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(09/27/20 5:00pm)
Tomorrow I’ll be 21 years old. The colossal age where you can finally enjoy every aspect of adulthood legally. I should be excited, ecstatic even. I should be making grandiose (socially distanced) plans and getting ready to celebrate. But to be honest with you, my heart’s too heavy for all that, and I don’t drink.
(09/27/20 12:55am)
I am writing this article as a response to Ms. Bowers September 25th article that was posted on the Beacon. I would like to preface this with an unequivocal statement that Black lives matter, and fighting for social and racial justice is a core tenant of the University of Portland and for all its students.
(09/27/20 12:16am)
I have spent a little too much time this weekend thinking about the OpEd that made quite the splash. While there are so many parts of the piece that I find frustrating, insensitive, misleading, and accusatory, I, like my wonderful friend Tate Harris, have decided to focus my response on one aspect of the piece.
(09/27/20 4:36am)
As students have returned to online classes this fall semester, so too has head women’s soccer coach and University of Portland alumna Michelle French, as she starts working towards a master’s degree in management communication.
(09/26/20 7:36pm)
Yesterday as I sat on a Zoom call with two members of ASUP, a notification came through of a new post on the Beacon website. Sage Taylor, Connor Heffernan, and I cocked our heads almost in disbelief of what we were reading.
(09/24/20 7:28pm)
KDUP’s “Shack,” the old house where students have hosted radio shows for more than 30 years, is shutting down because of mold and general deterioration. KDUP, however, is still operating and will move into Orrico Hall, the former space of Career Services. According to Director of Student Activities Jeromy Koffler, Physical Plant discovered mold in several different areas throughout the building during a routine health and safety check before the fall semester.
(09/25/20 11:58pm)
For students in the University of Portland’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, this semester has been marked by significant changes in many parts of their routine. Due to the requirements of the COVID-19 safety guidelines, ROTC members have faced a number of challenges in reorienting their day-to-day activities.
(09/24/20 5:29pm)
The Office of Institutional Research released UP’s enrollment numbers for Fall 2020, indicating a 6% drop in total enrollment from last year for graduate and undergraduate students.
(09/24/20 5:12am)
International travel has become a difficult, and in some cases dangerous, task amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That poses big problems for Studies Abroad, and all spring 2021 Studies Abroad programs at UP have been cancelled.
(09/24/20 3:59am)
Dear Members of the University of Portland Community,
(09/23/20 9:54pm)
Gulliver Scott was named the head coach of the University of Portland’s women’s rowing team yesterday. He will be the program’s third head coach as they enter their tenth year as a varsity sport.
(09/23/20 12:39am)
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(09/24/20 3:56am)
Black Lives Matter has Americans from all walks of life uniting as one group to protest police brutality and systemic racism. Some UP students and alumni can be found in these groups marching on the streets and crying out for justice. Here are five of their stories.
(09/22/20 4:22am)
Over the next month, UP’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs(DIP) is holding a series of free workshops available to the UP community dedicated to exploring and discussing the different aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and their immeasurable impact on the world around us.
(10/04/20 4:06pm)
Growing up, when you did something wrong, your parents, guardians, teachers, principals, or some other adult with authority talked to you. You were taught a lesson, and told not to do it again or what you should’ve done instead. That was how we used to learn from our mistakes.
(09/21/20 4:58am)
September 15 officially kicked off Latinx Heritage Month. Its origins stem when President Lyndon Johnson made the observation official in 1968; it was later expanded by President Ronald Regan in the 80’s. This month-long celebration typically honors the cultures and contributions of people from and/or descendents of Latin America.
(09/24/20 3:47am)
You watch the clock on your computer screen as it hits 10:10 and awkwardly unmute yourself to say a thank you to your professor and wave goodbye to your classmates before leaving the Zoom call. You have 10 minutes of free time before your next class starts and it feels like there’s nothing you can do besides getting sucked into the black hole that is TikTok, aimlessly scrolling through Instagram, or liking Twitter threads because the like button has a different animation.
(09/20/20 8:35pm)
There’s a good chance that your closet floor is littered with clothing that you just don’t wear. Maybe it’s not your color, maybe you hate the fit, or maybe it was a tacky but well-intentioned gift from a relative that you felt too guilty to return. Instead of letting these clothes go to waste, junior Maddie Olson was struck with an idea that would make a difference. When classes went fully online in the spring, in the absence of both classes and rowing for the University of Portland team, Olson used her sudden free time to start Worn Relief, a second-hand clothing shop that donates 100% of its profits to charity.
(09/19/20 11:58pm)
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a wave of food service layoffs on campus. Bon Appétit Management Company has notified the Oregon Dislocated Worker Unit that it is laying off 224 of its workers at UP. In a letter to the state agency requiring notice of mass layoffs, the Palo Alto-based company said it cut these jobs due to “the unforeseen business circumstances related to COVID-19 and resulting physical calamity.”
(09/22/20 4:15pm)
Last week my world went dark. Like most Northern Californians, I woke up to a thick layer of smoke that blocked out the sun and cast a dark red glow over my hometown.