The Vol. 114, Issue 20
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Trouble in the Air? THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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University cuts Peer Health Educators program
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Neighbors cry foul on odors from Daimler Truck North America plant
How students make the paleo diet and being a vegan work in college
Sports
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Plans for new baseball stadium get the axe
Opinions
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Why students should weigh in on the community listening sessions on inclusion
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ASUP elections are next week! Do you know who you are voting for?
Online Dragon Boat club is coming to UP. Check out photos online!
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Philosophy professor Alejandro Santana often smells paint fumes as he rides his bike to campus. There are several industries on Swan Island that emit pollutants into the air and require permits from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to operate. Laura Frazier News Editor frazier13@up.edu Linda Nakashima complains of a paint smell in the air “so strong you can taste it” near her home on Amherst St. and Wellesley Ave. Worried about the health of her family, Nakashima, her eyes welling with tears, said the fumes from Daimler Trucks North America, a Swan Island industrial site under fire for pushing pollutants into the North Portland air, dictate if they can go outside. “The smell from Daimler determines what we can do that day,” she said. “I’m afraid something terrible will happen to my son for breathing this air.” Neighbor Stacey Schroeder, who lives a quarter-mile from Daimler, said she smells paint most days. “I have a four-year-old who now on his own can tell me, ‘Mom, I smell paint today,’” she said. “I find myself holding my breath as I leave my house.” Philosophy professor Alejandro Santana lives two miles from campus and rides his bike to work. During his ride, he picks up on the Daimler smell, which hangs in the air along Willamette Blvd. east of the main entry to campus and the east side quad. “I’m trying to get a little exercise in, and then I get this whiff of paint,” he said. “It can’t be good to be smelling this stuff.” Nakashima, Schroeder and Santanta were three of about 100 people at a public hearing on campus March 7 hosted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Neighbors and members of the UP
community gathered in Buckley Center to ask questions and share personal testimonies. Although several Swan Island facilities emit pollutants, the focus has turned to the Daimler Trucks North America Western Star plant on Fathom Ave., where workers paint large trucks, emitting toxic, smelly paint fumes into the air. Daimler, which has 800 employees at the Western Star facility and has been manufacturing trucks there for 43 years, is going through the renewal process for its five-year permit from DEQ. Neighbors complain about the facility emissions causing headaches and migraines, asthma attacks, nausea and red eyes, and they have had enough of the smell. They’re fighting for DEQ to hold Daimler accountable for causing a nuisance odor, but DEQ officials said the agency does not have criteria to regulate the smell. Neighbors are worried about Daimler’s toxic emission levels, but since the DEQ cannot change the emission regulations in the permit process, neighbors are now pushing the agency to regulate the odors. According to DEQ permit writer Dave Kauth, DEQ cannot change the rules on Daimler’s emission levels because rule-making on emission levels is a separate public process unrelated to permit writing. “We can only put in the permit what is set in the rules,” Kauth said. “If something is shown that the levels are set higher than what we allow by rules, we’ll make a change.” Kauth said Daimler is within its permit regulations. For example, Daimler’s permit allows for the emission of 470 tons per year of volatile organic compounds. In
2012, its facility emitted 187 tons. However, according to Kauth, Daimler’s baseline emission levels, the amount of pollutants it is allowed to emit according to the permit, were set in 1977-78. Kauth said if Daimler were to go into business today, it’s possible it would be subject to more stringent emission restrictions, but not necessarily. “It’s very likely that their actual emissions would be the same,” he said. “Total allowed might be less, might be not.”
Regulating a “nuisance”
At the hearing, DEQ took questions from the crowd for about an hour. Neighbors shared concerns about how DEQ monitors Daimler’s emissions and why the smell is not regulated. Kauth said Daimler monitors
its production and emissions, and DEQ inspects the facility and reviews the annual and semiannual reports to ensure it is within permit regulations. According to a statement from Western Star Plant Manager Paul Erdy, Daimler has significantly reduced air pollutant emissions. Over 400 samples have been gathered at the Western Star facility, and a toxicologist helped evalute the data to address health concerns. “The coatings used at the Western Star Manufacturing facility that have been identified in our sampling are well below established health benchmarks,” he said. See Air, page 3
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At the hearing, Linda Nakashima spoke about smelling paint fumes near her home. She said DEQ has never responded to her odor complaints.
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March 21, 2013
On On Campus Campus UPAlert
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There will be a campus wide test of the UPAlert system on Friday, April 5 between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. Participants will recieve a voicemail, text message and two email messages within a minute after the alert is issued. To particiapte, please update contact information the UPAlert system. To do so, Log in to PilotsUP. Scroll down to “UP Alert Contact Info” located toward the bottom of the right-hand column. Click “Edit,” enter information check the box to agree to the terms and conditions of the UP Alert program. 37th Annual Luau The Hawaiian Luau is Saturday in the Chiles Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:00 p.m. and the show begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students, faculty and staff, $20 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens and kids under nine, and groups of six or more. Students, faculty and staff are limited to one ticket at $10, and any additional tickets are regular price. Those who pre-ordered tickets can pick them up tickets during ticket sales. Tickest are for sale in the Bauccio Commons by the fireplace from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at the door on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Pilot Express for Easter Break The Pilot Express will shuttle students to and from the train station and airport for Easter Break. It is $5 for a one way trip and $8 for round trip. Drop - offs are Thursday, March 28 and pick - ups are Monday, April 1. Sign up in the Student Acitivites office in St. Mary’s until March 26. Space is limited, and students are asked to bring cash or check for payment. Contact Elizabeth Novotny at novotny13@ up.edu with questions. CPB Movie This week’s movie is Les Miserables, the Academy Award - winning musical. The movie is Friday and Saturday at 10:00 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free. Library Hard Hat Tours The next building tours for the Library are March 26 and 27. Tours meet at 3:45 p.m. in the Franz Hall Lobby and last 45 minutes to an hour. To reserve a spot, email Kathy O’Connell Riddell at oconnell@up.edu. Accuracy in The Beacon
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Peer Health Educator program cut Funding for the PHE program will be reallocated to other Health Center programming Philip Ellefson Staff Writer ellefson15@up.edu Next year, bathroom stalls on campus may no longer be decorated with “Potty Posts” informing students about health and wellness. Instead of students leading alcohol education events, staff members may organize them. And there will no longer be a student wellness liaison for each dorm. The Peer Health Educator (PHE) program will be cut next year, and its funds will be reallocated to other programming. According to Health Center counselor and PHE adviser Kristina Houck, funding cuts across campus prevented the program from improving. “We see it as a really successful program, as it has been, and for it to reach more students, we would need more funding,” Houck said. The majority of the PHE budget goes toward a housing stipend for the PHEs. Each of the six PHEs receives a $1,275 housing stipend each semester, meaning the University spends $15,300 on housing for PHEs each year. Houck hopes these extra funds will help the Health Center reach more students. Director of Health Services Paul Myers hopes to give more money to violence prevention programs. “Green Dot is part of our violence prevention strategy, but it’s only one part,” Myers said. “Right now, it’s funded by a federal grant.” In addition to providing education about sexual violence and legal consent, Myers plans to distribute more funds to alcohol and drug prevention education and programs for eating disorders. But PHEs are concerned new programs won’t connect students with peers. Sophomore Kellie Riper, a PHE, thinks wellness education is more successful in peer-to-peer settings.
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Each of the six Peer Health Educators receives a housing stipend from the University. The program puts on functions like student alcohol education events. From left to right: Juniors Brianna Sherwood, Amber Lundin-Hartgraves and Sarah Croy. “It’s very important to hear it from someone who’s living the same way you are, versus someone who isn’t living the same student life you are,” Riper said.
“We see it as a really successful program, as it has been, and for it to reach more students, we would need more funding.” Kristina Houck Health Center counselor Hellina Gesese, a senior PHE, said Pilot Pride, an event the PHEs put on for incoming freshman, is successful because other students lead it. “Other students at UP sharing with you, ‘This is what we do, this is how we behave,’ rather than
a staff member saying, ‘This is what’s expected of you,’” Gesese said. “I think it has a different tone and is received differently.” Myers acknowledged that some programs are best led by students, including an alcohol education class for students who have violated the University’s alcohol policy. “I do have concerns that students get content differently from staff than they do from students,” Myers said. “Because of the age difference, there’s definitely a different response.” But Houck said the Health Center will look to other student leaders to fill some of the roles of the PHE program. “Certainly there’s a hope that there will be a way that students can be involved in wellness education,” Houck said. “What that is, I do not know.” Myers said the Health Center plans to work with clubs, RAs and CPB to plan events that would fill the gaps left by the
PHE programming. In addition to cutting the PHE program, Houck’s job will change next year. She will no longer be a counselor in the Health Center instead focusing on promoting wellness on campus. According to Myers, this will allow the Health Center to restructure its counseling staff and create efficiency. “It really does fit into a larger picture of how we are redesigning our care,” Myers said. Riper regrets seeing the program cut. “We don’t get a super high number of people attending our events, but the people who are there genuinely enjoy it,” Riper said. “And even if we reach only a couple hundred students every year, it’s the couple hundred that are looking for that change.”
add/drop deadline is to give students the opportunity to meet with their academic
firsthand when she wanted to register for a class the first week of this semester and missed the deadline. “I was really frustrated and talked with other students about this, and surprisingly, there was an overwhelming amount of students who also had that problem,” she said. Gaona anticipates the new resolution, if approved, will give students a chance to make a fully informed decision when adding or dropping classes. “We’re hoping with this extension, students will have that dialogue with advisers and people in the departments before they make those big changes to their schedule,” she said.
ASUP resolution calls for extension of add/drop deadline for classes, refund Kathryn Walters Staff Writer walters14@up.edu
This fall, students may have longer than the first week of classes to decide whether they want to stay in a class. On March 4, the ASUP Senate unanimously passed Resolution 13-04, which proposes an extension of the add/drop deadline for classes and the full tuition refund that goes with it. If University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp approves the resolution, the add/ drop deadline will change from the fifth day to the tenth day of each semester. ASUP senator Elvia Gaona
wrote the resolution in mind of how students may feel too rushed in deciding whether they like a class or not. “I personally felt that five days is too little, especially if people have a once-a-week class, or even a late lab on Friday,” she said. Gaona, a sophomore, said the full tuition refund must accompany the add/drop deadline extension. “We really wanted to make it clear to the administration that we want this to happen and we want the refund policy, and if they won’t give us that refund, that’s not what students are asking for,” she said. One major reason Gaona proposed an extension of the
“I personally felt that five days is too little, especially if people have a once-a-week class, or even a late lab on Friday.” Elvia Gaona sophomore advisers and get the appropriate signatures they need to add or drop a course in plenty of time. Gaona experienced this problem
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Air: Nuisance odors are subjective, hard to regulate Continued from page 1 Neighbors said even if Daimler is within its permit regulations, its emissions should be regulated as a nuisance odor. Schroeder said it’s obvious the fumes are problematic. She said neighbors have submitted hundreds of odor complaints in the past year. “We so very strongly feel that daily paint fumes equal nuisance,” she said. Nakashima said she contacted DEQ multiple times to complain about the smell but never got a response. “We just know they [DEQ] aren’t going to do anything,” she said. According to the Daimler permit, the “permittee shall not allow the emission of odorous matter in such a manner as to cause a public nuisance.” But Kauth said DEQ cannot regulate Daimler as a nuisance odor because there is no consistent way to define a nuisance statewide. “We don’t really have a way of saying ‘yes they are’ or ‘no they are not’ a nuisance, consistently to where everyone comes up with the same conclusion,” he said. “What we want to do is be consistent.” A 2009 memorandum from then - Attorney General John Kroger highlights the difficulty of regulating odors based on whether neighbors consider them a nuisance, even though DEQ has the authority to address odors. The memorandum states that creating the conditions to regulate a nuisance “may be legally difficult to accomplish.” The state has an Environmental Quality Commission to work on air purity standards, but when it comes to enforcing those standards, the subjective nature of smell is problematic. The Attorney General’s memorandum states that odor and its effects are “inherently subjective,” as is “the relative intensity of the odor.” David Monro, DEQ’s Northwest Region Air Quality Manager, said DEQ is serious about developing a nuisance program to focus on regulating odors. But he can’t say when the program will be put into place. “We are moving forward with an aggressive timeline to add that
program,” he said. “The DEQ is very committed to putting in the time and money.” Erdy said Daimler logs and evaluates odor complaints and has met with neighbors. He underscored Daimler’s “commitment to address all concerns that are brought forward to us.” Santana has attended several public meetings with DEQ as well as hosted panels about pollution, but he thinks the agency doesn’t have enough financial or staffing support to do its job. “I think the people at the DEQ are well intentioned,” he said. “[But] You get this very palpable sense they can’t do very much.” Santana said people expect North Portland to carry the weight. “It’s too much that they’re asking people of North Portland to deal with,” he said. “It’s not fair.”
Neighbors fed up
Neighbors are not only fed up with what they see as DEQ’s apathy towards Daimler, but also with Daimler’s refusal to negotiate with them. Schroeder, a leader of the neighborhood group North Portland Air Quality, said the organization has recently partnered with Neighbors for Clean Air, a citizens group, to continue fighting for better air quality in Portland. In November 2011, Neighbors for Clean Air reached a voluntary “good neighbor agreement” with Esco, a company operating two steel foundries in Northwest Portland. The agreement was a huge step for air quality advocates. Schroeder said Neighbors for Clean Air tried to negotiate a legally binding “good neighbor agreement” with Daimler, but the corporation never responded. “We don’t want them to leave and go away,” Schroeder said. “What we want is just that they be a good neighbor.” According to Schroeder, the agreement asked Daimler to make a variety of changes, including creating a website to increase transparency and provide an outlet for odor complaints, providing annual public tours of the facility and getting a wind speed and direction monitor to help pinpoint exactly where the smell is coming from.
Daimler’s emissions and possible health risks
• Methanol: Acute effects include blurred or dimness of vision, neurological damage. Chronic effects include blindness, headaches, dizziness, insomnia and nausea. • Toluene: Acute effects include fatigue, headaches, central nervous system dysfunction and narcosis. Chronic effects include central nervous system depression causing ataxia, tremors, impaired speech, hearing and vision, sore throat, dizziness, difficulty with sleep. Toluene also can cause attention deficit, minor craniofacial and limb anomalies in the children of pregnant woman exposed to toluene. • Xylene: Acute effects include irritation of the nose and throat, nausea, vomiting, impaired reaction time and body balance. Chronic effects include headache, dizziness, fatigue, tremors, anxiety, severe chest pain and possible kidney effects. - Source: EPA Air Toxis website- http://www.epa.gov/oar/toxicair/newtoxics. html, DEQ
Schroeder said the most important request the neighborhood group made was that Daimler commit to having a third party analyze its operations and emissions, and propose alternatives to lessen air pollution. Neighbors for Clean Air sent its good neighbor agreement to Daimler CEO Martin Daum in the fall. Schroeder said they never heard back. After that, neighbors started a postcard campaign. “He [Daum] got probably between 400 and 500 postcards, and we have never heard from him,” Schroeder said. Erdy said said the emissions from the Western Star facility “are well below permitted levels” as set by DEQ and EPA. He said Daimler has decided not to agree to contracts “with nongovernmental organizations such as Neighbors for Clean Air.” “Contractual arrangements with either individuals or environmental activist groups are not necessary to achieve substantive environmental improvements,” he said. “They are prohibitive and do not achieve the goals of the common cause.”
Air quality on campus
Although neighbors have voiced their complaints, they aren’t the only ones in North Portland worried about air quality. UP students, faculty and staff also show growing concern over industrial air pollution in North Portland. Daimler is just one of several companies on Swan Island whose facility emissions are toxic. Jeff Rook, UP’s environmental health and safety officer, said he’s had complaints about several smells on campus. He said concerns about a gas - like smell are most common. Rook said the sulfur smell is probably due to Swan Island companies like Vigor Marine that make and finish boats, not a leaky gas pipe. Rook agrees that the effect of the paint smell from Daimler is subjective. Some people aren’t affected by smell and others are more sensitive and have a stronger reaction. “It’s kind of a needle in a haystack trying to figure out specifically what people are reacting to,” he said. Santana is concerned about Daimler’s effect on the air quality but knows it’s not the only facility emitting toxic chemicals into the air. “The thing that’s really scary is in this area we’re at ground zero for emissions,” he said. “What we are dealing with here in the University of Portland community is a very toxic air shed.” Santana hopes the University sees the benefit in addressing air quality, and thinks the University can do a better job of raising awareness by encouraging students to register air complaints, investing in monitoring equipment and supporting those groups who want cleaner air. “If we’re trying to be a model of sustainability, then we have
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Senior Matthew Abely takes stock of the air smell on the bluff. Abely is in a class studying air pollution on campus. to put our money where our mouth is,” he said. “It’s really an issue of health and safety for the students.”
Students study air quality
Some students are also taking action to define and register oncampus odors. Through a weekly environmental science class, titled “Air Pollution,” 13 students check the air from 10 locations on campus and record what they smell and how often they notice an odor. Senior Matthew Abely, an environmental ethics and policy major, said the class focuses on key intersections on campus. They test the air four times a day, once between 6 and 8 a.m., 10 and noon, 3 and 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. “We have to go around and basically take a whiff of the air,” Abely said. Jim Houck, an adjunct professor teaching the class, said the students classify the smells as either “chemical -like” or “organic - like.” Houck said the testing can be tricky because people interpret smells differently. “It is subjective, but if you do it enough times the truth comes out,” he said. Houck said the class’s findings are not definitive or conclusive, but they do help to contribute facts to the conversation about air quality. “You get a lot of this rancor going on and this exaggeration, but very few facts,” he said. “What I’m trying to do with this class is get unbiased facts.” Rook said the work done by the class allows the University to better understand what is in the air and provides the “possibility for air monitoring on targeted days to capture odors.” Area six, near the edge of campus and the bluff and above the Daimler plant, not only smells the most like paint, but has
the highest frequency of smells. According to the Abely group’s research, 36 percent of the time, students noticed a “chemical like” odor and eight percent of the time noticed an “organic like” odor, meaning there was a noticeable smell 44 percent of the time. Station six has a smell 18 percent more often then the next most odorous location, according to the research data. Abely said the smell could be stronger, but any pollution should be a concern. He said without a conscious effort to improve air quality, it will become an even bigger problem. “Something needs to be done about it,” he said. “It’s not going to be Beijing or London fog. It’s going to be a slow build to a big problem.” • • •
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What’s next?
The comment period on the permit lasts until April 15 DEQ will consider the comments and may modify the draft After the comment period, the proposed draft is sent to the EPA The EPA has 45 days to respond and submit objections If no objections are raised, DEQ will issue the permit There is no set timeline as to when the permit will be sent to the EPA
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Online form at DEQ’s website: http://www.deq.state. or.us/complaints/rep. htm Call the DEQ hotline: 1-888-997-7888
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March 21, 2013
2013 State of the University luncheon honors achievement At the annual State of the University luncheon at the Multnomah Athletic Club, University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp spoke about the progress of the Rise Campaign, and University achievements, and handed out several awards. At right, UP alumna Holly Lynn Ellis, class of 2001, center, with Beauchamp, right, and other award presenters, received the Contemporary Alumni Award. Ellis is a film producer. Her first film, “Prairie Love,” premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Other award winners included alumnus John Lee, class of 1964 and 1973, who won the Distinguished Alumni Award, class of 1964 alumnus Jack Roscoe won the Rev. Thomas C. Oddo, C.S.C., Outstanding Service Award, and senior Noelle Niedo, who won the Gerhardt Award for Senior Leadership. -Laura Frazier
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Tuition increase, federal financial aid decrease to affect students Tuition increase puts fees at $36,700, and federal spending cuts will affect work-study and some grants Kelsey Thomas Staff Writer thomask15@up.edu UP students may begin to feel the strain of the sequester in coming semesters. The sequester is a series of federal spending cuts passed as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011. They were set to take place Jan. 1, 2013, but were delayed until March 1. University of Portland Director of Financial Aid Janet Turner explained to The Beacon the financial effects this will have on students. Q: Will this impact Federal Work - Study for UP students? A: Federal Work-Study will see an estimated five percent cut during the first year of sequestration (2013-14). We don’t have final numbers to predict the exact number of jobs that might be impacted, but it could be as many as up to
seven positions. However, most students who work on campus do not earn Federal Work-Study. They earn institutional student employment funds, which are not
“We don’t have final numbers to predict the exact number of [work-study] jobs that might be impacted, but it could be as many as up to seven positions.” Janet Turner director of Financial Aid impacted by the sequestration. We won’t know what our final allocations will be until April. Q: Will there be a reduction in Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) available? A: Federal SEOG funds
are awarded to the neediest of students, and again while our allocation may be cut by up to five percent, we don’t know the final impact at this time. But we may see some reductions of awards beginning in 2014-15 if the sequestration continues. Q: Will the same Federal Direct Loans still be available to students? A: The Federal Direct Loans are still available to students. They will just experience a small increase in the origination fee that the Department of Education charges. Federal Direct Loan origination fees are expected to rise from one to 1.05 percent (for loans disbursed on or after March 1, 2013). Federal Direct PLUS loan origination fees are expected to rise from four to 4.2 percent (for loans disbursed on or after March 1, 2013). Q: How else could the sequester affect students?
A: Federal Pell grants are protected from sequestration for the first year. In years two through ten (award year 2014-15 to award year 2022-23), Pell will be subject to cuts as a result of sequestration (We haven’t been notified what those cuts might look like yet). TEACH Grants – We are less clear on what will happen to these grants, but they will affect any disbursements made on or after March 1, 2013 (We are awaiting further information from the Department of Education about this program). Other factors that may impact students might include other federal grants, such as the National Science Foundation grants that some of our professors apply for, which could be impacted in future years.
Tuition Increases 4.5% Tuition for the 2013-2014 school year has been increased 4.5% to $36,700, one of the lowest increases in University history, according to a letter from President Beauchamp to UP parents. The increase in room and board vary, depending on the type of room, ranging from 3.8% or $392 to 4.5% or $546. In the letter, Beauchamp said the Administration is committed to keeping UP tuition affordable and the increase is comparable to other private and Holy Cross institutions. “I fully appreciate the tremendous investment made by our students and their families in coping with these costs,” Beauchamp said in the letter. “All of us here take these matters very seriously.”
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1. March 8, 1:23 a.m. - Received a call from a neighbor reporting students tipping over trash cans and violating the noise ordinance in the 7300 block of N. Stanford. Officers checked the area and were unable to locate students or tipped-over trash cans.
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2. March 9, 12:43 a.m.- Received notification from Residence Life Hall Staff that there was suspected under age drinking in a Tyson Hall apartment. Officer were asked to assist and confirm ages of students. Officers determined that three individuals were not of legal age, and referred the matter to Residence Life for resolution.
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3. March 9, 3:07 a.m. - Portland 911 Dispatch notified Public Safety that they were responding to an overdose in Fields/Schoenfeldt Hall. Officers responded and found that Portland Emergency Responders were transporting a non-student to medical facilities for treatment of possible alcohol poisoning. Individual was a guest of a student, and not of legal drinking age. The matter is being referred to the Student Conduct Coordinator. . 4. March 17, 12:29 a.m. - Received a noise complaint about a party at the 4900 block of N. Willamette. Officers made contact with the resident and advised them to quiet down; they were compliant..
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LIVING
March 21, 2013
Paleo and vegan bring new meaning to diets Student diets on campus range from eating like a caveman to grazing like a herbivore. See what students have to say about their eating habits and health Hannah Kintner Staff Writer kintner13@up.edu It’s no secret that nutritionists, authors and TV doctors all have different ideas of what makes a healthy diet. So should we be surprised that students have differing views as well? See what students have to say about their health and experiences with the paleo diet and veganism.
Vegan on The Bluff Junior Katrina Combs began a vegan diet as a sophomore in high school when her mother read about the health benefits of veganism, prompting her whole family to make the transition. “It wasn’t really my choice in the beginning, but now I choose to live with a vegan diet,” Combs said. The vegan diet eliminates all foods that come from animals and animal byproducts, including meat, eggs, dairy and honey. Regardless of how she adopted a vegan diet, Combs quickly noticed changes in her health. “I feel more energized. I actually lost a little bit of weight, but that wasn’t something that I was interested in doing,” Combs said. “That’s just what happened from avoiding all that dairy and meat.” Combs said the new diet was difficult at first, but her body began to adjust to veganism after two weeks. Cheese was the hardest thing for Combs to give up, but she believes the positives of a vegan diet outweigh the negatives. “A lot of people have the idea that it’s more expensive. If you think about it, you’ve got your beans, you’ve got veggies and then your fruit, and those
are all pretty cheap,” Combs said. “You go and buy meat and that’s super expensive, so I mean it depends.” Combs said soy products are the biggest expense. Combs recommends the vegan diet to students looking for healthier eating options. “There’s research that show it helps with weight loss, helps lower your cholesterol, helps with your kidneys,” Combs said. “It’s kind of frustrating I guess to see people go on these fad diets, like the Atkins diet, when they’re not willing to just eat more veggies, you know?” Combs took vitamin supplements when she started eating vegan but has since learned how to fulfill her nutritional needs through the vegan diet. For example, she is often asked how she gets her omega-3 fatty acids with the absence of fish in her diet. “I get to chew walnuts and flax seeds and avoid those harmful toxins like mercury that come with fish,” Combs said. “So it’s kind of like, why would you risk your harmful toxins for your omega-3 fatty acids?”
Katrina’s Typical Vegan Day Breakfast: granola with soymilk, or banana and toast with peanut butter, jam or soy cream cheese Lunch: brown rice, veggie and bean stir fry Dinner: pasta mixed with vegetables
Paleo Pilots The paleolithic or “paleo” diet is based on the dietary habits of huntergatherer communities and focuses on the consumption of unprocessed and unrefined foods. Researchers in support of the diet claim hunter-gatherers were free of many chronic illnesses and diseases of the modern era and that their diet may be key to healthy living. Students Maile Kamisugi, Jhana Young and Tara Benavente follow the paleo diet and have found that they have extra energy and better health. The paleo diet cuts out dairy, legumes, wheat, refined sugar, iodized salt, refined vegetable oils and processed foods. Nuts, grass-fed meats, eggs, seafood, fruits and vegetables and healthful oil are included in the paleo diet. Benavente was vegetarian for three years prior to going paleo, but as she became more physically active she realized her diet needed to change. “At one point I started getting underweight because I lost too much weight on a vegetarian diet and was being too active for that type of diet to sustain me,” Benavente said. She began to spend more time with Kamisugi and Young, who told her about the paleo diet, and after reading
Try out the Paleo or Vegan diets at one of these Portland Eateries: Paleo: Cultured Caveman (food cart) 1477 Alberta St, or Dick’s Kitchen 3312 SE Belmont St Vegan: Blossoming Lotus 1713 SE 15th St., or Vita Cafe 3023 NE Alberta St.
some books about paleo she decided to try it out. Five months later, she is back to a healthy weight. “I feel energized throughout the whole day and I get much better sleep now, but before when I was underweight I had a lot of health problems,” Benavente said. “I would wake up in the middle of the night, or I would feel pretty weak even though I was working out a lot.” Kamisugi and Young are housemates and have fun experimenting with new recipes and finding ways to make paleo versions of otherwise unhealthy foods. “Bread was the hardest thing I had to give up, and my favorite food in the whole world is Italian food, which has all wheat products,” Young said. “Now I just find alternatives.” Young said that she was surprised to find that once she cut bread out of her diet, she didn’t crave it anymore. Kamisugi said the same for sugar. “Guys would like the paleo, because there’s so much meat in it,” Kamisugi said.
Tara’s Typical Paleo Day Breakfast: two eggs, three ounces lean meat or ground beef and a side of sautéed kale Lunch: avocado and salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing Dinner: ground beef cooked in coconut oil and simmered in coconut milk
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Is your lack of sleep unhealthy? British study shows sleeping fewer than six hours a night affects hundreds of genes and may link to heart diease and diabetes Kate Stringer Staff Writer stringer14@up.edu For college students, sleeping is good for many things. It’s good for the morning after a Friday night party. It’s great for procrastinating on a homework assignment. It’s an excellent solution to a boring class lecture. But for the college student who has papers to write or friends to socialize with, sleep is overrated. British researchers, however, would disagree. A recent study by U.K.’s Surrey Sleep Research Centre found that getting less than six hours of sleep for several consecutive nights affects hundreds of genes, including those that impact the immune system, inflammation and stress. Researchers hope the results of this study can help explain the link between sleep deprivation and illnesses like heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
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“Our bodies can get used to it, we can adjust to four or five hours a night, but we’re not functioning at our best. We have deficits, we might be so used to it we don’t even notice them.” - Will Meek, assistant director of counseling and training
Many students realize they need more sleep but may not understand the magnitude of effects sleep deprivation can have on the body. Sophomore Matt Sutherland notices the effects of getting less sleep. “[When I don’t get enough sleep] my day has a lot of ups and downs energy-wise,” Sutherland said. “I do homework late and because of that I have another late night. I’m not always mentally aware, emotionally I’m not the same – I’m just out of it mentally.” Sleep is important physically, emotionally and mentally, according to Will Meek, assistant director of counseling and training at the Health Center. Sleep repairs damaged tissues, boosts the immune system and allows the brain to function optimally for both learning and controlling emotions. When students sleep less than this, Meek notices problems.
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“I will never go to bed until my homework is finished. I’ll save things until last minute and then I won’t let myself do anything until it’s done.”
“If somebody’s not sleeping enough, you end up with people who really start to fray,” Meek said. “It can start to look like all kinds of things: major attention problems, major mood problems, problems being motivated – all of those things that, when we sleep well, are pretty easy. But when we’re not sleeping well, doing those things starts to be really hard.” While Meek says the amount of sleep needed depends on the person and their age, he says students should aim for sleeping about seven to eight hours per night, the recommended amount for adults. “Generally when people come in and say they sleep four hours a night and they’re fine, I think they’re not fine,” Meek said. Meek says that although people can adjust to sleeping fewer hours per night, they will not be at optimal levels. “Our bodies can get used to it, we can adjust to four or five hours a night, but we’re not functioning at our best,” Meek said. “We have deficits, we might be so used to it we don’t even notice them.” According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 percent of adults sleep less than six hours per night. Meek believes people are misinformed when it comes to the importance of sleep. “Everybody knows you should eat well and exercise,” Meek said. “I think [sleep] is the big missing link. I think people don’t also
know they need to sleep enough and all of this other stuff can flow from being well rested.” Students attribute multiple factors to their limited amounts of sleep. Freshman Tori Kerssen-Griep finds that homework is the major player keeping her up late, typically until 1 or 2 a.m. “I will never go to bed until my homework is finished,” Kerssen-Griep said. “I’ll save things until last minute and then I won’t let myself do anything until it’s
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done.” For students who have trouble getting enough sleep, Meek recommends waking up at the same time every day, regardless of what time a person goes to bed. Additionally, having a transition period of 10 to 15 minutes between activity and sleep will help students relax and fall asleep easier.
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“[When I don’t get enough sleep] my day has a lot of ups and downs energy-wise. I do homework late and because of that I have another late night. I’m not always mentally aware, emotionally I’m not the same – I’m just out of it mentally.” - Matt Sutherland, sophomore Kate Stringer | THE BEACON
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March 21, 2013
ASUP: Who are you votin President & Vice President
Ryan Gillespie & Fatima Ruiz Villatoro
Kelly McFarlane & Charlie Taylor
Gilbert Resendez & Walker Ross
John Julius Muw Andrew Bosom
We are running for President and VP to advocate for students. As outsiders who have focused on being involved through clubs, campus jobs, and our housing communities, we see the disconnection between students, ASUP, and Waldschmidt, and we will bridge this gap. As the future President and VP of ASUP, we will use our leadership and campus experiences to forge a stronger ASUP that will be a voice for change at the University. We will use this strength to represent the students’ vision to the administration so that decisions are made with us, not dictated to us. We need representatives who will not back down when students are waved-off as if we are still incapable of knowing what is right. After all, if we students weren’t here on the bluff, UP wouldn’t have a reason to be here either. It is time to have a say in what happens to our University, to have a say in what happens to us.
Charlie Taylor and I have been friends since freshman year and have decided to run together for ASUP President and Vice President. Together we want to make the Senate a more efficient body that can focus on the issues at hand rather than be overly concerned by what they can or cannot do because of rules and procedures. This is a much more efficient and advantageous way to operate that will enable more to get done. We want to bridge the gaps between Senate and clubs, so that clubs are more willing to cooperate and collaborate with Senate decisions. We want to redefine CRAC or create a new committee whose goal is to educate clubs on the Senate process and provide a voice for what clubs want. Together we feel capable of strengthening the Senate and the University of Portland.
As candidates for ASUP President and Vice President, our platform consists of two major initiatives: 1) We would like to increase student involvement in all aspects of this campus and its culture. In particular, we are going to be starting a new club on campus whose purpose is to be the spirit of Pilot students at non-soccer sporting events. We also hope to bring back “Blow Out on the Bluff:” an event designed to bring students together one last time before the school year is over. 2) We hope to make student government truly the voice for student concerns, as President and Vice President we hope to be an active voice to administration for students and actively report back to the students of UP to make them feel like they are a part of all decisions being made. We have the experience both in and out of Senate, as well as drive necessary to hold our respective offices. All we need is your vote.
We are running for ASUP Vice President respectively be us strongly believe that there is ists between the administration and the student community at l tion to this, we believe that AS to keep all students informed o pening in regards to our campu The current Executive Boar amazing job in starting to kee body informed, but both of u ASUP needs a new face and a We would love to be that new build and move ASUP in the ne needs to go. We are also running beca to bring transparency and acc ASUP so that all students on know what happens in ASUP a 200,000+ ASUP budget (our b you as students pay into it) is u Thank you for your suppor lots.
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Lane Ryan ASUP must do more to make the most of the money that we all pay into our student government. Allocation of the ASUP funds is overly time consuming and complicated for clubs and needs reform. I believe that, within reason, club members are best suited to allocate club money and thus it is not the prerogative of this treasurer or the Senate to micro-manage them. As treasurer, I will do more than just manage ASUP’s funds; I will lobby for all issues that concern the student body. We, the students, are the reason that University of Portland exists and we ought to have the ability to help chart the course of our school. As ASUP Treasurer, when I have the opportunity to advocate for all of our wants and needs, my identity as a student and fellow club member will not be forgotten. I’ll put our money to work.
Jessie Robinson
Kate Wortman
I am running for ASUP Treasurer because I want to make sure that clubs spend their money. As treasurer, I would spend the majority of my time working one on one with clubs to ensure they can spend the money allocated to them. My goal as ASUP Treasurer is to encourage clubs to spend the money allocated to them. By the end of my first semester in office, I would like to see at least 60% of clubs spend 100% of their funds. I will reach this goal by being in constant communication with clubs finding out their plans on spending money and if they need assistance reallocating their funds.
If elected Treasurer, I will bring skill and experience to the ASUP Executive Board. I have participated in many accounting and/or budgeting activities and am qualified to work with the ASUP budget. As Treasurer, I will develop the budget request process to make it better for students by making it more efficient. In addition, I will work to spread budget dollars further to reach more clubs through the use of my experience and background in accounting. I have the skills, experience, and interest required to make an excellent Treasurer. A vote for me means a vote for the students and clubs on campus and a vote to continue improving the budget process. A vote for me is a vote for experience and a vote for excellence.
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Voting opens at 7 a.m. on March 26 and closes at 8 p.m. on March 27 on the UP portal. With so many tickets running, there will likely be a run off between the final two presidential tickets, which will be on April 2 - 3.
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Evan Castro Quinten Chadwick & Elvia Gaona
Corey Trujillo & Joshua Cleary
We are running for ASUP executive board because we would be the best voice and representation of the students at the University of Portland. We are running on the platform of “One Campus. One Community.” because we feel that there are changes and additions we can support and endorse to further strengthen the community aspect here on the bluff. Not only on the level of students and administration, but as well as with clubs, and other organization. It is time that we take our experience, commitment, and passion for the students to the next level and serve the community we love and call home. After spending two years on Senate, we know the challenges and tasks that the positions entail. We feel well prepared with our experience and knowledge to take them on. We have seen first hand the power of the student voice and there is nothing more that we would love to do than to be the spokespersons and representatives of that voice.
The role of ASUP Senate is to serve the students of the University of Portland. ASUP does not currently make itself relevant to the student body nor does it serve its students as the resource it should be. Currently ASUP has a functional relationship with the administration. This is not the case with it’s relationship with the student body due to the current culture of Senate. The disparities between the minor cuts sustained by the ASUP budget versus drastic cuts endured by club budgets must be immediately remedied. In light of these disparities, the Trujillo-Cleary administration will enact a cut of 50% to the current stipends we would receive as the president and vice president. We are willing to devote the next year of our lives to the improvement of student government on this campus, but it is no small task. We will be unable to accomplish our goals without the support of students, senators, administration, faculty and staff. We ask for your help in taking back The Bluff.
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Greetings Pilots! My vision for your Campus Program Board is to build school and individual pride among all students. I believe that further promoting the diversity that CPB exhibits as an organization and continuing to work on the legacy that the past CPB Directors have built will recognize student excellence and hard work. I hope to provide the members of CPB with character and confidence building, and leadership development that they can use in their future lives. I hope that through these actions, our students can introduce a Spirit Week to campus that will facilitate community participation and bonding to strengthen school spirit. All in all, I just want people to leave the University of Portland as a Proud Pilot. I’m ready to set sail! Are you?
Resolutions Resolution 12-09 Yes: Voting yes would reallocate 90% of ASUP’s unspent funds each semester into the following semester’s Major Project Fund to be spent on physical improvements or large events, the remaining 10% being contributed into the ASUP endowment. No: Voting no would continue to allocate 100% of ASUP’s unspent funds into the ASUP endowment, causing the interest gained off the endowment’s principal in future years to grow at a much faster rate. Resolution 13-01 Yes: Voting yes allows ASUP to hold spring elections in the month of March. This would grant more flexibility in holding elections, and would allow for higher candidate participation and voter awareness. No: Voting no would maintain the current spring elections deadline of the fourth week of March, which realistically places elections in mid-February.
Alysse Thomas My greatest goals are to spread awareness of ASUP throughout the school community, and establish a better relationship between students and the Executive Board. As Secretary, I would be a clear liaison between our student community and ASUP, effectively communicating and educating the student body on Senate proceedings. Students need to know their student government as well as they they know our Women’s Soccer team. I love ASUP and will transmit my passion and excitement towards my fellow peers. The University of Portland is my home and my plan is to promote a greater sense of community.
Kaile Erhart Transparency in the University is important to me especially when the transparency involves processes of students’ participation in decisions and changes within the university. As secretary, I aim to make the information that has run through senate meetings to be made easily public to the students of the university and to advocate for their sake on concerns they find important to pursue. I am the right candidate for this position because I stay involved in student affairs through senate and reading of the Beacon. I feel best equipped for this position by bringing dedication, positivity, creative ideas, and listening ears to the executive board team, senate, and the student body.
Resolution 13-03 Yes: Voting yes would increase the student government fee from $70 to $85, dedicating the newly generated $100,000 per year to major events on campus, such as concerts or entertainers. No: Voting no would not increase the student government fee, and would lead to future major concerts not being feasible. Resolution 13-05 Yes: Voting yes would increase the eligibility requirement for the ASUP vice president from ten weeks as an ASUP Senator to two semesters. No: Voting no would maintain the eligibility requirement for the ASUP vice president as having served ten weeks as an ASUP senator. Design by Shellie Adams | THE BEACON
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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP
March 21, 2013
Three reasons I’m excited for Papa Francisco Anthony Paz Guest Commentary
Sure, I was excited about the prospect of a new pope; most Catholics were. The prospect of change got everyone’s imagination going and hopes running high. However, I never expected to be more excited after the election than before. But, here I am, as excited about the state of the Catholic Hierarchy as I’ve ever been. It seems I am not alone in my excitement. My own Facebook feed and Twitter homepage have been overflowing with expressions of joy and hope at the election of Pope Francis, formerly Archbishop Jorge Mario Cardinal Begoglio of Buenos Aires. Although I admit that I am perhaps projecting my own desires for specific changes in Church governance, there is no doubt that Papa Francisco was chosen precisely because he is so different from his predecessors. There are many different reasons to be pleased and hopeful about the new Pope, but, as I can only speak for myself, allow me to
name my own top five reasons for being excited about Pope Francis. The Poor On the day Benedict XVI announced that he would be resigning, I wrote the following in my journal (yes, I still keep a journal. Don’t judge.): “Whether he’s liberal or conservative, let the next pope be a man who knows and loves and serves the poor.” The next day, I read the following in an article by Fr. Peter Daly in the National Catholic Reporter: “I hope we get a man who knows what it’s like to be poor.” Guess what? WE DID! Pope Francis was born to poor Italian immigrants in Argentina. He had a lot of brothers and sisters and his family didn’t have much money to give them. Further, he chose to take a vow of poverty (like our priests and brothers of Holy Cross here at UP) when he decided to become a Jesuit. As a bishop, material simplicity and poverty were his trademarks; he gave up the extravagant archbishop’s palace in favor of a modest apartment where he cooked his own food and took the bus to work. More than that, however, the poor were essential to his expression of the Christian mission. For him, there was no point in being a Christian if he did not serve the poor in one way or another. He will bring his desire for both
social justice and charity for the poor to his role as pope.
“...there is no doubt that Papa Francisco was chosed precisely because he is so different from his predecessors. ”
Anothony Paz assistant director of faith formation
South America Okay, yes, he’s an ethnic Italian who grew up in Argentina. However, from all I’ve read, he’s an Argentine through-andthrough. From the moment I heard him speak and heard his softly accented Italian, I couldn’t help but be excited by the fact that, for the first time in hundreds of years, Spanish is the Pope’s native language. Not only does he know first-hand the challenges facing the developing world, but he shares the experience of millions of displaced people, a condition that still defines the vast majority of Americans, even four or five generations after emigration. Pope Francis will no doubt inspire all members of the Church to pay attention to refugees and immigrants in their neighborhoods and, hopefully, advocate for closer brotherhood and mu-
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tual assistance between nations of differing economic status. The Jesuits Although I’ll always root for UP or Notre Dame when they play Gonzaga or Georgetown, I’ve got to hand it to the Jesuits for all the amazing ways they’ve helped me grow spiritually (not to mention paid my rent when I subbed for Jesuit High and worked at the Jesuit Volunteer Corps). St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, A.K.A. the Jesuits, possessed an eerily accurate sense of the way the human psyche communicates with God. The Jesuits have brought his simple and effective methods of prayer and growing in relationship with Jesus to the ends of the earth. Additionally, they have been on the forefront of efforts at helping the poor and the marginalized throughout the world. Pope Francis brings all of this Ignatian spirituality and institutional concern for the neediest persons with him to the Vatican. I could write more, but I’ll stop. Hopefully, these qualities it will quickly translate to a hierarchy that is more in tune with the needs of more of the world’s population, Catholic and non-Catholic alike. Pope Francis appeals to so many because of his humble and simple and truly Christlike way of living the Gospel. Let’s pray in thanks for his selection and in hope of all the good things that will come of it.
Campus Ministry Calendar Holy Week Schedule (All events at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher unless otherwise noted) March 25 12:05 p.m. Mass 9:30-10:30 p.m. Reconciliation March 26 12:05 p.m. Mass 6:00pm Stations of the Cross on the Quad; begin at the Chapel March 27 12:05 p.m. Mass 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Prayer Journey in the Hall of Fame Room, Chiles Center 5:00-5:30 p.m. Reconciliation 9:00 p.m. Lenten Prayer in Uganda Martyrs Chapel in Shipstad Hall March 28 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 4:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper The Chapel open until midnight for individual prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament March 29, Good Friday 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer – The Chapel is open all day for prayer 3:00 p.m. The Passion Service
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Give us a rec center we can be proud of If UP hopes to compete with other small, private Catholic institutions, it must live up to the standards that similar colleges have set – for academics, fitness and otherwise. So now that the University plans to unveil the newly renovated Clark Memorial Library this August, raising the school’s academic quality and reputation, it is time for the RISE campaign to focus its efforts on the next step toward an exceptional university – a new recreational center. And that is exactly what UP plans to do, according to President Beauchamp’s State of the University Address held at the MAC club Tuesday, when he announced that from now on, the RISE campaign will focus fundraising on a new recreational
center. It’s about time. Beauchamp said in his address that UP seeks to educate not just the mind and spirit, but the body as well. Howard Hall fails miserably in this. It was built in 1927 when the University’s enrollment was under 100 students. Now, 86 years later, with UP’s total enrollment at almost 4,000, Howard Hall hasn’t changed at all. It fails to meet building codes and houses outdated equipment. The fitness classes held inside are often overcrowded, forcing instructors to turn students away. According to Beauchamp, around 600 students use the facility daily – a much higher number than the building was
designed for. The new recreational center, which will be built on the field where Public Safety currently resides, would accommodate our current student body and would cater to the fitness needs Howard Hall’s deficiencies have made glaringly clear. It would offer a clean, modern facility for students to work out, attend fitness classes and be involved in Outdoor Pursuits. Potential plans for the new center include a climbing wall, bike shop, day lockers, indoor track, yoga studio and gym. It is unfortunate that making the recreational center a priority has forced UP to abandon plans for a new baseball stadium. However, a new recreational center will benefit far more students than a new baseball stadi-
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Conceptual interior view of the new recreational center. um and is a much more pressing need due to the state of Howard Hall. In his address, Fr. Beauchamp said the University wants a recreational center it can be
proud of. We agree, and we are glad they are finally making it a priority.
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First Hawai’i Immersion group brings aloha spirit home to UP Cris Hernández Osorio Guest Commentary Aloha kakou. The Hawaii Immersion participants and I want to share a little about our lifechanging trip to Moloka’i and Oahu for the first-ever Hawaii Immersion. We lived frugally and learned from the locals about their land, spirituality and culture. Our company of 13 experienced the aloha spirit on Moloka’i, which completely changed our lives. Our goal was to be exposed to the wide array of socio-economic and environmental concerns of the Hawaiian peoples through service and learning opportunities. We were all challenged by the people of Moloka’i to grow spiritually and physically every
day through reflection and discussion, and by the end of the trip we could better appreciate the traditions, values and the diversity of beautiful Moloka’i. Our first night, we met Auntie Teri Waros, the first to welcome us with open arms and an exuberance of aloha spirit. The next day we met with Ka Honua Momona, a nonprofit organization that perpetuates traditional knowledge and land stewardship. Our group learned about fishpond restoration and eagerly removed invasive mangrove. We also experienced how to properly greet each other via honi and the importance of kuleana (responsibility) to the land and its people. Later we met Fr. Bill Petrie, a Scared Heart priest who belongs to the same priestly order as Saint Damien, who served and cared for Hansen’s disease patients on Moloka’i. Fr. Petrie’s life story and devotion to Moloka’i and Mother Theresa of Calcutta touched the lives of everyone on
our trip. On our third day, our group experienced Hālawa Valley and Anakala (uncle) Pilipo Solatorio, an elder born and raised in the valley who educated us on the importance of keeping the Hawaiian spirituality and history alive. Kalaupapa Peninsula, home to people suffering from leprosy (Hansen’s disease), was our final immersion before leaving Moloka’i. The group was challenged spiritually and physically as we made our way down and back up the arduous switchbacks on the world’s highest sea cliffs. Our departure from Moloka’i to Oahu was emotionally difficult, and everyone experienced culture shock, but Oahu was also very precious and insightful. We toured Kamehameha schools and Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, which was unexpectedly emotional. Finally, we met with Toni Bissen, executive director of the Pu’a Foundation, an organization which fosters a holistic
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Moreau Center Hawai’i Immersion Group group overlooking Kalaupapa Peninsula on top of the worlds highest sea cliffs. They are the winners of the “Where’s Your Beacon Been?” competition. understanding of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Constitutional Monarchy. Overall, our immersion group feels extremely grateful and blessed for the time spent on Moloka’i and Oahu and the great experiences and connections we made. This immersion was a life-changing experience full of
revitalizing spiritual and mental growth. I can safely say that we all hope to be back someday. Until then, mahalo a hui hoe! Cris Hernández Osorio is a senior Spanish and biology major. He can be reached at hernande13@up.edu.
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Share your voice with Ad Health on a non-diet PHEs Hoc PACI sessions Janie Oliphant Guest Commentary This last Monday, I, like all other students and staff, received an invitation from the Ad Hoc PACI committee to participate in the community listening sessions “so that more people may have a way to express themselves relative to issues of inclusion, diversity, and nondiscrimination in our community.” As a Christian student, resident assistant, social worker in training and a participant in the recent #redefinepurplepride happenings, I was very pleased to see the administration responding to the requests of students and faculty to engage in dialogue about these issues. It has been rare, in my experience, to have the administration ask my personal opinion of how I feel about diversity on our college campus. Given this small window of opportunity to have a voice in a major decision at our school (namely the nondiscrimination policy), I would highly encourage everyone to attend at least one of the four listening sessions. Through the past several weeks I have heard varying comments from faculty and students ranging from, “I sort of thought UP students were lap dogs [until now]” to, “I’ve never heard of anyone feeling oppressed on campus.” Whether you support a more inclusive community, or you think that including gender identity and sexual orientation in the nondiscrimination clause goes against your Catholic ideals, please please please attend the hearings. Without student and faculty support, the message to
the administration might as well be: “We don’t really care about what you decide; we are apathetic towards the way you choose to dis-include or include people at this university.”
“Whether you support a more inclusive community, or you think that including gender identity and sexual orientation in the nondiscrimination clause goes against your Catholic ideals, please please please attend the hearings.”
Janie Oliphant senior
I will leave you with several questions to think about as you attend the hearings: 1. How were the members of the Ad Hoc committee chosen? 2. Why are sexual orientation and gender identity absent from the University of Portland’s nondiscrimination policy when it is included in so many other Catholic universities’ policies? 3. What would Jesus do in this situation? Is this what social justice looks like? 4. Why are there only 33 undergraduate students who identify as African American at UP? 5. Is there a protocol for dealing with acts of discrimination enacted upon students/faculty? 6. Why don’t we have an Office of Diversity on campus to support our students? 7. Why have faculty been fearful of losing their jobs for speaking out about issues of diversity on campus? Janie Oliphant is a senior social work, psychology, and sociology major. She can be reached at oliphant13@up.edu.
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The coming of spring heralds in the blooming of cherry blossoms, the beginnings of sunshine and the renewal of energy and excitement. Often this rejuvenated state of mind and environment lead to talk of goals and resolutions aimed at becoming a healthier person. Everywhere you go you can’t help but overhear students talking about the upcoming summer season, health and unfortunately diets. So we thought, as your PHEs, we’d join the conversation with a couple ideas of our own. More specifically, discussions relating to the idea of healthy eating and the belief that it equates to dieting or cutting down on calories. We’ll admit that often, balancing our diets and including physical exercise in our daily routines in order to become healthier individuals does involve the idea of calorie intake. However, going on restrictive diets or avoiding ‘bad’ foods does not lead to a healthier person and can in fact have the opposite effect. We have all heard the saying ‘everything in moderation’ at some point in our lives, and it is indeed true of almost all things, including food and nutrition. There are foods that have more protein or calcium, and foods that contain more carbohydrates or vitamins, but if consumed in a balanced and proportional manner, there are no good or bad foods. When most of us think of diet, we think rigid food plan with specific rules and parameters, often with a limit on calories or specific food groups. It is unrealistic in that it does not meet individual needs and instead focuses on the short-term, “suffer to get results” approach. In the end, the results are often temporary.
We’d like to pose the ‘nondiet approach’ as an alternative. The non-diet approach encourages listening to physical hunger and fullness cues rather than external rules or meal plans. It does NOT include lists of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ foods; all foods can be included in moderation. The result being a healthy weight or slow weight loss that will stay off, rather than a yo-yo pattern. It also acknowledges that healthy bodies come in a variety of shapes and sizes, rather than succumbing to societal ideals and unrealistic expectations, therefore leaving you feeling on top of your A-game! To reiterate: any food or nutrient can be harmful in excess or damaging in its absence. Many of the problems associated with eating habits, such as heart disease or diabetes, are due to the over-consumption and absorbance of one type of food, often in exclusion to or at least in disproportion to others; it is the lack of balance in nutrients that hurts us, not the calories that come with it. Therefore, we should always think of physical health in terms of balance and nutrition. The goal is to avoid thinking of health in terms of calories and restrictive dieting, and instead to try and follow a more balanced diet chock full of protein, vitamins, minerals and yes, carbs! If you’d like more information or have any questions, UP has its very own nutritionist available to all students. Contact Valerie A. Edwards at edwardsv@up.edu. Sarah Croy is a junior German Studies major. Kellie Riper is a sophomore biology major. Vivien Pham and Hellina Gesese are senior biology majors. Junior Brianna Sherwood and Amber LundinHartgraves are junior nursing majors. They can be reached at phe@up.edu.
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Faces on The Bluff By Stephanie Matusiefsky
We asked: What are you listening to?
Claire Cichowitz sophomore, nursing
“I am listening to Coldplay and Ben Rector.”
Claire Seibold sophomore, mathematics
“‘Let Her Go’ by The Passengers.”
Elizabeth Schmahl sophomore, nursing
“I just recently got the Phillip Phillips CD and started listening to it.”
Sarah Donohoe sophomore, biology
“I am listening to ‘Iscariot’ by Walk the Moon.”
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Baseball stadium plans strike out pressure on the construction timeline and been very difficult for our baseball program.” Head Coach Chris Sperry was not initially excited about the decision to toss the plan for new field, but he is hopeful for the new vision of their current field. “The vision that was created for us down below was awfully powerful, and that was exciting to think about,” Sperry said. “But [our current field] is a place that I grew up and I played on. My hope is that we create a new vision that is spectacular in its own way.” Sperry was worried about a lack of student attendance at games if the field was moved to the River Campus, because it would be far from the other athletic venues. “Logistically it’s problematic down there. It’s a half mile from our existing field and it will be a couple years before anything else gets done down there, so there [wouldn’t] be a lot of traffic,” Sperry said. “When those lights [came] on at game time there wouldn’t be any students walking by down on the river.” Retrofitting the field will be a multi-million dollar project, but it is still cheaper than the River Campus field project would have been. The plan includes a new turf field, stands, lights and smaller
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UP baseball’s stadium, Joe Etzel Field, will remain the home of Pilots Baseball for the foreseeable future following lack of funding to build a new stadium on the planned River Campus. Built in 1988, Joe Etzel Field will be retrofitted and remodeled with new lights, turf and stands. upgrades to be announced in the future. “The University is committed to being a good economic steward of the resources it has, and the current plan meets the needs of the baseball team and the student community while also being the most cost-efficient option,” Kuffner said. “[The baseball
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“I’m sure there are [players] that are disappointed, but my goal is that for our players and future players, it will be a facility that has a ‘wow’ factor to it, meets our playing and practice needs and becomes a special part of our campus,” Sperry said.
Women’s basketball: building for the future
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The women’s basketball team’s season came to an end last week in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. The Pilots took out Santa Clara in the second round of the tournament 70-64 on March 7 to face rival Saint Mary’s. Despite a 10 point, 14 rebound doubledouble from junior forward Amy Pupa, the Pilots fell 54-51 in a hard-fought game throughout. The team finished the season with an overall record of 11-20.
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next season. “Next year we’re going to be looking really good,” Luttinen said. “I’m going to miss playing with my team every day, but the fact that we’re all returning next year makes everyone that much more excited to get back on the court.” This season,+ Luttinen averaged 12.5 points per game, freshman forward Annika Holopainen made the 2012-13 West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball All-Freshman Team and shot a total of 297 points for the Pilots, and sophomore guard Jasmine Wooton averaged 9.2 points per game with a total shot percentage of .352. On March 25, after a twoweek break, the Pilots will be back in the gym, lifting weights
and going to open gyms. “We will be doing a lot of individual skill work,” Pupa said. “I think we will figure out what we need to work on and our strengths and weaknesses.” One recruit will join the team next season, 2011-12 Alaska Girls Player of the Year Hannah Mattson. Mattson was unable to play most of her senior year season due to a hand injury. In her junior season at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, Alaska she scored a total of 365 points, averaging 15.2 per game. “Were really excited to have her. She is going to be a really good addition to our program and will make us even stronger next year,” Luttinen said.
Freshman infielder Lucas Hunter has big dreams of playing in the majors. Hunter has baseball in his blood from his father, Brian Hunter, a former major leaguer who played for 12 years with the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. He’s one of the few freshmen to start and is looking to make the most out of his time here by being part of the Pilots’ rebuilding effort. Why did you choose UP? They told me I would play early, so I wanted to come here and be productive early. Oregon State or Oregon would have been nice, but I wanted to come in and really be active. What is your favorite part of playing at UP? I like the coaching staff and the players. They treat you well here and you don’t get lost in the system. I like where things are going as far as program-wise.
What is your favorite major league team? Well, I usually just liked whatever team my dad was playing on. But I guess the Mariners, maybe Dodgers. I want to play in the sun somewhere so those teams.
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What would you be doing if you did not play? I couldn’t even tell you to be honest. All I’ve been thinking about since I was young is playing. Do you have a pre-game ritual? I would say just listening to music and taking time for myself. I like taking time for myself, but I’m usually pretty loose. What kind of music do you listen to? Rap and hip-hop. I like music that calms me down. What is your favorite part of playing baseball? It’s easy to go out there and think about a lot of things, but
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it’s a game that is really mental. Just being able to get away from everything else that’s happening in life and go out there and play. It definitely shows that the people who are most mentally strong survive. That’s all it’s about. Do you look up to anyone on the team?
Well I don’t relate to him baseballwise because he’s a pitcher but, JR Bunda. I’ve talked to him a lot about everything he’s been through, so his knowledge helps. Who do you think is better, you or your dad? Definitely me.
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The baseball team got back on track in the last week after going 1-2 against Seattle University March 8-10. Their lone win stands as a season highlight with sophomore pitcher Kurt Yinger pitching nine innings in a shutout with eight strikeouts to earn a 1-0 win in the 10th inning March 9. The Pilots also made up ground in a homestand against UC Riverside where the Pilots went 2-1 on March 15-17. The threegame series saw more pitching highlights from sophomore Travis Radke March 15 with 14 strikeouts to win 4-2 and Yinger again on March 16 throwing his first complete game shutout with a career-high 12 strikeouts. The Pilots also saw a victory against Northwest rival Washington 4-2 in six innings due to rain in Seattle. The Pilots head out on the road to take on San Francisco in a three-game series March 22-24 before traveling to Oregon on March 26 beginning at 6 p.m. The team returns home to take on Santa Clara in a double-header on March 28 with the first game beginning at 11 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m. The Pilots record stands at 7-13.
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Juniors Andrew Myer and Melissa Bondra have already begun to practice and prepare for the Dragon Boat club.
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Joe Etzel Field will be retrofitted and remodeled instead of having a new stadium built because of lack of funding Taylor Tobin Staff Writer tobint16@up.edu Despite enthusiasm from the UP baseball team, fans and the administration, plans for a new baseball stadium on the River Campus have been canceled. Instead, the current baseball field, Joe Etzel Field, will be retrofitted. Cost was a big factor, according to Assistant Director of Media Relations Joe Kuffner. New road access, parking options, locker rooms, and others facilities would have had to be built to make the River Campus plan successful. These additions would drive up the cost of the project. “The priority right now is to try and get a rec center built,” Kuffner said. “There is only so much money you can raise.” In addition to cost, time constraints influenced the decision to change plans for the stadium. “Timing played a big role in the decision. A new River Campus baseball field would have to have been completed in something like six months in order to have it ready for play the following season,” Kuffner said. “It would have been too difficult to play a season without a home field. That would have put huge
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The women’s tennis team picked up some impressive wins in the last two weeks with a close 4-3 win against Montana at home on March 8. The Pilots also dominated WCC rival Gonzaga 6-1 at home on March 9. The Pilots also lost to BYU 5-2 on the road on March 20. The team prepares to host fellow WCC member San Diego March 25 at 10 a.m. (courtesy portlandpilots.com)
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UP students are getting prepped and excited for the upcoming Dragon Boat club aiming to come to The Bluff in the fall. For now, interested students commute to The Boathouse in SE Portland to practice with other Dragon Boat enthusiasts in Portland.
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Strong finish has Pilots hopeful for next year
Despite a close loss to Saint Mary’s in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament, the Pilots see this season of growing and learning as a success. With the entire team returning next year, hopes are high for taking the next step
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Taylor Tobin Staff Writer tobint16@up.edu The women’s basketball season did not end in a championship title, as they lost to St. Mary’s in the quarterfinals of the WCC Championships 54-51. But the team took away good memories from the tournament. “They played with a great deal of intensity and worked really hard to execute the plan. I can’t fault their effort at all,” Head Coach Jim Sollars said. “That was true for most of the season. Very rarely did we have a letdown that way. I was very proud of that.” Beau Borek | THE BEACON
Junior captain Amy Pupa is also proud of her team, despite their lack of some final play and shot executions that could have won their game against St. Mary’s. “I’ve never played on a team that wanted it so bad, and I think that is sometimes hard to find in a group,” Pupa said. “We only lost by three [to St. Mary’s]. I think we deserved that game.” Sophomore guard Kari Luttinen enjoyed beating Santa Clara 70-64 in the first round of the tournament and getting to play with her team in a championship environment. Luttinen knows they have a lot to look forward to See Women’s Basketball, page 14
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Head Coach Jim Sollars quickly coaches sophomore Jasmine Byrd during a timeout against San Francisco on Feb. 14.
Pilots trade purple for green at Shamrock Run For Portland’s 35th annual Shamrock Run, UP’s “Super Team” rasied $785.80 for the Bill Reed Scholarship Fund at UP. The Shamrock Run designates any team with more than 75 members as a “Super Team” and donates $5 per person to the charity of the team’s choice. UP has been a “Super Team” for the past two years with 157 runners this year.
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(Left to right) UP alumnae Allison Able, Bridget Bimrose-DelCarpio, Elysse Egerman and Maria Schweiger celebrate after finishing the Shamrock Run.
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(Left to right) Sophomore Emily Bliven, freshman Jordan Slaughter and sophomore Katherine Maus take a break from the run to pose on the riverfront.
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(Left to right) Junior Holly Lontoc and sophomore Megan Walsh show off their Shamrock Run garb as they ready to run.