Bursting pipes cause minor flooding in Shipstad
Bursting pipes due to weather-related issues have caused minor flooding in the basement of Shipstad Hall, according to RA’s and residents.
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Bursting pipes due to weather-related issues have caused minor flooding in the basement of Shipstad Hall, according to RA’s and residents.
UPDATE 9:20 PM Feb. 15: Power has been restored to Mehling and Shipstad Hall as well as parts of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Most of campus including Shipstad, Mehling, Villa Maria, Corrado and Lund Family Hall as well as the off-campus UP neighborhood is still without electricity and cell service, due to a winter storm that has caused massive regional power outages. The UP area has been without power since last night.
Due to a drastic cut to the student activities fee, ASUP will be decreasing the funding given to clubs this semester. ASUP has changed the way it assigns funding to clubs and student organizations this semester. The fee was reduced by 89%, and is accompanied by a change in how funding is allocated.
Spending the equivalent of two months, or 1,460 hours, on the phone with your significant other over a period of just six months seems like an eternity. For CJ Charfauros and Malia Hui, both UP sophomores, this was a necessity.
Registration for the Spring Engagement Experience (SEE) Portland immersion closes on February 14. This immersion program is open to all students and faculty and will explore the history of racial injustice in the North Portland area.
Editor’s note: It is not normally The Beacon's policy to publish anonymous submissions. In this instance we are choosing to protect the identity of the author, a 2018 University of Portland alumna. We believe the message of this piece is important and personal enough to deserve anonymity. If you have any questions about our opinion submission policy, we invite you to email the editor-in-chief at dipaulo21@up.edu.
Snow blankets The Bluff once again. More snowfall is expected for the rest of Friday and will continue through the weekend. Classes continue to be held in their online format. Stay tuned for more photo and video coverage from The Beacon.
UPDATE:
The Project Brief by Salvador Orara, Innovation Professor of Practice and Director of Innovation
Between Feb. 1-7, the University of Portland reported 0 positive test results out of 800 administered COVID-19 tests. The health precautions on campus appear to be working — a promising indicator for UP’s plan to hold primarily in-person instruction in the 2020 Fall semester.
More than 800 students are now into their third week of living on campus during a pandemic. It’s anything but a normal semester. In fact, because of COVID-19, it can be downright confusing what’s open and what’s not. Here is what is available — and what isn’t.
On a Friday night roughly 15 years ago, Portland Pilot Megan Rapinoe scored two goals in the Women’s NCAA Soccer Tournament quarterfinal and predicted her future. In her own words, “When we won 3-1 that night at Merlo Field, we were so over the moon you would think we had won the World Cup.”
On February 2, Fr. Mark Poorman released an email to all University of Portland community members titled “Important Information Regarding Fall 2021, Summer Session, Tuition and Academic Fees, and the University’s Commencement Exercises,” in which he announced that tuition and academic fees will remain unchanged for the 2021-22 academic year. This decision provides some long-awaited financial relief to many UP students and families, however, it has so far been unaddressed that this decision neglects 25% of the current student population: graduating seniors.
Keawe and William break down UP and Terry Porter parting ways and preview the super bowl.
Think of your best friend. Most loyal, lovable, and trustworthy friend. The one who never fails to put a smile on your face. Am I the only one that thought of a four-legged friend? Throughout my life, my family has always had adopted rescue dogs that we have held close to our hearts. Two of those dogs we got from nonprofits who take dogs from shelters that would have killed them. One came from a puppy mill that was shut down by the State of Washington. Another was a stray who was malnourished, scared, and probably would have been killed had we not had the opportunity to adopt her.
The University of Portland and Head Men’s Basketball coach Terry Porter have parted ways, Vice President for Athletics Scott Leykam confirmed in a text to The Beacon. Assistant coach Ben Johnson will take over as interim head coach.
Welcome back to the Bluff! With students fully moved back into the dorms, classes resuming and the start of the 2021 spring season, here is what you missed over the break from Pilots athletics.
Diversity Dialogues 2021 drew to a close with its final event last Friday night, which featured keynote speaker Dr. Adrienne Keene of the Cherokee Nation. Keene is currently a Native scholar, writer and activist working to increase representation of the Native community. Keene also runs a blog called Native Appropriations and works with a non-profit group called College Horizons, which assists native students in the process of applying for colleges and securing financial aid.