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(11/10/23 1:54am)
One week into the Portland Public School District’s first ever teacher strike, University of Portland education majors are getting a lesson outside the classroom about challenges that come with their chosen profession.
(11/15/23 1:00am)
College campuses nationwide are witnessing a crisis in their health clinics. The post-pandemic surge in demand for crucial health services, combined with staffing shortages and budget cuts, has left numerous on-campus clinics struggling to operate at full capacity.
(11/10/23 7:00pm)
The night before the race ended with watching the film of some of his best races. The morning of the race started out light with a protein bar, nothing too heavy. The talks before the race with his coach consisted of strategy: be cautious, be conservative. Once the race began, however, it was a different story.
(11/09/23 2:00am)
The gentle winds waltz with leaves of many colors as fall visits The Bluff. Pumpkin carving, Halloween masks and a cornucopia of candies are recognizable characters within the pageantry of autumn. Although relatively young, Patrick McHale’s mini-series “Over the Garden Wall” has proven worthy to join the season’s essential rituals. Displaying all the vestments of harvest, the show follows two boys who journey through a forest to find their way home. Far from your run-of-the-mill cartoon, it is filled to the brim with foot-tapping tunes, memorable characters and genuinely emotional moments. Fans of the show Editor-in-Chief Kate Cuadrado and Living Section Editor Noah Carandanis offer a guide for anyone willing to embark on the journey into The Unknown.
(11/08/23 10:00pm)
In May of 2023, Sally Pethyridge and Iva Zelic became the first UP Women’s Doubles Tennis Team to have cracked the national rankings at No. 68.
(11/08/23 8:00pm)
From the moment five year-old Nick Carlin-Voigt stepped onto a soccer pitch for the first time, it was a match made in heaven. Not one to sit on the sidelines at such a young age, Carlin-Voigt instantly got hooked on the sport. This passion followed him throughout his college journey — and a stint in a professional career — before eventually landing him here as the men’s soccer head coach on The Bluff.
(11/08/23 2:00am)
Camera crews on campus made for an entertaining week before fall break for students and faculty on The Bluff. But more entertainment is soon to come as UP will be featured on the 11th season of “The College Tour'' airing this May on Amazon Prime Video.
(11/02/23 11:00pm)
Welcome back to this week's Pilots Weekly RoundUP. UP students are adjusting back to life on The Bluff after break and cross country added two more trophies to the Pilots’ cabinet last week. Student-athletes are also preparing for the second half of the semester and to take on the final stretch of their 2023 fall athletics season.
(11/03/23 6:00pm)
It's that time of year again! From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, UP’s chilly autumn campus will be filled with warmth and laughter as families gather for the annual Upperclassmen Family Weekend.
(11/01/23 5:20am)
The Office of Institutional Research (IR) released the Campus Climate survey last week to students, faculty and staff at UP to gauge the experiences and opinions of UP’s inclusivity, particularly on DEI issues on campus.
(11/01/23 3:40am)
A monumental Supreme Court decision this last June effectively ended race-based affirmative action in the college admissions process after two cases involving Harvard College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s admissions programs were considered unconstitutional.
(10/31/23 3:00am)
It’s spooky season here on the Bluff and The Beacon has compiled a list of all our personal favorite Halloween watches to put on your list this Halloween night. So turn out the lights, grab your candy of choice and settle in for some seasonal frights and delights.
(10/30/23 9:41pm)
From sneakers to flannels, clothing affects not only how others see us but also how we see ourselves. And, for many, Fashion is also imbued with cultural and religious significance. In particular, Muslims who practice veiling — called Hijabis, — are faced with the daunting task of representing both their faith and identity through clothing.
(10/27/23 11:00pm)
As UP welcomes students back from fall break to start the second half of the semester, the school's student athletes are gearing up to face the second half of their seasons. Men and women’s soccer, cross country and volleyball have all reached the season's midpoint. Start the second half of the semester off right by reading a recap of the Pilots’ overall rankings and league standings so far.
(10/27/23 7:30pm)
Pick up your forks and dig into the various flavors of the Portland food scene because UPCPB will be hosting their second-annual ‘Flavors of PDX’ event this Sunday at the Quiet Side of Commons.
(10/27/23 9:00pm)
Sophomore Grace Deke steps out of Mehling Hall eager to grab a meal off campus with her roommate. Pausing in bewilderment, she doesn’t see her Hyundai Elantra next to the baseball field where she had parked it the night before. After fifteen minutes of searching the area, Deke accepts her unfortunate reality — her car has been stolen.
(10/26/23 3:00am)
Last summer, junior environmental science major Tommy Garcia was busy collecting data for research. Garcia planted temperature gauges in various locations in North Portland to better understand the temperature differences between neighborhoods that have access to green spaces and those who don’t.
(10/26/23 6:00pm)
If you’re a member of the University of Portland men’s track and field or cross country teams, you’re guided by a coach who has led the program to 22 NCAA Cross Country Championship appearances, 50 All-American honors, 10 Top 10 finishes at the national meet and 34 West Coast Conference cross country titles. You’re also coached by a man deeply interested in your holistic success. Rob Conner — or “RC,” as his athletes call him — the UP men’s track and cross country head coach of the last 34 seasons, is this figure, who preaches a philosophy of balance and growth that has skyrocketed the program to new heights in the collegiate running world.
(10/25/23 3:30am)
Heat and water services will be off from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 25 and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 26 in certain resident halls and buildings on campus due to a large water leak located by Physical Plant, according to Operations Coordinator Melissa Porter.
(10/26/23 6:00pm)
Entering another school year, life seems to be happening all too fast. For some of us, graduation is right around the corner, and for others you have just gotten one step closer. The million-dollar question: What’s next?