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During the spring of 2016, while on her first sabbatical, history and gender, women and sexuality studies professor and Academic Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences Christin L. Hancock embarked on a research journey to explore her great-aunt Mabel Smith’s story.
During his junior year at North Carolina State University, Alvin Sturdivant struggled to find his path. After switching majors three times — from education to sports broadcasting to clinical psychology — he still felt like something was missing. It wasn’t until a candid conversation with his mentor, Dr. Anona Smith-Williams, an advisor for Black students in the college of education and psychology, that he discovered where his true passions lay.
On Jan. 28, President Robert Kelly sent an email to students, faculty and staff addressing the Trump administration’s recent executive orders, including a federal funding freeze on federal grants and loans, which has since been rescinded.
Black Student Union’s (BSU) first Night of Excellence was an intimate presentation of Black-owned businesses that inspired community and acceptance. Their second annual event introduced a dance and black-tie theme in an upgraded location, winning ASUP’s 2023-2024 Event of the Year.
Pilots women’s basketball entered the locker room of Chiles Center after a tough overtime loss against Oregon State University Dec. 30. It was the first loss of the season for the Pilots and the end of their historic 14-game winning streak. While disappointed with the result, Head Coach Michael Meek says that the Pilots never cease to take positives from every game.
On Jan. 8, sophomore Nicole Werner was driving to a doctor’s appointment when her mother spotted smoke ahead. At first, the pair assumed the haze was coming from a nearby factory.
Pilots men’s basketball fell to the Gonzaga University Bulldogs 105-62 on Jan. 25, falling short before the largest home crowd of the season. Junior guard Max Mackinnon, coming hot off tying a school record 43 points in the team’s last match, led the Pilots against Gonzaga with 18 points.
Update 1/26 (3:00 p.m.): Joe Cates, the director of facilities services, confirmed that the cause of the flood was a failed coupling, and more specifically a solder failing which allowed the pipe to uncouple and water to flow freely into the bathroom. The water in Villa Maria Hall was shut off at 6:14 am, according to Cates, but was restored once the urinal was isolated. Residence Life has not immediately responded to an inquiry from The Beacon.
On Dec. 11, the University of Portland announced a $20 million gift from an anonymous family with a 65-year connection to the institution, marking one of the largest single gifts in its history.
This summer, the University of Portland is launching its inaugural Pilots Pre-College Summer Program, which will run from July 6 to July 18. The program offers rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the chance to experience life on The Bluff through classes, excursions and activities. Participants will live in residence halls, dine in campus dining halls, attend classes with UP professors and have the option to participate in Mass and activities aligned with the Holy Cross mission.
On Jan. 23, the School of Nursing and Health Innovations (SONHI) sent an email to all nursing students, faculty and staff announcing updated clinical schedules for nursing students affected by the ongoing Providence strike.
After 13 days of picketing, over 5,000 nurses and some doctors at Providence hospitals continue to strike for better wages, staffing conditions and patient protection, affecting 91 UP nursing students who are assigned there for clinicals.
Before the break, I wrote a Beacon opinion article informing our university about the progress made thus far in the effort to add gender identity to the nondiscrimination policy. To recap, ASUP passed a resolution formally recommending that the administration provide institutional protections by explicitly adding gender identity to the university’s anti-discrimination statement. However, after more than a year of advocacy, student leaders were not provided with clear steps forward, and there was no plan to implement this addition. In response, ASUP and GSP began organizing plans for a demonstration, as discussed in the previous article. Now, after further discussions with President Kelly, I am happy to provide an update on our progress.
An electrical box near Shipstad Hall and a wall near the entrance of the UP bookstore were vandalized at an unidentified time this past weekend. Campus Safety was made aware of the incident after a Campus Safety officer reported the vandalized electrical box today at around 3:35 a.m., according to Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Michael McNerney.
While UP won’t be hosting classes on Monday, Jan. 20, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UP’s celebration of King’s legacy will continue from Jan. 18 to 23 with a week of on- and off-campus MLK Day ON events, including service opportunities.
Welcome to the fall 2024 Pilots semester RoundUP. Take a break from your studies and tune into this fall semester recap for each team's season highlights and most fascinating stats. With the end of the semester right around the corner, the fall season has ended for soccer, cross country, volleyball, rowing and tennis, while track and field and basketball have started their winter campaigns.
Last fall, ASUP unanimously passed a resolution formally recommending the inclusion of gender identity as a protected class under UP’s nondiscrimination policy. For today’s student body, the reasons behind this likely seem self-evident. Trans and gender-diverse people are among the most marginalized populations in the world and form a vital community on our campus. Policies that fail to explicitly protect these identities are outdated, harmful, and inconsistent with the equitable ideals UP claims to uphold.
“I like all kinds of music — as long as it’s not country.”
Students studying abroad this fall experienced the election process hundreds of miles away from their UP communities while navigating international reactions to the election. For these students, the distance has posed additional challenges for staying engaged and processing the election results.
When you first come to The Bluff, you’ll meet Pilots studying disciplines like nursing, engineering, marketing and political science. And occasionally, when you ask someone what they're majoring or minoring in, you’ll discover they're studying a field you hadn’t heard of before.
