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(03/13/21 12:50am)
Father Jim Lies has decided not to accept his appointment as interim University president, according to a campus-wide email today from Board of Regents Chair Thomas Arnodorfer. Lies was scheduled to assume the role July 1, after current President Fr. Mark Poorman steps down.
(03/12/21 6:00pm)
I am the parent of a UP student writing to support Cami Hughes’ thoughtful opinion piece on the decision to hold a virtual ceremony for the Class of 2021. By the time I saw her piece, I had already sent an email to Fr. Poorman questioning that decision, and followed up with a formal letter mailed to the University. Unlike Cami, when I learned of the decision I didn’t have a “mix of emotions”, I had only one: outrage. Fr. Poorman did not respond to either email or written letter, I don’t know if he even read it. So I share that letter with you now, in solidarity with the Class of 2021 who feel disappointed and diminished by the committee’s decision to hold a virtual graduation ceremony.
(03/12/21 6:10am)
Campus life pre-COVID now feels like nothing but a thing of myth. Events that qualified as big news included things like Mack’s Market charging for bags and the announcement of the headliner for an all-female Rock the Bluff — an event where a crowd of people would be together in close quarters with no masks. Oh how the year has changed.
(03/11/21 6:13am)
Michael DeVaughn has been appointed as the new Dean of the Pamplin School of Business; he will begin his tenure on July 1. DeVaughn is making history as the first African-American dean of the UP business school. University of Portland President Fr. Mark Poorman made the announcement in an email sent on March 10.
(03/11/21 4:48am)
If you’ve never heard of “The Public” before, you’re not alone. The surrealist nature of the play has made it an obscure one, outside of typical drama circles, and the story behind it is as dramatic as the plot itself. The playwright, Frederico Garcia Lorca, was assassinated by the Spanish government before the script was fully complete. The only reason the UP Theater department can put the show on is because Lorca gave all his important documents and papers to a friend for safekeeping, before he was killed. “The Public'” was among these documents.
(03/09/21 9:48pm)
The University of Portland’s Fall 2021 semester, which was recently announced to be primarily in-person, is expected to still have 25% of classes in an online format. UP plans to continue some online instruction to accommodate for the possibility of public health restrictions on classroom densities. This information came in an announcement from University Provost Herbert Medina.
(03/09/21 7:29am)
Many upper-division elementary education majors are now receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, as they look to move to in-person student teaching in the coming months. As part of the Oregon vaccine rollout, Gov. Kate Brown designated student-teachers as status 1b, meaning they were next in line behind health care workers.
(03/09/21 5:30pm)
Dear Father Mark Poorman, Provost Herbert Medina, and the University of Portland Board of Regents,
(03/08/21 10:45pm)
Hello, Pilots! With traditional fall sports, like soccer, being played at the same time as winter and spring sports, the sports team at The Beacon will be writing a weekly article recapping the games and matches of the past week.
(03/08/21 6:18am)
Picture this: you’re anxiously awaiting for the psychiatrist you found on Psychology Today, with 5-star reviews, to pop up in the Zoom call for your virtual appointment. Sweat starts to form on your palms while your anxiety flares up. Your mind flying a million miles per hour is wondering what can help you feel like yourself again. You can feel your heartbeat steadily increase when suddenly it spikes as the doctor pops up on the screen. For many of us, taking this first step of reaching out to a professional calls for a brave soul. It’s easy to believe that talking to a doctor is a last resort, but psychology professor Renee Crowgey says otherwise.
(03/07/21 12:04am)
When I worked on the campaign for a senate race in the fall, I heard a complaint from voters about the senator we were working for: his teeth were too yellow.
(03/06/21 2:23am)
Correction: An earlier version of this story inaccurately said that both basketball teams lost in the first round in the WCC tournament when the women's team did not lose in the first round.
(03/04/21 7:18pm)
I've been known to pull an all-nighter here and there. Okay — many all-nighters. For me, it seems like this phenomenon is always driven by two things: poor time management and procrastination. These two villains often make it seem like I have no choice but to forgo my sweet slumber and stay up all night.
(03/04/21 4:57am)
Harnessing the power of humor, the Garaventa Center teamed up with the Beckman Humor Project on Tuesday night to share with University of Portland students, staff, and faculty the lessons theology can learn from the witty, Canadian sitcom, “Schitt’s Creek”.
(03/08/21 6:05pm)
University of Portland’s chapter of Active Minds won the award for Health and Equity at the organization’s national conference on Feb. 16. Active Minds is a national organization for mental health advocacy among young adults.
(03/03/21 6:25pm)
The University of Portland’s version of “Shark Tank” is now inviting students to create and pitch their best entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of judges for an opportunity to win cash prizes. On March 9, organizers of the Pilot Venture Challenge will be hosting a virtual information session for students interested in competing.
(03/02/21 7:50pm)
It’s 11 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve spent hours upon hours scouring through Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, not to mention the unhealthy amount of YouTube that you’ve consumed. You’ve scrolled to the bottom of your Instagram explore page (who knew it had an end?) and you’ve watched every reality TV show in existence, multiple times.
(03/02/21 6:01pm)
As I write this, white snow and high winds attack my window, slowly making their way to the ground and mixing into the slush on the sidewalk. The blustering air and clustered snowflakes charge the clear glass, making the most out of their fleeting existence while fighting a losing battle against the gravity of the Earth pulling them in.
(03/02/21 3:14am)
Applications for the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) student grants open today, March 1. The link has been sent to all enrolled students and the applications close on March 31. However, DACA and undocumented students are not eligible for the grants according to Interim Vice President for Financial Affairs Eric Barger.
(03/01/21 8:01pm)
UP’s men’s basketball team will play in the WCC tournament this week, after it was determined that the positive COVID-19 test on the team was a false positive, according to a news release from athletics.