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Early next year, Bank of America will begin charging $5

monthly for debit card use.

For students, that fee is the price of a Bon Appétit “not so big” salad or round-trip bus fair downtown.

To escape new debit card fees, students have alternatives such as cash or using another type of card: credit cards.

Many companies offer special credit cards tailored to students’ needs.

But the world of credit cards, APR financing and credit scores is unknown territory to many college students.

Junior business major Scott Chia just got his first credit card, intending to build his credit for the future.

“I got it for when I want to buy a house or a car someday,” Chia said.

A credit score is

a number from 300 to 850 based on your credit habits and history. The higher the score, the better, and many companies take this number into account.

“I had never really thought about credit scores until I tried to sign up with Comcast,” junior Stasia Uhrhammer said.

When she tried to set up Wi-Fi Internet at her house, Comcast was hesitant based on her lack of

credit.“They told me that I didn’t

have a credit history and they were going to charge me $50 to set an account up,” Uhrhammer said.

It’s not just Internet providers that care about credit scores. Future employers, landlords and

banks often rely on credit history to evaluate applicants.

Most major banking companies

have credit card applications

online that require basic personal information as well as employment, education and rental histories. Students can also contact banks about the credit cards they offer.

Chia did not have a problem getting his first credit card directly from his bank.

“I just went over to Bank of

Students aim to establish creditFees for debit card use and the prospect of credit checks inspire a focus on student credit cards

Wondering how you managed to go through $150 in a day? You didn’t.

Glitches in Bon Appétit’s accounts caused a drop in many meal plan balances, according to general manager of Bon Appétit Kirk Mustain.

Mustain said the money is still on students’ accounts, and Bon Appétit is currently working out the problem.

“Those points are in a different tender, so we’re looking to get those back on the receipts,” Mustain said.

The issue stemmed from extra points Bon Appétit adds to students’ meal plans.

According to Mustain, Bon Appétit includes extra points at no charge on meal plans two, three and four – adding $62.50, $150

and $250 respectively – to reward students who buy larger meal plans.

Mustain said the company recently had to put those extra points in a separate account for auditing purposes, which caused them to vanish from the balances shown on receipts.

Bon Appétit is currently working out how to show the extra money as a separate balance on students’ receipts, according to Mustain.

Although the points have not actually disappeared, students with meals plans were confused by the mysterious drop in their balances.

“I noticed it because I was trying to find out how I went through 200 points in a day,” freshman Anthony Lynch said. “I had bought one thing that day so it didn’t make sense.”

Hall directors responded to students’ worries by explaining

that the hidden points were still on their accounts.

“My understanding is that the point total remains exactly the same but now you will see two balances instead of one on your printed receipt,” Fields Hall director Megan Rosenberger said in an email to her residents.

Although reassured that the money was still included on their meal plans, many students such as junior Rob Cagan, wished they had gotten a clearer explanation for the disappearance of their points.

“I had not heard enough about it,” Cagan said. “It wasn’t ever explained to us why they did it.”

Despite the confusion, Mustain said the issue will be resolved as soon as possible.

“We’re working with the people who manage the big ID system to put those amounts back on,” Mustain said. “(The money) is still there.”

Meal plans will serve up hidden pointsDue to issues with Bon Appétit’s receipts, meal plan points disappeared for many students

Natalie WheelerStaff Writer

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Enid SpitzAsst. Copy Editorspitz13@up.edu

Financial reforms in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, created in response to the economic downturn of the late 2000s, inspired Bank of America’s new $5 fee on debit card use.

Capping the fees that banks can charge merchants and retailers, the Durbin Amendment to the 2010 Act caused Bank of America to impose this fee as a way to sustain revenue.

Since banks can no longer charge companies, they are shifting charges directly to consumers.

“An unintended side effect of the government law restricting credit card company’s charges on merchants is that banks are looking to replace that loss,

shifting the fees from merchant to the consumer, you and I,” business professor James Seal said.

He does not think Bank of America will be the only one to impose fees.

“I think all the large banks will go to that,” Seal said. “If Bank of America can, why not Wells Fargo?”

The government reforms are meant to “protect consumers from abusive financial services practices,” according to the official document of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The cap on fees for merchants began Oct. 1, and Bank of America’s debit card charge is set to take affect early next year.

Understanding the new debit fees

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On Campus

Accuracy in The BeaconThe Beacon strives to be fair and accurate. The newspaper corrects any significant errors of fact brought to the attention of the editors. If you think an error has been made, contact us at beacon@up.edu. Corrections will be printed above.

JET PROGRAM Today, Oct. 6, there will be an information session for the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program at 4 p.m. in the Office of Career Services. The JET Program provides an opportunity for university graduates to participate in international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan.

GERMAN CULTURE

CLUB Tonight, Oct. 6, the German Culture Club will host its first Oktoberfest celebration in the New Commons from 5 to 7. All students are invited to enjoy free bratwurst, pretzels, apple strudel and root beer as well as learn more about German culture.

‘WE BLEED PURPLE’ Friday, Oct. 7, CPB will host its Homecoming “We Bleed Purple” Carnival from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the field behind Public Safety before the men’s soccer against San Diego. The carnival will feature live music, an inflatable bounce house, a rock wall and free henna. The event is free, but food may be pre-purchased in The Commons, The Cove or The Anchor before the event. Tickets will be available for purchase in The Anchor during the event.

‘WINNIE THE POOH’ Friday and Saturday, “Winnie the Pooh” will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium at 10 p.m.

MAHARA CONTEST

Students are invited to participate in the first annual UP Mahara E-Portfolio Contest. Prizes: first place prize is $100 Barnes and Noble Gift Card, second place prizes (2) $50 Barnes and Noble Gift Card and third place prizes (5) $20 are Barnes and Noble Gift Card. For the evaluation criteria, please go to http://wordpress.up.edu/mahara/.

CORRECTION

In the Sept. 29 issue, the “UP disc jockeys lay down beats on The Bluff” article misreported the event association. The DJs played at a Villa event, not a Pilots After Dark event.

The Beacon regrets the error.

On CampusNEWS2 October 6, 2011

On Sept. 28 the Oregon Court of Appeals rejected the Oregon University System’s (OUS) ban on guns on public college campuses.

Licensed students, faculty and staff of Oregon’s seven public universities will now be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on campus.

Since UP is a private campus, it is not affected by the ruling. According to UP’s weapons policy, students, faculty and staff are not allowed to carry firearms or weapons of any kind on campus.

“We are disappointed in the ruling of the Court in this case and will consider our options,” Oregon University System (OUS) chancellor George Pernsteiner said in a Sept. 28 OUS news release. “We will continue to review the opinion in order to consider future options to protect the safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors.”

UP Director of Public Safety Harold Burke-Sivers agrees.

“I think that’s a mistake by the Court,” Burke-Sivers said.

The decision came from a lawsuit filed by the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation. The lawsuit was a response to the arrest of a Western Oregon University student for carrying a gun on campus in 2009.

The court decided the OUS’s ban on guns on public college campuses goes against the state law that limits the authority to regulate gun use to the Oregon Legislature.

Students, faculty and staff with appropriate licensing will now be allowed to carry firearms on public college campuses including into sporting events, auditoriums, dorms and

classrooms.“On the student side what

would most likely happen is students are intoxicated and they are playing around with the weapon that they’re allowed to have and it goes off accidentally,” Burke-Sivers said. “Accidental discharges, suicide or attempted suicide and workplace or domestic violence are more likely scenarios than defending themselves against an armed gunman.”

The variance in training levels required to gain a gun license in different states is also an issue.

“Different states have different requirements for carrying concealed weapons,” Burke-Sivers said. “So it’s extremely inconsistent with the level of training.”

Some students think guns on campus could help prevent casualties related to school shootings.

“People that could’ve prevented it weren’t allowed to carry guns,” sophomore Egan LaGrander said.

Some students think banning guns on campus infringes upon Second Amendment rights.

“I’m kind of all for it,” sophomore Matthew Brown said. “Not all for it in that I want everyone carrying a gun, I just think it’s your constitutional

right.”However, some students think

the risks are more important in this situation.

“I think it’s an unnecessary protection or extension of rights that could have some serious risks,” sophomore Brendan Beuley said.

Some students think allowing guns on campus would detract from campus safety.

“I don’t think I’d feel very safe if I knew my classmates were carrying guns around,” junior Maddie Eberhard said.

While the Court of Appeals decision allows students to carry concealed weapons, at least for now, there are no campus security forces in the state authorized to carry guns.

But the University of Oregon could soon take a step in that direction.

On Oct. 7, the State Board of Higher Education is scheduled to vote on whether to allow UO to establish its own police department with sworn officers, giving them the same authority as state and local police.

That would allow UO police to make arrests and book suspects into jail, along with other police powers. However, they would not be allowed to carry guns under the current proposal, and UO officials have said it could be up

to two years before they ask for permission to arm UO officers.

Although there are no similar plans at UP, Burke-Sivers believes campus security officers, if properly trained and certified, should be allowed to carry guns.

“Absolutely,” Burke-Sivers said. “As long as they’re trained to the level of police.”

Some students feel much better about Public Safety officers carrying guns than student, faculty and staff.

“I’m not sure how many situations on campus would require P-Safe to use guns,” Beuley said. “At the same time I also trust P-Safe so if they were to have guns, it wouldn’t scare me as much as if students and faculty had guns.”

Gun ban lifted for Oregon public college campusesCourt of Appeals ruling allows guns on Oregon’s seven public college campuses

Sarah HansellStaff Writer

hansell14@up.edu

UP’s weapons policy

“A weapon means any firearm, knife or implement (including tasers or similar devices) ...While on campus, students, staff and faculty are prohibited from possessing firearms and those items described … unless involved in sanctioned ROTC training or worn as issued equipment by Public Safety personnel.Instruments or game equipment which looks like, or can be confused with, a firearm or dangerous weapon (e.g., paintball or airsoft guns, archery sets, etc.) are also prohibited.A ‘weapons permit’ or other government-issued license does not exempt individuals from the prohibitions noted in this weapons policy which applies to all persons on University property, regardless of permissions granted to them elsewhere.”

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If the Court rules in favor of...The Supreme CourtArgued: Oct. 5, 2011

Ruling expected to be issued summer 2012

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On Oct. 5, the Supreme Court heard an important case examining the separation of church and state and whether teachers at religious schools can sue their employer under federal anti-discrimination laws if the teachers are considered “ministerial employees.” The outcome of the case could potentially have an impact on all church-based institutions, including the University of Portland.

The Supreme Court will assess the limits of “ministerial exception,” a doctrine that says the government cannot interfere in a church’s management of

“ministerial employees.”“The question is ‘Do teachers

who teach secular subjects in a religious institution fall under the ministerial exception?’” political science professor William Curtis said.

According to Curtis, the Supreme Court has never examined this doctrine, which stems from the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

The case began in 2004 when Cheryl Perich, a “called teacher,” who had the duties of leading prayer and worship as well as teaching several secular subjects and religion at the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in

Redford, Mich., was diagnosed with narcolepsy and took a leave of absence.

After receiving doctor’s authorization, Perich hoped to resume her position at Hosanna-Tabor, but church officials were wary of her ability to continue working. They did not want to fire her replacement, so they asked Perich to resign.

When Perich threatened legal action, she was fired by church officials for violating church doctrine and charged her with “insubordination and disruptive behavior.”

Perich filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) using her rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act, but the district court sided

with the church, declaring Perich a ministerial employee, prohibiting her from filing a lawsuit against Hosanna-Tabor.

In 2010, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said Perich’s duties and functions were determined to be primarily secular and reversed the district court’s decision.

The amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief sent by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities argued that if someone is employed as a teacher by a religious institution, he or she is expected to incorporate faith into his or her teaching.

“These institutions have a real commitment to integrating faith into the subjects they teach; the concept of faith is not a subterfuge to take advantage of

the ministerial exception,” the brief states.

More than 60 law and religion professors from various higher-education institutions have also submitted an amicus curiae brief explaining how the ministerial exception has the potential to deny civil rights to employees, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

As a religious institution, the University of Portland can invoke the ministerial exception, but the question remains: Which employees fall under that exception?

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Supreme Court’s ruling of either a broadened or narrower scope of church authority is expected to be issued by summer 2012.

Battle for authority A case brought to the Supreme Court has the separation between church and state under examination

Kate PeiferStaff Writer

peifer14@up.edu

For what reasons did the U.S. Court of Appeals side with Perich?Because her duties were primarily teaching secular subjects and also that their (Hosanna-Tabor) contract says

teachers do not have to be Lutheran, her primary function wasn’t indoctrinated even though she did teach some religious classes. She spends six hours and 15 minutes out of seven hour days teaching secular subjects, not teaching religion, and they (U.S. Court of Appeals) said her primary function wasn’t religious in the school.

What does this mean for religious institutions around the country?If the courts rule who is a minister and who isn’t, there are those who claim that is entanglement. If she wins, the

employee, and one of the crucial details the court relies on is that the school, Hosanna-Tabor, didn’t have a statement explicitly saying “Our teachers must bring the Lutheran message to all the subjects they teach,” then what you’ll see is religious educational institutions around the country quickly graphing a statement saying that.

What does this mean for UP?

Clearly we are teaching secular subjects, but there are people who would argue that nevertheless you are teaching in

the context of the Catholic education and that somehow makes us different than professors

teaching in secular education. So obviously in the UP context, the contentious question is whether it applies to faculty, and particularly faculty who teach “secular” subjects, which is most of us.

Would all the same laws apply to UP and other higher-educational institutions?The Court has made a distinction between the levels of school in other contexts because primary and secondary

education deal with students of different maturity and thus have different goals. So the Court could conceivably, for example, reason that a teacher in a religious grade school, even one who teaches mainly “secular” subjects, has a much greater role and influence in indoctrinating students into the faith than does a college professor at a typical Catholic university - this might make a grade school teacher more likely to fall into the ministerial exception than a college professor.

What predictions can you make about the outcome of the case?Even if Hosanna-Tabor wins and the Supreme Court grants religious institutions a broad ministerial

exception, I doubt that the vast majority of religious universities would ever invoke exception in an employment dispute with “normal” faculty because that might result in making it difficult to hire faculty from the normal pool, which is what just about all of these universities depend upon.

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If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Hosanna-Tabor, religious institutions will be exempted from possible liability and lawsuits filed by their employees. This creates the potential for employees at religious institutions to not receive compensation when discrimination occurs, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“If the church wins, that means any religious institution could fire anybody and say it was a matter of our belief, and as one scholar put it, that creates a sort of ‘lawless zone’ for church institutions to fire and hire however they want to,” political science professor Bill Curtis said. “Of course some people say that’s great and others would say you have to conform to the law.”

... Hosanna-TaborIf the Supreme Court rules in favor of

Perich, the anti-discrimination employment law would then apply to teachers in religious institutions teaching primarily secular subjects.

Political science professor Bill Curtis, predicts if the Supreme Court sides with Perich this will prompt religious institutions to take responsibility for explicitly defining who is and who is not a part of the ministerial exception.

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Federal District CourtArgued: July 15, 2008Decided: Oct. 28, 2008

Ruling: In favor of Hosanna-Tabor

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Argued: Oct.6, 2009Decided: March 9, 2010

Ruling: In favor of Perich

Court case processIan Hilger | THE BEACON

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QA& with constitutional law professor William Curtis

1. Sept. 29, 12:49 a.m. - A student came to Public Safety to report the theft of a phone, wallet and keys from Shipstad. A report was taken.

2. Sept. 29, 8:12 a.m. - A student came to Public Safety reporting they had injured himself the previous night and needed to speak with a counselor. The student was escorted to the Health Center.

3. Oct. 1, 11:57 p.m. - Officers made contact with two students in a vehicle in front of Mehling Hall. They appeared to be intoxicated. Residence Life also responded, and both students were issued MIPs.

4. Oct. 3, 11:29 a.m. - A student reported to Public Safety the theft of a recreation services bike from outside of Schoenfeldt Hall. The bike was registered, and a report was also filed with Portland Police.

5. Oct. 4, 2:21 a.m. - Public Safety made contact with a suspicious individual behind Christie Hall. Portland Police also responded, and the individual was trespassed from campus.

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NEWS4 October 6, 2011

Did you know that 40% of car trips are made 

within 2 miles or less?  

The CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge wants to turn those 

trips into bike rides!  

Go online to 2milechallenge.com to learn more and join the Blue team! 

 

2 Mile Challenge Events to Remember  

“Move‐It Mondays” Giveaways! Every Monday in‐between classes until 1:35 PM, giving away 

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“Coffee On CLIF Bar” – On Wednesday October 12th, the first 20 people to ride their bikes to 

Anna Banana’s in St. Johns get one free drink courtesy of CLIF Bar’s 2 Mile Challenge! 

 

Follow MegMarkus on Twitter to get the latest updates about CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge 

events on and around UP’s campus 

 

For more information about the 2 Mile Challenge, please contact Megan Markus at 

markus13@up.edu 

America and got it,” Chia said.Student cards, as opposed

to regular credit cards, usually require little to no credit history because they have low credit lines. Chia said he also thinks it

helped that he was fully employed at the time.

Once you have a credit card, financial experts like those at The Wall Street Journal’s Smart Money department recommend building up credit by paying off your bill every month.

If not paid in full, interest will accumulate on the outstanding balance, building up over time.

“The debit fee makes it advantageous to use a credit card, but you run the risk of running up a balance,” professor of business James Seal said.

According to Seal, some companies will raise interest rates if payments are late.

When used responsibly, student cards should not incur fees, can establish good credit and even offer rewards.

Some cards, like Discover

Limited’s Student Card, give students one to five percent cash back on purchases including groceries and gas.

“I’ve actually been looking into getting a credit card now,” Uhrhammer said.

CREDIT: Credit cards for studentsContinued from page 1

FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) Score – credit score based on your credit habits and history

• Ranges from 300-850. Below 680 is low. Above 740 is excellent.• FICO score affects: Loans, interest rates, mortgages and bills (like utilities and cable).• Everyone is entitled by the U.S. government (under the Fair Credit Reporting Act) to a

free credit report once every 12 months. The report does not include credit score. You can pay a fee to get credit score. Or get credit report tracking service through FICO or any of the three bureaus that compile credit scores: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

Lenders, landlords and employers.

• Use credit cards. People who have no credit history are more of a risk for lenders.• Pay your bills. Thirty-five percent of your FICO score is based on paying on time.• Keep your balance low. It is best to pay off your bill every month. Don’t spend more

than you can afford.• Build credit over time. “Older” accounts are better than newer, recently-opened ones.• Keep your debt-to-credit ratio low. That is the percentage of how much you owe in

relation to your total available credit (ie. You owe $4,000 and you have $16,000 available credit. Your debt-to-credit ratio is 25 percent).

FICO score and credit cardsAbout FICO

Who cares?

How to improve your FICO score

Student credit cards• Company: Capitol One• No annual fee• Rewards: One percent cash back on purchases. Twenty-five

percent bonus on cash back if you pay the bill on time• Annual Percentage Rate (APR): Starts at zero percent, and

the regular rate is 19.8 percent

• Company: Discover Limited• No annual fee• Rewards: five percent cash back on certain purchases, one

percent cash back on others• APR: Zero percent for nine months, then 13.99 percent –

20.99 percent.

• Company: Citi Bank• No annual fee• Rewards: Five percent cash back for six months on gas,

groceries and utilities.• APR: Zero percent for seven months if you qualify, 13.00

percent – 21.99 percent thereafter.

Journey Student Rewards

Discover Student Card

Dividend Platinum Select Card

After more than 20 years, artist Lillian Pitt has returned to the University of Portland as a featured artist in the Buckley Center Gallery. “It is a big treat to show at the Buckley Center again,” Pitt said. “I love what I do, and now it’s my turn to give back.” Pitt’s work first appeared in the Buckley Center Gallery in January 1985 with art by two other artists as part of a visual celebration of the arts. This time, Pitt has the gallery to herself, featuring her exhibit “Gifts from My Ancestors.” “I think it’s an honor to have her come back and show her work at our humble gallery,” Pat Bognar, the curator of the Buckley Center Gallery, said. “She’s exhibited work throughout the country.” Pitt’s work mostly represents Native American art and features masks, sculptures and prints. Pitt created her work using Asian art techniques such as raku clay

firing and anagama, a form of pottery making. She also uses a variety of materials such as bronze, precious metals, wood, glass, shells, leather and feathers. “She uses such an intriguing variety of medium,” Bognar said. “It just fits beautifully.” Since her first appearance in the Buckley Center Gallery, Pitt has continued to use these unique techniques and materials. “The fact that she uses the same kinds of media she started out with is an accomplishment,” Bognar said. “She continues to grow using this particular kind of media.” According to Pitt’s website, her artwork is not only meant to delight art lovers, but to showcase the history and legends of her people. Pitt’s ancestors lived near the Columbia River Gorge. “Regardless of the medium, my work directly relates to and honors my ancestors, my people, the environment and the animals,” Pitt said on her website. “This maintains my link with tradition and acknowledges the many contributions my ancestors have made to this world.” Bognar feels that Pitt has dedicated her life to showing the beauty of her culture through her artwork. “Her artwork really opens your

eyes to Native American culture,” Bognar said. “It’s informative and allows you to see the heritage of her people and their sense of importance they have for art.” According to junior Torri Ishihara, Pitt’s decision to focus on culture makes experiencing her artwork more enjoyable. “Her artwork has a different kind of meaning,” Ishihara said. “It’s not just aesthetically pleasing. You can see deeper into her work: her culture, her history, everything.” Sophomore Cam Aquiningoc agrees.

“The fact that she uses cul-tural-influenced techniques to create her artwork rather than traditional techniques adds a lot to it too,” Aquiningoc said. “You can tell she wanted to give her artwork more than just beau-ty for meaning.” Pitt will be on campus Oct. 12 for a presentation on her cul-tural origin and the role it plays in her artwork. The presentation will be in BC 163 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception in the Buckley Center Gallery. The exhibit runs until Oct. 20 and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Artist brings Native American art back to UP

Lillian Pitt showcases her heritage in Buckley Center Gallery

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blas13@up.edu

Talley Carlston | THE BEACON

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Organic Valley’s “Generation Organic Tour” made a stop at UP on Tuesday to promote family farms and regional eating. Pull-ing up in their multicolored mural painted school bus, the team of farmers gave away free samples of organic milk and string cheese to students to show off the taste of regional dairy products.

Over the summer, senior Fran-ces Dyer worked with a public relations firm that promoted local and sustainable restaurants and worked with Generation Organic as a part of her job.

“The tour is about keeping up organic farming through the generations,” Dyer said. “The sustainability factor they present is so important for your personal health and the environment.”

Organic Valley, a food distri-bution co-op which works with 1,643 family farms nationwide, organizes their products into re-gional “pools” which provide a local option for restaurants and consumers, according to Gen-eration Organic farmer Allison

Bates.“All of (Organic Valley’s)

milk is produced in Oregon and Washington and distributed in Oregon and Washington,” Bates said.

Consumers that choose Or-ganic Valley gain peace of mind that most people in the country cannot obtain, according to Bates.

“The average consumer has no idea where their food comes from,” Bates said.

The farmers on the tour are from all around the country and have been brought together by their common upbringing on fam-ily farms.

“Growing up on a farm doesn’t mean you don’t get to participate in regular activities. I was in band and drama as well as working,” Generation Organic farmer Jo-anna Kohnen said. “I had a bigger appreciation for hard work than most kids growing up.”

Salem farmer Johan Door-menbal knows how important his work is for his community. Grow-ing up, Doormenbal saw the im-pact he made locally.

“My family’s 276-acre farm has 160 cows and supports four

families as well as contributing to the northwest (dairy) pool,” Door-menbal said. “I learned about re-sponsibility growing up on a farm because you can’t put off the ani-mals until the next day.”

UP’s environmental science department forged a friendship with the Generation Organic farmers after last year’s “Food For Thought Conference,” which included a keynote address from food activist and author Michael Pollan. When Organic Valley an-nounced a 2011 Generation Or-ganic Tour, the farmers made sure to stop at UP.

“Not only are (the farmers) organic, but they come from fam-ily farms and they operate region-ally,” environmental studies pro-fessor and organizer of the “Food for Thought Conference” Steve Kolmes said.

The Generation Organic farm-ers also gave a presentation in Kolmes’ environmental science class and spoke on the changing landscape of agriculture.

“I learned that many conven-tional farms are converting to or-ganic and that it’s becoming prof-itable to be organic,” sophomore

Jason Celino said.To some, the farmer’s genera-

tional message struck a chord.“Their presentation was cool

because they’ll be the people to take over the farms and eventu-ally their kids will take over,” freshman Melelani Makanui said.

The farmers are also teach-ing the need for alternative fuel sources while on tour. The multi-colored school bus that the farm-ers travel in has been converted from traditional diesel to run on biodiesel and vegetable oil.

“We use biodiesel to heat

up the veggie oil then we flip a switch to burn veggie oil,” Gen-eration Organic farmer James Frantzen said. “The veggie oil has to go through an intense filtration in order to be used.”

The next stop for the Genera-tion Organic farmers is Coos Bay, Ore., before heading to Califor-nia, but their message leaves con-sumers with poignant questions that eventually everyone will have to answer.

“Who’s your farmer?” Bates said. “Where will our food sys-tem be in 20 years?”

LIVING6 October 6, 2011

Students geared up in suspenders for the Lumberjack Ball

Kathryn WaltersStaff Writer

walters14@up.edu

Picture a lumberjack. Does a big, strong burly man like the Bounty paper towels mascot come to mind? Throw in some college students, dubstep and glow sticks, and you’ve got a rec-ipe for the Villa Maria Hall Lum-berjack Ball.

On Sept. 30 from 10 p.m. to midnight, Villa Maria Hall hosted its own dance in lieu of a home-coming dance on the basketball court behind the dorm. Accord-ing to sophomore and Villa Maria hall council member Kevin Con-ley, about 250 students attended.

The Lumberjack theme of the ball matched Villa Maria Hall’s dorm theme this year.

“Lumberjacks are pretty man-ly, and Villa is all about being manly,” Conley said.

The Lumberjack Ball was a free event, but donations were welcomed in an attempt to raise funds for Villa Maria Hall’s di-lapidated game room. The ball brought in $204.08 by the end of the evening, and Physical Plant will help with the repairs.

“We’ve made it our priority to make the game room a bigger part of Villa’s community,” Con-ley said.

Conley said the money raised was a good start for the repairs.

“The carpet’s all ruined, the walls are peeling, almost every-thing in there is broken and there’s

no ventilation, so we have a lot of work ahead of us,” he said.

There was no required dress code for the Lumberjack Ball, although typical lumberjack gear such as flannel shirts and jeans recommended. The first 100 people to arrive within the first 15 minutes received free glow sticks. Sophomore Jordan Jones, who was voted “Villa’s Greatest DJ” according to Conley, provid-ed the music with a mix of Top 40 hits and his own combination of techno and dubstep beats.

Overall, the lumberjack theme was a hit for those who attended.

“I loved that everyone wore flannel,” sophomore Em Wooden said. “It was hilarious.”

Sophomore Danielle Crain also enjoyed the flannel theme.

“I thought it went well with Villa,” she said. “I thought it was a good theme because it is Port-land.”

However, the music mix at the Lumberjack Ball, which relied heavily on dubstep influences, left some people divided in opin-ion.

“There were lots of stretches where you didn’t really know how to dance,” Wooden said, but she said she enjoyed the disk jockey’s selection overall.

Crain said the DJ did a good job with his selections and she had a good time.

“It looked like people were enjoying it,” she said. “I was ex-cited to see that so many people went.”

No trees harmed in Villa flannel fun

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Decked out in their best lumberjack ensembles, UP students enjoyed the opportunity to dance on the basketball courts behind Villa Maria Hall. Villa hosted the evening to replace the homecoming dance and raise money to repair the dorm’s game room with donations.

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The scenario: At approximately 8:18

p.m. on a dark and stormy night on The Bluff, a group of students

gathered for flamboyantly fun event — a murder mystery dinner party! Before the night was up, they had delighted in a delec-

table meal, admired each others convincing costumes, acted their parts and solved the case. Now one question remains: How was

it done?The suspects:

You and at least six good friends … in full character, of course.

Characters could include Herr Cutt (a German barber), Heidi Key (a flirtatious locksmith), Terri Aki (a Japanese sushi chef) or Sandy Bunz (a laid-back surf chick).

The scene of the crime:Study rooms can become

haunted mansions and hall loung-es can be spooky hotels. Maybe transform your living room into the cabin of the U.S.S. Mystery, or your basement into the Grand Pilot Estate.

Mysterious munchies: Follow a theme for the most

fun. Murder in Mexico? Try “fa-tal fajitas” and “murderous mar-garitas.” For an assassination in Athens, how about “killer ke-babs?” For a smothering in Swe-den have “Swedish red herrings,” or “death by chocolate cake” for a sweet-shop strangling.

Other options: Lethal lasagna. mystery meat

sandwiches, blood oranges or shotgun shells (shell noodle pas-ta).

The set-up:

1. Find a plot. Many websites sell murder

mystery plots because they can be confusing to make up on your own:

• www.great-murder-mys tery-games.com/

• www.host-party.com• www.host-a-murder.com/

There are some good free options too:

• http://www.whodunitmys teries.com/sour.html

• http://red-herring-games. co.uk/catalog/bfree-bmur der-mystery-dinner-party- game-p-88.html

• http://homepage.ntlworld. com/j.coutts1/main.htm

2. Pick a theme. Even if the plot you chose

comes with a theme, you can al-ways decide on your own. Ideas include: celebrity, western and 1920s. It can be absolutely any-thing!

3. Send out the invites and assign characters.

“You are cordially invited to the estate of Lord Schoenfeldt. But be forewarned, lately myste-rious things have been happening at the manor.”

“Please report to first floor lounge of the haunted H.M.S Shipstad for questioning regard-ing recent events.”

Include a description of each guest’s character on his or her in-vite. The night of the dinner, ev-eryone should come in costume and character, ready to solve the mystery. If someone can’t come, make sure to give their character to someone else. Leaving a per-son out could confuse the whole meticulous plot.

5. Get in costume.More is more in this case, so

deck yourself out to get in char-acter. Cheap costumes can come from random things in your clos-et, Goodwill stores and funky consignment shops like Red Light or The House of Vintage on Hawthorne Avenue.

6. Plan your menu.Most murder mystery dinners

take place over a three-course meal, where each character has small snippets of evidence to share during each course. Throughout the meal, guests chat, play and ponder the mystery.

For a more casual crime-scene caper, appetizer-type foods and mingling work fine.

7. Decorate.Your mysterious venue can

bring the party to life … or death, rather. The Dollar Tree has many decorating options for a low price.

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Putting tacos and burritos to the testExperienced by: PJ Marcello, Bruce Garlinghouse, Jason Hortsch and John McCarty

Disclaimer: Though we conducted a side-by-side comparison of King Burrito, Boulevard Tacos and the Panaderia y Taqueria Santa Cruz, the rankings are ultimately arbitrary. We collectively agreed these three restaurants were the “top” purveyors of fine Hispanic cuisine near the University but by no means are we professional food critics. The following is a quasi-scientific comparison of the burritos and tacos purchased from the aforementioned establishments. Two burritos were purchased from each establishment along with four tacos. The food was then evaluated based upon price versus size, ratio of ingredients, overall presentation, overall flavor and tortilla quality.

While King Burrito is at the bottom, its tacos are truly on par with Boulevard. King Burrito’s tacos were by far the mess-iest, but the sheer variety of tacos they offer sets them apart from the competition. We sampled two types of carnitas tacos, one chicken and one steak fajita. King Burrito tacos also come with an array of extra toppings though they are lacking in one major category: the tortilla. King Burrito’s tortillas are by no means bad; however, they were not as flavorful and they were chewier than both the Taqueria and Boulevard which really detracted from the overall presentation and flavor.

Ordered: 1 carnitas king burrito and 1 carne asada king burritoCost: $4.25

King Burrito comes in third only as the worst of the best. Their bur-ritos are in fact the biggest and they are open much longer than Boulevard or the Taqueria. Unlike the other restaurants, King Burrito doesn’t mess around when it comes to meat. Each burrito was crammed full of meat with just enough room for beans and cheese and even a chile relleno, the last being a pleasant surprise that ended up scoring some serious points for flavor. The zesty carnitas and carne asada are bested only by the savory of-ferings of the Taqueria, and the King Burrito certainly has the size versus price category on lockdown. While the largest, King Burrito’s burritos were also the greasiest and their tortillas were not particularly worthy of note, if only because there’s too much stuff inside them.

Rebuttal: “Overall, I found the King Burrito burrito to taste the best. It was the most flavorful and hit the hardest. Value is also important for me, and the sheer mass of King Burrito’s burritos was a big draw for me,” Hortsch said.

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Blvd Tacos Panaderia Taqueria

When it came to tacos, the Taqueria really swept the field. We sampled the pollo (chicken), carne asada (beef), pastor (pork) and lengua (beef tongue) tacos and subsequently had a fiesta in our mouths. Regardless of what type of meat you de-sire, the tacos are only $1 and they boast a near perfect meat-to-tortilla ratio. We collectively agreed the Taqueria has the tortilla game on lockdown. The torillas are slightly crispy on the outside but deliciously soft on the inside and really con-tribute to the authenticity and overall flavor of the food. The only drawback of the Taqueria tacos is their simplicity: just tortillas, meat, onions and cilantro.

Why the 2/3 you say? We took turns ranking each estab-lishment’s tacos from 1 to 3. King Burrito and Boulevard Ta-cos tied. We purchased two chicken tacos and two carnitas (pork) azteca tacos, which cost $1.30 and $1.50 per taco, re-spectively. While Boulevard’s meat didn’t pack as much of a vibrant flavor as the Taqueria’s their tacos had the best pre-sentation. All the ingredients were packed into the tortilla and there was no mess or grease. Boulevard tacos also come with extras like pico de gallo and guacamole unlike the Taqueria making that extra $.50 well worth it.

Ordered: 1 Chicken (pollo) burrito and 1 carne asada burritoCost: $4.00

As with the tacos, the tortillas at the Taqueria really help with the over-all presentation and flavor of the burritos. For lack of a better metaphor, they are the icing on the cake and their quality only augments the other flavors. The Taqueria garnished the most points overall, essentially win-ning through sheer consistency. Their burritos are almost as simple as their tacos but their chicken and carne asada pack powerful flavors. The Taqueria was the least meaty and the smallest; however, their delicious rice and house-made refried beans pull their own weight, making each Taqueria burrito a savory sleeve of molten cheese, meat, beans and rice.

Ordered: 1 pastor burrito and 1 carne asada azteca burritoCost: $4.25

Before we had even ordered our food, one of the employees at Boule-vard was proudly explaining that their burritos are not greasy. He definite-ly wasn’t kidding. The Boulevard burrito excelled at overall presentation. Only slightly smaller than a King Burrito burrito. It was well wrapped and didn’t leak juices or grease of any kind. The Boulevard tortillas were almost as good as the Taqueria’s and their ratios of ingredients were very comparable, though the Boulevard burrito was larger and slightly meatier than the Taqueria’s. If you visit Boulevard, get the pastor burrito (with po-tatoes if you know what’s up). It instantly won PJ’s and Bruce’s votes for first with the sweet and tangy flavor of the roasted pastor.

Rebuttal: “Unlike my fellow sports team members, I was not impressed with Boulevard Taco’s burrito offerings. I will grant that their burritos had far less grease than King Burrito’s, but this was not a factor for me. The flavor was too sweet for my liking, and also came across as flat,” Jason Hortsch said.

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The place that all non-Port-land UP kids seem to want to go is Voodoo Doughnut, and after all it seems to be the perfect place for college students.

Voodoo is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week (excluding certain holidays) for your dough-nut-enjoying pleasure. There is no more waiting for morning time to eat your favorite breakfast pas-try: at Voodoo, doughnut time is all the time.

The birth of VoodooIn 2003 Tres Shannon and

Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson realized there was no doughnut shop in downtown Portland and decided it needed one.

After going to Los Angeles to learn the tricks of the trade, they came back to the Rose City and opened up shop on 22 SW 3rd Ave., bringing doughnuts like the Maple Bacon Bar, the Mem-

phis Mafia and the Grape Ape to downtown Portland.

Now they have expanded to three locations, with one on 1501 NE Davis St. and another in downtown Eugene.

Voodoo has a couple more tricks up its sleeve besides being a 24-hour local pastry establish-ment with one-of-a-kind dough-nuts.

World Record HolderOn Dec. 24, 2008, former

mayor Tom Potter named Voo-doo Doughnut’s Portland Crème doughnut the official doughnut of the city.

In more recent news, Voo-doo Doughnut broke the Guiness Book of World Records on Aug. 6, 2011, for the World’s Biggest Doughnut Box at 666 pounds, beating the previous record-hold-er’s 333 pound box.

Unique DoughnutsTheir original doughnut top-

pings are a big part of the appeal. These include chocolate, oreos and peanut butter on the Old Dirty Bastard, something to do with marshmallows and coconut on the Dirty Snowballs and bub-ble gum flavored frosting on the Dubble Bubble.

If you are really, really hungry but have no money, you can order

the Texas Challenge, a doughnut equivalent to six doughnuts and free if eaten in 80 seconds or less.

However, besides welcoming lovers of doughnuts, Voodoo also invites couples to share their love for each other.

Tie the KnotIf you have met that special

someone and you know they are the one, you can tie the knot at any one of Voodoo’s three loca-tions. Prices range from $25 (not legally binding) to $5,000 (defi-nitely legal and including air fare to Portland and a hotel).

“(We chose Voodoo because) we wanted something cool and quirky that kind of represented us,” Maria Panlilio-Villanueva, a Chicago resident who flew to Portland to marry her husband at Voodoo Doughnut, said. “It was one of the best weddings that our friends and family had ever been to.”

Love it or hate itDespite its widespread popu-

larity, some students think Voo-doo is overrated.

“I think they’re a little gim-micky,” freshman Jeremy Ander-son said. “It’s not about quality as much as the over-the-top-ness.”

Freshman Jami Kolb agrees.“I think people overlook

sometimes that it’s not as great as the hype says it is,” she said.

However, some students think Voo-doo does live up to the hype.

“They’re amaz-ing,” junior Wy-att Rodan said. “They’re really unique (with) their like weird, strange flavors and stuff.”

Some students think their quirki-ness is what makes them special.

“Like the whole ‘Keep Portland Weird’ thing, they definitely do that,” junior Max Kelly said.

Whether you are going for your wed-ding or just for a late-night doughnut with wacky toppings, you can be sure you are experiencing all the elements that encap-sulate Portland when you visit Voodoo Doughnut.

Good things come in pink boxesPortland’s own Voodoo Doughnut is more than just a 24-hour pastry hot spot

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Portland food cards are a cheap alternative to on-campus dining.

Roll into food carts Where can college students on a skin tight budget go for an alter-native to the everyday meals on campus? Have no fear rumbling tummy and lackluster wallet. The food carts are here!

A group of friends and I hopped in the car and a short drive away on North Greeley Av-enue and Killingsworth Street, we found the North Station.

The North Station boasts a fair collection of food carts, with options such as spicy Thai and sweet and savory ice cream.

ScoopNow let’s not forget dessert.

Scoop is a tan and red cart nes-tled in the corner of North Sta-tion with the motto “delicious, hand-crafted organic ice cream.” Among all the wild and unique flavors offered, Andrich settled on a scoop of salty caramel and espresso for $3.25.

Never will you witness pure delight and happiness like that of someone who takes their first bite of ice cream from Scoop. The flavors are true to their name, just in ice cream form. The menu also includes milkshakes, waffle cones, caramel apples, hot choco-late and teas.

Prices range from $2.50 to $5.25. Hours of operation: Tues-Thurs 12:30-3 and 5-8pm, Fri/Sat 12:30 p.m. -9 p.m., Sun 12:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Istanbul Delight Istanbul Delight, a bright blue

cart sure to catch your eye, boasts flavors from the Middle East. Those seeking the traditional gy-ros, falafel and hummus will not be disappointed. For those look-ing to try something new, dishes from Turkey plus vegetarian op-tions are also available. Sopho-more Joey Solano ordered the Falafel Wrap – a pita wrap with chickpea patties, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion and tzatziki sauce for $5.

“It was messy but oh so good,” Solano said.

Prices range from $4 to $6.50. Hours: Daily for lunch and dinner

Sila ThaiFor those with a palate able to

handle the heat, Sila Thai is the place to try. The menu showcases a variety of Pad Thai dishes with your choice of chicken or tofu. Sophomore Laura Andrich or-dered Pad Kee Maow, a noodle dish with chicken and vegetables combined in a spicy peanut sauce for $6.25. Her eyes watered and her sinuses cleared, but her plate licked-clean plate showed it was worth the burn.

Prices range from $7 and less. Hours of operation: Tues- Sun noon -7:30 p.m.

Brother Bob’s Roving BakeryAt Brother Bob’s Roving

Bakery, I glanced at the enor-mous menu only to be tempted to skip dinner and go straight to dessert: hot from the oven fun-nel cake, inch thick iced cinna-mon rolls and decadent pumpkin tartlets. After the initial shock of the sweets that lay before me, I closed my awe-dropped jaw and decided upon the lox and caper bagel for $5. The employee at the cart asked if I needed anything: a knife, fork, spoon or help eating it. When I shook my head no, he asked why no one accepted his last offer. “It must be too good to share,” I responded. The toasted sesame bagel, generously filled with cream cheese, fresh lox and capers melted in my mouth. I was right.

Prices range from $2 to $5. Hours of operation: Tues-Sat 8am-dusk, Sun 9a.m.- 6 p.m.

PDX671Sophomore Katie Robbins

saw Shrimp Fritters for a mere $3.50 at PDX671 and said, “Why not?”

PDX671 is a combination cart that serves food from the Pacific Northwest, PDX, with influences from Guam, area code 671. Other menu options include spring rolls, red rice, chopped grilled chicken and cucumber salad. The fritters, made with Oregon pink shrimp, corn and peas were lightly pan fried and served with homemade soy and hot sauce.

“Crisp to golden perfection,” Robbins said.

Prices range from $1.75 to $8.75. Hours of operation: Tues-Fri noon -2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m., Sat noon-8 p.m.

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Ingredients:2 cups ginger ale1 teaspoon butter1 tablespoon brown Sugar1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:1. Place the ginger ale in a 2 cup microwave-safe measuring cup, and microwave on high

until the soda is hot but not boiling, 1 to 2 minutes. 2. Gently stir in the but-ter until melted, then stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Don’t stir too vigorously to avoid the soda fizzing up. 3. Pour the drink into mugs and serve.

Ingredients:4 tablespoons flour4 tablespoons sugar2 tablespoons Unsweetened cocoaDash of salt2 tablespoons vegetable Oil2 tablespoons water1/3 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:1. Whisk together dry ingredients in a large mug. 2. Mix in oil, water and vanilla. Add chocolate chips if you wish.3. Microwave on high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. 4. Let stand for 2 minutes, then dig in.

Ingredients:1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 tablespoon milk or water 1-2 eggs1 dash pepper 1 dash salt Shredded cheese (optional) Directions:1. Place butter in a microwave safe mug or small bowl.2. Microwave for 30-45 seconds, or until melted.

3. Add eggs, milk or water, salt and pepper and stir. 4. Microwave one egg for 35 to 45 seconds (two eggs 1:15 minutes to 1:45 minutes) or until eggs begin to set, stirring with fork to break apart after half of the time.6. Remove eggs when they are still soft and moist. Let stand about 2 minutes. Eggs will firm up while standing.7. If desired, sprinkle with shred-ded cheese.

Microwave recipes for the kitchen-less student.

MC 101: Microwave cooking for dummies

For UP students confined to a dorm, mi-crowaves are the easiest source for quick meals in their rooms.

However, most students find themselves searching for easy-to-make meal options. Sophomore resident Lauren Rapados finds herself frustrated with the lack of dietary options on campus.

“I wish I could cook because I’m veg-etarian, so options are limited. I really just make burritos (in the microwave),” Rapa-dos said.

On one occasion, Rapados and her friends did try to get creative with the mi-crowave.

“We made potato chips once,” Rapados said. “We just sliced potatoes, sprayed them

with Pam and heated them for five minutes. They weren’t bad.”

Despite Rapados’ potato chip success, most students feel lost as to how to use their microwave.

“I kind of wish I could make fancy stuff in the microwave,” sophomore Meme Ran-ken said. “If anything, I wish I could bake in the microwave.”

Sophomore Walker Ross agreed.“I’m pretty good with quesadillas in the

microwave, but it’s hard to think of any-thing else,” Ross said.

Dorm-trapped bakers and chefs needn’t worry. There are plenty of recipes that don’t call for an oven or hot plate.

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Olympic seven-time gold medalist Michael Phelps shocked fans with his daily diet consisting of nearly 12,000 calories. His average diet included three fried egg sandwiches, three chocolate chip pancakes, two pounds of pasta and an entire pizza.

Some athletes on campus are eat-ing almost half that just to get through preseason workouts.

Monday night freshman basketball player Thomas van der Mars sat down to a dinner of two milks, one yogurt, one piece of cheese pizza, salmon wrapped in bacon with a side of fries and a hefty salad.

Right now, van der Mars and the rest of the basketball team spend four hours a week in open gym, two hours a week in team practice and four hours a week lifting.

The six-foot-ten-inch, 225 pound freshman eats between four and five thousand calories a day. On campus, van der Mars eats most dinners in The Commons and lunches in The Cove, making up his average four or five

meals a dayBefore games and workouts, van

der Mars focuses on foods that con-tain the most carbohydrates and little fat to keep his energy up. His favorite pre-workout and pre-game food is a toasted bagel and cream cheese. Post-workout and post-game food include chicken wraps and burger with fries.

The basketball players and other athletes are not on a specific diet, but they do have some guidelines set down by their respective coaches and Director of Athletic performance, coach Bradford Scott.

“He tries to educate us on what we have to eat,” van der Mars said.

Scott’s primary focus is to make athletes more aware of their daily food choices and how they fuel their bodies.

“A lot of athletes generally eat ca-lorically dense food but not nutrient dense food,” Scott said.

According to Scott, these nutrient dense foods include salads, meat and vegetables rather than foods that are processed and packaged.

“The biggest thing is to eat food,” Scott said. “Good food is something that is alive at some point and will

die.”For his personal fitness course,

Scott has created a list of guidelines to healthy eating from Michael Pol-lan’s book, “Food Rules”. These rules include avoiding processed foods, foods containing ingredients that are difficult to pronounce and eating only foods that will eventually rot.

Scott encourages athletes and stu-dents alike to take advantage of the fresh and healthy food options on campus such as the steaks, salmon and salad bar at The Commons.

“If you get chicken strips and fries, you’re missing the boat,” Scott said.

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Freshman basketball player Thomas van der Mars works up a hefty appetite playing basket-ball for the Pilots.

Soccer player Matt Dally: Eats2,500caloriesperdayandworksout 12-14 hours a week. Eatsabout 3,500 calories. per dayduringtheseason

Baseball player Bo Cornish eats3,000 calories per day and prac-tices6daysaweek.

Track runner Melissa Baller eats1,400 calories per day; teampractice8hoursaweek;worksout18hoursaweek

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ROTC students at UP burn some serious calories with their physical training and busy event schedules.

“I probably eat around 5,000 calories a day,” senior AFROTC student Sam Clark said.

He eats five to eight times

a day, about every two to three hours, to keep up his energy level and metabolism and to give his body the proper nutrition for workouts.

“I like to call them ‘quasi-snack meals,’” Clark said.

A typical day, according to Clark, requires a protein-packed, diverse and healthy diet.

“My philosophy is kind of: I eat it ‘cause I need it,” he said.

Before a workout he eats car-bohydrates for slow-release ener-gy in addition to at least 50 grams of protein. After his workout, he makes sure to get another good dose of protein to help muscle recovery. He also eats something with healthy sugars, like a banana or other fruit to boost his blood sugar.

Cadets are especially encour-aged to focus on healthy eating

and hydrating well when a physi-cal fitness assessment (PFA) is coming up, according to Clark.

He explained that ROTC doesn’t have a special dietician or nutrition program for cadets, so students just find what works for them.

“But they’ve just started being able to do random drug tests,” he said, “so don’t eat too many pop-py seed muffins!”

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“Terra Nova,” Fox’s latest mega-budget TV show, debuted Sept. 26. Faced with extinction in a futuristic world riddled with overcrowding and pollution, hu-manity elects to send a handful of people 85 million years into the past to start a settlement. The settlement, fittingly named Terra Nova (literally “new land”), is the center of the show. While seem-ing a comparative paradise at first, it has many dark secrets of its own.

The show itself is an even mixture of “Avatar,” “Jurassic Park” and “Lost,” with a dash of “Dinotopia” thrown in. While

filled with potential, the se-ries’ pilot sputtered as it tried to squeeze in too many storylines – bonds between family, teen-age angst, time travel, causal-ity, conspiracies and, of course, dinosaurs. Additionally, for $4 million an episode, the visuals were disappointing. I found the dinosaur models to be on par with those used in “Jurassic Park,” a 17-year-old movie.

This is not to say that the show cannot pick up steam. On the contrary, the last third of the pi-lot episode drastically improved, raising enough interest that I will tune in to at least the next two episodes.

If time travel and dinosaurs pique your interest, give “Terra Nova” a shot. Just don’t expect the next “Game of Thrones.”

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Juniors Joel Nightingale and Jeff Makjavich perform at the CPB Coffeehouse on Sept. 30 in St. Mary’s student center. The show also featured The Northstar Session and other UP student performers.

Last Sunday, I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I bought my ticket a week prior and it’s a good thing I did: I was hassled by multiple people offer-ing double what I paid to see the group that had the nation scream-ing “SWAG!”

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, also known as OFW-GKTA, played for a sold out Port-land Roseland Theater.

The 10 member crew, lead by MTV Music Video Awards Best New Artist Tyler the Creator, is known for loud music, disturbing lyrics and a general “I don’t give

a sh@t” attitude. Nearly every member per-

forms, so their shows usually don’t feature an opener. This was much appreciated as I came to see Odd Future and the feet-first crowd dives, seizure-like body movements and mosh-pit inciting antics that accompany their per-formances.

But it wasn’t what I had hoped. They were tired. Portland was one of their last stops. The bass was too heavy and the songs were muddled.

I refuse to believe it was their best performance, so the jury is still out on whether they truly can live up to the hype, and I will surely allow them another chance to live up to it if I find myself in a position to see them again.

Swag!

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FAITH & FELLOWSHIP12 October 6, 2011

‘Woman’ group offers sisterhoodCampus Ministry’s ‘Woman’ group gives female students a safe gathering place to share stories and discuss life

Vinci Paterson

Guest Commentary

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“Woman” features a variety of speakers at their meetings. At this gathering, political science professor Lauretta Frederking spoke about how to live a balanced life.

Emily Eichnersophomore

Jennifer Rodriguessophomore

Christen Shefferfreshman

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In the spring of 2010, nurs-ing student Christine Patterson was on fire. She met with Sta-cey Noem, and later, me, to dis-cuss her vision of a safe gather-ing place for women. This group has been meeting faithfully since September 2010.

In the spring 2011, Christine traveled across the country for her nursing capstone. Freshman Emily Eichner stepped up to co-ordinate this gathering.

At our kickoff dessert pot-luck, 18 women gathered. We shared ideas. We will continue to meet every other week.

At the gatherings we invite a woman faculty or staff member to join us and share about herself and her life. We are planning a few larger events as well: a slum-ber party, a service project and a women’s tea for students, faculty and staff.

We are also preparing small sharing circles that will meet ev-ery three to four weeks for ongo-ing discussion and opportunities

for deeper sharing. These groups will have two mentors and six to seven students, like LXG. These groups will begin meeting in No-vember.

Below are reflections by some of our active members.

I met sever-al of my friends that I ended up getting a house with through

going to Woman my freshman year.

Although it only meets twice a month, the relationships I have formed through this group have grown quickly due to its inti-mate, safe-feeling environment. Woman allowed me to develop relationships with women from all majors, grades and interests. I love how the group has such unity within its diverse group of women.

This year, four out of my five housemates regularly attend Woman. Woman has been a big part of forming friendships with other women on campus, as well as a great opportunity to get to

know female faculty and staff and be hear a lot of interesting life stories.

I have learned a lot, been encouraged and found life-long friendships from being a part of Woman.

Woman is a great event for young ladies on campus! I heard about it

through Fish and through friends. It’s a great time to come and visit with other women and to be en-couraged about life issues.

I got in-volved in Wom-an through the Campus Min-istry Fair. I re-

member thinking how I really liked that they had a guy group called the League of Extrodinary Gentlemen, and I thought it would be cool if they had a group for women as well. Pretty soon I found out they did, and I went to

the first meeting I could attend. So far, it’s been great and I can’t wait to attend more!

Woman is a sisterhood that is bond-ed together through faith, story-shar-

ing and belly-aching laughs. It is nice to head over to Woman in the late after-noon of my Friday when my day is winding down and my classes are done. I love catching up with the same group of

girls over tea and sweets! Woman fosters an en-

vironment for all U of P ladies to join that is com-pletely welcoming and uplifting! Please join us! We would love to meet you!

Female students who wish to be part of a small sharing circle, or would like more information about various woman gatherings, please contact us.

Emily Eichner can be reached at eichner14@up.edu

Vinci Paterson can be reached at paterson@up.edu or (541)

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Public Safety’s drug crimeAlistairRokstadGuest Commentary

You probably didn’t take the time to peruse all 32 glorious pages of the Department of Public Safety’s Crime and Fire Report – and neither did I. The publication, a.k.a. University of Portland’s Annual Security Report, con-tains statistics of reported crimes that have occurred over the past three years within the universi-ty’s sphere of influence as well as a variety of institutional policies and other information. The report is made available annually to the university community in accor-dance with the Campus Crime Reporting Act and the amended Higher Education Opportunity Act.

I suppose it is a just and noble thing to be transparent with the truth, but if the information pro-vided is inaccurate, how can we trust the source?

I am referring to the “Health

Risks” subsection of the Drug and Alcohol Policy portion of the report. The heading states that the list contains “type of drug, other names and possible health risks.” This is not the case. The formatting is inconsistent and the list fluctuates wildly in scope, listing general categories of drugs as well as specific ones and in logical order. In some cases the effects of the drug are stated, but sometimes only the worst pos-sible health risks are mentioned.

The lazy compilation is rela-tively trivial when compared to the egregious errors that run rampant within it. Let me take a moment to point out a few the most erroneous listings. Here is one – Mescaline: (MDA, DMT, STP, Psilocybin, designer drugs) Same as above. The parentheti-cal is supposed to indicate “other names” but here it lists four com-pletely different drugs and then a class of drugs, all of which are not mescaline. Not even close.

Mescaline is a psychedelic alkaloid that occurs naturally in many plants, most notably the Peyote cactus. MDA is a syn-thetic empathogen that is closely related to MDMA, the primary

ingredient in ecstasy (ecstasy is notoriously impure, but pill test-ing results are available at ecsta-sydata.org, if you’re curious to know the ingredients list). DMT is a psychedelic tryptamine that is found in plants, as well as the brains of animals and humans (read: dreams and near death ex-periences). Psilocybin is the psy-chedelic tryptamine responsible for the effects of psychedelic or “magic” mushrooms. “Designer drugs” is a term used for de-rivatives of existing drugs that are designed to skirt drug laws by nature of their modified the chemical structure.

I have only picked apart one of the entries among a list rid-dled with errors – I simply don’t have the space or the time to do the whole thing – but I feel this proves my point.

I assume this section of the report is supposed to be a re-source, but it only engenders con-fusion and fear with it’s limited, inconsistent and simply un-true information.

Alistair Rokstad is a senior engineering management

major. He can be contacted at rokstad12@up.edu.

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As if being in your 20s during the country’s cur-rent financial malaise wasn’t rough enough, it’s about to get tougher.

As average fees for both withdrawals from out-of-network automatic teller ma-chines and bounced checks have hit an all-time high, banks are also beginning to abandon “free” checking ac-counts.

Bank of America is the lat-est culprit to say it will insti-tute these changes. Beginning early next year, it will charge

$5 a month for the use of debit cards. Wells Fargo and Chase are currently testing these fees in some states.

This increase in fees fol-lows the Federal Reserve’s regulation that caps fees banks can charge merchants for pro-cessing debit card purchases. In order to make up for these lost funds, the banks passed the cost on to their customers, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet.

Perhaps, CEOs should forego their million dollar salaries instead. In a world

where they already have it made, it’s only getting harder for 20-somethings to catch a break.

The job situation is also difficult on parents saving for retirement who are now find-ing themselves having to sup-port their kids into their mid to late 20s.

With protests such as Oc-cupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland – nonviolent ral-lies against corporate greed, unemployment and the role financial institutions have played in the country’s eco-

nomic crisis – currently pop-ping up around the country, things are about to get inter-esting.

So, get out there and do something!

Occupy Portland begins today at noon. Protesters are assembling at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (1020 South-west Naito Parkway).

You can stand up to the bigger banks by switching to a local credit union. Or, con-tact your congressional repre-sentative and let them know that large corporations buying

their votes on legislation that affects the working people is outrageous.

If something is not done now, it will only be a matter of time before it is too late. We may not have the money, but we have the masses. Whatever you decide to do, whatever your opinion, make your voice heard through non-violent protest.

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“An apple.”

Meghan Blood, junior, communications studies

Faces on The Bluff

By Ian Hilger

What’s in your fridge?

We asked:

“Milk, bread, tabasco.”

David Carruth, junior, biochemistry

“Some Taco Bell.”

David Lee, junior, mechanical engineering

“Nonalcoholic beverages.”

Kunal Madan, junior, accounting and finance

“Peaches.”

JR Bunda, junior, communications studies

On a recent visit to campus, I picked up a copy of the Sept. 22 Beacon. I was horrified by the tasteless article and photo “Non-staffer submits photo, wins na-tional recognition.”

I understand that it is an hon-or to win national recognition, but the article written was both heartless and ignorant of the ef-fect it would have on the survivor of the incident. We all know that in the pursuit of increasing read-ership, anyone’s feelings may be ignored. But, as a student news-paper of a university with a lov-

ing heart and soul, I would have expected so much more from ev-eryone involved.

That photo represents one of the worst days of Mrs. John-son’s life. Her beloved husband had a stroke while driving her to work and later died. I realize that as students you live in a bubble and you are focused on things that seem to separate you from the outside world, but that was someone’s husband, someone’s dad, someone’s son. It could have been someone’s brother or best friend.

Everyday, Mrs. Johnson is painfully reminded of one of the worst days of her life as she makes her way to work. Maybe she even takes a longer route to avoid passing the area complete-ly.

Did she really need a half-page article and photo to re-mind her so tastelessly that her husband died? I realize most of you are not married, but think how you would have felt if that had been your dad? Would you have enjoyed seeing the photo used again in the paper to elicit submissions and celebrate some-one’s mistaken belief that the driver had been drunk?

If you wanted to recognize Ms. Nelson with a small para-graph, it would have been most appropriate to: not print the pho-to again, not mention that she be-lieved it was a drunk driver and not use the situation as a heart-less promotion for student sub-missions. Just because you could publish the story and photo, did you stop and think whether you

should? I think most of the people that

work at the university do so be-cause they love the university, its mission and what it represents, just as the alumni that visit do so to honor their time spent there and love of the place.

As students you may have forgotten the responsibility that you have been given as mem-bers of this wider community by publishing the article and photo. You are held to a much higher standard than one allowing such unfortunate mistakes. Please do your best to live up to that stan-dard. We expect so much more from all of you.

Kathleen Niehus is a 1982 alumna. She can be contacted at

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Was crew the right choice?

Car collision photo was inappropriateKathleenNiehusGuest Commentary

“Interested in rowing at the University of Portland?”

This was the headline to a press release posted on the Uni-versity’s athletics site, in order to fill the roster for their first year as a Division 1 rowing team.

This was the University of Portland women’s rowing team’s approach to transition from a club sport to Division 1 sport. The team, which replaced golf, was the University’s solution to a Title IX problem.

Last year, the University per-formed an internal investiga-tion and found they were out of compliance with Title IX, which requires universities’ athletic op-portunities to reflect the gender ratio.

In a surprising decision, the University chose to disband men’s and women’s golf pro-grams and add women’s rowing.

The move put them in compli-ance with Title IX, kept them out of trouble with the NCAA and restored balance to the universe.

But in the wake of the deci-sion, the lives of 16 men’s and women’s golfers were drasti-

cally altered, having to choose between staying at Portland and giving up the sport they had ded-icated countless hours to master-ing. The result of that dedication was a scholarship. Those who stayed were able to keep their scholarship, but it was the schol-arship that coerced them into taking their talents to the Univer-sity of Portland and turning down other schools.

Those that left were forced to leave relationships behind and start over. For freshmen it wasn’t such a big deal. Under NCAA rules they were allowed to leave and compete immediately for other teams. The only problem is those other schools had few scholarships left to give.

Six months have passed and those golfers have moved on, so you may be wondering why I continue to beat this dead horse.

Well, it is because the sport that replaced golf is a glorified club team.

With its 37 roster spots, it was an ideal choice in order to remain in compliance. But of those 37 spots, only eight are filled by rowers with previous experience. While I admit I know very little about the sport of rowing, I imag-ine a team looking to compete at the Division 1 level will need more than 21 percent of their team actually having competed in the sport previously.

I commend those brave women for jumping into a sport they probably knew little about. Competing in a Division 1 sport requires serious dedication and hard work. Balancing school and the sport surely wouldn’t be an easy task, but the result would be nothing short of rewarding.

But, what about the reward-ing experience of the 16 students that were cut short? They know their sport. They are good at their sport. Many of them were given scholarships as a result. So, why was the University forced to re-place them with 29 women that simply responded to an email or wanted to try something new?

Title IX was created in order to provide women with the same athletic opportunities as men. It is a worthy cause and the action needed to be taken.

But this issue raises questions about its effectiveness. It did its job – it created more opportuni-

ties for women to compete in ath-letics. But was there a demand for those spots?

With only eight women hav-ing had rowed before, and the program sending a mass email to every female student in order to fill the roster, was it worth leav-ing 16 golfers that have dedicated countless hours to their sport out to dry in order to remain in com-pliance with a rule that is argu-ably flawed?

The golfers have moved on. Crew had its first practice a month ago. But has balance re-ally been restored? Does Title IX really do what it was intended to fix?

Bruce Garlinghouse is a junior communications studies and philosophy major. He can be

contacted at garlingh13@up.edu

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This week in sports

Women’s Soccer Now 5-5-1, the women open their WCC play tonight in Provo, Utah at 6 p.m. against WCC newcomers Brigham Young University.

Men’s SoccerCurrently 5-4-1 overall, the men face the University of San Diego Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. before playing Loyola Marymount Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.

VolleyballThe Pilots beat the University of San Francisco, bringing their record to 7-10 overall. They are on the road this week, facing No. 17 San Diego tonight and Saint Mary’s College Oct. 8.

(courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)

scale of one to 10, I’m nine and a half on the excitement scale.”

Spectator Spencer Degerstedt, a senior biology major, raised some minor concerns.

“I’m just confused as to what team the bio-chem students are on,” Degerstedt said. “I’m con-cerned for the hybrids.”

Regardless of the score, both Tran and Le were proud of their respective teams. Tran was es-pecially pleased with the support both teams received at the game.

“We were glad for such a great turnout of support from both departments,” Tran said. “I’m looking forward to future throw downs with the chemistry department later this semester.”

Despite her team not prevail-ing, Le was still ecstatic about the crowd of students, faculty and alumni that came out to watch and cheer on the department.

“Even though we lost this round, I was still amazed at the support from our entire chemis-try department,” Le said. “I’ve never been more proud to be a chem major. I look forward to the next throw down, where hope-fully we’ll get the next win.”

Pilot’s lacrosse opened up exhibition play last Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium with a 5-1 loss against cross-city rival Portland State University.

The young Pilots kept the score close in the first half with a 2-1 deficit, but experience proved to be the deciding factor as the Vikings scored four unanswered points in the second half.

Despite the opening loss, the team remains optimistic about the upcoming season and was proud of the effort put forth against the Division 1 opponent.

“It was a good first showing for us,” head coach Mike Wilk-erson said. “PSU is a Division 1 program, and we’re Division 2, so it was good to get a look at a fast-paced team so when we play teams in our division the pace will tilt in our favor.”

The team is still working on meshing as a unit, considering this is only Wilkerson’s second year coaching the program and there are no seniors on the roster.

“We have a 21-man roster and nine of our players are new to the program,” Wilkerson said. “We also graduated two players,

another two guys transferred, we have two studying abroad, and two more not playing in the fall.”

Regardless of their youth, the Pilots are confident that Wilker-son has the program headed in the right direction. In his first year as head coach, Wilkerson lead the Pilots to a second place finish in the conference, nearly making it to Nationals.

“It feels great to be in charge of taking this program in a new direction,” junior defender Moussa Gloyd said. “We have high expectations and we feel that we will be a respected team and hopefully eventually become an NCAA program–that’s our dream.”

This goal may not be so far out of reach considering the prog-ress the team has already made in only four seasons.

“We expect to be a threat in coming years,” junior midfielder Matt Timm said. “We took sec-ond in conference last year com-ing off a last place finish the year before. We have a good coach and more players are coming in each year so by the time we grad-uate, we want to be competing for Nationals.”

With the team focused not only on improving this year, but building the program up for years to come, look for them to make some noise when the season of-ficially begins this spring.

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SOCCER:Bio vs. Chem

Looking ahead: men’s club lacrosse

PJ MarcelloStaff Writer

marcello13@up.edu

The men’s club lacrosse team opens the year with an exhibition loss to PSU

Photo courtesy of Matt Timm

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The Portland Pilots men’s and women’s cross country teams have been running to success so far this season under the guid-ance of men’s head coach Rob Conner and women’s head coach Ian Solof.

The men’s team finished sec-ond as a team, running the 8k at the Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Sept. 24, with three runners finishing in the top 15. They tied for first at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Willamette University in Sa-lem, Ore. on Oct. 1. Four runners running the 8k race finished in the top 10.

“This race was a good test,” Conner said. “We really want to work on team chemistry and see who runs well together. Frankly,

with five runners finishing under 25 minutes, it is very awesome this early.”

The women’s team finished third in the Bowles Invitational as well as the Dellinger Invita-tional at the University of Oregon at Eugene on the same day. Soph-omore Slaine Kelly finished sixth overall with a 18:16 finish, which was the best time for a Division 1 runner.

The men’s team is ranked 10th in the country with All-American junior Trevor Dunbar leading the way for the Pilots in the Roy Griak Invitational. Dun-bar finished sixth overall with a time of 23:57. Teammates senior Alfred Kipchumba and junior Lars Erik Malde finished 10th and 14th soon after, with 24:21 and 24:31 finishes, respectively.

“It was pretty cool having the company up in the front of the race. I had about three team-mates running with me the whole

time,” Dun-bar said. “It just shows how strong our team is this year and how good we’re going to be.”

The men’s team

took it a step further tying for first at the Bowles Invitational just an hour south on I-5. Red shirt senior Matthew Frerker fin-ished second overall with a 24:18 time. Teammates junior Joash Osoro, red shirt sophomore Char-lie McDonald and sophomore Cody Wells followed him within milliseconds of each other.

“While we’ve come to ex-pect these types of times from Trevor, Matt, Joash and Charlie, what really gets me excited is to see a guy like Cody Wells cut a minute off his time in one sum-mer’s time,” Conner said. “That’s phenomenal progress for a young runner like him.”

The men’s team is preparing

for Pre-Nationals in Terre Haure, Indiana on Oct. 16, where some of the best runners and teams will compete against each other. The women’s team will remain home for their next run as they partici-pate in the Rose City Invitational in Portland, Ore. on Oct. 8.

Kyle Cape-LindelinStaff Writer

capelind13@up.edu

Cross country keeps up with excellent finishesMen’s team ties for first and women’s team takes third at the Charles Bowles Invitational

Sensing a gradually growing distance between chemistry and biology majors, Diane Le and Tony Tran decided to take mat-ters into their own hands. In or-der to promote interdepartment interaction, the two decided to organize a series of friendly com-petitions. The first competition was a soccer game Friday, with departmental pride on the line.

“We were talking with Biol-ogy Club and we wanted to host a series of friendly competitions between the departments – kind of like the Olympics,” Le, Presi-dent of the American Chemical Society (ACS) UP Branch, said. “We just wanted a way to have some fun and challenge each other while involving faculty and students.”

According to Tran, the idea has been in the works for quite a while.

“I think it started more last year,” Tran, Vice President of Tri Beta and Biology Club, said. “It was a project called ‘Swindelli-fication’ (in reference to the new science building). For the most part, bio and chem majors are kind of separated after freshman year. So the ACS and biology majors from last year decided to try and bring the two majors to-gether, just to get students more involved in the clubs.”

Once the game was underway, the biology team struck first in the seventh minute. The chem-istry team tried to answer in the 15th and 17th minutes, only to be turned away by leaping saves by Dain Landholm, a senior member of the biology team. Their per-sistence paid off though, as they netted a tying goal in the 23rd minute off a loose ball in the box. Ultimately, the biology team pre-vailed 3-1 in a closely contested game.

Le and Tran also made sure to emphasize this is not a onetime deal. They want to continue hav-ing such events.

“We’re going to make it a se-ries of throw downs throughout the semester,” Le said. “Which-ever department wins two out of three will win a trophy made

by Dr. Urnezius, who does glass blowing.”

Spectators and participants grew more and more excited as game time approached, with con-fidence levels soaring.

“We’re a smaller department, so I think we’re a little more co-hesive,” Le said. “I think we bond a little better, no pun intended. Our department is amazing and

we are all really supportive of each other. I think it will be ap-parent when we take home the ‘W’ tonight.”

Tran took a more cautious ap-proach, noting that with game time approaching, trash talk be-tween the teams had picked up.

“It’s up in the air right now,” Tran said. “There’s just a lot of talking back and forth. There’s

definitely a lot of competition. We’ll see how it goes.”

There was no shortage of con-fidence from Landholm, how-ever.

“I told my guys to take it easy on them, but we can’t make any promises,” Landholm said. “On a

Jason HortschStaff Writer

hortsch12@up.edu

Biology and chemistry duke it out for SwindellsUP’s biology and chemistry departments square off in a friendly soccer match

Ian Hilger | THE BEACON

Freshman biology major Chris Bell makes a break for the Chemistry Department’s goal amidst staunch defensive pressure from chemistry professor Steven Mayer and other chemistry students. The American Chemical Society and Biology Club are planning to host a series of interdepartment competitions.

See Soccer, page 15

Courtesy of Will Crew

Above: Senior Matthew Frerker holds pace ahead of the pack, followed closely by junior Joash Osoro and sophomore Charlie McDonald. Bottom left: The women’s cross country team bursts off the line at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore.

Courtesy of Will Crew

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