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Mattel’s toy invention in 2015, Hello Barbie, was a communicative technology that talked at the click of the button. Education, media and technology professor Eric Anctil says this innovation is a harbinger of current artificial intelligence and virtual assistants.
Men’s basketball handed the No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs a stunning first-conference loss of the season, and only their second loss overall, in a 87-80 victory on Feb. 4.
A “March for Solidarity” to show support for community members impacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will take place on Feb. 5. The event will begin in front of Clark Library at 4 p.m. before moving along a pre-planned route through campus.
In 2023, I wrote my first opinion piece as a photographer for The Beacon. That piece was an ode to my dad.
This flu season, students are contracting influenza at much higher rates than in previous years, according to Director of the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) Kaylin Soldat.
Last semester, The Beacon spoke with the co-authors of “Liturgy in the Shadows of Trauma: Reckoning with the Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis” to detail their uniquely collaborative writing process and preview the book.
From first-years deciding on a major to seniors applying to graduate school, the Career Education Center (CEC) is here to help students at any stage of the process.
Long after he coached his final game, Joe Etzel could still be found on the University of Portland baseball diamond, helping maintain the field he loved.
At a panel event titled “Q&A on U.S. Foreign Policy, Venezuela and International Law,” the speakers agreed that the United State’s military operation in Venezuela was less about regime change and more about domestic politics and access to the country’s oil deposits.
In a Feb. 1 email to the university community, President Robert Kelly reflected on recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in Minneapolis.
This report covers incidents from Jan. 26-30 as recorded in the Department of Campus Safety’s Crime and Fire Log. Learn more about The Beacon’s weekly Police Blotter here.
The Beacon is responsible for reporting on relevant news for the UP community. This news coverage includes reporting on crime and safety incidents.
On Dec. 16, the Trump administration announced the expansion of its June 2025 travel ban, which fully or partially restricts travel to the United States from 39 countries.
Some professors have canceled class on Jan. 30 in response to a nationwide initiative protesting increasing violence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The United States exists today because of rebellion.
On Jan. 29, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) and the Moreau Center will host a “Know Your Rights” training event from 5-7 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium in Dundon-Berchtold Hall (DB) with guest speakers from Catholic Charities of Oregon Immigration Legal Services (ILS).
The “family” in Lund Family Hall signifies more than its philanthropic origins; it symbolizes the tight-knit campus community the hall has come to represent.
On Jan. 19, UP hosted a multidisciplinary panel to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day, focusing on his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The panelists discussed ways that the UP community can embody traits of freedom, community, solidarity and justice, which are values central to the speech. The panel, held in the Brian Doyle Auditorium, featured speeches from faculty, staff members and a student representative, with an audience Q&A at the end.
Many Beacon staffers, myself included, joined our newsroom to connect with our campus community — to share with and learn from the diverse set of people who constitute UP.
The upcoming documentary “Unmatched: The Team That Changed the Beautiful Game” will make a bold claim: The trajectory of women’s soccer and women’s sports was forever altered by one University of Portland team.
