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After four years on The Bluff... Every other year, freshmen

take a survey describing themselves and evaluating their expectations of what life at UP will be like. As seniors, the same students take a survey

about their actual experience.The 2012 study had a 52

percent response rate, with 410 students surveyed.

According to Karen Nelson, director of institutional research, the goal of the survey is to detect institutional weaknesses and assess

strengths.The results were presented

to the Office of Student Affairs for evaluation. Nelson said it is possible program changes will be made to encourage leadership and community involvement.

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Forty -nine percent of students said they felt ‘frequently’ or ‘occasionally’ depressed freshman year, which increased to 67 percent senior year.

Senior Kekai Ariola said attitudes change by senior year.

“Freshman year, you just expect things to be a continuation of high school,” he said. “By senior year, you’re starting to have to wonder what you’re going to do in the world.”

The profile of a frequently depressed student is a female in the College of Arts and Sciences who is from out-of-state.

Seniors spent more time partying and social networking than they did their freshmen year. However, senior students also spent less time exercising, serving the community and participating in religious services than they did freshman year. Volunteering activity alone plummets from 47 to 18 percent by senior year.

Senior Erin Burns agrees that she spends more time socializing now than as a freshman.

“I also definitely spend more time studying,” said Burns.

Behavior Religious Affiliation Fifty percent of

freshmen viewed themselves as Catholic upon entering UP. The percentage dropped to 44 percent as seniors. As freshmen, 18 percent of the class of 2012 said they were not religious, which rose to 23 percent by senior year.

Senior Michael Wagner found that the religion became less of a priority.

“I came to UP with a religious affiliation,” Wagner said. “But I’m just not as able to keep committed to it now.”

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ASUP elections come to a close finishKelsey Thomas

Staff Writerthomask15@up.edu

After one of the most closely contested ASUP presidential campaigns in UP history, sophomores Quinten Chadwick and vice presidential running mate Elvia Gaona sealed the race, receiving 51 percent of the student vote over sophomores John Julius Muwulya and his running mate Andrew Bosomworth.

45.2 percent of students voted in the runoff election, a two percent decrease from last week.

Sophomore Jesse Robinson swept the treasurer vote with 60.9 percent over junior Lane Ryan, who received 39.1 percent.

After receiving only 38.8 percent of the vote last week, sophomore Alysse Thomas campaigned hard Monday to defeat junior Kaile Erhart with 53.6 percent of the student vote.

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Sophomores Elvia Gaona and Quinten Chadwick were elected as ASUP vice president and president.

Emotional Health

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Studied more than 10 hours on average per week

Partied 3 or more hours per week on average

Exercised or played sports more than 10 hours a week on average

Drank beer ‘frequently’ in the past year

Did community service frequently in past year

Attended religious service frequently in past year

Social networking 3 or more hours on average per week

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Accuracy in The BeaconThe 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.

CPB Movie

This week’s movie is “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. The movie will be Friday and Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium. Admission is free.

First Avenue Career and Graduate School Expo

There will be a job fair for students looking for summer jobs, internships or full time positions, and for students interested in attending graduate school. The event is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday April 5. The registration fee is $10, but if students attend a 30 minute “How to Work a Job Fair” workshop today at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m. in Career Services, they can get their money back. For a list of attending organizations, visit http://www.olapcfirstavenue.org/.

Multicultural Event

Multicultural Programs is showing the film “Girl Rising,” which tells the stories of nine different girls from across the world. The movie is today at 7:00 p.m. in Shiley 319. The event is free. Army ROTC Fundraiser On April 5, students can get 20 percent off their purchase at Panda Express from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. if they bring an Army ROTC flyer about the discount with them. Flyers will be distributed in the dorms and around campus on April 4 and 5. Special Olympics Fundraiser On April 6 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., male dorms on campus will compete in a round robin basketball tournament in the Chiles Center to raise money for Special Olympics. There will be a three point competition open to all UP students at 5:30 p.m. The winner will get a NIKE Fuel Band. Sign - up sheets are in all dorms, and questions can be directed to Connor Snashall at snashall15@up.edu Pilots After Dark Event This week’s event is Late Night Lazer Tag. Groups of 10 will compete, and there will be Mario Kart and Dance Dance Revolution. The event is at 10:00 p.m. in Howard Hall. Refreshments will be provided.

CORRECTIONS The photos of women’s basketball in last week’s issue were by Becca Tabor. The Beacon regrets the error.

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Data : Seniors more engaged in classesExpectations vs. Experience

Seniors tended to have unrealized expectations of campus and program involvement, with fewer studying abroad, participating in student government or volunteering in the community than they projected as freshmen.

Senior Vanessa Tamashiro agreed with these trends.

“I really didn’t do much of

anything –most of my time was taken up by studies,” she said.

Classroom Engagement

As freshmen, students were more likely to rate their classes as boring. As seniors, interest in classes had increased by 15 percent.

Senior Fiona Thornhill said she is more interested in her classes this year.

“All my classes are about things that I’ve been interested in. They’re things that I’ve been working towards my whole time here,” she said.

Warning signs of phishing• Spelling and bad grammar: Because they are not

associated with legitimate organizations, cybercriminals do not have copy editors to correct their bad spelling. Always treat a poorly spelled email as suspect.

• Beware of links in email: Phishing emails may contain misleading links. Hover your cursor over the link to see if the URL matches what is in the email.

• Threats: Never respond to an email containing threats.

• Spoofing popular websites or companies: Phishing attacks may appear to come from legitimate organizations, but if someone asks you for account information in an email, they are probably not with a real company.

Source: Microsoft Safety and Security Center

Last week, all UP email accounts were targeted in a phishing attack asking email users to give away personal information. After at least six students, faculty and staff entered their account information, UP email addresses were blacklisted from several major websites.

The emails, which claimed to be from system administrators, asked account users to enter their account information, including passwords. After these were entered, the accounts were used to automatically send large volumes of similar messages out.

“We’ve seen some accounts sending 12, 13, 14,000 messages,” said systems administrator Joey Houck.

Due to these mass emails, all UP email accounts were blocked by MSN, Hotmail.com and Live.com for about 12 hours, causing emails not to go through to email addresses on these websites.

Houck said although the phishing attack did not include any viruses, it caused trouble.

“For us, it’s a huge headache, ‘cause we have to go get ourselves off of blacklists and pay attention

to outbound email flow to make sure it’s not still happening,” Houck said.

Because UP accounts are no longer blacklisted on any sites and the phishing attack has blown over, students are no longer at risk. Students can stop future phishing attacks by being wary of who is asking for account information.

“Unless you know who the sender is, you should always treat it as suspect. University employees, faculty, staff should never ask you for your password,” Houck said. “There’s no service, there’s no bank, anything I can think of that would ask you for your password.”

All UP email accounts were blacklisted from websites for hours after accounts were hit by spam Philip Ellefson

Staff Writerellefson15@up.edu

UP accounts hit by phishing emails

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Students, staff, faculty voice diversity concerns

ASUP senate has decided to vote on Resolution 13-06, which recommends adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Nondiscrimination Policy, even though an initial plan to discuss the legal ramifications of the resolution with an administrator will no longer happen.

Vice President Kyle Hamm said that because the administration declined to have a direct conversation with ASUP about the issue, a vote on the resolution at next Monday’s Senate meeting is highly likely.

“Every senator I’ve spoken to on this issue is alarmed that the administration would do this, that they would not be willing to come in and give us information,” he said. “The senators see this as them conceding the argument to us.”

ASUP’s decision to vote on Resolution 13-06 has the potential to affect the Nondiscrimination Policy, which currently does not include sexual orientation or

gender identity. The Senate took on this resolution in response to the campus-wide debate about the Nondiscrimination Policy, which began after comments by University President Fr. Bill Beauchamp about gay faculty at UP sparked a student-run movement, Redefine Purple Pride, to petition changing the policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

If ASUP passes the resolution, it will be taken to Beauchamp, who will either approve or deny it with the consultation of the Board of Regents, which has control over University statutes.

Initially, ASUP wanted to hear from an administrator about what a change to the Nondiscrimination Policy would legally mean for UP. Hamm invited Danielle Hermanny, executive assistant to the President, and Fr. Gerry Olinger, vice president for Student Affairs, to talk to the Senate.

An extra Senate meeting was proposed to better accommodate Hermanny and Olinger’s schedules. However, after Hamm sent an email to Hermanny on March 25 that

asked whether a potential date for the meeting would work for her, she declined via email to talk to the Senate, advising Hamm to set up a meeting with the Ad Hoc Presidential Advisory Committee on Inclusion instead.

Hermanny, as a member of the Ad Hoc committee, said she felt that talking to the Senate would undermine the Committee’s process of taking all issues, not just legal ones, into consideration.

“My concern was if I went to the Senate meeting to discuss the legal ramifications, then I would give the misimpression that the only issues were legal issues,” she said.

Hamm was not satisfied with the administration’s response.

“We are the representative of the student voice on campus, and this is a perfect example of when we should be taking up an issue from the students and writing a resolution and taking it up to the administration,” he said. “There’s an accountability in our process, and we don’t see accountability in the Ad Hoc Committee’s process.”

Senator Elvia Gaona, who wrote Resolution 13-06, plans

to put the resolution to debate and a vote at Monday’s meeting despite not meeting with an administrator.

“There’s no reason to wait.

We’ve done our part,” she said. “This was the only thing that was holding us back from a vote last meeting and we did what we could.”

ASUP to vote on revising the Nondiscrimination Policy

All UP email accounts were blacklisted from websites for hours after accounts were hit by spam

ASUP: new exec. board hopes to increase awareness

Chadwick and Gaona said they plan to consistently connect with students and bring student concerns to the administration.

“I am extremely ecstatic and really happy to start this project and really have an influence on this school in a positive way,” Chadwick said.

As senator this year, Gaona drafted Resolution 13-06, which recommends adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Nondiscrimination Policy. Gaona said they will work hard as senators to get the resolution passed this semester.

“We don’t want to let it sit and fade out over the summer,” Gaona said. “We need to push to get it passed so that as soon as we are in office, we can really say, ‘So how can we actually make sure that this is happening and

the atmosphere at the university is changing?’”

As secretary, Thomas plans to be a liaison between students and ASUP.

“I didn’t know what ASUP was my entire freshman year,” Thomas said. “I want to change that.”

Robinson is relieved to be finished campaigning.

“Thank you for everyone who voted and everyone who put up with us all for the last few weeks,” Robinson said. “I am so happy to be done annoying the crap out of people. It was getting to the point where I was even annoying myself.”

Robinson summed up the feelings of all victorious ASUP candidates:

“I am so so stoked. I am so happy. I am so excited.”

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Current ASUP secretary Julia Balistreri, left, congratulates newly elected secretary Alysse Thomas. Thomas was elected in the runoff with 53.6 percent of the vote.

Kathryn WaltersStaff Writer

walters14@up.edu

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ASUP Vice President Kyle Hamm proposed a meeting with UP administration to discuss the legal issues surrounding changing the Nondiscrimination Policy. The administration declined to meet.

After continuing controversy over the absence of sexual orientation in the Nondiscrimination Policy, the Ad Hoc Presidential Advisory Committees on Inclusion (PACI) hosted listening sessions for faculty, staff and students Tuesday and Wednesday. The committees heard testimony on a wide range of topics from religion to ethnic and racial discrimination, as well as concerns about community members with disabilities.

Students voiced distress about the lack of sensitivity towards all kinds of diversity and how certain

policy changes – such as the RA hiring process and changes to Theology 101 - are stifling inclusion efforts. Students want the UP administration to focus on inclusion and open more communication channels between students and decision-makers.

Some students suggested that groups like CPB, ASUP, RAs, sport teams and faculty get more involved with diversity training. The diversity of UP’s curriculum was also brought up, and students asked that theology classes include world religions. Other students thought UP should be more accessible to disabled community members.

The issue of the Nondiscrimination Policy

was the focus of the staff and faculty sessions. Personal opinions, moving anecdotes and recommendations were shared by participants.

Nick McRee, a sociology professor, attended the faculty session on Wednesday and said the meeting created an environment where people could share views they wouldn’t otherwise.

“The environment felt comfortable,” McRee said. “People were sharing very personal feelings and stories, and the reception was uniformly supportive and positive.”

This feeling of safe dialogue is the heart of the PACI listening committee’s mission.

Paul Myers, health center

director and committee chair, explained that the PACI listening sessions are part of an effort to create a channel through which the UP community can express its opinions and concerns.

“The purpose of these listening sessions is to create a space where people of all groups can bring forth their experiences,” Myers said. “It’s a pursuit of the truth. We’re asking, ‘What can we do to make the University of Portland better?’”

Originally, PACI listening sessions were slated to commence in fall 2012 but had been postponed until rising concern about the Nondiscrimination Policy. Eleven committee members have been directly appointed by the president’s

office to facilitate the sessions.According to Myers, the

PACI listening sessions have been structured to balance transparency with safety. The faculty and staff sessions were closed to students and the media, and the Beacon was requested to not publish names, photos or quotes from the student listening sessions.

“It’s important that we be transparent, but people might feel that they will be subject to uncontrolled consequences if they speak their minds,” Myers said. “We’ve decided to err on the side of creating a secure space for people.”

Nastacia Voisin Staff Writer

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1. March 28, 11:11 p.m. - Received a complaint regarding a loud party in the 5200 block of N. Yale. Officers contacted the renters and issued noise ordinance violations. Because of the chronic nature of the issue, the students were referred to the student conduct coordinator.

2. March 29, 1:25 a.m. - Officers spoke with a non-community member seen leaving the River Campus. Individual was advised that the area was private property. They were compliant and departed the area.

3. March 30, 1:59 p.m. - Officers made contact with a suspicious individual at the intersection of N. Portsmouth and N. Strong St. The individual was trespassed from campus.

4. March 31, 10:38 p.m. - Officers located vandalism to a sign by Buckley Center. Investigation remains open.

5. April 2, 4:59 p.m. - A student reported the theft of their bike from an off-campus residence. A statement was taken and student was advised to report the theft to Portland Police.

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NEWS4 April 4, 2013

Warren Wood, chemistry

Five professors received tenure this year, ensuring their position until retirement. Tenure gives professors the freedom to develop and grow in their field through research and teaching.

Andrew NuxollComputer science professor

Andrew Nuxoll said that in October, he will have lived in one place longer than he has lived anywhere.

“I’m an army brat, so I’m not from anywhere,” Nuxoll said. “I have lived in Washington state, Idaho, Turkey, South Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Colorado, South Korea, Michigan, and I think I might have missed one.”

Nuxoll said Oregon is his favorite.

Nuxoll knew he wanted to work with computers from the time he was 10 years old. He also knew he wanted to work for IBM.

After five years at IBM, Nuxoll made two critical discoveries.

“One is that just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you’ll like it,” he said. “The other is that a big salary does not solve problems.”

Nuxoll also realized he wanted to teach.

“I came to my wife, who I had only been married to about 18 months at the time, and said, ‘I’d

like to quit the job with the great big salary and go into debt and go to graduate school,’” Nuxoll said. “So that didn’t go over very well, but we went with it.”

Senior Michael Liedtke said he likes Nuxoll’s energy.

“He’s just a fun guy,” he said. “He holds game nights so we can just have fun and play games.”

Nuxoll is looking forward to his remaining time here at UP.

“I’ve never been happier than I am today. I’ve been richer, but I’ve never been happier,” he said.

Edward ValenteChemistry professor Edward

Valente first became interested in chemistry in high school.

“When I got to chemistry, I had wonderful mentors who influenced me,” Valente said.

Valente now specializes in structural organic chemistry.

Valente is a San Francisco native and did his undergraduate work at UC Berkeley. He received his doctorate from the University of Washington.

After teaching at Mississippi College for 26 years, Valente was ready for a change. UP proved to be the perfect combination of the qualities that he was looking for.

“The physical and moral and spiritual life of the place, I think, cannot be found outside of an environment like this: small, undergraduate, liberal arts and religious affiliated,” Valente said.

Junior Katie Schloesser has worked with Valente in the classroom and through research.

“It’s interesting and cool to experience someone so passionate about chemistry,” Schloesser said. “He’s very good to his students.”

William CurtisPolitical science professor

William Curtis joked that he’s

glad to be sticking around. “Glad they’re not booting me

out,” he said. “In one way, it’s the end of a 19 year journey.”

Curtis is from Missoula, Mont. and earned his bachelor’s from Dartmouth College and a law degree from University of California Hastings.

He worked as a lawyer in Denver, Colo. but realized he was interested in studying issues of legal philosophy. He went back to school for a Master’s from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Duke University.

Curtis is interested in political philosophy because it asks bigger questions.

“The problems of political philosophy have to do with what a good life is, what justice is, how people should live together fairly,” Curtis said. “These are important questions that we all worry about.”

Freshman Will Gunnels likes Curtis’ energy.

“He’s a very interactive and fun professor,” he said. “He’s a great lecturer.”

Curtis said that now he’ll be at

UP for good, he’s more invested. “I’m looking forward to

playing a bigger part in shaping the future of University of Portland,” Curtis said.

Warren WoodChemistry professor Warren

Wood decided to specialize in organic chemistry because of its connection to life.

“It explains the basic chemistry of organic molecules at a very simple level,” Wood said.

Wood is from Eureka, Calif. He did his undergraduate work at Willamette University in Salem, Ore. and his doctoral work at UC Berkeley.

He then went on to do post-doctorate work at University of California San Francisco and Oregon Health & Science University.

Wood is pleased to have found a home here at UP.

“I’m not sure whether it’s fully sunk in yet,” Wood said.

Senior Andrew Harm said Wood is helpful and supportive.

“He’s very oriented toward students,” he said. “He’s very nice, very easy to talk to, and he makes sure that everybody understands what he’s teaching.”

Wood is excited for the years ahead of him at UP. He hopes to continue to improve as an instructor as well as delve into more research.

Elena BernardFor business professor Elena

Bernard, networking, creativity and entrepreneurship have always been a part of her life.

Bernard is originally from Kyrgyzstan. From age 16, she managed three businesses involving Russian - to - English translation and teaching.

Before focusing on business,

Bernard was oriented toward music.

“I translated for a group from Mississippi, and they helped me get a scholarship to William Carey College,” Bernard said. “The dean of admissions said, ‘Alright, sing for us,’ and I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ So I had to sing ‘Oh My Darling, Clementine,’ that was my auditioning song.”

When she was 19, Bernard enrolled at William Carey College on a music scholarship and earned a bachelor’s in business before getting a master’s from Henderson State University. She briefly worked in retail before realizing she enjoyed academia and earned a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University Baton Rouge.

She taught at Canberra University in Australia and was looking to return to the U.S.

One of the major reasons Bernard was attracted to UP was its commitment to service.

“You have this overall philosophy that service is really integral to human growth,” Bernard said.

Junior Sara Collette appreciates Bernard’s dedication to teaching.

“She teaches herself new things so she can teach us,” she said. “She is willing to go above and beyond to help you learn.”

Bernard is pleased with how far her determination and hard work have brought her.

“I think what I’m the most proud of is that I came to the U.S. full of ideas and inspiration and 600 bucks in my pocket – basically all my parents’ savings – and I was thinking, ‘I can become anything I want to become,’” Bernard said.

Elena Bernard, business

William Curtis, political science

Andrew Nuxoll, computer science

Edward Valente, chemistry

Five professors granted tenure

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“I came to my wife, who I had only been married to about 18 months at the time, and said, ‘I’d like to quit the job with the great big salary and go into debt and go to graduate school.’ So that didn’t go over very well, but we went with it.”

Andrew Nuxoll computer science professor“When I got to chemistry,

I had wonderful mentors who influenced me.”

Edward Valente chemistry professor

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Congratulations to Kevin Chung & Kevin Su who were made members of the Body of Christ and initiated into the Catholic Church through the

Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist at last Saturday’s

Easter Vigil celebration!

From your friends at Campus Ministry

Portland welcomes new archbishop in Chiles Center

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Left: Archbishop Alexander King Sample was installed as the Eleventh Archbishop of Portland in the Chiles Center on Tuesday. Right: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, at left, for-mer UP director of Public Safety, participated in the mass. Here, he holds the Book of the Gospels up to Sample.

The committee identified faculty and staff as the most vulnerable section of the UP community. According to committee members, ambiguity about UP’s official stance on sexual orientation is the primary source of fear. The Nondiscrimination Policy does not include sexual orientation. The Statement on Inclusion does, but it is not legally binding.

McRee said the two separate

policies on inclusion have made people wary.

“Having multiple statements muddies the waters,” said McRee. “The communication isn’t as open as I’d like.”

Elayne Shapiro, communication studies professor and committee member, agreed that the element of confidentiality at the hearings helped people speak freely.

“It was very open, it was very trusting, it was very emotional,” Shapiro said.

The committee has been open

to other forms of input, from private letters to anonymous survey results. About 30 submissions from faculty, staff and alumni have been submitted electronically already. A final PACI listening session for students will be held on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the Buckley Center Auditorium, but community input will still be welcomed through other channels.

So far the PACI listening sessions have reaped encouraging responses. About 90 people –staff, students and faculty – have

attended the sessions so far.There is a general sense that

at the listening sessions are powerful ways of legitimizing the concerns of the UP community.

“The creation of the committees essentially communicates that these issues are worth talking about,” McRee said. “The University is taking us seriously, and it’s taking its commitment to the inclusion policy seriously.”

The basic model of the sessions is to gather community feedback which will be organized by the

committee members. Along with an examination of policy, law, Holy Cross doctrine, Catholic documents and the attitudes of other universities, the feedback would be presented along with recommendations to Beauchamp. The president is expected to share these recommendations with his leadership cabinet, and possibly to the Board of Regents.

“I think this is a momentous time in the University’s history, and I think it’s wonderful the kinds of feedback we’ve been hearing,” Myers said.

UP’s School of Engineering requires all graduating senior engineers to complete a yearlong senior design project. Students within the engineering tracks of mechanical, electrical, computer science and civil work in teams to create and design projects in their discipline.

Engineers build senior design projectsKate Stringer

Staff Writerstringer14@up.edu

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(Above) Mechanical en-gineering seniors David Lee, Jordan Heintz, Me-lissa Ishii, Victor Torres and Juliana Flores pose with their mechanical hand testing apparatus for their senior design project.

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Senior Kelly Han with her engineering project, the Posture Pedometer Cummerbund. Once the project is complete, it will help improve a person’s posture.

Team Members: Kelly Han, Kyle Mauer, Kevin Vo

Sitting at desks all summer got se-niors Kelly Han, Kyle Mauer and Kevin Vo concerned about their posture.

“We were trying to think of some-thing we could do, and we wanted it to be useful,” Han said. “We realized that after a long eight-hour day we’d been sitting horribly and our backs would hurt, so it just seemed like a good idea.”

This good idea turned out to be the Posture Pedometer Cummerbund, a de-vice that aids both posture and physical activity. The Posture Pedometer Cum-merbund consists of a fabric belt that is worn around the upper waist. When a person slouches, motors similar to ones in a phone vibrate to inform the wearer she is slouching.

Additionally, the device includes a

pedometer to count the wearer’s steps throughout the day.

While Han has worked on other proj-ects during her time as an engineering student, she enjoyed the opportunity her senior design project gave to build some-thing from scratch.

“It was our first experience designing something completely on our own and trying to figure out how to do it, working through all the problems that might come up,” Han said.

To build their project, the team had to learn how to use an Arduino microcon-troller, which is a small on-chip com-puter. The microcontroller uses its own programming language that the team hadn’t experienced prior to building their project.

Han, Mauer and Vo will be presenting their Posture Pedometer Cummerbund on Founders Day.

Team Members: Jordan Heintz, David Lee, Victor Torres, Juliana Flores, Melissa Ishii

Jordan Heintz may eventually have a patent on his senior design project.

Heintz’s group is designing a specialized eating tool for people with Parkinson’s dis-ease. The eating utensil is designed to coun-terbalance the shaking hands of an individual with Parkinson’s so eating is less of a battle.

Heintz hopes his group can eventually get the eating utensil out on the market and sell it as a nonprofit so that people with Parkinson’s can benefit from their tool.

“Just to see [individuals with Parkinson’s] and their excitement I guess would be the whole goal,” Heintz said.

The Parkinson’s eating tool has been a senior design project in the past. However, Heintz’s team is working to improve several flaws in the tool, one being that the original design was too bulky.

“The thing about engineering is that you

can always do better, it’s just [a matter of] when you want to stop,” Heintz said.

To improve the design, the team had people with Parkinson’s disease test their utensil and give feedback.

Heintz found that transforming work and design into a physical product was the most satisfying.

“It’s one thing to see all the calculations on paper or to model it on the computer, but to have the physical thing in someone else’s hands [was the most exciting part]” Heintz said.

Each engineering group receives $300 from the dean of the school of engineering, accord-ing to Heintz. However, the group used about $1,000 of their industrial adviser’s 3-D print money to produce prototypes of the utensil. Heitz said groups that need more money can go to the dean with requests.

Heintz, Lee, Torres, Flores and Ishii will present their Parkinson’s Eating Tool on Founders Day.

Team Members: Brett Cates, Devon Sul-livan, Moussa Gloyd, Trevor Webber, Zach Marsh, Caleb Patterson, Preston Longoni

While UP makes plans for its new recreation center, a group of civil engi-neering students already has it built – in theory.

Brett Cates’ senior design project is to create a theoretical recreational center for UP. Although UP has its own group of engineers working on designs for the rec center, Cates’ group still met with James Lyons, vice president for univer-sity relations, to align their project with UP’s vision for their new rec center.

The group designed everything from the structure of the building to where basketball courts and swimming pools would be placed.

Cates said that instead of picking their project, his team was assigned to design the UP rec center.

“We basically just got handed a pam-phlet that had a really rough sketch of the floor plan of the building and were told to go with it,” Cates said.

For a group of seven, finding a time for everyone to meet was the most chal-lenging part. In the span of a week there is only a two hour section of time avail-able for all the team members to meet.

Even though the group won’t be building a tangible structure, they still used money from their budget to buy a license for Google Sketch-up, a 3-D modeling program to design buildings.

Cates enjoyed working on the de-signs of the rec center, especially being able to use computer programs at the Portland structural engineering firm De-genkolb to further design the project.

Cates, Sullivan, Gloyd, Webber, Marsh, Patterson and Longoni will have a poster on Founders Day on their de-signs for UP’s rec center.

Photo courtesy of Trevor Webber

The civil engineering group designed a recreation center for UP. Their project is theoretical, but their designs are similar to those of UP’s to-be rec center.

Mechanical engineering – Parkinson’s Eating Tool

Electrical engineering – The Posture Pedometer Cummerbund

Civil engineering – UP Recreation Center

LIVING6 April 4, 2013

After a successful year, UP’s Speech and Debate Union is climbing the national ranks, with sophomore Katie Wilson placing in the top 10 percent at a national tournament earlier this month.

The Speech and Debate Union competed in Pi Kappa Delta’s National Tournament in St. Louis, Mo. against 89 other teams. Se-niors Valerie Schiller and Beau Woodward, junior John Russell and Wilson competed individu-ally in the International Public Debate event. Wilson finished in the top eight of more than 400 and the top 10 percent.

The UP team debates as part of the Individual Public Debate Association (IPDA). Debaters are only given 30 minutes to re-search and prepare arguments on an assigned topic before debating.

Wilson said the open prepara-tion format emphasizes the im-portance of using teammates as resources.

“You have to have a really good team dynamic,” Wilson said. “You’re allowed the help of your team and the internet, so you don’t have to know everything about everything.”

Wilson said the 30 minutes spent preparing can become tense with so many people trying to prepare arguments.

“It is really helpful to have everyone around,” said Wilson, a political science major. “I’d say that 60 percent of our team is ma-joring in philosophy or political science or communications, but we also have engineers and bio and environmental science ma-jors. It’s a really good advantage that the University of Portland has because we aren’t just politi-cal science people.”

Woodward said team success relies on individual team mem-bers earning points toward the team total.

“Our competitions are nor-mally set up kind of like track,” Woodward said. “We are all competing as individuals, but we score points as a team.”

Woodward said the strong per-sonalities on the team can create tension.

“It gets heated every once in a while, but we still like each oth-er,” Woodward said. “But we do approach it as kind of mercenar-ies. Like if we have any disagree-ments, we know that it just lives within that area.”

Wilson said debaters are stub-born by nature, which contributes to the conflict in situations.

“It’s hard to convince a de-

bater that they’re wrong on any-thing,” Wilson said. “I’ve lost a lot of debate rounds, but I’ve never been wrong.”

Wilson said the positive team dynamic comes from time spent together outside of debate prac-tices.

“Last semester we went hiking together,” Wilson said, “which ended up not being that awesome, because none of us are athletic except for like two people on our team.”

Wilson said the interactions outside practice are essential to building trust.

“If I don’t know that much about [something], but I have to talk about it, you basically just have to trust that your team is giv-ing you is good information and good arguments,” Wilson said.

Brian Simmons, communica-tions professor and co-director of the Speech and Debate Union, said many factors make this year’s team successful.

“The University naturally at-tracts students that are highly in-telligent, and many of them have the kind of personalities and skill sets that lend themselves to suc-cess in debate,” Simmons said. “The fact that they get along with each other as well as they do only adds to that success.”

Simmons said the team’s strength is rooted in the students’ passion for debate.

“Each member is there com-pletely voluntarily,” Simmons said. “They don’t receive any scholarship money or any other significant compensation for what they do. So that means that all the work that they put in, they do because they enjoy participating and they perceive they get some-thing out of it.”

Speech and Debate Union finishes with success Katie Wilson placed in the top 10 percent at the national tournament earlier this month

Lydia LaytheStaff Writer

laythe16@up.edu

Photo courtesy of Katie Wilson

(From left to right) Sophomore Chelsea Roberts, freshman Nikki Carter, sophomore Katie Wilson, fresh-man Anna murphy and junior Ashlyn Seda.

“It’s hard to convince a debater that they’re wrong on anything. But I’ve never been wrong.

Katie Wilsonsophomore

Photo courtesy of Katie Wilson

(From left to right) Sophomore Chelsea Roberts, sophomore Elizabeth Hartley, junior John Russelland senior Valerie Schiller.(Below from left to right) Freshman Arthur Hammer, junior Logan Heyerly, coaches Esther and Bohn Lattin, senior Valerie Schiller, sophomore Katie Wilson, sophomore Chelsea Roberts, freshman Nikki Carter, junior Ashlyn Seda, junior John Russell and junior Beau Woodward.

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Entertain Me: “The Host,” a new kind of alien flick

On March 14, former Pilot Chris Siegfried probably sipped some champagne and wore a fan-cy suit while he lounged around a mansion making awkward small talk with strangers. While the de-tails are not yet released, social media has speculated that Sei-gfried was one of several young lads to meet television’s newest eligible sweetheart.

While this information cannot be confirmed with Seigfried due to confidentiality agreements with the producers, according to blog-ger “Reality Steve” or Steve Car-bone and wetpaint.com, March 14 was the night Siegfried started his journey as a contestant on “The Bachelorette.” As a contestant on “The Bachelorette,” Siegfried is wine-and-dining Desiree Hart-sock, the season nine bachelor-ette, while competing against 20 other men to win her affection.

Siegfried is a native of Mc-Minnville, Ore. and started his education at UP in 2005. At UP, Siegfried was a walk-on left-handed pitcher for Pilots baseball. UP baseball coach Christopher Sperry remembers Siegfried well.

“Left-handed pitchers have a reputation for being a little goofy, and Chris was certainly a left handed pitcher in the regard,”

Sperry said. “He was a real nice kid who worked his way into a significant role in our program.”

Siegfried also participated in Entrepreneurial Scholars at UP, a program in which students are se-lected and mentored to build busi-ness and networking skills.

“The type of people that go into the e-scholar program are the people who see opportunities and they pursue them, and Chris is that kind of person,” said Robin Anderson, director of the e-schol-ars program.

During his junior year, Sieg-fried signed on as a minor league

pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and played for them from 2007-2011. Taking this opportunity meant putting his degree on hold while pursuing his baseball career. Ac-cording to Siegfried’s LinkedIn account, he completed his B.B.A. in Economics from UP in 2012 and now calls Seattle, Wash.

home. It’s no secret that the “The

Bachelorette” producers go out of their way to find good-looking candidates for the show, and Sieg-fried seems to fit the bill, as he is a lifestyle model for Portland-based Option Model and Media.

Neither Sperry nor Anderson are surprised to hear that Sieg-fried is going to be a contestant on “The Bachelorette.”

“Chris was a guy that enjoyed modeling and seemed to have an interest in being in front of the camera, so I was not really sur-prised to hear this,” Sperry said.

Anderson attributed Sieg-fried’s involvement with the show to his proactive personality.

“I see him as a person who says this would be kind of fun, this would be interesting, I’m go-ing to go for it. That’s the kind of personality he has,” Anderson said.

“The Bachelorette” will pre-miere on May 20, but spoilers including a list of the other can-didates and the locations of their dates may be found at realitys-teve.com and wetpaint.com.

Looking for love...on reality TVFormer Pilot Chris Siegfried to be a contestant on “The Bachelorette”

“I see him as a person who says this would be kind of fun, this would be interest-ing, I’m going to go for it. That’s the kind of personal-ity he has.”

Robin AndersonDean of the School of Business

Disclaimer: I hate alien movies. I really have never enjoyed watching movies about aliens or those that have to do with aliens be-cause they are usually war movies, or just plain weird. When “The Host,” a book written by “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer, was pub-lished, I was skeptical because it was an alien book. But I finally gave in and read it this year knowing the movie was coming out, and I have to say I was completely mesmerized. The best part about the movie adaptation was that all the reasons why I loved the book were in the movie.

“The Host” is basically your typical alien invasion except that it is told from the perspec-tive of Wanda, a peaceful alien, who inhabits the body of a member of the resistance, Mela-nie. When Wanda takes over Melanie’s body, Melanie does not disappear but remains alive in Wanda’s mind as she convinces Wanda to join the resistance.

Of course, there is a love triangle. Well, actually a love box. And of course, there is fighting because it wouldn’t be an alien movie without the fighting. However, it is also a story about the purity of love and the value of the hu-man race. When you match this unique story-line with the amazing acting, the raw emotions that are found in almost every scene and the fantastic book-to-film adaptation, you have the equation for a successful and epic movie.

If you are skeptical of alien movies or skep-tical of Stephenie Meyer, take my word for it: this is nothing close to Twilight. The cinema-tography is superb, the actors are amazing, and the whole film is truly captivating. If you’re looking for a movie to see, I highly recommend “The Host,” no matter what genre you are look-ing for.

-Shellie Adams

Hannah KintnerStaff Writer

kintner13@up.edu

Photo courtesy of wetpaint.com

Former Pilot Chris Siegfried is a candidate in the ninth season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” which premieres Monday, May 20 at 9 p.m. eastern time. After the premiere, the show will move to its regu-larly scheduled timeslot on Mondays at 8 p.m. eastern time.

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UP: Major Breakdown

The average starting salary for this year’s class is $44,928. 2013 graduates will have a 5.3 percent improvement in their starting salary as compared to their 2012 colleagues, accord-ing to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ (NACE) April 2013 Salary Sur-vey.

Engineers: $62,535Engineers are the highest

earning major post-gradua-tion, with an average salary of $62,535. One of the reasons this number is so high is that petro-leum engineering majors, a ma-jor not offered at UP, have a start-ing salary of $93,500.

Junior mechanical engineer Caitlin Forinash was attracted to engineering because of her love for math and science.

“I did robotics in high school and it was so fun,” Forinash said. “I really liked the people I worked with and I liked physics and math.”

Forinash isn’t aware of how competitive the job market is for engineers but points out that there is always a demand.

“There’s always a need for [engineers],” Forinash said. “A lot of the seniors I know have jobs lined up after graduation.”

Computer science: $59,977Senior Michael Liedtke will work at Amazon in Seattle after

graduation and will be making a little more than the projected in-come for starting-out computer science majors.

Liedtke became interested in computer science after doing computer programming in high school. He considers the size of his paycheck an added bonus but said it was not an important fac-tor when deciding what to major in.

Depending on the company, computer science can vary in its competitiveness.

“Start-ups and existing com-panies will realize they need to adapt to the modern age and will be looking for fresh graduates,” Liedtke said.

Business: $54,234Senior accounting major

Bridget Brown admits that while the amount of money she would eventually make was a consider-ation in her decision to major in accounting, it was not her num-ber one reason.

“I picked accounting because it seemed the best way to under-stand business; it’s the side where the cash is flowing through the organization,” Brown said.

According to Brown, ac-counting can be very competi-tive. Getting internships like the one she got at UP’s fall recruit-ing are important for getting a job. Some companies offer their interns jobs after graduation. Brown said she will work for her current internship company, KPMG LLP, after graduation and will have a starting salary in the mid $40,000 dollars.

$62,535$59,977

$54,234

$49,713

$43,145

$42,724

$40,480

$37,058

Kate StringerStaff Writer

stringer14@up.edu

Data according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Majors making money

Is it more important to do a job that you love or to make good money? Some UP students are pursuing a specific degree to fulfill their need to be doing something they love. Others feel they need to make a significant amount of money to be happy in their careers.

Freshman business and Span-ish major Troy Attinasi said he is double majoring to get a mix of love and money.

“I’ve always been interested in business because that is how the world functions, but it’s also good for making money and having a solid job,” Attinasi said. “Learn-ing another language lets you ex-perience things in a different way. You learn about culture and a way of life that’s completely different than what you’re used to.”

Similarly, freshman Tara Egan is majoring in both music and bi-ology. Biology will prepare her for medical school and music will satisfy her creative side.

“I’m still at the five-year-old stage where I want to do so many different jobs. But I do want to be a doctor,” Egan said. “I’m also majoring in music because I didn’t want to give it up. I love learning about music.”

Some students pursue specific majors hoping to get a high-pay-ing job that will allow them to live comfortably and pursue their passions on the side.

“I want to be stable in my job so that I can end up doing the things that I love,” freshman business major Jessica Yutrzenka said. “I don’t want to have to wor-ry about not being able to support myself.”

Other students have the ul-timate goal of helping others in their job. Sarah Weedin, a sopho-more elementary education ma-jor, knows she wants to make a difference in children’s lives as her teachers did for her.

“I want to inspire. My life has been shaped by teachers. They have helped make me so much of who I am,” said Weedin. “I want to give that back.”

Taylor TobinStaff Writer

tobint16@up.edu

Engineering

Math and Science

SPECIAL SECTION

For Love or Money?

Svs.

Engineering 18%

Education 5.2%

Gen. 4%

Undeclared 4%

Nursing 16% Business 15.9%

PHL. 5%English 2.6%

PFA 1.8% History 1.9%

Comm. 4.3%

Env. Science 1.7%

Biology 11.7%

Chemistry 3.2%

Poli. Sci. 2%

PHY. 0.4%

Soc/Behav. Sci 8.6%

THE 0.4%

Engineering has become the most popular major at UP, followed by nursing and then business.

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Major Stereotypes

“It’s assumed that we like helping people, and

that we all want to start a social movement.”

Madison BlakeSocial Work

David SumadaPsychology

“Sometimes people ask us, ‘If I hang out with you, are you going to psychoanalyze me?’”

“An education major is sometimes considered the major to pick if you don’t

know what you want to do with your life.”

Kimberlee TurnerSpanish and Ed.

Luke KempEnv. Science

“There’s a stereotype that engineers are all spectrum

losers, and [they] have more work than everyone

else.”

“People think that we don’t work very hard —

and that we’re just in it for the money.”

Bamirse PapranikuBusiness

Tony AguilarEnv. Science

“There’s not much about music majors, other than when they start talking about music they never

shut up.”

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We asked “What are some stereotypes about majors?”

Nicole SimmonsEngineering

“[CS Majors] mostly guys with a lot of facial pimples, mostly likely wear glasses, high-waisted pants, and

new balances.”

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Dylan TaitanoMech. Engineering

“We’re thought to be shy, introverted, and that we

hardly go outside becasue we’re too busy studying.”

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Last week, 350 UP students shared their stereotypes about different majors through a Beacon survey.

Check out the results in the graphs and comment online to share whether

you agree that Engineering majors have the least fun and Performing

and Fine Arts majors are most likely to be crashing at their parents’ after

graduation.

4.62%

6.94%

4.62%

44.51%

25.72%

25.14%

17.63%

31.52%

1.15%

1.72%

33.52%

1.15%

28.65%

41.26%

3.16%

33.91%

30.17%

2.30%

31.52%

3.45%

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30.46%

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Josh Cleary is a sophomore who loves sports and plans on entering the military upon graduation. He is also a nursing ma-jor and a minority in his field. He faces stereotypes about his choice of major, but also a nursing program that has welcomed him with open arms.

“I was originally planning on being a firefighter paramedic,” Cleary said. “But nursing is completely different. There’s a lot of unexplored territory and a lot of op-portunities for me.”

Cleary had a lot of success applying to nursing schools, even over equally quali-fied female applicants.

“Especially being a white male, it’s one of the first times in my life I’ve ever been a minority,” Cleary said. “With how competitive a field it is, it’s definitely an advantage being a male.”

Cleary’s goal is to serve with the Ma-rine Corps as a combat flight nurse. There are countless opportunities for nurses in all kinds of fields that could use more males.

Nursing can be very physically de-manding; nurses often have to do a lot of heavy lifting and moving. In these kinds of scenarios, it’s helpful to have male nurses on board. However, many people hold ste-reotypes about men in nursing.

“It’s definitely one of the stereotypes

that if you’re a male nurse, you’re prob-ably homosexual,” Cleary said. “[When I tell people I’m a nurse] they’re either like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so exciting!’ or ‘You must be gay.’”

But nursing is a demanding profession that the public tends to underestimate.

“Growing up, I thought nurses were just the doctor’s aid, but knowing what’s required in and of itself defeats any criti-cism,” Cleary said. “

Emilia Holbik emigrated to the U.S. from Slovakia when she was two years old. She plays piano, sings in the chapel choir and is highly involved with her faith. Holbik’s favorite subject has been math since she was little, and now she is a com-puter science major with a math minor, one of two women in her class.

“I decided to pursue computer science because it’s a perfect melding of computer work and math,” Holbik said.

When Holbik tells others about her choice of major, they often react with sur-prise.

“The only two ladies in the comput-er science department are myself and a friend,” Holbik said. “It can be surprising to other people that I am a minority and still pursuing the major.”

Holbik feels that the computer science program would benefit from more women providing a different perspective.

“Men and women bring different skills to the table,” Holbik said.

However, many people hold stereo-types about what a computer science ma-jor looks like, and for most it doesn’t in-volve a young, intelligent woman.

“There is a stereotype on computer sci-ence majors about the bro-grammer, who is a kind of a chauvinist male who does

push-ups while programming and works without a shirt,” Holbik said. “The other stereotype is a pale, male nerd with pocket protectors, big glasses and a plaid shirt.”

The diversity of professors at UP has helped Holbik and others defeat those ste-reotypes.

“I never thought I would be a com-puter science major coming into the Uni-versity because I thought, ‘I can’t do it. It’s not me. I don’t fit in,’ but slowly that changed,” Holbik said.

Junior Caroline Pisani is a mechanical engineering major with a minor in biol-ogy. She originally wanted to be a doctor but realized she was more geared towards engineering because of her love of math and hands-on work.

“What I’m hoping to do is design pros-thetics,” Pisani said. “That’s kind of a way to incorporate the engineering and medi-cal world, which is something I’d be really passionate about.”

Like other students who are minorities in their field, people are often surprised to hear Pisani is majoring in mechanical en-gineering.

“At first I feel like you have to prove yourself to show that you’re on par with everyone else and you can contribute equally,” Pisani said. “I feel now I’m equally respected. I have great guy friends in my classes and they know that I am smart and I can contribute.”

Pisani feels stereotypes about engi-neers can discourage young women from pursuing the major.

“Nerdy, maybe glasses, doesn’t talk a lot, introverted — that’s the stereotype. People are surprised to realize we’re actu-ally normal people!” Pisani said.

Pisani says women in engineering need to be persistent.

“You’re going to be discouraged some-times, and sometimes you will find people who can’t get over you being a girl and may talk down to you a bit. I’ve defi-nitely had experiences like that,” Pisani said. “But you just gotta shake it off and keep going, especially if you’re passion-ate about it. It shouldn’t matter what other people say to you.”

David Rinella is a sophomore with a double major in secondary education and English hoping to teach English in a high school. He often finds himself as the only male in his education classes.

“I had excellent teachers in high school,” Rinella said. “I thought, ‘If they can do that, I can do that too!’ Maybe I could do what they did for me for some other kid.”

When Rinella mentions he’s an educa-tion major, he is often met with surprise and stereotypes.

“People think I’m gay a lot. Other than that, I’ve had one or two people think I’m doing it just to meet girls,” Rinella said. “I’ve had people assume that I want to teach science or P.E. The idea of not only wanting to teach, but wanting to teach in a field that is not deemed ‘manly’ tends to get weird responses.”

Rinella thinks many people hold the stereotype that teachers are female be-cause most K-8 teachers are women.

“I think there are a lot of young guys who would be great teachers. But because they haven’t had [a male teacher] growing up, they don’t think to themselves, ‘Hey, I could do that.’” Rinella said.

However, he firmly believes a more balanced representation of men and wom-

en in classrooms both in K-8 and high school would be beneficial because some kids relate better to teachers who are the same or opposite gender as they are.

Overall, Rinella feels that defeating gender stereotypes is key.

“Kids really need to learn [they] can be anything [they] want,” Rinella said. “Gen-der doesn’t matter.”

Engineering21% Female 79% Male

Nursing90% Female 10% Male

Education85% Female 15% Male

Arts and Sciences66% Female 34% Male

Minorities in Majors

Caroline PisaniMechanical Engineering

Josh ClearyNursing

Emilia HolbikComputer Science

David RinellaSecondary Ed. & English

Students share experiences as gender minorities in their majors

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Congratulations, Fr. Mark DeMott, C.S.C.

On your ordination to the priesthood on

Saturday, April 6, 2013

From Your Friends in Campus Ministry

FAITH & FELLOWSHIP14 April 4, 2013

Just ten years ago, Ships-tad hall director Mark DeMott thought he might become a doc-tor, but since then his life has gone in a different direction. On April 6, DeMott will stand before the bishop at the University of Notre Dame to be ordained as a Holy Cross priest.

As an undergraduate in the class of 2002, DeMott was in the pre-med program at Notre Dame and also studied philosophy and theology on the side.

“I had never gotten to go to Catholic high school, so it was fun to have a chance to get to study some of that stuff,” DeMott said.

He had his first encounter with religious life when he took a service trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico during the summer of his sophomore year. DeMott worked alongside a religious community, The Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd, to help people who were homeless or had drug and alcohol addictions.

“At the end of the summer, I didn’t really feel like I wanted to be a Little Brother of the Good Shepherd,” DeMott said. “But I was starting to get interested in

the way that the church dedicated itself to serve the poor.”

DeMott’s new interest in the service of the church inspired him to seek more service oppor-tunities through Notre Dame and to grow closer in fellowship with members of Holy Cross.

“The most important way that I started thinking about becom-ing part of Holy Cross was by getting to know the brothers and priests in the seminaries,” De-Mott said.

All Holy Cross religious men attend the Moreau Seminary at Notre Dame.

While discerning priesthood, DeMott worked as a campus minister at St. Xavier University in Chicago for two years after graduation. Then he returned to Notre Dame for a Master of Di-vinity while working as an as-sistant hall director. His time of discernment included prayer, reflection and discussions with family and members of the Holy Cross community.

In 2009, after a year in the seminary as a postulant and one as a novice, DeMott took his first vows of “poverty, chastity, and obedience.” As explained by the Holy Cross website, taking a vow of poverty means “witness[ing] to a reliance on the Lord through a commitment of our goods to the

common use of the community.” The vows were renewed annually until DeMott’s ordination as a deacon.

Typically, a seminarian will earn a Master of Divinity dur-ing his time as a novice, but since DeMott had already earned his, he got to work rather than go to school.

“My most unique experience in the seminary was certainly my experience in East Africa,” De-Mott said.

Holy Cross began minister-ing in East Africa in 1958, and the presence of Holy Cross has grown tremendously since then.

“It’s in Uganda, it’s in Ke-nya, or in Tanzania and most of the people involved over there now are African.” DeMott said. “So it’s no longer American or Canadian missionaries serving there, but it’s African Holy Cross priests and brothers serving the church.”

DeMott taught at Holy Cross Lake View secondary school in Jinja, Uganda from the summer of 2011 to the summer of 2012. On Aug 25, 2012 DeMott took his final vows and was ordained as a deacon the next day. The or-der of Holy Cross gave DeMott and the two other deacons in his class assignments. DeMott’s was to come to UP.

DeMott’s journey to priest-hood will be completed at Notre Dame on April 6 in the company of 15 to 20 UP priests, brothers, faculty and staff. UP students Claire Cummings and Sean Johnston will present DeMott to the bishop for his ordination.

Cummings, a resident as-sistant in Shipstad, often talks with DeMott about ministering to her peers and growing as an RA and as a person. She is look-ing forward to her first visit to the University of Notre Dame and describes the opportunity as an honor.

“The amount of selfless love he has for his students is just overwhelming, and we’re going to try to communicate that to the bishop before he gets ordained,” Cummings said.

DeMott will give his first mass or “Mass of Thanksgiving” in the Chapel of Christ the teach-er on April 21 at 9 p.m.

While DeMott is not certain what Holy Cross has in mind for his first year of priesthood, he expects that he will return to UP next year.

“One of the things I think that’s fun for me in Holy Cross is you trust the Holy Spirit and you trust that whatever comes will be something that you enjoy do-ing,” DeMott said. “I have yet to

find anything in Holy Cross that I don’t like.”

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Jamaica KincaidThursday, April 4, 2013Buckley Center Auditorium • 7:30 p.m., free and open to all

The University of Portland’s Arthur M. and Dorothy D. Schoenfeldt Visiting Writers Series presents novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid, born in Antigua, is the author most recently of the novel See Now Then; among her other lyrical and honestbooks are the story collection At the Bottom of the River, the novel Annie John, and Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya.

The University’s Schoenfeldt Series, founded in 1988 by the late Father Arthur Schoenfeldt, C.S.C., has brought many of the finestwriters in America to campus to talk with students, alumni, faculty, and neighbors; among our previous guests have been National Book Award winners Peter Matthiessen and Barry Lopez ’94 hon., Oregon legends Ursula Le Guin and William Stafford,and the wonderful poets Kathleen Norris and Pattiann Rogers. The Series’ fall semester guest is novelist and essayist David JamesDuncan ’04 hon., on October 24; the spring 2014 visitor will be noted poet Louise Gluck, on February 13. For information on the Series, contact Brian Doyle, editor of Portland Magazine, at bdoyle@up.edu, 503.943.8225.

Hannah KintnerStaff Writer

kintner13@up.edu

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In February, a group of UP students dubbed Redefine Purple Pride commanded the attention of the administration.

Their online petition ad-dressed to Fr. Beauchamp and the Board of Regents called on the University to change the Nondiscrimination Policy to in-clude sexual orientation and gen-der identity.

Their demonstration included about 100 people, including fac-ulty, marching in front of Wald-schmidt, making it impossible for the University to ignore their cause.

If there is any time for the University to listen, it is now.

It took 100 students marching for something better and more than 1,000 signatures on the pe-tition, but finally, the University is listening.

The Ad Hoc Presidential Ad-visory Committee on Inclusion (PACI), composed of faculty, staff and students, has hosted

three community listening ses-sions, with another this evening, to hear what students think are the problems at UP and what can be done to achieve a more inclu-sive and diverse environment here.

Three happened earlier this week, and the last one takes place today.

The Ad Hoc PACI will take the testimony gathered from the UP community back to Fr. Beauchamp and his leadership cabinet for consideration.

The first two sessions – one for staff and one for students – were held this week. The student session was attended by about 20 people.

Yet, as ASUP is throwing its support behind changing the Nondiscrimination Policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity with Resolution 13-06, administrators declined to meet with them to discuss the legal ramifications of the resolu-

tion becoming a reality.With the absence of the ad-

ministration’s input, ASUP ex-pects to vote on this resolution during their next meeting.

They are also currently in the process of discussing Resolution 13-10, which asks for an Office of Inclusion on campus – a safe place where students can talk to trained professionals about is-sues they have concerning dis-crimination, inclusion and diver-sity.

Clearly, the students care about this issue.

Clearly, the staff and faculty who attended listening sessions care about this issue.

And finally, the University is listening.

They are making an effort to see why some students feel that the residence halls are not in-clusive or welcoming of diverse groups.

To see why some students feel silenced by the inappropri-

ate comments made in class by some professors and laughed at by students.

To see why some students think diversity is barely ac-knowledged at this school.

To see why some staff and faculty share these feelings.

The University is listening, and its community has a lot to say about what needs to change.

We only hope that the Uni-versity doesn’t stop with just lis-tening – that they take what they learn and turn it into changes at this school that will address the needs students, faculty and staff alike have expressed.

Students have united over the issue of the Nondiscrimination Policy like never before at UP.

There has been a petition, a demonstration and student gov-ernment support.

Students have shared their own thoughts about diversity at UP, and they don’t stop at chang-ing the Nondiscrimination Poli-cy. Students and staff at UP want a campus that is more inclusive of all the school’s diverse com-munity members.

The Ad Hoc PACI is listen-ing, and we hope that adminis-tration and the Board of Regents respond with more than just an open ear, but with action.

The time for change is now more than ever before.

Listening is the first step, but it doesn’t stop there.

Last Ad Hoc PACI Student Community Listening Session: Thursday April 5 in BC Aud, 5-6 p.m. with Kirsten Rivera and Robert Duff

Be real and embrace your imperfections

“Hi, how are you?” “I’m good. How are you?” “I’m good.” “Cool. How was your break?” “Good. How was yours?” “Good.”

Okay, I’m already bored to tears. Would you just tell me how you’re really feeling? If I have to have one more meaningless con-versation about grades or tests or how “good” I am, I’m going to explode. Isn’t there anything else we can talk about? Does anyone want to have an actual, meaning-ful conversation instead of just

making pointless small talk?It seems to me that we’re all

just chit-chatting about things that don’t matter so we can keep ourselves at a safe distance from the things that do. It starts from the beginning of the conversa-tion. If someone asks you how you are, you say that you’re do-ing well. But what if you’re not? Why can’t we say, “You know, I’m actually feeling pretty down today.” What would be the harm in that? Then we would have the opportunity to ask why and learn something new about someone else, something with depth.

But many people seem con-tent with shallow conversations and shallow relationships, never truly getting to know others or letting others see who they truly

are. We don’t connect on a hu-man level with each other any-more, if we even interact at all. I mean, why would you try and have a deep conversation about someone’s life when you can just stalk their Facebook? That’s con-nection…right?

But what we fail to realize is we’re only letting people see us on a surface level. Our Facebook is our tailored, perfect version of ourselves and we display it proudly to the world both online and in real life.

The truth is, I’m not a perfect person. I have plenty of flaws, as does everyone else. I have bad days, just like everyone else. Sometimes I feel cranky for no reason or I get in a petty argu-ment with a friend. Sometimes I

can be overly emotional. Some-times I feel alone. I think the most disturbing part of it all is not only are we ashamed to admit these things to others, but we’re also ashamed to admit them to ourselves.

It’s easier to be fake. It’s easi-er to show the perfectly polished version of you to the world and thereby keep everyone at a dis-tance. It’s no wonder people feel so isolated or like they can’t be themselves. We’re living and in-teracting with a world of robots.

I would offer an alternative. Run an experiment. Be real with people for one day. Say how you really feel about things. Don’t censor yourself. Wear what you feel like wearing, even if you’re not sure if it looks good or if it’s in style. Let your flaws show. It’s scary, I know. But it’s not a crime to be human. Yes, people might be surprised or taken aback or uncomfortable, but you may be

Amanda MunroStaff Commentary

See Be yourself , page 17

“It’s easier to be fake. It’s easier to show the perfectly polished version of you to the world and thereby keep everyone at a distance. It’s no wonder people feel so isolated or like they can’t be themselves.”

Amanda Munrosophomore

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“We don’t talk.”

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“That’s such a useless major, what are you

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Sixty degrees and sunshine to basically anywhere that isn’t the Pacific Northwest would just be another sunny day in early spring. Around here, it is grounds for people to walk around in shorts, tank tops and short skirts.

When it gets past 60 degrees here, everyone thinks it’s okay to walk around in summer clothes like we live in Arizona or Hawaii. We don’t! It’s warm for about an hour and then its back to being cold enough for jeans and sweat-shirts. Just because the high tem-perature says 63 doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way for more than a tiny window of time.

I have no desire to see girls walking around in tiny shorts that barely cover any part of them just because it’s sunny out. That mixed with guys who wear

bro tanks that say anything like “suns out guns out” make me want to hide in my room. I see way more of people than is ap-propriate when it gets partially nice out.

I will be the first one to admit that I love the sun a million times more than the rain and grey skies we normally get around here, but I don’t believe I can wear shorts and tank tops around. If you want to go lay out and tan I definitely think shorts and tank tops are ac-ceptable, but if you aren’t, wear jeans at least.

In the summer when it’s warm and 80 degrees every day, I will never be caught in anything other than shorts, but it’s not that time. It’s still time to wear jeans, t-shirts and sweatshirts. For those of you not from this area, the rain will continue to come down until June at least. Don’t put away your leggings, jackets and rain boots quite yet.

Katie Dunn is a freshman business administration major. She can be reached at dunn16@up.edu.

It’s not that hot in here

Katie DunnStaff Commentary

Like many other raised-but-not-practicing Catholics, I de-cided to go to Mass on Easter Sunday. My friend and I decid-ed to go to the Sunday service, wanting to attend the Pilots vs. Thorns game instead of the Sat-urday Vigil. On Sunday morning, we walked over to the Chapel of Christ the Teacher, but instead of finding no room at the inn, found no seat in the chapel.

We looked around and no-ticed many family members that filled the seats usually empty or taken by students during the Sunday night service I’ve previ-ously attended. It looked like all of the open seats were reserved with purses or programs. As my friend and I are not religious, we decided to head back instead of standing for the whole service.

On the way back, I wondered why there was only one Sunday service on one of the most heavily attended days of the year. While

many students at UP go home for break or don’t attend an Easter service, less frequent churchgo-ers are more likely to attend on Easter. To have fewer services on a more popular day seems a little counterproductive.

I understand that all of those involved in the Mass want to spend time with their families or friends on Easter Sunday, and I don’t mean to sound as if they should sacrifice their holiday for those few students unable to find a place during the Easter service. But with the numerous priests and chapels on campus, would it be possible to have a sort of “overflow” Mass?

With the closest Catholic church to UP being Holy Re-deemer about three miles away, it seems like we could take advan-tage of the abundance of chapels on campus for students who don’t have cars. While I know that next year I should probably walk over a bit earlier to ensure getting a seat, I simply think there is an easy solution to account for the stragglers with good intentions.

Hope Dorman is a freshman English major. She can be reached a dorman16@up.edu.

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Last semester, between learn-ing derivatives and preparing for a presentation on Judaism, I carved an ear out of a piece of soap. This was not simply out of spontaneity, but because I was enrolled in Sculpture I. I signed up for the class because I’m someone who needs an artis-tic break in my workload. This semester, I decided to take a piano class to fill that break. I’m

planning to continue this pattern throughout my time at UP.

A lot of students seem wor-ried that they will someday be stuck in a job they don’t genuine-ly enjoy. Some are getting a spe-cific degree in hopes for a high paying job, knowing it may not fulfill their creative ambitions. If you’re stuck with a dilemma like this, don’t spend so much time worrying about it. Instead, spend time pursuing something you enjoy on the side.

If you’re getting a degree in political science in preparation for law school but are pushing other passions to the side, re-member that you probably don’t want to look back and think, “Why didn’t I try that?” or “I

wish I would’ve pursued that.”Maybe I’m just extremely

impressionable, but if you tell me I’m good at painting, I’ll hit the easel for the next week. I of-ten explore new creative outlets and encourage others to. Miss-ing out on an enjoyable aspect of life just because you’re not gutsy enough or don’t make time to try it would suck. If you’re lack-ing fulfillment in your work and you’re unsure of what hobby you would enjoy, leave your com-fort zone (or the comfort of your bed and Netflix.) Try something you’ve always wanted to do.

If you are already doing something you love, good for you! But for those who have trouble acting on inspiration,

remember that you may not dis-cover what you really enjoy do-ing on the first try. You always have the option to pick up a new hobby in addition to or as a re-placement for another one.

If there is something you want to do, don’t push it off until tomorrow. After college you might not have the level of excitement you have for it now. And don’t do it just to achieve recognition from others. Do it because it makes you happy and is meaningful to you.

Taylor Tobin is a freshman business administration major. She can be reached at tobint16@up.edu.

Taylor TobinStaff Commentary

Make time to do what you love

Be yourselfContinued from page 15

surprised by those who aren’t. A lot of people may relate to you. I know I will.

I give you permission to be yourself, to scream and cry and laugh if you want to, to say the “wrong” thing, to express how you truly feel, to speak out, to be completely, unapologeti-cally YOU. I give you permis-sion to liberate yourself from the confines of what you feel you

“should” be. You are perfect in all your imperfections, so show those imperfections to the world. Be real. And inspire someone else to do the same.

What a beautiful world that would be.

Amanda Munro is a sophomore political science major. She can be reached at munroa15@up.edu.

This week in sports

Baseball The Pilots are coming off their first sweep of the season last weekend against Santa Clara. The Pilots won the first game of a double header in close fashion, going into the 10th inning on March 28 before winning 2-1 on a game-winning walk. The Pilots rode the wave into the second game, winning 10-3 on a season high 13 hits. The Pilots squeaked out another close victory on March 30, winning 7-6. Despite the Pilots three-game winning streak, the Pilots were grinded down by No. 6 Oregon State as they lost 7-5. Following the loss, the Pilots throttled Seattle University 13-6 on the road on April 3. The Pilots’ record stands at 12-17 overall, and they hold a 4-2 WCC conference record. The Pilots host heated rival Gonzaga on the diamond this weekend as the play a three-game series on April 5 at 3 p.m. and April 6-7 at 1 p.m.

Men’s TennisThe men’s tennis team had last week off to rest before diving into WCC play this weekend. The squad starts a long home stand, beginning with Loyola Marymount University on April 5 at 9 a.m. The Pilots face Pepperdine on April at 11 a.m. before getting a short break to take on BYU April 11 at 10 a.m. The Pilots record stands at 8-7 overall and hold a 1-2 WCC conference record.

Women’s TennisThe women’s tennis team is currently on their last long road trip to finish up their regular season. The Pilots beat Cal Poly 4-3 on March 29 in a close match throughout. Coming off the close win, the Pilots were shot down by UC Santa Barbra 6-1 on March 30. The team continues their road trip through California this weekend as they take on LMU on April 5 at 1:30 p.m. and on April 6 at 11 a.m.

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Spotlight:Kurt Yinger

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One of the best-kept sports secrets at UP is the men’s lacrosse team. With the 2013 season wrapping up, the team hopes to take its strong 8-1 season far into the postseason in the National Championship in South Carolina.

“We were second place the last two years, so we’re trying to break through and make it to Nationals,” senior midfielder Matt Timm said.

The team is not an NCAA program, so it has to operate in another league with over 200 other teams. The Pilots play as a Division II team in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) and are part of the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League. Southern Oregon University, Whitworth, Western Oregon University and the College of Idaho are in their league.

The Pilots have earned a No. 19 ranking in the MCLA poll. There are three ranked teams in their schedule. One being No. 4 Concordia, their only loss of the season, another being their most recent win, No. 25 Western Washington. They will also play No. 14 Western Oregon on April 13.

The 2012 season gained recognition for the team and awards for some players. Four made the All-Conference team, two received honorable mention for All-American Honors and senior goalie Mike Henry was named MVP of the league.

Senior attacker Ian McAnnis-Entenman leads the team in goals with 38 and sophomore attacker Riley Walsh leads in assists with 14. Henry, the team’s starting goalie, has a .607 save percentage and 85 saves. These players have helped the Pilots win many close games.

“We play when it counts and when it matters, we come through,” Timm said.

Their impressive record and recent history are even more of an accomplishment considering the conditions they have to play under. 9:45 p.m. practice times and limited resources put a serious strain on the amount of work the team can do to prepare each week. Funding also raises a big issue when the team needs uniforms and has to travel to play.

“We’re not an NCAA sport, so we have to come up with a lot of funds ourselves and then ASUP helps an immense amount,” Timm said.

Men’s lacrosse receives more money from ASUP than any other club, which they need in

order to stay alive and playing. The team has to wait behind NCAA sports and intramurals for practice times.

Not being an NCAA sport can have some advantages coupled with the problems they encounter.

“It takes a lot of the pressure off,” senior midfielder Bill Michielsen said. “It’s much more low-key.”

The lack of formality adds to

the closeness of the team. Playing a sport that is a choice and not paid for by anything other than the players and ASUP means real dedication and commitment.

“It’s a good outlet for me and everybody else to not do school for a little while,” Michielsen said.

The team works hard to get as far as it can every year. In the past two post seasons, rival Western

Oregon, who is 5-4 this season, has stopped the Pilots in the finals. They face the Pilots April 13 in Salem. Finishing the season with a few more wins could be just what the Pilots need to win the league title go to Nationals. The next home game will be April 14 against the College of Idaho on Prusynski Field at noon.

Unknown to unstoppableDespite being a club team and unknown to many on campus, the men’s lacrosse team has beaten high-ranked competition to

produce an 8-1 season record as they hope to compete in the Nationals

Katie DunnStaff Writer

dunn16@up.edu

Photograph courtesy of Caroline Pisani

Sophomore midfielder Nolan Ripple throws in a shot on goal against cross-city rival Portland State. De-spite not being an NCAA program, the Pilots beat PSU handily 12-6 on Feb. 2.

Winner of the US Bank Student-Athlete of the Month and two-time WCC Player of the Week, sophomore right-handed pitcher Kurt Yinger is proving to be one of the best pitchers in the WCC. Yinger, a business major from Camas, Wash. owns an impressive 2.55 ERA, has 40 strikeouts to go with only six walks and has given up no homeruns to earn a 2-1 record.

What brought you to Portland?I was initially supposed to go to UC Santa Barbara, but that didn’t work out, so I talked to the coaches at UP and decided to come here instead. It’s a great school, so it worked out well in the end.

When did you get serious about playing baseball?I was pretty serious from a young age. I played basically every sport up until high school, but in high school I started to get more serious about baseball with the traveling and everything.

What other sports did you play growing up?I played basketball and soccer. I played basketball up until high school, then I got more serious about baseball.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?Pitching and getting the win at AT&T Park against San

Francisco. That was pretty exciting, and it was fun to pitch in a major league stadium.

What music are you listening to right now?I listen to mostly rap. I like The Game. And other than that I like a little bit of country. My walkout song is Country Boy by Aaron Lewis.

Seattle or Portland?Portland, because I think Seattle is a little too big and I think Portland has that smaller feel and everything is a little more accessible.

What’s your favorite part of Easter?I liked getting to go home and spending some time with the family, that was a lot of fun. And good food always comes with that, plus the weather this year made it even better than years past.

Do you have any rituals or superstitions you do before games?I like to eat Chipotle the night before home games.

What are you most excited for in the rest of your career at UP?Hopefully we can win a lot more games and play in the regional. We were pretty close last year, but we kind of blew it towards the end of the season. I think this year it’s still in reach and I’m excited for the years after as well.

Connor SnashallStaff Writer

snashall15@up.edu

Photograph courtesy of portlandpilots.com

Sophomore pitcher Kurt Yinger has exploded this season, striking out 40 and averaging a 2.55 ERA including going 27 innings without allowing a run scored.

second game despite going down 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth. With help from sophomore center fielder Caleb Whalen to trigger the turnaround, Portland scored five runs to give junior Chad Kjemhus the win. The Pilots took the second game 10-3.

Saturday’s game went back and forth, but an RBI from Ben Grubb in the bottom of the eighth put the Pilots ahead 7-6. The score remained through nine as the Pilots trumped the Broncos and completed the sweep.

“It was heaven. It really feels good, and I’m proud of the kids ,and I’m glad that they feel good,” Head Coach Chris Sperry said.

After facing some tougher opponents in the front half of the season, the hard work finally started to pay off. Sperry feels playing teams like No. 10 Mississippi State and No. 9 Oregon prepared the Pilots well going into WCC play.

“We’ve played 10 ranked opponents and we still have more to face, but the hope is that playing tougher competition is going to prepare us as we get into the conference,” Sperry said.

With some help late from the bullpen, closer junior pitcher Jeremy Burright was called on to bring things home for Portland. He retired Santa Clara’s final two batters, earning himself the save.

“I was just excited to be out there, it’s always fun when you

get to go out there in a close ball game,” Burright said. “Colin did such a good job of bridging the gap and he’s just been fantastic for us this year.”

The players shared their coach’s excitement. Senior Brian Fratalli was especially excited after the game as he looked forward to Oregon State on Tuesday.

“We won the first two, but we weren’t satisfied, we wanted the full sweep and the win today propels us into Oregon State and the rest of the season,” Fratalli said.

While the Pilots have not seen recent success against the Beavers, they hope for the momentum to carry them into Corvallis. Freshman outfielder Ryan Barr feels like the Pilots will compete with Oregon State on Tuesday, April 2.

“They’re a real good team, but we’re going to go down there and we’re going to battle,” Barr said.

Portland battled late into the game on Tuesday, April 2 against the No. 6 ranked Beavers, but Oregon State rallied late to defeat the Pilots. With a 2-1 Portland lead going into the bottom of the sixth, the Beavers would score twice and then four times more in the seventh to clinch a 7-5 victory in Corvallis.

While it may have been a tough loss, but the Pilots bounced back on the road to take down

Seattle University 12-6 on April 3. The win and the series sweep give them momentum to carry them into further WCC play.

The Pilots return home to host WCC rival Gonzaga for a three game series starting Friday, April 5.

Baseball: Season sweep offers hope for WCC competitionContinued from page 20

Becca Tabor | THE BEACON

The Pilots celebrate after a hard-fought win against Santa Clara on March 30. The Pilots’ pitching and deep defensive bench has allowed Head Coach Chris Sperry to adjust his lineups and rotations to battle against teams quickly.

Becca Tabor| THE BEACON

Senior outfielder Kramer Scott sprints to first in order beat out a throw. Scott is one of the veterans of the team helping the young and talented team surpass expectations.

Pilots fight to the end against Portland Thorns

Taylor TobinStaff Writer

tobint16@up.edu

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Get out the brooms! The Pilots pulled off their first series sweep of the season over WCC opponent Santa Clara last weekend. With crowds of over three hundred, it was a perfect weekend for baseball at Joe Etzel Field and the Pilots did not waste any time in taking full advantage of the recent sunshine, winning both double header games 2-1, 10-3 on March 28 and the series final 7-6.

It took ten innings to decide Thursday’s first game but Portland stuck it out for a 2-1 win. The win went to junior reliever Colin Feldtman after sophomore pitcher Travis Radke struck out nine players in six innings, retaining his spot as third in the nation in strikeouts.

The Pilots went on to take the

In their first friendly, the Portland Thorns FC barely walked out of Merlo Field victorious.

In front of a sell-out crowd on April 30, the Pilots challenged the Thorns, leading 1-0 in the first half with a goal from junior forward Amanda Frisbee in the 30th minute.

It wasn’t until the second half that Thorns forward and UP alumna Danielle Foxhoven scored the equalizer in the 52nd minute. Thorns midfielder Allie Long scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute, to put the

Thorns up 2-1. “For me, it showed that we

can do anything if we play like a team. Our defense was all together and so was our offense,” sophomore midfielder Rebekah Kurle said. “Our goal is to work hard. When we dig our toes in and play that Portland soccer, I think we can beat anybody. It’s just getting in the right mindset.”

The score could have been 2-2. The Pilots had a last-chance opportunity to score in the 88th minute, but junior Micaela Capelle missed an open goal, her shot going wide left.

The Thorns outshot the Pilots 23-6, including 13-3 during the second half, forcing Pilots

goalkeeprs junior Erin Dees and sophomore Nichole Downing to make 12 saves.

Junior Pilots goalkeeper Erin Dees played a strong first half, making six saves. Dees was impressed with her team’s defense and overall level of play during the game.

“I think we played phonemically. Going into it I was like, ‘Wow these are professional soccer players,’” Dees said. “They’re supposed to be way better [than us], and we came out and played our game. We were winning longer than they were. It was a lot closer than we expected, especially looking at other pro teams who had played college

teams. I was really proud of how well everyone played.”

Kurle believes playing the Thorns was a chance to experience a high level of play. The Pilots impressive performance came from hard work before the match. The girls prepared not only as a team, but also individually.

“[We prepare by] focusing in the training room and when we come out for warm-up,” Kurle said. “Everybody does their own thing—zoning in and visualizing.”

Junior midfielder Michelle Cruz said the game was fun offseason practice for the Pilots.

“They are an amazing team.

We now see what we have to work on. My favorite part was playing against the UP alums,” said Cruz. “It was awesome that they got to come back and play on Merlo.”

Dees thinks the turnout of fans and excitement at the match says something about Portland women’s soccer.

“You’re going to look at other professional teams that are probably not going to get that many fans during their regular season. And the fact that we get that in an exhibition match between to Portland teams makes me really proud for the city,” Dees said. “It’s great for soccer in Portland and soccer in general.”

Pilots sweep Santa Clara out of Joe Etzel FieldConnor Snashall

Staff Writersnashall15@up.edu

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Freshman outfielder Ryan Barr celebrates with his teammates after being walked in for the game-winning run in the tenth inning of a tied game against Santa Clara on March 28. With three games in two days, the Pilots swept their first series of the season to improve their WCC conference record to 3-2.

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Junior midfielder Ellen Parker battles with Portland Thorns’ Dani-elle Foxhoven for possession of the ball.

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Sophomore defender Lorielle McCluskie slides to block Thorns’ Danielle Foxhoven from getting possession of the ball. Ball control was the most important part of the game and kept the Pilots in the game and giving them the lead for most of the game.

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Junior goalkeeper Erin Dees leaps for control in the box.

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Sophomore defender Lorielle McCluskie gets physical with a Portland Thorns player to stop a shot.