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Senate to vote on using student funds for new recreational center

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Sarah Hansell Staff Writer hansell14@up.edu On Monday, the ASUP Senate will vote on an unprecedented resolution that would use student funds to chip in for a new recreational center, a major component of the University’s recently announced RISE fundraising campaign.

Under the resolution, 10 percent of student government fees would go toward the center, which will replace Howard Hall, built in 1927.

“We just thought it was time to stop wasting students’ money and put it toward something that would benefit student life.”

Katie Scally ASUP vice president

“This is an amazing opportunity to give back to the University, and we really think this is a good time to do so in collaboration with the RISE Campaign,” ASUP Vice President Katie Scally, a senior, said. “It really is what ASUP is all about. We’re looking to bring administration and students together.”

However, the senate is divided on this issue, and many senators have concerns.

“It just doesn’t seem proper to use student funds to fund something that is already being funded by a major campaign,” ASUP Senator Julia Balistreri, a sophomore, said.

Every semester, ASUP sets

aside 10 percent of student government fees for the capital improvement fund (CIF). This money, about $20,000, goes toward a physical improvement on campus.

In the past, ASUP has spent it on new couches in St. Mary’s Student Center and the Pilot House, new TV screens around campus and seating in the East Side Quad, among other projects.

Ideas proposed on how to use CIF this semester include new weight room equipment in Howard Hall, covered bike racks and more water bottle refilling stations.

ASUP’s resolution to amend the CIF policy would not allow for these types of smaller scale improvements each semester until the recreation center is completed.

“It would be effective immediately, and then as soon as the project is completely funded, then it will return to the policy that it is now,” ASUP President Colin Dorwart, a senior, said.

According to ASUP Treasurer Ben Thompson, a senior, some of the suggestions for the CIF this semester included a unicorn, a swing set and bendy straws in The Commons.

“I’ve seen four CIFs now and every time, it seems like the suggestions get more and more far-fetched,” Thompson said.

“We just thought it was time to stop wasting students’ money and put it toward something that would benefit student life,” Scally said.

Administrators and other UP staff involved in the RISE campaign are thrilled about the

“It just doesn’t seem proper to use student funds to fund something that is already being funded by a major campaign.”

Julia Balistreri ASUP senator

resolution.

Director of Recreational Services Brian Dezzani, a member of the committee that met last year to work on the planning of the new rec center, said having student support through ASUP’s contribution would encourage fundraising from other sources.

“I think it would say quite a bit if the students are willing to pledge this money to a new recreational center,” Dezzani said. “It shows the support that students have for the recreational program.”

Vice President for University Relations Jim Lyons, who is heading the RISE Campaign, pointed out the new recreational facility would be more than just a place to exercise.

“If somebody thinks this is just a place to go to shoot hoops and lift weights, they don’t really have a concept of what it is,” Lyons said. “It really is kind of a wellness center.”

Sponsor of the resolution ASUP Senator Walker Ross, a freshman, believes most students would favor contributing to the new rec center.

“I can’t think of a student right now that doesn’t want See CIF, page 4

Lost...

Philippe Boutros Staff Writer boutros14@up.edu

A golf cart used by the Office of Residence Life was stolen last weekend, prompting Public Safety to alert Portland Police.

The vehicle was located less than a mile from campus early Wednesday and returned to Residence Life. Public Safety is still investigating and has not named any suspects.

“It was stolen sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning from around Kenna,” Mike Walsh, director of Residence Life said. “Some kind of golf cart shenanigans was going on.”

Students allegedly commandeered two golf carts, but abandoned one on campus and drove off with the other one.

“We got an e-mail from a source saying that drunk students had driven it to Taco Bell,” Harold Burke-Sivers, director of Public Safety, said.”

The theft was reported to Public Safety on Monday. A day later, Walsh sent out a campuswide e-mail, individually addressed to students.

“I received a tip from

one (student), and I’m sure that Public Safety followed up on that,” Walsh said. “Someone on Facebook was bragging about having stolen it.”

A UP staffer spotted the cart early Wednesday.

“At around 3:10 a.m., one of the maintenance workers from Physical Plant reported seeing the cart on Willis and Portsmouth. We called the PPB, they met us there and one of our officers drove it back. We then notified Residence Life,” BurkeSivers said.

“Golf carts are pretty expensive, around $2,500. We probably would not have been able to afford another one,” Walsh said.

Under Oregon criminal statutes, whoever took the golf cart could potentially be charged with theft in the first degree and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Both are Class C felonies, which could result in fines as well as prison time.

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On On Campus Campus FUNDRAISING FOR THE NATIVE ALASKA SERVICE-LEARNING TRIP BURGERVILLE Tonight, stop by Burgerville between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. to support the Native Alaska Service-Learning Trip. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to the spring break immersion. There will be a free shuttle at the Pilot House transporting people to and from the St. Johns Burgerville.

IMPROV SHOW Tomorrow night, participants in the Native Alask SericeLearning trip will host a variety show from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Recital Hall.

Tickets are $3 for individual, and $5 for two students, faculty of staff. The proceeds will support the trip. Treats will also be sold at the door.

‘TRASHIN’ FASHION: A RECYCLED FASHION SHOW’ Tomorrow night, College Ecology Club is hosting its “Trashin’ Fashion: A Recycled Fashion Show,” where student designers create outfits made from a minimum of 75 percent reused and recycled material.

The show is in the Mehling Ballroom from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

It is free and open to the public.

OPEN AUDTIONS FOR ‘YEOMAN OF THE GUARD’ Saturday, there will be open auditions for Mock’s Crest Production “Yeoman of the Guard” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Recital Hall.

You must schedule an audition by calling at 503-943-7228 or email pfa@up.edu. Rehearsals start May 1, and the production is June 3 – 26.

PILOTSUP FEEDBACK Wednesday, Information Services is hosting its second of five University community feedback sessions in BC 163 at 2 p.m. Come learn about the projects and share how you use and would like to use PilotsUP. CORRECTION Elizabeth Vogel’s name was misspelled in her opinion piece, titled “My Love Affair with the Library.”

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Studying the test effect A recent study has found testing yourself repeatedly now might help you retain more information on tests later Jocelyne LaFortune Staff Writer lafortun12@up.edu Which do you think is the more effective learning technique: reading a paragraph five times repeatedly or reading it twice and then trying to recall for yourself the important information?

According to a recent study by psychology professor Susan Baillet, most people will retain more information using the second strategy.

Baillet is conducting a study with UP students on the ‘test effect,’ a method in which material is learned through selftesting, rather than prolonged study.

Self-testing is a method in which students attempt to recall learned information before actually being tested on it, according to Baillet.

“The idea is that we will retain more information by self-testing than if we simply continued to study,” Baillet said. “It is something I’ve been interested in for a long time because of the practical applications to studying and learning in a college environment.”

Students were not told the test effect prior to being tested.

Rather, they thought they were being tested on their ability to remember faces and names.

They were informed of the aim of the study after their final day of participation.

On the first day of the study, students were shown a total of 40 face and name pairs.

They looked at four sets for six seconds each. Then, they were presented with a series of numbers and asked to add the numbers mentally and give a total sum. This process was repeated 10 times. After seeing all of the pairs once, students were shown the faces again.

Some were paired with the correct names, and others were left blank. If the name was not given, students were asked to fill in the correct name.

The students then waited 48 hours and returned for a final day of testing. They were asked to recall as many name and face pairs as they could.

“Students often don’t remember much after 48 hours,” Baillet said. “In the future I’d

like to try a 24-hour waiting period.”

Freshman Catherine Bury found it difficult to recall the correct face and name pairs.

“I only remembered three, but I heard someone remembered them all,” Bury said. “If I had a memory like that, I’d never have to study!”

Although the rate of recall after 48 hours is low, Baillet was surprised by the results of the study.

“I am a little surprised that exposure to a face-name pair for just a few seconds, followed by the attempt to recall the name has resulted in better memory for the name 48 hours later,” Baillet said. “Overall the recall is low, but we still see the test effect.”

According to Baillet, her study is an extension of a similar study conducted

by Shana Carpenter, a psychology professor at Iowa State University. In her study, Baillet asks students to explain their reasoning behind their memorization, while Carpenter did not.

So far, Baillet’s study has found students remembered more face and name pairs if they were asked to try to recall the names just after seeing them for the first time.

“So the next time you study, read and review. Then put everything away and try to write everything down,” Baillet said. “I predict that you will do better on the test than if you spent that time studying.”

Senior Michelle Dasse assisted Baillet throughout the study by helping develop the program and running the actual testing.

“Dr. Baillet knew I was interested in getting involved in research, so she e-mailed me to see if I wanted to help with this,” Dasse said. “It has been a great experience.”

The study has included about 50 students so far. Students in General Psychology 101 receive credit for participating in the study.

“We are still looking for more participants,” Dasse said. “You don’t have to be ‘good’ at it or anything.”

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Hookah: popular but hazardous While hookah attracts more and more students, many are unaware of the health risks Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu As hookah lounges spring up in St. Johns and throughout the Portland area, the flavored tobacco attracts UP students to gather together. However, they may be unaware of the health risks of smoking hookah.

The tobacco used for hookahs is “shisha,” a half-tobacco, halfsyrup mixture. Shisha comes in a variety of flavors such as double apple or grape, which is cooled and smoked through water pipes, or a hookah.

For senior Muhammad Alraddadi, smoking hookah is a custom for him and his family in Saudi Arabia.

“I started smoking hookah at age 14 and have been doing it ever since,” Al-raddadi said.

“We did it for hours and hours back home. We know the bad hookah from the good hookah.”

While hookah is common in social settings, it’s under fire in the medical community.

“Hookah lounges target young people with a party-like atmosphere featuring candy and cocktail flavored tobacco, which is an addictive product associated with heart and lung diseases,” according to Oregon’s 2010 Indoor Clean Air Act Compliance Study investigating

the popularity of hookah in Oregon.

There are risk factors to consider before experimenting with this form of smoking.

“Hookah smokers may inhale as much smoke during a typical hookah session as a cigarette smoker would inhale from 100 cigarettes,” according to the study.

Assistant Director for Nursing Services Tim Crump, from the University Health Center, uncovers the common misconceptions of smoking hookah.

“People don’t realize that hookah is just as dangerous as any other form of smoking,” Crump said. “The carcinogenic chemicals and nicotine are harmful and addictive in any form.”

Hookah is also a communal activity, meaning participants are at risk to contract germs that could lead to mononucleosis, according to Crump.

Although the required age for smoking hookah is 18, this form of tobacco is popular with high school students, according to the Oregon study.

“It was a cultural rite of passage for me on my 18th birthday,” freshman Brittney Eicher said.

For most students, hookah lounges are all about the social atmosphere.

Sophomore Kollin Wadsack

is attracted to hookah because it allows him to spend time with his friends while he smokes his favorite flavor of shisha.

“When I was a freshman, it was a good way to meet people on campus,” Wadsack said.

“I bought a hookah last year and occasionally use it at parties.”

Some students, like freshman Chelsea Brown, who normally finds smoking socially unacceptable, participate in smoking hookah.

Brown believes hookah is not as bad for you as regular cigarettes.

“No one has ever told me hookah is bad for you,” Brown said. “My mom would freak out if I told her I was smoking cigarettes, but when I presented the idea of going out with some friends to a hookah lounge, she was excited for me.”

However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hookah smokers are at risk for the same diseases cigarette smokers face, including oral cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, cancer of the esophagus, reduced lung function and decreased fertility.

“It’s a long-term issue,” Crump said. “Down the road the addiction to nicotine will affect the rest of your life.”

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Tucson shootings draw attention to warning signs UP has protocol to deal with potential threats

Elizabeth Vogel Staff Writer vogel11@up.edu Before Jared Loughner was charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson last month, he was a student at Pima Community College.

Peers at the college noticed behavior strange enough for the school to suspend him until he obtained a mental health clearance.

In media reports after the

shootings, mental health professionals said Loughner showed clear signs of untreated mental instability.

The Tuscon incident, much like the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, sparked discussion nationwide about what colleges can do about unstable students

who may be prone to act out violently.

“At the University of Portland, like every college and university in the world, there are students who will manifest the psychotic symptoms,” Paul Myers, director of health services at UP, said.

The University of Portland is prepared to deal with such situations while keeping the safety of all students at the forefront, according to Harold Burke-Sivers, director of Public Safety.

“Public Safety held joint talks with the health center to come up with a protocol,” Burke-Sivers said.

Under this protocol, if Public Safety gets a call about someone who seems dangerous, the officer responding has a flow-chart with a series of steps to take based on answers to certain questions.

“I’m very pleased, the feedback that I’ve gotten from people in the field is that it has been very Photo Illustration by Alexander Domingo | THE BEACON effective,” Burke-

Whom To Contact:

Sivers said.

The protocol • Public Safety is available 24 addresses a variety of hours and is the best to contact in scenarios and emergency situations. strategies for • Health Center: (503) 943-7134 Public Safety • e-mail: earlyalert@up.edu officers, who are not trained psychologists.

“We don’t “We use Project Respond do mental once every three to four years,” health assessments. We make Myers said. sure we are getting them to the Once taken into custody, the right resources,” Burke-Sivers individual may be held for up to said.

72 hours.

There is a counselor on call “Within that time a county 24/7 for Public Safety officers to advocate will conduct an contact in such cases. Each case evaluation to determine if early is taken individually. The level release is necessary, or if the of threat determines whether a person will voluntarily commit student will simply be referred themselves, or whether the to the Health Center, or if more commitment needs to be extended drastic measures should be against their will,” Myers said. taken.

The Health Center and Public “Most students comply,” Safety don’t see everything that Myers said. happens on campus, so it is up In cases when students do to people close to the students not comply, UP has the option to as well as other students to contact Project Respond, a mobile recognize and report strange and mental health crisis response potentially dangerous behavior. team in Multnomah County.

Project Respond has the ability See Protocol, page 5 to instruct the Portland Police to take a person into custody.

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Notre Dame VP to join UP executive team

Corey Fawcett Staff Writer fawcett13@up.edu Fr. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., a UP regent and former vice president of the University of Notre Dame is moving to The Bluff.

He will become UP’s new executive vice president in charge of overseeing university operations and relations, financial affairs and student life effective July 1. Poorman will be an associate professor of theology as well.

Working at the University of Portland appeals to Poorman

for academic and geographic reasons.

“I was drawn to the school’s Catholic and Holy Cross identity, rising academic profile of students and its excellent academic programs and distinguished and dedicated faculty,” Poorman said. “It’s a place that treasures its own traditions of residential life and an intellectually and socially active campus. It’s been blessed with outstanding leadership in administration of colleges, departments, programs and operations.”

Not to mention he has fallen under Portland’s spell.

“I’m also excited about the location in the heart of one of the most naturally beautiful and interesting cities in the country,” Poorman said.

Poorman currently lives in Indiana at Notre Dame, where he just finished an 11-year stint

as vice president for Student Affairs. Among his duties were the supervision of residential life, Campus Ministry, Notre Dame Security Police, the Counseling Center, the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education, the Career Center, the Student Activities Office, Health Services, the Gender Relations Center and Multicultural and International Student Services.

In his new job at UP, he takes on the former responsibilities of Fr. Tom Doyle, C.S.C., who left UP last summer to take Poorman’s place at Notre Dame as vice president of student affairs. Unlike Doyle, Poorman will also oversee student life at UP. “Fr. Poorman was a very successful vice president of student affairs at Notre Dame, a very difficult job,” Beauchamp said. “He is extremely organized and advanced the Student Life

operation as an integral part of the mission of the University.”

Poorman is also a tenured professor of Christian ethics, with areas of interest in moral theology, character formation, contemporary issues such as medical ethics, professional ethics, sexual ethics and various topics in applied ethics.

“I may wait some time before I teach so that I can learn about the administrative responsibilities,” Poorman said, “but I look forward to being in the classroom and continuing to develop in my areas of interest and scholarship.”

“His years of experience and excellent reputation as an administrator and teacher that he brings with him to UP will be very important as we go forward with the strategic plan and other things being done to advance UP as a premier Catholic university,” Beauchamp said.

Poorman plans to do a lot of listening and learning to adjust to his new position.

“I want to get to know the culture and community of UP and discover where my own contributions might best be made,” Poorman said.

“I hope to build on the strengths that are already present at UP and help with improvements where they may be needed,” Poorman said. “I also hope to give some creative thought with the help of others to fundraising and meeting the goals of the RISE campaign.”

“He is an excellent colleague who will work well as part of a team in fostering the community environment we value at UP,” Beauchamp said.

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CIF: ASUP senate votes Monday

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Howard Hall redone,” Ross said.

Another sponsor of the resolution, ASUP Senator Becca Steele, senior, thinks the new rec center would improve the quality of life of many students at UP. “I think it’s important if we want to see Howard Hall built that we put our support behind it,” Steele said.

However, some senators are passionately against the resolution.

“The constituents just do not

want their CIF freedom taken away,” Balistreri said. “(The students) that we’ve talked to aren’t showing interest in Howard Hall.”

In the Feb. 7 ASUP meeting, Balistreri asked why Howard Hall was chosen rather than the library renovation, which is also part of the RISE Campaign.

“We landed on the recreation center because there are many places to study on campus besides the library,” Scally said.

“But we only have one place to exercise. We only have one place for intramurals.”

The fundraising campaign for Howard Hall currently has about $10 million of the $22 million they will need, according to Lyons.

ASUP Senator Kyle Hamm, a sophomore, opposes the resolution. He believes ASUP’s contribution would not have a significant impact.

“We’re looking at 12 million,

one six-hundredth every semester,” Hamm said.

Scally and Thompson said they are open to any changes senators or other students propose.

“We don’t see the resolution we presented as set in stone at all,” Scally said.

“We would hope we get suggestions and are able to make a better resolution out of it,” Thompson said.

Regardless of the outcome of the vote on Monday, the new rec

center is still years away from being built.

“If this were to pass, there’s no getting around it. This won’t happen even for freshmen that are here now. They won’t see a new Howard Hall,” Scally said.

“But that’s our hope for this, that putting this money to a new Howard Hall will do something they never had.”

- Will Lyons contributed to this story.

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1. Jan. 3, 2:18 a.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint from a student at Fields Hall. People were gathered outside making noise and smoking next to the building. Upon arrival, Public Safety was unable to locate anyone.

2. Jan. 3, 3:01 p.m. - Public Safety received several calls about a suspicious person on campus. Officers contacted the person and requested his identification. He was compliant and left campus.

3. Jan. 4, 12:05 a.m. - Public Safety received an anonymous noise complaint about a house at N. Portsmouth and N. Hodge. The complainant stated 4 - 5 students were knocking over recycling cans and was laughing, but then ran across the street into the park. Upon arrival, no one was located.

4. Jan. 4, 10:21 p.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint from a neighbor about a house in the 5800 block of N. Yale. Loud music was playing, and a large group of people was in the back yard. Officers spoke with the renters and put them on notice that neighbors were being disturbed.

5. Jan. 5, 12:26 a.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint about a house in the 4700 block of N. Syracuse. Upon arrival, officers did not find a party.

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PROTOCOL: Health Center and Public Safety work together Continued from page 3 “All new faculty receive training that says if you have any kind of student mental health situation, contact Public Safety if it’s threatening and contact the Health Center if it is not,” Myers said. “All residence life staff are trained every summer, and they have a variety of training activities throughout the year.”

Aundréa Roberts, a resident assistant in Shipstad, went through the training.

“Returning RAs will act out different scenarios. They lead a group of four or five new RAs through all the different scenarios,” she said. “That’s really helpful because you get inthe-moment experience.”

The RAs are taught to contact the hall director for help in situations where a person seems dangerous, either to himself or others.

“If it’s an imminent danger issue, we are trained to call the hall director to come assess the situation, or we explain over the phone. The hall director will decide whether to call Public Safety,” Roberts said.

The RAs’ main goal is to keep the situation under control.

“We try to keep people calm – the individual and crowd control,”

Roberts said.

The most dangerous situations are rare, according to Public Safety and the Health Center.

“The most potentially debilitating and disruptive are the thought disorders or mood disorders that include psychosis,” Myers said.

This category includes schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, major depression with psychosis, bi-polar disorder and substance- or trauma-induced psychoses. While mental health experts say the vast majority of people who suffer from those conditions are not violent, there are those whose hallucinations or delusions could result in dangerous behavior.

“The person feels under siege and believes they are justified in obeying the commands of an internal voice in their mind to take actions of self-protection, which can range from bizarre rituals to committing acts of violence,” Myers said.

Once a person with a potentially dangerous diagnosis is brought to the University’s attention, there are multiple interventions the school can use.

“If somebody has a

concern, we’ll do an evaluation,” Myers said.

Once evaluated, the person can receive medication and counseling. If unable to function at the university, he or she can take a voluntary medical leave, allowing the student to return home and seek treatment. If necessary, the University can impose an involuntary administrative leave, which would force the student to leave the school pending a mental health clearance from an outside source.

“Administrative leave is rarely used, but it has been used a few times,” Myers said.

Roberts has experienced some minor disturbances in the

dormitory, but nothing requiring help from Public Safety.

“We had one issue where someone didn’t feel comfortable with someone in the wing,” she said.

In that kind of situation, the student can talk to the RA, who will refer him to the hall director if necessary, according to Roberts.

Although UP, like other colleges and universities, has some resources to deal with cases of severe psychosis, it is not meant to treat such conditions.

“It’s not a mental health facility. It’s a school,” Myers said.

The protocol and resources

are in place to ensure the safety of everyone on campus. For it to work, Myers believes students should be aware of the resources and warning signs.

“If you see something unusual, don’t just look the other way.

Seek consultation, seek help,” Myers said.

Myers also pointed out that usually an individual with severe mental illness is more dangerous to himself than others.

“When somebody is that ill, it is rare that they are a threat to other people,” he said.

What are some warning signs?

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any changes in behavior talk about suicide talk about self-harm or harm to others paranoia agitation hallucinations (can be auditory, olfactory, visual or kinesthetic) • delusions (unsubstantiated belief systems, usually paranoid or grandiose) • possession of weapons

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Older student is a ‘happy hobo’

Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu Gareth Smyth brings life to Chris Farley’s famous phrase “living in a van down by the river.”

Traveling on Route 66 from New York to California and across Europe in a trailer camper, this 39-year-old sophomore is living life to the fullest but he dreams of traveling even farther.

Smyth said the University of Portland is just another stop in his great adventure.

“Portland is a great place,” Smyth said. “The city itself is very vibrant.

There are so many things to do around here. Powell’s might just be my favorite shop in the world. Having it cheap and easy to get around really helps too; so many other places I have been have terrible public transport. The only criticism of the transport is that it doesn’t run late enough after a night out.”

With a desire to further his education (and because he loves to travel) he enrolled with a full-ride scholarship through the studies

abroad program at his technical college, South Eastern Regional College located in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

His school picked UP as the school he would attend.

Smyth, although undecided in his major, is focusing his area of study on computer science and business classes, with an interest in possibly starting his own business one day.

“I’m still not sure. The right thing needs to come along, but I would like to open a vet practice with a friend of mine,” Smyth said. “She’s a vet and I could do the business side of things with some of what I’ve learned while here.”

Smyth has traveled all across the world and back, meeting interesting and exciting people along the way.

“Traveling – I love it. I would recommend it to anyone. After two years I get the itch to go and then I just get going – as long as I have the money, of course,” Smyth said. “That’s the whole philosophy, really: Be a happy hobo.”

With diverse cultures and foreign languages, most travelers

would be lost in translation, but Smyth found a way to communicate with almost everyone he met while traveling.

“The common language was wine,” Smyth said.

His dabbles in different cultures have made him an asset and mentor to many students in the UP community.

“He is my go-to guy when I have questions about different cultures. He has been a lot of places so he knows things that I have no idea about,” sophomore Zack Muth said.

Smyth was born in South Africa, but his family is originally from Northern Ireland. He dedicated his life to his passions and goals.

“I plan on finding what I haven’t found,” Smyth said.

According to his hallmate, freshman Devin Helmgren, the most marketable aspect of this cultured sophomore is his personality.

“He is really quick to make buddies with people but he just has a friendly nature,” Helmgren said.

“He is quick on his feet and he always jumps at the opportunity to introduce himself and make people laugh.”

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UP student Gareth Smyth traveled around the world before ending up on The Bluff. Smyth, 39, is studying abroad from Northern Ireland. The passport stamps represent all the places he has been.

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Luke Riela Staff Writer riela14@up.edu

Longtime UP employee has the keys to success

It is an understatement to say Thomas Clayton has gained job experience during his 15 years at the University of Portland.

He worked as a janitor in Howard Hall, a building mechanic and a boiler technician before starting his current job as a locksmith.

“For working, you can’t beat the University of Portland,” Clayton said.

Paul Luty, director of facilities planning and construction and former director of the Physical Plant, said Clayton continued to aim higher.

“He started out in housekeeping and has worked his way up,” he said.

Luty said that being a locksmith was Clayton’s objective, not just where he ended up.

“He went to locksmith training before and he had that position as a goal,” Luty said.

Luty attributed Clayton’s success to his solid work ethic.

“He’s a hard worker and he takes his job seriously,” Luty said.

Clayton says while there are long-term projects as a locksmith, the job can be unpredictable.

“It gets hectic at times,” he said, “so you really have to be creative.”

Clayton refers to times doorknobs broke off or when a woman locked her purse in a cabinet and he had to improvise a solution.

He says a great deal of his job is taking care of these emergencies.

There were also emergencies working as a boiler technician, according to Clayton.

“When I took over, we had a bad steam leak,” he said. “The piping was worn out and steam was billowing out.”

Clayton said as a building mechanic, he also had a lot of responsibility looking after The Library and Christie, Kenna and Shipstad halls.

His first job at the university was as a janitor in Howard Hall, where he appreciated the chance to meet people.

“It was nice getting to know the students and the faculty that were coming in,” Clayton said.

Now, he’s working to make the residence halls more secure.

“The main thing we’re doing is giving the campus over to a restricted keyway,” Clayton said.

A restricted keyway means the door automatically locks upon being shut and the key cannot be duplicated.

“Mehling was the first one and the following summer, Villa, Shipstad and Kenna were switched,” he said. “We’re trying to get funding to switch over Christie and Corrado.”

Another task is changing the

locks in Franz Hall and Buckley Center so a professor can open multiple classroom doors with just one key. According to Clayton, some professors are excited not to have to carry around a bunch of keys.

In addition to the backup locksmith and two other mechanics he has trained, Clayton sometimes receives help from students whom he can quickly teach.

“If it wasn’t for the students, I wouldn’t have gotten it done,” Clayton said of the locks that have already been changed.

Public Safety ensures students don’t have access to all of the locksmith’s equipment.

Six years ago, Public Safety suspected someone might have broken into Clayton’s office when he accidentally left the light on.

As a result, the office was caged in and a four-digit code needed to be input in addition to a key fob to gain entrance.

“They just wanted to make it more secure, but it feels like I’m in jail,” Clayton said.

Off the clock, Clayton helps keep people safe on a larger scale.

According to Clayton, he is the communications officer for The Oregon State Defense Force.

“If there is a local disaster, we send in a team to help,” Clayton said. “We are like a liaison between The National Guard and citizens.”

During his time with The Ore-

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gon State Defense Force, Clayton coordinated aid for the Winona and Willamina floods.

According to Thomas Blume, director of the Physical Plant, Clayton is also a pastor and officiated Luty’s marriage.

Although Clayton enjoys his other jobs, he plans to work at the University of Portland until he retires.

“I enjoy my job tremendously,” Clayton said simply.

Others appreciate Clayton’s comfortable presence in the Physical Plant.

“You can always tell Tom by the hat that he wears,” Blume said, grinning. “He’s just a really nice guy. We’re glad to have him.”

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Black Eyed Peas fumble halftime performance Halftime Review Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu As I watched the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl XLV halftime performance, I began to wonder if Christina Aguilera’s publicist paid them to give such a horrible performance in order to hide Aguilera’s botching of the national anthem.

It seemed the whole week began on the wrong foot in Dallas. With freezing temperatures, people injured by falling ice and 400 ticketholders forced to watch the game on televisions inside the stadium, it seemed fitting to top off the week with one of the worst halftime performances I have ever witnessed.

The “Tron”–inspired show lasted 30 minutes, the longest in Super Bowl history. It was a glo-

rified light show equipped with light-up outfits, 400 neon dancers and some of the worst lyrics in music history. The only feeling I got was nausea and the performance made me want to “Boom Boom Pow” my brains out.

I do have to give them credit for not lip-syncing, except I wish they did. Sorry Will.I.Am., not even auto-tune could salvage what little vocals skills you possess.

And Fergie, your lingerie football league outfit did nothing for me except make me wonder when you will be making your debut as an American Gladiator.

The only bright spot was Usher’s performance in which he was lowered onto the stage dressed in all white as if he was a halftime angel sent from the heavens.

The only success the Peas had was giving a performance that stayed true to its name, providing the night with a Black Eye.

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CelebratingValentine’s Day A match made in college Start with a shy college boy. Add a talkative college girl. Mix in a freshman humanities seminar and sprinkle a hard chemistry class on top. According to Josh and Stacey Noem, this is the perfect recipe for a match made in college.

“The first thing I noticed about Josh was that he never talked,” Stacey said. “I couldn’t believe someone could remain so silent for so long in a class. But he just walked up to me one day and introduced himself. I thought that was remarkably confident. I was intimidated, but he smelled really good.”

The Noems were married the day after finals in 1998 at Sacred Heart chapel on the Notre Dame campus where they met. They have been together for 17 years and they have three kids: Oscar, 10, Simon-Peter, 5, and Lucy, 3. Though their love story is a cute one, there have been some challenges and funny stories mixed in.

“I took Stacey home to meet my parents, and she killed a deer,” Josh said.

On their drive from Florida to South Dakota, Stacey was driving on unfamiliar roads at three in the morning.

Photos submitted by the Mayers “I cut off a semi on a bridge, and I hit a deer,” Stacey said. “I killed an animal, and all Josh said to me was, ‘You killed Bambi’s mother.’”

For most couples, working together in the same office would be out of the question. But Josh and Stacey seem to flourish sharing a job as assistant directors for faith formation in the Campus Ministries office.

“We identify with the challenges of work. It allows us to empathize with each other,” Stacey said.

“We share insights and perspectives and that’s what makes it easy,” Josh said.

Josh and Stacey enjoy spending time together hiking outdoors and watching quirky documentaries such as “Spellbound” and hours of ESPN. In college they also bonded over their love of basketball as they played one-on-one in the mornings before class.

“Josh doesn’t let me win, and that’s good,” Stacey said.

Their advice for young college students in love is patience.

“There is no timeline for a relationship; let it unfold in a timeline. Our relationships made us better people, and called us out on things,” Stacey said.

A relationship should not be entered lightly. Josh and Stacey believe relationships are meant to build you up, rather than break you down.

“It is a danger sign if relationships stifle aspects of your personality. The relationship should encourage your personality to flourish, because there is no room for fear in a relationship,” Josh said.

- Rachel McIntosh Meeting them for the first time, it’s already obvious English professor John Orr and business professor and Associate Dean of Business Lisa Reed have been together for a long time by the way they talk and act with each other.

“We’ve been together over half my life,” Reed said.

“The best half,” Orr added.

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Introvert + extrovert = love

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Romeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, and Lancelot and Guinevere are epic tales of true love, but Molly Hiro and Lars Larson, two professors in the English department, have these love stories beat.

They met in September 1996 while working on their doctorates at UCLA. The two first encountered each other because of their mutual love of hiking, but it was their differences in personality that really started their love story.

“I’m an extrovert and he’s an introvert,” Hiro said.

At first, outgoing Hiro mistook Larson’s quiet demeanor as a lack of interest.

“I think he was just intimidated by this person strongly coming on to him,” Hiro said.

However, after backpacking in Arizona together, Hiro got to see Larson at his best in what she calls his natural ele-

ment, and she decided to take another chance on him. They spent eight months getting to know each other, and in April, they started dating.

“By the spring, I could tell this was the one,” Larson said.

In 2000, the couple tied the knot, and followed up their love story with two kids and jobs together in the UP English department.

Though the two have a love as beautiful as a sonnet, Valentine’s Day just isn’t their thing.

“We don’t really do Valentine’s Day,” Hiro said. “When you’re as old as us, it’s the date you try to avoid. It’s too forced.”

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Mayer, associate professor and chair of the t of chemistry and Shannon Mayer, associsor of physics have not made any extravatine’s Day plans. ay sneak out for a cup of coffee,” Steven we would have to check the schedule.” er, they will certainly be honoring their relan the holiday of love. not into holidays. We’re more into celebratll ways every day,” Steven said. and Shannon met at Pacific Lutheran Unisity as seniors in the fall of 1986.

“We didn’t run into each other until senior year,” Shannon said.

They married in August of 1989.

Steven and Shannon feel very lucky to have both been hired at the University of ortland.

“It’s very hard to find two academic jobs at same school,” Shannon said. Steven added t was “nothing short of a miracle.” hen the couple isn’t working, they cross y ski, hike and attend UP soccer games.

2-year-old daughter Jordyn and 10-year-old Hayley come along to watch the games. aughters really like the girls’ soccer games ey play soccer themselves,” Shannon said.

Steven and Shannon coach their daughters’

soccer team at St. Johns Community Club together. Steven and Shannon look after a one-year-old husky puppy named Cayenne who accompanies them on their cross country ski and hiking adventures.

Steven usually just commutes on his bike, but commented on how they share the one car they have.

“Sometimes it’s like a relay race, where we’re passing the car keys off like a baton,” Steven said.

At school, Steven and Shannon appreciate teaching the same students.

“We have a lot of the same students,” Steven said. “I think it’s fun for the students to have both of us.”

Shannon pointed out a potential downside to having the same students.

“We have to be careful not to tell the same jokes,” Shannon said.

Steven said that a student in one of his classes broke out into laughter after he used the exact same example as his wife in an earlier class.

Shannon said that as long as you find the right person, you can have a great marriage.

“Good marriages can happen because people work with each other,” Shannon said.

“That’s not to say it’s all work and no play,” Steven said.

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not being allowed to have cats. They remimet Valentine’s Day dinners Orr and his y Favero, cooked together for their wives. retty sarcastic senses of humor so I think s…” Orr started. eed finished. rst met in the fall of 1983 at the University they had one class together: 18th-Century

n’ on me,” Reed said. t even know each other’s names since their m by their last names. But they managed to years later, they were married in Norman,

as) HOT!” they both exclaimed in unison. the air conditioning off,” Orr said. “People because I was wiping sweat off my brow.” er, they work at the same university, where ke, is a sophomore. Their younger son, Jaat Wilson High School. Reed was practicolina when Orr was offered a tenured posilish professor. They moved their family to Reed became an adjunct at the university, Reed, slowly evolved into the position she

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really have any.

“We both kind of recoil about doing something just because you’re supposed to,” Reed said. “I want him to be nice to me all year.”

They’re not really the romantic type, and they don’t take themselves too seriously, Orr says.

“We don’t play a lot of games with each other,” Reed said.

“I mean we, do play games. We play Scrabble.”

“We love Scrabble,” Orr added.

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Celebrating solitude, not sentimentality Philippe Boutros Staff Writer boutros14@up.edu

Roses are red, violets are blue… think Valentine’s Day sucks? The English Society does too!

On Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. the English Society will host its annual Anti-Valentine’s Day event. Students and faculty members gather to read poetry and literary excerpts praising solitude over the time, toil and turmoil of relationships.

“We make fun of the way people focus on relationships and Valentine’s Day,” junior and English Society president Laura Eager said. “Nobody’s ever broken down in tears, to the best of my knowledge.”

The Anti-Valentine’s Day celebration has been held at the St. Mary’s Student Lounge since 2006, according to English professor Genevieve Brassard.

“I brought the idea with me from graduate school,” Brassard wrote in an e-mail. “The English Society officers at the time embraced it.”

“I certainly hope to draw around 25 people this year, in spite of people’s busy schedules of classes, work and other campus events and activities,” she continued.

Students and faculty bring baked goods and refreshments while celebrating Valentine’s Day from a less-than-

traditional perspective.

“I didn’t go last year – I was out on a date,” English Society treasurer and sophomore Ian Clark said. “It’s people who are kind of sick with the mushy gushy Valentine’s Day stereotype, and they want to ridicule it. I’m excited to go this year – I don’t have a date.”

Anti-Valentine’s Day is said to be the English Society’s most popular event. Brassard estimates the number of attending students and faculty over the years between 20 and 30. The material that is read and discussed originates from a variety of cultures – an unsurprising fact, considering the universality of the subject matter.

“I think that the Russians are the best at being lonely.

Even the Russians don’t like Russia. Their literature embodies the spirit of solitude. I love me some Dostoevsky,” Clark said.

Bonding over break-ups may not seem like the most typical venture for a social venue, but the English Society has had a pretty successful run so far. Participants speak highly of the event, but they don’t have too much fun.

“I don’t know of any couples meeting at the event,” Eager said.

Anti-Valentine’s Day celebration today at 5:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s.

Make your own Valentine

“Every couple of weeks when we can get a babysitter, e try to make those date nights our Valentine’s Days,” Larn said.

So what advice does this literary couple have for young eople?

Looking at their relationship, the two encourage couples embrace each others’ differences, just as they did.

“Let go and let the other person be who he or she is. It akes everyone happy,” Hiro said. “You can’t force yourlves to be the same.”

They also encourage couples to value trust when it omes to relationships.

“Find someone you can trust,” Larson said. “It’s the bigest thing you can do.”

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Take a journey and find community

Sarah Moran Guest Commentary RCIA. Who could imagine that four simple, seemingly meaningless letters could signify so much? RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, a complicated name for the process of becoming a Roman Catholic. It is designed for those who have either not been baptized, or have been baptized but have yet to receive First Communion in the Catholic Church. And really, I cannot think of a better word for what RCIA is: Communion. It is the preparation to receive the Eucharist but it is also about the community that develops within the RCIA group and the UP Catholic community.

My decision to go through RCIA while at UP was heav-

ily influenced by the community here. Not only are the Holy Cross priests absolutely wonderful, but the student community is also very welcoming and open. Yet even more influential than the priests and the already present Catholic community is the community created within the RCIA group. A small group of people meeting week after week, attending days of prayer, and retreats together, has the potential to become a truly supportive spiritual community. It was during my RCIA journey that I met some of my closest Catholic friends: friends who could support me in my faith journey as well as in other aspects of my life. In fact, it is only now, almost a full year after my own baptism, that I am fully realizing the importance of the friendships I made during RCIA. These are the friends I shared my faith journey with. And that is yet another crucial aspect of RCIA, it is a journey. RCIA is a very open-ended discernment

process; a time to grapple with the “big” questions of personal belief. The program is designed to give you the tools and the opportunity to question and discover where you belong and what you believe. This is not a journey made alone either. It is a journey instigated individually, but undertaken as a community with full support given at every step.

This is one of my favorite aspects of RCIA, the no-pressure, handsoff approach. Participants are encouraged to progress at their own speed and walk their own journey.

I have had the privilege to watch this year’s group of RCIA participants on their own personal journeys. RCIA as a leader is definitely a different experience than that of a participant, but it is equally as gratifying. I get the wonderful opportunity to walk with people on this journey, to be a support, share my personal experiences with them and hear their stories. And if I have learned one thing so far working

Photo submitted by Vinci Halbrook-Paterson

Fr. Michael Belinsky, C.S.C., baptizes a student two years ago during Easter Vigil. RCIA is the process of preparing to receive Eucharist. with this group, it is that RCIA has the power to change lives.

It changed my life when I was a participant but it has altered my life even more since my baptism.

It created lasting friendships, introduced me to amazing people

and bound me closer to the wonderful community we have here at UP. Sarah Moran is a junior secondary education major. She can be contacted at moran12@up.edu

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Contact Vinci Halbrook-Paterson at paterson@up.edu for information Photo submitted by Vinci Halbrook-Paterson

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Faces on The Bluff

By Kevin Kadooka Photographer

We asked: Which Capital Improvement would you like to see?

Remembering  Mauro  Potestio 0DQ\ VWXGHQWV OLNH WR FODLP WKH\ DUH WKH ELJJHVW 3LORW fan because they hang out with athletes or coaches, attend as many games as their schedule allows, or wear a kilt or paint as they yell throughout games. The biggest Pilot fan did know the players and coaches, but was not rowdy, opting to sit on the sideline wearing a brown suit and a bow tie. Mauro Potestio was the epitome of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pilots Til I Die!â&#x20AC;?

Associating him solely with his 898 consecutive menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball home games attended diminishes his impact on Pilot Athletics. Mr. Potestio served his time as a student fan and continued to serve the basketball WHDP DV WKH RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDO VFRUHU IRU seasons.

His time-managing statistics made him a logical candidate to serve for eight years as the Sports Information Director, SRVVLEO\ WKH PRVW GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW DQG underappreciated position in the Athletic Department.

0U Potestio spent his â&#x20AC;&#x153;retirementâ&#x20AC;? (1988 until Saturday) enjoying soccer matches, and serving as a coach for the golf teams.

Mr. Potestio was so devoted to Pilot Athletics he considered attending games an investment more than a hobby. )ROORZ 0U Potestioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s example and make an investment in the university, not just Pilot Athletics by attending womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball games, baseball games, tennis matches in the Louisiana3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F &HQWHU ORFDWHG EHKLQG Shiley, Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day presentations, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Manquistion and ASUP Senate meetings.

These students balance the tasks of studying and serving the community and will gladly accept your support.

Steven Langston is a junior sociology major. He can be contacted at langston12@up.edu

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POTESTIO: More than a fan BASKETBALL: Looking for redemption on the road Continued from page 16

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Mauro Potestio cheers at a Pilot basketball game in the Chiles Center. Potestio is remembered as an involved member of the UP community, in addition to his 898 consecutive appearances as a fan. team to away games as well,” with a 53-48 win over Pacific LuContinued from page 16 Stroud said. “He spanned quite a theran University on Dec. 8, 1949 12 years. He was named coach of number of areas and athletes; he and ended with an 85-70 win over is a common connecting point for St. Mary’s on Jan. 29, 2011. the year in 1994.

The family of Mauro Potestio As a UP student, Potestio was many people in the UP community.” hopes the UP community will president of The Log and freIncluding the 256 away join them for the funeral service quented UP football games. games Potestio attended, his total on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10:30 “We served together on the amounts to 1,154 men’s basketa.m. at St. Phillip Neri Catholic Athletic Hall of Fame commitball games.

Church.

A reception will follow tee and he was the official scorer His first and last games were the funeral. for 26 years. He traveled with the both victories. The streak began

off the Bulldogs, who slowly chipped away and eventually jumped out to a 10-point lead in the second half.

The Bulldogs went with a bigger line-up in the second half to offset the Pilots’ shooting and exploited the mismatches created by their seven-foot center Robert Sacre.

Sacre ended the game with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. “(Mark) Few is a good coach and he made the right adjustments. We weren’t able to get the stops we were getting in the first half,” Sikma said.

The Pilots rallied back two times in the second half, first with an 8-0 run capped off by a Stohl three-pointer to cut the lead to two with 5:30 left and again to reduce it to two with a late runner by freshman Tim Douglas.

But it wouldn’t be enough as Gonzaga’s Steven Gray made four consecutive free-throws to ice the game.

Gray ended the game with 15 points and NBA legend John Stockton’s son, David Stockton, added 12 points and six assists.

This was Gonzaga’s 16th straight win in Portland and might have been the Pilot seniors’

last chance to grab a victory over the Bulldogs.

Sikma said he doesn’t think this will be his last chance.

“The tournament championship always goes through St. Mary’s or Gonzaga, and us seniors relish the chance to get to face them one more time,” Sikma said.

The Pilots had little time to nurse the tough loss, having to travel to Seattle to face Seattle University in Key Arena on Saturday.

Sikma said playing a game soon after a tough loss is more beneficial than anything.

“It doesn’t give you time to focus on the loss. You just have to wake up the next morning, get refocused and go out and win the next game,” he said.

After Pepperdine, the Pilots take a short drive to L.A. where they will face Loyola Marymount as they head into their final stretch of the regular season.

The Pilots had little trouble with Pepperdine in their first meeting, winning 57-42.

Their first meeting with Loyola Marymount was a different story. The Pilots squeaked out a victory in double OT. The Pilots face the Lions Feb. 12.

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Featured Pilot of the Week ReZina TecleMariam PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu Women’s basketball junior star point guard ReZina TecleMariam talks about what being a student athlete is like beyond the games.

Where are you from and what made you want to go to UP? I am from Puyallup, Washington originally. I decided to come to University of Portland because I like the class sizes. The people at the school and the environment are also very nice here.

What is your favorite part about playing for UP? My favorite part is probably the atmosphere at the school and the close community here. We have a consistent fan base that goes to all the games and we get to play in the Chiles Center, which I would say is one of the best courts in the WCC. What is your career highlight so far?

My career highlight so far has to be when I got my first doubledouble this year against a Pac-10 team, Washington State. It was cool for me to get that and our entire team played well that game,

which we won.

Do you or the team have any pre-or-post game traditions?

We have team meals together where we discuss team goals and individual goals before games.

I don’t really listen to music or anything for pre-game. After the games we will sing the University of Portland fight song as a team and players will dance around while we do that sometimes.

What goals do you have for yourself and for the team this year?

Individually I would like to be in the top three in every major category on our team, especially things like steals, assists, points and rebounds. For the team our season is coming to an end so we want to finish strong and close out the 2nd place spot in the WCC. What is the toughest part of being a college athlete?

The toughest part is balancing the schedule of school and basketball. I have to make sure I get my school work done, get enough sleep, and make sure I eat, as well as being ready for practice and games.

Who do you model your game after?

I would have to say Steve Nash. I like that he has the ability

to score when his team needs him to and when he isn’t scoring he can distribute the ball to the right people so they can score.

What is your favorite sport or activity outside of basketball?

I like to play other sports like soccer, or pretty much any sport really. In general I like to hang out with friends and I like to sing.

I’m a fan of R&B music.

Why do you wear the number 10?

I wore the number 10 because for me it stands for one team and zero individuals.

Do you have any nicknames?

Everyone calls me Z. I don’t really have a story behind it, it’s just what they have always called me.

Who is the funniest player on the team?

I would have to say it is a tie between Lauren Angel and Amy Pupa. They have a joke for any comment you make. You could just say ‘hi’ to them and they can turn it in to a joke. Lauren also has an interesting vocabulary.

She tends to make up words.

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(Left) Pilots fans participate in a halftime “flash mob” organized by the University of Portland dance team, inviting fans to participate in an organized dance on the court.

(Right) Senior Kramer Knutson and Gonzaga junior Robert Sacre tip off at the beginning of last Thursday’s game at the Chiles Center. The Pilots lost the game 64-67.

A packed Chiles Center and a halftime “flash mob” not enough to spur Pilots past Gonzaga Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu

The Pilots return to conference play tonight as they head to Malibu to face Pepperdine. The Pilots won their last out-of-conference game, defeating Seattle 71-55 and bouncing back from a tough loss to Gonzaga two days prior.

Last Thursday’s game against Gonzaga opened as hundreds of fans in the Chiles Center held signs bearing the slogan “We Zig

not Zag.” And for the first half of last Thursday’s game against their conference rival, that was the case.

But in the second half the “zig” wore off and the Zags chipped away at an early Pilot lead, handing them their first loss in the Chiles Center this year, and the Zags walked away with a 67-64 win.

“We all agree we let that one

get away,” senior Luke Sikma said. “We were all pretty disappointed.”

The Pilots led the whole first half by as much as 13 points after five straight three-pointers due to another sharp-shooting performance by senior Jared Stohl and junior Nemanja Mitrovic.

Mitrovic has emerged as a serious deep threat, creating a two-headed three-point shooting

monster for the Pilots.

“I was recruited as a shooter, but my stats from last year don’t show it,” Mitrovic said. “It’s always been a strength of mine and I’ve just brought it to a higher level this year.”

But the hot hands of Stohl and Mitrovic weren’t enough to stave See Basketball, page 14

University Athletics remembers a legend Memories of UP alumnus, Mauro Potestio, best known for his attendance of 898 consecutive home Pilot games, live on at the University

PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu Longtime UP sports advocate and staff member Mauro Potestio passed away Saturday, Feb. 5 Potestio is most recognized for his signature bow tie and suit worn while attending every Pilots home men’s basketball game

since before the Chiles Center opened in October 1984, a streak that spanned 62 years which totals 898 consecutive home games.

“Mauro was a bit of an icon distinguished by his attire,” Associate Athletic Director, Buzz Stroud said. “The bow tie was his signature; I can’t recall a game without him wearing his bow

tie.”

Potestio received the first ever Ultimate Fan Award at the 2011 Oregon Sports Awards on Jan. 30 for his unwavering dedication to the men’s basketball team.

“It was nice to see him be recognized at the Oregon Sports Awards. It was the first time they have ever done the Ultimate Fan Award and he received it a week

before he passed so it was very timely,” Stroud said.

Potestio’s reputation is not limited to being an avid fan; he was also an alumnus (1950-1954), the Sports Information Director (1980-1988) and oversaw the men’s golf team as its coach for See Potestio, page 14