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Students ‘Big Bang Theory’ star vote ‘yes’ for MPF returns to The Bluff
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Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu Students have voted to expand ASUP’s Capital Improvement Fund (CIF) into a Major Project Fund (MPF). Resolution 11-07 will allow the student government to fund larger events on campus such as concerts and speeches as well as capital improvements. A total of 699 votes, representing 21.9 percent of the student body, were cast, with 62.8 percent in support of the resolution and 37.2 percent against. Results were tabulated Wednesday night. “I’m very pleased,” junior and co-sponsor of the resolution Kyle Hamm said. “Given that 62 percent of voters voted in favor for it, I think that shows that the student body supports this measure. It is a healthy new development in the Capital Improvements Fund.” Before the resolution can be enacted, University President Fr. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., must approve the change since it will amend the ASUP Constitution. “It’s not really taking anything away from the old CIF – it is just adding more options,” freshman and cosponsor of the resolution Derek Block said. “I think the funds were having a hard time being used, especially since the RISE campaign will be doing a lot of improvements in the next couple of years. And I think I would really love a few events on campus.” According to senior Kristin Johnson, the ASUP Secretary and Elections Committee Chair, the expansion of the CIF fund into the MPF maximizes the potential for improvements to social and environmental aspects on campus. “I would really just like to voice how important the CIF has become and how students really appreciate how we have the ability to make these improvements on campus and would want to foster them long-term,” Johnson said.
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UP joins 59 colleges in violence prevention program UP plans to launch violence and sexual assault prevention program in fall 2013 Sarah Hansell Staff Writer hansell14@up.edu This spring, the University of Portland will join 59 other colleges across the nation in training a group of faculty and staff in violence prevention. They will be trained by Green Dot, an organization that believes any community can reduce violence. It will help UP implement a strategy for violence prevention. Once trained, the faculty and staff, called the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Team (SAPET), will hold voluntary workshops for students in fall 2013 to teach them how to recognize and intervene in situations of potential violence, including sexual assault.
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Sociology professor Martin Monto (above) conducted a study in 2008 on sexual assault at UP. The study found that nine percent of women reported encounters that would legally constitute as rape in 2007.
“(Green Dot) has been known to significantly change students’ perceptions of powerbased personal violence, and research is showing that it’s very promising in reducing the incidence of violence on campus, and that’s one of things that we’re most excited about,” member of SAPET and counselor Kristina Houck said. UP received a three-year federal grant in September for about $158,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, allowing it to participate in the Green Dot training. According to the National Institute of Justice’s 2007 Campus Sexual Assault Study, about 14 percent of college females have been victims of at least one completed sexual assault since entering college.
“Our only hope for reducing sexual assault is for students to treat it as a community responsibility.”
Martin Monto sociology professor
In 2008, professor of sociology and current SAPET member Martin Monto conducted a study on sexual assault at UP, which took a sample of almost 300 students from every upperdivision theology class on campus during one semester. Monto’s research found rates slightly lower than the national estimate. “About nine percent of women report something that would legally constitute a rape in the previous year,” Monto said.
However, only 1.4 percent of the respondents said they had been raped when asked directly using the word “rape.” “Very few of the sexual assaults that occur on campus are reported … which limits our ability to investigate and respond,” Monto said. The 2010 Department of Public Safety Crime and Fire Report shows two forcible sex offenses were reported. The new grant aims to help UP increase reporting and victim care as well as implement a peer intervention program. “The grant will help us to increase reporting and investigation, improve our services to victims, and most See Prevention, page 5
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On On Campus Campus
INTERNATIONAL WEEK Thursday, Nov. 17, International Education week continues. The Campus Connectors Program will host a session to highlight, “Find Yourself Outside the U.S.,” to help students explore careers and educational opportunities outside the U.S. It will be in the International Student Center lounge in the Christie Hall basement at 3 p.m. The beginning Chinese course will present a famous Chinese film at 7 p.m. in Shiley Hall room 301. International Club will host a sushi workshop from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the International Student Center in Christie Hall basement. Learn how to make sushi, enjoy Japanese food and learn about the richness of Japanese culture. Participation is limited, so please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early to secure a seat. ‘ONE DAY’ Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1819, “One Day” will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m. TRASHIN’ FASHION Friday, Nov. 18, the College Ecology Club will host the second annual Trashin’ Fashion Recycled Fashion Show from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Mehling Ballroom. Participants create outfits out of reused and recycled materials, and the audience will vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. There will be food and prizes for those who attend. FRIED FOOD FEST Saturday, Nov. 19, the Biodiesel Club is hosting a Fried Food Fest in The Commons from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free food will be provided and information about how the oil used to cook the food will made into biodiesel. CORRECTIONS In the Nov. 10 issue, The Beacon incorrectly reported that last year, the Moreau Center for Service and Leadersip sent fifth-year senior Taylor Bergmann, senior Kurt Berning and 2011 alumna Elle Hoxworth on the East Africa Initiative Internship. In fact, while Bergmann and Hoxworth attended the internship in summer 2010, Berning attended in summer 2011. The Beacon regrets the error.
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Occupy Portland disassembled Police arrest 51 demonstrators in weekend confrontation
Kate Peifer Staff Writer peifer14@up.edu The Occupy Portland movement is regrouping following a tense confrontation with police Saturday night and early Sunday, resulting in the arrest of 51 demonstrators. Mayor Sam Adams ordered the camps to be shut down by Saturday, Nov. 12, at midnight. “Crime, especially reported assaults, has increased in the area,” Adams said at a press conference in City Hall. “Occupy has had a considerable time to share its movement’s message with the public but has lost control of the camps it has created.” Due to an increase in crime and two accounts of drug overdose, Adams said the deliberate termination of the camp is not about politics but rather about encroachment and
“Non-violence is important to the movement. I did not witness the use of any force, but the officers were all armed with chemical weapons and gas masks.”
Kevin Hershey senior
the safety of others. “I want to make clear: This action is not an action against the Occupy Portland movement,” Adams said. On Saturday, Nov. 12, before the arrests took place, a group of UP students attended a march held by Occupy Portland. “I was at the occupation site Saturday afternoon, several hours before the eviction deadline,” senior Kevin Hershey said via email. According to Hershey, police outnumbered participants of the
march but no physical force was used. “The march was peaceful,” Hershey said. “Non-violence is important to the movement. I did not witness the use of any force, but the officers were all armed with chemical weapons and gas masks.” Hershey plans to continue supporting the movement despite termination of the camps. “I do have plans to support the Occupy movement further, but I’m not exactly sure how,” Hershey said. “To me, it’s beautiful to see people in the United States finally question the way things work around here and rise up together.” Sophomores Emily Reynolds, Garrett Athman and Colin Ritter witnessed the tension at Occupy Portland on their way back to campus Saturday night. “We were at Voodoo
(Doughnuts) and we saw a police helicopter,” Reynolds said. “We followed it and ended up at Occupy Portland.” According to Reynolds, the police wore helmets and riot gear and used batons to push people back. “It was one in the morning and there were thousands of people,” Reynolds said. “We were kind of freaked out because the police were yelling.” On Wednesday, several hundred Portland State University students missed class to march through downtown Portland in support of the movement. According to police, one protester, 32-year-old John Saunders, was arrested for shoving two police officers. Saunders had been arrested Sunday in connection with the clearing of the Occupy encampment, police said.
ASUP announces CIF projects
New computer system for ADvantage and additions to The Anchor will be implemented next semester Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu On Monday, Nov. 14, the ASUP Executive Board announced the projects it will fund with this semester’s Capital Improvement Fund (CIF): a new awning and heat lamps for the outdoor seating area by The Anchor and a new computer system for the ADvantage program, UP’s student-run advertising agency coordinated by ASUP. Junior and ASUP treasurer Caitlin Chu said the awning and heat lamps for The Anchor, which ASUP plans to have installed by the end of the school year, will benefit all students and not just those who live on campus. “I think it’s a great use of that space,” she said. “People who live in the houses sometimes have no cell service, so it’ll be nice for them to come over and make their phone calls and have it be warm.” According to Chu, the ADvantage computer system, which creates and monitors the advertisements displayed on televisions all over the UP campus, is in need of replacement. “There’s not enough hard drive to support the programs,” Chu said. “They’re looking at another computer that will be more efficient and not lose documents.” The four other plans that were up for consideration for the CIF fund included bike pumps, the renovation of St. Mary’s Student Lounge, new sports equipment for Howard Hall and a walking path along The Bluff. The CIF budget equates to 10 percent of the ASUP budget, which is funded from the student activities fee every UP student
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The ASUP executive board announced the Capital Improvement Fund (CIF) projects for this semester on Monday. The fund will go towards a new awning and heat lamps for the outdoor seating area at The Anchor (above) as well as a new computer system for ADvantage. pays as a part of tuition and fees every semester. This money, which totals roughly $20,000 each semester depending on the size of the student body, goes toward UP’s physical improvement. “The intention is that student government uses money to immediately address the concerns of students, and do it in a timely manner,” alumna Sarah Carroll, guest speaker at the meeting, former ASUP president, and Young Alumni on the Board of Regents, said at the meeting. The ASUP Executive Board drew up a list of ten possible physical improvement projects, such as a walking path along The Bluff and a renovation of St. Mary’s Student Lounge. Last week, ASUP senators voted on the top six projects they believed would be most valuable to the University and its students. From there, the Executive Board chose
two projects. “We based it on what we see as feasible and cost-effective,” Chu said. ASUP senator and sophomore Brandon Morgan said he has heard a lot of support for The Anchor expansion. “A lot of people I spoke to thought The Anchor is a great idea,” Morgan said. “The heat lamps add a level of luxury. I’m happy with it.” Junior Brittany Balajadia said the heat lamps will be a welcome addition for students who visit The Anchor when the weather gets cold, especially students who live in Tyson and Haggerty or Fields and Schoenfeldt halls. “Instead of people hiding in buildings, they’ll be able to relax outside,” Balajadia said. Morgan said the current ADvantage computer, which will be replaced after winter break, is not doing its job. According to
Chu, the slow computer system has affected the effectiveness of the advertisements. “The system isn’t too compatible with the computer,” Morgan said. “It’s not a good situation.” Although the majority of the funds will go toward the ADvantage computer and Anchor additions, it is possible that the Executive Board will also consider other options, such as St. Mary’s. “We are going to see how much these two projects cost,” senior and ASUP vice president Chloe’ Ruffin said at the meeting. “From there we are going to then look back at how much money we have remaining and then divvy it up between other items on the list.” “The Library is going offline next year, so St. Mary’s might become the new study hotspot,” Chu said.
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Bike theft rises five percent
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Public Safety sees an increase in bike theft and drug activity this semester Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu Freshman Mitchell Boyd was on his way to a night class two weeks ago when he decided to lock his bike up outside of Buckley Center. When he returned after class, his bike and the lock were gone. Since August, 18 bikes have been reported stolen on campus, causing Public Safety to ask students to register their bikes and keep them locked. This is a five percent increase from last year. “It’s a little bit of an increase because of the economy,” director of Public Safety Harold Burke-Sivers said. “Whenever the economy goes down you will see an increase in bike thefts and theft-sensitive items. Things like laptops and smart phones. But for us, the increase has been in bicycles.” Public Safety says most thefts are by off-campus people, but
there have been situations where students have been involved in the thefts, according to junior Patrick Tomassi. “(My bike) was stolen by a student, but I never got it back,” Tomassi said, whose bike was not locked when it was stolen from the front of Schoenfeldt Hall in 2009. “It was really unique and I saw it on campus locked up. I couldn’t prove it was mine so I couldn’t get it back. But it was definitely mine.” Unlocked bikes can invite unwanted visitors looking for easily accessible items to pawn, according to Burke-Sivers. “Some people come on campus trying to steal, and if they see how easy it is here then they’ll say ‘Hey, if you want a bike go to University of Portland,’” Burke-Sivers said. “Then we get all kinds of people here who we don’t want.” Stolen bikes are generally sold for scrap metal or to pawn shops for cash, which means the bikes that are stolen are typically
the ones that can earn the most money, according to BurkeSivers. “I’ve noticed in talking with other students that there has been a trend,” Boyd said. “Bikes that have the title ‘Specialized’ on the frame tend to go missing (more often).” Public Safety offers registration for bikes so if they are stolen, the probability the bikes will be recovered increases, according to Burke-Sivers. “We want them to register the bike with us because when we send those theft reports to the police, it goes out on their network to all the pawn shops,” Burke-Sivers said. “So for example, if they do a raid on a house and they find a bike in there and they see a University of Portland tag on it or they put in the serial number and it comes back University of Portland, then they will get their bike back.” When Public Safety officers notice unlocked bikes, they take them to Public Safety where they
are held until the student reports it stolen. Officers do this in order to show students how easy it is for someone to steal a bike and
“Some people come on campus trying to steal, and if they see how easy it is here then they’ll say ‘Hey, if you want a bike go to University of Portland.’ Then we get all kinds of people here who we don’t want.”
Harold Burke-Sivers Director of Public Safety
to remind them they need to keep their bikes locked at all times. After having his bike stolen, Tomassi has two suggestions for bike owners. “Get a U-lock,” Tomassi said. “They are a lot harder to break. Most the people I know who had their locks cut were using chain locks. And actually lock your bike up. A lot of people just make it look like it is locked but don’t really bother. I had thought, ‘What are the odds that it will get stolen tonight?’ Well, pretty good.” If your bike has been stolen, Boyd suggests searching Craigslist and keeping your eyes open on campus in case it shows up. “Public Safety told me if bikes show up at all, it is usually within the first two weeks. After that, they are probably gone. But my hopes are still up and I have asked my friends to keep looking as I continue to look for it wherever I go,” Boyd said.
Public Safety sees increase in drug dealers
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Rachel McIntosh Staff Writer mcintosh14@up.edu Under the University’s notolerance drug policy, Public Safety has uncovered six drug violations since August, involving students both dealing and using marijuana and paraphernalia. “We suspect that there is some dealing going on because of, not so much the amounts of stuff we’ve been finding, but the stuff that goes on scales and the baggies,” Harold Burke-Sivers, Director of Public Safety said. “When you see that kind of stuff, you have to assume there’s some distribution going on.” The number of total violations has not increased from previous years, but the number of suspected dealers is appearing to climb, according to Burke-Sivers. “We’re not talking about a huge amount,” Burke-Sivers said. “We’re talking about maybe one or two students (who are dealing), but that’s one or two too many.” All of the six violations occurred within the dorms and were reported by a third party, according to Burke-Sivers. “So if we find someone
“We’re talking about maybe one or two students (who are dealing), but that’s one or two too many.”
Harold Burke-Sivers Director of Public Safety
using we will ask ‘Where are you getting it?’ and that leads us to other students who we think might be dealing as well,” Burke-Sivers said. “Then we address them to try and figure out where they are getting it from.” All students found in possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia are turned over to Public Safety and then to the Student Conduct Coordinator, Natalie Shank. “I think this stuff goes on at campuses all over the country,” Burke-Sivers said. “But the thing is, a lot of larger schools probably wouldn’t see this as a big issue, especially in this part of the country where medical marijuana is legalized. But here on this campus, we do not condone drug use at all in any form, not matter how harmless students think it is, or what effects they think it has.”
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UP Marketing Group catches sight of opportunity Students conduct marketing research to help local company, 141 Eyewear, launch new line of glasses Rose Hoonan Staff Writer hoonan15@up.edu UP’s Marketing Group (UPMG), a student-run organization that provides opportunities to work with local businesses, is helping 141 Eyewear launch a new line of glasses aimed at college students. 141 Eyewear, which began in Portland, donates a pair of glasses to a person in need with every eyeglass purchase. UPMG will conduct marketing research to help 141 Eyewear promote its new line. “We are researching how to successfully advertise the line,” senior and UPMG co-founder Laura Graef said. The prospect of working with 141 Eyewear began with senior Armine Kalan. “I had an internship with 141 Eyewear, and I talked to (the owner) about having UPMG volunteer to help with marketing research,” Kalan said. “I am sort of like the liaison between the two.”
According to Kalan, providing UPMG the opportunity to coordinate with 141 Eyewear was a winning situation. “We want experience and to gain connections, and 141 is a great local company,” Kalan said. “Plus, our volunteer work benefits them.” The group will distribute surveys to students, asking where they look for glasses, what they look for when shopping for eyewear and how they feel about buying glasses online. “There’s much more to formatting questions,” Graef said. “You have to make sure they are unbiased.” UPMG will survey college students in the Portland area who wear glasses. “We are still in the planning stages of the survey … we will be surveying probably within the next month,” Kalan said. “We are going to present the results of all our research to the 141 cofounders sometime in February.” 141 Eyewear is launching a new line of glasses designed for college students this March.
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Kyle Yamaguchi (above), owner of 141 Eyewear along with his wife, is working with the UP Marketing Group to launch a new line of classes aimed at college students. “Working with students is a great resource because they provide consumer insight,” said Kyle Yamaguchi, who founded
141 Eyewear with his wife ShuChu Wu. “We still think we are in it, but we’re not. These kids give us better perspectives.”
Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juarez presented by
Nancy Pineda-Madrid Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:00 pm in Buckley Center, Room #163 Nancy Pineda-Madrid is a professor of Theology and Latino/ Latina Ministry at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. Recently named by Paul G. Crowley, SJ, in America Magazine, as the “next generation of promising young Catholic theologians,” Pineda-Madrid is the author of the recently published book, Suffering and Salvation in Ciudad Juarez. Her presentation will discuss traditional notions of salvation while looking at the destructive and dehumanizing effect of the cultural, economic, and religious factors that feed the violence against women in the Mexican border city. Lecture is co-sponsored by the Theology Department and the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture with the support of the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership and the International Languages and Culture department. For more information: Please contact Jamie Powell at (503) 943-7702 or powell@up.edu
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Within two years of founding the company, their products spread to around 70 retailers across the country. “I always wanted to own a company, and Shu-Chu was in the optical industry,” Yamaguchi said. “After throwing around ideas for awhile, we came up with 141 Eyewear. We wanted the company to have meaning and to help others.” UP’s Marketing Group aims to offer students real world experience, Graef said. “We hope to have a stronger presence and work with other clubs,” Graef said. “We have many other places to go.” A few weeks ago, 141 Eyewear distributed glasses to children at Peninsula Elementary School in North Portland. As a part of her internship, Kalan volunteered during the event. “141 partnered with One Sight to conduct eye exams on a bus,” Kalan said. One Sight is an organization that provides free eye care through temporary optical clinics and vision vans. With the help of volunteer optometrists, the children were diagnosed and got to pick out their glasses immediately. “It was really fun watching the kids choose out their glasses, and they looked so cute with
1. Nov. 11, 7:59 p.m. - A staff member reported smelling marijuana outside of a room in Tyson Hall. Officers conducted a search of the residence, and both paraphernalia and marijuana were confiscated. 2. Nov. 12, 4:26 p.m. - A student came to Public Safety to report the theft of camping gear from his or her vehicle parked near Corrado Hall. A report was taken.
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3. Nov. 14, 4:31 a.m. - A faculty member reported telephonic harassment against them, which occurred recently at Buckley Center. 4. Nov. 14, 11:19 p.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint about people on the street on N. Syracuse. Officers were unable to locate any disturbance.
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5. Nov. 15, 10:54 p.m. - A student came to Public Safety to report a theft from their vehicle parked off campus. The individual was referred to Portland Police to file a report.
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PREVENTION: Program will focus on students Continued from page 1 importantly, most of the grant goes to implementing a sexual assault prevention program based on peer intervention,” Monto said. According to the study, 42 percent of students have witnessed a situation in which they thought sexual assault was possible. Of these students, about half intervened or did something to try to reduce the risk of a sexual assault, according to Monto’s research. “The goal of the study was to find out what prevented students from intervening and ways to increase peer intervention in potential sexual assault situations,” Monto said. The results of the research found two main barriers that stopped peers from intervening in potential sexual assault situations. “One, students often don’t notice or pay attention to these situations,” Monto said. “(Another barrier) to intervention is, we tend to treat sexual behavior as private behavior. In other words, none of my business.”
Monto believes to reduce sexual assault, the way potentially
“We’re going to be one of the few campuses to meaningfully and measurably reduce sexual assault.”
Martin Monto sociology professor
nonconsensual sexual behavior is viewed must change. “Our only hope for reducing sexual assault is for students to treat it as a community responsibility,” Monto said. The program will focus on training students how to recognize potential sexual assault situations and successfully intervene. “Being able to recognize what sexual assault is is a useful tool because that will not only help prevent it in situations where someone is potentially going to be assaulted, but it will also spread awareness of the fact that sexual assault happens and that it’s not always cut and dry like we perceive it to be,” senior Jessie Hethcoat said.
With the grant money, UP will also partner with the Portland Women’s Crisis Line as well as send the group of UP faculty and staff to conferences dealing with the issue of violence against women. The grant money will also allow Public Safety to consult with and be trained by the Portland Police Bureau in order to better address sexual assault issues. Another goal of the program is to help eliminate common misconceptions about sexual assault. “If students are going to be trained to be not only more aware, but more sensitive of these issues, I think that will help solve the problems I’ve seen as far as perceptions of sexual assault by kind of turning those misconceptions into awareness,” Hethcoat said. “I think that something needs to be done to get people thinking a different way.” Although the workshops are voluntary, they have been well-received at other colleges, according to Monto. “In places where they’ve done this, the student response has been wildly positive,” Monto said.
Trash piles UP
Off-campus students react to 18-day delay with no garbage pickup PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu Torn trash bags, filled garbage cans and foul smells are just a few casualties of the 18-day delay of garbage pickup for students living near the University of Portland campus. The City of Portland’s new composting program, which began on Oct. 31, has weekly recycling and compost pick up but garbage pickup has been reduced to every other week.
The timing of the new program added on nearly a full extra week before garbage was picked up in some areas surrounding UP. Many students were concerned about garbage piling up outside their houses and the effectiveness of the program. “Being in a house of five people, we go through a lot of food and take out the garbage a lot but we already compost so I don’t know how much it will affect us,” junior Brett Cates said. With the new program, the City of Portland hopes to drop
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Some students around the UP campus had to wait 18 days before having their trash picked up, due to the timing of the City of Portland’s new composting program.
the percentage of food waste in garbage. “We were notified a month before with a letter telling us we would get a compost bin and the new recycling and garbage schedule,” junior Lisa Creatura said. “We wanted to reduce our garbage anyway and we don’t need it to come every other week because we already compost so it wasn’t a big change.” The transition has not been so easy for other students, however. Some have found the change to be inconvenient and cause more problems than benefits. “The biggest problem we had with the gap between pickups was the overflow,” junior Logan Mathews said. “It meant that we had to leave bags out in the yard, and those got ripped open by the homeless guys who usually come around and collect our cans and bottles. We have no problem with them doing that. It actually helps us out, but it made an absolute mess of our yard, and got us in trouble with Physical Plant.” The next few weeks will be an adjustment period for many homes in the UP area, as students look for ways to alter their waste production. “I know they are going for a good cause, and I am all for composting, but until we get bigger trash cans, this will be a tough system for a lot of households to maintain,” Mathews said. “We can only compost so much, and the rest has to fit in recycling and garbage which isn’t always possible in a two-week period.”
Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Team (SAPET)
SAPET is the group of faculty and staff involved in the planning and implementation of Green Dot on campus. They include representatives from the Health Center, Public Safety, Residence Life, Student Activities, Student Conduct, the Moreau Center, Campus Ministries, the Shepard Freshman Resource Center, Athletics and Information Services, as well as five faculty members. “It’s just exciting to have that kind of collaboration happening on so many levels,” Health Center counselor Kristina Houck said.
Kristina Houck, counselor
- Sarah Hansell “Students are frustrated with this issue and they would like to have some way to positively and proactively address it.” One challenge, however, may be getting students to attend the workshops. “Unfortunately I think if you’re going to hold voluntary workshops, it might not reach all of the students that really need it,” Hethcoat said.
Monto is excited to implement the program and see what changes result. “We’re going to be one of the few campuses to meaningfully and measurably reduce sexual assault,” Monto said.
Honoring Veteran’s Day
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Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC were present for the Veteran’s Day Ceremony last Friday, Nov. 11.
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Students from Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC perform a gun salute as the finale to the Veteran’s Day ceremony.
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Senior Chris Schmidt plays the trumpet after the gun salute.
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Music the way it used to be UP music students compose their own pieces for MUS 409 and will perform it on Nov. 30
Will Lyons Staff Writer lyons14@up.edu With music packaged nicely in $.99 downloads, it is easy to forget about what music is actually made of in the digital age. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not made up of unicorns and laser beams as Ke$ha would have everyone think, but rather notes, scales, emotion and a lot of frustration. A group of four music students are taking their music skills, bred through years of theory and listening exercises, to a crescendo. In MUS 409, taught by professor David DeLyser, students learn how to compose their own pieces.
“It’s stressful and it keeps me up at night, but I wouldn’t do anything else.”
Jose Huerta junior
Their final projects will be performed as part of “Music at Midweek,” on Nov. 30 in Mago Hunt recital hall at 12:30 p.m. Students learned about the process that goes into crafting their own peices. “I’ve learned that it’s easy to spend hours on just a couple bars of music,” senior composition student Peary Webster said. “Every stanza can be a new idea and feeling.” Webster is working on a fourpart choral piece for her final project, which has taught her that making music is not always easy. “A lot of times you need to get over yourself and just do it,” Webster said. “You need to put on your adult pants and get it done.” Senior Chris Morrell is also composing a choral piece. He was inspired by his work with the University Singers.
“The repertoir I’ve had in Singers has affected what I’ve ended up producing,” Morrell said. “There’s more to composing than I originally thought.” DeLyser explained the difference between music composition and lower division classes. “In previous courses these students have worked with rearranging existing pieces,” DeLyser said. “What we’re working on is a blank slate.” During the semester, his students have worked on creating original works ranging from a couple bars of music to their final: a minimum five-minute piece. “(The students) need to like what they write and think about music that has affected them when composing music,” DeLyser said. “Some students will be looking at graduate school and others are less clear, but music will be a part of their future.” Composers final projects will showcase the notes and musical ideas that made the cut after months of work and development. “It’s a lot of work over a long period of time,” junior Jose Huerta said. “I’ve found that if you get stuck with composing you should go back to the basics.” Huerta composed the music for all five instruments in a string quintet, which consists of two violins, a viola, a cello and a piano. “The difference between (musical) bars and an entire piece is the connective tissue,” Huerta said. “It was more creative getting rid of things I didn’t need.” Maureen Briare, class of ‘92 and UP’s associate director of music, composes not only liturgical music, but also works on songs for the RISE campaign. The music composition continues to help her in her career. “I always hear a soprano melody first and then find the See Composers, page 7
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Junior Jose Huerta (above) is composing a piece for a string quintet. (Below) Music professor David DeLyser helps seniors Peary Webster and Chris Morrell and Huerta compose pieces for their final projects.
Elevation shares songs of acceptance and faith Kate Peifer Staff Writer peifer14@up.edu On Nov. 9, something louder than music and more powerful than lyrics resonated throughout St. Mary’s Lounge: acceptance. UP’s Gay and Straight Partnership (GSP) brought Elevation, an openly gay Christian band from the Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, to campus. “We wanted to publicize GSP more this year because although we are a Catholic university, we want everyone to know they are welcome,” sophomore GSP member Y Hoang said. Hoang, along with other members of GSP, coordinated the event and received permission
from Student Activities and Associate Vice President for Student Life Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., to host Elevation. “There was no difficulty getting the band to come to campus,” Hoang said. According to Hoang, GSP searched for a gay band that would send a message of acceptance and decided on Elevation. “They are Christians who accept everyone,” Hoang said. “When I first went to their church, I immediately felt welcomed.” The band, which formed seven years ago and consists of five members, originally played solely for their church in Northeast Portland, but has since played at other local venues, in Spokane and at international conferences. “We formed the band to coincide with our church,” band
member Nicole Highhouse said. “We wanted to reach young adults, to support them for who they are and to provide a different form of worship.” According to Highhouse, the band has been well received. “Elevation reforms every now and then as it needs to, it changes,” Highhouse said. “We look towards inspiration and go for it.” GSP was glad to feature the band which is consistent with the club’s mission, especially in light of the absence of sexual orientation in UP’s nondiscrimination policy. “Our goal is to let people know we exist, to raise awareness and, in the future, push for a nondiscrimination policy,” Hoang Talley Carlston | THE BEACON UP’s Gay Straight Partnership club helped bring the band Elevation to said. perform in St. Mary’s. Elevation is an openly gay Christian band from Portland.
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UP Wellness program helps UP staff work for holistic health
Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu Michael Walsh, director of Residence Life, loves a bit of friendly competition. He brings this spirited attitude to Howard Hall, where he works out during the week. Now, Walsh has another reason to work out even harder. Along with many other UP faculty and staff members, Walsh is a participant in the new UP Wellness program, which was created by Human Resources. UP Wellness seeks to educate, engage and inspire faculty and staff to take an active part in their health The program has several components, the most prevalent of which is called Thrive Across America, which is an online fitness competition among UP employees. Faculty and staff can form their own teams online, make up fun team names such as “Exercising the Inner Curmudgeon” and “Business as Usual,” upload photos and clock in the amount of time they exercise per day. As of Nov. 16, 225 UP employees are on a team, and 194 are actively working out. All in all there are 29 teams. With the rest of the Residence Life staff, Walsh is on a team called “Trimnastics,” a name inspired by 1950s fitness guru
Jack Lalanne, who coined the term. Walsh has noticed a huge increase in the amount of faculty and staff working out throughout the day. “It’s kind of like watching intramurals,” he said. “We all get competitive.” Part of the appeal of Thrive Across America is that it gets faculty and staff to communicate about their health habits to their team members and support each other. “It’s a way to open up a dialogue,” German professor Laura McLary said. “Health care is all about prevention, to prevent problems that are caused from not exercising.” McLary is the leader of a faculty team called “Exercising the Inner Curmudgeon.” She said their team name was inspired by the misconception that university professors can be grumpy and be glued to their office chairs. While she exercises regularly, McLary said Thrive Across America allows everyone to exercise in his or her own way. “It’s been interesting to make visible what they’re doing,” she said. “They can feel confident that they are doing something.” Now that more employees are working out at UP, Walsh said he has more fun at the gym. “People are yelling across Howard Hall at each other,” he said. “It’s a lot of banter. When
Composers: Students create musical masterpieces Continued from page 6 harmony and the bass when I compose,” Briare said. “It wasn’t until I took music composition here that I realized that I had all these ideas.” According to Briare, music composition comes down to passion and creativity. “Sometimes musicians are trained to play the notes on the
page,” Briare said. “I say, ‘Well who wrote those notes?’” With their performance fast approaching, many of the UP musicians hope that composing will continue to be an important part of their lives. “It’s stressful and it keeps me up at night, but I wouldn’t do anything else,” Huerta said.
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you get everyone fired up it gets really fun.” Bryn Sopko, director of Human Resources said the program encourages employees to bond and support each other in their exercise routines. “It makes all the difference,” she said. “It’s that peer support that makes you go out when it’s 47 degrees and raining sideways to exercise.” UP Wellness takes its slogan, “Wellness, it’s personal,” above and beyond exercise. The program also includes an online confidential health assessment that employees can take via Kaiser Permanente to assess their health. The assessment customizes health strategies for each person according to his or her personal needs. As of Nov. 16, 124 UP employees had taken the health assessment test. “If they don’t get honest feedback, they can’t help themselves make good decisions,” Sopko said. As an incentive, the first 100 employees to take the health assessment received free smart pedometers. Director of Student Activities Jeromy Koffler was one of the 100 to receive a pedometer, and said it helps him to keep his fitness on his mind. “It’s a neat program because it gets people thinking more about health and wellness,” Koffler said.
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Mike Walsh, Director of Residence Life and Sean Smith, Campus Recycling Coordinator, enjoy working out together as part of Human Resources’ new UP Wellness program. Instead of giving the participants money or gift cards for participating, Sopko wanted to give an incentive that would support the goal of the program. “From our perspective, we don’t want to give money for this,” Sopko said. “We wanted to give something that fed right back to their commitment to do something about their health.” Another component of the
UP Wellness program consists of brown bag lunch sessions, where a monthly speaker will address a different facet of health, such as stress management, healthy eating and financial planning. “It’s nice that the University has provided support for all its faculty to focus on health and wellness,” Koffler said. “The goal is consistency. It’s reinforcing that we want to be more healthy.”
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November17, 2011
Back to The Bluff after ‘Big Bang’ break Kunal Nyyar, class of ’03 and actor on CBS’ hit show talks humility and Hollywood at Buckley Auditorium Natalie Wheeler Staff Writer wheelern12@up.edu Kunal Nayyar, the actor who plays Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D., on CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory,” was quiet for a moment when he first glanced in the empty Mago Hunt theatre on Friday. It had been eight years since he stepped foot inside the 300-seat theatre he once frequented daily. “Oh wow,” he said. “It is so strange to be back.” Since his graduation in 2003 with a B.A. in business and minor in theatre, Nayyar went to graduate school for acting, performed in London with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was cast for his first ever pilot for a show called “The Big Bang Theory.” Now in his 5th season, Nayyar has catapulted to stardom on “Big Bang” playing the awkward Indian physicist who cannot talk to women while sober. In real life, Nayyar is much more talkative than his nervous character, something he often has to clarify for people. “People will be like, ‘Oh good for you, you’re talking!’ and I’m like ‘You know I’m not Raj, right?” he said. “I’m really cool.” Although Nayyar may not have a problem talking to women – he is engaged to Miss India, after all – he does find similarities to Raj in his freshman year college self. “I really did talk like him when I first came here,” he said. “I didn’t know what I was doing. One time I wore brown slacks, a white shirt and red tie to a college party,” Nayyar said. Nayyar came to UP at the age of 18 after living in Delhi, India most of his life. He returned to the
University to visit with theatre students, alumni and prospective freshman, as well as to discuss setting up some possible scholarships. He also appeared at a free Q and A with students in Buckley Center auditorium on Thursday night. During the event, Nayyar spoke about his success, failures and life in Hollywood. He said he hoped, if anything, he conveyed a sense of humility to students. “I wanted students to see that I’m just a normal guy who worked really hard and got really lucky,” Nayyar said. “I really wanted to show them that no matter who you are, it’s important to be humble. I probably should have used less bad words though.” Nayyar realized the significance of humility when he was a freshman at UP and he witnessed the arrogance of a few senior theatre students. After one senior snapped at him for asking a question about technique, he remembers telling himself he would never be that way. “I was so horrified because this person was a really cool person in the theatre,” Nayyar said. “I remember telling myself I would never talk like that to anyone, because you never know how one little thing you say can make someone feel.” Freshman Sarah Weedin, who attended the Q and A on Thursday night, said she was surprised at how friendly Nayyar was. “He’s a lot more energetic and open and welcoming than I expected,” Weedin said. Senior Joe Haggberg also attended the event on Thursday night. He classifies himself as a huge fan of Nayyar’s show and enjoyed hearing him speak in real life, sans character.
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Kunal Nayyar talks to students about how his acting experience at UP helped him prepare for his role as Raj on CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory.” He spoke during a Q & A with Performing and Fine Arts students on Friday Nov. 11. “He seemed like a very downto- earth person,” he said. “He’s a good role model for being humble and taking opportunities.” According to Gwynn Klobes, director of professional development and Nayyar’s adviser for his four years at UP, Nayyar had been trying to visit UP for several years, but only recently found time with his demanding shooting schedule. “It was wonderful to see him,” Klobes said. “He really is the
same person, and he’s connected to the people who are here.” In addition to appearing on “Big Bang,” the UP graduate is working on the animated film “Ice Age 4” and another untitled movie, and is producing a reality show called “Nice Guys Finish First.” He hopes to also write a TV pilot and appear in a Bollywood movie. Even with his busy life in Hollywood, Nayyar feels he has deep roots at UP, where he claims
he was not very good at acting at first. As he shivered through the blustery November days at UP – “I’m so cold, I seriously can’t get warm” – he reminisced about where he spent his first four years as an adult. “I miss the microbrew beer, the rain, the changing colors of season, the people, my emo phase a little bit…”
Kunal Nayyar Quotables:
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Kunal Nayyar talks to Freshman Noel Oishi while signing a picture. Nayyar said he once wore brown slacks, a white shirt and red tie to party his freshman year of college.
On touring colleges in Portland: “I visited Reed and just said ‘I cannot do this.’ Everyone’s just so naked.” On moving from India to America: “You go to the grocery store and see 25 types of bread. Like multi-grain or 5-grain, what is that? It made me aggravated.”
On Howard Hall: “There’s definitely like some creepy stuff that happens there.” On meeting Lil John: “I texted him the next morning saying like it was nice to meet you or whatever and he texted me back ‘Yeyahhh.’” On Patrick Stewart teaching him rugby: “I couldn’t concentrate because of his head. It’s so big, dude.” On Emmy night: “At the end of the night at the Emmys, there’s about 1,000 people waiting for their limos, clutching their Emmys and like passed out. Everyone’s so human when they’re smashed.” On Paparazzi: “I just feel like giving them a lecture about life.” On “Portlandia”: “What’s that?”
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‘J. Edgar’ mixes historical, romantic and dramatic elements
J. Edgar Hoover: the man who organized our books. The man who catalogued our fingerprints. The man who made kidnapping a federal offense. The man who changed the way our country views and combats crime by including science and, occasionally, got his picture on a cereal box. Who is he really? “J. Edgar,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a thought-provoking film that takes viewers back in time through the eyes and life of James Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. Set in the 1930s-1970s, I
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thought this film would be nothing short of an FBI thriller. However, the film is much slower. Told by Hoover himself as a reflection of his life, the movie jumps back and forth in time from when he first began his career to the final days of his life. Between, I found myself in a mini history lesson and a muffled love story. DiCaprio perfectly captures the character of Hoover, both old and young. Although slower than expected, the movie did have its drama, from Hoover’s unconventional love life to the arrests of communists and
kidnappers. Yet, through the eyes of the man who built the FBI from the ground, all the glitz and glamor of the FBI appears in the background. The arrests and justice was there, but the film is more focused on the person of Hoover than anything else. A fascinating story, this film is a must-see for anyone with an interest in American history or the FBI, but don’t expect a lengthened “CSI: Miami” episode. - Elizabeth Tertadian
10th anniversary boxed set of ‘Donnie Darko’ worth buying 20th Century Fox has released a four-disc Blu-ray boxed set of “Donnie Darko” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this cult classic. The major changes from previous DVDs are director Richard Kelly’s insightful commentary on the movie and a suite of extras, including an in depth look at “The Philosophy of Time Travel,” which guides many of the concepts in the movie. If you don’t already own the DVD, this edition is the one to buy. If
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you already own the movie, ehh ... you could probably skip it. However, if you haven’t seen the movie you obviously need more dark hipster friends. Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) has an imaginary friend: a six-foot-tall bunny rabbit with the creepiest mask you’ve ever seen, who tells him when the world is going to end. It becomes Donnie’s job to save the world through time travel. This movie is thrilling, while simultaneously being
contemplative and seemingly based on real science. Kelly’s characters are vivid and the acting throughout is superb. Drew Barrymore plays a sexy English teacher, Patrick Swayze is corny and a pedophile and Seth Rogan makes his first major appearance on screen after breaking into show biz with “Freaks and Geeks.” So put on your silly man suit and get this new edition! - Will Lyons
Mock Trial places 5th in first tournament, prepares for next Mock Trial places 5th in Colorado and gets ready for the Emerald City Invitational on Dec. 3 - 4 Lesley Dawson Staff Writer dawson14@up.edu Calvin Tuhy took a deep breath and turned to the courtroom. He then launched into a description about the events that led to the death of Vanessa Sullivan on the way home from a friend’s 21st birthday party at a bar. “May it please the court, opposing council, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” Tuhy said. “On Sept. 25, 2010, Vanessa Sullivan was murdered by the defendant: Danny Dawson. Now, the defendant didn’t premeditate this murder, or do it purposefully. The defendant committed this murder through extremely reckless actions in which he endangered others. The defendant committed this murder by drinking to excess and insisting on driving Vanessa Sullivan home. He then drove off the road into a utility pole, killing Vanessa.” No, Tuhy is not featured on this weeks Law and Order: SVU. Nor is he trying to convince a real jury of anything. Instead, he is arguing the case to bring home a win for UP’s Mock Trial squad. Mock Trial is an academic club that meets for six hours a week, practicing trials and learning courtroom procedure, while earning participants one academic credit per semester. Under the direction of political
science professors Steven Taylor and Bill Curtis, Mock Trial members run simulated trials to learn the basic rules of the courtroom. Tuhy explains that the experience of running trials helps members gain an advantage over other applicants if they choose to apply for law school in the future. “There are all sorts of rules and things you have to say and ways to think when it comes to real trials,” Tuhy said. “A lot of people looking to go to law school do Mock Trial to get a feel for what to do in the courtroom.” UP’s Mock Trial has three squads. Each squad is comprised of a first attorney, second attorney and a witness. The squad practices for both prosecution and defense, allowing its members to have the chance to both argue the case and stand as a witness. About a month before tournaments, Mock Trial receives a case from a national association that coordinates collegiate mock trial. They then prepare for their tournament season. Last weekend, two of UP’s three Mock Trial squads travelled to Colorado to participate in their first tournament of the year, hosted by the Air Force Academy. UP’s Mock Trial team also sent one squad to an invitational in Irvine, Calif., where last year’s national competition was held. At the tournament in Colorado Springs, one of UP’s squads tied
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Members of Mock Trial (from left to right, back row) Jordan Jones, Jeff Makjavich, Brendan Beweley, Kevin Hyatt, Mark Krautscheid, John Poitras, (from left to right, front row) Alex Risinger, Sunny Lee, Emma Englund, Ruby Machado, Calvin Tuhy, Kathya Acuna, Charity Taylor and Hilary Simpson stop in front of the court house in Colorado Springs after their tournament hosted by the Air Force Academy. for fifth place with teams from the University of Denver and Creighton University. The other squad took ninth place. Freshman Mark Krautscheid, in his first ever tournament, won a tournament-wide best witness award. Freshman Jennifer Perkins earned Team MVP as a witness and Rookie of the Year of the entire tournament. Junior Jeff Makjavich has been looking forward to the upcoming competitions. Makjvich believes
that even though the squads will be challenged this year, they have already gotten off to a better start than last year, especially with their performance in recent tournaments. “This is an incredible improvement from where we started out last year as a team, and I expect that we will only continue to grow with more experience and exposure to other teams,” Makjavich said. “I think we are on a definite path to success this year.”
Tuhy, a member of last year’s team, is also looking forward to this year’s tournament season. “I’m excited,” Tuhy said. “I’m anxious to see how we stack up.” Mock Trial’s next competition, the Emerald City Invititational, will take place at the University of Washington Dec. 3 and 4.
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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP
November 17, 2011
Prayer requests: Now online! Campus Ministry is posting prayer requests online to offer students more spiritual support. Jennifer Rillamas Page Designer rillamas15@up.edu Look at Gmail, check. Catch up on some Hulu, check. Order that new pair of shoes from Zappos, check. Post your prayer requests on the Campus Ministry website, check? Here at UP, Campus Ministry is falling in line with the 21st century by allowing people to submit anonymous prayer requests to be posted on it’s website. “It’s a way to intercede for others,” Assistant Director of Faith Formation Stacey Noem said. “We’re building relationships by advocating for one another in prayer.” Prayer requests can be submitted by anyone, inside or out of the UP community, to an email address created specifically for this purpose. “It’s an interesting concept, trying to bring the Catholic Church into the 21st century with Internet use,” Campus Ministry sacristan and sophomore Manny Aquino said. “It’s like a new direct line to God.” The prayer requests submitted to the email address are received anonymously and read by a member of Campus Ministry office. The requests are then posted anonymously under the prayer request tab of the Campus Ministry website. The prayer requests stay on the website for an average of two weeks. Campus Ministry Associate Director for Music Maureen Briare first envisioned merging technology with spirituality during a staff meeting a year ago. “My vision for this was an online prayer circle,” Briare said. “So many parishes have prayer chains where one person calls another about a prayer intention and then the message is passed along.” Briare sees the current page as a trial to find the best way of managing something like this. Ideally, she says, she would like to see a more interactive page where people could post comments or have a live chat going on. “Nothing is more powerful than face to face interaction,” Briare said. “However,
technology easily reaches so many more people.” With things like online banking and class registration being a part of modern daily life, Noem feels that posting the prayer requests online is simply going along with the times. “Taking advantage of technology is another way to connect our community,” Noem said. “It would be artificial for us to ignore the resources at our fingertips.” Shipstad Hall Assistant Director Amanda Murphy sees this use of technology as a way to reach out to another generation. “It’s a way of Campus Ministry trying to reach a younger, more tech-savvy group,” Murphy said. “They are trying to meet a need that isn’t currently being met.” Some students have mixed feelings about the idea of sharing prayer requests with the entire community. “It seems really impersonal,” freshman Becca Mion said. “Prayer is really intimate to me, especially if I’m asking other people to pray for me.” Noem agrees that it isn’t for everyone.
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“It’s a way to intercede for others. We’re building relationships by advocating for one another in prayer.” Stacey Noem Assistant Director of Faith Formation “The use of technology with spirituality really just depends on the person,” Noem said. On the other hand, many students like the idea of having a readily available means to express themselves spiritually. “It’s a good idea because it lets students know they can have prayer intentions,” freshman Matthew Sutherland said. “I don’t think many students know how to express them.” The website is seeing increases, receiving at least one submission a day for the past week. “We don’t expect to have a big impact with this, but we hope it provides a little piece of mind for some,” Noem said. “It’s helpful to know that other people are praying for you.”
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You have the power to stop sexual assault More than a decade passed before anyone said a word. “Nothing happened. Nothing stopped,” Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noohan said about Penn State University officials failing to report former football defensive guru Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual assault of at least eight boys, with some of the abuse taking place within the university’s football complex. Last week, Sandusky was charged with molesting eight boys. University police investigated the former coach in 1998 for showering with an 11-year-old boy. He promised it would not happen again. It did. Two years later, according to the grand jury report, a janitor caught Sandusky performing oral sex on a boy in the showers. The janitor told his supervisor, who did not report it. In 2002, another Penn State
employee, Mike McQueary, found Sandusky raping a 10-year-old boy in the locker room showers. McQueary reported it to Head Football Coach Joe Paterno, who passed along the information to Athletic Director Tim Curley. Weeks passed before the university president, Graham Spanier, was told about the matter. Penn State took away Sandusky’s keys to the locker room and the incident was reported to The Second Mile, the charity Sandusky started in 1977 to help at-risk children. The effort to end the sexual abuse stopped there. Now, Sandusky is facing 40 charges of child sexual abuse. Spanier and Paterno were ousted from Penn State last Wednesday for their role in the scandal. After students learned of Paterno’s firing, the response was ferocious. Students rioted in support of the legendary coach – the winningest coach in college
football history. “You call him a legend, treat him like a legend,” a Penn State student told ABC News. But, what about the eight victims whose lives were drastically altered because nobody was willing to do the right thing? Paterno may have celebrated 409 wins on the football field, but he lost when it came to doing the right thing. He should have told police what he knew. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), every two minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. It is estimated that nearly one out of every three girls and one out of every six boys will be assaulted by age 18. That’s grotesque. According to research conducted by sociology professor Martin Monto, nine percent of female students (from a sample of 297 students) at the University of Portland reported being sexually assaulted. This statistic is
considerably higher than the two forcible sex offenses reported at UP during 2010. Sexual abuse is the nation’s most underreported crime. It damages the victims and community alike. However, 60 percent of sexual assaults are not reported to police, according to RAINN. Victims of sexual assault need to be encouraged to report the crime, and if you see suspicious behavior, it is your duty to report it. It is never easy to be the whistle-blower regardless of who you are, but someone must step up. In its sexual assault policy, the University says it will not pursue potential policy violations (i.e. alcohol, intervisitation, etc.) against the victim if they occurred in the context of the sexual assault. However, students are still intimidated by the University’s sexual intimacy policy. The University should go above and beyond to encourage students to report sexual assault
when it happens and to let them know they will not be re-victimized by the system. Though it may hurt the University’s reputation if more sexual assaults are reported, we can all learn from the Penn State scandal that universities are bigger than their name. A university is made up of students, not brick and mortar or football wins. The institution should serve to protect and educate its students, not bury their concerns because a reputation is more important. The eight boys who were molested face a lifetime of emotional damage because the reputation of Penn State came first. Joe Paterno is a name that will be remembered. It won’t be because he did the right thing. Doing the right thing means not staying silent: Do not underestimate the power you have in stopping sexual assault.
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Breaking my silence
Caitlin Yilek Staff Commentary I know what it’s like to be revictimized by the system. I used to think our University would do everything in its power to keep us safe. That is, until I woke up one April morning with two death threats on my Facebook wall from another student. Waking up to two profanitylaced posts saying I better watch my back because I deserved to die was not exactly how I imagined ending the school year. I was at a loss for what I had done to make an old acquaintance have such harsh feelings towards me. Despite the occasional run in, I hadn’t spoken with him since freshman year.
I went to Public Safety immediately. I showed the officers the posts, I gave them my statement and they said the student was probably drunk and upset about something. Public Safety spoke with him about the incident, and he claimed a friend used his computer and posted the threats as him. I was not satisfied. This is a kid who had previous alcohol violations at our University and reportedly threatened another UP student with a baseball bat. I proved he posted the threats against me from his phone. Public Safety confronted him again. He finally admitted he did it. He had been at a party and a girl was yelling at him. Another girl told him inaccurately I was the person yelling at him. I had been sound asleep in my bed by 10 p.m. that night. Public Safety told me they could do nothing for me except
tell him not to contact me. They also said the police would not be able to help me. This student threatened to kill me. I had all the evidence. He lied to Public Safety. What more did the University need? The student contacted me two more times after he was told not to. The director of Public Safety called me reassure me the student was not a threat. I asked the director if he was 100 percent sure this student was not a threat to me whether he was drunk or sober. There was a pause on the other end of the phone. He couldn’t answer the question. He could only tell me the other student had respected me and thought we were friends. Yeah, right. I then received an email from the Public Safety director that was essentially a résumé of all the trainings and talks he had given
regarding school shootings. This email was supposed to build my confidence in Public Safety? Other University employees told me Public Safety was certified to deal with these types of situations. Yet, the University was doing little to protect me. I asked the Office of Residence Life if I could be present during his disciplinary hearing and to inform me of the student’s disciplinary action. “Only if it concerns you,” I was told. How did it not concern me? He had threatened my life. The Office of Residence Life asked if I was planning on going to the police. I said I was thinking about it. I did call the police. That night a Portland Police officer came to my house to get my statement. The student was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor and expelled. I understand why students
may be afraid to report crimes to the University. I felt helpless after Public Safety told me they, as well as Portland Police, could do nothing for me. Portland Police did look after me. The Multnomah County judge did too. The University could have, but I don’t think they tried. The University was more concerned with its reputation and forgot it was dealing with a student’s life. Though I was not sexually assaulted, I can only imagine how powerless a victim of sexual assault would feel if the University treated him or her as I was. When will universities realize that turning a cold shoulder to crime is more of an embarrassment than having occasional bad press? Caitlin Yilek is a senior Spanish and German studies major. She can be contacted at yilek12@ up.edu.
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November 17, 2011
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I am feminism and so can you!
Madeline Forinash Guest Commentary I have two questions for you, dear reader: Are you a woman? Have you ever known a woman? If you answered “yes” to either query, please continue reading. On the evening of Nov. 7, I joined approximately 40 students and faculty members for “I am Feminism (And So Can YOU!),” a play on the title of Stephen Colbert’s popular 2007 book about patriotism. Like Colbert, Resi-
dent Assistants Katie Doyle and Laura Atwell approached “I am Feminism” with enough humor to hook us in and maintained a light-hearted demeanor throughout their event. But if you have ever done a mere surface-level analysis of any of a vast variety of feminist issues – from the portrayal of women in music videos and advertisements to the effects of said advertisements on the mental health of girls and young women – you are likely aware that the rights of women are no laughing matter. Why is feminism important at the University of Portland? Here, we do not typically experience regular threats of female circum-
cision. Women in Portland are not typically bound to the households of their husbands.
“Day-to-day problems with being a woman or any other social minority are detrimental to the person’s peace of mind.”
Madeline Forinash senior
Shouldn’t the aim of feminism be to tackle the “big” problems like pay inequality and domestic abuse? These sorts of hardships certainly could not be alleviated
in a two-hour meeting in Buckley Center, you say. What is the point? The purpose of this Office of Residence Life sponsored event was clear and immensely significant. Day-to-day problems with being a woman or any other social minority (yes, women – despite making up over half of the population of the United States – are considered “minorities” because of the lack of power they have in relation to men) are detrimental to the person’s peace of mind. At “I am Feminism,” our conversations shifted to focus on topics ranging from marriage and Beyoncé lyrics to PMS to rape – topics that are not typically analyzed willfully by students at a Catholic university in a studentled environment. I am proud to have been part of the conversations that took place last Monday, but what I was most pleasantly surprised by was the openness of both female and male attendants to the opinions and stories of others. As a senior who is quickly approaching graduation, I have attended several RA-led events over the past seven semesters. I am so proud of Doyle and Atwell not only for their hard work in leading this event, but in their courage to be so open and honest with their residents and the rest of the UP community. They worked
hard to present issues that are not only important to them, but should be important to the rest of us as well. They saw value in feminism and felt the need to share it with others; that is what leaders do, and in my opinion, they went beyond their duties as RAs to prepare and present an event that will surely affect its attendants for a long time to come. Bravo, ladies! Keep up the good work. Last week, Mississippi voters overturned the infamous “personhood” amendment, an initiative that would have conflicted with the Roe v. Wade decision that established a legal right to abortion. If for you that does not speak to the impact that feminism can have on creating positive change (or deterring detrimental change) in today’s world, go visit Feministing.com to read about important things that women and women-supporters are doing to approach injustice in numerous facets of society. Or, if time permits, attend UP’s Feminist Discussion Group on Monday nights at 6 p.m. I am feminism and so can you! Madeline Forinash is a senior psychology major. She can be contacted at forinash12@up.edu.
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Together we can prevent sexual assault Martin Monto Guest Commentary Recent articles in The Oregonian and other newspapers have been asking whether universities are safe places for women. In fact, data indicate that women in college are more likely to be victims of sexual assault than other populations of women. Although we wish it weren’t so, our campus has a sexual assault problem as well. Anonymous surveys of University of Portland students reveal rates on par with other universities, though very few are ever reported to police or university officials. Fortunately, our university community – faculty, staff, students and administration – is proactively confronting the issue. With the help of a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, we will be improving reporting and investigation of sexual assaults, improving our services to victims and, most importantly, launching a prevention program focused in peer intervention and community responsibility. By taking a proactive approach, the University of Portland will be one of the few universities in the country to measurably reduce sexual assault. When we look nationally at
strategies for reducing sexual assault on college campuses, we often find messages for women informing them of the risks and suggesting prevention strategies. While these messages are important, they imply that women who carefully follow all the recommendations won’t become victims, which is not the case. They may also imply that if women do become victims but haven’t followed all of the recommendations, they are somehow responsible for their victimization. Messages for men often focus on reminding them “no means no” and informing them of the legal consequences facing perpetrators. While these messages are also important, men may be left feeling like suspects rather than allies and may feel disempowered with few options for doing something positive to address the issue.
“By taking a proactive approach, the University of Portland will be one of the few universities in the country to measurably reduce sexual assault.”
Martin Monto professor
Students frustrated with the issue of sexual assault are hungry for a way to do something
positive to address it. Using peer intervention as a prevention strategy, both men and women who witness a potential sexual assault situation can intervene on behalf of either participant. Intervention need not involve direct confrontation or accusation. It can simply mean checking in with or distracting a participant, talking to the friends or participant or altering the situation to remove the possibility of sexual assault, among other strategies. One does not have to be sure that an assault will occur in order to intervene. An intervention can be as passive as “Sorry, you can’t use that room; we are going to be having a poker game, or “Jane, I really need your help with something in the kitchen.” An intervention can be as direct as “You know, John, I don’t think she’s fully cognizant, just get her number and call her tomorrow.” Even distraction can be effective, as in “David, I think I heard someone vandalizing your car.” Your creativity can guide you, but it is important to do what you can. Peer intervention treats students as adults, responsible for themselves, their friends and their community, and capable of diffusing potentially dangerous situations. One of the barriers to intervention is students’ belief that the sexual behavior of others is private behavior, or “none of their business.” While this norm can be justified when referring to the consensual behavior of
adults, it must not be misapplied to the case of sexual assault: nonconsensual sex. Another barrier is that students may not be paying close attention when their peers are at risk, but this too can change.
campus students have a meal plan and by making the only food sold on campus Bon Appétit’s, the Administration of the University is both ensuring and protecting we the students’ right to live healthy fit lives here on campus (read: they are doing their job as government).
anyway. All fast food and related food products exist because our government spends our taxes propping them up. They do not do this directly. The government began subsidizing commodity crops like corn and soy, along with largescale factory farms and meals of distribution in an effort to end hunger in America. Unfortunately, in their attempt to protect everyone’s right quantity of food they forgot about quality. Today this entire broken, societal-damaging, global-warming-inducing system is kept on life support because now agribusiness people, fast food profiteers and their cohorts, have so much profit invested in keeping people unhealthy that they essentially force the government to keep subsidizing them. If you are going to be upset about food in America, do not blame the people with the food with the expensive price tags who are doing their job right. No, we should all be very angry with the corporate scumbags and the politicians serving them who have taken away our right life on a societal level so that they can make money off of our pain.
“One does not have to be sure that an assault will occur in order to intervene.”
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Faces on The Bluff By Jackie Jeffers
We asked:
If you were a Thanksgiving food what would you be?
Martin Monto professor
There are many precedents for this type of change. When I was in college, friends virtually never tried to stop a peer from driving while intoxicated. Today, “friends don’t let friends drive drunk” is a widely recognized phrase, and students routinely intervene to prevent an intoxicated peer from getting behind the wheel. We can reduce sexual assault and protect our friends by taking the same proactive approach. Sexual assault is too devastating to individuals and to our community to err on the side of doing nothing. Martin Monto is a sociology professor. He can be contacted at monto@up.edu.
“Cranberry sauce.” Justine Roades, junior, history
“Yams with mini marshmallows and brown sugar.” Quin Chadwick, freshman, mechanical engineering
Be angry with government, not Bon Appétit
Matthew Abely Guest Commentary
Thank you Caleb Patterson for writing in last week. It is good to see others with an opinion regarding The Commons debacle. Unfortunately, I am inclined to disagree with your opinion. If I am reading you right, you are either all for eliminating the rule that says students living on campus have to buy a meal plan and so eat at least some of their food through Bon Appétit. Or, you support the University ending its
exclusive contract with Bon Appétit and opening the campus up to some sort of free market on the basis that the regulation of a governing body on a profession is bad. I am sorry to say that it is not. We in America, and by extension the University of Portland, do not live in the wild. We live in society. We have government to ensure and protect certain inalienable rights so we personally do not have to. One of those rights is the right to life, which means the right to be fit and healthy and have access to not only abundant but high quality food. By mandating that all on-
“We have government to ensure and protect certain inalienable rights so we personally do not have to.”
Matthew Abely junior
Is the campus government doing its job in the best way? Well, it certainly would be nicer if they explained to us as freshmen why they were forcing us to get a meal plan and that other sources of food are right off campus, but still, they are doing their job to protect our health right. They are not the U.S. government, which is currently doing its job wrong. I wrote in my last submission regarding the reason fast food, a very expensive food to make, has such a cheap price tag because of misplaced subsidies and related laws. I bring it up again because Caleb brought it up last week in what I think was a conceit about how much better Burgerville was as an institution for being willing to compete in a “free market.” Agriculture and food are not free markets, not in America
Matthew Abely is a junior environmental ethics and policies major. He can be contacted at abely13@up.edu.
“Mashed potatoes.” John Welland, sophomore, business
“Pumpkin pie.” Haley Knight, freshman, nursing
“Corn bread.” Elviza Kho, junior, nursing
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November 17, 2011
Why the NBA lockout is hockey’s new best friend Lesley Dawson Staff Commentary “Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that’s what we have here tonight, boys.” While this phrase may mean nothing to you, it resonates with many hockey fans. The quote hails from the first line of the famous speech delivered by Coach
Herb Brooks (played by actor Kurt Russell) in the 2004 film “Miracle” as the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team skated to victory over the Russians. What the NHL has here is a tremendous opportunity, as a result of the NBA lockout, to boost game attendance, awareness and support for the fine sport of hockey. Amidst the confusion and general strife of the NBA lockout, hockey remains standing tall. As winter approaches, basketball fans are scrambling to find something, anything, to hold on to. For
some, college basketball just isn’t cutting it anymore. For most sports fans in the U.S., hockey doesn’t mean much. It’s one of those sports that most people see when they flip through the channels. You glance at the score, which likely means nothing to you, and settle on a Little League World Final or a Sportscenter re-run because, in your eyes, nothing else is on. Hockey is the average sports fan’s back-up plan. Hockey is like the person you plan on marrying, no questions asked, if you’re still single and living in your parents’ basement by the age of 30.
Hockey has always been there for you, waiting patiently in the background until you realize how wonderful the sport truly is. Hockey wants you to be the best you can be. Hockey cares. For those hockey lovers out there who want the NHL fanbase to grow, the NBA lockout couldn’t have come at a better time. Yes, basketball is great. Yes, it’s fun to watch. But it’s time for hockey to shine. As professional sports leagues, the NHL and the NBA are not that different from one another. NHL team rivalries run as deep as any found in the NBA. The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins have faced each other in playoffs over 30 times in an extremely heated Northeast Division rivalry that has lasted almost 87 years. The Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks have likewise been cultivating a vicious rivalry over the past few decades as they compete for the top spot in the Central Division. The intensity of the Stanley Cup playoffs puts the NBA Finals to shame. Last June, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7, winning the Stanley Cup and setting off riots in downtown Vancouver, B.C. The NHL has its very own Kobe/LeBron rivalry between Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, complete with fierce
playoff matches, as they battle to prove which team captain is the best player in the NHL. Even the NHL has experienced two lockouts in its 94-year history. A lockout in 2004-05, similar to the current NBA lockout, cancelled what would have been the 88th season of NHL play, boosting attendance in other sports such as lacrosse, football and even basketball throughout Canada and the United States. The NBA lockout has the potential to benefit both NHL teams and junior hockey teams everywhere. Already, some basketball fans are giving hockey a chance by purchasing tickets to NHL games to get their fix of sports played at the highest level. Locally, the Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club, a member of the Western Hockey League, has been forced to move some games to the Rose Garden to account for an increase in ticket sales and game attendance. For some fans, hockey will never fill the void left by the NBA lockout. But rather than complaining about the lockout, NBA fans should seize the opportunity to experience a different, fast-paced and equally, if not more competitive, winter sport: hockey.
Seniors: grateful
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Sophomore midfielder Steven Evans turns on the afterburners to power upfield through the Santa Clara defense. The Broncos ended the Pilot’s six-game winning streak in the 81st minute of the game with a header off a free kick.
Continued from page 16 goodbye to Nielsen, Barbaree and Kawulok in their last game at Merlo Field. “It was a great run for me here at UP,” Nielsen said. “I owe a lot to Coach Irwin and my teammates, they made me into the player that I am today.” Barbaree also paid tribute to UP’s coaching staff and teammates, particularly for making his cross-country transfer from Clemson University two years ago comfortable. “I’m really grateful to have awesome guys like Mike and Ryan in my class because they work just as hard and care about the game as much as I do,” Barbaree said. “They, as well as the coaches, really helped me succeed and it was great being
pushed everyday by such talented underclassmen.” The Pilots were not selected for an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament on Monday, which ended their season. Despite going on a six-game winning streak at the end of the season, UP’s struggles at the beginning of the season against tough WCC opponents kept the Pilots from continuing the season. “We really pulled together and fought hard to try and give ourselves a chance,” Kawulok said. “It’s too bad we didn’t earn a spot, but that’s on us and shows how many good teams there are out there.”
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The Pilots traveled to Corvallis for the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating the OSU Beavers in a shootout after tying them 1-1 in regulation play. They face the No. 1 Florida State University Seminoles tomorrow in Memphis, Tenn. at 3 p.m.
Spotlight: Natalie Day Jason Hortsch Staff Writer hortsch12@up.edu After posting 19 points in the women’s basketball season opener, senior Natalie Day followed up one stellar performance with another, scoring 25 in the Pilots’ second game and earning WCC player of the week. The senior guard/forward shares her thoughts about the women’s basketball team and its upcoming season with The Beacon. What are you looking forward to most this upcoming season? I’m hoping that we can pull together and become the team we have the potential to be, win the conference title and go to the tournament. How do you think the team will do? I think we definitely have the dreaded “P” word: potential. And as long as we stick together and work hard, it’ll all come together in the end. What are your thoughts on your team’s first two games? We definitely have to work on our transitions and our offense. We’ve definitely grown from these two games this past weekend. We just need to carry it with
us when we travel to Hawai’i for a tournament. What will you miss most when you graduate? I’ll miss Portland and how eccentric and eco-friendly it is, as well as the shopping here because it’s a lot different from the East Coast. Also, I’ll miss my teammates that’ll be scattered across the country after graduation. Of the three seniors, we’re from Seattle, Texas and D.C. We’ll all be in three different corners of the U.S. When did you start playing basketball? I started playing basketball in ninth grade of high school, but that was just junior varsity. I didn’t start playing too competitively until sophomore year of high school, when I played AAU and was on the varsity team. What was your most memorable moment as a basketball player? There was a high school game where we won at the buzzer and the crowd flooded the floor. College-wise, maybe when we beat Pepperdine in double overtime. What is something that the casual fan does not realize about D1 basketball? I don’t think they realize the work we put in and not just on
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game day. We’re usually up before anyone else in the morning and we’re usually not finished with our day until eight at night. Basketball normally takes five to six hours a day. We have three hours a day of practice, one and a half to two hours of weightlifting and then treatment for about an hour. That’s why we appreciate it if you come to the games. What are your predictions for college hoops this season? I think the women’s tournament this year is up in the air, where someone like Texas A&M last year could win. I think a lot of the top schools will become underdogs. I think this will carry over with the men’s tournament as well, but mostly on the women’s side. What is your preferred basketball shoe? I used to be a religious Adidas wearer, but now in college Nike has supplied us. The LeBrons have grown on me, but I like the look of the Hyperdunks.
The Pilots fell to the Santa Clara Broncos 1-0 on senior night at Merlo Field. They did not recieve a bid to the NCAA tournament, ending their season with a record of 11-7-2.
Cross Country The No. 8 men’s cross country team placed 2nd in the NCAA regional tournament to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA championships on Nov. 21. The women’s cross country team placed 10th overall in NCAA regionals against a field of opponents that included six nationally ranked teams.
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The Pilots went 2-1 at the World Vision Classic, toppling Florida Atlantic and Georgia State before falling to the University of Washington. The men’s basketball team stays home this weekend for a game against the Washington State University Cougars on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Coming off a win over UC Irvine, the women’s basketball team heads to Hawai’i for the Jack In The Box Wahine Classic on Nov. 18. They are set to face the University of Hawai’i, DePaul and San Diego State respectively.
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The Pilots travel to Memphis to battle the Florida State Seminoles tomorrow in the second round of the NCAA tournament Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu Last Friday, the women’s soccer team found themselves in the same situation as a year ago – a penalty shootout against a Pac12 team in the first round of the playoffs. Only this time it was the Pilots who celebrated a victory after an Oregon State shot rung off the crossbar. Things are looking to come full circle once again, as the Pilots are tagged to face No. 1 seeded Florida State, a team the Pilots beat 2-1 in their home opener. But head coach Garret Smith said a lot has happened over the
course of the season, and tomorrow’s match won’t feature the same teams that met in early August. “Their team has grown differently and we have as well,” he said. “I bet they didn’t think they would have six losses and we didn’t think we’d have nine.” That first meeting was promising, as the Pilots were ranked No. 7 and Florida State was No. 4. But the Pilots hit a slump, dropping three games in a row for the first time since 1999, ending the season 9-9 and not atop the WCC for the first time since 2006. “We didn’t know on Nov. 5 if that was going to be our last game or not,” Smith said. “We’re just happy to be in the playoffs
right now and I think we have a great attitude and want to take advantage of this opportunity.” After years of consistently high seeds, sophomore midfielder Ellen Parker said the team is looking forward to being the underdog. “I love being the underdog,” Parker said. “When they are expected to win, you get to just have fun and there is less pressure.” Senior goalkeeper Hailee DeYoung said the team is catching a break at just the right time. “We got lucky when we needed it,” DeYoung said. “We’re just taking it as ‘we have one more game to play, there is nothing to lose.’” With Friday’s game in Cor-
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A rambunctious crowd of UP students inform the OSU goalkeeper that her goalkicking skills are, in their opinion, rather substandard. Despite tying the Beavers 1-1 in 110 regulation minutes, the Pilots came away with the win, besting the Beavers 7-6 in penalty kicks.
The Pilots failed to advance to the postseason following a 1-0 loss to Santa Clara Kyle Cape-Lindelin Staff Writer capelind13@up.edu Despite a disappointing loss 1-0 to Santa Clara on Nov. 13, UP faithfuls got a chance to thank and honor seniors Michael Nielsen, Ryan Kawulok and Connor Barbaree for their contributions to an 11-7-2 record and for their constant leadership. “Four years go by quick, it’s very sad and emotional to see these great players go,” head coach Bill Irwin said. “What keeps me excited and happy is that they left their mark on our program and they all have bright futures in the game.” While Nielsen, Kawulok and Barbaree carried the team in scoring through much of the
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Sophomore midfielder/defender Cloee Colohan dances around the OSU defense. The Pilots reportedly felt at home in Corvallis because a large number of fans came out to show their purple pride. vallis less than an hour away, a slew of fans were able to make the trip and DeYoung said it felt like a home game. Tomorrow’s game is at a neutral site in Memphis and the Pilots won’t see nearly the same fan presence, but Parker said she thinks that works to their advantage. “I think its great we’re playing at a neutral site,” she said. “We have to travel, they have to travel. It’s equal. It continues to give us hope and encouragement.” Florida State also hit their stride heading into the postseason. The Seminoles won the ACC, beating Wake Forest and North Carolina who handed them two of their six regular season losses.
Known for taking a lot of shots, FSU will place DeYoung and the backline under heavy fire, having outshot the Pilots 2211 in their first meeting. This is no new occurrence, as the Pilots have been outshot in nearly all of their games this season. “We look for quality shots,” Smith said. “We don’t want to beat them in shots we want to beat them in goals.” DeYoung said she has accepted that each game may be her last, but added that is not how she has been preparing. “It could be anyone’s last game for the season,” she said. “I prepare like it is a playoff game and I just want to continue to win.”
Men’s soccer salutes seniors season, on Nov. 11 they watched their young teammates force a 2-1 double-overtime win against San Francisco. UP held a 20-8 shot advantage throughout the game and consistently controlled the tempo. San Francisco’s freshman star forward Miguel Aguilar nearly stole the victory away from the Pilots when he fired in a goal in the 79th minute past junior goalkeeper Justin Baarts. As the Pilots playoff hopes began to drain at the end of regulation, sophomore Thomas Iwasaki stepped up and buried the tying goal after
sophomore Ricardo Carrillo sent in a cross that was deflected right to Iwasaki with only 65 seconds left in regulation to save the Pilots season. After a scoreless first overtime and being held in check midway through the second, Nielsen and Kawulok set up a string of
passes to find sophomore Steven Evans open at the top center of the box. Evans composedly knocked in the game-winner in the 106th minute. “It was a great feeling getting to win the game for my team, especially after such a long battle,” Evans said. Kawulok, who helped set up the game-winning goal, has nothing but confidence in the future of the men’s soccer team, even after he, Nielsen and Barbaree step off the field. “We got a lot of potential in this program, and I think we’ve displayed that this season with the turnIan Hilger | THE BEACON
around we had,” Kawulok said. “This is a really talented young core we have and they’re going to keep getting better.” The Pilots had a chance to complete their turnaround as WCC champions with a win against Santa Clara and a St. Mary’s loss, but they came up short. Despite playing stellar defense throughout the game with eight stops by Baarts to keep the game scoreless, junior Santa Clara defender Mykell Bates was able to head in the game-winner in the 81st minute off a free kick to end UP’s chances at an NCAA tournament berth. “We always knew the season was going to come down to the last game,” Irwin said. “Both teams fought hard and there was great intensity, Santa Clara was just able to get the one goal they needed.” With the loss, UP fans said See Seniors, page 14