2010-11-4

Crew replaces golf See p. 16

Take a look inside President Fr. Bill’s house See p. 8 -9

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Vol. 112, Issue 09

The University of Portland’s student newspaper

Thursday November 4, 2010 www.upbeacon.net

GSP works with UP administration GSP continues to have a conversation with the administration to revise the nondiscrimination policy

GSP President Jayme Schroeder, senior Laura Frazier Staff Writer frazier13@up.edu UP’s Gay-Straight Partnership club is discussing with the administration the possibility of adding sexual orientation to the University’s nondiscrimination policy.

Currently, the policy states: “The University, in its educational policies, programs, and procedures, provides equal

GSP Secretary Zack Muth, sophomore opportunity for all its students without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin or disability.”

The fact that the policy does not include sexual orientation came to light last April. The president of Northwest Health Foundation, Thomas Aschenbrener, who was scheduled to be honored at the 75th Anniversary Gala for the School of Nursing, declined the invitation.

In past years, the Northwest

UP President Fr. Bill Beauchamp, C.S.C.

Health Foundation had awarded the School of Nursing approximately $150,000 in grants.

Aschenbrener said he decided to not attend the gala after he learned that UP had refused a student’s scholarship award from an organization that required the administration to sign a certification of nondiscrimination, which included sexual orientation.

UP President Fr. Bill

Executive Assistant to the President Fr. Gerry Olinger, C.S.C

Beauchamp, C.S.C., explained that the situation was a misunderstanding.

“It was unfortunate there was a miscommunication on our part,” he said. “There was no reason why we couldn’t accept the scholarship that was offered.”

Beauchamp said that UP gave the student a scholarship of the same amount.

Regardless, that situation prompted a serious discussion of UP’s nondiscrimination policy,

according to GSP president, senior Jayme Schroeder.

“The reason the policy isn’t there is because there was no reason to change it,” he said.

“Now that it’s getting attention, it’s our time to look at it.”

As a first step, members of GSP spoke with Beauchamp last spring. Now, they are working with Beauchamp’s executive assistant, Fr. Gerry Olinger, See GSP, page 4

President addresses hot topics

Fr. Bill talks about sustainability, expanding the campus and newspapers at the Fireside Chat Elizabeth Vogel Staff Writer vogel11@up.edu “I’m sorry if you can’t understand me, I’m suffering from a cold,” warned UP President Fr. Bill Beauchamp, C.S.C. before he opened the floor for questions Tuesday night in The Anchor.

There were about 20 students in attendance. Some hot topics at the semi-annual Fireside Chat were sustainability, the new Bauccio Commons, and the recent decision to cut the men’s and women’s varsity golf teams to add women’s varsity crew.

The first question, and many more throughout the evening, regarded sustainability.

Beauchamp said he envisioned UP becoming greener as time goes on, but he stressed that there are some things that are not feasible on this campus.

“The only message I’ve given (to the sustainability committee) is ‘Let’s not come up with stuff we can’t do,’” he said.

An example he gave was composting.

“It would attract rats and vermin and there’s just not enough space,” he said. “Sure, it’s a good idea, but it’s not something we can do.”

Beauchamp asked the students his own questions about the functionality of the Bauccio Commons. Students voiced concerns about food service time windows, the layout and students stealing food.

Beauchamp indicated that this first semester is a sort of test period to work out kinks in the way The Commons is run.

“I see part of the ‘problem’ is this first semester we’re trying to figure out the schedule. It is a learning process,” he said.

As for the layout, ASUP

Treasurer Ben Thompson brought up a concern about the location of drinks in a corner, and wondered if the open-air refrigerators were sustainable.

Beauchamp said that an outside design company was hired to design The Commons and that there were problems with the refrigerators.

“They were supposed to be designed to keep all the cool in,” he said.

As for students stealing food, Beauchamp’s advice is

for students to police themselves.

“If you see someone stealing, you don’t let them get away

with it,” he said. “We don’t want to have police all around The Commons.”

Another hot topic was the expansion of UP’s campus to, the 35-acre “Triangle Park” property, See Chat, page 4

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NEWS

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On On Campus Campus

‘The Long Yearning’s End’

student debt

Tonight, Fr. Pat Hannon, C.S.C., will read from his new book, “The Long Yearning’s End,” at 7:30 in the Pilot House.

Trafficking Conference Starting tonight, Oregonians Against Trafficking Human (OATH) Trafficking Conference begins at 6:30 in Shiley 301. Speakers will share personal stories about their loved ones being trafficked, and there will be a showing of the movie, “Very Young Girls.”

The conference continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Buckley Center. All events are free and open to the public.

CPB Coffeehouse Tomorrow, CPB Coffeehouse is showcasing Pete Francis, a solo artist from New York City, at 10 p.m. in St. Mary’s.

‘Inception’ Tomorrow and Saturday, “Inception” will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m.

Pilots After Dark On Saturday, Pilots After Dark continues with its “Neon Night” in Howard Hall at 10 p.m. Dress in neon and come to tie-dye. Shirts and bandanas will be given away, but students are encouraged to bring their own items as well.

Kim Barnes Monday, Kim Barnes, acclaimed novelist and memoirist, will give a reading at 7 p.m. in Buckley Center room 163. The event is free.

Correction In the Oct. 28 issue, The Beacon incorrectly listed Aziz Inan’s e-mail. It’s inana@up.edu.

Clarification In the Oct. 28 issue, the story about study abroad programs and alcohol consumption included a photo illustration that featured photos of several UP students. Those photos were graphically affixed to appear as labels on liquor bottles. One of the photographed students did not give his consent to The Beacon design editor to use his likeness in that particular context, although he did authorize The Beacon to use the photo for the story.

The Beacon apologizes for any embarrassment the photo illustration might have caused that student and any false impression it might have created.

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.

Photo by Kevin Kadooka Photo Illustration by Rosemary Peters

A six percent increase in the average national student debt brings the class of 2009’s average to $24,000 Jocelyne LaFortune Staff Writer lafortun12@up.edu $24,000 will buy you a brand new Toyota Prius. Or perhaps you’d prefer to spend it on a luxurious trip to Europe.

Whatever you would choose to spend it on, $24,000 is a lot of money. $24,000 is also the average amount of debt carried by U.S. college graduates in the class of 2009, a six percent increase from 2008, according to a report from the Project on Student Debt.

The annual report focuses on students who graduated with loans from both private and public four-year colleges. The six percent increase in average debt is consistent with increases over the past four years, according to the report.

So far this year, 53.3 percent of students currently at UP are using student loans to help fund their education. According to Janet Turner, director of Financial Aid, the average debt for students with loans in UP’s class of 2010 was $22,284.

Consistent increases in the unemployment rate could also be hindering grad’s abilities to pay back their loans, according to the Project on Student Debt.

In September, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 10.3 percent, compared to a national average of 9.2 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

While loans are necessary for most students to afford tuition, there are ways students can help lessen the burden of loans after graduation.

“One of the most important

things students with loans should do is to stay in contact with your lender,” Turner said. “Know who your lender is and know exactly what you owe.”

Students should also be sure to have their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filled out correctly, according to Turner. She also recommends working part time while going to school.

“By working part time during school, students can make payments that could at least cover the interest on their loans,” Turner said. “This way interest isn’t capitalizing on your loan while you’re in school.”

Students looking for financial assistance can take out federal or private loans. While federal loans are issued by the U.S. government, private loans are borrowed from other lenders ,such as banks or credit unions.

According to Turner, students taking out private loans should be especially careful.

“With private loans, the lender has their own interest rates,” Turner said. “So students need to make sure that they know exactly what they are going to owe later on.”

Junior Chris Collins estimates that he will have approximately $100,000 of debt when he graduates.

“I took out all my own loans to pay for school,” Collins said.

“I got some scholarship money from UP but I still have to take out about $30,000 in loans each year, and I can’t afford to make payments until after I graduate because of other expenses like rent.”

The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the

U.S. Department of Education’s Adam Lyon estimates that his centralized database for federal debt will be between $20,000 student loans. Using the NLDS, and $25,000 when he graduates. students with federal loans can “I really don’t know how I’m view their loan information in going to pay back my loans,” one centralized place. The NLDS Lyon said. does not provide information on private loans.

At StudentLoans.gov, students can view different payment plans and get other information from the U.S. Department of Education about managing their federal To help lessen the burden of student loans. ever-rising tuitions and the need Tools such as for loans, Turner recommends out-of-pocket searching extensively for worksheets and scholarships outside of UP. loan payment calculators, The ‘Kitchen Table’ Method as well as Sit down at home and make a list of businesses, information clubs, churches and organizations in your on what steps community. Search their websites extensively to take if you for scholarships they might offer, or go ask about can’t make a scholarships. You never know until you ask! payment, can There are hundreds of scholarships with different be found at criteria, and every bit of scholarship money can this web site. be helpful in decreasing the amount of loan “Outmoney needed. of-pocket Other Resources worksheets

can be useful Websites such as theWashBoard.org can be for parents useful tools for finding scholarships, according and students to Turner. TheWashBoard.org allows students to to help budget create profiles, and then matches them up with their loans,” scholarships for which they could potentially Turner said. qualify.

“Be realistic Getcollegefunds.com is the state of Oregon’s about salaries official website for student financial aid, grants and payments and scholarships. It provides students the opportunity to research and locate grants and – know how scholarships for which they could qualify. much is too University of Portland’s annual Financial Aid much for you Newsletter has important information on workor your family study, the FAFSA, payment plans and loans. A to afford.” calendar of important financial aid dates can also Junior be found in the newsletter.

From projectonstudentdebt.com

Scholarships

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Kitty Harmon loses District 44 election Laura Frazier Staff Writer frazier13@up.edu Kitty Harmon, UP’s School of Engineering program counselor, lost the race for State Representative of House District 44 on Tuesday.

Harmon lost to Democrat incumbent Tina Kotek, who was first elected in 2007.

Harmon pulled in 3,131 votes for 19.43 percent overall, whereas Kotek had 12,928 votes for 80.21 percent. There were 59 write-in votes for .37 percent.

Harmon was slightly surprised at the results, but recognizes the high percentage of Democratic voters in her district.

“I thought I might have done a little bit better,” she said. “But I think I did pretty darn good.”

Though the results were not in her favor, Harmon is content with her efforts.

“I fought a good fight,” she said. “I had a chance to serve my constituents.”

Harmon was listed on both the Republican and Independent ballots and is also a tea party activist.

Harmon’s platform addressed budget issues and suggested reprioritizing funding. Harmon wanted to allocate more funds to programs such as law enforcement and firefighting.

To cut spending, Harmon advocated for the possible removal of alternative fueling stations, which provide biodiesel or electricity for vehicles that do not

UP ranks first nationally for ‘master’s institutions’ Caitlin Yilek Staff Writer yilek12@up.edu

Scott Chia | THE BEACON

Kitty Harmon run on gas. She believes they are not a priority.

Harmon counts the campaign as a learning experience and may consider running in the future.

“I learned a lot of things and met a lot of great people,” she said. “If nobody better comes along, I may try to run again.”

Overall, Harmon is proud of her campaign.

“I think I did the best I could,” she said.

The University of Portland ranked first nationally among “master’s institutions” for producing students in 2010-11 who earn Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. For the past two years, UP has ranked second nationally.

The number one ranking puts UP ahead of Villanova University, Seattle University and Santa Clara University, among others.

According to John Orr, assistant to the provost for fellowships and grants, 24 UP students have received Fulbright scholarships since 2001. So far, 20 of these students landed teaching or research positions in Germany, while the remaining four traveled to Poland, Austria, Peru or Venezuela.

“UP students have such a service record that when they talk about taking on some project somewhere in the world, it is genuine and believable,” Orr said about UP’s success with Fulbrights.

More students are becoming aware of the grant and what it offers, which is another reason for UP’s success in producing Fulbright scholars.

“Another factor is that we have developed a cultural awareness of the Fulbright, so more very qualified students are seeking it out.”

“My first year here, we had five people apply. The next year was something like nine; last year was 19; this year was 25,” Orr said, adding that UP’s German studies program continues to flourish while other German programs across the United States are dying.

“The odds are in our favor for that country,” Orr said of Germany.

Of the six Fulbrights awarded this year, five are for English teaching positions in Germany, while one is a research position in Poland.

The Fulbright Award is a grant given to students to go to one of 155 countries. Fulbright gives out 1,500 grants each year, making it the largest granting agency. There are two types of grants: English Teaching Assistantships and Research grants.

Bike bandits prowl Pilot property Since September, bike thefts have increased to 20, prompting an e-mail alert from Public Safety Luke Riela Staff Writer riela14@up.edu Over the fall break, five students had their bikes stolen from the bike racks in front of Tyson and Haggerty halls, even though all the bikes were secured with cable locks.

These thefts brought the total number of bike thefts since September to 20, according to Harold Burke-Sivers, Director of Public Safety.

The large number of bike thefts prompted Burke-Sivers to send out an e-mail on Oct. 28 alerting students of the problem, as well as explaining how to avoid future thefts.

Senior Alex Brotherston was one of the fall break bike theft victims.

According to Brotherston, the thefts occurred “sometime between Friday and Sunday” over fall break.

“I noticed four or five other locks had been cut,” Brotherston said.

Freshman Vince Roche also had his bike secured with a cable lock when it was stolen from the

Corrado Hall bike racks. Roche’s bike was stolen within the first month of school.

Roche regrets not moving the bike inside earlier.

“It was a shame because I was going to move it into the Corrado basement that day,” Roche said.

The cable locks can be an easy obstacle for the bike thieves, according to Burke-Sivers.

“Bolt cutters make quick work of cable locks,” Burke-Sivers said.

The bike thieves typically focus on stealing the least secured bikes.

“The more we are able to catch these folks, the more word spreads that University of Portland is not the place to go to take bikes.”

Harold Burke-Sivers Director of Public Safety

“What they are looking for are bikes that are not locked or bikes that have cable locks,” BurkeSivers said.

“If they see a U-Lock, they are going to move on to an easier target,” he said.

Burke-Sivers also stated that the bike thieves won’t typically stand out.

“These people try to blend in with students,” Burke-Sivers

said. “They wear the clothing that students would wear, and they wear backpacks.”

However, there are a few signs to look out for.

“They will hang around bike racks, but not walk into any buildings,” BurkeSivers warned, adding the University of Portland is a target for bike thieves mainly due to its accessibility.

“We are such an open campus,” BurkeSivers said. “We have city streets running through the campus.”

In Burke-Sivers’ e-mail, he gave some tips to how students can avoid getting their bikes stolen. He suggests that students review UP’s Bicycle Policy Online, register their bikes with Public Safety, and purchase a U-Lock at the Public Safety Department for $20.

Another way to keep the bike thieves off campus is by letting Public Safety know of suspicious behavior.

“If you see something See Bikes, page 5

Alissa White | THE BEACON

Over fall break, five bikes were stolen outside Tyson and Haggerty halls. These thefts have increased the number of bike thefts since September to 20. The large number of bike thefts prompted Public Safety Director Harold BurkeSivers to send out an e-mail alert.

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CHAT: Beauchamp talks about River Campus Continued from page 1 now known as the River Campus, which UP purchased in 2008.

Right now, the University is going through the process of proposing a mitigation plan to the City of Portland, which addresses some of the City’s environmental concerns along the Willamette River.

The UP mitigation plan, on which the Portland City Commission is tentatively scheduled to vote on Dec. 1, proposes planting several species of trees and native grasses on the property.

Beauchamp said that, ultimately, UP hopes to build a parking structure into The Bluff.

“It’s long in the future,” he said.

“Right now, what we’ve done is security, fencing, lighting, taking down buildings and worked on getting EPA approval.”

Beauchamp acknowledged that some local residents oppose the University’s riverfront development plans.

“No matter what we want to do, a couple people won’t support us. We’ve got full support of the

City,” he said.

One student asked about UP stopping delivery of Willamette Week and the Portland Mercury to the Pilot House. Over the summer, the administration decided to allow delivery of only The New York Times and The Oregonian.

“Some of the papers were problematic, “ Beauchamp said.

“But instead of saying, ‘This one’s OK, this one’s not,’ we decided to stop them all.”

He added that some material in certain publications contributed to the decision to pull the papers.

“Some things were totally inappropriate for a Catholic university,” Beauchamp said.

“One front-page story was pure trash. It was not appropriate for any university, so we got rid of all, including The Catholic Sentinel.

Not all of them were problematic, but they were not necessary,” he said.

The decision was also part of an effort for sustainability and to clean up the Pilot House, where visitors often come, he said.

One freshman was concerned about the fact that the University seems to be continuously growing

and asked if UP would take steps to maintain its small class sizes and other benefits of a small university.

Beauchamp assured the students that class sizes would not increase.

“We plan to get (the number of new students) back to around 830,” he said. “We’re looking at getting more control over the admissions process.”

Thompson asked Beauchamp to expand on the recent decision to cut varsity golf and add varsity women’s crew.

“Golf didn’t make sense because of few people involved, cost and interest on campus. The cost is the same as crew, about half a million dollars,” Beauchamp said. (For the full story, see page 16 in Sports).

The questions slowed down after about an hour, and as Beauchamp left, he said to the students, “Have a good week, a good Thanksgiving, and a happy Christmas.”

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President Fr. Bill Beauchamp, C.S.C., answered students’ questions at the Fireside Chat Tuesday. Questions ranged from sustainability to the River Campus.

GSP: Legal issue could stand in the way Continued from page 1 C.S.C. So far, GSP secretary sophomore Zack Muth is appreciative of how the administration is handling the issue.

“I feel like they are taking it seriously,” he said. “They aren’t just brushing it aside.”

Olinger confirms that it is important for the University.

“It is important because it reflects our practice,” he said. “The reality is, we don’t discriminate based on orientation.

The addition of sexual orientation would reflect that practice.”

Olinger discussed the stipulations behind a potential policy change with the GSP faculty adviser, Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., and members of the executive board including Schroeder and Muth.

“The problem is that we have

to sort out issues on two levels,” Muth said. “We’ve got the legal framework and then the Catholic framework on top of that.”

The main legal issue, according to Muth, is how changing the statement would affect UP’s insurance policies. For example, while UP’s insurance policies cover the spouse of a qualifying faculty member, employee or student, there is no domestic partner coverage.

Beauchamp also commented on the insurance issue.

“First of all, the policy is that we will not discriminate on sexual orientation,” he said. “But the concern is that if you put that in the policy, does that mean you have to buy health insurance for same sex married couples? That becomes problematic,” he said.

Olinger explained that UP has to communicate with its law firm to understand what a change to the nondiscrimination policy

would mean.

“Right now we are doing the legal legwork and seeing what adding the clause means for the University legally,” Olinger said.

Additionally, as a Catholic university, UP must consider the Catholic Church’s stance on sexual orientation.

“The fact the University is Catholic makes the process more complicated,” Muth said.

GSP has also discussed with the administration the possibility of adding a separate statement about sexual orientation, instead of including it in the overall nondiscrimination policy.

However, Schroeder believes that while it would be a nice gesture, it would not carry the same legal weight.

Muth is hopeful that the administration will adopt a written policy that confirms that UP does not discriminate based on sexual orientation.

“I am confident that we can get some sort of affirmation in the Bulletin that says the University doesn’t discriminate,” he said.

Regardless of the current policy, Schroeder believes the University does not discriminate based on sexual orientation, to his knowledge.

“We don’t feel like the school discriminates at all,” he said.

Muth, however, is concerned that future issues could arise if the policy is not modified.

“If they have a right to discriminate, who knows,” he said. “We would be doing an injustice to future students if we didn’t try to resolve this.”

If it is added, it is hard to predict how long it will be before the clause is added, if it is.

“There really isn’t a distinct timeline for this issue,” Muth said. “But we are hoping it’s resolved by the end of the school year.”

Schroeder wants to keep students informed and let the administration handle the process.

“We are going to keep communication lines open and keep doing what we do,” he said. “We are just here to get information out to the student body.”

Overall, Muth is glad the GSP and the administration are working well together and communicating more than before.

“I am hoping that this process we have been going through will lead to a more transparent communication with administration and students,” he said. “I think this isn’t something we will have to make a huge fuss about.”

As Beauchamp put it, “If we can, it’s not going to be a big deal.”

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1. Oct. 31, 12:02 a.m. - Public Safety received a noise complaint about a group of 10 to 12 students standing on the corner of N. Portsmouth and N. Harvard, yelling. Upon arrival, the students headed back to campus.

2. Oct. 31, 12:07 a.m. - The on-call Hall Director requested an officer at Mehling Hall,regarding a couple of males standing outside harassing and making rude comments to female students inside Mehling. Officers contacted the persons and asked them to leave the area. Officers also obtained a vehicle ID number.

3. Oct. 31, 1:08 a.m. - Public Safety responded to Haggerty Hall to a fight and an intoxicated student. The on-call Hall Director was contacted as well as PFB and PPB. The intoxicated student refused medical attention and after being checked by PFB was allowed to remain in his room.

4. Oct. 31, 2:53 p.m. - A student came to Public Safety to report the theft of his bike from Tyson Hall. The bike was registered and a report was taken.

5. Oct. 31, 11:37 p.m. - Public Safety made contact with an intoxicated student in front of Mehling Hall. AMR and Portland Fire also responded and the individual was transported to Emanuel Hospital by AMR.

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BIKES: UP sees an increase in bike thefts suspicious, call us immediately,” Burke-Sivers said. “Don’t wait until after class.”

To keep bike thefts from occurring over break again, Burke-Sivers advises not leaving bikes on the bike racks during breaks.

“Over break, students should store their bikes inside or take them off campus,” Burke-Sivers said.

To avoid theft, Public Safety will move unsecured bikes into holding areas until the owners of the bike returns with proof of a bike lock, according to BurkeSivers.

“We will check the bike racks a couple times a day for unsecured bikes, and we will secure them in the Office of Public Safety,” Burke-Sivers said. “We will have them register it right there, and make sure they have a lock

or else the same thing happens again” he said.

This isn’t the first time UP has faced a large amount of bike thefts.

“The last time we had thefts like this was three or four years ago in another economic downturn,” Burke-Sivers said.

Past experiences preventing bike thefts have proved that the safety tips are effective.

“It really helped reduce the amount of bike thefts before,” Burke-Sivers said.

By following the steps to avoid bike theft and reporting suspicious individuals, BurkeSivers believes UP students can eliminate the threat of bike thieves on campus.

“The more we are able to catch these folks, the more word spreads that University of Portland is not the place to go to take bikes,” Burke-Sivers said.

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presents

Safety tips

“The Long Yearning’s End” Thursday, November 4, 2010 7:30 p.m., Campus Bookstore in the Pilot House Free and open to the public

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND GARAVENTA CENTER

• Register your bike with Public Safety • Use a U-Lock to secure your bicycle.

For your convenience, the Public Safety Department sells Kryptonite U-Locks at cost ($20) for all members of the University community.

• Do not leave your bicycle on an exterior bike rack during university break periods.

• Report any suspicious individuals to Public Safety immediately.

Rev. Patrick Hannon, C.S.C.

got community?

Apply to be an RA. Information and applications are available at: www.up.edu/housing Follow the leadership links.

Applications are due January 21, 2011

“Pat Hannon is a gifted storyteller; a walking huge heart with a wild sharp eye for grace and courage and humor.”

Brian Doyle, Editor of Portland Magazine

The Long Yearning’s End completes Father Hanon’s trilogy of spiritual stories from every day life.

For more information: Please contact Jamie Powell at 503.943.7702 or powell@up.edu

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Junior nurses pair off with senior citizens UP nursing students partner with senior citizens in an award winning program.

Caitlin Yilek Staff Writer yilek12@up.edu Junior Emma Brenner spent a recent Thursday with an 85 - year - old woman talking about everything from medication to childhood memories.

“She likes to tell me about her childhood,” Brenner said. “I learned today that she collects pottery.”

Brenner is not the only UP student spending her afternoons chatting with a senior citizen.

This fall, 120 junior nursing students were paired with senior citizens in UP’s Client-Partner Project.

In 2007, the Client-Partner Project at UP won a national award for Excellence in Geron-

tological Nursing Education from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

The purpose is to help students learn about the healthcare needs of seniors.

“Most students have no experience in the healthcare setting,” Karen Cameron, assistant professor of nursing, said. “They are anxious and nervous about expectations and their skills. We learned that this program helps reduce the student’s anxiety when they are moved into a clinical setting.”

Throughout the semester, nursing students must conduct introduction and closure interviews with their clients.

“It’s important for the student to develop some skill at ending a professional relationship as well as beginning one,” Cameron said.

Students must also interview their clients for five projects, relating the senior citizens to each of their classes.

“The length of the meetings is really up to the client and the

Former student becomes maestro

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Jocelyne LaFortune Staff Writer lafortun12@up.edu Professor David De Lyser loves music.

Between conducting the University Community Orchestra, teaching several music classes and composing his own music, he is almost always surrounded by it.

De Lyser completed his master’s degree here on The Bluff in 2001, and says he couldn’t be happier to be back in the UP community. De Lyser teaches Fine Arts, aural skills and music composition, in addition to coaching a string trio and conducting the Community Orchestra.

“I had a wonderful master’s experience here, and it is very exciting to be back on campus,” De Lyser said. “It’s great to be working with colleagues who were once my own professors.”

De Lyser came back to The Bluff after hearing that the university was in need of a new orchestra conductor.

His enthusiasm for music started at an early age, De Lyser says.

“I’d say the starting point was being selected for the district select chorus in third grade, as sappy as that is,” De Lyser said.

De Lyser’s students say that although he is tough, his enthusiasm and dedication make working with him fun and rewarding.

“As a conductor he is excellent, but he works my fingers to the bone,” senior Mark Davinroy said.

Even though it is still early in the season, De Lyser has made a good first impression on his orchestra students.

“From the first half of the season, it’s obvious that he’s a great conductor,” sophomore Renee Erb said. “He has a great sense of humor, and when he pushes us hard in rehearsal, it is always followed by encouragement.”

After completing his studies at UP, De Lyser went on to get his doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado and then taught at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County.

“I admit, I will miss the snow we got in Wisconsin,” De Lyser said. “I’ll be the guy cheering for snow this winter.”

partner,” Cameron said. “I generally suggest 45 minutes to an hour and a half.”

The program has been in place since 2004. Previously, this program was linked with only one nursing class. “(The program) is to assist nursing students in their interviewing and phone conversation skills, learning how to dress appropriately and asking difficult questions,” Cameron said.

In class, nursing students roleplay possible scenarios to prepare them for the client-partner visits.

“This is a good experience because it gets us used to interacting with people we don’t know,” junior Kristian Ingebretsen said.

“Eventually, we’re going to have a wide range of patients, and we can’t pick and choose.”

According to Cameron, the clients often learn more about illnesses and medications from a student than from their healthcare provider.

Every summer Cameron recruits seniors for the Client-Part-

ner Project.

“I am pretty shameless when recruiting,” Cameron said. “I recruit from my church, water aerobics class and make presentations to surrounding assisted living homes.”

Cameron says there are qualifications for the clients to participate in the program.

“They must be 65 and older,

“This is a good experience because it gets us used to interacting with people we don’t know.”

Kristian Ingebretsen junior

able to conduct a conversation and work with students who don’t necessarily have good interviewing skills, know their medication history and share their lives with the students,” Cameron said.

The clients come from a variety of backgrounds.

Junior Kelsey Siekkinen’s cli-

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ent grew up in San Francisco and moved to Portland after retiring. “(My client) travels a bunch,” Siekkinen said. “She has even hosted families from Thailand and Australia.”

All three nursing students say that the hardest part of their experiences is overcoming the fear of introducing themselves to someone new.

Though the program runs the length of a semester, Cameron says on occasion, students and clients become attached and remain in contact with each other.

Cameron is still in contact with her own client.

“I have been in touch with and have visited my client since 1996,” Cameron said.

Similar programs are starting at other schools and Cameron has provided start-up information to Seattle Pacific University and a school of nursing in Montana.

“The faculty at SPU has initiated a modified version of this project this year,” Cameron said.

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E N T ER T A IN GO SEE ... OF MONTREAL Lady Gaga has nothing on Of Montreal. No one puts on quite as theatrical a show as this Georgia based indie pop-rock group led by front man Kevin Barnes Janelle Monáe, the opener, started the Oct. 27 show at the Roseland Theater with the command, “You will dance or die.”

Her upbeat music and beautiful voice did indeed keep the audience moving. She is a talented

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singer and has a futuristic theme to her music. It would be well worth your time to look up her song “Tightrope” on YouTube.

Of Montreal entered with immediate energy that was sustained throughout the show. Kevin Barnes came on stage sporting an apron, pink tights and blue ankle-high boots. He and the other seven band members played from their vast body of work, all the while putting on a bizarre cabaret.

Dancers appeared on stage in various costumes including gas-mask-wearing fish puppets, skeletons in pajamas, checkered body suits and, at one point, four people dressed as a giant caterpillar that Barnes rode on as he performed. The dancers and the guitarist jumped into the crowd and surfed before being hastily pulled back onstage by one man whose sole responsiblity seemed to be retrieving performers.

After much pleading from

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the crowd, the band and Janelle Monáe’s entourage came back onstage and played a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” for an unforgettable ending to an already inimitable concert.

If you ever get the opportunity to see Of Montreal live, do it. It is an experience you will not forget.

– Elizabeth Vogel CATCH ... AN OREGON BALLET THEATRE PRODUCTION Poise, grace, athleticism and strength.

It isn’t often that these four words describe an action perfectly, but for the work of a ballet dancer, they seem to capture the essence of the motions and expression that is so important.

The Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) began its season with an impressive three-act performance

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of “The Sleeping Beauty.”

OBT’s production of “The Sleeping Beauty” was moving from beginning to end. With delicate balancing, powerful leaps and dizzying twirls, the entire company provided an enchanting retreat for an audience of all ages.

With stunning precision and balance, Yuka Iino danced the part of Princess Aurora beautifully. Guest dancer Batkhurel Bold played her counterpart, the Prince, with unbelievable power,

making even the highest leaps look easy.

The wedding scene at the end of the performance was the perfect finale to an already impressive show. Although the inclusion of fairy tale characters like Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf and Puss-in-Boots was at first a little strange, they danced such impressive pas-de-deuxs that I forgot that their addition to the story was perhaps a bit random.

Puss-in-Boots and The White Cat danced with humorous acting in addition to their impressive form and precision.

With upcoming performances of “The Nutcracker” and “A Holiday Review,” OBT is sure to delight ballet enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

– Jocelyne LaFortune

UP Artist responds to Haitian earthquake Amanda Blas Staff Writer blas13@up.edu After the earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12, the University of Portland had its share of reactions. Some responded with prayers, others responded with emotional support.

Artist Victoria Christen chose to respond in her own way: She responded with art.

Christen, who teaches ceramics at the University of Portland, will feature her exhibit “In Repsonse” in the Buckley Center Gallery. The exhibit serves as a way to keep the events that happened in Haiti alive.

“She was moved to do something,” Pat Bognar, the curator of the Buckley Center Gallery, said.

“She called me up and said, ‘Pat, I want to do something. It’s horrible what’s going on in Haiti.’”

Christen was inspired to practice artivism, or “activism through arts.”

“I was inspired to try to use my artwork for a positive cause of social change,” Christen said.

However, Christen’s use of her artwork as a social statement is not the only change she brought to this exhibit; she also took different approaches to her work.

Christen, who usually focuses on ceramics, chose to extend her mediums into two-dimensional work with paintings and collages.

“I wanted to stretch myself a little bit and go into unfamiliar

“She called me up and said, ‘Pat, I want to do something.

It’s horrible what’s going on in Haiti.’”

Pat Bognar Buckley Center Gallery curator

territory,” Christen said.

Christen’s use of different forms of art makes the exhibit unique. “(The exhibit) is multimedia,” Bognar said. “Usually when we have exhibits it’s one artist with one kind (of media).”

Christen also wanted to give more than her time and talent to her artistic cause. She used some of her own things in her artwork, such as old wine crates and fabric.

“It was a goal for me that I wanted to use material that I had challenged myself to recycle,” Christen said.

“In Response” reflects the situation in Haiti. Christen said she wanted to “raise conscious awareness of the people in Haiti.”

According to Bognar, not only does the exhibit help raise awareness about the situation in Haiti, but it also raises money for the Mercy Corps Haiti project, which aims to help build a stronger and more self-sufficient Haiti. The Department of Performing and Fine Arts said that between 12 and 15 pieces from the exhibit were sold at a reception held Friday, Oct. 29.

The exhibit runs until Nov. 18 in the Buckley Center Gallery and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“In Response” exhibit Artwork created in reaction to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, created

by UP ceramics teacher Victoria Christen, will be featured in the Buckley Center Gallery until Nov. 18.

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Artist and UP ceramics professor Victoria Christen talks about her artwork, currently on display in Buckley Center. The exhibit is in response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The Buckley Center Gallery is shown below.

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“This house is designed to entertain, and I really only use two of the rooms for myself.”

I NSIDE F R . B EAUCHAMP ʼ S Jocelyne LaFortune Staff Writer lafortun12@up.edu Caitlin Yilek Staff Writer yilek12@up.edu Tuesday afternoon, the two of us ventured where few students have gone before — into the depths of the president’s house.

No, not that White House — the white house located next to Fields and Schoenfeldt halls.

It was a crisp, sunny fall afternoon when we visited the house of Fr. Bill Beauchamp, C.S.C, UP’s president. We rang the doorbell and waited a few awkward minutes at his doorstep until he opened the door.

“Sorry, the bell doesn’t always work,” Beauchamp said. “Come in and make yourselves comfortable.”

We put down our bags, took out our notepads and began a tour of the house.

The house was built in the 1920s. The University purchased the house and later renovated it with the intention of using it to accommodate the University’s presidents.

An open floor plan gives the main floor a spacious feel. To the left is the living room, outfitted with two armchairs, a couch, a coffee table and several plants, including a white orchid.

According to Beauchamp, he replaced the draperies on the windows because it looked like a funeral parlor. Simple blinds now reside in their place.

Beauchamp also replaced carpeting with hardwood floors throughout the main level of the house.

Moving through the living room and into the dining room, we found a long, dark wood table big enough to entertain a small

country. Beauchamp says the table was designed for this room.

“This house is designed to entertain, and I really only use two of the rooms for myself,” Beauchamp said.

For formal dinners, Beauchamp entertains approximately 20 people, usually board members and benefactors.

While these events are usually catered

by Bon Appétit, Beauchamp says he has cooked in the past.

“I don’t cook in general,” Beauchamp said. “Fr. Obermiller (director of campus ministry at the time) was a chef; he would tell me what to do and I would do it.”

Sometimes before soccer or basketball games, Beauchamp will host informal gettogethers, clearing out the dining room table to make room for more people.

“Without the table we can have up to 50 people in here.” Beauchamp said. “For lack of a better word, it’s kind of like a tailgater.”

We followed Beauchamp into the kitchen.

At first glance, the kitchen is cozy and blue — an inviting space, much more laid back than the previous two rooms.

Around the corner is a breakfast nook, which has been converted into a food preparation area for Beauchamp’s gatherings.

Perhaps the best part of the kitchen is the array of magnets adorning the entire façade of the refrigerator.

“I do not collect refrigerator magnets,” Beauchamp said. “But I have them from a lot of the places I have traveled to. They are cheap and easy to throw in your luggage to get home.”

He showed us his first magnet, a simple circle with peach lettering, from Peak Café in Hong Kong.

Beauchamp took a minute to search for

his magnets from Salzburg.

“They should all be together, but people come mess with them just to blow my mind,” Beauchamp said.

Adjacent to the kitchen is Beauchamp’s favorite spot in the house — the room in which he watches recorded episodes of “CSI” and “Jeopardy.” The room also displays his passion for golf with a multitude of golf balls from different courses on which he has played. These courses include: Augusta National, Bandon Dunes and Ballybunion.

Moving to the second floor, Beauchamp showed off the artwork of his great-grandfather in four paintings along the staircase.

They were painted in 1882, Beauchamp says.

The upper floor consists of two guest rooms, Beauchamp’s office, bedroom and bathroom.

In the hallway leading to his bedroom hang several pictures of Beauchamp with former presidents of the United States: Reagan, Ford, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush. He also owns a signed photograph of the UP women’s soccer team, photographed at the White House in 2002 when they won the national championship.

His bedroom is simply decorated and the bed is neatly made. The pale green walls match his bedspread. The closet is unexpectedly modest in size.

Connected to his bedroom is his home office.

“I work here during the day if I have a lot to get done and don’t want to be bothered,” Beauchamp said.

Along the walls of his office stand bookshelves and a treadmill.

Outside his office, near the stairs, are two photographs of Beauchamp with Pope

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John Paul II. “John Paul II celebrated private Masses with approximately 20 people, and I was fortunate enough to go twice,” Beauchamp said.

Prior to moving into the house in January of 2004, Beauchamp lived in a dorm for 25 years. Beauchamp lived in Corrado Hall before shacking up at his current residence.

“I still live like I am in a dorm — only using two rooms,” Beauchamp said. “I don’t need a house for myself. I enjoy it, but I don’t need it.”

As far as household chores go, Beauchamp says he does some yard work, laundry and makes his own bed. However, he does have a housekeeper, who cleans his house once a week, and he is not responsible for most of the yard work.

Beauchamp informed us that it was quite the transition moving from a dorm to his current house.

He told us that when he first moved into the house, he was in the basement doing his laundry when the furnace started. Beauchamp, not used to these household noises, jumped a few feet.

“When it comes to the furnace and such things I have no idea what to do,” Beauchamp said. “Though I can change a light bulb!”

Overall, our time with Beauchamp was enjoyable and we found ourselves able to relate to the president of UP. His house, though meticulously clean, was not intimidating or overly extravagant.

“It is a wonderful house,” Beauchamp said, “I never thought I would live in a house like this. It is very quiet and comfortable.”

Fr. Beauchamp occasionally cooks

Fr. Beauchamp’s office “When it comes to the furnace and such things I have no idea what to do. Though I can change a light bulb!”

“I still live like I am in a dorm — only using two rooms,” Beauchamp said.

“I don’t need a house for myself. I enjoy it, but I don’t need it.”

Fr. Beauchamp enjoys hosting parties

Fr. Beauchamp loves to golf

“Without the table we can have up to 50 people in here.” Beauchamp said. “For lack of a better word, it’s kind of like a tailgater.”

Golf ball collection of all the places he has golfed

Fr. Beauchamp does NOT collect magnets...

“They should all be together, but people come mess with them just to blow my mind.”

“I do not collect refrigerator magnets. But I have them from a lot of the places I have traveled to. They are cheap and easy to throw in your luggage to get home.”

The Facts

• Doorbell does not always work • Built in the 1920s • Replaced carpet with hardwood floors • First magnet: Peak Cafe from Hong Kong • Favorite room: TV room with golf ball colection • Office has a treadmill • Moved into house in January 2004 after living in Corrado hall for 25 years • Has a housekeeper who cleans once a week • House meticulously clean, yet not intimidating or extravagant Photos by Kevin Kadooka | THE BEACON Page designed by Elizabeth Tertadian | THE BEACON

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10  November 4, 2010

Students encounter God on secret retreat Sarah Eldrige Guest Commentary “Good evening. Welcome to the Renaissance.” I didn’t know it then, but these words signaled the beginning of what would indeed be a renewal, a rebirth, for myself and each of the 51 other men and women on Encounter this last weekend.

As one of the co-coordinators for the fall and spring Encounters this school year, I had the wonderful opportunity to help lead and participate in this retreat.

Now, because Encounter is far from your average weekend getaway, I won’t be able to share any specifics about where we went or what we did.

Thankfully though, not knowing the activities that took place in no way diminishes the incredible wonder of this retreat, because it is not the activities that set the weekend apart from many others.

Instead, it is precisely because it seeks to make participants fully present to, and focused on Christ, that the Encounter experience is one from which an individual

emerges forever changed in some way.

Though everyone’s experience on Encounter is different, for myself, I was most changed by the words spoken and honest and open conversation I was a part of. Conversations between people varied greatly, from knowing (and expressing) who we are without fear, and being open to God’s call, to seeking to love and serve others, and reassessing values through the eyes of our faith.

These were the moments when I felt God was most present, for the spoken word acted as a catalyst for incredible transformations to take place as a genuine air of openness to new ideas and a trusting willingness to open up about where individuals were at currently in their relationship with themselves, with their friends and family, and with God, became the norm for the weekend. It was literally as if you watched a veil drop from in front of you and suddenly you realized that you were seeing the person in front of you truly for the first time.

The act of holding back parts of ourselves, and our hearts, from everyone, especially God, seems like the safest bet. After all, we are just fine on our own and we

can take care of ourselves just fine thank you. Yet deep down, I think we all know this is absurd, and is not the way things are supposed to be but we believe, and choose to live, this way anyways thinking that in the end it doesn’t really matter.

But as C.S. Lewis once observed, “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal.

Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”

So, in reality, your choice, whether you choose to open or close yourself to love, PROFOUNDLY affects who you are and the person you are becoming each day, regardless of whether we want it to or not.

People could have chosen to keep up their walls and just enjoy a weekend away from school at a secret location. But they chose instead to open themselves to the love of God. They chose to

Photo Courtesy of Sarah Eldrige

Sophomores Andrew Lundquist and Keeley Terpstra, juniors Jennifer Brannan and Lauren Freeland, and freshmen David Barton and Jessica Kast pose on the Encounter retreat. Fifty-one students participated on the retreat, which focused on building a relationship with God. make themselves vulnerable to consider if God is calling you to knowing that allowing God to come and meet Him. If you are live in their hearts would require a past retreatant, please consider a transformation that would lead giving yourself and your gifts to to an inner death of the parts that cultivate a weekend of love behold us back from loving God. It tween fellow classmates, youris only through the dying to self, self, and God. If you have not yet and trusting everything to Him, gone on Encounter, think about that you are then able to follow it. I can assure you that this seChrist’s example in truly being cret is one worth sacrificing evthe embodiment of God’s love to erything for. every person you meet.

In just a few short weeks, we Sarah Eldrige is a senior will be looking again at prepar- elementary education major. She ing for another Encounter retreat, can be contacted at eldrige11@ and my hope is that you honestly up.edu

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Rank the capital improvement projects

□ Sound improvements: □ Cove ventilation: □ Seating improvements: □ Hand dryers: □ water refill stations:

What is important to YOU?

equipment for KDUP and CPB buy new windows or investigate other ventilation options seating options for East Side Quad, addition of picnic tables added to more buildings added and improved for easy water bottle filling

Want to have your voice heard? Cut this out, rank these choices and turn it into your Senator

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ASUP’s top five: Capital disappointments Every year ASUP spends part of our student government fees, amounting to almost $20,000, on capital improvements for the university. This week a list of nine projects was whittled down to five, as ASUP senators voiced student preferences.

In considering the final five projects, it is important to think about which projects will improve the lives of the most students.

The four projects taken off the list included: library improvements, replacing the chalkboards with white boards in Buckley Center, a large-scale composting tumbler and improvements to the crosswalk between the baseball field and Fields and Shoenfeldt halls.

The five remaining projects include: adding air blade dryers

in bathrooms, adding more water refilling stations to buildings, sound equipment for CPB and KDUP, new ventilation in The Cove and adding more seating in the East Side Quad.

The addition of air blade hand dryers would be a step toward increasing the sustainability of the campus; however, what is the point of installing dryers if the paper towel dispensers remain?

When the new dryers were installed in Shiley Hall during its renovation, paper towel dispensers were also installed. Many students still use the paper towels instead of the air dryer. Therefore, it is unlikely that installing more dryers would help conserve paper towels.

Adding more water bottle refilling stations would be helpful to students and faculty. These

new refilling stations make it easier to fill water bottles. With the ban on bottled water enacted last year, these refilling stations provide an alternative to buying bottled water elsewhere. However, since there are already several refilling stations, The Beacon believes this would be a futile capital improvements project.

Sound system improvements for KDUP and CPB could be valuable to students for listening to the campus radio station and attending CPB events. However, these improvements would not have as great an impact as other possible improvements would because they would have occasional benefits instead of benefits that students could access every day. Moreover, CPB already receives nearly $60,000 from the ASUP budget.

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Ventilation for The Cove would benefit students who smell like food hours after they leave.

This improvement would benefit a large amount of students who frequent The Cove as a main student social and eating area.

Finally, the addition of more seating in the East Side Quad area would benefit a limited number of students, mostly ones who reside on the east side of campus. This project also would seem to have less impact than the other projects being considered, and would be used infrequently because of weather.

The list of capital improvements includes five projects, that would to an extent, benefit students. Students should make sure to make their top choices known to the executive board which makes the final decisions on cap-

ital improvement spending.

Although some of these projects have merit, The Beacon feels that this is not an adequate top five list of possible improvements to campus. We feel that more ideas should be considered, such as installing more outlets around campus, improving drainage on campus, creating another safe crosswalk for students across Willamette Boulevard near Shipstad Hall and reinstalling the soda fountains in The Cove.

The capital improvements fund is a large amount of money and The Beacon feels that none of these projects are worth it.

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Leggings stretched to their limits Caitlin Yilek Staff Commentary Throughout the ‘80s, spandex leggings were worn for aerobics, and after Madonna’s “Get into the Groove” moment, they were worn outside the gym.

My first encounter with the legging was in the first grade. I had a pair of black stirrup leggings that my mother always tried to wrestle me into. Sometimes, I was very unfortunate and succumbed to her wishes.

However, these days, it’s hard to find me wearing pants of any sort, as my love affair with leggings has blossomed over the past few years.

Recently, however, the female population is stretching the role of my favorite fashion garment too far. Leggings are being worn without anything covering them up. If they are going to be worn as pants, it must be done correctly so as to not give off a look that is vulgar.

I have one rule to assure that you’ll look good: when wearing leggings, make sure your dress, shirt or sweater falls past your bottom. No one wants to see your very unfortunate camel toe or what type of underwear you are wearing.

If you insist on wearing a top that is revealing, perhaps the jegging would be a more suitable choice. Gaining popularity last year, the jegging is the love child of jeans and leggings. They give off the look of a skinny jean, but are just as comfortable and stretchy as the legging.

Leggings are the ideal gar-

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ment of clothing for the fashionable languid dresser, which is precisely what I am. This stretchy spandex stand-in for pants is the ultimate in relaxation. If the wearer happens to eat too much or gain a few pounds, the legging allows room for expansion.

Though leggings and jeggings are the easiest way to wear pants without actually wearing them, they do not leave much to the imagination.

Therefore, wear with caution and, for all of our sakes, wear a longer top.

Caitlin Yilek is a junior Spanish and German studies major. She can be contacted at yilek12@up.edu.

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Where has all the chivalry gone?

Laura Frazier Staff Commentary Many people may meet their future spouses in college. But for those who won’t meet their soulmates during their time on campus, I blame the horrifically low number of guys who actually take a girl out on a date.

I don’t mean to sound jaded or bitter, but as far as dating is concerned, everything is now tragically wrong. Our school’s gender ratio is tilted at 61 percent women and 39 percent men, and I think it’s time to do a little shout-out to the ladies and address how chivalry truly is dead and buried.

Ladies, when was the last time a guy actually offered to take you to dinner? No, meeting at The Commons doesn’t count. I mean actually wanted to take you somewhere off campus and pay for your meal. I bet it’s been longer than you would care to admit.

Dinner used to be the rational first date. The guy would pick you up, making sure to be on time and open the car door for you. Now we are lucky to even get a guy to show up for a group study session on time.

Hell, the last time a guy opened the car door for me, I had coffee in one hand and a cast on the other, and he was my boyfriend at the time. What used to be a normal expectation now rivals the possibility of being struck by lightning.

Now guys, I understand that we are all poor college students, but a shortage of funds is not a verifiable excuse for not taking a girl to dinner. The effort to actually take a girl on a date will speak volumes and be well worth the money. Even if it’s somewhere cheap, the girl will feel special that a guy took time for her, and making a girl feel special should be something that every guy wants to do.

Though it is nice when a guy does spend money on a girl, it’s not really necessary for a guy to always equate going on a date with spending money. There are plenty of fun and free date activities to which a girl would be honored to be asked, such as the Saturday Market or the one of the cool local parks. At these kinds of events, there is no expectation to spend money. Really, it’s all about the effort, but I would never stop a guy who offered to actually spend money on a date.

If there is another excuse I have heard a million times it’s that many guys do not have a car on campus and they can’t take a girl out without a car. Yes, I understand that men want to be macho and pick the girl up. I agree this can be a great aspect to a date. But as a rational and levelheaded woman, I can take the lack of a car problem into perspective. Guys shouldn’t think that not having a car available is a date dealbreaker. Just take

the bus! It’s really not that big of a deal, and it will just make the date more memorable if you end up taking the city bus with all of the wonderful Portland crazies.

Just take it for what it is: an adventure.

It’s so rare for a guy to actually take a girl on a date, going out has become an enormously big deal. If it happens it’s assumed the guy asked because he really, truly likes the girl. It seems as if the casual dinner date is not a possibility for college students.

It used to be expected that a guy would ask a girl on a date after a reasonable amount of time. Now guys think that a date is paralleled with commitment, and if there is one thing guys are terrified of, it’s commitment.

Every guy has now become afraid of the dreaded “D-word.”

No, I don’t mean death or divorce, or any other D-word with a negative connations. I mean dating. If a girl even hints at dating a guy

anymore, it is likely he will run from her like the plague. Girls have all learned that the fastest way to scare off a guy, besides distracting him from the football game or admitting a “Twilight” fetish, is confessing that she would actually like to date him.

Call it the stereotypical college atmosphere, but no guy seems to want a girlfriend anymore. Instead, it is all about getting to know as many girls as possible. And for some reason, a girl actually finding a guy who wants to be her man is like trying to land on the moon. We have all heard the college anthem, “I Love College.” But what Asher Roth should really be proud to proclaim is “I danced my ass off and had this one girl down for dating.”

Yet sadly, it seems to be the truth: guys love women, but they don’t love girlfriends. I understand that men want to be social and make a lot of new “friends.”

But that doesn’t mean a girl’s right to a date needs to be sacrificed. Don’t be so afraid, men. It’s just dinner. We are not expecting a proposal on the way home.

But don’t get me wrong. Not every guy is like this, and I truly commend those great guys who do take the time to take a girl out on a date. And really, a dateless existence is not completely miserable. I mean, a text is still a nice gesture, and I still appreciate when a guy stops by just to say hello. Even studying together is not really that bad. All I know is that, oddly, I have a new appreciation for girl’s nights. Sappy chick flicks, my girlfriends and ice cream are all not afraid of commitment. Maybe someday my prince will come, right?

Laura Frazier is a junior English major and can be contacted at frazier12@ up.edu.

Faces on The Bluff

By BRYAN BRENIZE Photographer

We asked: PC or Mac?

“I have an Apple sticker on my car.”

Jedidiah Fugle, junior, marketing and management

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“Mac unless you’re running data analysis or solver in Excel!”

Ella Daniels, senior, biochemistry

“I’ve never used a Mac before.”

Sara Sturm, nursing, freshman

“Mac…ftw!”

Matthew Heitstuman, senior, mechanical engineering

“PC because it’s what I’ve always used.”

Nick Serrano, senior, marketing and management

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No. 2 Pilots cap off senior ceremony with 2-0 win

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The class of 2011 lines up on Merlo Field last Sunday before playing USF. The Pilots won the game 2-0.

Kyle Cape-Lindelin Staff Writer capelind13@up.edu Three years of watching other seniors being praised on their final regular season home game still couldn't prepare the class of 2011 for what they finally received on their own Senior Day on Halloween Sunday.

“Standing up there with my parents, I still couldn't realize that I was the senior being thanked before my last home game,” senior captain Keelin Winters said of being honored before the game. “It's amazing, everything has flown by.”

Seniors Winters, Elli Reed, Jessica Tsao, Kendra Chandhoke, Sarah Jackman, Kristen Kelly and Sophie Schmidt were honored with their parents before the kickoff against WCC opponent San Francisco.

Schmidt was unable to attend the game and the ceremony because of her obligations to the Canadian National Team, for which she is starting, in preparation for

the World Cup. She is expected to return before the NCAA Tournament begins on Nov. 12.

This class in particular is certainly one that will be remembered for a while.

Their accolades speak for themselves, as they have the highest winning percentage of any class, a 77-9 overall record, undefeated in WCC play, including four straight championships as well as visits to NCAA Tournament every year.

“This was the only place for all of us, this was home,” Winters said.

Nobody will hear the players themselves speak of their accomplishments, as they chose to talk about who they played with every day: their teammates.

Jackman agreed that winning never counted as much as being around her teammates did.

“It's been unforgettable, the people I've met here will impact my life forever. I loved it here,” Jackman said of her time spent at UP. “My teammates were my family. We all supported each other through everything.”

Head Coach Garrett Smith was able to bring the team together, after an emotional ceremony, to focus on San Francisco.

The focus was there, and the Pilots dominated another WCC opponent 2-0 in their final regular season home game before NCAA Tournament play starts.

“It's tough to think about knowing that these seniors’ time is almost up and they've come so far and accomplished so much,” Smith said. “But we're certainly not done yet and there's more wins to get and the biggest test of the season coming up with the NCAA Tournament. We need to be able to stay focused while celebrating their accomplishments.

We still have a future this season.”

The Pilots controlled the game against San Francisco the whole way through, as the shot count showed a 28-1 UP advantage.

UP immediately looked to score to start the game as Reed fired a goal into the net only three minutes in, but was called offside.

Sophomore Kendall Johnson was able to perfectly finish

a shot from ten yards out in the 29th minute to put the Pilots on the board after freshman Micaela Capelle recovered her own deflected shot and sent a cross pass to an undefended Johnson.

Junior Danielle Foxhoven added in an insurance goal in the 54th minute after rebounding her own shot, which was deflected off the crossbar. After beating out the USF goalkeeper, Foxhoven drilled the easy corner shot for a 2-0 lead.

“We had a lot of opportunities and with 28 total shots we knew one would find its way,” Foxhoven said after the win. “We just need to keep attacking and creating those opportunities because you only need one goal to win.”

UP continued its impressive defensive play in the second half to gain another WCC win and continue the streak of 35 straight home wins at Merlo Field.

The streak is still the longest active home field winning streak in the nation. Freshman Erin Dees made the start at goalkeeper and made one save to record her sixth shutout of the season.

All of the seniors agreed that running onto the field as freshmen in their first college soccer game was their best memory and wanted future classes to enjoy their time on the grass as much as they have.

“I think we've all grown up a lot since first coming here as freshmen and it shows how special this place is with its staff and players,” Chandhoke said after the win. “I'm gonna miss it and the freshmen should enjoy every minute of it.”

Assuming the Pilots win against their last regular season opponent, St. Mary's, the team will have locked up one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, granting home-field advantage throughout the tournament.

If the Pilots can shut out the Gaels as they did their other WCC opponents, they will join the 1998 Santa Clara team as the only team to hold all WCC opponents scoreless. The Pilots play at St. Mary's on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m.

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With winter comes UP basketball

New, younger men’s basketball team looks to take season one game at a time Bruce Garlinghouse Staff Writer garlingh13@up.edu

As the cold and rain of winter approaches, there is one bright spot: another season of Pilot Basketball.

The Pilots return after a quick exit in the CIT (CollegeInsider. com Tournament) ended their postseason hopes. Senior forward Luke Sikma said that their loss in the first round to Northern Colorado still stings a bit, but the team is going to use it as motivation.

“Disappointment can be used as motivation, and we’ve been using it that way during the offseason,” Sikma said.

Last year’s team had its best season in years, cracking the top 25 for the first time in 50 years, tallying the most wins the program has seen as a Division 1

program, and matched its best WCC record of 10-4. However, this year’s team will be playing with less experience, after bidding farewell to T.J. Campbell, Nick Ravio and Robin Smeulders.

Experience was a key factor in the Pilots’ success last year.

Being a defense-oriented team that had all juniors and seniors in the starting lineup will cause some issues for the Pilots, especially later in games when help is needed from the bench.

Sikma says that the loss of those guys won’t change the way they approach the game.

The Pilots were ranked first in scoring defense and rebounding offense in the WCC, keeping their opponents to an average of 66.2 points per game and gathering 983 rebounds on defense.

Sikma said that while they lost a lot of experience, they also have several players returning who have a lot of game experience, including himself, Stohl, and senior centers Kramer Knutson and Jasonn Hannibal.

“The guys returning from last year are going to have to step out

of that secondary role position they played last year to a primary position this year,” Sikma said.

“I think it comes naturally.”

Despite the return of Stohl, Knutson and Sikma, the Pilots will still have to rely heavily on their younger teammates. The departure of T.J. Campbell left a void in the guard position that is up for grabs.

Freshman Tim Douglas or sophomore junior college transfer Derrick Rodgers could both step into Campbell’s shoes. Douglas is a quick, athletic guard who resembles Campbell, but Rodgers brings a year of collegiate experience.

On the offensive end, the Pilots relied on team-oriented offense, grounded-in set plays and heavy paint play, complemented by stellar outside shooting by senior Jared Stohl. Stohl was ranked first in 3-point percentage in the NCAA last year and was selected for the Preseason AllWCC Team.

With the addition of players like freshman Korey Thieleke, this year’s team possesses a more athletic threat, which may allow

for more isolations and could open up the floor for the Pilots.

Thieleke is a long, athletic guard, who, at 6’ 4”, could create matchup problems for opponents on both the offensive and defensive end.

Even with these additions, Sikma says that, offensively, nothing will change.

“We just want the young guys to do what they do best and to do that within the offense,” Sikma said.

Despite finishing third in the WCC last season, the Pilots are ranked fifth in preseason polls.

This isn’t too shocking, considering the players who left and the lack of experience on the team.

Sikma said the ranking hasn’t had any effect on the team.

“You can’t pay attention to it.

When it comes down to it, it’s all about delivering wins,” Sikma said.

Nothing changed at the top of the list, with Gonzaga picked the preseason favorite, and St. Mary’s at No. 2.

As it’s been in recent years, it will be Gonzaga’s conference championship to lose, and the rest

of the field will compete to face the powerhouse in the conference championship come March.

Outside the conference schedule, the Pilots face their biggest challenge against the Kentucky Wildcats, one of the most accomplished basketball programs in the nation, at the Rose Garden on Nov. 19.

Despite losing five players to the NBA draft last season, including first round draft pick John Wall, the Wildcats can always be expected to remain full of talent.

Sikma said that while the game is in the back of everybody’s mind, all their focus is on the season opener versus Concordia University on Sunday.

“We’re going to play one game at a time,” Sikma said. “It would definitely be a monumental win, but it wouldn’t define our season.”

Sikma said there haven’t been any major adjustments made from last year’s team.

“We’re just going to try and get better every day,” Sikma said.

you find it.”

Any athlete who decides to transfer will be allowed to compete immediately, as per NCAA regulations. However, according to sophomore women’s golfer Rachel Fischer, transferring schools is not a simple process, and prior knowledge of the University’s plans would have affected her decision to attend.

“I have to find a school with a good program for my major that also has an open spot on the team and would be willing to offer financial assistance,” Fischer said.

Wagner also points out that the national letter of intent signing date for high school seniors begins Nov. 12, which means that transfer students also have to compete for spots with up-and-

coming freshman.

A senior member of the women’s golf team, Bridget Gleason described the Athletic Department’s announcement as “a kind of slap in the face.” According to Gleason, the team was not in-

practice or my last tournament, it’s our last practice and our last tournament,” Gleason said.

The men’s golf team had a record-setting fall season and, according to Fischer, the women’s team has a strong chance of improving its position in conference and nationally.

Though Gleason fears that the school’s discontinuation of golf could have a negative effect on player performance in the spring, she also says the situation is a source of motivation.

Fischer agrees, “I’m that much more motivated to prove them wrong, to show them that we are a good group of people and that we do have potential.”

Varsity women’s crew will begin competing at the begin-

ning of the 2011-2012 school year against West Coast Conference schools such as Gonzaga, Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s and Loyola Marymount.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for the girls on the team; the club team has been working really hard and it’s paid off,” sophomore women’s crew club member Lauren Doss said. “Crew is a unique sport that not a lot of people know about, but now it will be more popular.”

As the Athletic Department begins to assimilate the women’s club crew team, the golf teams are preparing for their final spring season.

“Lets make this the best year we can,” Gleason said. “We’ve got nothing to lose.”

TITLE IX: UP replaces golf program with crew

Continued from page 16 Jake Wagner said. “They really haven’t told us why exactly this is happening, only bits and pieces.

Why not keep both golf teams and add crew too?”

Both golf teams will finish the remainder of their seasons in the spring, and the University will honor the scholarship contracts of those athletes who choose to remain at UP. The Athletic Department will also assist golfers who wish to transfer.

“We want to be in a position to help those who want to transfer,” Williams said. “Competition is at the heart of athletics, and if that competitive opportunity isn’t here then, darn it, I want to help

“Let’s make this the best year we can. We’ve got nothing to lose.”

Bridget Gleason Senior, Varsity Golfer

formed of the decision and was unaware that the golf program was being reviewed until the night before the announcement.

“Now it’s like everyone’s senior year. It’s not just my last

These guys won’t slow, thirty-two in a row

Men’s Cross Country wins another WCC title and looks to continue strong year PJ Marcello Staff Writer marcello13@up.edu The Pilot men’s cross country team raced to its 32nd WCC Championship in a row on Oct. 30.

The team has had a successful

season thus far with top ten team finishes in all but one tournament and their most recent big first place finish in the WCC Championships. The team, which is currently ranked 15th in the nation, is looking to build on this momentum heading into Regionals and Nationals.

“Our best finish ever is seventh in the country,” junior Matt Frerker said. “Our goal is to beat that and we have had a lot of improvement over the course of the season.”

A lot of the improvement during the season comes from coaching and the hard work of the team as a whole.

“We’ve always had one of the best coaches in the nation (Rob Conner), and this team has put in a lot

of hard work and dedication, and not only from the varsity runners,” Frerker said. “We’ve had good senior leadership as well, which helps.”

The team has also added a coach and some different workouts to help subtract time from their finishes.

“We have a new coach, Jonathan Riley who was an All-American,” sophomore Charlie McDonald said. “He brought in some new workouts that has helped to improve speed along with some long mileage workouts.”

While the season has had a fair share of positive results, the cross country team struggled through some late season adversity, although it still managed to finish on top of the WCC. The team was not only hurt with injuries, but also took issue with some course conditions on the notoriously hilly Crystal Springs Course.

“Alfred Kipchumba, our

three-time All-American, pulled his hamstring in the first mile and was forced to drop out,” Coach Rob Conner said. “This is exactly why I have not taken our best runners to this meet. The course is extremely hilly and is actually dangerous.”

However, Conner was pleased with his team’s performance and is looking forward to the upcoming meets for Regionals and Nationals.

“I was proud of how our guys came through under difficult circumstances. We essentially ran without our top six men and still won the meet,” Conner said.

With the display of depth and the season that the cross country team has put together, this perennially competitive program shows no signs of slowing down.

The men will take their talents to the road again for Regionals in Springfield, Ore., on Saturday Nov. 13.

This week in sports

Women’s Basketball Last Monday, the Pilots played their first exhibition game of the season against the Concordia Cavaliers. The Pilots won the game in decisive fashion, 103-55.

The Pilots will continue exhibition play against Seattle Pacific tonight at 6, and will open regular season play on Nov. 12 at Boise State.

Men’s Soccer This week, the Pilots face LMU and San Diego in two home matches.

The Pilots are currently in second place in the WCC, trailing Saint Mary’s by two points. The Pilots host LMU at 7 p.m. on Friday, and then play San Diego at 1 p.m. Sunday, a game that will also honor the Pilot seniors. (courtesy portlandpilots.com)

INSIDE

P. 14: Women’s soccer celebrates senior night

P. 15: Pilot basketball is heating up; check out our season preview

P. 15: Men’s cross country claims 32nd straight WCC title

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Goodbye, Golf...

Write a caption here. Make damn well sure that it is at least two lines long. Usually, the first sentence explains, in the present tense, what is happening in the picture. For the rest of the caption, add background to the photo with information from the story. Line this up flush with the bottom of the picture. The inset spacing will take care of the rest.

About Title IX WHAT IT IS: A Federal anti-discrimination law enacted in 1972 WHO IT AFFECTS: Educational institutions that receive federal funding WHAT IT DOES: Makes it illegal to discriminate against someone based upon sex in any educational or athletic program.

HOW IT WORKS: Institutions must pass the “three prong test” for compliance by: 1) Providing athletic participation oppor tunities proportionate to student enrollment, OR 2) Demonstrating a continued effort to expand athletic opportunities for the underrepresented sex, OR

3) Accommodation of the interests and abilities of the underrepresented sex.

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University to drop women’s and men’s golf programs, add women’s crew to Division I athletics John McCarty Staff Writer mccarty12@up.edu On Friday, Oct. 29, the University of Portland Athletic Department announced plans to discontinue the men’s and women’s varsity golf programs at the end of the current academic year, replacing both sports with Division I women’s crew.

The decision to replace varsity golf with crew came about as part of the University’s most recent NCAA recertification process, which requires the University to maintain certain academic, gender participation and funding

guidelines for student athletes.

According to a press release issued by the Athletic Department, the factors that influenced the decision were roster size, budget, facilities, impact on campus and in the community as well as historic success and potential for future success.

“We’ve spent the last two years taking a real close look at the University’s sports situation and decided that crew is one of the bet fits,” Athletic Director Larry Williams said.

Though budget was a factor in the decision, the Athletic Department’s press release explicitly states: “The decision to discontinue the golf program was in no

way mandated by the University or necessitated as a cost-cutting matter.”

According to the press release, the potential for development of the riverfront campus was also a factor in the decision.

“The opportunity for a boathouse on the riverfront campus was part of it and because there is already a club on campus, we can recruit from existing students who have that athletic drive,” Williams said.

The combined roster for men’s and women’s golf totals 16 players while the average NCAA roster for women’s crew is 62.6, thus the addition of crew brings UP back into Title IX compliance.

Title IX is a federal statute that makes gender discrimination in any school program that receives federal funding illegal, and as part of NCAA certification compliance, the University must therefore provide athletic opportunities in proportion to overall enrollment. Prior to the discontinuation of varsity golf and the addition of crew, the University fielded one less women’s team than men’s.

“In the press release, it’s almost like they skipped the fact they were dropping golf and instead focused on adding crew,” senior men’s golf team member

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See Title IX, page 15

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