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In high school, I was obsessed with “Hamilton: An American Musical,” and not just for the incredible music, wordcraft and story-telling. The cast and ensemble proudly featured people of color in a refreshing and revolutionary way. To see a truly talented and diverse group of people be praised and rightfully recognized for their contribution to a pop culture sensation was something I hadn’t known to wish for before.
Imagine a bustling lobby of a residence hall, full of new students who are moving away from home for the first time. Bins are overflowing with belongings, anticipation is radiating off of the walls of the building, and everyone is clearly excited for their new start. No one could have predicted that move in day would be full of strict social distancing protocols, and mask requirements.
Last semester I wrote an opinion piece about how you should stop reading this and go outside, and I still wholeheartedly agree with that statement, especially now that the spring weather has finally started to set in and we’re getting more sunny days here in Portland. In these final few weeks of the semester as things start to ramp up, I wanted to elaborate on that sentiment a little bit, and on the ways that I have found to help deal with the many stresses of life in college. Primarily, that sentiment is taking breaks, turning off your computer for a while, and going outside. My only goal here is to inspire you to do just that.
With COVID-19 restrictions in place over the last year, it’s been difficult for UP athletics to handle all these ongoing changes but they’ve made the best of the situation. Jason Brough, Senior Associate Athletic Director, handles a lot of responsibilities for athletics in a regular year, but he’s taken on much more in the spring 2021 season due to furloughs and constant schedule changes.
Nothing is forever, and that includes paper. As decades old student newspapers yellow and become frail, they become harder and harder to flip through. In order to preserve a history unique to the University of Portland, library faculty members took on the project of digitizing the entirety of student newspapers in UP’s history, The Columbiad and The Beacon.
In the summer of 2019, I went on my senior trip to New York City, the melting pot of the United States. The first night that we were there, we walked along Times Square and came across a piano that was there for anyone to play. A stranger sat down and started to fiddle with the keys, and began to play “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. Everyone crowded around and sang their hearts out, not caring if they could carry a tune or not.
“This is my second and final shot,” I watched an old woman tell a volunteer. “It’s been a year and I can finally see my grandkids.”
I live with five roommates, all of them close friends. We live in a small duplex, sharing bathrooms and kitchen space and everything in between. We pass each other in the hall and say hi, run into each other in the kitchen between classes and briefly catch up, and sometimes eat dinner together when our schedules line up. You would think it would be impossible to feel alone in a house like that. However, it wasn’t until almost 10 months of living together that I started to realize how lonely we all were. We were breathing the same air, day in and day out, but we saw each other’s faces so frequently that we stopped actually conversing. The pandemic had forced all of us in front of screens and behind closed doors, and we stopped taking the time to be with one another.
If you’ve ever played the boardgame “Clue” or read an Agatha Christie novel, this might sound familiar: Somebody has been murdered, probably on a dark and stormy night and anyone could be the culprit. This is the routine inciting incident for the theater department’s upcoming production of “Clue,” playing virtually on April 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m.
With registration for the Fall 2021 semester having kicked off this Monday, students at UP are scrambling to get into their classes. For some, this will be their first semester spent physically on The Bluff. While approximately 20% of the classes offered this coming semester will be online, the majority of them will be in-person.
Diversity Inclusion Programming (DIP) at UP is hosting a series of events to wrap up the year. Yuri Hernández Osorio, the coordinator for DIP, has been working hard this year to support students struggling through the pandemic, and to be as inclusive as possible. Some of the final events include a food pantry and a round table about the recent Asian American hate crimes.
Even if you aren’t a fan of "The Crown" or don’t keep up with the drama surrounding the royals, I’m sure you’ve seen the memes and rumors that followed the Oprah interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Some of the biggest takeaways from the interview were racist conversations concerning Meghan and Harry’s son, Archie and his skin tone, Meghan’s struggle with her mental health, and a general lack of support from the royal family which led to both Meghan and Harry leaving the institution.
Without a car or an excess of disposable income to spend on Doordash, Uber Eats, or Postmates, students living near or on the UP campus have become all too familiar with The Commons menu choices. Many have also become frustrated with The Commons, complaining of carelessness when it comes to allergies, insects found in meals and alleged food poisoning.
This week in Pilot’s athletics, the baseball team beat the NO. 19 Oregon, both Varsity 8 boats finished in second and the women’s tennis team beat Santa Clara. Here is everything you need to know from the last week.
As the pandemic rages on and misinformation continues to spread, a severe spike in violence and racism against Asian Americans has permeated the United States. Many Asian American businesses are shutting down, workers are being harassed, and storefronts are being vandalized.
Correction Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly called the event Welcome to the Bluff by the name Weekend on the Bluff. Updated at 12:45pm on April 12.
Let me paint you a picture: it’s a sunny, late March weekend in Portland. Walking through campus, I see students sprawling out on picnic blankets along East Quad (masked and socially distanced of course), soaking in the sunshine after months of snow and rain. Across from campus, students living in the houses around University Park lounge on their decks, stroll around the neighborhood, or play games with housemates on their front lawns. The little extra boost of vitamin D is enjoyed across the town.
After I started playing the banjo, I told a friend of mine I was thinking about picking up the harmonica too. His response to that was, “Are you ever going to learn an instrument that people like?”
In Zak Kirk’s first cross country race as a Pilot, he finished 10th on his team, and almost wasn’t included in the 10 runners Portland would send to the WCC Championships. But at the championships, Kirk finished third among Pilots. A month and a half later, he finished first among Pilots and 61st overall at the NCAA championships