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Thursday February 16, 2012

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Library renovations spell complications for all Study space still undetermined “We know there will be an impact and (it will be) very inconvenient. We’ll do our best to make it good, and we know it’s going to be hard.”

Drew Harrington Dean of the Library

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Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu When renovations to the Wilson W. Clark Memorial Library begin in May, so will a difficult chapter in academic life at UP: The University will be without a library for 14 months, including the entire 2012-2013 academic year.

Although some library services will be available during the renovation period, those involved directly with the project acknowledge that the disruption will affect almost everyone on campus.

The majority of the 250,000 books will be stored in the Tyson Hall garage. The circulation and reference desks as well as the multi-media lab will be moved to the Terrace Room below The Commons, and Franz Hall will be used for library instruction and administration, according to Drew Harrington, dean of the Library.

“We know there will be an impact and (it will be) very inconvenient,” Harrington said.

“We’ll do our best to make it good, and we know it’s going to be hard.”

However, the renovations leave the question of study space up in the air.

“You kind of lose that environment where it’s removed from the craziness of the dorms,” sophomore Ellen Montanana said.

Jim Ravelli, vice president for University Operations, said plans to create more study space for students have not been resolved yet, but some possibilities include opening up classrooms in Shiley Hall and sectioning off areas in The New Commons for studying.

“The problem is that we don’t have a dedicated space the size of the Library everywhere on campus,” Ravelli said.

In fact, it was concern for students’ study space that led Harrington and others involved

in the project to scrap original plans to store most of the Library’s books in The New Commons.

“There was a feeling that it was taking more space than we felt students should have to give up,” Harrington said. “You’re having to give up the Library already, and it just seemed like we were making it too hard on everybody.”

While students and faculty will not have immediate access to the books in the Tyson Hall garage, they will be able to request a book they want online.

A library worker will retrieve the book and send it to the circulation desk in the Terrace Room, where it will be ready in a matter of hours for pickup.

The books will be in closed stacks, which will be in an enclosed area that will take up the entire garage. However, heating and humidity controls See Library, page 5

Where have all the candidates gone?

Even unopposed candidates require minimum 10 percent voter turnout Kate Peifer Staff Writer peifer14@up.edu With ASUP elections in less than a week, candidates are running unopposed in all races except for one: ASUP secretary.

However, all candidates must still receive votes from the student body to be elected into office.

“The candidates have to get 10 percent of the campus to vote for them,” incumbent CPB Director Sean Ducey said.

A failure to receive a vote of 10 percent, or approximately 320 votes, would result in several problems, including a delay in

budgeting for campus clubs.

“We are stressing the importance of this election because if they don’t elect them, there won’t be a student government,” current ASUP Vice President Chloe’ Ruffin said.

Student government vacancies would result in a special election to fill the positions.

It’s not clear what would motivate students to vote in a special election if they didn’t do so in the original election.

However, Student Activities Director Jeromy Koffler is optimistic about getting enough voter turnout next week because turnout has ranged between 38 and 46 percent over the past four

years.

“I think the chances of someone not being in place are slim to none,” Koffler said.

Since most of the candidates are unopposed, the annual candidate speech night was cancelled.

According to Koffler, reasons there are so few candidates this year are class schedule conflicts, many students applying for an RA position, strict application qualifications and an academic requirement.

“It’s a complex issue,” Koffler said. “There is no one answer as to why there are so few candidates.”

Ruffin believes students may not have the time or energy to

“We are stressing the importance of this election because if they don’t elect them, there won’t be a student government.”

Chloe’ Ruffin Senior, current ASUP Vice President

ASUP candidates President: Brock Vasconcellos Vice President: Kyle Hamm Treasurer: Caitlin Chu Secretary: Stephanie Fekete and Julia Balestreri CPB Director: Sean Ducey commit to being a part of senate and also may not see the benefits of the position as valuable.

“I made more as a student worker working five jobs than as student body Vice President,” Ruffin said.

The ASUP president, vice See ASUP, page 4

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On On Campus Campus CAP AND GOWN

Today, Feb. 16, is the last day for seniors to order their cap and gown. The Jostens Ordering Event ends at 5 p.m. in the Pilot House. Graduation is May 6 in the Chiles Center.

JOB SEARCH 101 Today, Feb. 16, the Office of Career Services is hosting Job Search 101, a 30-minute session about how to job search, at 4 p.m. in the lower level of Orrico Hall. It will be a quick overview will provide important information needed to start seeking 80 percent of jobs that are not advertised.

‘THE MUPPETS’ Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1718, “The Muppets” will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m.

ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FAIR Friday, Feb. 24, the Society of Women Engineers Engineering and Computer Science Fair will be held from 1-4 p.m. in Shiley Hall. Recruiters from over 35 organizations will share information about summer jobs, internships, full-time and graduate school opportunities.

If students need help preparing, there will be drop-in hours for a resume review on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Office of Career Services in the lower level of Orrico Hall.

There will also be a “How to Work a Job Fair” workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1-4 p.m. in the Office of Career Services.

MARDI GRAS Tuesday, Feb. 21, the 2012 Civil Rights Immersion is hosting the Night in New Orleans from 10 p.m.-midnight. in The New Commons. In celebration of Mardi Gras, there will be live jazz, mask making and food ($3 a plate, cash only). There will also be door prizes, including Portland Timber Soccer tickets and Civil Rights Immersion gear. Tickets for the door prizes will be sold until Friday, Feb. 17, in the Pilot House from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets will be one for $1, six for $5 and 12 for $10 or buy Mardi Gras beads for $1.

CORRECTIONS In the Feb. 9 issue, in the “UP celebrates Black History Month with books and soul food” article, The Beacon misspelled Bethany Sills’ name.

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UP wins awards over the weekend Mock Trial earns bid for national tournament UP students earn individual awards and take third Philip Ellefson Staff Writer ellefson15@up.edu The campus became a courtroom last weekend as UP hosted the America Mock Trial Association Portland Regional Tournament.

Twenty-two teams from 13 universities in the Northwest competed, with students acting as attorneys and witnesses. They were judged on their knowledge of the case and their performance.

UP’s Team A placed third in the tournament after UC Berkeley and Washington State University, respectively. Along with the top eight teams, they won a bid to go to the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament in Memphis, Tenn., where they will compete in March. Team B got an honorable mention, coming in at 11th place.

Freshman Nic Barradas won the top Outstanding Witness Award, while senior and team captain Kathya Acuña placed second in the same category.

Barradas attributes both his success and the team’s success to the amount time and effort that the team puts in to practicing.

“We work like 40 hours a week,” Barradas said. “It’s like a full-time job.”

Acuña said the team’s strong bond is another factor that led to their success in the tournament.

“The team dynamic and how supportive we are to each other is the key that allowed us to succeed,” Acuña said.

Acuña said even though she was excited to win an award, the team’s success matters more to her.

“I didn’t really care about the individual award,” Acuña said.

“It’s all about the team.”

Steven Taylor, mock trial coach and adjunct political science professor, said he is proud of the performance of both UP teams that competed.

“This is the best result we’ve ever had at a regional tournament with two teams,” Taylor said.

UP’s Team C did not compete in the tournament, but will compete in another regional tournament in Fresno, Calif. this weekend. Taylor said he has high hopes for Team C’s performance.

“We’re looking forward to a chance to advance another team to nationals,” Taylor said.

This is Taylor’s last year as head coach of UP’s mock trial teams. Next year, UP alumnus Kayla Wong | THE BEACON and former mock trial member Senior Kathya Acuña, right, and junior Brenna Twohy, left, acceptAaron Johnson, who is currently ing one of eight bids from the competition Sunday in the Buckley an assistant coach, will take his Center Auditorium. place.

Sophomore Brendan Bewley, “It’s a great balance between Acuña said that although the a member of Team C who will argument, story-telling, team is sad to see Taylor leave, compete in Fresno next weekend, presentation, acting,” Bewley Johnson has already become said the reward is worth the hard said.

“It’s challenging in many important to the team. work the team puts in for mock different ways, which makes it “He’s been integral to our trial. rewarding in the end.” success,” Acuña said.

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UP Mock Trial won third place over the weeked at the America Mock Trial Association Portland Regional Tournament hosted at UP.

Operations management: Supplying a victory Operations and technology management students sweep competition

Rosemary Peters Editor-in-Chief peters12@up.edu In UP’s first year attending the Association for Operations Management’s West Coast Case Competition, six seniors dominated the competition and took home first place last weekend.

The team defeated 24 other graduate and undergraduate teams.

Katrina Ause, Matt Beverly, Lacey Hall, Taylor Jones, Chris Vennes and Sarah Klemsz were given a case study Friday morning in Van Nuys, Calif. Six hours later, they had written a two-page memo and presented an eight-minute debrief to the “manager” of the company advising on what needed to be done in order to fix their problem.

“The point is to promote

operations management and introduce students to real-world case study problems, giving each team the chance to respond and test their knowledge and skills under pressure,” Vennes, an operations and technology management major, said.

UP’s case was about supply chains, referring specifically to a Humvee Trailer supply company that discovered its brake assembly manufactures went bankrupt once the company ran out of parts. Vennes and the rest of the team helped devise a strategy for the trailer company that would help them rebuild the supply chain and deliver the trailers to their customers on time.

“There were some constraints given, the rest you had to piece together from a 45-minute Q&A session with the case expert,” Vennes said. “We

were trying to solve the problem and produce a recommendation that would allow the company to complete its shipment in full by the end of the month.”

“The point is to promote operations management and introduce students to real-world case study problems, giving each team the chance to respond and test their knowledge and skills under pressure.”

Chris Vennes senior

The morning after their presentation on Friday, the group was told they were one of two teams out of the 12 undergraduate competitors who

made it into the second round of the competition. The second round was held immediately after.

“It seemed liked a blur to me; they didn’t tell you who advanced until they called you up the second day to present, so there was no time to be nervous, you just had to get up and present,” Vennes said.

UP’s group was the only team who managed to ship all trailers, completed, by the end of the month and create a longterm solution for the company.

“We really appreciate the Portland APICS chapter and Dr. Anderson, our dean, sponsoring us because without their help we probably wouldn’t have been able to go and compete,” Klemsz said. “It was a great learning experience for all of us and we are grateful we got to participate.”

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Deadline for dates passes without passion Only half of the money for the Villa Man Auction has been collected Will Lyons Staff Writer lyons14@up.edu Valentine’s Day has come and gone and so has the deadline for date payments for Villa Maria’s Man Auction.

Three months after the auction only $4,825 of the $10,000 raised for Holy Cross charities has been collected according to Villa Maria receptionists’ running tallies.

Many UP women who vouched to pay for dates and men who performed at the auction for them have yet to fulfill their duties.

On Nov. 17, hundreds of UP women crowded The Commons to bid on dates auctioned by Villa Maria Hall men after each group of men sang and danced on stage.

The women were supposed to turn in their donations to the Holy Cross charities by Valentine’s Day, but less than half of the money has been turned over to Villa.

Freshman Chelsea Shannon and five friends bought the group “Lazy Sunday” at the auction, but they have not paid.

“The only reason we bought

the group is because one of our friends was interested in one of the guys,” Shannon said. “Now both our friend and the guy are in relationships with different people.”

Shannon says she has tried to contact the group of Villans to schedule a time for the date or to at least have them help defray the cost of their charitable donation with the money they would’ve spent on the date. However, she has not gotten a response.

“Some of us want them to just give us the money so us girls can go hang out together,” Shannon said.

Freshman Michelle Korver, one of Shannon’s group mates, would still like everything to go as planned.

“The date is just to have fun and it’s for charity,” Korver said.

“Being in a relationship shouldn’t change anything.”

Some of the dates have gone off without a hitch. Sophomore Paul Auxier, part of the five-man group “UP Sailing Team,” took a group of eight girls out on the town.

“It was a beautiful night,” Auxier said. “The VIP Duck from P.F. Chang’s and the

Winterhawks game were great.”

More than anything, the dates allow new people to meet each other, according to Auxier.

“The date started out kind of awkward, but after we had spent some time together we all had fun,” Auxier said.

Ben Helms, Villa Maria hall director, agrees that after the charitable aspect of the Man Auction, the event is about seeing some new faces.

“One of the cool things is that Villans get to meet people they otherwise wouldn’t get to meet,” Helms said.

In terms of the dates that have not happened yet, Helms is confident the Villa men will pull through on the dates and the women will make the donations.

“Usually we have problems on both sides,” Helms said. “I’d say most of the dates will happen in March and April. Last year we did have one happen during dead week, though.”

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1.) “Lazy Sunday” performed at the Villa Man Auction on Nov. 17 and was bought by a group of six girls. However, the two groups haven’t had their date yet, despite the Valentine’s Day deadline. 2.)

The “UP Sailing Team” also performed at the Man Auction and took a group of eight girls out on the town.

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Overcrowded classes highlight need for new Rec Center Fitness classes in Howard Hall filled beyond capacity

Sarah Hansell Staff Writer hansell14@up.edu Some Howard Hall fitness classes are often so crowded that instructors are forced to send students into the hall to work out.

“For the majority of the time I have to send at least one group out in the hallway,” kickboxing instructor and senior Erica Jornlin said. “I don’t like to have upwards of 15 girls in the room at a time. It’s a safety issue having that many girls in the room.”

The Aerobics Room, which is the room in Howard Hall used for zumba, kickboxing, spin, cardio party and total body workout fitness classes, is 30-by-40-foot room that 25 to 30 students have to fit into for an hour-long fitness class at times.

“It’s hard because you’re literally shoulder to shoulder with the girls next to you,” Jornlin said of the zumba classes, which she has attended.

Growing popularity of the classes is one of the causes of the overcrowding.

“Our instructors are doing a really good job,” Director of Recreational Services Brian Dezzani said. “They’re making it fun, that’s why it’s so popular.”

Some fitness classes, such as zumba, are more crowded than in the past, according to zumba instructor and junior K.C. Gosline.

“I think this semester has definitely been worse, especially in my fitness class,” Gosline said.

The equipment stored and

used in the room, such as the kickboxing bags, weights, fitness balls and spin bikes, makes the space even more crowded.

“Even if that stuff was moved, the room is still way too small,” Gosline said.

It can be difficult for students to get a good workout when the room is overcrowded.

“Sometimes it’s a little difficult with the dance moves and stuff, but usually we make it work,” junior Katy Danforth said of the zumba class.

According to Dezzani, Recreational Services has already added more zumba classes to the schedule to accommodate more students, yet they are still overcrowded.

“My guess is some class times are more popular than others,” Dezzani said.

One option is to move the classes that do not require equipment up to the gym, and some fitness instructors have already requested to use the gym for their fitness class.

“It would be the perfect area for me to teach my class in,” Gosline said. “Apparently the guys get upset if they cannot play basketball during open gym.

We’ve tried multiple times to get that space but they are not having it.”

However, the gym is often already in use during the prime times for fitness classes.

“It’s just finding a time where the gym’s not already in use and students could actually come,” Dezzani added.

If class sizes become too large, one solution would be offering

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Howard Hall fitness classes, including the zumba class (pictured above), are working at capacity. People have been working out shoulder to shoulder and in the hallway outside the classroom. the classes on a first-come, firstserve basis, and only allowing a certain number of people into the classes, according to Dezzani.

“For the majority of the time I have to send at least one group out in the hallway. I don’t like to have upwards of 15 girls in the room at a time. It’s a safety issue having that many girls in the room.”

Erica Jornlin senior, kickboxing instructor

“What I’ve been doing, I’ve been cutting my class off at 30,” Gosline said. “Really that’s the only solution I can think of to do.”

This is a problem for students who show up too late to make it into the class.

“If you get turned away it’s really upsetting,” junior Kacia Hicks, who attends zumba and kickboxing, said.

However, fitness instructors would rather not have to limit the number of participants allowed into their classes.

“I hate turning people away, so for the most part I just try to make it work,” Jornlin said.

However, fitness instructors do not want to discourage students from attending classes.

“I love having more students in my classes because the more students I have, the more energy there is,” Gosline said. “But when I have so many people it’s hard to get a good workout.”

Students of the classes stress that the overcrowding and the

possibility of being turned away is worth it.

“Just because it’s crowded I don’t think people should be deterred from going,” Hicks said.

The bottom line is the size of the room, which is difficult to fix with the current recreational building. According to Dezzani, the new facility planned by the RISE campaign will have two to three new rooms that would be used for fitness classes, which would probably be larger than the Aerobics Room in Howard Hall. However, there is currently no accurate estimation for the building’s completion, Dezzani says.

“We need a new rec center is the problem,” Dezzani said. “We need a room than can hold more than 23 people at a time moving around.”

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UP wants students to get scholarly

Tomorrow’s undergraduate research panel will discuss benefits and burdens of collaborating with undergraduates Natalie Wheeler Staff Writer wheelern12@up.edu Once a week, junior Enid Spitz meets up with English professor John Orr to discuss their research on Mourning Dove, an early 20th century Native American author. Spitz is one of a few undergraduate students at UP who work with humanities professors in their research.

“Undergraduate research in the humanities really doesn’t happen at UP,” Spitz said. “I think we went into it to prove it can be done.”

According to its five-year Strategic Plan, UP is on Spitz’s side. Because undergraduate research fosters both learning and career benefits for students, one strategy goal is to “increase the frequency of collaborative research between faculty and undergraduate students.”

In an effort to fulfill that goal, the University will host an undergraduate research panel tomorrow in BC 163 at 4 p.m., aimed at showing professors across all disciplines the benefits and burdens of involving undergraduates in their research.

Because UP has a small number of graduate students, Orr, who is part of a committee tasked with fulfilling the Strategic Plan goal, said it makes sense to look to undergraduates for research assistance.

“Down the line, this could be a real drawing card for the University,” Orr, who is also the assistant to the Provost, said.

“Come here and you have the chance to be involved in real research.”

Traditionally an arena

dominated by the sciences, Orr said student involvement in research is beneficial for both the student and professor. The student usually receives either academic credit or monetary compensation, as well as a byline on the published work. The professor receives some much-

“Down the line, this could be a real drawing card for the University. Come here and you have the chance to be involved in real research.”

John Orr English professor

needed motivation.

“Ask any of the faculty members: It’s easy to see research as the thing you do in the summer and on breaks,” Orr said. “But we set up a weekly meeting, I know we’re going to meet and I sit down and do the work. It keeps me on task.”

There is no current undergraduate research office at UP, which makes it difficult for students to link up with the right professor with similar research interests. Biology professor Ami Ahern-Rindell, who is secretary of the national Council on Undergraduate Research, said one of her long-term goals is to create such a place on campus for students and professors to merge their research aspirations.

“There are just so much that benefits students when they engage in scholarship, creative activity,” Ahern-Rindell said.

“The bonding they do with the faculty, the self-esteem – and not to mention it’s good for

retention.”

Although there are no concrete plans yet to develop an undergraduate research office, Ahern-Rindell hopes that Friday’s panel will inspire professors across all disciplines to give undergraduate research a try.

According to biology professor Jeff Brown, who will share his experience with undergraduate research as part of the panel on Friday, UP’s sciences already use a large number of undergraduates in their research compared to more research-driven institutions, which instead look to graduates and post-graduates instead.

Despite his own collaboration with undergraduates in research, Brown admits there are both benefits and drawbacks to taking it on.

“There are definite limiting factors,” Brown said. “It takes time to teach the students, it requires funding and research, but it also helps us keep on track.

I really value helping to develop the next generation of scientists.”

Many science professors are hopeful that some RISE campaign funds will go towards lab equipment and grants to help the sciences’ reliance on undergraduates – something Brown feels passionate about due to his own undergraduate experience.

“I’ve been involved in research myself since I was a freshman in college,” Brown said. “Had I not experienced that, I probably would not have gone down the path I did in life. It’s been really instrumental, both personally and professionally.”

Undergraduate Research

Panelists

Hannah Callender, mathematics professor

Jeff Gauthier, philosophy professor

Andrew Nuxoll, engineering professor

Kaye WilsonAnderson, nursing professor Jeff Brown, biology professor

Where: BC 163 When: Friday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m.

ASUP: Votes needed for election Continued from page 1 president, treasurer, secretary and the CPB director each receive a $6,000 annual stipend.

The election, which will be on Feb. 21 and 22 on the online UP portal, was announced on the ASUP Facebook page, mentioned in Senate, posted on the ASUP

portal page and advertised through ADvantage and personto-person recruitment in the hopes of gaining interest.

“Members of ASUP have also been going up to people who they personally believe would make good leaders,” Koffler said.

The application deadline to run has passed, but write-in

candidates are allowed.

For more information on the candidates, see the election packet, pages 8-9

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1. Feb. 9, 10:31 a.m. - A student living off campus called to report that his or her vehicle was broken into on the 6900 block of N. Hodge Ave. The CD player was stolen. Public Safety advised the student to report the theft to Portland Police.

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2. Feb. 9, 12:58 p.m. - Two students came in to report that they witnessed a suspected theft from a vehicle at the 5600 block of N. Monteith. Officers checked the vehicle and confirmed the battery and some items were stolen. The owner was contacted. Student was advised to file a report with Portland Police.

3. Feb. 9, 1:42 p.m. - A student called to report a theft from his or her vehicle that was parked off campus. The battery had been stolen. Student was advised to file a report with Portland Police.

4. Feb. 11, 12:06 a.m. - A neighbor called to complain about a party at the 7700 block of N. Fiske. The call was passed on to Portland Police but Public Safety assisted in clearing out the party.

5. Feb. 12, 1:35 p.m. - A student came to Public Safety to report a theft which occurred off campus at a party. Investigation continues.

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LIBRARY: Tyson Hall garage will be converted into book storage Continued from page 1

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will be installed to keep the books in good condition, according to Harrington.

Students who live in Tyson Hall will no longer be able to park their cars in the garage, but alternative parking plans are still in the works, according to Ravelli.

The Terrace Room will house reference books that cannot be checked out.

Courses that rely heavily on research that needs to be done in the Library, such as Biblical Traditions and Culture, may be affected by limited access to the library.

“We should be more attentive to make sure students have enough time,” Fr. Jeff Cooper, who teaches Biblical Traditions and Culture, said. “When it gets to the research part of the course, things might be more of a chore.”

Harrington said students in courses like Bib Trad may have to rely more on online resources.

“There are some things that lend themselves nicely to online resources. Bib Trad is not one of them,” Harrington said.

“Probably everyone will have to rely more on online resources like our database, electronic books and journals.”

As a result, the Library’s website will get more online traffic, and a priority for the

Library is to make sure that the website runs as smoothly as possible.

“It’s always had to work well, but it’ll have to work even better,” Harrington said.

The Library information literacy class, where classes attend workshops on how to correctly use library resources, will be relocated to Franz Hall 330. Library administration will be in Franz Hall 10.

Due to the relocation of library resources to the Terrace Room, events that would have otherwise been held there will have to move elsewhere.

According to Ravelli, Terrace Room activities will be accommodated in other places like the Hall of Fame Room in the Chiles Center.

Ravelli acknowledges that the system will be inconvenient until the new Library is built, there is no way around it.

“It should be okay, but we’re going to inconvenience some folks without question,” Ravelli said.

Montanana said she has some reservations about this new system.

“It’s nice that they’ll find the book for you, but I think the whole point of the Library is to be physically able to flip through the book, and you can’t do that electronically,” Montanana said.

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The Library contains roughly 250,000 volumes.

It will take an estimated four weeks to move everything out of the library.

The renovations are projected to take fourteen months.

The Library receives an average of 1,058 visits per day.

38,782 books are checked out annually. (Top three: Literature, Religion, and Sociology/ Psychology) 6. 857,838 subscription database searches annually. (Top Three: Nursing/Medicine, Multidisciplinary databases, and Sociology/Psychology) 7. Harrington, the architects and other campus players involved in the library renovation project will host an open presentation for all students and faculty on Feb. 28 in Buckley Center 163 at 2 p.m., where they will have more information about the library project and answer questions.

Top 10 ASUP Major Project Fund ideas

1. Exercise mats for Howard Hall 2. Squished penny machine (like amusement parks with a Portland Pilot theme) 3. Fix the “P” on the bluff that you can see from downtown 4. Outdoor seating (benches, chairs, picnic tables around campus) 5. KDUP enhancements 6. St. Mary’s improvements (couches, tables, chairs) 7. Water bottle refill stations in residence halls 8. Pencil sharpeners in classrooms 9. Major event (speakers, artists, etc.)

10. Victory Bell structure (we have the bell but no structure) The list will be narrowed down on Monday, Feb. 20, at the Senate meeting. The ASUP Executive Board will pick its favorite from the narrowed list and will release the decision on March 4, at the ASUP Senate meeting.

Jeffrey Eugenides Monday, February 27

Buckley Center Auditorium • 7:30 p.m., free and open to all

The University’s renowned Schoenfeldt Visiting Writers Series presents Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jeffrey Eugenides,

author of The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, and most recently The Marriage Plot. Eugenides, who teaches writing at Princeton University, is also a short-story writer of note; he will be reading from and talking about his work.

The University’s Schoenfeldt Series, founded in 1988 by the late Father Art Schoenfeldt and his sister the late Sue Fields, has brought some of the finest writers in the world to The Bluff to speak to students and friends, among them Peter Matthiessen, Barry Lopez, Ian Frazier, Kathleen Norris, Pattiann Rogers, and Ursula Le Guin.

Information: Professor John Orr, 503.943.7286, orr@up.edu

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LIVING

February 16, 2012

For the love of art Saturday's Pilots After Dark event let participants get creative.

Residence Life took over St. Mary's Student Lounge and let the art begin. With some help from Alberta Street's Mimosa Pottery and College Ecology Club, students made everything from Valentine's Day cards to pottery dragonflies to masterpeices from melted crayons.

Above: Freshman Maggie Hamilton makes flowery pottery. She enjoyed the stress relieving aspect of the crafts. “This event is a lot of fun,” she said. “It is fun to create away stress.”

Below: Sophomore Kelsey Caffey liked exercising her artistic side.

“I love doing crafts,” Cathy said. “This event is perfect for me.”

Above: Sophomore Alex Lodromanean claimed he wasn’t good at art, but enjoyed making this pottery dragonfly.

Below: Freshman Rachel Smith ( middle) said she relieved her school stress and made art at the same time. “I also love arts with crayon,” Smith said.

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Faith, family and UP: Fay Beeler shares her story UP’s interim director of Physical Plant talks about Mother Teresa and conquering her fear of flying Nikki Robles Staff Writer robles15@up.edu Fay Beeler’s life philosophy can be summed up with a single human expression.

“Something as simple as a smile can impact everyone that you meet,” Beeler said.

Beeler regularly practices her philosophy in the Physical Plant, where she works as the interim director. Her specialty is customer service for students, faculty and other UP staff.

Beeler has applied for the position of director following, the resignation of Thomas Blume five months ago.

Paul Luty, the director for facilities planning and construction, is sure she would continue to do great things at UP if she got the position as director.

“I would personally stand behind her as Physical Plant Director,” Luty said.

As interim director, Beeler is in charge of handling maintenance issues that arise on campus.

Her most unusual request was a call was from the Financial Aid department to identify an insect.

Although she herself could not name the species, other members of Physical Plant could.

“In essence, there really isn’t a question we can’t answer,” Beeler said.

Beeler was raised in Portland, where she attended St. Mary’s Academy. She also spent a few years at the University of Oregon.

Her Catholic education and faith are major influences in her life. She cites Mother Teresa as her favorite historical figure because of her selflessness and dedication to service.

Beeler commits to helping others by participating in the Rebuilding Together program.

Every last Saturday of April, Beeler volunteers along with other UP volunteers to repair as many as 60 homes of low–income families.

Family is integral to Beeler, who celebrated her 42nd wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day. Beeler would do anything for her four adult children. She even faced her fear of flying and went to Paris to be with her daughter on

Christmas.

“Although I was afraid to fly, I needed to be there,” Beeler said.

“I had a whole different outlook on the flight, and I enjoyed every minute of it.”

In her spare time, Beeler enjoys playing with her granddaughter and running with her one-and-ahalf year old Springer Spaniel, Bud. Although Beeler is a happy person, she is no stranger to tragedy. A critical point in her life occurred 33 years ago when her 19-day-old son died of myocarditis, a virus that affects the heart.

“It put things in perspective,” Beeler said.

Beeler notes another turning point in her life in 1989 when she was offered a job as a cashier for Student Accounts at UP. Throughout her years on campus, Beeler has witnessed numerous changes, including the dismantling of Columbia Hall and the construction of buildings like Franz, Corrado and Swindells.

After working with Student Accounts, Beeler applied as office assistant at Physical Plant in hopes of trying something different.

Her time working with Physical Plant has increased Beeler’s dedication to preserve

the school for future Pilots.

“She bleeds purple,” Luty said.

UP has impacted Beeler on a personal level. She has seen all of her children graduate from the school. She also completed her Bachelors of Arts degree in general studies in 2009.

Like many students, she was reluctant to take philosophy, but quickly discovered that it was one of her favorite subjects.

“The biggest things in my life are my family, my faith and this community,” Beeler said. “I love the University.”

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‘Trees’ fill Buckley Center Gallery Artists behind the “There was a tree” exhibit

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A Valentine's Day close to home Some couples chose to stay on campus this year and dine at at the Bauccio Commons. With soft piano music in the background and scrumptions steak and lobster for dinner, the pairs enjoyed a pampered UP Valentine's Day.

share the secrets behind their methods Jennifer Rillamas Page Designer rillamas15@up.edu UP is surrounded by trees. It should be obvious enough, but in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to let the beauty of nature go unnoticed.

Sometimes all it takes is a look at nature through somebody else’s eyes to get that Kayla Wong | THE BEACON kind of appreciation Artists Andrea Benson and Scott C. Johnson back. show the piece they did together titled Thanks to local “Comingle.” The work was recently featured Portland artists at the Sitka Art Invitational at the World Forestry Center.

Scott Johnson and Andrea Benson, the uses a technique called Encaustic UP community has the opportunity to view nature from painting. She makes her own a different perspective through paint by mixing a combination of the new Buckley Center Gallery beeswax, dry paint pigments and tree sap resin. exhibit, “There Was a Tree.”

To apply this kind of paint, she The exhibit features paintings keeps the paint and paintbrushes of landscapes by Johnson in on an electric griddle that is set watercolor and works of trees at 225 degrees. After a few brush and logs by Benson in encaustic. strokes, she takes a torch to melt Johnson, who has shown his the layers together to create one artwork in galleries in places such unit of colored wax. as California, Japan and New “It’s like being a crazy cook,” Zealand, works with watercolors.

Benson said.

“It combines “Part of my process is creating science and art.” a story,” Johnson said. “It’s also a The real story behind process of staring at the work and Benson’s pieces comes from her deciding what to do next. Like personal life. all artwork, it involves a lot of “My parents are in their 80s hours of staring and lots of coffee and their health is disintegrating,” sipping.”

Benson said. “I myself have hit Johnson’s process is tedious. this point where I’m realizing that His first application is a basic my body is hurting and changing sketch with water. He then as well.

Part of these pieces feels tries to recognize an image or a like the acknowledgement that landscape within it. After that, he things fall apart and dissolve and lets the paper dry completely and that you have to make it beautiful continues with the second coat and beyond to build an image. and lovely.”

Johnson and Benson have Finally, he puts a tree in it. found ways to bring their “Once you do one brushstroke, different mediums together. you are committed to the length Featured in the BC Gallery is a of that branch,” Johnson said. piece titled “Comingle” that the “This is the part where you put a artists did together for the Sitka little down and step away to stare Art Invitational at the World at it many times.”

Johnson became friends with Forestry center.

Pat Bognar, curator of the Benson three years ago when Buckley Center Gallery, hopes he moved into Troy Studios in students will benefit from the southeast Portland, where the exhibit. artists currently work.

“It’s important for people to “I became really intrigued by have easy access to art,” Bognar her processes,” Johnson said. said.

“Being in a space with Benson expressed an art is a refuge. This space is a appreciation for Johnson’s art. wonderful place for students to “One of the things I really come and sit, regroup and relax.” like about Scott’s artwork is that To view more of both Johnson it’s a lot like Hansel and Gretel,” and Benson’s artwork, visit the Benson said. “There’s this Waterstone Gallery in the Pearl quality to it that makes me feel District. like I’m walking into a fairy tale.

Johnson and Benson will be I like being able to get lost in a on campus March 2 from 5:30 – painting.”

7:30 p.m. for a closing reception Freshman Chika Eke agrees of the gallery. with Benson about Johnson’s The gallery runs from Feb. 13 artwork. to March 8 and is open Monday “I feel like I can become through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to part of the paintings,” Eke said.

8 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 “They really draw you in with all a.m. to 4 p.m. of the colors and the realness of the trees.”

In her own artwork, Benson

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ASUP ELECtION ASUP PResiDent Platform Description: Inclusivity We plan to strive more than ever to include more constituents into our student government. Only a frac-­ tion of the student body truly understands ASUP, our role on campus and the services we provide. We hope to play a larger role in the college experiences of our peers by reaching out to new populations and reaching in to existing constituents. We want to help constituents reach their goals whether it be executing a program, hosting an event or tackling social issues and policies.

In other words, we want to re-­associate the students of the University of Portland.

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Major Initiatives of Campaign: In order to unite and reconnect with our constituents, we plan on easing and opening the lines of communica-­ tion between constituents, ASUP and the University. To execute this plan, we strive: To foster stronger relationships between established clubs and organizations on campus by discussing and acting upon issues of their interest.

To host physical and virtual forums, town hall meet-­ ings and suggestion drop boxes.

To include student guest speakers at Senate meetings so that we may better understand the passions of our constituents.

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ASUP Vice PResiDent Platform Description: dedication to ASUP throughout my time at UP. sires and creativity.

The guiding philosophies behind my campaign for Reach off-­campus students through town halls, vir-­ ASUP vice president are that of fostering inclusiveness Major Initiatives of Campaign: tual town halls and a variety of other means by which and creating a closer relationship between ASUP and Create better student connection to the ASUP Senate, ASUP can connect with one of the largest constituen-­ the student body. My vision for the future of ASUP is to bringing in student speakers, and turn ASUP into a cies on campus. turn our student government into a knowledge resource knowledgeable resource for students.

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ASUP Senate – three years (Villa senator, CAS sena-­ dent ideas and perspectives on issues regarding life on Establish better communication with Bon Appétit: It tor, Junior Class senator) The Bluff I will work to see that not only are students’ is my belief that many of the complaints regarding ASUP Senate Infrastructure Committee Chair (2 concerns being met, but new opportunities for bettering food service issues can be solved through establish-­ years) student life are being created. Having served as a sena-­ ing better communication and creating a working re-­ Schools for Schools UP: Founder, President (1 year), tor for three years, I am not only the most experienced lationship between ASUP and Bon Appétit.

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Platform Description: The learning curve for CPB director is incredible and knowing what it takes to be the CPB director is a hurdle that I have already crossed. Next year will be all about providing great events.

Months of planning go into every event that CPB sponsors, from working with coordinators, organizing volunteers, advertising and so much more to provide amazing events. The skills that are needed to perform the duties for CPB director are something you can only learn from being on the job.

Along with the skills that you learn on the job, I know that I am also very organized. This is probably the most important aspect of the job, as being organized is most helpful in ensuring that all details are covered for any event.

Major Initiatives of Campaign: Bring back the Homecoming Dance – UP students like dances! That being said I would like to bring back the Homecoming Dance so we can have two

dances a year.

Winter Celebration – It is rare that we have snow in Portland but when we do everyone has fun playing in the snow. I would like to bring a Winter Celebration event, including music and activities such as an ice skating rink..

Interact with off-­campus students more – Through methods such as texting and social media, I would like to focus on creating events that off-­campus stu-­ dents can get involved in and attend.

Student Feedback – Obtain feedback to see what worked and didn’t work at the event and going for-­ ward how we can meet the student’s needs through CPB events. Obtain more student voices in movie selections.

Name recognition – Continue use of Facebook, Twit-­ ter and social media. Keep students informed about CPB.

Previous Leadership Experience: Being the CPB director this pas helped me to understand what thi There are many large and small det CPB sponsors, that until you have d not understand. Being the CPB dir me to do more better and different e has also helped me to understand h effectively with other students, plan and listen to feedback from the st events.

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February 16, 2012

Good food, masks and music: a recipe for Carnaval celebration Students gathered in St. Mary’s Student Center last Friday to celebrate Fiesta de Carnaval and share Latin American culture Amanda Blas Staff Writer blas13@up.edu

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Last Friday, UP students got out their dancing shoes for some live music and good company to welcome the Fiesta de Carnaval on campus.

UP got a taste of Latin American tradition and culture with a carnival in Saint Mary’s Student Center thanks to Movimiento Estuiantil de Chicanos de Astlan (MEChA) and Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society.

“It was a great opportunity for the Latin American clubs to get together,” Sigma Delta Pi adviser

and Spanish instructor Andrea Castanette said. “They were given the chance to share the culture as a team.”

Fiesta de Carnaval was meant to resemble a traditional carnival, or “carnaval” as it is called in Spanish.

“It’s a celebration that happens before Lent all over Latin America and Spain that usually involves whole communities,” Castanette said. “There’s always a lot of dancing, music and food, and it gives them a chance to cele-

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Juniors Cris Hernández and Holly Flores get in the spirit of Fiesta de Carnaval, which was held last Friday by MEChA and Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society.

‘Grimm’ puts a twist on crime time TV

winner got a band shirt and CD.” But the night was about more than just sharing Latin American culture through its party life.

“While food, music and dancing are all part of the carnival experience, we wanted it to also be about being around good company and just having some fun,” Hernández said. “And we really wanted to make it a stress release for everyone so that they are instead filled with good humor and joy.”

Junior Torri Ishihara felt the event was a good way to promote Latin American culture.

“I feel like it really highlighted how festive, colorful and lively

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But it’s this combination of the two that makes “Grimm” so worth tuning into every week.

With how many crime-solving shows there are, “Grimm” adds a much-needed new twist to the typical “who dunnit” television series.

The only real problem with the show? Being in Portland, you may start to worry that you’ll run into the Big Bad Wolf or a revengeful Ogre, just like Nick does in his crime-solving pursuits.

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the culture is,” Ishihara said. “The carnival is one of those things you can’t just read about in a textbook to understand; you have to actually experience it. I’m glad they decided put it on for us at UP.” While this was Sigma Delta Pi and MEChA’s first Fiesta de Carnaval, they hope to see it become an annual event.

“We would like to see it become a tradition just like the Day of the Dead,” Castanette said.

Hernández agreed.

“We liked the number of people who came out and showed interest, and we hope to have it again,” Hernández said.

Schedule at a Glance Friday, February 17 7:00 p.m. Opening Social /

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Saturday, February 18 10:30 a.m. “Life After College” /

TV Review Throw together some “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a couple of childhood fairytales and a whole lot of “CSI,” and Portland has another claim to fame: NBC’s “Grimm.”

“Grimm” is about a Portland homicide detective, Nick, who solves crimes committed by mythical creatures. It’s exactly the kind of thing you’d expect to happen in Portland, where they like to “keep things weird.” But just because the show hits on tales you’ve heard as a kid, don’t be expecting an easy watch: Unless you’ve been a faithful follower since the beginning, it’s not exactly the easiest show to keep up with. After all, when you mix reality and fantasy, you’re bound to get a little confused.

brate and party one last time since they won’t get to during Lent.”

Fiesta de Carnaval had many of the makings of a typical carnival, including live music provided by the Richie Nav Band and mask decorating to imitate the typical carnival masquerades.

There were also some things unique to the UP extravaganza.

“There are usually a lot of food vendors selling tacos, small appetizers, different types of juices and fruit cups, but we just kept it simple and went with chips, salsa and soda,” junior Cris Hernández, a member of both Sigma Delta Pi and MEChA, said. “We also had a dance-off competition where the

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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP

February 16, 2012

Sexism accusation a misunderstanding

The true natures of men and women as viewed in the Catholic Faith do not portray sexism Margaret Persing Guest Commentary Sexism has plagued society since the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. This can be seen in the devaluing of motherhood in our culture, the tendency to place men in positions of power and the statistically proven income-gap between men and women.

This issue is often blamed in part on the Catholic Church.

On the contrary, it has no place in the Church, and has never been condoned nor encouraged.

Rather, Church teaching, specifically in regard to priestly ordination, reflects what we believe about the complete equality of the sexes.

I believe the accusation that the Church itself is sexist is the fault of misunderstanding the true natures of men and women

as they are viewed in the Catholic faith. In the second creation story recorded in Genesis, Adam is portrayed as lonely, despite overwhelming abundance in the Garden of Eden. As an answer to his loneliness, God creates Eve. Although equal to Adam, Eve is “embodied in a different way,” as Mary Healy says in “Men and Women are from Eden.” Before the Fall, they possess the fullest expression of love as completely equal yet entirely different and complementary.

It is only after the Fall that the perception of inequality arises.

When God confronts them in the Garden, he tells Eve “your desire shall be for your husband, but he will dominate you” (Gen 2:24).

According to Blessed Pope John Paul II, this is often understood as a reference to a “‘reduction’ of woman in comparison to man. But there is no reason why one should understand this reduction as social inequality.” Rather, the inequality describes a “lack of full unity” in the context of their marriage.

They have lost the perfect love God created for them in the beginning. This perception of inequality points to the societal tendency toward sexism as a result of the Fall.

The creation story brings up

an important issue: vocation.

Marriage, seen in the union of Adam and Eve, is the primary life to which people are called.

However, the Church recognizes single, consecrated, monastic and priestly life as legitimate and equally important callings.

Some people take issue with

“The ability to bear children is a gift and a vocation that God designed exclusively for women; likewise the priestly vocation is specifically reserved for men. “ Margaret Persing freshman the fact that the Church does not allow the ordination of women to the priesthood as this is perceived as sexism, but its foundation originates in Christ’s own life.

In choosing his Apostles, Jesus chose 12 men. His own mother, Mary, who is regarded more highly in the Church than any other human being besides Christ Himself, was not one of the 12.

Christ’s decision to choose only men as priests has been questioned throughout the ages,

but the Church has remained steadfast in its tradition. The Catechism states “the Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason, the ordination of women is not possible.”

This teaching does not diminish the value of women than the fact that men cannot bear children diminishes their value. The ability to bear children is a gift and a vocation that God designed exclusively for women.

Likewise the priestly vocation is specifically reserved for men.

To blame the Church for societal issues is, at best, unfair.

The inequalities that we see everyday in society, like sexselective abortions (especially in places like India where male children are preferred) and sexism in the workplace, have never been the fault of the Church.

These are issues that show up regularly in society, but the Church has upheld the dignity of women from the beginning.

This can be seen most clearly in John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter, “On the Dignity of Women” (Mulieris Dignitatem).

“A woman is strong because of her awareness of this entrusting, strong because of the fact that God ‘entrusts the human being

to her,’ always and in every way, even in the situations of social discrimination in which she may find herself.”

This awareness and this fundamental vocation speak to women of the dignity which they receive from God himself, and this makes them ‘strong’ and strengthens their vocation.”

This is not to say that motherhood is the only available vocation for women, but rather that it is an essential and dignified vocation. The trust that God puts in womankind of continuing the human race is vital to the dignity of women.

JP II continues on to say “this concerns each and every woman, independently of the cultural context in which she lives, and independently of her spiritual, psychological and physical characteristics, as for example, age, education, health, work and whether she is married or single.”

I hope this provides an alternate point of view on sexism in relation to the Catholic Church.

Margaret Persing is a freshman nursing major. She can be reached at persing15@up.edu

Is God calling you?

Do you know?

We heard the call and gave over our life in service to the Church and the world in a more explicit way. And our life has not been the same since. We have found purpose, joy, and fulfillment. Christ invited and we answered.

Is God calling you to join us?

Come and see.

If you are interested in exploring a vocation to Holy Cross, please contact Fr. Gerry Olinger, C.S.C. (olinger@up.edu) or Fr. Charlie McCoy, C.S.C. (mccoy@up.edu) here on campus for more information.

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February 16, 2012

What has ASUP done for you?

Over the weekend a Beacon photographer asked fellow students their expectations for the ASUP Executive Board next year.

The 10 students she asked had no idea what ASUP is or what it does.

However, there was one student who knew what ASUP was and the difference she could make by applying to be a senator. She is a junior who applied to fill the vacant College of Arts and Sciences senator position.

She got fellow CAS students’ signatures and put forth her application to the Senate – it should have been an easy decision.

There was an open position and her fellow students wanted her to fill it.

However, instead of following their mission “to provide an organization through which the needs and interests of students can be represented, by which extracurricular activities can be developed, and as a means to foster the recognition of students’ rights and responsibilities,” nearly half of the Senate questioned her lack of experience in leadership and decided not to accept her.

“Senate would have been her first time leading,” ASUP President Zack Imfeld said. “Other

than that there were no red flags.”

To his credit, Imfeld did the right thing and vetoed the Senate’s decision, but the candidate withdrew after she heard she was black balled.

Beggars can’t be choosers, ASUP, especially considering only six students are running for five positions in the upcoming elections.

The fact that so few people are running in this election is evidence that ASUP is not connected with the student body.

Students keep ASUP out of sight and mind because it has yet to affect our everyday lives in a meaningful matter. This year, the big debate revolved around changing the CIF to the MPF; in other words, ASUP renamed something so they could put money somewhere else. Nothing has been bought; no students have been impacted or reaped any of the benefits – except the ASUP members who can talk about their leadership experience in student government during job interviews.

It is time for ASUP to make meaningful change and be proactive in righting wrongs. ASUP needs to write more resolutions on important topics. For example, why hasn’t ASUP taken a stance on and written a resolu-

tion about the nondiscrimination clause?

Students are also continually talking about the price of food in The Commons. ASUP should represent the needs and interests of its students and write a resolution calling to disband the ability for Bon Appétit to have a monopoly on campus.

As a student government, it is ASUP’s responsibility to be leaders. Thus their “leadership” ought to concern, involve and benefit the student body. With four candidates running unopposed, not everyone’s interests are going to be represented. Additionally, the candidates who are running are not going to feel any incentive to compete and vie for student interest.

However, the lack of candidates running in this year’s election is not only ASUP’s responsibility. ASUP stands for the Associated Students of the University of Portland, and as such, more students need to get involved.

Even if students can’t get involved by holding a Senator or Executive Board position, students need to start paying attention to ASUP politics and holding ASUP accountable for its decisions.

Past treasury reports show

that ASUP collects over $200,000 every semester, a number that will continue to increase as the population of the school grows.

Nearly $21,000 of that money goes into the Major Project Fund each semester. Currently, ASUP is deciding what to spend the MPF money on and students should care where this money goes.

Are you aware that one of the MPF options that the ASUP Executive Board is pushing for is a penny-squishing machine?

Current ASUP Vice President Chloe’ Ruffin called it “fun” on Facebook, but does it actually benefit you?

We are a prestigious educational institution and our student funds should not be put towards something that is as useless as a penny-squishing machine. The only thing a penny-squishing machine will be remembered for is being one of the most illogical decisions ever made by ASUP and yet another arbitrary delegation of funds that does not impact us.

Next question: If we asked you to tell us who Brock Vasconcellos and Kyle Hamm are, would you know?

Do you know what policies they want to enact or what plat-

form they are running on as next year’s only presidential and vice presidential ticket? Do you feel confident in their ability to appropriately spend nearly half a million dollars?

If you do not feel informed or are unsure about next year’s candidates, become informed by taking an active role in getting to know the people running.

Moreover, if you don’t like the options you have, realize you don’t have to vote for the people running just because they are unopposed. There is an option for writing in a vote for a candidate not listed. If the candidates running get less than 10 percent of the vote, a special election will be held in order to fill the positions and someone better may step forward and take responsibility.

We envision our student government to be a powerful voice for the student body, to express our concerns and wishes. It should be an outlet that will report to the administration what its students want (not only what our senators want) and to keep its constituents informed.

That being said, we want you to ask yourselves: Are you getting what you want from your student government?

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A smoking ban will not solve the problem

Kevin Conley Guest Commentary We all know someone who smokes. They quite possibly aren’t our favorite person to be around. But that doesn’t give us the right to infringe upon their legal decisions. Anyone who smokes is quite aware of the decision they make every single time they pick up a cigarette. In today’s modern world, no one is so ill-informed that they think smoking is a risk-free habit. How-

ever, there is no reason to ban smoking on campus, as it would accomplish nothing positive.

The argument that a smoking ban would make people think twice about smoking is a dream.

In a recent study from a college campus where smoking was banned in all outdoor areas, the percentage of students smoking was only reduced by 4 percent and each smoker who didn’t quit only dropped their average intake by one cigarette. It’s not that effective, and the evidence backs this up.

Just because banning smoking seems like it would work, doesn’t mean that anyone will quit. A complaint from students at universities with outdoor bans

actually commonly come from females. They feel they’re unsafe having to walk all the way across campus and into local neighborhoods to have to smoke, especially when they’re alone at night. A smoking ban would be completely unfair to them, and put them in danger even though it’s their right to smoke outside in this country.

Now I’d like to discuss the hot-button issue of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is incredibly dangerous and can be deadly under the right conditions.

That is exactly why smoking is banned indoors, but there’s a reason it’s different in an outdoor environment. Multiple studies done in California found that when

sensors were placed directly next to smokers outdoors, carcinogen levels were about 75 percent of what they were in a closed room with a smoker. When the sensors were moved only two meters away, the readings were reduced to the background level that we breathe in the air normally, meaning that when you’re only two meters away from a smoker outside, you’re not experiencing secondhand smoke.

Contrary to some opinions, smokers are not just hurting everyone around them at all times.

So is it fair to take away someone’s right to a quick cigarette in between classes because you don’t like the smell of them? Is that right?

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You could make the argument that it isn’t fair to either side, but only one side is respectful of the other. Smoking is banned within a 25-foot radius of the buildings on campus, and 50 feet of doors, which is a compromise between smokers and non-smokers. This is why I’m so disappointed in people who think they have the right to stop other people from enjoying themselves because they have a problem with the occasional whiff of tobacco in public. There’s no rationale to ban smoking on campus, other than a personal bias against smokers.

Kevin Conley is a sophomore computer science and math major. He can be contacted at conley14@up.edu.

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OPINIONS

Letters to the Editor Unopposed tickets: why vote?

Out of the entire student population, at least 10 percent needs to vote in order to elect a candidate, whether there is opposition for the ticket or not. By voting, you are expressing your voice about who will best advocate for our campus community.

In this year’s ASUP Executive Board Election, with four positions available, there is only one contested ticket. The only race is between the two ASUP Secretary candidates, Julia Balistreri and Stephanie Fekete. All other positions are unopposed.

Even when there are uncontested positions, it is incredibly important to consider whom you want representing our student body. Especially since these are the women and men who are influential in deciding what is done with your money. Think critically and don’t hold back in asking important questions.

With the election approaching, continue the conversation with your friends and classmates.

Consider what is important to you and what is needed to make this community the best it can be.

Next Tuesday and Wednesday, be sure to cast your ballots on the UP Portal and let your voice be heard.

Mara Kouides is a junior social work major and elections committee member. She can be contacted at kouides13@up.edu.

Things are looking UP Rose Hoonan Staff Commentary I hated it here. A month into my first semester at UP, I was ready to pack up my bags and leave. I did not know what I was going to do, but I was planning to get the heck out of here, and fast.

I searched for vacant WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities of Organic Farms, where volunteers work and live on farms) locations in obscure towns in Eastern Europe. I researched how to join the Peace Corps. The thought of leaving society and living in a vacant bus in the middle of Alaska like Christopher McCandless from “Into the Wild” even crossed my mind.

But then I realized that I had philosophy homework to do and leaving UP that instant would break my never-turned-an-assignment-in-late streak. So, I stayed for the time being, broadcasting my discontent to the world while I was at it.

I hated the fees. Tasks that I once assumed to be permissible were all of a sudden forbidden.

There were fines for climbing a tree, propping a door open and locking one’s self out of their room, among others. What kind of a place punished its students

for such harmless actions? Apparently UP does.

I hated the religious aspects.

Suddenly I saw the views and traditions of the Holy Cross Catholic institution as ridiculous and outdated. What kind of place puts limitations on LGBTQ students’ rights, and has same-sex dorms?

Apparently UP does.

As the semester progressed, the issues I had with UP intensified. I did not even attempt to see things in a positive light or consider the superior educational experience I was afforded. I felt trapped at a time when I should have felt liberated. My impressions of what college was supposed to be did not line up with the reality in which I was held hostage.

A few weeks into second semester, my thoughts changed, and I realized how incredibly lucky I was to be attending UP. Not long after school started again, I had an allergic reaction and had to go to the doctor. Out of the blue, my hall director offered to drive me there. A few weeks later, I received an email from a faculty member, making sure I had recovered.

Who cared about some random freshman girl and her minor, though embarrassingly Dalmatian-like, allergic reaction? Apparently these incredibly generous, selfless people at UP did.

On a daily basis, I have meetings with professors who are gen-

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uinely happy to help me succeed in my educational endeavors. I send emails or call UP staff and students and always receive a prompt, personal response. I am invariably greeted with a smile from members of the UP community no matter where I am on campus. These experiences made me appreciate UP. In all of my collected impressions of what college was like, I had never heard of a community as friendly, personal and giving as I find UP to be. There are not many schools like it, and I am glad I finally realized how truly fortunate I am.

Yes, I do still think that some of the policies at UP are unnecessary and in need of change, but the genuine learning experience I am offered and the sincere people that fill this university far outweigh the negatives I once thought would ruin my college experience.

Attending UP may not be the college experience I anticipated, but that is OK. I hope others recognize the value of having such a personal, dedicated community around them, because I did and that is what has made all the difference.

Rose Hoonan is a freshman communication studies major and can be contacted at hoonan15@up.edu.

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Faces on The Bluff

By Jackie Jeffers

We asked:

What is your favorite place in Portland and why?

“Villa. No explanation needed.”

Stan Thompson, sophomore, business

“Multnomah Falls because it’s pretty, adventurous and fun to hike.”

Cynthia Oceguera, junior, education

George Washington’s birthday is numerically special The first President of the United States, George Washington, was born on Feb. 22, 1732 (222-1732 or simply, 2221732) and died on Dec. 14, 1799 (12141799), at age 66. This year Feb. 22, 2012 (2222012), which marks Washington’s 280th birthday, is numerically special. Here is why.

Note that Washington’s full birth date 2221732 can be broken into its prime factors as 2 x 2 x 71 x 7823 where 7823 happens to be the 989th prime number. The digits of 989 add up to 26 and square of 26 times 3287 (which is the reverse of 7823) results in 2222012, that is, the full date number of Washington’s 280th birthday!

Isn’t this amazing, like a magic trick? In addition, 989 equals 23 x 43 and the sum of these two prime numbers is 66, Washington’s death age!

Further, if Washington’s 280th birthday 2222012 is expressed in terms of its prime factors as 2 x 2 x 13 x 13 x 19 x 173, these six prime numbers add up to 222, which represents Feb. 22nd – fascinating!

Lastly, as an aside, Washington’s 490th birthday will be one-of-a-kind since its full date is 2222222!

Happy 280th birthday, George Washington!

Aziz Inan is a professor of electrical engineering and can be contacted at ainan@up.edu.

“Southeast Grind Coffee. It’s a great place to get coffee and get work done.”

Rachel Carrillo, junior, mechanical engineering

“Powell’s because it’s the biggest bookstore in the city.”

Nick Williams, junior, mechanical engineering

“Lloyd Center District because it is lively.”

Brie Aguon, freshman, biology

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February 16, 2012

Going: Going, gone Continued from page 16 ing some questions about the layout of their fields and how the likelihood of home runs would change with modifications to their field.”

While the baseball analysis

is not his full-time occupation at this point, Rybarczyk holds out hope that one day it can be.

“It’s not quite my sole vocation yet, but I would love to get that point,” Rybarczyk said.

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Men’s basketball

Spotlight: Kevin bailey Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu I met with freshman guard Kevin Bailey to talk to the school’s first ESPN top 100 recruit about why he chose the University of Portland and how he would survive on a desert island.

Q: Out of all the schools that recruited you, why did you choose UP? A: I didn’t want to wait behind older guys. I wanted to make an impact when I came. They had a young team here, and I felt like they had all the pieces to do something special.

Q: You are the first ESPN top 100 recruit to come to UP. Did you feel pressure to perform immediately?

A: I knew I was going have it.

It wasn’t like it was new. I knew people were going to expect me

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to do big things, and I wanted to do that.

Q: If you were stuck on an island with one teammate, who would it be and why?

A: If I had to pick it would probably be one of the seniors.

Probably Nem because I feel like he would know how to live on the island. If I took one of the freshman we would both die. He is older and wiser. I feel like he would know how to make food out of plants or how to fish.

Q: Aside from playing basketball, what is your favorite thing to do in Portland or UP? A: I like to relax and hang out.

There is close community here that I like. I like to go out and do a movie, have fun and hang out with other friends Q: If you could have lunch with one person, who would it be and why?

A: Kobe. I would want to pick his brain. I would be fascinated.

If I wasn’t too star struck I would ask him a million questions.

Q: Not having the most successful year, what should Pilot fans be looking forward to next season?

A: Just tons of improvement.

The fans understand how young we are. Coming in, I am trying to make a big impact. Tim (Douglas) and other starters were still trying to figure it out. Nem and Eric had to figure out how to play with us. Next year we have a young group coming up and we’re going to be so much better.

Q: If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?

A: The warmest place. Always wanted to be in Australia.

I love warm weather.

Q: You’re dating teammate Riley Barker’s sister, was there an arm wrestling contest or something of that nature involved

in order to receive approval from big bro?

A: I guess. He wouldn’t let me until we got a win so I guess I can thank Santa Clara for that.

Q: Who is your favorite NBA player and why?

A: Kobe. I’m with the Kobe system. I think he is the greatest.

His game is smooth and he has no fear. I think Kobe is better than Jordan. People who have lived through Jordan era saw young MJ but I watched old Jordan. I watched Kobe growing up and I’m definitely in the Kobe system.

Q: What is in your opinion the best basketball shoe and why?

A: Nike Hyperdunk. I haven’t tried the D-Rose, and I heard they’re lighter. But the Hyperdunks are lightest shoes I have ever had. You feel like there is no weight on you.

the Pilots have faced this year is confidence on the road, where UP has only won against Hawaii and San Diego State during Rainbow Wahine Invitational in Hawaii on Nov. 18 and 20 and recently at LMU. “Because our team is so young, we have problems at matching the energy we play with at home and transferring that to the road,” Head Coach Jim Sollars said. “There have been a few games this year where I felt we would have won it if we were at home.”

One of those games was against Pepperdine in Malibu,

Calif. on Jan. 7, where the Pilots were unable to pull out a win despite having the lead until the end when they fell 66-63.

“This season has had a lot of downs so far,” Sollars said.

“We’re a pretty young team going against some really good teams, but I feel we have grown a lot this year.”

The Pilots have only have three seniors this year: TecleMariam, Day and guard NaKeisha Brown. The team also has five freshmen and four sophomores adding to the team’s youth.

“Us younger girls really need to win out and play our hearts

out for the seniors in these last few games,” freshman guard Cassandra Brown said. “They have taught us so much and have worked so hard for this team that we owe it to them.”

Pepperdine currently holds a 7-4 WCC record and sits fifth in conference standings while Santa Clara is two spots higher than UP with a 3-9 record.

“I feel both these games we should win at home,” Day said.

“I know us seniors have a lot to prove on our way out and the young players have a lot to prove about where there going to stand in the future.”

Women’s basketball comes home The women’s basketball team prepares for home games against Pepperdine and Santa Clara Kyle Cape-Lindelin Staff Writer capelind13@up.edu The new year has not treated the women’s basketball season kindly with the team going 2-10 since the turn of the calender.

The Pilots are headed for another losing season with a 9-17 overall record, their only wins coming against San Francisco on Jan. 14 with a score of 78-74 and at LMU on Feb. 11 winning 8063. Against LMU senior forward Natalie Day led the team with 18 points and nine rebounds while fellow senior point guard ReZina TecleMariam scored nine points and had four assists. TecleMariam’s points put her at 999 career points, giving her the opportunity to reach 1,000 when the team returns home to play Pepperdine tonight at 7 p.m. or in the Chiles Center this Saturday on Feb. 18 versus Santa Clara at 7 p.m.

“The end of the season means a lot to us seniors, even if the season didn’t turn out the way we wanted to,” TecleMariam said.

“These last couple home games are our last in Chiles so we want to put on a good show for our fans who have supported us.”

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Last Thursday the Pilots fell to the Loyola Marymount Lions 76-62. Currently 6-19 overall and 3-9 in the WCC, they will be in California tonight to face the San Diego Torreros and the Pepperdine Waves on Saturday. The Pilots’ next home game will be against the St. Mary’s Gaels on Feb. 23.

Women’s basketball Faring better than the men’s team, the Pilots powered past the LMU Lions 80-63 on the road last Saturday. The women’s team stands at 9-17 overall and 2-10 in the WCC. Their next home game is tonight against the Pepperdine Waves at 7 p.m. The Pilots will also be hosting the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday at 7 p.m. for their annual “Play 4Kay” game, raising awareness for breast cancer.

Men’s and women’s track and field The men’s and women’s track and field team competed in the University of Washington Husky Classic this past weekend. Julia Fonk captured first place in the 800 meter run (2:14.55) and the mile run (5:00.30). David Perry also placed first in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:08.86.

The Pilots’ next challenge will be the UW Final Qualifier on March 3.

Men’s tennis

The men’s tennis team is currently undefeated at 4-0. They face the Gonzaga Bulldogs tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Lousiana Pacific Tennis Center. Their next home game will also be at home on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m.

Women’s tennis The Pilots flew past the Seattle Univeristy Redhawks last Saturday after a home loss to the University of Montana Grizzlies.

Their next match is Saturday in Seattle against the University of Washington. (courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)

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Greg Rybarczyk, the creator of ESPN’s Home Run Tracker, visits campus this Wednesday to discuss his technology Jason Hortsch Staff Writer hortsch12@up.edu Albert Pujols slowly rounds the bases after blasting a home run and ESPN helpfully displays the distance the ball traveled on screen. Any baseball fan is familiar with the sight, but is likely to take such a seemingly minor detail for granted.

For those wondering how such a technological feat is accomplished, the answer will be available on campus Feb. 22nd, as Greg Rybarczyk, the creator of this technology visits UP. Rybarczyk remembers vividly how a Manny Ramirez home run at Fenway Park spurred him to develop his system. After the game, when he discovered that no official distance measurements existed for home runs, he was incredulous.

“I said to myself, ‘This is unbelievable. We can put a man on the moon and somehow I’m

supposed to accept that we can’t know how far this home run went?’” Rybarczyk said. “I decided to try and figure out how far it went.”

Rybarczyk’s background in math and mechanical engineering allowed him to quickly get to work on the project.

“I was a physics instructor in the Navy, so I was familiar with how to do trajectory analysis and projection,” Rybarczyk said.

That wasn’t all he did in the Navy. Rybarczyk also worked in a naval nuclear power program, which he credits with keeping him on his mathematical toes.

“In that occupation within the Navy, you are challenged on a daily basis to really understand how nuclear power plants work,” Rybarczyk said. “You have to be very into mathematical intricacies.”

It did not take long for Rybarczyk to develop his first version of the model.

“Once I got working, in two to

three weeks I had an aerodynam- home run’s distance. ic model for a flying baseball, in“Once you have the model cluding all of the forces that act down, you can pretty much come on the ball as it leaves the bat,” up with a distance for the home Rybarczyk said. run by the time the guy gets to After maintaining his own third base,” Rybarczyk said. “It’s online database of home run in- very fast.” formation since 2005, an agent who was a “I said to friend of Rybarczyk’s myself, ‘This is was able to put him in unbelievable. contact with ESPN. After ESPN was satWe can put a isfied with the accuman on the racy of Rybarczyk’s model, they agreed to moon and a deal. somehow I’m “After a series supposed to of negotiations, after the 2009 baseball accept that season, we signed a contract,” Rybarczyk we can’t know how far this home run said. “They have been went?’ I decided to try and figure out using it on the air and how far it went.” all their different platGreg Rybarczyk forms since.”

Rybarczyk is particularly pleased with the speed Rybarczyk was invited to that his model can determine a speak at UP by Jeromy Koffler,

director of Student Activities.

Koffler heard Rybarczyk speaking on 1080 The Fan, and was immediately struck by the potential for Rybarczyk’s research to garner interest among the UP community.

“I immediately thought his work was very interesting and could have appeal to math and engineering students, as well as sports fans,” Koffler said.

While still a reliability engineer by day, Rybarczyk’s model has offered him great exposure.

His talents have been requested by everyone from major league teams to those just seeking answers about their current ballparks.

“I’ve done some contracting and consulting work for major league teams, other media outlets and other baseball information companies,” Rybarczyk said.

“I’ve done a little bit of consulting on ballpark design, answerSee Going, page 14

Pilots split matches in home opener

Women’s tennis now stands at 1-2 after matches against Montana and Seattle University PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu

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Freshman Anastasia Polyakova prepares to serve during last Saturday’s bout with the Seattle University Redhawks. She went on to win in two sets 6-2 and 6-0. The Pilots will face some big name schools this year during their lengthy road schedule, travelling to face Oregon, Washington, and Washington State.

In the women’s tennis home opener last weekend, the Pilots were edged out 3-4 against Montana and defeated Seattle University 4-3.

The loss to Montana had some extra sting in it as the Pilot’s lost not only the match but also one of their top players, freshman Milagros Cubelli, to an ACL tear.

“It was not the best start and it had us a bit shaky I guess,” junior Valeska Hoath said. “The next day was about finding a way to win, so SU was a good win and a good indicator for the rest of the season.”

Against the Seattle Redhawks, Portland was lead by wins from freshman Nastya Polyakova, junior Sabine Fuchs and junior Valeska Hoath as well as doubles wins by Polyakova/Fuchs, sophomore Alice Tucker and her team-

mate Hoath.

For freshman Nastya Polyakova, who is from Saint Petersburg, Russia, getting wins at the beginning of the season helps set expectations for the rest of the year.

“I feel really good. I am confident now,” Polyakova said. “I want to win every match I play and I don’t want injuries to my team.”

The Pilots look to make some noise in the WCC this year, but also have an opportunity to surprise some bigger schools as they travel to three Pac-12 universities this season: Oregon, Washington and Washington State.

“This is probably the best team we have had talent-wise since I’ve been here,” Hoath said.

“We discussed amongst the team and we want to finish among the top four in the WCC.” The team will travel north to challenge the University of Washington on Saturday, looking to upset one of the three big Pac12 schools on the schedule.

“It’s really different going to big schools. (UW) is one of the nicest places I’ve ever played,” said Hoath. “They do full lineup announcements, the National anthem, and have a good fan base;

they really go the whole nine yards, not like in the WCC.” While traveling can be fun to play in different atmospheres, it also takes its toll on the players.

“It is really tough to travel. I feel like I have so much school work and I only sleep like 4 or 5 hours,” Polyakova said.

Traveling will be at a premium this season for the Pilots’ as they will be on the road for eight straight matches from March 14 to April 1 starting with five matches in California.

For Polyakova, this may have its upside because even Portland’s weather has been a nice change.

“It’s so hot here. It’s like -5 in Russia right now,” Polyakova said.

After the Pilots’ road trip to Washington, you can catch a match at home when they play city rival Portland State on Friday, March 2.