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In the summer of 2021, a task force of library assistants formed to address accessibility issues at the library. The task force, officially the Library Accessibility Committee, actively works towards making library spaces, services and resources more available for students, faculty and staff with disabilities.
For the last three years, I have been a volunteer student-manager for the University of Portland men’s soccer team. I love football (soccer) and it has always been my dream to play at the highest level. I hope that one day, I will achieve my goal of playing football for the Pilots. But for now, just being a part of the staff has given me so much joy and experience.
The 2024-2025 tuition will be increasing by 4.4% — from $54,400 to $56,800 for full-time undergraduate students. This increase is greater than last year’s, which was a 3.4% increase.
Hours spent on figuring out the perfect outfit to wear. Looking for something cute, but not too cute to where it looks like I tried too hard. Do I show up a little early? Or should I walk in right on the dot? My anxiety-ridden self knows that first impressions make or break an interaction.
There’s a strange phenomenon happening in our classrooms. Artificial intelligence (AI) statements have made their way into our syllabi. And yet, conversations about AI in the classroom often go something like this: “Here’s this technology everyone is talking about. Don’t use it, or at least try not to. And if you do, cite it.”
I’ve spent nearly all of my time at UP observing things from the sidelines. I’ve watched soccer games from the press box, stood to the side with a notebook in hand during a protest, attended events and stood, back to the wall, press badge swinging around my neck.
Walking into Provost David Mengel’s Waldschmidt office, one is soon greeted by a suit of armor called “Sir Robin.” According to Mengel, Sir Robin is named after a Monty Python character and was gifted to him by his wife after she discovered him in a junk shop.
Glitches with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have impacted both prospective and current college students across the country, with FAFSA filings down nearly 50% nationwide.
On Feb. 26, the Office of Institutional Research (IR) appeared in front of the Associated Students of the University of Portland (ASUP) to distribute results from the Campus Climate survey — the first of what would be many meetings between IR and campus community members.
A clip of Laurie Anderson’s "O Superman" went viral on TikTok in late 2023. The lyrics sparked emotional testimonies from users, often containing stories of their parents in reference to the “mom” character in the song. As popular as "O Superman" became, finding an audience with the new generation, the context of the song was overlooked, and thus, so was the underlying message.
As a senior with graduation lurking around the corner, I have found myself reflecting on my college experience. Largely, I have been thinking about my real experience vis-à-vis my freshman expectations. Oh, yes, I had a very specific experience in mind. My academic years would allow me to grow and explore with hundreds of days spent in self-discovery.
From a young age I understood I wasn’t like other kids my age. From speaking French at home and trips to Canada during every long break from school, to comments from strangers about my accent, I understood that I was from two countries. I understood that being French-Canadian meant that my first and last name would be both mispronounced and misspelled by most people I would meet — something that still rings true to me to this day.
When I was a kid I would watch while my parents danced. At every birthday party, wedding or quinceañera, my parents would get up to dance, leaving my sibling and I at the table. I would look at them having fun dancing with the rest of the adults, recalling distant times before my sibling or I was born.
Near the intersection of Lombard and Wall Avenue sits a wooden A-frame sign. Bold, red, cursive font reads “book shop” with an arrow pointing right down the street. Follow it long enough and eventually a gray building will emerge from the residential setting.
Love was served with Greek salads and ice cream cones in a house right off Hawthorne Boulevard. This house was built in the 1940s by Greek immigrants finding home in what was then a field of strawberries. My great-grandfather can be seen on an old film reel building the house; my papou (grandpa) playing in the lawn as a young boy. A scene far more serene than the noises marching down the road now.
An old, tattered photo hangs on my corkboard — a snapshot from the past: me at eight years old, cozy in an oversized sweatshirt, beach hair framing a toothless grin. Nestled under scattered receipts and polaroids, this picture serves as a daily reminder to keep working hard because, in my opinion, there's nothing more rewarding than becoming someone your younger self would admire.
Anytime I get nervous during an interview or a meeting, I do one of two things: either take a sip from my water bottle or fiddle around with my necklace. Both give me somewhat of a calming nature that clears my mind and gives me a few seconds to collect my thoughts.
In 1953, Robert Rauschenburg completed a conceptual piece of art after one month of difficult work. The result was a blank canvas with faint smudges of charcoal and oil pastels. This art piece, “Erased de Kooning Drawing,” was a labor of abstract expressionism, art created by erasing. The piece also serves as a metaphor for the 2012 Illumination movie, “The Lorax.”
With the end of the semester around the corner, many spring sports are wrapping up their seasons. Take a break from your studies and projects to read the last Pilots RoundUP of the 2024 spring semester.
Franz Hall and Mago Hunt were vandalized with the words “Palestine” and “Free Palestine” at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. The incident was reported by custodial staff who were inside the building at the time the vandalism occurred, according to Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Michael McNerney.
