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THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND’S STUDENT NEWSPAPERVol. 112, Issue 12 www.upbeacon.net
ThursdayNovember 29,
2012
The taste of savory okonomiyaki. The soft chiming of hand bells. The swish of skirts moving to the steps of Latin dancing. International Night ended the University of Portland’s International Education Week Nov. 17, a global event to educate and celebrate world cultures. All week students hosted and participated in events celebrating more than 30 countries represented by UP’s student body.
UP has seen nearly a 10 percent increase in international students over the past year. There are 122 undergraduate and graduate international students at UP, whereas last year there were 111, according to Krista Kennedy, assistant director of international student services.
The number of international students has also been on the rise at universities across the United States, increasing 5.7 percent in the 2011-12 school year, according to the Institute of International Education.
Michael Pelley, director of international student services, attributes the increase of international students to the reputation of the higher education system in North
America.“People respect how
higher education [in the U.S. and Canada] develops students, prepares them for the workforce, prepares them for the future,” Pelley said. “There’s this idealism about the U.S. that somehow our academic higher education system is regarded as being very good. Is it really better than other cultures? Straight across the board, no, but it’s got a reputation that would be attractive.”
Kennedy also attributes the growing number of international students to the interest in cross-cultural understanding and values as well as the need to fill science, technology, engineering, and math fields not filled by U.S. students.
Freshman Francesca Centazzo, from Italy, agrees cross-cultural understanding is a draw.
“[International education] helps broaden your horizons. I come in contact with a lot of different cultures,” Centazzo said. “That’s what I really like about the States – here you meet people from all over.”
Freshman Lama Al Habib, from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, likes the similarities in values between UP and her culture.
“I’m not Catholic but I know that the values they have here go hand-in-hand with our values back home,” she said.
Countries of originPelley and UP’s admissions
adminstrators spend time abroad recruiting students from China to Indonesia. Approximately one-third of UP’s international students
come from the Middle East. The majority, 25, come from Saudi Arabia, according to Kennedy. Following Saudi Arabia, the most common countries of origin include Egypt, South Korea, Vietnam, and Kuwait with 24 students from these countries attending UP.
Other countries of origin include Ivory Coast, Belarus, Macedonia and Singapore.
In comparison, the majority of international students studying in the U.S., 25.4 percent, come from China, according to the Institute of International Education.
While UP’s international student population may be small in comparison to other U.S. universities, Kennedy emphasizes the value of having international students in the classroom.
“International students bring diversity to campus,” Kennedy said. “In a lot of classes students are learning about what people are doing in the world – how to be competitive on an international level, and I think to add to that discussion it’s valuable to have students from all over who can contribute.”International Perspectives
Senior George Mathew, a marketing major from Singapore, sees the value of a global education.
“Especially in a business sense you get a world perspective,” Mathew said. “Think about it – what are the major markets in the world? China, India, America.
International Increase Dalai Lama to speak on
campus May 9
Just six days after the Chiles Center is packed for graduation, it will fill up again – this time for a visit from the Dalai Lama.
On May 9, the Dalai Lama will be the keynote speaker for an interfaith event at UP hosted by Maitripa College, a small Buddhist institution in southeast Portland. Maitripa College is hosting the Dalai Lama’s trip to Portland from May 9-11.
According to Associate Vice President of University Relations Laurie Kelley, the college contacted UP six months ago, and planning for the Dalai Lama’s visit began last month.
The Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, is the spiritual leader of about eight million Tibetan Buddhists.
Kelley said having a world leader on campus is a good opportunity for UP.
“It really positions the University of Portland as a leader in bringing these leaders to campus, and I think we provide great hospitality,” Kelley said.
She also said the Dalai Lama’s visit establishes Portland as a serious, global city.
“I love ‘Portlandia,’ but I’m not just about keeping Portland weird.” Kelley said. “This brings world renown to our city.”
The Dalai Lama’s visit to Portland will focus on environmental issues. He will lead an interfaith discussion on campus called “Spirituality and the Environment.” Rabbi Michael Z. Cahana of Portland’s Congregation Beth Israel and Imam Mohammad Najieb of the Muslim Community Center of Portland, as well as other religious leaders, will join the discussion.
Later in the day, he will give a talk called “Universal Responsibility and the Inner Environment: the Nature of Mind.”
The Dalai Lama visited UP in 2001, when he sold out two sessions in the Chiles Center. During the same visit, 25,000 people gathered to hear the Dalai Lama speak in Pioneer Courthouse Square.
After speaking at the University, the Dalai Lama will hold public talks around Portland and visit Eugene.
Although ticket prices have not been set, Kelley expects the cheapest tickets to be $20-30, and the most expensive to be around $150. She hopes the University can provide discounts for UP students.
Philip EllefsonStaff Writer
Kate StringerStaff Writer
Representing over 30 different countries, UP sees a ten percent increase in international students.
See International, page 3
The Dalai LamaPhoto courtesy namgyal.org
George MathewSenior
Singapore
Francesca CentazzoFreshman
Italy
Lama Al HabibFreshman
Saudi Arabia
Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON
All photos by Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON
At UP’s International Night, students showcased their culture with booths and performances. This group performed the South Korean pop hit “Gangham Style.”
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Bucket Lists; because you only live once. Special Section, pgs. 11-14.“Waiting for Lefty” takes the stage at Mago Hunt
Recital Hall. See Living, pg. 6
SPECIAL SECTION EDITION
On Campus
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Tamale Fundraiser for Border Plunge
The Moreau Center Border Immersion plunge is selling tamales for $2 each. Tamales can be ordered until Nov. 30 and are chicken or veggie. Payment is due by Nov. 30. The tamales will be available for pick - up during dead week in the Moreau Center. To order email [email protected].
First-Year design
competition The Shiley School of Engineering’s 2012 First-Year design competition is on Dec. 1 at noon in the Chiles Center. Everyone is invited to watch the students’ robot projects. The event is free. Contact [email protected] for more information. Moreau Center Silent Auction The annual Nicaragua Immersion Silent Auction Fundraiser is Dec. 3 to Dec. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The auction is in the hallway at the Bauccio Commons. CPB Student Holiday Coffee House Student bands will perform at CPB’s coffeehouse Nov. 30 from 8:45 to 11:45 p.m. The event is in St. Mary’s student center and is holiday sweater themed.
CPB Movie This week’s movie is “Total Recall.” The movie is in Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m . Friday and Saturday. Admission is free.
Campus Play The play “Waiting for Lefty” is on Nov. 28- 30 at 7:30 p.m. The play is at Mago Hunt Recital Hall. There are no tickets or reservations, and admission is free. Religion Lecture Vanderbilt professor Amy-Jill Levine will present Nov. 29 on “How Jews and Christians Read Scripture Differently.” The lecture is in Buckley Center 163 at 7:30 p.m. Pilots After Dark Event On Dec. 1 Residence Life hosts Wintertainment. The winter festival will have food and Christmas traditions from around the world. There will be karaoke, an ugly sweater contest and stress - relieving dogs.
On CampusNEWS2 November 29, 2012
Harry BlakemanStaff Writer
ASUP’s pocket change could help bring big names or projects to campus instead of contributing to its endowment if UP’s student body votes to support it in vote on the PilotsUP portal Feb. 5-6.
ASUP voted to approve a constitutional amendment to change how it handles money from student fees. The amendment would allocate more money for projects benefitting current students and less for long - term interests.
Since the resolution proposes a change to the ASUP constitution, it requires a majority of the student vote to pass. The administration already approved the measure.
ASUP spends its allocated funds on the Major Project Fund (MPF) and clubs. The funds that remain are deposited into the endowment. The interest on that money contributes more funding to ASUP in the long run. The measure proposes more money for the MPF, less for the endowment.
The resolution stipulates that 10 percent of the funds left over at the end of the term will still go to the endowment, while the remaining 90 percent will go towards the MPF. This resolution would put tens of thousands of left over funds directly into the MPF, which in the past has been spent on things like last year’s Macklemore concert. But ASUP will get less money from the interest on the endowment.
Sophomore Quin Chadwick, an ASUP senator , believes it is the role of ASUP to provide for students now.
“I feel that students today would want to see their money spent while they’re here – the students that are here are only here for the short-term,” said Chadwick.
Chadwick believes that this resolution is the best of both worlds, as the 90-10 split would provide for marginal growth in the endowment.
Senior Corey Trujillo, who voted against the resolution thinks the Senate should stick to its original intent and look ahead, not concentrate solely on the present.
“Senate lives and grows with the University – we’re here for students today and tomorrow,” said Trujillo.
Sophomore senator Dorcas Kaweesa wants to inform students about the vote, since it is up to the student body whether the measure passes.
“Whether we revise it would depend on the students’ decision,” she said. “They’ll make the choice.”
Senior Katie Endresen knows the challenges that come with being a female in the military. However, this year Endresen took a step towards overcoming them as UP’s ROTC cadet battalion commander, the highest position a student can hold. Endresen is one of few women to hold the position in the program’s history on campus.
“It has given me a tremendous opportunity to develop myself as a leader,” Endresen said. “It’s not an easy position, but it’s very rewarding.”
According to Maj. Gary Repp, Endresen was chosen as battalion commander for multiple reasons.
“She has been a great example of what we look for in a young leader in terms of motivation, leadership by example, disciple and being an overall performer,” Repp said.
According to Lt. Col. Matthew Little, professor of military science, Endresen was chosen from among 35 other seniors.
“It’s not as relevant whether [the battalion commander is] male or female, but it highlights just how good she is that she just happens to be female,” Little said. “The bigger point is that she’s a great leader and at the top of her class.”
Endresen heads the entire Portland Battalion, which consists of 92 students from not only University of Portland, but
from Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University and other colleges within the area. Endresen’s job includes managing field training, labs and classroom training.
Being the cadet battalion commander involves a lot of peer leadership, which according to Endresen is one of the harder parts of her job.
“It’s a difficult process to balance friendships within ROTC and to hold everyone, including your close friends, to the same standard,” Endresen said. “I’m lucky in that I have a great supporting senior class and cadre that strive to work together.”
While Endresen feels there are no problems with gender among the Portland Battalion, she said it’s different in the military.
“In the real Army, there are physical boundaries to what jobs or opportunities a woman can have, especially when it comes to combat positions,” she said.
Repp feels that Endresen “has the capability of breaking down these boundaries.”
After graduation, Endresen will be go into the active duty Army as part of a military police unit. She also hopes to attend the Army’s Ranger School, one of the most demanding leadership schools the Army offers.
The Army is currently considering allowing women to take part in Ranger School.
Repp has high hopes for Endresen’s future in the Army, including Ranger School.
“I think she has the right
attitude for it,” Repp said. Endresen feels strongly about females’ current position in the military.
“Right now, the door is closed and locked for females hoping to serve in combat arm branches and to attend Ranger School, putting a glass ceiling on women hoping to be a top military leader one day,” Endresen said.
Endresen said she hopes that will change.
“I’m not saying we hold the door open and push women through them,” Endresen said. “I would like for the military to do is to at least unlock the door and allow the women the equal opportunity to pursue their goals and dreams. The Army is headed in that direction.”
Woman leads Army ROTCAmanda Blas
Staff [email protected]
Giovanna Solana | THE BEACON
Senior Katie Endresen plans to go into active duty in a military police unit after graduation.
Students to vote on
funding change
The Beacon — www.upbeacon.net 3NEWS
1. Nov. 15, 1:19 a.m. - Staff member reported a suspicious person in Shipstad Hall. The individual fled from officers who eventually made contact off campus. Portland Police eventually responded and the individual was arrested and trespassed from campus.
2. Nov. 15, 1:05 p.m. - Officers made contact with a suspicious individual by Etzel Field. The individual was combative and Portland Police was also contacted. The individual was arrested and trespassed from campus.
3. Nov. 15, 8:44 p.m. - Officers made contact with a suspicious individual near Mehling Hall. The individual was not affiliated with the University and was asked to leave campus; they were compliant.
4. Nov. 16, 10:10 p.m. - Received a noise complaint about a party at the 5000 block of N. Harvard St. Officers made contact with the residents and asked them to quiet down; they were compliant.
5. Nov. 18, 11:16 p.m. - Received a noise complaint about a party at the 5400 block of N. Willamette Blvd. Officers made contact with the residents and asked them to quiet down; they were compliant.
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Kelsey ThomasStaff Writer
Depression. Anxiety. Eating disorders. Substance abuse. Self-injury. According to the American Psychological Association, these are some of the most common mental issues college students face. In response to growing concerns, the Health Center enacted several measures so that University of Portland students are now able to see a mental health counselor at the Health Center within a matter of minutes, rather than a matter of weeks.
Last September, ASUP passed a resolution requesting that the Health Center decrease wait times for students counseling appointments. ASUP Secretary Julie Balistreri said they were concerned that the increasing numbers of students seeking mental health care had to wait weeks to speak to a counselor.
The Health Center responded with several measures.
One was the replacement of the pastoral care position with an assistant director position.
Psychologist Will Meek began work in that role on Oct. 22.
Meek runs the counseling program and is excited to counsel students.
“Having someone come in and work on stuff getting in their way and end up on graduation day in something they’re passionate about is very fun and moving to experience,” Meek said.
Balistreri, a senior, said hiring Meek was an important step for the Health Center.
“[The Health Center] definitely addressed the problem where it needed to be addressed,” Balistreri said. “Our greatest concern was the hiring of a mental health specialist.”
The Health Center also established a new triage system where a counselor is on duty six hours a day during the week and available to meet with students for 15-minute assessments.
“If you want counseling today, right now, you can just go to the front desk or call and meet with a counselor right away to sort out what it is you need,” Director of the University Health Center Paul Myers said.
Myers said many students
who come in for counseling only need a short consultation. During the triage appointment, the counselor determines if the student needs a long consultation, a more complete psychological assessment, psychotherapy, a referral to an off-campus resource, or if the brief consultation is adequate.
According to Myers, if the counselor determines that the student needs further attention, the student can usually get a full appointment about a week later.
Students with regular counseling appointments who are having a crisis can also use the triage time to check in and get help between appointments.
To further expand the counseling capacity, the Health Center also added a second practicum student counselor from Pacific University.
Balistreri and Myers still agree that the situation is not perfect, but Myers said he is pleased with their progress. In the last week of September of 2011, counselors in the Health Center met with students 75 times. With the introduction of the triage system and other
changes, this increased to 91 appointments in the last of week of September of 2012. With the hiring of Meek, this number may increase further.
“We’re still going to have capacity complaints over time because it’s just a nature of college counseling centers,” Myers said. “But I think we are in a much better place to make sure students are receiving more acute care and attention.”
Health Center expands mental health services
I was born in India, and I’m in a Chinese country so I’ve got those two covered. What’s the only frontier that I have to overcome? That’s the American market.”
Al Habib, who plans to major in psychology, wants to return to Saudi Arabia after graduating.
“As a woman I get the same education as a man here, as opposed to back home where I wouldn’t,” Al Habib said. “I plan to apply what I learn to help my society grow because a lot of women back home are oppressed.”
Centazzo plans to remain in the U.S. and go to law school.
Mathew says he will return to Singapore after graduating, but wants to continue traveling.
“I definitely want to come back here,” Mathew said. “I’ve always travelled a lot. I wouldn’t want to stop that ever.”
Adjusting to the classromWhile Mathew values his
experience at UP, he feels cultural differences are still present.
“It’s seamless for professors to ask someone local about something like Costco or Walgreens or McDonalds or something someone’s lived around their whole life as opposed to international students who may or may not be as accustomed,” Mathew said. “I will always feel like an international student because I didn’t grow up here.”
Centazzo said it’s hard to adjust to the course work.
“Getting used to the homework and school work – it was really different from what I was used to,” Centazzo said. “We don’t really write papers in Italy, we just study and take a test.”
Al Habib has faced many cultural differences but appreciates that students are accepting.
“They’re interested in learning more about someone from a different country,” she said.
INTERNATIONAL: Students
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The Health Center changes its triage system and hires a new mental health specialist
Psychologist Will Meek joined the Health Center Oct. 22 to help students with mental health concerns.
Stephanie Matusiefsky | THE BEACON
A couple weeks ago, my twihard self got to witness the epic finale to the Twilight Saga. While I walked out of the the-ater with tears running down my cheeks, “Breaking Dawn Part 2” was easily my favorite film in the series.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am a twihard but I do know that parts of the series have been less than satisfactory. I acknowledge that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are a very awkward cou-ple, but they have grown leaps and bounds over the course of this saga.
This film gave me closure on the fact that Pattinson and Stewart can actually act! They came across wonderfully as par-ents and a married couple. I was
amazed to see such great chemis-try between them and Mackenzie Foy, who plays their daughter.
Perhaps the best part of this film was the twist in the storyline that no one saw coming. It was a huge cinematic moment as audi-ences were distraught (insert my crying here) while others were in denial that the twist was in fact happening.
Overall, I was incredibly sad that the saga ended, but I was so relieved that they ended with such justice to the books, the se-ries and fans everywhere. Even if you have your doubts about Twilight, I would highly recom-mend seeing this movie because it could easily change your mind.
~Shellie Adams
I didn’t know enough red-necks lived in Portland to fill the Rose Quarter. I was proven wrong at the Erich Church con-cert Nov. 15. The Rose Quarter was full of people in plaid shirts, huge belt buckles, cowboy hats and boots ready to hear “Beer Money”, “Til My Last Day” and “Homeboy.”
Portland was the 38th stop on Eric Church’s 50-city Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour. Kip Moore opened the show and ex-cited the crowd with songs such as “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck”. He promised to stay after the show for as long as he needed to so he could meet everyone who wanted to wait and meet him.
Justin Moore was next play-ing songs like “Bait A Hook” and “Small Town USA”. An arena full of people sitting down was not what he had in mind and told us all that we had to stand up,
Eric Church definitely lived up to his reputation of being
very rowdy when he performs. He certainly delivered and kept everyone dancing, laughing and singing. Fog, lasers and con-stantly changing backgrounds kept the mood right all night. He let everyone know that he always keeps a cup full of Jack Dan-iels whiskey on stage no matter what day of the week it is and proceeded to sing hours worth of music. He sang newer songs “Springsteen” and “Creepin” as well as older songs like “Guys Like Me”.
I have never seen so many plaid shirts, huge belt buckles, cowboy hats and boots in one place before that concert. To any-one who loves country music, but may be afraid to say so be-cause you will be judged: don’t worry, there is a community here that will stay out until midnight on a Thursday to keep this coun-try rockin’. Just how Eric Church likes it.
~Kaitlyn Dunn
Eat your way to an A+: healthy foods for acing finals
Whole Grains:Refined carbs, like white bread, can lead to sleepiness and mental dullness – so choose whole grain breads and pastas, which increase energy and memory functions.
Nuts:Almonds, pistachios and walnuts contain fatty acids too. Plus, nuts have iron and give oxygen to the brain, both of which increase alertness and information reten-tion.
Spinach:Spinach boosts brain power and reverses memory loss.
Need more help studying?
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) in Franz Hall 120 is the perfect place to start. The LRC is open Sunday from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
As final exams loom, students buckle down to study. One thing that loses priority once students begin studying for finals is nutrition. But what you eat can actually help your studying, and increase your chances of acing that final.
Lydia LaytheStaff Writer
Entertain MeListen to... Eric Church
Go see... Breaking Dawn Part 2
Avocado: Avocados increase blood flow and jumpstart brain cells.
Apples: The peel contains an antioxidant that enhances memory.
Cruciferous Vegetables: Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage increase memory retention. For best results, eat these veggies raw.
Eggs:Eggs improve memory.
Legumes:Chickpeas, kidney beans and len-tils contain protein, which ener-gizes the brain. They also contain folic acid, which improves ability to recall information.
Water:Dehydration causes the parts of the brain used for storing infor-mation to shrink, resulting in de-creased memory power. Staying hydrated is essential to maintain-ing your ability to remember in-formation.
Fish:Fish is high in omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for improving brain functions. Eating fish can improve your ability to focus, and therefore allow for more efficient study time. Also, eating fish can improve long term memory and reduce chances of dementia.
Onions:Onions improve memory and fo-cus. Red onions are especially effective.
Dark Chocolate: Dark chocolate improves mem-ory, increases blood flow to the brain and increases alertness.
Tea:Drinking tea can improve memo-ry and focus. It also fights against mental fatigue.
Berries:Blueberries, cherries, raspberries and cranberries improve brain function and reduce toxins in the bloodstream.
LIVING4 November 29, 2012
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Driving monster trucks, chop-ping down trees, jokingly punch-ing friends in the hallway—let’s be real, punching anything— men are always trying to prove their manliness. November gives them an excuse to do that.
No-Shave November is a tra-dition that gives men the opportu-nity to grow out the hair on their face for everyone to see.
Freshman Hunter Garcia was already sporting a full beard and mustache before November hit, but he encouraged others to go for it as well.
“I think it brings out a new el-ement of manliness that has been dormant within them,” Garcia
said. “It brings it out onto their face where everyone can see.”
No-Shave November is also known as Movemeber. Movem-ber represents a global movement for men’s health awareness, spe-cifically the awareness and fund-raising for prostate and testicular
cancer. In November 2011, over
854,000 people around the world took part in the Movember move-ment, raising $126.3 million.
One person taking part in the Movember movement at UP is se-nior Logan Mathews.
“Last year my roommate PJ [Marcello] and I were introduced to it through one of our friends. Since then, it’s grown a lot,” Mathews said. “I remember do-ing it last year and a fair amount of people were doing it. Some people had heard of it, but it was still a novelty in America.”
The movement originated in Australia, but has since moved
its way into the American spot-light. Many celebrities are join-ing the Movember movement to help raise awareness for prostate cancer.
“They had it on ‘The Office’ two weeks ago. It’s got a lot of at-tention this year. [My roommate and I] were lucky to hear about it from a friend,” Mathews said. “I think at this point people are trying to get the word out about it and get it as much exposure as possible.”
However, many people who do not shave for the month are unaware of the Movember move-ment and that not shaving not only makes them “manly,” but also raises awareness for a good cause.
“Whenever anybody asks me about it, I try to make sure they
know it’s to raise money for pros-tate cancer, but it’s also fun, and it’s something that guys get to do to express themselves,” Mathews said. “Not a lot of guys grow fa-cial hair normally, so it’s kind of an excuse to do that and have fun with it.”
Freshman Owen Dayton notes that he has been told that Novem-ber is men’s health awareness month, but he has other reasons for participating as well.
“I’m doing it because I don’t really like shaving that much, and I like growing a beard,” Dayton said.
Freshman Cody Fischer also participated in the monthly fes-tivities because he does not enjoy shaving.
“It gives me a reason not to work in the morning. It’s just one more thing I don’t need to do,” Fischer said. “I also do it for spir-it, you know, its just part of the month.”
Many college-aged men are just becoming able to grow a beard, or are one the verge.
“I’ve seen some people where it grows really well, and then there’s that one area where it’s just not growing at all,” freshman Aaron Carney said.
Carney himself is participating in No-Shave November because his roommate convinced him to
for at least the first ten days.“I was just like ‘Good lord,
I’m not going to shave for ten days,’ but after ten days I was like, ‘I’m going to do this right. I’m going to go to the end of month,’” Carney said.
Freshman Trevor Curran says this is the first year he is able to grow a “kind-of” beard, and therefore, he is also participating in No-Shave November. Curran adds that there is a downside to No-Shave November.
“Growing a beard is the most annoying thing on the planet,” Curran said. “I don’t know why anyone would willingly grow a beard other than for No-Shave November.”
Carney jokingly admits feel-ing a bit uncomfortable with a beard.
It’s hard to forget the thou-sands of people gathered at the Occupy Portland camp. Even if you didn’t get to experience the rally in person, there was an end-less amount of footage on the news and Internet for all to see. Men and women of all ages came together with tarps, protest signs and a mission. A year later, the is-sues protested still exist. For three nights the Mago Hunt Theater will be converted into an Occupy camp for the production “Waiting For Lefty.”
Second-year graduate student Jared Lee is directing the play, which is about a group of taxi drivers striking for better wages. He has modernized the play as though it were occurring during the Occupy movement.
Lee chose this production be-cause the themes portrayed are universal.
“I came across Lefty, and this play was written in 1935, but it sounded like it was the stuff that I heard down in the Occupy camp that day,” Lee said. “I thought, well that’s a cool idea. The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
According to sophomore cast member Amy Billroth-MacLurg, the themes of this play are espe-cially relatable for college stu-dents.
“It portrays the idea that change within a community must be supported by the entire com-munity for it to happen,” she said. “Everyone must work together to
rise against injustice and truly say what needs to be said.”
Earlier in the month, Lee and the cast visited a true rally, which occurred at Holladay Park across from the Lloyd Center shopping mall. As an actress portraying the role of Agate, the agitator of the production who gets the fire to spark in the other characters, Billroth-MacLurg found this ex-perience inspiring.
“It made the experience more real and I truly understood the emotional environment involved within the rallies,” Billroth-Ma-cLurg said.
“Waiting for Lefty” is a one-act production composed of a se-ries of short vignettes to demon-strate how unjust pay affects each member of the strike on a person-al level. These vignettes are mov-ing because every member of the audience can empathize with at least one of the stories, Billroth-MacLurg said.
“The issues that the play deals with are not just experienced by the over 30 working population, it’s every walk of life,” Lee said. “We get a scene that has two young lovers that are just trying to get by. They want to get mar-ried, they want to fall in love, but they know that they have nothing to bring to the table. They know that if they get married, they’re just both going to be miserable. They decide it’s not even worth it, and these are college-aged kids dealing with these issues.”
Not only is this play inter-esting because of its relatable themes and characters, but it is also an interactive play. The en-tire theatre will be decorated so
that the audience feels as though they are in an Occupy camp. Ac-tors and actresses will not be con-fined to the stage.
According to first-year gradu-ate student Nathaniel Quinn who plays Harry Fatt, although the show may start at 7:30 p.m. in-side of the theatre, it truly starts at 6:30 p.m. outside of the theatre. Actors will initiate a mock-rally outside of Mago Hunt, preparing the audience for the play.
“It’s very rare that audiences get to be a part of the show,” Quinn said. “Our goal is to create a connection with the audience that isn’t always there, and peo-ple who do not often go to perfor-mances may like the fact that this performance is not a typical one.”
Although talking during the performance is normally rude, it will be encouraged in this play.
“It’s one thing to sit and watch a show, it’s another thing to be a part of it,” Lee said. “With this show you’re freely asked to par-ticipate. This doesn’t mean you have to stand on stage and give a monologue, but if you want to get up and out of your chair be-cause something really hits you, you’re encouraged to do so. If you see something you don’t like, let us know. When you get riled up, take your protesting sign and wave it up. The whole motto is “we are the 99 percent.” Well, that includes the people in the seats too and not just the actors.”
Stop “Waiting for Lefty.” It’s hereMegan Walsh
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November: for the thoughtful and unshaven
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Junior Matthew Sepeda plays the role of Fayette in the play.
Sophomore Amy Billroth-MacLurg plays Reilly in the play. Jackie Jeffers | THE BEACON
Sophomore Michael Hall and senior Kourtney Kugler play Sid and Irv in the play “Waiting for Lefty.”
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Performances: Nov. 28 - 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Mago Hunt Theater Doors open at 7 p.m. Free
“It’s unimaginably painful! No, I’m just joking. It just itches because I’m used to shaving pretty much every day. ”
Aaron CarneyFreshman
SPECIAL SECTIONBucket lists: because you only live once
With only one life to live, no dream is too big. Make your dream a reality.
Climb Macchu Pichu. Skydive. Save the world. There are a lot of things we’d all love to do, but chances are we won’t be able to check everything off our
bucket lists. That is, unless we learn how to make our lists achievable.
My final piece of advice is: Don’t view your bucket list as “Things I Want to Do”; view it as “Things I’m Going to Do”. These are your hopes, your dreams, everything you’ll be proud to say you did. These are the most important things you’ll ever do. So start making that list and checking things off today! You have noth-ing to lose and everything to gain if you do.
The key to a truly achievable bucket list is the realization that perhaps the only way you’ll ever check off items is if you incorporate them into your lifestyle. For example, if your bucket list centers on traveling the world and you spend your adult life working a desk job, those items on your bucket list are suddenly much less achievable.
We should constantly work on our bucket lists, checking things off throughout our lives rather than putting them off and attempting to accomplish them in a mad rush when we become aware of impending mortality. There’s wisdom in the classic advice, “Live every day like as if it’s your last.”
Look at your bucket list regularly and decide which items you can fea-sibly make time for and check off this month or this year. Be realistic about your schedule, and pick one or two items every couple months to focus on and commit yourself to achieving those items no matter how stressed or busy you become.
It’s easy to get caught up in all the things we have to do and put aside the things we want to do. But what you’re
going to remember later in life won’t be the Biblical Traditions paper you wrote last minute or the politics exam you spent four hours studying for; you’ll remember the things you did that were really important, the things you always wanted to do. You’re al-ways going to be busy, so you might as well start making time for yourself and your bucket list now and continue to do so throughout your life.
Make a bucket list. What do you want to do before you die? Travel? Participate in adventure sports? Learn a skill? Don’t limit yourself, and write down everything you’ve always wanted to do, even the “impossible” ideas. Once you’ve exhausted the limits of your imagination, you can start thinking about how you’re going to accomplish them all.
One way to make a bucket list more achievable is to put small items on it as well
as large ones. A bucket list becomes over-whelming pretty quickly when every item is either “take a Euro-trip” or “become CEO of Microsoft”. Put the little things on there too, like “laugh until I cry” or “perfect my chocolate chip cookie recipe”. These things are more easily achieved, and checking off smaller items will keep you feeling accom-plished and motivated to tackle your larger goals.
Make it achievable
Divide your list into categories, like “Travel”, “Work” or “Movies/Books” to keep your goals orga-nized and more manage-able. You can even make lists based on your current lifestyle, like “Things To Do Before I Graduate”. A smaller to-do list feels much more achievable, even if it’s just part of a larger one.
Break bigger items down into smaller steps to make them more tangi-ble and easier to accom-plish. For example, under a heading like “Learn to speak Mandarin”, you could break that into multiple items like “Take Mandarin 1”, and “Join a Mandarin conversation club”.
Amanda MunroStaff Writer
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What’s on
your bucket
list?Claire Seibold,
sophomore
“I will backpack Asia” “I want to go skiing in the Alps”
William Gleason, freshman
“I’m going to go to China and work in an orphanage”
Emily Henderson, sophomore
“Going skydiving and going to Europe”
Gabby Byrne, freshman
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So much to do, so little time: bucket lists worth completing
1) See a country star perform at Duke’s Country Bar and Grill.
Address: 14601 SE DivisionUntil recently I didn’t even know that
Duke’s existed. It’s a Portland country bar that frequently hosts country stars, and you can see them for just $10! As an added bonus, if you’re a lady hoping to get into Duke’s on a Thursday night, there’s no cover charge from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Let’s all cross our fingers and hope somebody good decides to come on a Thursday!
Hannah KintnerStaff Writer
Things to do when I turn 21 : )
Must-Do’s while at UPKelsey Thomas
Staff [email protected]
According to the Gadling travel blog, Portland tops the list of the “24 Greatest Cities in the World for Drinking Beer,” with “more breweries per cap-ita than any other city in the world.” Better start
taking advantage of that… Get started by visiting Widmer Brothers Brewing Company at 955 North Russell Street or Deschutes Brewery at 210 NW 11th Ave.
6) Go to a bar that was once a speakeasy during
Prohibition.It’s a fun way to interact with
part of American history. You can check this off of your list by visiting Huber’s (411 SW 3rd Ave), which was founded in 1879 and converted into a speakeasy during Prohibition.
5) Drink something older than yourself.
Whether it’s a delectable wine or a shot of whisky from your birth year, drinking something older than yourself is sure to be a conversation starter if nothing else.
4) Try a Duck Fart at the T-Room.This shot is a delicious mix of Jack
Daniel’s, almond liqueur and Bailey’s Irish Cream. It’s completely delicious and the funny name’s an added bonus. It’s definitely worth a try!
2) Win a karaoke contest in a barKaraoke is sure to make for a good time whether you’re an
aweome singer, or like my grandma says, “couldn’t carry a tune if it were on your back.” If someone gives you a chance to win money just for singing, take that chance! Winning would be an experience you’d always remember. If you’re looking for a place in Portland to do some competitive karaoke, stop by Duke’s Country Bar and Grill on Mondays from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
3) Drink a Margarita at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville.Step one: travel to a vacation destination like Las Vegas, Orlando,Waikiki or Chicago. Step two: order one of the best margaritas of your life. Step three: update your bucket list to travel to all of the Margari-tavilles!
7) Visit as many Portland-based breweries as you can.
6) Write an opinion piece or letter to the editor for The Beacon
7) Volunteer with the Moreau Center for Service and Leadership
8) Catch a free CPB flick in the BC Auditorium
9) Explore St. Johns or the rest of North Portland
10) Attend a competition for every UP sports team
1) Take a picture with Wally Pilot
2) Buy yourself a date at the Villa Man Auction. If a Villian, sell yourself for a night for charity
3) Paint your face purple for a socer game
4) See future Broadway stars in a show at the Mago Hunt Theatre.
5) Actually learn the alma mater song so you don’t have to mumble your way through it at graduation
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So much to do, so little time: bucket lists worth completing
3) Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
A complete retelling of a classic fairy tale, “Ella Enchanted” tells the story of a girl cursed with the gift of absolute obedience and her quest for independence. Senior Claire Cummings recommends this book for all college students who need a heartening escape into a fantasy world.
“It feeds your soul and takes you to a place of fairy tale happiness,” Cummings said. “It’s the perfect way to start life after college.”
8) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
A story that documents the life of Oscar, a Domincan-American boy living in New Jersey, who searches for love but finds writing instead. Hiro recommends this book to readers who identified with the narrative style of Holden Caulfield from “Catcher in the Rye”.
“It’s slang, authentic, easy to like,” Hiro said. “It deals with issues of ethnicity in mod-ern America and awakens you to the identity of politics working in modern America.”
7) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A novel of courtship, class and contention set against the background of late eighteenth, early nineteenth cen-tury England, “Pride and Prejudice” is a story about the consequences of misguided first impressions, according to junior Nicole Simard.
“There’s something wonderful about a book that is more popular now than at the time it was written,” said Simard. “Everyone has the expectation that ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is nothing more than a marriage plot but there’s really so much more to be discovered.”
5) Native Son by Richard Wright“Native Son” is the story of an African American man
who lives in poverty in 1930 Chicago and his accidental murder of a white woman. English professor Molly Hiro says the novel changed the way race was thought of in America, especially as a rebuttal to the portrayal of Afri-can Americans in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
“‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ portrayed passive, accepting, loving African American characters. ‘Native Son’ takes away the sympathy from black characters and in doing so takes away the superiority that goes with this sympathy,” Hiro said. “‘Native Son’ remains relevant even though race relations are better today.”
4) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling A popular coming-of-age story set in the wizard-
ing world, “Harry Potter” is a seven-part series every college student should have under their cloak, accord-ing to junior Mairi Rodriguez.
“It’s a classic not only because of the content but because everyone knows it,” Rodriguez said. “‘Harry Potter’ is simple and easy to read but you learn so much from its moral lessons.”
Books to read before I graduate!!!
1) 1984 by George Orwell“1984” tells the story of a dystopia set in a futuristic society in
which a citizen’s every move and thought is tracked and regulated by the government. Senior librarian Stephanie Michel believes this book is important for college students to be familiar with because it is constantly referenced in contemporary culture.
“It shows how the future could be and the extent to which people need to take action to shape the future to the way they want it to be,” Michel said.
2) East of Eden by John SteinbeckSet in the late nineteenth century in Salinas Valley, California,
“East of Eden” tracks the lives of two different families in a way that is analogous to the biblical story of Cain and Abel. English pro-fessor Cara Hersh believes this is a great classic all college students should read in their literary experiences.
“It’s an example of thoughtful, well-crafted literature with a compelling plot,” said Hersh.
Kate StringerStaff Writer
6) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens “Oliver Twist” is a window into the life of an
impoverished street orphan living in nineteenth century England. Senior Valerie Schiller believes college students will benefit from Dickens perspec-tive on poverty.
“It gets you out of the white upper-class mindset and puts you in the mind of somebody that lived in the worst of conditions,” Schiller said.
10) What Color is Your Parachute by Richard N. Bolles
“What Color is Your Parachute” is a nonfiction self-help book that connects individual talents and interests with potential career ideas. Michel says this book is use-ful for discovering careers that are most compatible with personal interests.
“It identifies skills and techniques that connect you with what you enjoy doing,” Michel said.
9) The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The story of a man’s encounter with a mystical creature from another planet and the stories the creature recounts about his experiences.
“It’s a classic that speaks to college students,” Michel said. “It’s about a quest for meaning and establishing one’s identity.”
Art by Ann Truong | THE BEACON
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10. Sporting Events/Concerts Be it cheering on the Blazers, the Timbers or the Winterhawks, you
should not leave this state before enjoying a sports event. They are not ly-ing when they say that Portland has the best fans, so be prepared to have some hearing loss immediately after the game. Portland is also known for its great music scene, so buy a ticket to a concert. It can be anywhere from the Roseland or the Crystal Ballroom to the Rose Garden or the Memorial Coliseum — it all depends on your music preferences.
Megan WalshStaff Writer
Many people at UP have a list of things they want to do be-fore they die, even though most do not have them written down.
Sophomore Madeleine Wal-ton is one of the people who ac-tually has a bucket list.
“It’s just fun to have them written down. I’m the kind of person who likes to cross things off of lists,” Walton said. “I feel accomplished when I get to cross something off.”
Walton has been working on her bucket list since her senior
year of high school. She has al-ready been able to cross a few things off of her list, including climbing Sandia Peak in Albu-querque, New Mexico, running a half marathon last summer and hiking through the Grand Can-yon.
“I started on the south rim [of the Grand Canyon], and I went to the Colorado River. Then I hiked back to the south rim,” Walton said.
Walton not only got to cross these feats off her list, but she’s also had a few travel experienc-es outside of the United States that she has been able to cross off. Walton has been to France,
London and Belize. In the future, Walton would
like to travel to the Winter Olympics and eventually ski some big mountains herself.
“I’d basically like to ski any-where,” Walton said. “I’d like to ski the Swiss Alps, the big ones.”
Freshman Alexis Zoesch says she does not have her buck-et list on a piece of paper, but she knows the things she wants to accomplish. Zoesch has already finished one thing on her list.
“When you drive down I-84 there are windmills everywhere. Over fall break, I hopped a fence and climbed on one of them,”
Zoesch said. “It felt amazing. It was awesome.”
Freshman Jessica Yutrzenka needs to travel outside of the United States to complete an item on her bucket list.
“I would like to go to a World Cup game in Europe,” Yutrzen-ka said. “It’s so exciting. Every-one is so spirited and really into the game. It would be cool to be in an environment like that.”
Junior Marguerite Smet wants to accomplish something that many girls have probably desired at least once in their life; she would like to meet the Jonas Brothers — all of them.
“I’m not ashamed to say I’m
still a big fan. I met Joe and it was wonderful, so I need to meet Nick and Kevin,” Smet said. “It was so exciting. I got to give Joe a hug and see his par-ents, too. I was just like ‘Hello Mr. and Mrs. Jonas, so nice to meet you!’ It was great.”
Many UP students have dreams they want to achieve, big and small, that they wish to accomplish before they die, whether they have written them down or not.
What’s on your bucket list?
Taylor TobinStaff Writer
What’s on
your bucket
list?Sara Collette,
junior
“Travel in India and scuba dive with Manta Rays”
“Be in The Beacon. I can die happy”
James Daugherty, senior
“Skydive, swin with sharks and eat food from every country”
Justin Barrieault, junior
“Save a life”
Camille Meyer, senior
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BEACON
What if you had to unexpectedly leave Portland tomorrow, never able to return to the city of bridges again? Would you feel satisfied looking at the list of things you have seen and done around this strange and exciting city? Or perhaps you would think of your years spent here with regret, wishing you had spent more time scouring the internet and conversing
with the native hipsters, discovering the countless places and activities, hidden and obvious, that Portland has to offer.
In hopes of preventing post-Portland regret and distress, here is a list of the things that every Pilot should experience before life takes them away from The Bluff. In no particular order:
1. Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Clinton Street Cabaret
If you have seen the movie, this should be pret-ty self-explanatory. If you haven’t, Google it.
2. Last Thursday/First Thursday From May to September, Last Thursday, a huge
street fair happens from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month. Alberta St. is shut down from the 15 through 30 and is filled with musicians, street vendors, food carts, and eclectic people. The energy level is high and the people respond to it; you definitely will not go home with-out a great story. As for First Thursday, this event occurs throughout the entire year and has a tad less eclectic crowd. Art galleries in the Pearl Dis-trict open to show off their new pieces and to serve appetizers. The event happens from 6 – 9.
3. Spend a Day in Powell’s Bookstore Portland is famous for being home to a book-
store that takes up an entire city block. School books, romantic books, books about plants or any-thing that your hearts desire will be found in this store, and there is a lovely coffee shop as well. It’s nearly impossible not to get pleasantly lost.
4. OMSI For the science lovers, Oregon Museum of Sci-
ence and Industry can be seen as heaven, but even for those who don’t love science, OMSI offers an array of entertaining and interactive experiments and exhibits. It’s unique to Portland and should be experienced by all.
5. The Pittock MansionNestled high in the West Hills, the Pittock
Mansion offers a look into the past. Built over a century ago and kept in pristine condition, this gorgeous estate will take your breath away.
6. The food carts (and countless other strange restaurants)
It is no secret that Portland is known for its array of delicious and strange restaurants/food carts. Before you leave this city, it should be your goal to taste test at least ten. Here are some ideas to get you started: Salt & Straw, Pine State Biscuits, Slappy Cakes, Voodoo Donuts, Stepping Stone, etc.
7. The Jet Boats on the Willamette Not only do you get a tour of interesting things along the
shore line, but you also get to do cookies on the river and race at fast speeds. Just make sure to book this for a hot day because you will get wet.
8. The Saturday MarketSpoons made into jewelry, coffee cups that are bird feed-
ers, bowls with Mt. Hood on them — these are just a few of the crafty things one can buy at the Saturday Market. Not only does this market offer numerous handmade products to purchase, it is also one of the best venues for people watch-ing.
9. Hike through the Columbia Gorge Although this is not truly located in Portland, this is too good of an ex-
perience to be left behind and close enough that it is manageable. Wheth-er you decide to hike to a waterfall, see the beautiful view from Angel’s Rest or jump off of Punchbowl Falls, the Gorge has so many beautiful hikes and swimming holes to offer.
10 essentials to do while in Portland
UP students cross items off their lists
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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP
This coming Sunday marks the first Sunday of Advent. It’s easy to miss in the midst of all of the commotion. Finishing papers and studying for tests. Final ex-ams on the horizon. Busy days at work. Christmas shopping. Get-ting excited to go home. Count-ing down the days. Whatever anxiety spending time with fam-ily may bring. And then, back to studying. Back to work. Life keeps flying by, and we try our best to hang on. Our worries pile up with the world’s worries: try-ing to make ends meet, caring for our health, meeting due dates and deadlines, wondering if anyone really loves us…
In the midst of the cold, the darkness and the never-ending rain, we light a single candle. Something is about to happen. He’s coming! We don’t know quite when, we don’t know just where, we’re not sure how… Some days, it doesn’t seem to make any sense. But we know.
The prophets of Israel remind us that the days are coming when God will fulfill the promise. Just as the nation of Israel once waited for the Messiah, so we wait for Jesus to come again in glory. He’s coming! The broken-ness of the world – the emptiness, the loneliness, the pain – will pass away. Light will overcome darkness. Peace and justice will reign. Everyone will be gathered into the Kingdom of God. For real! He’s coming!
The flame flickers dimly as we wait in hope. It’s still cold, it’s still dark, and it’s still rain-ing. We still have tests and pa-pers. Work still piles up on our desks. Our inbox still fills with messages. Emptiness, loneliness and pain plague our world. It’s easy to forget the promise. It’s easy to get distracted. It’s easy
to doubt. But the prophets tell us that it’s time to get ready. It’s time to keep the candle burning. It’s time to feed the fire. It’s time to prepare the way of our God. He’s coming!
Where can we shine light in the darkness? Where can we bring warmth amidst the cold? To whom can we bring hope? To whom can we bring joy? Where can we begin to proclaim the Kingdom? How can we work to bring about the Kingdom?
In the weeks ahead, we’ll light another candle, then another, and another… Finally, on the darkest day of the year, all four candles will be burning brightly, giving witness to God’s enduring pres-ence among us – the perfect gift of self – Jesus the Christ. This is what our lives are really about – God dwelling with us, now and forever. Perhaps our lives might be like these burning candles. Living joyfully. Loving gener-ously. Sometimes flickering, but never going out. Constantly call-ing out to others that something wonderful is about to happen. He’s coming!
Finish your work. Take your exams. Answer your e-mail. Shop for Christmas gifts. But, don’t miss Advent in the midst of the commotion. Place yourself
in the presence of these burning candles. Rejoice in the words of the prophet. Don’t miss the tell-ing of the promise. Everything is about to change. He’s coming! Our God is coming to dwell in our midst. The Kingdom of God is coming. Prepare the way with your joy. Prepare the way with your love. Burn brightly, that the world may know!
Deacon Mark DeMott, is director of Shipstad Hall and serves on the Campus Ministry team.Mark
DeMottGuest Commentary
Advent: a time to stop and remember
Campus Ministry CalendarWednesday, November 28, 20126:00 p.m. Fish - Buckley Center 163 - Conference Room 7:30 p.m. Fish Discipleship Meeting - Buckley Center 206
Saturday, December 01, 20124:00 p.m. REX Christmas Service - Chapel - Christ the Teacher Chapel Music Chapel
Wednesday, December 05, 20129:00 p.m. Fish - Buckley Center 163 - Conference Room
Thursday, December 06, 20129:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration - Shipstad Hall Ugandan
Martyrs Chapel
Wednesday, December 12, 20129:00 p.m. Fish - Buckley Center 163
“Finish your work. Take your exams. Answer your email. Shop for Christmas girfts. But, don’t miss Advent in the midst of the commotion.”
Mark DeMottDeacon
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High class enrollment requires registration reform
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With the most recent round of registration having come and gone, University academ-ics clearly is struggling to keep up with rising enrollment. With record high attendance and ris-ing numbers of double major and multi-minor students, the regis-trar’s office and heads of depart-ments are in a bind. The Univer-sity must increase the amount of classes available to students.
Registration for Spring 2013 continued a pattern known all too well by biology students: wait lists, closed course forms and eventually a compromise. Ma-rine biology stands at negative 16 spaces remaining, Microbiology at negative 10. Thankfully the administration was able to add another Microbiology section next semester, but there are still students on wait lists for that and
other classes. Every year the de-partment goes through the same song and dance of endless com-munication between students pe-titioning to get into classes they want and the department asking administration for more sections. Soon other departments will sing to a similar tune.
Upper-division communica-tion studies, English and many other majors saw the “remaining seats” column dwindle to zero on self serve in the early rounds of registration. With more stu-dents adding double majors and multiple minors there is simply a greater need for classes. Know-ing this, the University should budget more money for more sec-tions of popular classes.
With academic expansion on the horizon, the University needs to take care of students who are
here right now. The University continues to increase enrollment without adequate aca-demic space for students as they develop the Riv-er Campus. Under the master plan, there will be more academic build-ings and professors in the University’s future, but for the time being we need to go back to basics.
For example, the University should to do something to ensure students get classes for their own major regardless of class stand-ing.
One option might be to reform the way the University does reg-istration. Why do upper-division students get priority above a stu-dent’s major? It seems a matter of convenience that seniors and
juniors can register outside their major and take spots in impacted classes that are not in their major.
The priority registration for athletes seems an unfair advan-tage as well. If athletics already gives athletes passes to miss class for games, why should they also be able to register first?
One thing students don’t want to see is rising class sizes.
A practical approach might be to literally go department by
department, see which classes are the most popular and plan to spend more during the appropri-ate budget cycle and prepare suf-ficient sections. If everyone wants to take the upper division theol-ogy class on marriage, why not add one more section to quench our campus’s thirst to know the keys to a happy matrimony?
The administration should not be so focused on UP’s future that it forgets its present.
I was incredibly disappointed, as I don’t doubt many other peo-ple were, to discover the rumors about changes to theology curric-ulum were true. The announce-ment simply does not compute in my mind — why would our uni-versity consciously move from providing a class with a diverse curriculum consisting of a range of religions, all with incredible significance in our world today, to simply a narrowed Christian perspective?
It was quite ironic to flip through the rest of The Beacon issue and read about the Interna-tional Education Week festivities taking place throughout cam-pus this past week, such as the Prayers for Peace spoken in thir-teen different languages. The im-portance of IEW, to quote Kevin
Su, is, “...to educate and develop a wider understanding of world cultures, traditions and languag-es.” I’ve always been proud to be attending a school that supports such diversity through a number of different outlets including re-ligion, such as the recently es-tablished Muslim Prayer Room in Christie Hall, as well as the former Theology 101 class. How contradictory is it then, to be pro-moting the importance of broad cultural understanding while si-multaneously cutting it out of our education?
When looking at the Core Curriculum objectives of the classes required for every stu-dent at UP, the core skill listed under Theology 101, clear as day, is “Diversity and Difference.” What do the concepts of diversity and difference look like in a class that excludes all other religious teachings besides one?
The Core Outcomes of The-ology 101, listed directly under-neath, read, “Examine faith, its place in one’s own life, and in the lives of others. Learn to live
and contribute in a diverse soci-ety and interdependent world.” These outcomes couldn’t be of more importance, but cannot be achieved in a course made up of one viewpoint.
Faith in the lives of others can speak to the rising number of in-ternational students throughout campus. As pointed out in The Beacon article, it is simply not fair to teach solely a Christian doctrine to practicing Muslims, Hindus and others that identify with different religious affilia-tions that attend our school. In this increasingly “interdependent world,” it is vital that we are edu-cated in the cultures of others, and religion is certainly a sig-nificant factor in that equation. A global understanding cannot be underestimated if we ever hope to solve our global conflicts and work together on such encom-passing issues like world peace and alleviating climate change.
Reading the justifications for the curriculum change in the Beacon article did little to an-swer my question of “Why?” The
notion that a Christian religion class, rather than a world reli-gions class would better serve the mission of our Catholic seems to disregard our student body.
Considering the majority of students enrolled here at UP have some sort of Western theological background, most have the ba-sic knowledge that is covered in Theology 101. Yet I doubt most of these same students have had the opportunities to learn about Eastern and Middle-Eastern re-ligions.
It cannot be forgotten either that Biblical Traditions is taught solely in a Christian perspective, as well as most all-upper division theology and theological per-spective courses.
Don’t get me wrong- I value learning about the Catholic tradi-tion and certainly do believe it is important. But even at a Catholic university, we too should strive to learn and understand other religious perspectives as equally important in our world.
Perhaps I am so passionate about this change, not only be-
cause I see it as one that is unjust, but also because of my own expe-rience in Theology 101. Undoubt-edly one of the most powerful experiences in my college career was the trip I took to a nearby mosque, as part of the class re-quirement. The act of covering my hair with a headscarf and paying homage to a religious practice so culturally different was incredibly moving. It re-shaped how I viewed the religion of Islam, and that experience will persist throughout my life. I am grateful for that opportunity, and it is one that I wouldn’t have had if it hadn’t been for Theology 101 as a world religions class.
I am saddened for future students that will not be able to have experiences like the one I did. Though Dr. Deming speaks of the curriculum change as, “...weighing advantages over disad-vantages”, I cannot see any good from this change.
Alyssa Thornburg is junior environmental ethics and policy major. She can be reached at [email protected]
Theology 101 change: not for the betterAlyssaThornburg
Guest Commentary
Ann Truong | THE BEACON
www.upbeacon.net 13OPINIONS
After reading the guest com-mentaries under the heading “Misinterpretation gets us no-where” in last week’s issue of the Beacon, some key phrases and words stuck out to me.
These commentators who were supporting the All Souls Day cross exhibit used phrases such as “a path to finding for-giveness,” “pro-life,” and “misin-terpretation and rhetoric.” First , the insinuation that mothers who have gone through grueling and painful process of abortion need to seek a path to find forgiveness is an outdated and medieval prop-osition. That warrants a whole article in and of itself. However, I would like to focus on what it truly means to be a voice for life.
It’s interesting that Voice for Life decided to focus only on abortion on All Souls Day.
Why weren’t there any ex-hibits regarding those who were murdered with firearms? In 2010, the FBI reports that 8,775 deaths by firearms. Shouldn’t there be awareness of the prevalence of firearm violence in our country that is wedded to its citizens’ right to bear arms?
What about the 18,000 chil-
dren who die every day in the world due to hunger, as reported by the United Nations? Maybe we should also look at deaths due to smoking tobacco. The United States Center for Disease Con-trol reports that there are 443,000 deaths annually in the U.S. from smoking, including 49,400 deaths due to secondhand smoke.
We could even look to the en-vironment: indoor air pollution from cooking fires is the leading environmental cause of death in the world contributing to 2 mil-lion deaths per year.
This all brings me to wonder if anyone—a club, a legislative candidate, a student, a citizen—can call oneself pro-life while focusing on only one issue. Can you call yourself pro-life if you only focus on an aspect of what that phrase really means?
I hope that we all think longer on what it means to be in favor of life. Should we let people get away with calling themselves something when they only stand up for a fraction of that position?
To be pro-life is to be in favor of all initiatives to improve the quality of life, and to be a voice for life is to make all causes of death and human suffering heard, not just to raise attention to what has become a hot button issue in American politics.
To be pro-life and to be anti-abortion are NOT the same.
Ryan Gillespie is a junior business major. He can be reached at [email protected]
RyanGillespieGuest Commentary
What voice for life really meansNarrowing Theo 101 is a
disservice
I picked up the most recent edition of the Beacon (Novem-ber 15, 2012) and the front page headline read “Theo 101 to teach only Christian doctrine”. I am not a student here nor do I teach here, however I have worked on the University campus for over 14 years as support staff in the Engineering school and one of the joys is interacting with stu-dents from all walks of life and religions.
Granted all that work and study here are aware that this is a Catholic institution, but I don’t believe anyone would assume that since UP is Catholic, then of course it would automatically limit what students learn here in religion, history, math, or any field of study.
The idea of attending a uni-versity is to expand one’s field of ‘vision’ if you will and learn more about what happens locally and globally. By taking what ap-pears to be a very narrow minded focus and offering only Christian faith in a required course does the students a disservice to their education.
Wouldn’t it be nice and even helpful if all students had a bet-ter understanding of each other’s religious beliefs since they’ll be together here during their 4 or 5 years and exposed to even more diversity once they get out into the real world? Let’s help them understand and have at least ba-
sic world understanding instead of limiting what we think they need to know.
Jamie StroheckerFaculty Secretary
Theo 101 change is troublesome
I was disheartened when I read the latest edition of The Beacon and learned that the The-ology department is discontinu-ing the world religion aspect of the THE 101 course. While I un-derstand that the final decision on curricula will not be made until Dec. 15, I feel that the arguments proposed by Theology Chair Will Deming for replacing the empha-sis on world religions in THE 101 are wrong-headed and trouble-some.
Deming argues that “only a couple of us are educated on the graduate level in comparative re-ligions, so … it makes sense to give students our best training.” However, one of the Core Ques-tions of the College of Arts and Sciences that each UP student must grapple with is “Who or what is God, and how can one relate to God?” A well-rounded course on the various religious traditions of the world is vital in order to even begin to probe this subject, and if the University is truly determined for its students to reflect on this core question, then perhaps investing in more teachers with the requisite exper-tise will do a greater service to current and future students.
Deming goes on to state that
the new focus “will certainly help you understand religions as you encounter them, inasmuch as you have a sense of how theologi-cal thinking proceeds.” I feel that narrowing the introductory the-ology class to focus solely on the Judeo-Christian tradition limits students from understanding and appreciating the diversity of reli-gious thought, as theology is not singular in its approach. In the end, I hope President Beauchamp and Dr. Deming sincerely recon-sider this unwise decision.
Eric WilkmanAlumnus
Coffee sleeves smell of vomit
This is very much a first-world problem. That said, there is some-thing wrong with the cardboard sleeves used to protect one’s hand from the heat of a coffee bought on campus-- that problem being that they make your hand smell like vomit. I am sick of walk-ing into class with a coffee and wondering who smells like they just spewed all over themselves, and realizing that it’s me. The coffee is bad enough as it is. I hope whoever is in charge of the production of these little sleeves reads this and takes the time to notice this issue I have with their product, and changes something before I lose my crap and yell at someone who doesn’t deserve it.
Will McQuilkinFreshman
Letters to the Editor
14 November 29, 2012 OPINIONS
Faces on The Bluff
By Giovanna Solano
What would you get Jesus for his
birthday?
We asked:
Julie Pham, freshman, biology
“I’d give Jesus a cell phone so I can call
him and we go out for Thai food.”
Erin Cowles, junior, entrepreneurship and
innovation management
“Give Jesus some new sandals.”
“I would give Jesus a tailor-made suit.”
John Welland, junior, business
Brianna Rodrigues, junior, nursing
“A laptop so I could Skype him and see
what heaven is like, or email him if he’s too
busy.”
“You don’t pay $180,000 for a piece of paper. You pay it for experience,” Brian Doyle.
I’ve been thinking a lot about that $180,000 we pay for a Uni-versity of Portland education. And the experience we all get while we’re on The Bluff.
This is what I’ve experienced: I spent a year writing for The Beacon, and I’ve spent the last year and a half as the editor-in-chief of The Log. During my time as a journalist at UP, I’ve met a lot of remarkable students and teachers. I’ve met everyone from future Air Force pilots to entrepreneurs, from writers to priests who have been friends for decades.
When I set up these inter-views, I was never questioned when I asked for an interview for a story I was writing for The Bea-con. But 90 percent of the time, I have had to explain to students that there is, in fact, a yearbook on campus.
In my experience as a jour-nalist at UP, I’ve met with resis-tance. And for a student year-book, that’s not right. We aren’t writing shocking stories or the breaking news – the yearbook isn’t published until July, and it’s passed out the fall after the aca-demic year we cover. Everything we write is meant to capture the simple truths and memories that made a year significant.
On the sign above the newspa-per’s office, it merely says “The Beacon.” Above our office, it says “The Log yearbook.” Be-cause people on campus need to be told what The Log is – the name doesn’t stand alone.
Last year, we had to plead not to be sent to the back of St. Mary’s, behind locked doors. The administrators hadn’t even thought that we might need or want a door that has access to the general population.
In my experience at UP, stu-dent media can either play a sig-nificant role in making change and influencing student life, or it can stand in the background, lonely and unappreciated.
The Log is just one example of that. Did you know that there’s a student radio on campus too? You can’t tune in anymore, since the hard lines were accidentally cut, and the campus won’t play the station anywhere on campus. But KDUP is UP’s very own ra-dio station, and the students that put together the broadcasts are truly talented.
I ask that we stand together, as a community, to support student media on The Bluff. Continue to pick up your copy of The Bea-con, and write in when you have something you want to say.
But also ask your dorm lobby, The Anchor, The Cove, and any-where else you can think of to play KDUP. Support your fellow students by listening to the work they do.
Pick up your free copy of the yearbook each year, and remem-ber all the remarkable students and teachers that you have been able to work and study with dur-ing your time here.
If we pay $180,000 for an ex-perience, let’s make that experi-ence something to remember.
Lauren Seynhaeve is an English and German studies double major. She can be reached at [email protected].
Student media matters
French dramatist Jean Gen-et asserts that the real world is full of artifice, which society accepts as “truth.” In Genet’s work, though, the artificial al-ways breaks down, giving way to a much uglier truth — one that cannot be revealed unless the false truth also appears. This is one of the compelling revelations in the University of Portland’s upcoming production of “The Maids,” which opens at the Mago Hunt Center on December 6.
Written in 1945, “The Maids” is inspired by a notorious 1933 murder when two maids bru-tally killed their employers. The play presents the story of two sisters, Solange and Claire, who are involved in a deadly game that mixes one part ceremonial ritual, one part sadomasochistic pleasure, and one part murderous role-play. It collapses fantasy and reality and demonstrates Genet’s love affair with what is artificial and fake. This has brought new challenges for the actors, such as mastering the principles of basic stage combat enjoyed by Freshman Education and Music double major Molly Kerns, who admits it has been “fun to learn
how to kick someone in the face.” Freshman Drama major Tori Dunlap, who portrays Madame - Solange and Claire’s nameless employer, states: “The greatest thing about this play is the com-mentary on what kind of masks we put on. Throughout the play, the three characters are pretend-ing to be something they are not, or are being what they think they should be. I think it’s very appli-cable to our daily lives.”
The essence of Genet’s theater has been pictorialized by the im-age of man caught in a maze of mirrors, trapped by his own dis-torted reflections. Indeed, when approaching this play, director Andrew Wardenaar also utilizes a lot of period style as well as experiential sensation movement work to highlight a woman trying to escape from her own hall of mirrors. Senior Drama major Ra-chel Thomas, who plays Solange, says she has enjoyed “unraveling the layers of one of the most com-plex scripts I’ve ever encountered and making the discoveries.”
Genet’s greatest achievement has been described as dramatiz-ing the intimate if contentious links between theater, power, and revolution. With “The Maids,” Wardenaar hopes that his produc-tion will do just that: “pull the audience out of its safe place and put it back into a primal state.”
Jorge Bermudez is a first-year graduate directing student. He can be reached at [email protected]
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“Student media can either play a significant role in making change and influencing student life, or it can stand in the background, lonely and unappreciated.”
Lauren SeynhaeveSenior
“I ask that we stand together, as a community, to support student media on The Bluff.”
Lauren SeynhaeveSenior
This week in sports
Women’s Soccer The Pilot’s 2012 season came to an end on Nov. 16 with a loss to Michigan 3-0 at University Park, Penn. in the second round of the NCAA Tournament despite finishing the season with seven games without a loss.
VolleyballThe volleyball season ended on a high note as the squad beat rival Gonzaga 3-2 in the last match of the season on Nov. 15. The Pilots ended the season with a 7-23 overall record and 1-15 in the WCC. Senior Ariel Usher was awarded All-WCC Honorable mention for her season.
Cross Country The men’s cross country team rounded out its season on Nov. 17 with a 12th place finish in the NCAA tournament. The Pilots were led by sophomore Scott Fauble with his season-best finish of 29:50.8.
Men’s BasketballThe Pilots knocked off their cross-city rival Portland State in an 81-60 win led by junior Tanner Riley on Nov. 21. The team dropped the next road game against New Mexico on Nov. 25 in a 69-54 loss before bouncing back in a 78-73 win against Lewis & Clark on Nov. 27. UP heads north to face Washington State on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. before returning home to host No. 24 UNLV at 8:00 p.m on Dec. 4. The Pilots face their biggest challenge of the season when they travel to play No. 8 Kentucky at 9 a.m. on Dec. 8.
Women’s BasketballThe women’s basketball team had a rough go on the road to begin the season, losing its last three against Eastern Washington 68-50 on Nov. 18, Seattle 63-61 on Nov. 23 and Boston College 68-40 on Nov. 24. The Pilots hope to bounce back when they host Washington on Nov. 29 beginning at 7 p.m. before they travel downtown to take on rival Portland State at 2 p.m. on Dec. 2.
(courtesy portlandpilots.com)
The Beacon — www.upbeacon.net 15SPORTS
“If God didn’t make it, don’t eat it.” That is the motto of the athletic nutrition team at UP. People like to picture athletes as people who constantly work out and eat everything they see, but that is not how the athletic department want the athletes to think. In a world where it is so easy to become lazy and eat all day, the athletes need to focus on knowing where the food they eat comes from and how to train hard.
Bradford Scott, director of athletic performance, is all about getting the athletes in a mindset that leads them to good nutrition.
“I try to educate them on how to eat properly over the course of the day and the season,” Scott said.
Scott knows how easy it is to eat junk food, which is why he trains the athletes to think about if they want 200 calories from soda or 200 calories from a chicken breast or hearty salad. The idea is to understand where your energy is coming from.
“Where does your protein come from, where’s your carbohydrates coming from,
where is your energy coming from,” Scott said.
It can be hard for underclassmen, especially freshman, to accept this new philosophy of eating. With so much on their plates already, the coaches don’t want their younger players to count calories or be on diets. This is also why Scott meets mostly with upperclassmen that have gotten used to the approach.
Freshman track and field runner Amelia Jackson admits she has a hard time eating right all the time but is focusing on it more as the season approaches.
“I can tell when I don’t eat as well,” Jackson said. “I try to get meat and a salad, just something simple.”
To make it simpler for the athletes to grasp, Scott has made a handout he gives to all the athletes called ‘Good Nutrition in 100 Words or Less’. It says to listen to your body, drink water and eat anything that runs, swims, flies and grows from a tree or from the ground.
This type of nutritious eating is easy at a school like UP, where fresh, local food is the norm. But when teams have to travel abroad, they are sometimes left alone. Men’s basketball takes control
by ordering catered lunches and dinners so they know exactly what they have as options. Women’s soccer takes a different approach and leaves it up to the players, who get a certain amount to spend per day on their own.
Coaches are restricted with what foods they can provide their athletes.
“With the NCAA, if we are going to give them a product like Muscle Milk, it can’t have more than 30% of the calories from protein,” Scott said.
The nutritious lifestyle is not a requirement by all coaches, but if the players want to perform at their best and feel their best, they have to be accountable. The system installed by Scott makes athletes eat natural food that is good for them. The difference between being a national champion or not may just depend on if someone eats a donut or fruit for breakfast.
Quality calories help athletes count more wins
Katie Dunn Staff Writer
Athletes encouraged by Athletic Department and coaches to watch what they eat under the simple diet system of staying away from unhealthy calories
Giovanna Solano | THE BEACON
Junior Cassandra Brown reaches for the healthy choice of apples rather at The Commons. Athletes are encouraged to eat fruits, vegatables, protein and drink plenty of water to uphold healthy habits.
The women’s cross country team took 2nd at the WCC championships and 8th at West Regionals. Like the men’s team, the women had a sophomore, Tansey Lystad, lead the team at Regionals. Lystad finished just outside of receiving All-Regional honors at the West Regionals, finishing 29th. The women say goodbye to four seniors and will rely on seven freshmen to enhance their 25-woman roster.
The men’s cross country team did not improve from its 8th place finish last year in the NCAA championship, despite the top- notch performance by Fauble. The women’s team improved from its 10th place finish in last year’s West Regional championship race, and looks to build off it next year. Both teams are looking to their younger runners to grow, focus and lead the teams in the future.
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XC: 12th place finish
Photograph courtesy of Kim Spir
The cross country team led by sophomore Scott Fauble (Left) and junior David Perry (Right) competing in the WCC Preview earlier this season. Fauble went on to place 25th at the WCC National Championship in Louisville, Ken.
A 6.2 mile course, facing regional rivals like Stanford and Oregon plus traveling all the way to Kentucky could not stop UP’s men’s cross country team from finishing 12th overall at the NCAA championships Nov. 17. The Pilots had been ranked No. 9 in the nation and received an automatic bid to the championship after finishing 2nd in the NCAA West Regionals and winning the WCC title.
With 365 points, the Pilots finished above 19 other teams and had two runners finish in the top 50. The Pilots sent seven runners to the championships including four underclassmen. They had four runners finish in the top 150 and all finished the 10k in fewer than 33 minutes.
Finishing in the top spot for the Pilots was red-shirt sophomore Scott Fauble, who came in 25th place with a season-best time of 29:50:8. He also earned All-American honors for his race, finishing before all the other WCC runners.
The Pilots are a team full of youth and promise. Only six seniors make up the 32-man roster after 14 freshmen replenished it at the beginning of the 2012 season.
Many of the runners red-shirt so they can get stronger and help the team as much as possible during their time at UP. The team is depending on its younger runners and current red-shirts to carry the team next season and keep the championship appearances coming. The team has made NCAA appearances 14 of the last 19 years, with the highest placing of seventh.
To keep the winning tradition going, UP will rely on runners like Fauble, sophomore Woody
Kincaid and freshman Jacob Smith to push their teammates to be the best they can be. Under the leadership of Head Coach Rob Conner, the men’s cross-country team has been ranked in the national Top 25 all but one year since 1991. Conner was recently named Coach of the Year for the West Region, his sixth time receiving this honor, as well as WCC Coach of the Year.
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Sore ending leads to soaring future
A roller coaster season full of thrills and heartbreak ended Nov. 16 for the women’s soccer team in a 3-0 loss to Michigan at University Park, Penn.
The Pilots’ season is a tale of two teams. One was a team plagued by injury and a five-game winless streak. The other was highlighted with a 1-0 win over top-ranked North Carolina, a movie-like finish in a penalty kick victory over Washington State and a seven-game streak without a loss at the end of the season.
The Pilots are proud to have
finished strong this season and look forward to building off the success going into next season.
“It was fun to watch this season unfold,” Head Coach Garrett Smith said. “We dealt with a lot of adversity and it was a pleasure to watch this team battle and come out how we did.”
Much of the adversity from the season stemmed from the impact of injuries on an already limited roster. Most teams consist of a roster of about 25 players. This year, the Pilots had 18.
“The ability to hold things together shows a lot of character from this team,” Smith said. “We were able to overcome a bind in the middle of the season and still play an attractive brand of soccer.
Not just by over-powering or using just our speed, we showed what Portland soccer is all about.”
The players took pride in the season. During the rough patch in the middle of the season, there were a lot of questions surrounding the team’s ability to compete with injuries to Micaela Capelle and Ellen Parker. Despite this fear from fans, the Pilots responded with seven straight games without a loss.
“When people doubted us we stood up for ourselves and proved them wrong,” freshman midfielder Devlyn Jeter said. “Just because we were small doesn’t mean we weren’t strong. We pulled through in a tough situation to overcome.”
The team’s only senior, Taylor Brooke, believes the team is left in a position to be even stronger next season.
“I think they’re going to exceed anything I have seen in my four seasons,” Brooke said. “We have a strong incoming class and strong leadership that can keep the culture of this team and use the momentum of these last months.”
The Pilots will miss having Brooke on the team. Her energy and leadership made her stand out on and off the field.
“It is remarkable to see her capacity to play the full 90 [minutes],” Smith said. “What she brings in pace and her ability to attack on defense will truly be
missed.”Brooke looks back fondly on
this season and her career not only for team accolades on the field, but for development beyond the pitch as well.
“Being a Pilot taught me to do better every day on the field as well as in the classroom,” Brooke said. “When I step onto the field I do the best I can every time, and I walked away with a bunch of positives.”
This positive attitude resonat-ed with her teammates, and her advice following her final game will stick with the team of 2013.
“Taylor said something I will never forget. She simply told us, ‘enjoy it,’” Jeter said.
PJ MarcelloStaff Writer
Photograph courtesy of portlandpilots.com
Senior defender Taylor Brooke waves to the crowd as she is honored in a pregame ceremony with her family on Nov. 9 against Washington State. Brooke has been named All-WCC Honorable Mention the past two years.
XC runs to best in the westMen’s cross country ends its season with a 12th overall finish at the NCAA
National Championships led by sophomore Scott FaubleKatie DunnStaff Writer
Welcome pro women’s soccer with open arms
Soccer city, here we come! As of Nov. 21, Portland can expect another professional team to be settling in: women’s soccer.
It’s about time. I could not be more thrilled. I
mean, hello. I go to UP, and cheer like a maniac at almost every home game. I’ve been playing and watching soccer since I was a kid, so having a professional women’s soccer team in my backyard is about as good as it gets.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Timbers. But let’s not forget that it was the women who took home gold this year in London. We have some darn good women’s soccer talent, and they belong in Portland.
I’m even more excited about the prospect of seeing former Pilots back on the field, such as Megan Rapinoe, as well as Olympic stars like Abby Wambach. Both players have recently made Portland their home, and have not written off the option of playing professionally
for Portland. Portland is one of eight
cities including Seattle, Boston, New Jersey, western New York, Washington D.C., Chicago and Kansas City that were selected to field teams in the new league.
After two failed attempts at a professional women’s league, I’m hopeful the third time’s the charm — and it should be with Portland in on the action. With no football team and a sloppy basketball team (sorry, Blazers), Portland has carved out a place in its heart for soccer, and a packed JELD-WEN stadium with green and white flags is the proof you need. Soccer is Portland’s sport.
Playing off the Timbers franchise success, the Timbers will be partnering with U.S. Soccer to operate the local women’s franchise.
The new league is expected to begin preseason play in March and regular season play in April. The league will play a 22-game regular season, three matches against each of the other seven teams in the league. Each will have 11 home games.
Want to stay updated on the status of the new team? Follow their new Twitter account, @PTWomensFC.
If you’re really gung-ho (like me) you can reserve your season tickets now for $25.
See XC, page 15
Elizabeth Tertadian
Staff Commentary