev. Mr. Paul Ybarra, C.S.C.

We accept the Lord’s call to pledge ourselves publicly and perpetually as members of the Congregation of Holy Cross by the vows of consecrated celibacy, poverty and obedience.

Great is the mystery and meaning within these vows. And yet their point is simple. They are an act of love for the God who first loved us.

Constitutions of the Congregation of Holy Cross. V.43

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OPINIONS Editorial

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Feeling the Squeeze Small schools have their advantages.

Your professors know your name. More individual attention. It’s easier for you to get into the classes you need or want to take and odds are you’ll run into several people you know while walking to class.

The University of Portland struts its small school advantages to prospective students, and for good reason. But over time, this school has been growing.

You can see the signs in the Biology Department where every introductory course class has a waiting list and lecturers are taking on the responsibilities of overloaded advisers. A number of the new freshmen men can see it in their forced triple living arrangements.

We understand that the Department of Admissions does not have a magic crystal ball revealing how many accepted students will choose to come to UP. But the size of the freshman class has been rising steadily for the last five years. This year the freshman class increased dramatically from last year’s 816 to 897. That number is expected to drop slightly within the first month, but it is still a considerable increase.

Administrators seem dedicated to the small, communal atmosphere of the university, stating no intent to increase the school’s size. The numbers, however, tell a different story.

The University leadership should be mindful about what those increases mean to students who came here expecting small school benefits. They did not sign up for forced triples and overfilled classes.

The campus has experienced significant changes lately. Improvements such as the renovation of The Commons and the new dorms, Schoenfeldt and Fields, have significantly contributed to accommodating more students on campus. But is this enough?

The new buildings are snazzy but what about the many buildings on campus that have been neglected?

These are the ones they don’t put on the advertising pamphlets: Howard Hall, Buckley Center and St. Mary’s, to name a few. Recreational fields for intramural sports disappeared to make way for new dorms and have not been replaced.

It’s better to walk before we run. Buying the “River Campus” property, building new dorms, and admitting increasing numbers of freshmen does make the school look sleek. But what’s that worth when buildings students already use are neglected and new students are squeezed into triples?

The University is coping with the ramifications of the inflated freshman class.

But we don’t want our University to cope — we want it to thrive! Until the University has the tools to deal with increased quantity, it needs to stick to small school quality by putting a cap on the number of freshmen admitted next year.

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Word from the Editor: Welcome Pilots!

Rosemary Peters Staff Commentary The first time The Beacon and I met, I knew it was fate.

I was a timid little pre-frosh going on a tour of the campus with my older brother.

He was mere weeks away from graduation, and in the wake of his looming departure, he was excited about passing on his home to his little sister.

As we entered Franz Hall, I tripped on the lip of the entrance. In my haste to try to catch my balance, I fell sideways and reached out for the only thing I could grasp: a metal stand.

As I straightened up, I looked at the stand that had just acted as my momentary savior. That’s where I saw The Beacon.

It was love at first sight.

I picked up a copy of the paper and started flipping through it. Headlines hopped out at me. New dorms expected to

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Listen to ‘R.E.M.’s ‘Accelerate.’

Pictures popped. They might have been showing me students I’d never met, but they gave me a face for the University.

Lists of campus events trailed down sidebars, making me excited for the next year when I could attend these things. The Public Safety report made me laugh with its list of minor mishaps and student shenanigans.

Now, as editor-in-chief of the very paper I fell in love with years ago, I have the privilege of helping to turn this paper into something more than just ink on a page.

The Beacon isn’t a publication written by people in a faraway land. It doesn’t magically appear in racks every Thursday.

The Beacon is you. This is your paper, written for students by students.

Our main goal at The Beacon, beyond safegaurding your right to free speech and provoking free and responsible discussion, is to serve you.

We want to hear from you, no matter what you have to say. Opinion pieces, story ideas, hot tips, Letters to the Editor, emails singing our praises or airing your grievences – we want them all.

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Our print edition is also a work in progress. The entire staff is excited to wrap your fair and accurate news in cool designs punctuated with amazing photos, packaging your campus news in ways that are more enjoyable to read and easier to understand.

However, the only thing I ask of you, dear reader, is to jump into this exciting new era with us. Our progress is, well, a work in progress. We will always do our best to leave you satisfied with each Thursday’s edition, and we will also try to do our best to keep you coming back for more.

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“I love you, in a positive sort of way.”

Carrying on a Pilot’s legacy

Caleb Patterson Guest Commentary

It’s how you act and what you say and do that other people remember most in their lives. In your life are your words and actions worth remembering? Are mine?

Sept. 15, 2009 was a bright sunny day three weeks into the

fall semester, a day that forever altered my life. On that Tuesday afternoon my father, Gordon Patterson (M.Ed. 1989), was killed in a hit and run by one of his former students.

Just a week before my father, a teacher by profession, had unceremoniously received a 25year service pin in recognition of his years as a teacher. My father taught for longer than I have been alive, and his life continues to have an impact far beyond what he could have ever imagined.

When you teach for 25 years or more you start to get the children of former students, and if you happen to make a lasting impression on those students who have become parents then their children will be just as happy to learn from you as they were. In the case of my father, he left a lasting impression on nearly everyone he met.

For some reason, it seems that no matter where I went with my father someone knew him and appreciated him. Many were not even former students. It seemed that he and I could not step out of the house without him meeting someone whose life he had impacted for the better. Former students would recognize him someplace and come up to him “Hey, Mr. P!” It was amazing to see how he changed lives. I love my dad!

He’s the coolest guy I know!

Following my father’s memorial service, I tried to think of any other person whose life had been so impacting locally and could think of none. From congressmen to mayors I tried to think of whether or not there were any other more well-known or wellthought of people, and no one came close.

At the end of my father’s life, he dominated the local news headlines and media for a week

solid. It was not because of how horrific his death was, but rather because of how much his life had touched those who were around him.

My father is known, in both life and death, for taking time to care for those around him, for living a quality life, for exemplifying the teaching of Christ his savior, for showing the love of Christ every day and for doing his very best.

Teaching is not easy, the pay is well below the poverty line, and the extra duties that are expected are never compensated for in any budget. Teaching is a very demanding high stress job.

Teaching is the most lifechanging job that anyone could ever have. My father was one of the best teachers anyone ever knew. The difference between any teacher and a good teacher is that a good teacher takes the time to make sure that to the best of their ability ‘their students’ are given every opportunity and are encouraged to learn and grow.

A good teacher spends whatever time and energy is necessary to ensure that ‘their kids’ learn. A good teacher goes above and beyond and makes every minute that they have with ‘their students’ count.

That’s what made my father a great teacher, and a great person.

My father cared about other people. He loved other people. He spent time with them and when it came to his students he treated them just like he treated me, and I know that he loved me! I now live on in his legacy. My father’s life inspires me to do my best to love others in a positive sort of way. I hope to pass on that legacy to everyone I meet wherever I go. One person at a time, I hope to pass on Mr. Patterson’s catch phrase “I love you, in a positive sort of way” to the whole world. I hope that my father’s legacy continues to affect the world, in a positive sort of way.

So if you want to be famous and you want to be well known, it’s not at all that hard. All you have to do is care about and love other people, in a positive way, and people will remember you for your actions.

For those interested there will be a memorial bicycle ride in honor of Mr. Gordon Patterson on Sept. 11, 2010 starting at 9 a.m. at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Wash. Anyone is welcome to come and participate.

Caleb Patterson is a junior engineering major and can be contacted at patterson10@up.edu

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Find your place at UP Colin Dorwart Guest Commentary Welcome to the 2010-2011 academic year and welcome to the almost nine hundred new faces on campus. Hopefully by now you have figured out where the new Bauccio Commons is and who Twila is, hopefully by now you’ve learned your RA’s name and what the word intervisitation means, and hopefully by now you’ve learned that our women’s soccer games are must-see events (The next home game isn’t until Sept. 10). Most importantly, I hope you have come to realize how great UP is and how much greater it can be if you become

an active and involved member of this fine community.

I implore you new students, you fresh faces. Find your place here. To find out what makes this university so great for you. I’ve been fortunate enough to find my own place here on campus, but I couldn’t have done that without seeking it out on my own. Everyone has a reason for why he or she goes to UP and what makes this university special to them.

In order for you to do this you must realize what your gifts and talents are and go explore.

Please attend the Activities Fair tomorrow afternoon on the Academic Quad from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and sign up for a club. After signing up for that club, go to its meetings and stay involved with it. Attend soccer games, volleyball and other sporting events, attend lectures and speaker series, and join hall

council or ASUP and become a student leader.

Returning students, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, welcome back; you’re invited too.

If you have yet to find out what is so great about this place then seek it out. The activities fair is for you too. Soccer and volleyball games, lectures and speaker series, and hall council or campus program board and ASUP are also for you. If you’re not participating in these events or with these groups then you really are missing out. There are currently 70-plus academic and non-academic clubs on campus and this year we just added an Entrepreneurship Club, a Native American Club, a French Club, and a whole slew of others.

So welcome back to all of you.

Please try to find your place here and find what defines UP for you; what makes UP great for you. As

the late Donald Shiley, an amazing University of Portland alum and generous benefactor said, “find out what God gave you and then sharpen and hone and train your gift, and then go use it.” A student cannot enjoy his time here at UP unless he has figured out what he enjoys doing. Hone your gifts and sharpen them by being active and involved.

Visit us in the ASUP office in St. Mary’s and find out how to get involved either with us, through the ASUP senate, or through the number of clubs and activities we help to sponsor. We’ll help to point you in the right direction; we’re here rooting for you to do well.

What do you think of the new freshman class?

Colin Dorwart is the president of ASUP and can be contacted at dorwart11@up.edu

“It’s really exciting”

community that I have found here – and all the ways in which we try to live up to our motto. I am grateful beyond measure for the opportunity to join with my colleagues, lay and religious, in the shared mission of this university. In partnership we serve God by serving our students through a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and professional education.

We live in a world that too often focuses on that which divides rather than unites us. The search for knowledge and truth is not bound by place or circumstance. The University of Portland is a place that is interested in engaging the big questions, taking up the wholeness of truth and discussing issues of ethics, morality, and social justice.

Among us, faculty, staff and students, we represent a wide array of religious and political views.

We do not always agree on the

answers to these fundamental questions, but we are united in an appreciation of the importance of addressing and pondering them. The great glory of a Catholic University is that one can consider still further the genesis of knowledge and the impact that it ought to have on our lives and community. In the ways that each of us attend to our courses and pursue our research, students and faculty alike, we contribute to the creation of knowledge and the pursuit of truth. We do it together in hopes of fostering an environment in which everyone thrives.

Those of us who live on campus year round welcome this time of year. There is an appropriateness to the hustle and bustle which happens when we are all together in this place. Oh, we might have appreciated the solitude for a while in early summer but it doesn’t take long for one to

realize that this University was built for a purpose. It’s at its best as a gathering place for intellectual conversation, inquiry and discovery; for spiritual challenge, growth and development; and for service to the larger community.

Your intellectual pursuits, inside and outside of the classroom, will take you places that you’ve never been before. Opportunities, too many to list, will help you to learn more about yourself and the world in which you live. I have become convinced over time that the fullness of one’s UP experience depends on one’s willingness to engage the big questions – to consider matters of identity, purpose, faith and meaning – so as to be prepared to contribute to the wider world which awaits.

Finding the meaning of teaching, faith and service Fr. Jim Lies Guest Commentary

Four years ago at this time, I arrived at UP to join the religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross in our ministry here. I was slow to settle in for all kinds of reasons – as I suspect some of you are who have just joined us here.

Somewhere along the line, however, and I can’t tell you exactly when, this place became home to me. The motto “Teaching, Faith and Service” was little more than a catch phrase as I arrived; but it has since come to mean much more to me. I marvel at the level of collegiality, collaboration, and

Faces on The Bluff

What do

YOU

think?

“The Vatican’s decision to declare the attempted ordination of women a major church crime reflects ‘the seriousness with which it holds offenses against the sacrament of holy orders’ and is not a sign of disrespect toward women, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said July 15.

The archbishop, who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, spoke at a news briefing in the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops hours after the Vatican issued new norms for handling priestly sex abuse cases and updated its list of the ‘more grave crimes’ against church law, including for the first time the ‘attempted sacred ordination of a woman.’

In such an act, the Vatican said, the cleric and the woman involved are automatically excommunicated, and the cleric can also be dismissed from the priesthood.”

Source: Catholic News Service, July 15, 2010 Email us with your opinions at beacon@up.edu.

Please include your name and phone number for verification purposes.

Fr. Jim Lies is the executive director of The Garaventa Center

Senior insight Jeremy Boles Guest Commentary

“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

—Martin Luther King Jr. After returning to University of Portland for my last year I read this quote and it encouraged me to figure out the real reason we come to college. College is so much more than four years of homework, exams, and a framed diploma… it’s about making those connections with people that will be part of your life, now and in your future. Buying books and completing class registration is boring yet exciting due to our anxiety of starting the new school year but seeing your friends after a long summer is exhilarating and refreshing. Giving those first

welcome back hugs brings about all the memories you have shared with your friends and sparks the beginning of a great new year.

Welcoming all the new freshmen and returners, it is easy to see now that the meaning of college is to create and build upon our character; learn it, shape it, or even find it. Reading books and taking tests is such a small part of life whereas interaction with others and adventuring out is so rewarding and more fulfilling than just reading about it in university classrooms.

University of Portland is a great community and is full of excellent leaders and opportunities to help build personal character. College is really a life changing experience that develops your knowledge and capabilities while providing the means to branch out to find your friends and more importantly, yourself. Welcome back Pilots, have a great year and make the most of it.

Contact Jeremy at boles11@ up.edu

By Scott Chia Photographer

We asked:

Greg Flemming, senior, sociology

“Should be fun.”

Christine Braun, sophomore, mechanical engineer

“Das ist ausgezeitnet!”

Kyle Cochran, junior civil engineer

“I think it’s awesome. ” Kyle Buchberger, junior, political science

“Daaaaammmmmmmn.”

Jordan Heintz, sophomore, mechanical engineer

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BYU joins the WCC FOOTBALL: Not coming anytime soon Continued from page 16

Aaron O’Connell Staff Commentary If you’re a fan of Pilot basketball — or indeed any Pilot athletics — you received some good news this past week.

Following a rather tumultuous search for a new athletic home, BYU will become a member of the West Coast Conference for the 2011-12 season. The school fits in well as a private, faith based school with all the right priorities.

Boasting an impressive athletic résumé, next year Cougars are poised to challenge the top of the WCC in its flagship sport: Men’s basketball.

But, as Coach Eric Reveno points out, this only gives the Pilots another chance to compete against elite competition.

“I don’t think this changes the challenges.” Reveno said. “But it does improve our rewards.”

Not only is the national recognition of the WCC improved, but the forward-moving Pilots will receive more national exposure and more of a chance to prove themselves against tournamentcaliber teams.

This is great news for Pilot basketball. BYU brings with it a program accustomed to competing on a national scale, appearing

in the NCAA tournament each of the past four years, and consistently competing against leaders in the NCAA. Just adding BYU to the WCC should substantially improve the Conference’s prestige. Last year, the WCC finished 13 in the RPI rankings, just outside of Colonial Athletic and Conference USA. And as Reveno points out, with BYU in the mix, the WCC may even move into conversation of the 7-9 range.

The addition of BYU also bumps the amount of conference games in the WCC schedule. Instead of the current 14-game format, the league will expand to a 16-game schedule in 2011.

This, however, is also good news for the Pilots, due to the strength of the BYU program.

This provides an opportunity for the Pilots to improve their RPI during their conference games.

The strength of the BYU program should not worry Pilot fans. With the Pilots setting their sights on competing at the top of the WCC, and beating Gonzaga, BYU should fit right in.

Reveno acknowledges that if the Pilots are good enough to compete at the top of the WCC, then the team will be good enough to take on BYU. And if the Pilot basketball team is ready, hopefully the Pilot fans will steel themselves and pack the Chiles Center to take on the massive tide of the BYU fans when they come to town.

receiving federal funding. In order to remain in compliance with Title IX, UP must field and provide funding for an equal number of men’s and women’s sports.

The athletic department is already working on adding another women’s sport to remain in compliance with Title IX. If football were added it would mean that an additional women’s sport would also have to be added.

The cost of implementing and running a football program at UP has defined the struggle to maintain the sport on campus, and ultimately contributed to its removal from the athletic program.

Fr. Theodore J. Mehling, C.S.C. announced the demise of football in February of 1950, saying: “This decision was reached after a long and exhaustive

study of the football situation at the University and in this locality. We hoped that intercollegiate football could be retained but the case against it was so overwhelming that a negative decision was the only possibility.”

According to Phil Loprinzi, former assistant business professor, alumnus, and JV football coach from 1946-49, the University considered selling some of its property and even firing professors to finance football, but these actions didn’t seem to coincide with the school’s commitment to education. The money intended for football was instead used to launch the University’s engineering, music, art, psychology and physical education programs, along with assisting in the construction of the building that is now Shiley Hall.

After 48 years of Bluff foot-

ball, 150 wins, 136 losses and 34 ties, the program was no more.

A group of alumni attempted to raise $25,000 to field a team for the 1951 season, but the cost and lack of facilities proved too daunting, and the prospect of UP football was scrapped.

Alhough the Pilot football program showed promise, the dream of becoming the Notre Dame of the west proved too costly for the Holy Cross community to handle.

Marlowe Branagan, a UP alumnus and former Beacon Sports analyst wrote, “The University of Portland, like other schools, found out it was too big to be a boy scout and too small to play the tuba in the National Guard band. Somehow, it seems, from an economic standard, the ‘in between’ school is just plain out of luck.”

York to Hawaii. The freshman class has already made a noticeable impact in practice, according to Thomas.

“It’s evident that the freshmen have been working hard to be ready for the season,” Thomas said. “They all seem to be on pace and hitting their marks.”

Recruiting here surpasses national boundaries — the Pilots feature runners from Kenya, Norway and England. Conner credits much of the recruiting success to the UP’s reputation.

“Recruits are looking for a place where they can not only run

but also get a great education and Portland is really at the top of that list. The school sells itself.”

With the leadership coming from an almost completely returning team as well as a strong incoming class, the Pilot men’s cross country team is poised to make a long-term impact.

“We have the team to make the next four years our best seasons ever,” Thomas said.

The cross country season starts Fri., Sept. 3, in Corvallis for the John Frank Memorial Invitational.

XC: Recruiting aided by UP reputation Continued from page 16

ward achieving our goal of a top ten finish,” Thomas said.

The depth goes well beyond the expected top three runners.

“Behind them we have at least seven more guys that could look to contend nationally this year,” Conner said.

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This week in sports Women’s Soccer 1) #5 Portland (4-0-0) 2) #22 San Diego (3-0-0) 3) San Francisco (3-0-0) 4) Saint Mary’s (2-0-0) 5) #8 Santa Clara (2-0-1) 6) Gonzaga (2-1-1) 7) LMU (2-1-0) 8) Pepperdine (2-1-0)

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Freshman Steven Evans scores during an exhibition game against OSU last Wednesday at Merlo Field. The second-half goal was Evans’ first for the Pilots, contributing to a 3-1 victory over the Beavers.

Men’s soccer routs OSU in exhibition Strong freshman class led by Pilot veterans have high hopes for upcoming season.

Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu Senior Austin Guerrero sat stretching in the middle of a circle surrounded by his teammates grinning from ear to ear on Wed. Aug. 25.

But who wouldn’t after opening the men’s soccer season with a 3-1 win over Oregon State?

“A win in the first game of the season is huge. It sets the tone,” Guerrero said.

According to Guerrero, that tone is positive and the team has

a lot of confidence going into the upcoming season.

“Like every year, we have high expectations. Even though we are young, we are very deep.

Everybody played tonight, and everybody played well,” Guerrero said.

“A win in the first game of the season is huge. It sets the tone.”

Austin Guerrero Senior

The Pilots have five seniors and three juniors, but Guerrero and Head Coach Bill Irwin don’t see the team’s lack of experience as a problem.

“We have a very strong freshman class this year. These young-

er guys are going to push the older guys to get better and I’m going to put the best players on the field,” Irwin said.

However, Irwin said it is very important for the older players to set the standard.

“The older guys are going to lay the foundation for the young guys, which is important for them to be able to do what they need to do on the field,” he said.

The Pilots aren’t the only ones with high expectations.

They are ranked 2nd in the WCC just behind San Diego and 19th in the country.

Irwin said the team embraces the recent rankings and the added pressure will be positive for the team.

Although the Pilots lost Collen Warner to the MLS, the Pilots maintain offensive firepower in

senior Ryan Luke and Clemson transfer junior Connor Barbaree.

It took two shots within 34 seconds to score the first two goals of the game. Barbaree and Luke scored the first two goals and freshman Steven Evans sealed the win with a third goal.

Guerrero anchors the Pilot defense. Guerrero is ranked 4th all time in saves and saves per game, according to the University of Portland athletic website.

The Pilots’ next game is against Northern Illinois in the Nike Portland Tournament, which begins at Merlo Field this weekend.

The first game will feature a matchup between Washington and Evansville at 4 p.m., followed by the Pilot matchup against the Huskies.

SOCCER: Early success just the beginning Continued from page 16 way until the final minute of play when Winters’ shot broke the tie.

Both teams’ goalkeepers kept the game even despite some close calls and missed opportunities from both sides.

“I think we need to be patient with this team’s performance in terms of offensive production.

Our fitness is coming around and our defense is there, so it’s only a matter of time before it all comes together,” Smith said following the close win against OSU. While the fans in the stands were feeling tense in the final minutes of the tied game, the players remained confident that they’d find a way.

“I knew we were going to get one (goal), it was just a matter of time. I just knew Keelin wouldn’t let us lose,” Schmidt said follow-

ing her game-winning assist to Winters.

Winters agreed that winning was never a doubt.

“I was never worried. This program’s mindset is that we can get anything done, but I was disappointed because I felt we should have beaten them by more instead of the last minute,” Winters said after her game-winning goal.“It’s important to put these early games away in the beginning of the game.”

The Pilots retooled the offense approach this offseason to compensate for Enyeart graduating, giving the team more opportunities to score after depending on Enyeart many times last year.

“Losing Enyeart’s speed hurts in that we don’t have a player that can get goals whenever like she could sometimes,” Winters said.

“Now we need to be more creative and work as a team to find

efficient ways to score and score earlier.”

“We just need to do things simply and stay focused until we get the win. We can’t get worried about future games, just the one we’re playing.”

Sophie Schmidt Senior

The win against a tough and talented OSU team helps show that UP belongs in the national discussion for best team in the country, but the real test is still to come.

The Pilots face Wisconsin and Syracuse in the Husky Invitational in Seattle on Sept. 3 and 5.

Next, the Pilots compete against Rutgers and Penn State

in the Nike Invitational at Merlo Field in Portland on Sept 10 and 12.

UP will get a shot at redemption against Texas A&M at home on September 17, Texas A&M being the only team to beat the Pilots last year in the regular season.

Schmidt believes that the team will be ready for whatever challenges come its way.

“We just need to do things simply and stay focused until we get the win,” she said. “We can’t get worried about future games, just the one we’re playing.”

Despite all the honors and growth UP women’s soccer has gained over the years, Winters believes that there is still room for improvement.

“We’re not happy or satisfied with our performance yet,” Winters said.

The Pilots claimed their 4th win of the season, remaining undefeated after scoring with only 42 seconds remaining in regulation aginst Oklahoma state.

The Pilots now go on the road to Seattle to participate in the Husky Invitational. The Pilots will face off against Wisconsin this Friday Sept. 3 at 4:30 p.m. and then will play Syracuse on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Men’s Soccer Freshman Steve Evans and Junior transfer student Conner Barbaree both scored their first goals with the Pilots during a 3-1 victory against the Oregon State Beavers. The Pilots play this weekend at Merlo Field, hosting the Nike Invitational.

The Pilots play their first game this Friday against Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. and will then face off against Evansville Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

Cross Country The Pilots men’s and women’s teams will run this Friday in the John Frank Memorial Invitational in Corvallis, Ore. The men’s team is favored for its 32nd consecutive title, while the women’s team has been picked to finish second.

Volleyball The Pilots are now 1-2 on the season, following a third place finish in the Corvallis Invitational. The Pilots will also not play at home for the next 12 matches. The Pilots travel next to compete in the SpringHill Suites Shocker Classic in Wichita, Kan. this weekend.

(courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)

BYU comes to the WCC, what does this mean for Pilot Basketball?

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Expectations high as Pilots start season strong Women’s soccer, fueled by veterans and new players alike, opens the 2010- 11 season undefeated.

Kyle Cape-Lindelin Staff Writer capelind13@up.edu A team stacked with experienced veterans and young talent should have high expectations after being only one goal short of reaching the NCAA championship. UP’s women’s soccer has taken those expectations to heart, starting the season perfectly in terms of their record.

Coaches have taken notice as the Pilots remain undefeated at 4-0 and are ranked fifth in the nation, according to the AP coaches’ poll.

The most recent wins met with a packed house at Merlo Field and featured a 2-0 victory over Southern Methodist as well as a nail-biting 1-0 win against No. 21 Oklahoma State, decided by senior Keelin Winters’ goal in the 89th minute.

The Pilots lost three start-

ers from last year’s 21-2 team, including All-American striker Michelle Enyeart and three-year starting goalkeeper Kelsey Davis.

A new eight-player class has joined the fold to replace them, including starting freshman goalkeeper Erin Dees.

Dees earned three shutout games in her four starts after winning the job from fellow freshman Nichole Downing and junior Hailee DeYoung.

Dees’ outstanding athleticism and 5’10” height give her a great advantage as a goalkeeper.

She showed it off, making several excellent diving stops against both Southern Methodist and Oklahoma State and allowing only one goal in her short career.

“She’s ready to play. She’s earned it and the sooner Erin is playing and gaining college game experience, the better she will be in the future,” Head Coach Garrett Smith said.

Along with Dees, the Pilots also gained highly rated midfield recruits Michelle Cruz, Ellen Parker and local Portland product Sarah Bridges. They provide talented depth for senior start-

ers Sophie Schmidt, Winters and Kendra Chandhoke (recovering from offseason surgery).

Sophomore Kendall Johnson rounds out the starters after being named WCC Freshman of the Year last year.

The forwards are led by star junior striker Danielle Foxhoven, who led the nation in points per game with 2.82 and is ranked second nationally in goals per game with 1.1.

Foxhoven is already in the UP top ten for career points with 103.

Freshman Micaela Capelle is already showing why she was also highly ranked as a recruit from Gresham, Ore. with her team-leading two goals and four points this season.

Junior Halley Kreminski also returns as starter after scoring ten goals last season. Kreminski’s height (5’9’’), aggressiveness and shooter mentality gives Coach Smith more offensive options for the team.

Freshman Amanda Frisbie also figures to work her way into the playing rotation with her being a natural left-footed scorer.

UP also features two of the best outside back defenders in

Pilots running for the top ten

PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu Finishing 13th in the nation last year, the Pilots men’s cross country team is looking to better than ever. With a nearly full returning team and an incoming class of 17 new recruits, the Pilots can make improvement on last season a reality in 2010.

The team lost one senior from last year, Tommy Betterbed, whose presence will be missed both as a runner and leader for the team. Betterbed finished his season receiving the WCC Mike Gilleran Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earning the WCC Postgraduate Scholarship.

While the team may feel Betterbed’s absence, Head Coach Rob Conner remains confident in the strong returning team and its incoming recruits.

“Our team has more depth than it ever has before,” Conner said. “Something that has been somewhat of an Achilles heel in the past.”

The 2010 team will be lead by two-time All-American junior Alfred Kipchumba, who finished 14th nationally last season, as well as sophomores Joash Osoro and Trevor Dunbar, who finished 67th and 76th, respectively.

The power trio of Kipchumba, Osoro and Dunbar is poised to take UP to its 6th consecutive top 20 national finish. The Uni-

versity’s five consecutive top-20 finishes can only be matched by five other schools. However, the expectations for 2010 go beyond placing in the top 20.

“Our goal is to finish within the top 10 nationally,” Conner said. “Our depth allows us a chance to do that this year.”

The cross country team’s best finish was 7th place in the 2001 and 2008 seasons.

Junior runner Sean Thomas echoed his coach’s praises of team depth and dedication to a top-10 finish.

“The internal competition between our runners will help us push each other even more toSee XC, page 14

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the conference in seniors Elli Reed and Jessica Tsao. Their defensive aggressiveness is also a huge reason why opponents have only scored one goal this season.

The central defender is led by junior Michelle Olivier as she shares time with talented backups senior Kristen Kelly, junior Kassi McCluskie and sophomore Cloee Colohan, all starting at times in their careers.

The win against SMU featured several hundred freshmen in attendance following orientation, and they received a defensive battle as the Pilots largely controlled the game in the first half despite not Kevin Kadooka | THE BEACON

Sophomore Taylor Brooke

scoring.

The first goal came from Capelle off a re-directed hit in the 58th minute followed shortly by Foxhoven’s goal to seal it in the 74th minute.

The highly anticipated top-25

matchup between UP and OSU stayed in a defensive deadlock all the See Soccer, page 15

Football dreams still buried on The Bluff John McCarty Staff Writer mccarty12@up.edu

an expensive sport and we simply lack the current means for generating that much money.”

When the University of Portland’s football program was shut down in the spring of 1950, a few players buried a ball in an unknown location on campus, and with that ball so too the University’s dream of becoming a pigskin powerhouse.

Despite the dire financial straits many institutions find themselves in today, approximately 26 colleges will add NCAA-certified football programs between 2009 and 2013 according to USA Today. Smaller schools like Pacific University and Concordia University plan to introduce football programs in hopes of increasing enrollment, which begs the question: will football return to The Bluff?

According to Steve Hatchell, president of the National Football Foundation, football has proven itself a crucial asset in increasing enrollment. It is, however, unlikely that football will return to The Bluff in the near future.

When asked about football returning to The Bluff, Athletic Director Larry Williams said, “Absolutely, if I win the Powerball. I love the game but at this point I just don’t see it in the cards... It’s

“The University of Portland, like other schools, found out it was too big to be a boy scout and too small to play the tuba in the National Guard band. Somehow, it seems, from an economic standard, the ‘in between’ school is just plain out of luck.”

Marlowe Branagan UP Alumnus

According to Director of Intramural sports Brian Dezanni, it’s been long enough that students don’t care as much anymore, and the addition of football would also take the school in the wrong direction on Title IX. The Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, more commonly known as Title IX, is a federal law that makes it illegal to discriminate against someone based upon sex in regard to any education program or activity See Football, page 14