The Beacon - Issue 19 - March 7, 2013

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After demonstration, watching and waiting for change

Have you seen a nun on a Harley? That’s Sister Sue!

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Find out the stories behind baseball players’ walk-out songs

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Should we change our mascot to Popeye the Pilot?

Online Check out more photos of the demonstration

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After a demonstration with 100 students, the Redefine Purple Pride movement is waiting for response Kelsey Thomas Staff Writer thomask15@up.edu

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After last Thursday’s silent demonstration against the absence of sexual orientation and gender identity in the Nondiscrimination Policy, the Redefine Purple Pride movement is taking a break and waiting for a response from the administration.

One of the leaders of the movement and organizers of the demonstration, senior Shanay Healy, said after an extremely busy ten days leading up to the demonstration, student activists need to focus on their classes. In the meantime, they are hopeful.

“We need to wait and give administration time to respond,” Healy said. “But this whole movement has created an amazing community, and it’s not the end of Redefine Purple Pride.”

They are also planning a website they hope to put up soon.

“We need to have a place where anyone can interact with and have access to our material so we can continue to be transparent,” Healy said.

Healy said the movement has grown beyond the LGBTQ community and the need for a policy change.

“Even if the policy is changed, we don’t want to stop,” she said. “There are a lot of groups outside LGBTQ that feel silenced on this campus, even the ones that are protected under the

Nondiscrimination Policy.”

According to Associate Vice President of University Relations and Chief Marketing Officer Laurie Kelley, the Ad Hoc President’s Advisory Committee on Inclusion, commissioned last November, is meeting to discuss student and staff concerns. “[They have] been tasked with considering many of the issues raised in recent weeks about how we at the University of Portland can be the respectful, safe and inclusive community our faith calls us to be” Kelley said in an email.

Members of the committee include Director of Health Services Paul Myers, students Kirsten Rivera and Austin Veiga, professor

Gary Malecha, associate professor Lauretta Frederking, professor Robert Duff, associate professor Elayne Shapiro, adjunct faculty

“We need to wait and give administration time to respond.

But this whole movement has created an amazing community and it’s not the end of Redefine Purple Pride.”

Shanay Healy Senior and learning assistance counselor Br. Thomas Giumenta, Human Resources staff member Stacey Watanabe, Executive Assistant to the President Danielle Hermanny

and Dean of Admissions Jason MacDonald.

Kelley said President Fr. Bill Beauchamp met with the committee this week and looks forward to receiving its feedback.

According to Kelley, a change to the Nondiscrimination Policy, as with all statutes of the University, would require careful discussion over multiple meetings by the University’s Board of Regents.

Outpouring of Support

The online petition urging the Board of Regents to adopt an LBGTQ inclusive policy at UP now has more than 1,700 signatures.

See Demonstration, page 2

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Top: Students marched around the perimeter of campus before ending at Waldschmidt Hall. Bottom: Demonstration organizer Shanay Healy, center, stands with the group on the academic quad. Some participants put tape over their mouths to symbolize LGBTQ students, faculty and staff who feel they can’t speak freely.

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On On Campus Campus Campus Conservation Nationals celebration There will be free pizza and the viewing of an environmental film to celebrate energy reduction on campus. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Bauccio Commons.

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One Act Play

Dr. Faustus, directed by Senior Kayley Casian, will be performed tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Theater.

Admission is free.

Senior Party Coordinators The Senior Party is May 5 at the World Trade Center downtown. CPB is looking for two or three people to coordinate the event.

Applications are due March 19. Talk to CPB director Sean Ducey for more information.

Scholarship The application deadline for the Fr. Thomas C. Oddo memorial scholarship is March 29. Critera includes committment to service and service learning.

For more information and the application, go to http://www.up.edu/ campusministry/default. aspx?cid=8124&pid=63.

Campus Ministry Leadership Campus Ministry is looking for four to six students to be Servant Leaders.

Servant Leaders will work with Campus Minsitry staff to add new events and campus ministry programs.

Applications are due March 22. For more information, contact Anthony Paz at paz@ up.edu.

Public Hearing The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearning about the Daimler Trucks North America’s air quality permit today at 6:00 p.m. The hearing is in Buckley Center Auditorium.

CORRECTIONS In the Feb. 28 issue of the Beacon, in the baseball story titled “Elite competition prepares the Pilots early,” the photo caption said Lucas Hunter had started every game. Hunter has only started 6 of 13 games.

The Beacon regrets the error.

Accuracy in The Beacon

The Beacon strives to be fair and accurate.

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

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

Demonstration: Committee discussing concerns Continued from page 1 The movement continues to garner media attention from Fox News Oregon, Portland Mercury, Willamette Week, The Cardinal Newman Society and PQ Monthly, among others.

Before the demonstration, about 50 students gathered in St. Mary’s, and as the Bell Tower rang noon, they walked silently to the academic quad and stood in a triangle.

Many of the demonstrators taped their mouths shut with purple tape to symbolize people on campus who feel silenced because of their sexual identity or orientation. They held signs with slogans like “Jesus Doesn’t Discriminate,” “The Time for Tolerance is Now,” and “Rise UP for Equality.”

“A year or two ago I never thought that I would see something like this. I just don’t really have any words to express how great this is.”

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Zack Muth Senior As classes let out, more students and several faculty joined the demonstration and the group swelled to more than 100. Demonstrators received frequent hugs from their friends, classmates and random supporters passing by. But several students, administrators and faculty took detours, apparently to avoid the demonstration.

While few faculty members stood with the students, several came by to give hugs and support, and many released their classes early so students could observe or participate in the demonstration.

Reactions to Demonstration

Psychology professor Susan Baillet said she was thrilled by the demonstration and chose to release her class so students could join.

“I think this movement is addressing a very important movement, and that is human rights,” Baillet said.

Baillet said she is surprised at the open display of activism, something she says is rare for UP students.

“I don’t agree with the policy as it is now written and that the students are actively working to change it is wonderful,” Baillet said.

Nursing professor Pamela Potter said the peaceful nature of the demonstration was a testament to how the UP community can engage in difficult or uncomfortable discussions.

“I don’t even think it’s about anger anymore. It’s about ‘Hey wait a minute – this isn’t quite right yet,’” Potter said. “[The demonstration] was polite and profound.”

However, not everyone on campus thought the demonstration was polite or profound.

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Top: The demonstration stopped in front of the administrative offices in Waldschmidt Hall. Students held signs up towards the building and hummed “Amazing Grace.” Bottom right: The demonstration started at noon and by the end had more than 100 particpants. Bottom left: During the demonstration on the acadmic quad, participants held signs they made and stood silently.

Senior Anne Rodwald said although she is in favor of rights for everyone, she does not support the demonstration.

“I don’t agree with the policy as it is now written, and that the students are actively working to change it is wonderful.

Susan Baillet psychology professor “It’s awesome to see students take a stand,” she said, “but I feel like it’s disrespectful to the institution and to the priests on campus because there is not a ton they can do without going against the Church.”

Taking Action

At 1:45 p.m., the demonstrators marched silently through campus, ending in front of Waldschmidt Hall, where students removed the tape from their mouths and hummed “Amazing Grace.”

After no one from Waldschmidt Hall exited the building, the group marched to St. Mary’s, where they erupted in

cheers and hugs.

Healy was ecstatic about the turnout.

“I feel so much energy coursing through me right now,” Healy said during the demonstration.

Senior Zack Muth, former secretary of the Gay Straight Partnership (GSP), said the student involvement was amazing.

“A year or two ago I never thought that I would see something like this,” Muth said.

“I just don’t really have any words to express how great this is.”

Muth hopes the demonstration will encourage the UP administration and regents to follow the examples of other Catholic colleges such as Gonzaga University and Boston College by including sexual orientation in the nondiscrimination policy.

Looking Forward

The day after the demonstration, GSP Vice President junior Andrea Merrill met with Beauchamp to discuss concerns that she had voiced in an open letter to him in The Beacon.

“I knew he had read my letter,

so I wanted to go in and say ‘Hey, this is my face, this who I am,” Merrill said.

Merrill said that although the Statement on Inclusion was a huge step for the University, she does not see that being lived out on campus. After speaking with Beauchamp, Merrill is hopeful that students and administration can collaborate to address discrimination on campus.

“I definitely walked out of that meeting feeling that he and other administration members were taking this very, very seriously and that they’re doing what they can to make sure that action was actually implemented on the statement of inclusion,” she said.

Merrill appreciated Beauchamp’s willingness to discuss the issue.

“He was totally casual throughout the entire meeting, and it was actually really nice,” Merrill said. “If you had told me a week and a half ago that I would be meeting with the University president, I would have been like ‘Wow, that’s funny.’”

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ASUP Exec. Board: High pay, close competition With ASUP elections on March 26-27, there are 18 candidates competing for five of the highest paid jobs on campus Kate Stringer Staff Writer stringer14@up.edu ASUP elections are coming up on March 26 - 27, and this year there are 18 candidates in the running for some of the highest paid jobs on campus.

The ASUP executive board, which includes the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and CPB director, receive a

yearly stipend of $6,000 each.

Last year, most candidates ran unopposed, and the student voter turnout rate was 30.5 percent, the lowest it’s been since 2007.

But this year, six different tickets, which include candidate pairs for vice president and president, are running. Two candidates are running for secretary and three for treasurer.

The candidate for CPB director is running unopposed.

With six different candidate

pairs running for president and vice president, Assitant Director of Student Activities Jeromy Koffler says getting a general majority will be difficult. The elections committee, run by ASUP Secretary Julia Balistreri, will hold a run-off election April 2-3 if necessary.

To be eligible to run for an executive board position, all candidates must have at least a 2.5 GPA and be a full-time student. No candidates can be on

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How they make $6,000

Roles - Runs ASUP Senate meetings - Meets with senators to work on resolutions or policy issues - Assigns senators to committees - ASUP representative at Academic Senate - Candidates for Vice President must have completed three semesters at UP or other institution and must have served on senate for ten weeks before election.

CPB Director Sean Ducey on the challenges of his role: “The hardest event to plan is Rock the Bluff. I didn’t have any training to plan a concert, so it’s a lot of selfteaching.”

Roles - Creates and implements plan of student activities for year - Meets with and chairs Campus Program Board - The CPB director must have completed at least one semester at UP by election

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Loyola Marymount’s President

$6,000 UP’s President

$3,600 Gonzaga’s President

$3,500

Saint Mary’s College President

Roles - The President is a nonvoting member of Senate but can veto legislation passed by the Senate - Gives two State of the Campus addresses every year - Meets with the director of Student Activities and

Koffler thinks the ASUP stipends are well earned and comparable to other student positions, such as resident assistants and student media editors.

“These are five student leaders who work very hard to meet the needs of the student body. There’s a lot of responsibility and a lot of leadership required from each of these positions,” Koffler said.

the vice president for Enrollment Management and Student Life once a month - Meets with other UP vice presidents twice a semester - Meets with the Board of Regents and other administrators as needed

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Vice President Kyle Hamm on on his role: “If senators need someone more representative of the entire student body, someone higher up on ASUP’s food chain so to speak to meet with important administrators, I’ll set up a meeting.”

CPB Director

ASUP President Brock Vasconcellos on his role in the student body: “Really, it’s to take all of [the roles of executive board] and translate it to the administration, and then take what [the administration] is saying and make it translate to us.”

academic or university probation at the time of election or during their term.

The stipend amount of $6,000 has remained fairly constant, increasing by about $500 since 2003, according to Koffler.

ASUP executive board members are required to work 15 hours per week, with 10 office hours, a two and a half hour senate meeting, an executive board meeting and an individual advisory meetings.

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Treasurer Caitlin Chu on her role: “The importance of treasurer is making sure clubs have the opportunity to do what they want to do and give them that funding for them to reach all walks of life and bring enrichment to campus life in general.”

Roles - Serves as liason and supervisor for Advantage - Takes minutes of Senate and Executive board meetings - Makes agendas - Serves as chairperson

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Secretary Julia Balistreri on the importance of ASUP: “There’s a lot of apathy from students towards student government.

We do get stuff done, we do listen, we do our best to push for changes even if they take long.” for the elections committee - Updates ASUP portal and manages ASUP’s social media.

- The secretary must have completed at least one semester at UP.

Roles - Facilitates distribution of funds for clubs - Interviews club members about budget requests - Issues reimbursements for clubs that spend money - Chairs the finance committee - Meets with a representative of the University Office of Controller.

- Completed one semester at UP by election time and must have taken and passed a 200-level accounting class Photos Courtesy of Sean Ducey ASUP

ASUP stipends in comparison Gonzaga: (GSBA)

President: $3,600 per year, works 12-24 hours a week Other executive members: $3,600 per year, work 10-20 hours a week Cabinet members: $3,200 per year, work eight hours a week Executive staff: $2000 per year, work eight hours a week Election committee members: $800 per year, work 8 eight hours a week Activities board coordinator: $2400 per year Source: David Lindsay, director of student activities at Gonzaga University

Loyola Marymount University: (ASLMU)

President: $10,000 per year, works minimum of 11 hours per week Vice president, attorney general, treasurer, speaker of the senate: $5,000 per year, work minimum of nine hours per week Program chair, com chair: $5000 per year, work minimum of nine hours per week Directors: $2000 per year, work minimum of five hours per week Senators: $1000 per year, work minimum of four hours per week Election chair, graphic designer, and farmer’s market manager: $1000

per year, work minimum of two hours per week Hours do not include time spent planning and producing events or committee meetings Source: Alexandra Froehlich, assistant director of student leadership and development at Loyola Marymount University

St Mary’s College: (ASSMC)

Executive team members: $3,500 per year, work 10 hours per week Source: Scott Kier, dean of students at St. Mary’s College, California.

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Orchestra wows with ‘Peter and the Wolf’ On Saturday, UP’s orchestra performed two pieces, including “Peter and the Wolf” with narration by University Provost Thomas Greene. At right, piano soloist senior Ryan Chien played with the orchestra for the first piece, Piano Concerto No. 1 by composer Serge Prokofiev.

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Mock Trial takes next step towards Nationals

For the first time ever, two Mock Trial squads advance to the Opening Round Championship Series in Memphis, Tenn.

Lydia Laythe Staff Writer laythe16@up.edu On Feb. 23 and 24, the UP Mock Trial teams competed in the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament in Corvallis and will go to Memphis, Tenn. to compete in the Opening Round Championship Series March 22 - 24. This is the first time two teams from UP are advancing to the opening round with winning records. If the UP teams place in the top six, they’ll continue on to the National Championship in Washington D.C. Senior Brenna Twohy, involved in Mock Trial since her freshman year, said the team is the strongest she’s seen.

“People have been so willing to just jump right in,” Twohy said. “It’s definitely the most talented team I’ve seen.”

Junior Amanda Danforth said the talented members create an exciting but overwhelming environment.

“It’s an interesting dynamic,” Danforth said. “We have a lot of really quick thinkers on the team, a lot of really driven people, a lot of strong personalities in the same room.”

In August, each team was assigned their case and given witness statements, evidence and expert witness reports, everything needed to try a real case. Students take on attorney and witness roles. For example, a current case is one of wrongful death that occurred in a scuba diving incident. As the Mock Trial teams prepare for the next round, they will focus on refining their skills.

Head coach Aaron Johnson said the tournament atmosphere is tense.

“Competition is really stiff,” Johnson said. “Everyone has a lot of time to prepare, and they’ve been practicing over and over to perfection.”

After every major round, the National Mock Trial Association releases case changes that each team must adapt to, such as adding new witnesses or witnesses changing sides.

Twohy, who won all-regional outstanding attorney at the tournament, said the changes are appreciated.

“I think the changes are a fun part of Mock Trial,” Twohy said.

“Because we’ve been working on this case since August, we’re all kind of sick of it. So it’s fun to see how it changes what we’re

Photo courtesy of Aaron Johnson

This year UP’s Mock Trial Squads competed with a case about a scuba diving incident. Here they hold up their trophy from the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament. used to. On the other hand, it is a lot more work.”

Danforth, who joined the team in January and won allregional outstanding witness at last week’s competition, is confident her team can adapt to the changes.

“We know we have a good squad,” Danforth said. “We

know we can pull together a really polished product, but it’s about working with all the new information and working against the time.”

Senior Charity Taylor won all-regional outstanding attorney and sophomore Jennifer Perkins won all-regional outstanding witness.

Johnson said the students are passionate, driven and hardworking, all qualities needed for a successful team.

“I think this is a historical year for the UP Mock Trial team,” Johnson said. “They’re a very talented group of students.”

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1. March 1, 11:52 - Public Safety responded to a party complaint at a house at the 4800 block of N. Harvard St. Officers spoke with the residents who were cooperative and shut down the party.

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2. March 2, 1:37 a.m . - A neighbor reported excessive noise at the 5000 block of N. Yale St. Officers were unable to locate any disturbance.

3. March 3, 4:37 p.m. - A student reported the theft of their wallet from Howard Hall. A report was taken. The wallet was later located and returned to the owner.

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4. March 5, 7:42 p.m. - A student reported the theft of their bike from Villa Maria Hall. A report was taken. Officers recovered the bicycle off campus later that night.

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Committee works to increase support for pregnant students

It is hard to find on-campus resources for pregnant students, but a committee hopes to build a stronger support system Lydia Laythe Staff Writer laythe16@up.edu A freshman girl walked across the academic quad, her bright red hair tied back in a messy bun and her belly protruding in front of her. Students gave her dirty looks as they past, judgment and condescension visible on their faces. But she didn’t care. She looked right back at them, raised her eyebrows in defiance and said “What are you looking at?”

In April of her freshman year, 2011 alumna Nichole Lehr discovered she was pregnant.

According to Lehr, there were no visible support programs from the University, so she sought support from professors she trusted.

“It was all really overwhelming and no one seemed to have concrete answers,” Lehr said.

Now, a committee of faculty and staff are working to increase awareness of the support the University offers and to help students who become pregnant while at UP.

Building a formal system

Fr. Gerry Olinger, Vice President for Student Affairs, who brought together the committee, said the mission of the University is the driving force.

“As a Catholic university, it’s a part of our mission: providing service and assistance for students, and to be able to encourage an ethic of life,” Olinger said. “If we’re prepared to stand up as pro-life in the political arena, it’s also important for us to be able to put our resources to really encourage that here at home.”

Olinger asked Deana Julka, social and behavioral sciences professor, to head the committee.

The group does not have an official title yet, but Julka referred to the committee as the pregnancy and family support group.

Julka said they have put together a rough draft of a pamphlet, which includes

information about on- and offcampus resources for pregnant students.

Olinger said there will be a webpage with similar information.

Julka said pregnancy on campus is more prevalent than people realize. She said this lack of awareness is because there is no formal support system.

“I’ve had, almost on a monthly basis, people come in and talk in a very informal way, trying to get support,” Julka said.

Olinger wants to make it easier for pregnant students to ask for help.

“I would never want students to think they couldn’t come forward,” Olinger said.

Olinger wants to connect five fundamental pieces through the committee: physical needs, emotional needs, off-campus support, academic resources and personal support.

The Health Center cannot provide all the necessary services for pregnant students, such as daycare or prenatal care, so the committee also wants to create a formal system to match students with external services that meet their needs.

“If we’re prepared to stand up as pro-life in the political arena, it’s also important for us to be able to put our resources to really encourage that here at home.”

Fr. Gerry Olinger vice president for Student Affairs Olinger also wants to improve academic resources to help students navigate the system regarding medical leave, lightened course loads or taking a semester

Photo courtesy of Nichole Lehr

Class of 2011 alumna Nichole Lehr became pregnant April of her freshman year at UP. Her daughter Gabby attended Lehr’s graduation ceremony after she earned her degree. Lehr said it was hard to find oncampus resources while she was pregnant. off. Encouraging students to continue their education is one of the committee’s top priorities.

Lastly, Olinger hopes to create a support system of faculty and staff to serve as a more personal resource for pregnant students.

Pregnant at UP

Lehr continued to attend school through the fall semester of her sophomore year but took the spring semester off after her daughter Gabby was born. When she returned to UP, Lehr had trouble registering for classes.

After the confusion was fixed, Lehr was able to finish her degree in nine semesters. During her time at UP, Lehr said her experience was for the most part positive, but resources were not

easily accessible.

“Most of my teachers were really supportive,” Lehr said, “I was connected with no resources.”

Lehr felt part of the problem was the lack of dialogue surrounding the topic of pregnancy. “[Pregnancy] happens to lots of people,” Lehr said. “It’s silly to think it’s not happening.”

Health Services Director Paul Myers, who is on the new committee, attributes part of the problem to misconceptions students have.

“The issue is the presumptive rumor mill – because it’s a Catholic institution, you’re going to get kicked out of school,”

Myers said. “That’s just never been true, at least not in the last 50 years.”

Julka hopes the committee will create a more supportive atmosphere for pregnant students.

“When anybody feels alone, or feels like there’s no system in place, they feel even more alone and are more likely to withdraw,” Julka said. “If there is this group out there, it lets people know right away: ‘I’m not alone.’”

Myers said his interactions with students motivate him.

“Just seeing the anguish brings home that it’s not an abstract thing,” Myers said. “It’s very real.”

Renovated Library to have 50 new computers, 19 study rooms Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu Major construction on the W. Wilson Clark Memorial Library will finish on schedule, with a tentative completion date of late July to early August.

According to Drew Harrington, dean of The Library, most of the large deconstruction and construction processes are complete.

“It’s really starting to look how it’s going to look,” she said.

“Now, we’re starting to see things like tile in bathrooms, paint on the walls. It’s really starting to look like what we imagined.”

Smaller projects, like

installing glass panels and windows, railings and wood ceilings, still need to be taken care of before the move-in process begins. Harrington

“Now, we’re starting to see things like tile in bathrooms, paint on the walls. It’s really starting to look like what we imagined.”

Drew Harrington dean of The Library estimates that by June, they will have clearance to move in the books, and by mid-July, furniture and other equipment

will be be included.

With the opening of The Library, there will be many new resources for students. Although the number of volumes will stay at about 250,000, there will be 19 study rooms, twice as many as were in the old Library. Half of these rooms will have interactive technology, where students can plug in their laptops or tablets to an overhead monitor to display projects.

“It’s a very different kind of set-up, much more efficient, much more affordable and taking advantage of newer technology,” Harrington said.

The new Library will also have 50 new computers for student use, as well as more

power stations for students to charge their laptops and other electronics.

Harrington said even though the new Library will present

“It’s a very different kind of set-up, much more efficient, much more affordable and taking advantage of newer technology.”

Drew Harrington dean of The Library many challenges for staff and students as the kinks of the

new building and facilities are worked out, she hopes it will please everyone in the end.

“People take good care of spaces that are worth caring about,” she said. “So I certainly hope that this will inspire a sense of pride and a sense of wanting to take good care and be good stewards of this space that we’ve waited so long for.”

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LIVING

Professor Renee Heath leaves for Boston

Will Lyons Staff Writer lyons14@up.edu

Bringing all members of the community together for civil discourse is one of the many skills for which Renee Heath will be remembered. After eight years as a communication studies professor at UP, Heath is moving to Boston to be with her family as her husband takes a new job.

Heath won UP’s Outstanding Teaching award in 2011 and created the Teaching Our Leaders Civil Discourse (TOLCS) club.

“First I’ll miss the students and people in the UP community,” Heath said. “We have such a warm culture here.”

Heath touched and shaped the lives of many students.

“She made me fall in love with my education all over again,” senior Andriana Alexis said. “I’m sad to see her go but I’m happy for her and her family.”

For communication studies department chair Jeff KerssenGriep, Heath brought an incredible energy to the faculty.

“She had the gift of turning ideas into practices, products and relationships,” Kerssen-Griep said. “I’ll miss her as a colleague and friend.”

Heath is on sabbatical this semester as she finishes working on a book with fellow professors Jennette Lovejoy, Courtney Vail Fletcher and Bill Barnes about the Occupy movement.

The transition out of the University will prove trying for Heath, who grew up in Portland.

“The University of Portland is a special place,” Heath said. “Not all schools are so dynamic.”

For Heath, one of the most transformative events that happened while she was working at UP was the shouting matches at Town Hall meetings over healthcare during the summer of 2010.

“I remember thinking, surely there must be a better way to have public discourse,” Heath said.

Heath developed TOLCS to create a fair way to mediate discussion over controversial topics and to develop professional facilitation skills. The club had over 60 members it’s first semester.

“Once students participated [in TOLCS] I didn’t have trouble getting them to come back,” Heath said. “Having [TOLCS] come to fruition is amazing.”

The club began to provide a critical action role in many of the University’s biggest events.

Besides the healthcare summit, TOLCS held discussions at the

Photos courtesy of Renee Heath

The Teaching Our Leaders Civil Discourse club poses for a picture after the Food for Justice conference.

Renee Heath (far right), a communication studies professor at UP, is moving to Boston this year to be with her family. Heath was voted UP’s most Outstanding Teacher in 2011, and she created TOLCS. Food for Thought Conference, Focus the Nation and Water Rights Conference.

Today the club has over 60 active members, and according to recent alumna Hilary White, the skills learned in TOLCS translate well into the real world.

“In interviews, I feel better at

responding to questions,” White said. “TOLCS also helps in everyday things like finding common ground among friends.”

With Heath’s departure, Fletcher will be taking over as faculty advisor for TOLCS, a club that continues to have an active membership.

Through TOLCS and the passion she shared for civil discourse, Heath’s legacy will live on.

“Thanks to everyone who’s touched me,” Heath said. “I’m on to new adventures, but Portland will always be a part of who I am.”

FIFA finds the funds

Villa Maria Hall hosted its second annual FIFA for Freedom tournament and raised $500 for AC Portland Connor Snashall Staff Writer snashall15@up.edu Whoever said video games are a waste of time? For Villa residents, gaming is a profitable source of fundraising.

On Feb. 16, Villa hosted its second annual ‘FIFA for Freedom’ tournament to raise money by playing the FIFA 2013 video game for KIVA, a microfinance company that gives loans to third world entrepreneurs, and Athletic Club (AC) Portland, a local organization dedicated to helping students.

Paul Auxier, junior, commissioned the tournament and believes the dorm’s love for soccer, video games and helping the community drives their success.

“Villa has such a passion for soccer, and what’s great about the tournament is we combine that love with great causes such as AC Portland and KIVA,” Auxier said.

The tournament raised $500 for AC Portland, enough to support one student athlete for an entire season.

“AC Portland is working hard to help Portland area elementary school kids, and to have the support of students from University of Portland means so much to them,” Executive Director of AC Portland Ben Dudley said.

“It gives them a role model and a goal to one day attend college themselves.”

This is just one example of UP students implementing the school’s mission statement in the

community around them. Recent graduate and current AC Portland intern Danielle Foxhoven can attest to UP providing tools for students after four years on The Bluff.

“As a part of the women’s soccer team, we were a big part of the Ronald McDonald house, and as a part of the business school, we were always asked to be a part of community service projects,” Foxhoven said. “It was little things like that that really helped me realize how much the community needs help and I wanted to use my resources and network to help fulfill that need.”

UP and AC Portland were initially connected when Foxhoven worked with the organization during an equipment drive with Equipment Across Continents, a nonprofit Foxhoven founded.

Villa’s connection to AC Portland started last year when Auxier, Villa Maria’s Service and Justice Coordinator wanted to stimulate more involvement in the organization and volunteer his time for a cause within the community.

“The FIFA for Freedom tournament was the first fundraiser that happened on our behalf by UP students, but my hope would be for more in the future,” Dudley said.

When Villa’s passion coincides with community need, it makes it that much easier to work together. Villa’s FIFA for Freedom tournament is one example of Auxier’s favorite quote he heard from 2012 graduate Kurt

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Villa residents play FIFA 2013 to raise money for KIVA, a microfinance company that gives loans to third-world entrepreneurs, and Athletic Club Portland.

Berning regarding service “For every great idea you have, there are 100 other great

ideas. What makes yours different is putting it into action,” Berning said.

Auxier agrees that students need to continue to stay involved and help in their community.

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Faith-Based Leadership Program

Engineering week brought students out of Shiley and into the academic quad where they created a large sling-shot and launched water balloons.

This year-long program is designed for juniors who want to

learn first-hand through an paid internship about the hurdles facing leaders in Church and faith-based organizations

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Eat this, not that

Tips for campus eating and a healthier you Nastacia Voisin Staff Writer voisin15@up.edu Sticking to a New Years’ resolution to have a healthier lifestyle may be difficult by the time March rolls around – especially in the wake of Valentine’s Day indulgences. For many students, the freedoms of 24-hour food availability and access to sugary, fatty snack foods can lead to waistline trouble.

In honor of American Heart Month and “Foods for Your Heart,” Bon Appétit’s newest theme, The Beacon took a look at the food on campus to see what’s healthy and what’s better left alone.

Breakfast: Eat This: An egg and cheese biscuit from The Cove has 300 calories and 18 grams of fat.

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Egg and cheese biscuit

Not That: Add on a sausage to the egg and cheese biscuit and the calorie count jumps to 580, with an additional 19 grams of fat.

calories) or some pastrami (40 calories).

Not that: Be wary of pita bread (220 calories per slice), American or cheddar cheese (110 calories), and beef bologna (80 calories).

Dinner: Eat This: For pasta lovers, plain penne is the best bet, with a 3/4 cup serving totaling 150 calories and one gram of fat.

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Pasta with marinara

Not That: The same amount of garlic linguine pasta has 290 calories and six grams of fat.

Keep in mind that the marinara (45 calories/ 1 g of fat) is a healthier choice than the alfredo sauce (140 calories/nine g of fat).

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Sasuage, egg and cheese biscuit

Lunch: Eat this: When browsing through the deli, try a 6 inch corn tortilla (60 calories), some mozzarella (90

Food substitution isn’t a cure-all, but making calorie and fat savvy choices in The Commons is a start. Just remember that food swapping is no replacement to exercise or nutritional health choices.

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Applicant Details • Qualified sophomores who have support from faculty or staff member • Applications accepted until March 31, 2013 • Go to up.edu/campusministry to apply now

This Faith-Based Leadership Program was developed by the Institute for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation,

and Campus Ministry. For more information contact Campus Ministry at 503.943.7131 or go to up.edu/campusministry.

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Meet Sister Sue, the Harley-riding nun Sister Sue Bruno has dedicated her life to Catholic service and motorcycle riding Hannah Kintner Staff Writer kintner13@up.edu She’s a hall director, a vowed woman, a licensed social worker, and she rides a Harley Davidson.

Sister Sue Bruno serves in the Order of St. Francis, and this year she took the position of Fields hall director. And riding a Harley isn’t the most interesting thing about her.

“I have ridden motorcycles since I was 21,” Bruno said, “since the day that I could get my own, against my parents’ wishes.”

Bruno developed an interest in motorcycles when her godfather took her for a spin on the back of his when she was a young woman.

She has been hooked ever since.

“I was smitten,” Bruno said.

“For me it’s a passion. I just love to ride.”

Bruno was once in a serious accident, totaling the motorcycle she was riding, but she was back on two wheels in less than a year.

Bruno says she plans to ride as long as she can. She also enjoys hiking, fishing, traveling and swapping books with the Schoenfeldt Assistant Hall Director Dan Hannon.

Journey to Sisterhood Bruno grew up in Chicago and was baptized Catholic when she was 13. She and her siblings attended public grade school, but her father’s plans for her high school education changed the course of her life.

“Because I was always in trouble, my father didn’t want me to go to a co-ed high school,” Bruno said. “He wanted me to go to an all-girls high school, and that was the school where the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate— my congregation— taught me.”

Bruno was amazed by the kindness of the sisters and soon longed to impact the lives of young people the way the sisters had affected in hers.

“In so many ways, they saved my life,” Bruno said. “I was eternally grateful and pursued religious life.”

At 23 years old, Bruno made Illinois history when she became the first female telephone installer in the state. At 25, she began to pursue religious life, before leaving at 30 and returning at 33.

“It was an interesting time in my life, but I really always knew I wanted to be a sister,” Bruno said. “It was just me growing up and knowing that I was ready to do it.”

Living in Fields Bruno has an open-door policy and her spunky personality keeps things fun for the Fields resident assistants.

Sierra Bray, an RA in Fields, appreciates the fun dynamic Bruno brings to the dorm. One of Bray’s favorite experiences with Bruno was when the two of them turned their sleepy sauntering into dancing while doing rounds at 2 a.m.

Photo courtesy of Sue Bruno

Sister Sue was baptized Catholic when she was 13, and her father sent her to and all-girls high school where she was taught by the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, the order for which she now serves. But she has still maintained her love of riding motorcycles.

Photo courtesy of Alexa Roy

This year, Fields RAs arrived to the winter Residence Life banquet dressed up in Sister Sue’s old habits to really arrive in style.

“Because I was always in trouble, my father didn’t want me to go to a co-ed high school. He wanted me to go to an all-girls high school and that was the school where the Sisters of St. Francis or Mary Immaculate -- my congregation -- taught me” Sue Bruno Sister of St. Francis Fields hall director

“Those rounds can be kind of dreary at times, so to have her dancing with me in the halls, that was fun,” Bray said.

Besides all the fun and games, Bray looks up to Bruno as a mentor.

“She really frames the RA position and working in hall staff as more of a ministry, so we try to minister to our women instead of just manage them,” Bray said.

Alexa Roy, another RA in Fields, appreciates Bruno’s ability to be open and honest in a compassionate way.

“She’s very direct, and as an RA working with her as the hall director, it’s refreshing to always

Photo courtesy of Sue Bruno

Sister Sue Bruno and RA Sierra Bray, junior, pose in front of Bray’s bicycle and Bruno’s Harly Davidson. Bruno has been riding since she was 21 when her godfather took her for a ride on his motorcylce. know where you stand,” Roy said.

“How do you grow and learn if you’re not getting direct feedback all the time?”

Roy’s favorite Sister Sue memory was when Bruno thought it would be fun to unpack some old habits and had the Fields Hall staff arrive at the winter Residents Life banquet dressed as a group of sisters.

“Everyone thought we looked great, and Sister Sue was in her full habit with the white and the black,” Roy said. “It was just hilarious.”

Bruno recently received her congregation’s consent to stay in

Portland for another year and will return as hall director next year.

“I have always loved working with this age group,” Bruno said.

“I find it’s not only what I could possibly bring to their lives or to the role, but what’s more important is how they help to keep me young.”

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Professors Dave Taylor, Maria Echenique, Alexandra Hill, Tara Maginnis and CAS Office Manager Beth Rumely strike a pose before beginning class on Thursday.

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Biology professor Tara Maginnis brings a dance class to Howard Hall and attracts an unexpected group of students Hannah Kintner Staff Writer kintner13@up.edu Do you ever wonder what your professors do for fun outside of class? Well, when they’re done teaching biology or Spanish, some of your professors brush up on their flaps and paradiddles. At the beginning of this semester, biology professor Tara Maginnis started a beginner’s tap class in Howard Hall, and a dedicated group of faculty has made tap dancing a weekly ritual.

While the Thursday night tap class started with a mix of students and faculty members, the latter have been the tried and true tappers. Half a dozen professors and faculty members meet every week on the ancient stage at the end of the basketball court in Howard Hall to learn from Maginnis.

“Dr. Magginis has organized it in a way where I leave class every day with an actual little thing that I can do,” German professor Allie

Hill said. “Like an actual step or a little routine, so we’re building up to a long routine, and that’s been really fun.”

The class is advancing quickly. As the attendees learn new choreography to “It’s Alright” by Huey Lewis and the News every week, Hill says she finds herself practicing everywhere she goes.

“My husband will hear me tap dancing in the bathroom while

“It had been too long... I need to come back to this. I need to do it again.”

Tara Maginnis biology professor

brushing my teeth, and today actually in class my students were doing a group work activity and some of them caught me tapping,” Hill said. “They’re just like ‘What’s all that sound?’ and it was me.”

While most people are only familiar with Broadway style tap-

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Professor Tara Maginnis leads professors Dave Taylor, Maria Echenique, Alexandra Hill, and CAS Office Manager, Beth Rumely in a tap dancing class Thursday evening. ping, Maginnis focuses on a style called Rhythm tap.

“It’s heavy and fun and rhythmic and creative and loud and obnoxious,” Maginnis said.

Maginnis began tap dancing when she was only three years old, and in her teens she took the train into New York City for classes every day after school.

Since moving to Portland three years ago, Maginnis has lacked a tap dancing outlet, so she decided to change that. She practiced in the Crab Lab—a biology research

lab that she supervises— but was not satisfied.

“It had been too long. I’ve taught adult classes since the early ‘90s, and then at the end of my dissertation and my post-doc I just got too busy,” Maginnis said.

“I need to come back to this. I need to do it again.”

Maginnis’ tap class meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Howard Hall.

Vision for the future The class has advanced past a beginner’s level, but students

with past tap experience are welcome to join at this time. In the fall Maginnis plans to start a new beginner’s class, and if interest is great enough, she hopes to become an adjunct dance instructor and teach credit-earning classes for students.

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Faith & Fellowship

March 7, 2013

Kindle the fire of faith with Psalms

desires of our hearts. The psalms were composed (a

by King David) Maureen majority in ancient times as songs Briare for communal worship, and through the ages our deGuest sires really have remained Commentary unchanged…..our desire to complain, and lament: “Be still and know that I “How long, O Lord, will am God” (Psalm 46:10) you forget me forever?”

(Psalm 13:1)…our desire for Does “Be still and know that relationship: “As the deer I am God” seem overwhelming longs for running streams, to you in a day when you hardly so my soul longs for you, have a moment to yourself? Do my God” (psalm 42: 1))…. you need a “spiritual boost” as Making known our petiwe enter the third week of the tions “Give ear, O LORD, to Lenten Season? Consider immersing yourself a bit in the Book of Psalms…the poetic, holy and beautiful songs of the Bible.

As a liturgical musician, singing the psalms has been a huge part of the sacred music that I plan on a weekly basis…and over the years, praying this artistic prose through song has been a source of immense spiritual comfort and delight.

“To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul” (Psalm 25:1)

I think what draws me most to the psalms is the way they passionately express human emotion, and some of the natural and deepest

my prayer; listen to my plea” (psalm 86:6)…our desire to

our innermost longing and worthy to be praised.

“With you, Lord, is the fountain of life” (Psalm 36:9)

Take a moment to imagine that fountain…of grace, of mercy… our true “life source” …flowing with unabashed abundance to YOU. These Lenten days invite us to remove any hindrances in our personal lives that might obstruct the flow of that fountain.

Are our hearts open to receiving this fountain of life? One of the hallmark psalms of the Lenten season is psalm 51: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me” (v.10) The text is intimately personal, and invites us to look to our inner sanctuary, and make room for the Holy Spirit to abide.

The verses continue “Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow” (v.6-7) What beautiful text to meditate upon as we try to purify our innermost hearts as we walk the journey of Lent.

express gratitude: “Sing to the Lord a new song, for God has done marvelous deeds!” (psalm 98:1) …our desire praise God…”Let everything that has breath give praise to the Lord!” (psalm 150:6) The lyrics of the psalms have served as inspiration for countless composers who have given the words melodious song~ and even artists portraying the imagery of them. The very nature of psalms lift “The Lord is my Shepherd, our hearts in the desire to I shall not want” (Psalm 23) commune with Beauty, and that Beauty which is mercy, Psalm 23 is one of the most forgiveness, love, majesty, well-known and beloved psalms

of comfort…as the images evoke the serenity that comes from surrendering to a life of faith, following the Good Shepherd. The sacred text truly flows like poetic music “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.” (v.2-3) I have known people to carry a copy of that psalm in their pocket…to immerse themselves in the text as a sort of ‘respite’ in the day…as a reminder of who is really “in charge”.

“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me” (Psalm 139 v. 1) One of my all-time favorite hymns associated with this text is a poetic adaptation by English composer Bernadette Farrell in her composition “O God, You Search Me”. (Published by Oregon Catholic Press) Here is an excerpt …that expresses the psalm’s assertion that God is truly with us, beyond our understanding. “ O God, you search me, and You know me. All my thoughts lie open to Your gaze. When I walk or lie down You are before me.

Ever the maker, and keeper of my days”.

I do think that psalms can propel us to the mystical state of awe

and wonder… that then can affirm our faith, and help us to express our gratitude for believing.

Ring out your joy to the Lord (Psalm 33:1) If the one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is “joy” (Galations 5:22), then a truly joyful life may not be feasibly attained by our natural minds…but only in conjunction with the works of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Praying the sacred psalms makes a “gateway”, or “highway” for the Holy Spirit to enter our hearts and minds, and subsequently transform our lives.” “Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth! (Psalm 104:30) Our Lenten prayer is rooted in our passions to discover the deepest longings in our lives, then then in turn proclaim to God “ Here I am, Lord, I come to do Your will” (psalm 40:8) Psalms really are “sung prayer”…and when used as such in your personal prayer life, can “kindle the fire” of your faith! Remember… ”This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!” (Psalm 118:24) Maureen Briare is the Campus Ministry Associate Director for Music. She can be reached at briare@up.edu.

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Rock the ASUP vote This year, for the first time in years, there are six tickets running for ASUP president and vice president – a huge change from last year’s single ticket.

Despite the fact the president and vice president ran unopposed, this year’s ASUP Executive Board has taken its role seriously, with the recent string of resolutions the Senate has passed.

We hope that, with the sudden spike of interest in leadership within student government, ASUP will continue, and even increase, its productive role in the student community. And this all starts with the student vote.

This semester, ASUP passed a resolution to start a conversation hour, which awaits administration approval. This resolution would give students an hour every week with no core or major required classes, a time they could schedule club meetings and activities.

They passed a resolution to start a personal finance class, which will teach students practical life skills and will be offered this fall.

They also passed a resolution to install a water fountain in St. Mary’s Student Center, and now there is one.

ASUP has been proposing and passing resolutions that have a real impact on student lives.

And if the great increase in student government candidates is any indicator, these meaingful changes should continue.

As far back as 2005, there have not been more than three tickets running for ASUP president and vice president.

The fact that there are six tickets running this year shows that students are starting to care about student government. They are beginning to see that ASUP can really affect and change things at UP. Not only does the ASUP ex-

ecutive board have a responsibility to effect change on campus that reflects the interests of the student body, but they each make $6,000 a year, making them among the highest paid student workers on campus.

These students are not being paid to answer phones or do office tasks. They are being paid to represent you.

This year, your vote matters, probably more than ever.

This year, go to the ASUP speech night Tuesday March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in The Commons to hear the candidates present their platforms and field questions.

Take the time to read the platforms of each candidate, which will be printed in our March 21 issue.

Take the time to consider what changes you want to see on campus and which ticket would best represent you as a student.

Which candidates will make it their mission to serve the in-

terests of the student body, not of themselves? Which candidates will continue in the recent tradition of making real changes on campus?

We hope that whoever is elected will recognize how important their role is and live up

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to their mandate to serve student interests and needs.

And we hope that you, as students, will recognize that since they serve you, it is your responsibility to tell ASUP what you want, and hold them to it. And this all starts with your vote.

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When the last leaf falls W.C. Lawson Staff Commentary Everyone wants to talk about inequality. Well then, let’s talk.

There is a huge problem with the human race that most people don’t know about, are afraid to talk about or don’t want to talk about.

In modern-day society, we as a species are born into a normalized culture that is killing itself.

I’m not talking about guns or war. I’m talking about the structure in our daily lives, as we have taken materialization into its own hands where it is actually controlling us.

Under a microscope on the planet, one could see that we are feeding more pollutants and carcinogens into the air as we industrialize. Not only are we harming ourselves in the long-term of our species, we are taking out all other forms of life on Earth.

If we spent more time worrying about the generational inequality of human species, we would ultimately have even more time to worry about other social issues that people care about, such as nondiscrimination, legalization of marijuana, abortion, healthcare and so forth.

Local author and Buddhist practitioner Paul Levy couldn’t have said it better in his latest book, “Dispelling Wetiko.”

“Let’s look at how we are using our energy: we are literally investing our resources into developing engines of mass de-

struction so as to keep ourselves safe and protect ourselves,” Levy wrote. “In the process, we are destroying each other, ourselves, and the biosphere. We are literally feeding and supporting our own genocide.”

As a species, we are mentally ill. If we weren’t, why would we be doing this?

We have let religion and God take their place so much in our lives that we have even created our very own cop-out for our lack of compassion: Man is born subject to ignorance as we have sinned.

Let’s be honest. We are the most intelligent species on the planet and since we have let the idea persist that one day we will be saved by an inter-dimensional being, we have become complacent in our own trajectory. This isn’t to say religion is at fault.

Instead, our reaction to religion has led us, with full intellect and will, to sacrifice the long-term freedom of preserving humanity for the short-term convenience of living in so-called “luxury.”

We have seen examples from our history, especially from westernized civilization. From oil companies buying patents of electric-powered vehicles to expanding waste-filled products, greed, money and capitalizing on others has become our number one priority as humans.

The evolution of the biosphere can’t keep up with the evolution of our technology. The worst part is, we know that. Even though we are aware on a very surface level that green energy is more ethical than depleting our natural resources, we are totally willing to continue doing so.

Again, if we spent all of our

time worrying about preserving the planet now, we would have the opportunity to discuss other social issues later.

When the last leaf falls, it doesn’t matter what sexual orientation you are, what race you are, what nationality you are, what gender you are or what religion you follow, because there will be no one around to judge one way or another. The most titanic-proportioned case of social inequality is between past and modern people, and future humans to come.

W.C. Lawson is a junior communications major. He can be reached at lawson14@ up.edu.

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OPINIONS

March 7, 2013

Choose Popeye as UP’s new mascot

Show others kindness

Hannah Kintner

Alicia McKay

Staff Commentary

Guest Commentary

I think it’s time for someone to address the elephant in the room – the unappealing elephant named Wally Pilot.

In 2009, Wally Pilot was given to the UP community as a gift from the graduating class. UP went five years without a mascot before the reinstatement of Wally, and while I appreciate their gift, I believe that much more thought and creativity should have gone into his design. A mascot needs to be appealing and endearing, and it needs to pump you up for a game. Furthermore, if our mascot is going to be a human, he should look like a cartoon, not like a plush doll body with a large shiny face and giant human eyes.

Personally I find Wally’s plasticky, spray-tan orange face to be kind of creepy, and I’ve heard stories of children crying at the sight of him. I wouldn’t like Wally to represent me, so why should we let him represent our athletic teams?

Now is the time to reevaluate our options, before our mascot costume gets dingy and the University orders another one. There may be an opportunity here to

adopt a sea-faring mascot that everyone loves, and I know just the guy: Popeye the Sailor.

Popeye is classic, loyal, spirited and a fighter. It’s clear from Wally’s current design that the University wants a mascot to exhibit strength. Popeye’s superhuman strength could outshine Wally’s cotton-filled biceps any day. Besides all of this, Popeye has sentimental appeal. He would be the ideal mascot for the University of Portland, and I believe that we could make it happen.

If the University of Oregon can manage to get permission from the Walt Disney Company to use the cartoon image of Don-

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ald Duck as their mascot, it’s possible for us to get Popeye the Sailor to be the new face of Wally Pilot.

While Popeye is currently trademarked by King Features, he has already been public domain in Europe for four years now due to different European trademark laws. Getting permission to use his image may be easier than we’d expect. Think about it, UP. Let’s get a mascot we can all be proud of!

Hannah Kintner is a senior communications major. She can be reached at kintner13@ up.edu.

You’ve seen me and my service dog around campus. I’ve been in class with you, waited for coffee next to you, worked in the computer lab at the same time as you. Perhaps you’ve only seen me across the quad as I tried to get Bo to ignore squirrels. The thing is, you at least know of me. But you don’t know that I’ve been unhappy this past year at UP. For this past school year, I have been bullied. It’s nothing physical like you see on TV, no shoving into lockers or putting magnets onto my back brace, but it is constant and it is not okay.

I have tried to reason with them, tried to ignore them, tried to go to authority members, and nothing has stopped them, and half of what I have tried has made it worse. But this article isn’t about me. It’s about you.

Writing this piece doesn’t fix what I’ve experienced this year.

I can’t hit delete on my keyboard and just as easily erase my feelings as I erase these words. But I hope that this inspires someone to stand up for a person that is being treated unjustly. It can be as small as telling a friend to not joke

about someone’s African bracelet or as big as fighting against the genocide of the Sudanese in Africa. Our school has just started a plan to prevent violence, the Green Dot program. By helping anyone at all, you are being a big green dot on campus, and inspiring others to do the same.

“I hope that this inspires someone to stand up for a person that is being treated unjustly.”

Alicia McKay Junior

Injustice happens everywhere, and I realize that my problem is minute in the grand scheme of things. But to me, it feels huge, and I know it’s the same for anyone else experiencing problems on campus. Know that Bogart and I are there for you, even though we don’t know you. Know that you can be there for other people, you can right wrongs and you can do anything you want to help people on and off campus. And to me, that’s a beautiful thought.

Alicia McKay is a junior sociology-criminology major.

She can be reached at mckay14@ up.edu.

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Letter to the Editor Stand up against abortion

How wonderful it would be if pro-life University of Portland students felt safe enough from peer pressure to come out to the Quad and protest the abortion of 55 million innocent and defenseless pre-born babies!

Rev. Ronald J. Wasowski, C.S.C. associate professor of environmental science

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What’s your walk-up song?

The first few moments before a player walks up to the plate can be some of the most intense in baseball. The perfect walk-up song can set the mood and help a player get ready. Here’s what some of our Pilots have to say about their songs. -Katie Dunn

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Song Title by Artist “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” by Kanye West

Lucas Hunter freshman short-stop

“I like the beginning, it sounds tight and I like what he’s saying on it.”

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Song Title by Artist “Wet Sand” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Jeff Melby senior, second baseman

“It puts me in a good mood and ready to face the pitcher. I get in the right mindset and gets me ready.”

SPORTS

Fr. Prusynksi’s name and spirit live on W.C. Lawson Staff Writer lawson14@up.edu After one of the most recognized members of the Portland Pilots Hall of Fame, Fr. Chester Prusynksi, passed away last Spring, the Athletic Department added a patch that reads “PRU” to sports teams’ jerseys in his name.

Fr. Prusynksi, commonly known as Fr. Pru, wore many hats during his 46 years at UP. He was a member of the University’s Board of Regents, a professor from the School of Business, a director of Shipstad and Kenna Halls and director of the Salzburg program.

During his time at UP, he always had a connection to the Athletics Department.

“When he was younger, he served as a team chaplain for a lot of programs,” Athletic Media Coordinator Jason Brough said.

“Later he became an advisor for some of the student athletes.”

Fr. Pru was a die-hard Pilots fan. According to Brough, he

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Kramer Scott senior, outfielder “I like classic rock and the beat.”

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Beau Fraser senior, catcher “It’s a catchy song and gets me in the zone.”

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went to almost every home sporting event for over 40 years.

The athletic department gives out the Fr. Chester Prusynski Award annually for its top student athletes, and the practice field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex was named Pru Pitch in his honor.

“Any game he could attend he was always a fixture,” said Brough. “He always had the inside scoop on the University’s athletic teams.”

According to assistant director of Media Relations Joe Kuffner, the volleyball, baseball, soccer and basketball teams each received new uniforms this year that included the PRU patch in Prusynksi’s honor.

“The idea of placing memorial patches on sports teams’ jerseys in honor of major supporters of the Athletic Department who pass away has been a tradition at UP,” Kuffner said. “Teams keep the patch for one season in memory of the person.”

Prusynksi is not the only Pilot fan to receive such an honor, as the Athletic Department always

could be to their advantage.

“It’s one and done. We have nothing to lose. I don’t feel like anyone expects us to do anything,” Wooton said. “That’s the most dangerous team, the team that has nothing to lose.”

Head Coach Jim Sollars notes that the teams the Pilots will face have commonalities that help when preparing for championship play.

“Most of the teams in our conference are doing similar things,” Sollars said. “We know what to expect in the conference.

The teams’ styles are not that different.”

Despite ending the last week of league play on a couple disappointing losses, the team keeps a positive attitude about the championship tournament

and sticks with a “win or learn” mentality, according to Wooton.

She feels the team has grown a lot since the beginning of the season.

“We’ve just taken so many strides. At the beginning it was like, ‘Oh no this is going to be a really long season.’ But game-by-game we’ve gotten better,” Wooton said. “It’s rare that after a game we’ve taken a step back. We’ve had a lot of accomplishments honestly.”

Sollars admires his team’s hard work throughout the season, especially because it’s something he did not have to teach them.

“They’ve all had a great work ethic, and I don’t always say that about teams, especially young teams,” Sollars said. “You usually have to teach teams how to work hard, and I haven’t had to do that. I’ve been able to focus

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The athletic department added a patch to soccer, basketball, baseball and volleyball jerseys to honor long-time UP athletics supporter Fr. Chester Prusynksi, who passed away last year. looks to honor someone who cared so much about the program.

“A few years ago we had the patch for former athletic administrator, legendary fan and alumnus Mauro Potestio that read ‘Mauro 858’ which recognized him for the 858 consecutive home games he attended,” Kuffner said.

While neither Prusynksi nor Potestio had input on the outcome of the games, their spirit and

support for many years leaves them on a level that few Pilot fans can stand on.

“When someone has been a supporter for that long and really touched lives of so many and coaches and student athletes, we just have to give them recognition,” Kuffner said. “I think after Fr. Pru passed away, it was a no-brainer to honor him,” he said.

on teaching them technique and skills, which is what you want as a coach.”

Junior forward Amy Pupa added that much of the team’s success this year is due to growing together and putting aside an individualistic style that was present at the beginning of the season.

“We’ve taken big steps.

Learning to play not as individuals but as a team has been a big thing for us,” Pupa said. “The unselfishness that you see now was not there as much at the beginning of the year. I think that is a maturity thing.”

The team is taking their maturity, as well as a nothingto-lose mentality, into the championship tournament this weekend.

“We have nothing to hold

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Sophomore guard Jasmine Wooton dribbles past a San Francisco defender on Feb. 23.

back. [We] might as well go out with a bang,” Byrd said. “I believe we can win.”

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Caleb Whalen Sophomore third baseman “It has some good lyrics in it about getting down to business and ready to go. It pumps me up.”

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Basketball: ‘Win or learn’ mentality for the Pilots Continued from page 16

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The Pilots ended their regular season losing to rival Gonzaga 81-52 to leave them with an overall record of 11-20 and 4-12 in the WCC. Their record earned them a matchup against LMU in the WCC Championship Tournament. Unfortunately, the team lost 65-54 despite being close until the few minutes.

Women’s Basketball

The women’s basketball team lost their final game of the regular season 73-63 at BYU. The Pilots finished the season 10-19 overall and 5-11 in the WCC to secure them the seventh seed in the WCC Championship Tournament against Santa Clara today at 2:30. The game can be streamed live and free from BYUtv.com.

Baseball

The Pilots surprised fans with their 2-0 victory at No. 21 UC Irvine on March 2, handing them their second loss of the season behind sophomore pitcher Travis Radke’s 11 strikeouts. However, the Pilots dropped their next three games in the series to UC Irvine, losing 3-1 on March 2, 8-7 on March 3 and 10-1 on March 4 to drop their record to 2-10.

The Pilots return home to face Seattle University on March 8 at 2 p.m., March 9 and 10 at 1 p.m. before heading north to take on Washington on March 12 at 5 p.m. and Seattle on March 13 beginning at 4 p.m.

On spring break, the team plays UC Riverside on March 15 at 3 p.m., March 16 at 1 p.m. and March 17 at noon.

Men’s Tennis

The men’s tennis squad enjoyed thrashing cross-city rival Portland State 6-1 on March 1, before losing at No. 45 Oregon 5-2 on March 2 to leave them with a record of 7-4.

The squad heads on the road to take on San Diego on March 16 at 1 p.m. and UC Riverside on March 17 at noon.

Women’s Tennis

The women’s tennis team lost handedly at No. 36 Washington 6-1 March 1 and at Iowa State 5-2 March 2 to drop their record to 5-6. The team returns home to host Montana March 8 at noon and rival Gonzaga on March 9 at 11 a.m. Following spring break, the team travels to face BYU March 20 at 9 a.m. (courtesy portlandpilots.com)

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Women’s basketball ready for Santa Clara As the Pilots’ regular season comes to a close, they take on the Santa Clara Broncos in the first round of the WCC Championship Tournament today at 2:30 Taylor Tobin Staff Writer tobint16@up.edu

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Junior guard Alexis Byrd flies to the hoop, unafraid of San Francisco’s defense. Transition offense will be key for the Pilots to win against first-round opponent Santa Clara in the WCC Championship Tournament.

Women’s basketball will use the fuel of a close loss against WCC top-ranked Gonzaga on Feb. 28 to take them into the WCC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas March 7 against fifth-ranked Santa Clara.

“It was a great feeling because we were in front of their home crowd, it was sold out and it was also their senior night,” junior guard Alexis Byrd said.

“Being the underdog is a better experience to me because nobody thinks you can win, but [when you are] the top dog, everyone expects you to win.”

Sophomore guard Jasmine Wooton wishes they had more faith in their ability to beat a topranked team.

“I feel like the only reason we didn’t beat Gonzaga is because we didn’t feel like we could beat Gonzaga,” Wooton said.

“When we were hanging with them everyone was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’”

The Pilots’ two conference matchups against Santa Clara were close battles that came down to the last minute. The Pilots lost their first matchup at home 59-58 Jan. 3, yet took a win back home at Santa Clara 71-68 Jan. 26.

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The Pilots will need to limit Santa Clara’s top two weapons, senior forward Lindsay Leo and senior guard Meagan Fulps. Leo made the All-WCC team while averaging 9.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Fulps was chosen as an All-WCC honorable mention, averaging 10.9 points per game.

The Pilots will need to combat Leo’s rebounding abilities with UP’s top rebounder junior forward Amy Pupa’s eight rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Kari Luttinen’s 12.3 points per game and All-Freshman Team and All-WCC honorable mention freshman forward Annika Holopainen’s 9.9 points per game will be necessary to withstand Santa Clara’s offense.

The Pilots are ranked seventh of the nine WCC teams in the conference going into the WCC tournament. Playing without high expectations riding on them See Basketball, page 15

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Sophomore guard Jasmine Wooton attempts a layup over a San Franciso defender Feb. 14. Wooton has been a key spark to the offensive in the regular season.

Men’s basketball 2012-13 season comes to end Despite moments of displaying their talent and skill, the Pilots fell to LMU 65-54 in the first round of the WCC Tournament Katie Dunn Staff Commentary

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Senior guard Derrick Rodgers makes a jumping pass to junior forward Ryan Nicholas posting up. Rodgers’ growth as a play-maker coupled with the consistency of Nicholas was a surprise for the Pilots’ season.

The long basketball season came to an end for the Pilots on a Las Vegas night March 6. The Pilots stumbled against the LMU Lions in the first round of the WCC tournament, which ended in a 65-54 loss. This was a much faster ending to the season than any Pilots wanted, but the season was not something to regret.

This season was an improvement from last in more ways than one. Most noticeably, their 11-20 record looks much better than last season’s 7-24 record. It may not seem like much, but winning more than half the number of games they lost is a big step and makes the team more confident. They began taking smarter shots and improved rebounding, which led to more wins.

Senior guard Derrick Rodgers was one of the key players this season and helped the Pilots score many of their points with his improved play-making. He lead the team on the court as well as

in the locker room by taking over the leadership position passed on to him as the only senior.

Junior forwards Ryan Nicholas and Thomas van der Mars who were named to the WCC All-Academic Team along with sophomore forward Riley Barker, who earned honorable mention. This is an honor well earned by all three who have shown significant contributions to the team while maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA. Nicholas led the team in scoring and rebounding, being one of the players the four freshmen can look up to.

The Pilots have a promising future ahead of them, only losing one senior and four strong freshmen maturing everyday.

Guards Bryce Pressley, Oskars Reinfelds, David Ahern and forward Jake Ehlers make up the fresh-faced future of the team. Each freshman has gotten playing time, and two started on a regular basis toward the last half of the season. Their hard work mixed with fun personalities help everyone want to play and have fun while their doing it.

Any proud Pilot can see the potential this team has and should be counting down to the next time they can see the team play (it’s nine months if anyone

is really counting). The long offseason gives the Pilots time to work on everything they need to in order to be even more successful next season. Smart shooting, offensive rebounding and consistency will no doubt be on the list of things for Head Coach Eric Reveno and his team to focus on.

2012-2013 was a strong building block of a season for what can be a competitive and fearsome team in the years to come.

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Sophomore forward Thomas van der Mars goes up strong in the post against Santa Clara on Feb. 23. van der Mars will be needed to expand his game even more to compliment Nicholas in the post.