2010-9-30Public Safety issue

Rosemary Peters [email protected]

What is the Crime and Fire Report? A federally-mandated annual report that discloses crime and !re statistics reported on campus and the adjacent area over a three-year period. Where do the statistics come from? "e Clery Act requires colleges to disclose their crime statistics and make a “reasonable good-faith e#ort” to obtain statistics from local police. At UP, Public Safety o$cials also gather statistics from on-campus employees such as Natalie Shank, the as-sistant director of Residence Life and student conduct coordinator, according to Burke-Sivers. What areas does the report cover? "e report includes statistics for reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain o#-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Uni-versity of Portland, and on public property adjacent to the campus.

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After a late night of studying in the Library or Shiley Hall, many students can’t help but wonder if they are safe as they walk alone, in the dark, back to their home or residence hall.

The truth is, although it is natural to worry, UP students are actually quite safe on campus.

Shortly before the semester started, the Department of Public Safety released its Crime and Fire Report for the 2009 calendar year. The report, which gives a statistical breakdown for crimes in 14 categories, is published annually in order for the school to stay compliant with the Student-Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, also known as the Clery Act.

The federal law requires all colleges and universities that receive federal funds to compile an annual report that includes crime and fire safety information for specifically defined areas.

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In the on-campus section of the report, five categories showed

reported incidents of crime in the 2009 calendar year: residential burglary, non-residential burglary, theft from motor vehicle, liquor law violations and drug abuse violations.

The largest crime statistic for the on-campus section was liquor law violations with disciplinary referrals. Coming in at 89 referrals, the number of alcohol-related referrals has stayed fairly consistent over the last few years, and it is the most common crime reported to Public Safety, according to Harold Burke-Sivers, director of Public Safety.

One statistic that surprised Burke-Sivers was the apparent decrease in sexual offenses.

The forcible sexual offenses category dropped from four reported sex offenses on campus in 2008 to zero in 2009.

“The numbers depend on how many people report the crime. My guess is that the actual offenses are higher,” Burke-Sivers said.

In fact, Burke-Sivers’ view is substantiated by various studies, including a 2005 U.S. Department of Justice report on sexual assault on the nation’s college campuses. According to that report, “sexual assault is widely considered to be the most underreported violent crime in America.”

Some UP students are also surprised by a few other on-

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Senior Emily DeWolfe was diagnosed with depression when she was a junior in high school.

“I thought feeling pessimistic all of the time was normal,” DeWolfe said. “It didn’t occur to me that I could actually have depression. I have always had some degree of anxiety – it runs in my family, but depression was not very common.”

DeWolfe is not alone in her battle against depression.

However, because mental illnesses hold a social stigma, it

is difficult for many to reach out for assistance in their struggle.

This year, UP is devoting a week to banish the stigma against mental illnesses by raising awareness and educating students about depression and anxiety.

Mental Illness Awareness Week takes place Oct. 3 – 9.

Thursday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m., the Student Health Center will host a table in The Commons with information regarding mental illnesses on college campuses.

National Depression Screening Day is Thursday, Oct. 7. There will be free and confidential

screenings for depression and anxiety in the Student Health Center from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. There is no appointment needed for these screenings.

“Knowledge decreases ignorance, which hopefully decreases the stigma. The stigma associated with mental illness is a big barrier to treatment,” Kelly Petrino, the UP Health Center psychologist, said.

“I think it is very important for students

to be aware of mental illnesses because chances are very high that they have friends and/or family members who experience mental illness,” she said.

According to Petrino, the age of college students is the age at which mental illness symptoms may first appear or develop.

“If someone thinks they suffer from anxiety, depression or another mental illness I would encourage them to seek professional support and assistance,” Petrino said.

A change in behavior is an indication that someone may be experiencing depression, anxiety or another mental illness.

Such changes in behavior include: sleeping all the time or not at all; not doing homework or attending class when this was not previously the case; and isolating oneself away from others. A change in substance abuse is also a primary sign of mental illness.

DeWolfe experienced days where she was overwhelmingly sad for no apparent reason.

“I would feel very negative about my surroundings to the point where all I wanted to do was cry,” DeWolfe said. “This wasn’t every day, but it was more

than usual. But medication allows me to have many more good days than bad.”

DeWolfe wants other students suffering from a mental illness to know that they are not alone.

“Get help and don’t be embarrassed or ashamed about getting help!” DeWolfe said. “Depression and anxiety are so common; you’re not the only one. I have many friends who suffer

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various mental health problems.

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There are more treatments, services, and community support systems than ever before,

and more are in the works. People with mental illnesses lead active, productive lives.

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Rachel Prusynski

After surviving the earthquake that devastated Haiti nearly a year ago, 2009 UP alumna Rachel Prusynski vowed to give back in return for her second chance at life. She’s living out that promise as she returns to Haiti this year with two goals and a strong sense of hope.

Prusynski will work with orphans and help with relief efforts. She’s also finalizing her plan to bring a Haitian student to UP on a full scholarship.

On Jan. 12, Prusynski and UP classmate Molly Hightower were trapped in a building that collapsed when the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. Prusynski and Hightower were volunteering at an orphanage run by Friends of the Orphans. After the quake, as many as 200,000 people were reported dead, including Molly Hightower.

When she returns to Haiti for a few weeks with friends

in December, Prusynski will continue her work as a physical therapist with orphans. Her trip coincides with the one-year anniversary of the quake and Hightower’s death.

“We’ll take a tour to see the destruction and progress…if there is any,” Prusynski said, “And we’ll go to the site of the building that collapsed. It’ll be hard, but I’m kind of convincing myself that it’s real.”

Many organizations are still struggling to provide relief to Haiti as it recovers from the earthquake’s damage. Prusynski herself has set up an initiative called “Haiti: Heal, Help, Hope” to raise awareness and funds, 100 percent of which go to Friends of

the Orphans. The organization is helping to house the many displaced and marginalized children affected by the disaster in Haiti.

“It’s painful. No one wants to think about the suffering,” Prusynski said. “I’m pretty convinced that any progress will be pretty hidden, and I’m preparing emotionally for that.”

In addition to her relief efforts, Prusynski will also take time in Haiti to meet potential recipients of a newly created scholarship to the University of Portland.

In Molly Hightower’s honor, Prusynski worked with the University and a donor to fund a Haitian student’s full undergraduate education at UP.

This is the second scholarship honoring Hightower. Elle Hoxworth, a senior, recently received the Molly Hightower Endowment Scholarship, a product of last years’ senior class gift.

“UP has been fabulous,” Prusynski said.

With the application fee waived and preliminary acceptance granted, she is now working to find the perfect recipient.

“The hard part is finding someone who has the potential for success,” Prusynski said. “I’ve

been working with two potential applicants.”

If Prusynski finds a recipient, he or she would start school at UP as early as next fall. After taking the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) to prove competency in English, the student would be officially enrolled at UP.

With a literacy rate under 60 percent in Haiti and much of the nation still living in tent cities, Prusynski is trying to fulfill the country’s need for strong leaders. She intends for the Haitian student to receive a practical degree at UP and then return home, better suited to aid his or her country.

“They need to rebuild the country and make that change from within,” Prusynski said. “The stipulation with (UP) is for (the Haitian student) to return to Haiti.”

In spite of any geographical. cultural or financial challenges, Prusynski hopes to make the scholarship a sustainable project, educating Haitian students for years to come.

“I want people at UP to know someone from Haiti is coming,” Prusynski said.

To donate: http://www.friendsoftheorphans.org/helpinghaiti.

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Tonight at 7:30 p.m., “Theology Thursdays” continues with Fr. Ron Wasowski, C.S.C, and Fr. Tom Hosinski, C.S.C. They will give a lecture entitled “Religion and Science – a Retrospective” in Buckley Center room 163.

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Tomorrow, the Performing and Fine Arts department is having a costume sale in preparation for Halloween from noon to 4 p.m. in the Hunt Center lobby. Clothes from the 1950’s to the present will be for sale, with many garments under $10.

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Tomorrow, there will be a pre-game cookout on the bluff behind The Commons from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. There will be KDUP music, face painting and sign making.

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Saturday, the 2010 Homecoming Dance: Purple Reigns will be at the Melody Ballroom from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Doors close at midnight. Buses load outside the Buckley Center Auditorium from 8:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale until tomorrow. The pre-sale ticket price is $10, but tickets will be $15 at the door. Pre-sale tickets will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Activities office in St. Mary’s, and from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in The Commons. Ticket and a valid student ID are needed to enter the dance, and one non-UP guest can be admitted per person. The guest must have valid government-issued ID or a Passport to enter.

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Sunday, the UP choral union will give a free concert at 7 p.m. in the Buckley Center Auditorium.

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In a photo caption om page 14 in the Sept. 23 issue, the people in the picture are associated with the Christie Crazies, not the Villa Maria drum squad.

In the pull quote for the Sept. 23 article, “HPV Vaccine: A First for UP,” The Beacon misattributed the following: “I think it’s a good opportunity for people. I am worried that they won’t have enough vaccines, especially at that cost.” It was said by Marissa Nardinger, not Cathie Gurgel. The Beacon regrets the errors.

On Campus

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A Haitian student will receive a UP scholarship in Molly Hightower’s honor

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Have YOU seen them?Included on the Public Safety pages on UP’s website are photographs of people Pub-lic Safety ha banned from campus over the past few years due to safety concerns.

If someone suspicious is seen on campus, students should call Public Safety immedi-ately: 503-943-4444.

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“The numbers surprised me. I thought there would be more under certain categories,” junior Ryan McLaughlin said. “There were 89 liquor referrals, but there was only one drug abuse referral.”

A second category that saw a decrease in crime was residential burglary. In 2008, 20 residential burglaries were reported on campus. According to Burke-Sivers, 16 of them occurred during a summer camp and did not involve UP students. “Theft-sensitive items” such as iPods were the target of the burglaries, which occurred in residence halls. This number dropped to six residential burglaries in 2009.

According to Burke-Sivers, the 70 percent decrease in residential burglary in 2009 was due to the fact that there were fewer thefts during summer camps in 2009. However, Burke-Sivers revealed that the number will jump again in the 2010 Crime and Fire Report due to more summer camp thefts this past summer.

“We think it might be some of the same people within the groups,” Burke-Sivers said.

“We believe the same group may be involved since the thefts occurred during the same time period in both years,” he added in an e-mail.

One crime category that saw a significant drop on campus was theft from motor vehicles, with a nearly 91 percent decrease from 2008 to 2009.

In 2008, 11 such crimes were reported, while in 2009, there was only one.

Burke-Sivers suggested several things to deter theft from motor vehicles.

“Don’t leave bags in the front seat of your car,” Burke-Sivers said. “Keep your windows rolled up and your doors locked.”

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According to the Campus Security Act of 1990, also known as the Clery Act, campus safety officials are also required to report crimes that occur in the area “adjacent to campus,” defined as accessible

public property that is within, next to or bordering the campus.

At UP, this includes the public streets and sidewalks that run through The Village and Fields and Schoenfeldt Halls, as well as the stretch of Willamette Boulevard that borders the campus.

The key word is public.For example, if there were

a burglary that occurred in a privately-owned home across from the main entrance to

the school, the crime wouldn’t fall under the category of “adjacent to campus” because it happened on private property.

In 2008, there were four crimes “adjacent to campus” reported to Public Safety: one motor

vehicle theft and three thefts from motor vehicles.

In 2009, there was a 75 percent decrease in “adjacent to campus” crime, with one liquor law violation reported.

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While the Clery Act does not require Public Safety to report all crimes that occur in the entire University Park Neighborhood (UPN), it does require statistics for University-owned houses, even if they are off campus.

“(We) only report crimes that involve our students that live in University Park Neighborhood,” Burke-Sivers said, “ones reported to us by students or that we go out and investigate.”

According to Burke-Sivers, the reason the University-owned houses fall under their own subsection (“Univ. Park”) in the annual report is due to the fact that they don’t fit under any of the other categories defined by the Clery Act.

The crimes in that category that affected UP students, according to Public Safety’s 2009 Crime and Fire Report, total three: two thefts from motor vehicles and one liquor law violation.

In contrast to the Crime and Fire Report, Portland Police statistics cover the entire UPN and suggest that students should exercise extra caution with themselves and their belongings the farther they get from campus.

Based on the City of Portland’s official neighborhood boundaries,

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Portland Police continue to seek leads in the homicide of a bicyclist who died near campus last fall.

“There is nothing new on the case,” Portland Police Bureau detective Bryan Steed told The Beacon.

According to police, on Nov. 4, 2009, Portland musician Kipp Crawford was cycling eastbound on North Willamette Boulevard near Hodge Avenue at 2:30 a.m. Somehow, he was thrown into the westbound lane and hit by two drunk drivers.

Steed calls the Crawford case an “unusual one.”

Initially, investigators considered the case a DUII traffic incident. But a few months later, the police changed their assessment and ruled it a homicide. They now believe that prior to being hit by the cars, Crawford was the victim of a robbery or assault.

“It is an unusual case because of the fact there was an initial altercation that left him in the road, and it was drunk drivers that caused the fatality,” Steed said.

Because Portland Police did not rule the case a homicide until Feb. 2010, the crime did not appear in the current Crime and Fire Report.

“It was first reported as a hit and run — not a homicide until 2010,” Burke-Sivers said. “In order to change a crime category, the police have to rule it. We will add that in this year’s (2010) statistics.”

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The first step is the defensive position: wide stance, dominant foot forward, knees bent, hands out in front of you.

“Of course, we’re not advocating violence,” sensei Steve Miller, from Portland Jujitsu, said, “but students need to know how to protect themselves because there are those type of people out there.”

Miller recommends using the heel of your hand to hit an attacker’s chin. This will cause the attacker’s head to fly back, giving you a chance to escape. Any random object can become a tool for self-defense as well. Using your phone or a pen as a weapon could help deter any attacker.

What Miller stressed most adamantly is the importance of your life above all else. Any left behind item can be replaced — you should focus on protecting yourself and then get out of the threatening situation as quickly as possible.

Even with just a few tips like these, I can now feel more confident in my ability to protect myself should the need ever arise.

SENSEI MILLER’S TIPS:• Don’t keep your back to a potential attacker.• If you feel threatened, call someone on your phone (don’t text!)• Hit with the heel of your hand, it’s the strongest part and you won’t risk

snapping your wrist.• Yell “Back off” rather than “Stay away.” You don’t want the first word

out of your mouth to be “stay.”• Use the element of surprise.• Main points of weakness: chin, nose, throat.

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Last Tuesday, a gunman turned the University of Texas Austin campus into a violent crime scene.

The gunman was 19 year-old Colton Tooley, a sophomore math major. According to UT’s website, Tooley fired shots from an AK-47 in front of the Littlefield fountain and then ran to the library, where he took his own life.

Except for the gunman, there were no casualties in the UT shooting. According to UT’s president, this was, in part, due to the UT safety alert system. UT students and faculty were informed about the danger on campus and urged to stay away from the school via e-mails and text messages.

In the event of a dangerous situation on the UP campus, the University of Portland has a similar alert system in place.

Students and staff would receive alerts via landlines, cell phones, emails and text messages from Public Safety, the Core Emergency Response Team (C.O.R.E) and University of Portland officers.

To receive alerts, students and staff must “opt in” by logging on to their PilotsUP and register for the service by entering their information into the UP Alert Info portal located on the main University community page.

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ered students hadn’t been told about 38 violent crimes on their daughter’s campus in the three years before her murder. "ey persuaded Congress to enact the “Clery Act.” What is its purpose? "e Clery Act requires all colleges and universities that receive federal aid to keep and disclose information about crime on and near campus.Who keeps track of the reported crimes? Compliance is monitored by the United States Department of Education, which can charge up to $27,500 per violation against institutions for each infraction. What do the experts say? “"e point of the Clery Act is to provide information about crime statistics to students and the family members of students,” Steve Beedle, supervisor of the Port-land Police Bureau’s Statistical Analysis Unit, said. “"e school has to keep the records themselves or get them through some other source.”

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UPN covers the area bordered by Chautauqua Boulevard, Willamette Boulevard, Ida Avenue and Lombard Street.

According to Portland Police, 353 crimes occurred in 2009 in the whole of UPN. Seventy percent were “Part 1” crimes.

“Part 1-index crimes include the most serious crimes lumped together,” said Bryan Rookey, an assistant professor of social and behavior sciences who studies crime statistics and mapping.

Portland Police Bureau statistics for 2009 indicate “theft from a vehicle” was the most common crime in University Park, with 87 reported incidents. Larceny was the second most prevalent crime, followed by vehicle theft.

Burke-Sivers blames the slowdown in the economy.

“As the economy goes down, it doesn’t surprise me to see these numbers go up,” he said.

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7300 block of N. Jordan St. Public Safety Officers responded and renters requested assistance in shutting down the party.WL*)>RL*TWV*SQ5UY*RLNL*#*Public Safety received a noise complaint from a neighbor about a

house in the 5100 block of N. Yale. The complainant reported students yelling and screaming in the street, and that the house is a problem every week. Officers checked the area and found only noise from persons walking down the street who did not appear to be students. No action was taken, but the address was noted.UL*)>RL*TPV*U5PQ*RLNL* #*Public Safety contacted two students smoking outside the Pilot

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Though DeWolfe has never experienced suicidal thoughts, others cannot say the same. According to Petrino, there are approximately 1,100 deaths by suicide each year among college-aged students. In addition, suicide is the second leading cause of death in college students. Before 2009, UP did not have a student suicide in over 15 years.

The warning signs for suicide include those for depression, along with suicide threats or comments, dramatic mood changes, no sense of purpose or reason to live, recklessness and loss of contact with reality.

The Student Health Center is available to assist students who are affected in any way by mental illnesses.

“A combination of therapy and medication is the best treatment for depression,” Petrino said, “though many will choose not to seek help.”

For students not ready to reach

out to professionals, Petrino recommends that they share their experience with someone they trust. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and getting adequate sleep may also be helpful.

DeWolfe says that regular exercise helps improve her mood when she is in a slump.

“Exercise can be anything from walking or running to yoga,” DeWolfe said. “I find yoga, especially hot yoga, to be so relaxing when I’m having a bad day. It’s great to get all of those negative thoughts out.”

Petrino suggests that students who know someone with a mental illness should be supportive, compassionate and understanding, while encouraging them to seek help from a professional.

“Don’t promise confidentiality (and remember to) take care of yourselves,” Petrino said. “It can be difficult and exhausting helping others through difficult times.”

Health: Raising Awareness

Lu Le, dean of foreign languages at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, will visit campus next week as an “ambassador” of China.

Arranged by the Robert Pamplin School of Business, her visit will coincide with the beginning of the new Mandarin class at UP.

While here, Lu will meet with faculty and visit several classes. On Monday at 4:00 p.m. in Buckley Center 163, she will give a lecture sponsored by the Honors Program about what it is like to be a university student in China.

In addition to discussing Chinese college life, Lu hopes to impart a love of other cultures to UP students.

“Staying in and knowing only one culture limits our vision, our understanding of the world, our

career development and friend circle,” Lu said in an e-mail.

Lu became interested in English at a young age. In China at that time, however, she found her resources limited.

“During my school years, there was very limited foreign education in school,” Lu said. “For some unknown reason, I fell in love with (English) and begin to study it with a little old dictionary in my father’s bookcase.”

Reed is excited for students and faculty to hear Lu’s viewpoint about Chinese culture.

“She has that perspective that professionals here don’t have,” Lisa Reed, assistant dean of the business school, said.

In addition to its ties to the business school, this visit is also in conjunction with the start of Mandarin language classes at UP.

“We wanted to do something as a way to celebrate the start of Mandarin language classes,” John Orr, English professor and Honors Program director, said.

Junior Kiernan Hogan is in the new Mandarin class, taught by Chiman Chen. He had never taken an Eastern language before, but he hopes to set foot in China soon.

“I was just hoping to visit one day, maybe study abroad,” Hogan said.

He is looking forward to meeting Lu with his class to answer some of his questions about China.

“I want to know what she thinks the benefits of studying abroad in China are,” Hogan said, “and how we can apply our knowledge (about Chinese culture) to life here in the U.S.”

The University of Portland already has previous connections to Lu. The UP E-Scholars visit her university, and Orr has given presentations to Lu’s students on American literature.

Robin Anderson, dean of the business school, arranged Lu’s visit. Anderson set up a chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) at Lu’s School of Foreign Languages in 2002.

Both Orr and Reed thought up the idea to bring Lu here.

“Lisa and I had the idea. Dr. Anderson made it happen,” Orr said.

The business school hopes to establish a long-term relationship

with Lu and her university. Lu also hopes there will be joint projects and exchanges with students and faculty of both universities in the future.

“I hope my visit will further strengthen the relationship between the two institutions,” Lu said.

Reed believes a knowledge of Chinese culture is valuable to UP’s business students.

“From a business perspective, China is the world’s second largest economy,” Reed said. “Our students have got to be prepared for a global economy.”

Most importantly,

Reed wants Lu’s visit to give UP students an inside view of China.

“I think Americans tend to have perhaps some stereotypical ideas about modern day China,” Reed said, “and she’ll dispel those pretty quickly.”

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1. Fill out an application. You’ll need a president, a trea-surer, advisor, 10 members and a constitution. Turn in an applica-tion anytime before the second or third week in April, otherwise there won’t be enough time to get through the whole process by the years’ end.

2. Turn it in to Jillian Smith in the Student Activities Center.

“My job is to help get the clubs started, and to help with the rec-ognition process and to teach them about this process,” Smith said.

3. Smith then turns it into the Club Recognition Advisory Com-mitee. If approved, they then rec-comend it to Jeromy Koffler, Di-rector of Student Activities.

4. Koffler reviews it with Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., Associate Vice President for Student Life, and makes the final decision on the club’s acceptance.

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The University of Portland has a variety of clubs, and stu-dents start new clubs every year. You might thinkit’s a long and difficult process, or your idea for a club won’t be accepted. If so, think again!

“We definitely welcome any-one who wants to start a club that’s not on our list,” said Jillian Smith, assistant director of stu-dent activities and coordinator of clubs and organizations.

You can find her in the Stu-dent Activities office, where she can give you an application to start a new club.

Whether you want to start a new club, join an existing one, or just learn about all the options you have, you can find them here at UP.

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The Volleyball Club is a way for anyone who wants to play volley-ball to get plugged in and make new friends. Both female and male stu-dents are welcome to join.

“People can play together with friends competitively or just for fun,” Wirthlin said. “We’re going to join a league this year and have set teams.”

The Volleyball Club has two dif-ferent teams, one competitive and one recreational, and there are currently 50 members. The team is holding its first meeting Oct. 3, at 5 p.m.

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I was trying to take a nap and I closed my eyes and then woke up and I wanted to make a duets album. In a quick flash it went

from that to what Serge Gains-bourg and Brigitte Bardot. And who would be Brigitte? Scarlett would.

I texted her “yo, I have this idea for a record.” And she liked it. It was a crazy idea and it could go either way, I just went with it. I developed all the songs be-forehand and we only had her for two days. It was a big experiment when we got her in the studio, the album cover is us learning to sing the songs together. After she start-ed singing we realized our voices worked together.

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The main character, Olive, is the most interesting. Played by Emma Stone, Olive is the only character that doesn’t slide right into a stereotypical role. At one point she admits, “I always thought that pretending to lose my virginity would be a little more special. Judy Blume should have prepared me for that.”

The love interest is played by “Gossip Girl” star Penn Badgley, whose main purpose is sex ap-peal. He does not get a lot of screen time, but still manages plenty of shirtless appearances.

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an old story, and manages an en-tertaining and witty film. None-theless, it is still your clichéd high school plot, complete with a perfect happy ending. Don’t waste $10, but make sure to rent it. You won’t regret witnessing the best fake sex scene ever done in a movie.

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never going to be able to find a decent crepe in Portland, my friend and I stumbled across Le Happy on Northwest 16th street in the Pearl District. The exterior of the building is painted a sunny yellow and is accented by perky lights. I instantly fell in love with the atmosphere. I loved the French feel of the bright red paint on the walls and the quirky and eclectic decorations, like random pairs of eyeglasses and an assort-ment of bike tires.

Le Happy claims to serve au-thentic French cuisine, and its menu represents this; they fea-tured every kind of crepe possi-ble, from the Trash Blanc, which was a savory bacon and cheddar, to an assortment of sweet crepes, such as coconut and banana or simple sugar. Customers can also order steak or salad with their

crepes, along with a handful of other entrees. Le Happy also has specialty drinks for the 21 and up crowd.

I decided to start with a dinner crepe, bizarrely called the Juras-sic, which had ham, cheese and egg. It ended up being very good, with no resemblance to any kind of dinosaur. The best was yet to come as my friend and I both chose dessert crepes. Though there were several excellent

options, especially crepes that could satisfy my Nutella fetish by adding peanut butter or straw-berries to the hazelnut spread, I chose to personalize my dessert with brownie and coconut. The waiter looked at me curiously when I ordered that combo, but I figured it would taste just like an Almond Joy candy bar, and what’s not to like about that? I was glad the waiter humored my strange request. Dessert was even better than dinner.

I also appreciated the reason-able price of the crepes. Some were as cheap as $4. Everyone was friendly and attentive. What more can you ask from a restau-rant? Le Happy is well worth the trip, whether you are looking to get a taste of France or just want the genuine variety they offer at an especially respectable price.

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ACT UP pens and performs student production

ACT UP has transformed into an active drama club whose goal is to expose others to the art of theater. Last weekend, ACT UP showcased its first play of the year, “30 Plays for 30 Days,” in the Recital Hall at the Mago Hunt Center. According to senior Alex Kirby, a member of ACT UP and an actor in the play, this is the first UP production written, produced, and performed by students in re-cent history.

“We wanted to do something from the ground up,” ACT UP President senior Conor Eifler said. “We want to tell stories, why not tell 30 of them?”

Six students worked over the summer to write and rehearse the plays in junior Eric Lyness’ garage. They also directed and

acted in each short play “This project was all of our

ideas,” Lyness said. “We created this project with an equal stake and learned from our experi-ences, and learned about what it takes to produce a play”

“30 Plays for 30 Days” was a production of 30 short plays, free to the public, each play represent-ing a historical day in September. The moments in history ACT UP focused on spanned through-out time from the creation of the massive search engine Google, to when Sweden’s traffic switched to the right side of the road. Each short play was based on a true story, but the dialogue and some characters in the play were fic-tional and were created to high-light moral values in the histori-cal dates.

“Sweden switching to the right side of the road represents taking risks,” Kirby said. “One of

the characters in this play, Johan, says that he’d rather take a risk and make a difference, than settle for mediocrity.”

The club has many things planned for this year that need ap-proval by the Board of Producers. In the coming months, ACT UP may host a variety show, a musi-cal written by a student and an open mic night.

“I would definitely watch an-other show,” senior Jamie Kluth said. “It was awesome to see a huge range of serious and humor-ous topics and I feel that (after watching) I have a well rounded view of humanity.”

ACT UP produces shows that are free for the public, but encour-ages donations from its audience in order to continue entertaining the UP community.

Jon Cruz Sta! Writer

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!he oldest known tattoos were discovered on the frozen body of a 5,000 year old iceman. Nicknamed Ötzi, the iceman’s tattoos consist mostly of small parallel lines, which historians believe were applied for thera-peutic reasons.

Today, tattoos are an increas-ingly popular form of self-ex-pression. The most recent Harris Poll, conducted in 2003, found that approximately 16 percent of

Americans have at least one tat-too, compared to only 5 percent in 1936.

Freshman David Perry got his first tattoo at age 16.

“My mom signed off on it be-cause it really meant something to me,” Perry said. “I got it after my uncle – her brother – passed away.”

Since then, Perry has added two more tattoos. While both are meaningful to him, Perry says he thinks a lot of people over think their tattoos.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be something meaningful or sym-bolic,” Perry said. “It can be just because you like the art.”

For his second tattoo, Perry had the words “Today your love, tomorrow the world” inked across his chest.

“It’s a Ramones lyric, and they’re my favorite band,” Perry said. “The lyrics are really impor-tant to me.”

Next, Perry decided to get a tattoo on his side dedicated to his family.

“Each of the four diamonds surrounding the word ‘family’ represent a family member – my mom, dad, and two sisters,” Perry said.

The most important thing is to make sure your tattoo is all about you, says Perry.

“Never get one because your friends are getting one or you’re around people who have them,” Perry said. “Get a tattoo because you appreciate the culture and the artist’s style. Love it because, well, it’s on you forever.”

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Junior Tricia Dreher’s first tattoo was a tribal dove spread across her ribs. “I got the dove as a memorial for my dad,” Dreher said. “It represents peacefulness and freedom.”

Junior Julie Rilling chose a treble clef surrounded by music notes to symbolize her love of music. “I really like music,” Rilling said. “I play the drums and the piano and it’s a really important part of my life.”

After her father’s death in 2008, junior Brie Colangelo had his signature tattooed on her wrist.“I wanted something tangible that I would always have with me,” Colangelo said. “The rest of my family got tattoos as well.”

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Junior Joanna Good-win’s chose the Irish symbol called the Claddagh, which rep-resents love, friend-ship and loyalty. “My sister and I got tattoos together,” Goodwin said. “I like what the Claddagh represents and that’s really im-portant to me.”

Senior Robyn Bruton chose the infinity

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“It has really had an influence on me that is beyond words,” Fo-rinash said. “I can’t even really describe it.”

Junior Anthony Robertson says that his tattoos serve as a con-stant reminder of the sacrifices others have given.

“These tattoos are tributes to friends who died in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Robertson said. “They are a permanent reminder of their sacrifice.”

Senior Amanda Jones chose her tattoos for their meaning and symbolism.

“The fig tree is a symbol of fruitfulness and it is the most talk-ed about tree in the Bible,” Jones said. “For me, it is a reminder that I am rooted in Jesus and His love.”

Jenny Carson, a junior nursing student, got her sun-flower tattoo as a tribute to her late grandmother.

“My grandma died right around when I was born,” Car-son said. “She was a nurse too, and one of her hobbies was painting sunflowers. My mom has a sunflower tattoo as well.”

Junior Holly Duffy disagrees with people who say she’ll regret getting her tattoo.

“Honestly, if this is my biggest regret in twenty years, I think I’ve done pretty well for myself,” Duffy said.

Junior Tricia Dreher’s first tattoo was a tribal dove spread across her ribs. “I got the dove as a memorial for my dad,” Dre-her said. “It represents peaceful-ness and freedom.”

Junior Julie Rilling chose a treble clef surrounded by music notes to symbolize her love of music. “I really like music,” Rilling said. “I play the drums and the piano and it’s a really important part of my life.”

After her father’s death in 2008, junior Brie Colangelo had his signature tattooed on her wrist.“I wanted something tangible that I would always have with me,” Colangelo said. “The rest of my family got tattoos as well.”

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Ella Daniels’ tattoo is the Hebrew word “Agape,” which means love, from the Bible. “I chose this because it has deep spiritual meaning and expresses my faith in God.”

Sophomore Enid Spitz chose the Tibetan man-tra, “ohm mani padme hum.”

“The mantra repre-sent the person I strive to be, and has a special significance in my relationship with my mom,” Spitz said

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Junior Debbie Miller got her tattoo after talking her best friend into getting matching tattoos. Their tattoos symbolize friendship, and that they would be friends forever. “We are still best friends today, even though we only see each other at Christmas and summer breaks,” said Miller.

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Don’t miss this film, which has been lauded by film festivals and critics across thenation. It presents a candid glimpse into the complexities of human nature and therealities of religion. Join Rev. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., Director, Office of Vocations for the Congregation of Holy Cross, for a conversation following the film.

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cious hosts, including offering us freshly cooked meals to eat during breaks. Also, we all took turns socializing with the adults or playing with the children be-cause while the school is the ex-cuse for everyone to gather, the point is developing relationships, which is the heart of social jus-tice.

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up the hill, through palm, mango, and banana trees until we got to the very top with one of the most breathtaking views I had ever seen in my life! Surround-ing us and the valley was a wall of mountains that were of a lush green, the tops disappearing into the clouds. We saw a rainbow off to the right, which made the scene complete. It was absolutely majestic.

We had great conversations about his time serving in the war during the revolution, their daily lives now; we shared pictures of our own families; talked about our lives in America and the struggles and problems of Nica-ragua; played cards and hacky sack with the kids; and laughed. It would be difficult to physically live the way they do, but it seems like the more simply one lives, the richer their life becomes, es-pecially when one values God, family, and community.

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In reviewing Obama’s presi-dency in a larger historical per-spective, it is apparent that com-pared to the dictators, tyrants, and monarchs of a previous era, we are quite fortunate to have a leader who does not exhibit the same brutality of force as the rulers of the past. Nevertheless, because of our ability to identify the faults of our elected leaders, and our tradition of free speech, we are compelled to speak out against them, and

decry their misguided policies.

The economic policies or-chestrated by this administration have been predicated on a short-term fix, which comes at the ex-pense of exacerbating the econ-omy’s prospects in the long run. Of all legislation passed during the Obama Administration, the stimulus package and the bailout were particularly damaging to the economy’s true recovery.

This administration advo-cated the bailout in the midst of economic uncertainty in order to ensure that large institutions that were “too big to fail” would not crash, something experts be-lieved might cause a systematic failure. Their perspective was fo-cused on a myopic view that there would be an initial spike in un-employment as many large banks

and corporations would fold, and the market would not correct it-self quickly enough. With this in mind, the administration sought a speedy solution, without tak-ing future ramifications into ac-count.

Whenever the government engages in a behavior of distrib-uting public funds to any private organization, it is engaging in what William G. Sumner, a nine-teenth-century political scientist, described as “choosing winners and losers.” It became evident that in order to save certain in-dustries, government had to ac-tively choose which industries would receive preferential funds and which would not. The unfor-tunate con- sequence of being forced to

make this choice is that bu-reaucrats and politi-

cians may become cor-

rupted when making such de-cisions. Daniel J. Mitchell, a CATO Institute scholar, no-ticed examples of this trend manifest in which groups received government funds. Mitch-

ell found that as soon as the bill was passed, a long queue of lobbyists formed, trying to get a piece of the multi-billion dollar pie.

The anger and disillusion-ment, which has been growing recently, can be attributed to the populace’s disapproval of large institutions profiting off of a dire situation, while the majority of the citizenry is forced to foot the bill. Meanwhile, the businesses that were poorly managed seem to be rewarded for their incom-petence.

Nevertheless, while large in-stitutions were bailed out, it ap-peared that the economy still suf-fered from stagnation. Another remedy was certainly needed in order to ensure that employment

619 days ago, our great nation was blessed with one of the most beautiful faces that has graced the White House’s majestic halls. The Oval Office became the pro-fessional domain of none other than Barack Hussein Obama II. With his lovely first lady (with such style and grace) by his side he has tackled some of the most important, significant and controversial issues that our coun-try has ever faced.

Before he took office, the country’s expectations of him were enor-mous. Given the situation that he inher-ited — in the middle of one of the longest and most highly con-tested wars our country has ever faced, as well as the beginning of one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression — he as a leader could only go up.

On the campaign trail he made many promises to the American people, some of which many thought would not and could not be accomplished in his term, in-cluding the promises to remove combat brigades from Iraq, cre-ate a comprehensive universal healthcare plan, raise fuel econo-my standards and repeal tax cuts for those wealthy son-of-a-guns (come on, we’re Democrats! We live robin hood style). Some have said that many of these promises have not been fully addressed or realized. Really? After just two years in office, el presidente has

done pretty darn well. It’s a big responsibility being the leader of the free world.

Here are the facts ladies and gents: what has Obama accom-plished? Da war, a.k.a. Opera-tion Iraqi Freedom. Obama said that he was going to remove all combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months in office as well as send two brigades to Af-ghanistan. What’s the situation? On the night of Aug. 20, 2010, he made the official announce-ment that the American combat troops in Iraq would be removed

and the future of Iraq would be in the hands of the Iraqi people. He underlined that the United States is still a friend and a partner to Iraq and its people. Regarding Afghanistan, Obama has assert-ed that our presence in Afghanistan is necessary

be-cause of the under-

standing that that region is the epicenter of violent extremism. Accordingly, within the first month in office, Obama dis-patched a military brigade to Afghanistan and is currently sending over two more, with the mission of stabilizing American security abroad.

On to healthcare. It was a grueling debate and a cesspool of compromise. The idea was to have universal healthcare for every man, woman and child in the USA. Then it was changed to a public health care option. And lastly transformed into a man-date that all citizens have health-care. The compromises were vast because the opposition was

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UP is a small campus with, as one would expect, small amounts of crime. Our community on The Bluff, also has the advantages of being isolated on a cliff in a resi-dential neighborhood.

Breathe easy on campus. There is, most of the time, no reason to look over your shoulder, waiting to be stalked by a troupe of shifty characters hiding in the bushes by the library or a friend’s dorm. The majority of the mischief on cam-pus at UP is predictably caused by student attempts to subvert uni-versity alcohol policies.

Despite the campus’ general safety, it is always wise to err on the side of caution and take up the offer of a friend to walk you home or travel in groups. Public Safety provides an escort around the clock if a friend is not available to walk with you. Just call their 24-hour hotline: 503-943-4444.

Off campus, UP students should be aware that the veil of safety lifts to a certain extent. Stu-dents are more vulnerable away from campus where Public Safety is not a blue-button click away.

Although the area where most students live off campus is not a hotbed of criminal activity, it’s important for students to play it safe by traveling in groups and walking in well-lit areas. It is also important to protect your belong-ings by not leaving them in your car. Hide valuables from sight if you cannot bring them inside.

Although the 2009 Crime and Fire Report showed no reported sexual assaults on campus or adja-cent areas, this crime is notorious-ly underreported. Victims of sex-ual assault should come forward. If uncomfortable about reporting the assault to Public Safety or po-lice, a victim has other options, including the following confiden-tial support services:

-SAFE (Stop Assault for Everyone

Advocate Line): 503-943-7233. -Portland Rape Victim Advo-

cate Program: 503-248- 3222. -Portland Women’s Crisis Line: 503-235 - 5333

Women’s self-defense classes offered in Mehling Hall are a fun way to learn how to protect your-self.

We can take easy steps to pro-tect our ourselves and our belong-ings. Students’ actions help keep those crime stats low, so do your part and we’ll all stay safe.

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want to listen? Don’t go.

I feel bad because the Alcohol Education Program CPB pro-vides during Homecoming week is designed to give good informa-tion that can assist students with making informed choices. It ex-ists only to benefit the commu-nity. But if the student body can-not offer its attention and respect, how effective can it be?

Our students take pride in our community and work to better it any way they can. However, this past Monday night, I feel our stu-dent body grossly misrepresented the kind of community I know UP to be.

A few years back, students’ misuse and abuse of alcohol while attending the Homecoming Dance was serious enough that in a period of 18 months three dif-ferent venues (the Dearborn Air Museum, the Crown Ballroom, and the Emerald Ballroom at the Tiffany Center) told us that the University of Portland was no longer welcome to return.

There were fights. There were students vomiting on the dance floor. One student crawled un-der the buffet table and lost consciousness. At one venue, someone actually broke a urinal completely off the wall in the men’s bathroom.

CPB learned from its mis-takes. We realized that we need-ed to provide alcohol education to the student body to prevent such

belligerent behavior from hap-pening.

CPB decided that the best way to reach those students was to of-fer an educational speaker and give out free tickets to the dance for those who participated. We thought that we could reward stu-dents for taking the initiative to educate themselves about alcohol abuse. And for the most part this clever and creative incentive pro-gram has been hugely successful for the past five years. By all ac-counts, the numbers of incidents involving intoxicated students at the Homecoming Dance have been reduced.

So let’s get back to what hap-pened on Monday night. CPB provided alcohol education, and in return, students would get one free ticket to the Homecom-ing Dance. But for some reason, several students decided that they only needed to show up to the program to get their ticket, listening optional.

Many students brought lap-tops, others homework. Still oth-ers decided that they would wear headphones during the entire event to tune out the speaker. I’m most shocked that some were dis-respectful enough to take phone calls during the presentation.

And I guess students have fig-ured out the system, because sev-eral students thought to time their arrival at the very end to avoid the lecture, and go straight to the Chiles Center Mezzanine for the free dance ticket. Hey, nobody is

going to notice, right? It was clear to me, however,

that many members of the stu-dent body weren’t appreciative of the information, nor the efforts of the Campus Program Board. Those individuals just wanted a free ticket and made it very clear by their behavior that they felt they deserved it.

Nobody forced you to be there. The ticket was not compensation. Is your time worth $10? This is the choice students must make. But why attend at all if you don’t plan on listening?

Normally I consider the UP community to be activists for what is important in the com-munity. The behavior on Monday night demonstrated a completely different impression. This was not a mandatory event. If you don’t want to be educated, do us all a favor and don’t attend.

-Hillary White

CPB Director.

determined. Obama signed a bill that was a step in the right direc-tion but healthcare in the United States still has a long way to go.

Nothing has more of an im-pact on the future of our world than what we do regarding en-vironmental reform. In general, the U.S. needs to take more pro-active steps toward creating sus-tainable environmental policies. One example of Obama’s efforts to create policies protecting pre-cious Mother Earth is raising fuel economy standards. In an attempt to reduce everyone’s Sasquatch-sized carbon footprint, this step will allow for you to continue to drive your car, but not pillage the environment in the process. Obama also strives to create a Cap-N-Trade System, reducing green house gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 with interim targets in 2020, 2030 and 2040. He is confined by his opposition in the Senate, and as a result this one is still in the works. He does, after all, have two more years in office (God/Buddha/Allah/to

whomever you pray willing, he is re-elected).

Last but not least, those fat cats and their money swindling. Obama is working hard for tax reform. A part of this entails re-pealing tax cuts benefiting those earning more than $250,000 a year. If you pick up any major newspaper today you will see that the battle is being waged as we speak.

Has he realized change that we can believe in? We sure as heck think so. And if you are not satisfied yet, there are two more years for him to convince you that yes in fact “WE CAN!” Progress requires time and a country unit-ed for change. Be the involved citizen that you are and fight for what you believe, because he sure as (curse) is.

Rosie Cullen is a senior

social work and French studies

major. She can be contacted at

[email protected]. Juliet Zim-

mer is a senior political science,

German and Spanish studies

major. She can be contacted at

[email protected].

DEMOCRATS: Obama

could bounce back to its optimal level. The stimulus package, a new piece of legislation aimed at tackling the unemployment problem, would infuse capital into segments of the economy in the most need. The principal fal-lacy of the administration was in overlooking that this capital is merely being reallocated from private sector loans to public sec-tor handouts.

Did this produce the desired goal of lowering unemployment? Unfortunately, it appeared that the stimulus actually may be the culprit for an even greater level of unemployment. While the experts conducting the recovery plan estimated it would lower unemployment to 7.5 percent, the actual statistics calculate the current level at over 9.5 percent. The administration’s economists failed to account for the strain placed by an environment of less capital and more regulations, the inevitable result of which was

more layoffs. Reviewing these economic

policies, we may ask how the current administration could lack the foresight to see the possible flaws in laws that were passed in a quick and hasty manner. To be fair to President Obama, we must recognize that our present situa-tion allows us to analyze the past, while he could not foresee the inevitable consequences of these bills. However, many of the con-sequences could have been avoid-ed by merely not interfering with the natural cycles of the econ-omy. While this is an imperfect method, it would have produced a better outcome than unwarranted and unneeded meddling. Will the president learn from the mistakes of his past when making deci-sions for the future? If we do not change course now, we could be faced with a stagnant economy foryears to come.

Devin Conn is a senior po-

litical science major. He can be

contacted at [email protected]

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REPUBLICANS: ObamaContinued from page 11

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“Obama needs to stop

telling jokes.”

Matthew Rule, sophomore, business

Faces on The Bluff

By Scott ChiaPhotographer

What do you think of the Obama

Administration?

We asked:

“Change is good…? Not

always necessary.”

Vivien Pham, sophomore, biology

“Everything has been real

easy.”

David Barton-Bareno, freshman, business

“They could do better.”

Elyse Landreville, sophomore, business

“I don’t follow politics.”

Antonio Devilbliss, junior, mechanical

engineering

One of the simplest ways to judge the performance of any president’s administration from a libertarian’s perspective is to ask, “Would a typical libertar-ian have done most of the things that the administration has done to date?”

In the case of President Ba-rack Obama’s administration, the answer would an unequivo-cal “No.” This much can be said about the Obama Administration: for the first two years of the cur-rent presidency, the Administra-tion has been anything but liber-tarian.

Libertarianism, as an ideolo-gy, is a broad collection of ideals founded firmly in the tradition of classical and neoclassical “liber-alism.” Libertarians can be found among the ranks of Republicans, Democrats, independents and third parties; from among those moderates who consider them-selves enigmatic “socially lib-eral, but fiscally conservative,” to radical anarcho-capitalists.

Despite this diversity, there are a few general principles that anyone who considers themselves a libertarian would probably con-sider when judging the perfor-

mance of our 44th president. In essence, what libertarians almost all share is a belief that smaller governments are better than larger ones; that governments basically exist to protect private property and free-enterprise; that a free market is necessary for in-dividuals to fully enjoy their civil and political rights; and that pri-vate entities generally do a better job of allocating resources than the government can.

Perhaps the most important element of a libertarian’s belief structure relates to the size and scope of the government as it pertains to economic affairs. This gives libertarians a lot to think about with regards to President Barack Obama’s first two years in office.

Since his inauguration, our president has overseen a massive bailout of the American automo-tive industry, with the govern-ment taking over ownership of the largest of the three major do-mestic automakers, and purchas-ing a large share of another.

He has proposed, promoted and administered a $787 bil-lion stimulus. More recently the stimulus has been expanded by giving $26 billion in aid to states to avoid laying off government employees.

And finally, he has expanded the role of the government in a number of smaller areas, pushing for and signing into law stricter regulations on credit and some types of investment, taking over

the administration of govern-ment-backed student loans and appointing “czars” to oversee large and important segments of the economy.

One other important area for many libertarians is conduct in international affairs. Generally speaking, most libertarians pre-fer a government that stays, for the most part, out of other na-tions’ business, as a government that has the resources to conduct foreign wars and engage in a lot of foreign treaty-making and me-diation has to tax its people ex-tensively in order to do so. But that does not mean we are gener-ally pacifists or even non-inter-ventionists.

If a war, a military, and a corps of foreign ambassadors are necessary to protect private prop-erty, free enterprise, and person-al freedom, so be it. The problem is that the things we often use to conduct foreign affairs are det-rimental to personal property and freedom. In this area, the president has a mixed, but largely positive, record. He has expanded the war in Afghanistan, which may or may not be a good thing for the protection of freedom, but has scaled back the war in Iraq. Yes, we have officially pulled out of the latter country, but leaving U.S. advisers in Iraq at taxpayer expense, though perhaps a good thing for Iraqis, is probably more detrimental to Americans than it is helpful. Nevertheless, this is an improvement.

In regards to foreign affairs and trade, the president has done much to promote the image of the U.S. abroad, but in doing so has only entangled the U.S. more deeply in international organiza-tions that are often more inter-ested in extending the scope of governments internationally into areas that would typically be con-sidered the realm of private char-ity. Not all libertarians would agree on the principles of these kinds of organizations, but it is fair to question whether deeper commitment to them can promote personal freedom internationally without hindering it at home.

In summary, the Obama Ad-ministration, despite overtures about promoting freedom and protecting the free market, has done little domestically to show any commitment to the values promoted by classical liberalism. His record on international mat-ters is more mixed, and might be viewed positively in the long run, however, from a libertarian perspective, the expansion of the size of government in both do-mestic and foreign affairs is al-most frightening.

Sam Harris is a senior politi-

cal science major and the trea-

surer of the Jeffersonian Society

(College Libertarians). He can

be contacted at

[email protected].

Libertarians review the Obama administrationSam

Harris

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14 ] September 30, 2010 SPORTS

University of Portland’s Di-rector of Soccer Bill Irwin never planned on staying this long but he’s happy he did.

Director of Soccer Bill Irwin has been coaching soccer at UP for 24 years, longer than any of his current players have even been alive.

During those 24 years Irwin has been a part of two Women’s National Championships, and four Final Four appearances with the men. According to Irwin, 24 years was never part of his plan.

“I didn’t think I’d be here this long,” Irwin said, “but I enjoy the people and they care of us here.”

Irwin came to Portland after former teammate and University of Portland Athletic Hall of Fam-er Clive Charles offered him an assistant coaching job.

“It was a lot of fun playing with Clive,” Irwin said. “It wasn’t like work because we enjoyed each other.”

Irwin said his work under Charles continues to have a big influence on the way he coaches.

Irwin said that he’s tried to inte-grate Charles’ philosophy and the way he treats people in his coach-ing style.

Before coming to UP Irwin played professional soccer for 17 years. He began playing when he was 16 years old for a semi-pro-fessional team in Northern Ire-land, and then in England where he played eight seasons for Car-diff City.

Irwin then took his talents to the U.S., where he played for sev-eral teams including the Wash-ington Diplomats, the Dallas

Tornado, the Golden Bay Earth-quakes, the Minnesota Strikers and the Wichita Wings.

Irwin said his professional ex-perience has also helped him in his coaching.

“I can relate to the players be-cause I was one,” Irwin said.

Irwin isn’t only limited to the collegiate level. He is also the head coach of the U-23 Women’s National Team. Irwin said that

his experience with the national team has helped him in coaching at UP.

“Coaching the national team helps out a lot,” said Irwin. “You get to see different systems and different cultures. The game is such that you never stop learn-ing.”

Being the Director of Soccer, Irwin is not only the men’s head coach, but is also very involved with the women’s soccer team. But Irwin says he sees no differ-ence between the two teams and doesn’t have a preference.

“I don’t see gender, I just see soccer players,” Irwin said.

Added to his resume of coaching and playing, Irwin is a goalie specialist. In his 24 years of coaching at UP, all the goal-ies that have trained under him have gone on to play profession-ally, including Kasey Keller, who played in four World Cups and captained the 1996 Olympic team in Atlanta.

“I enjoy seeing people do well. My job is to help people achieve their goal,” Irwin said.

It may come as a surprise, but coaching at UP and nationally is still not the only coaching Irwin does. He has also helped coach boys U-15 and U-18 teams and girls U-15 and U-16 teams.

“Its refreshing working with younger players. But sometimes they drive you crazy,” Irwin said.

24 years of Pilot soccer... and countingBill Irwin, UP Director of Soccer, brings a wealth of coaching and practical experience to !e Blu"

Bruce Garlinghouse Sta! Writer

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“Coaching the national team helps out a lot. You get to see di!erent systems and di!erent cultures. The game is such that you never stop learning.”

Bill IrwinUP Director of Soccer

Samantha Heathcote | THE BEACON

This week in sports

Women’s Soccer1) #4 Portland (10-1-0)2) #13 Santa Clara (7-2-2)

3) LMU (7-3-0)

4) Pepperdine (6-3-2)

5) Saint Mary’s (6-3-2)

6) San Diego (5-4-2)

7) Gonzaga (4-6-0)

8) San Francisco (4-7-0)

Last week, the Pilots were on

the road against No. 16 Cal.

Berkeley and No. 2 Stanford.

The Pilots defeated the Golden

Bears 3-1, but then lost to No. 2

Stanford 2-1, ultimately bump-

ing Stanford’s national rank up

to No. 1. The Pilots fell to No.

4 in the rankings, but continue

play against Pac-10 teams Or-

egon and Washington at Merlo

Field this weekend. The Pilots

play the Ducks 7 p.m. on Friday

and will face off against UW on

Sunday at 12 p.m.

Men’s Soccer1) #25 Portland (4-1-3)2) Saint Mary’s (4-2-1) 3) LMU (4-3-1)

4) San Diego (3-3-1)

5) Santa Clara (3-4-1)

6) Gonzaga (3-4-0)

7) San Francisco (2-4-1)

Last night the Pilots defeated

Gonzaga in their West Coast

Conference opener, 2-0. The

Pilots will now continue confer-

ence play against Santa Clara

at Merlo Field on Sunday at

2:30 p.m.

Volleyball1) #24 San Diego (9-4)

2) Santa Clara (9-5)

3) Pepperdine (8-5)

4) Saint Mary’s (8-5)

5) LMU (7-7)

6) Portland (7-9)7) San Francisco (2-10)

8) Gonzaga (2-14)

Tuesday night, Sept. 28, the Pi-

lots won their first home match against Trinity Western by a

total of 3-1. The Pilots’ seventh

win already matches the total

wins last season. This week the

Pilots begin conference play on

the road, first against St. Mary’s Thursday at 7 p.m. and then at

San Diego at 1 p.m. Saturday.

(courtesy portlandpilots.com,

WCCsports.com)

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teams (UP has played six ranked teams so far) will prove helpful for the Pilots as only one team in the WCC is currently ranked, No. 10 Santa Clara.

“We have to keep challenging ourselves and getting our name out there,” Smith said. “This loss hurts but its softened because we knew we lost to the best while still responding and battling.”

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SOCCER: Few chances for

Pilots

ule and from practice before this game and had to shake of some rust early but it was good to see them rise up and close out close games.”

After the slow start, the Pilots rallied, winning the next three sets with scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 27-25.

The offense was led by junior Kati Hronek who had a game high 17 kills, as well strong perfor-mances at the net by junior Ma-rissa Plummer and sophomores Kate Bostwick and Ariel Usher. Together, the three combined for 54 kills.

Much of the success up front was due to the strong play of sophomore Madison Smith, who contributed 53 of the team’s 58 assists in the game.

“We showed a lot of offen-sive fire power tonight,” Houck said. “We had great balance with our top three or four scorers and Maddie (Smith) did a good job of spreading the ball.”

Defensively, the Pilots were once again led by senior Dan-ielle Dupar, who leads the nation with 5.85 digs per set going into

the game. “With the support from my

teammates I’m becoming the libero I know I can be,” Dupar said. “This season is my last shot so I want to go out on a good note.”

The Pilots credit the win to solid team play and an under-standing of each teammate’s role in the game.

“We are a close team this year and have a good team dynamic,” Hronek said. “We know what each other are going to do and we have a winning mindset.”

Finally being at home also helped the Pilots rally to victory.

“Playing here gives us more momentum and an urgency to win for the fans,” Hronek said.

The Pilots believe they can keep this high level of play up against any WCC team.

“I’m excited for conference because we can win against any given team on any given night in our conference,” Dupar said.

The win improves the young Pilots’ teams record to 7-9 and adds some confidence going into conference play which begins Sept. 30, in Moraga, CA against St. Mary’s.

For some, the intramural cham-pion T-shirts are not enough, and now UP students have the chance to vote on the most valuable in-tramural athlete of the 2009-2010 season on athleague.com.

Students can choose to cast their vote for Ryan Livingston, Brandon Pono Hanson, Shane Moser, Tiffany Spaulding or Am-ber Giordano, who were selected for their participation in intramu-rals.

When asked what qualities the most valuable intramural athlete

should exhibit, director of intra-mural sports, Brian Dezzani said, “Excellent sportsmanship, being a good supporter, playing mul-tiple sports, encouraging friends to participate, and being part of a fun unit.”

The survey is one of the many features of athleague.com, a net-working site that allows members to create, browse and join avail-able teams, communicate with fellow members and schedule games.

According to senior civil en-gineering major, intramural en-thusiast, and MVIA candidate Brandon Pono Hanson, “Athle-ague allows everyone to be in the

groove on everything, there were a lot more forfeits my freshman and sophomore years because people wouldn’t know when to show up.”

Dezzani said that the intramu-ral department will be using the survey feature of athleague more frequently in the future both to gather information and for fun. Possible upcoming survey topics include the best uniforms or best sportsmanship.

“I think athleague is really beneficial. It allows coordinators to e-mail and remind everyone about games and you can even see who you’re playing,” Hanson said.

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The Pilot volleyball team celebrated its return home for the fi rst time in 15 games by defeating the Trinity Western Spartans three sets to one Sept. 28.

The Pilots won three straight sets after dropping a close fi rst set 26-24.

“We showed a lot of nerves early,” Coach Joe Houck said. “We had a break in our sched-

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The Pilot women's soccer team's fi rst half offensive strug-gles fi nally caught up to them in a tough 2-1 loss against No. 2 Stanford on Sept. 25 for their fi rst defeat of the year.

Stanford was able to lock down UP's offense and didn't let up until junior Danielle Foxhoven fi nally poked in a loose ball past Stanford's goalkeeper in the 80th minute for her third goal of the season.

“It's disappointing we couldn't get anything going offensively in the fi rst half but that is the differ-ence between being the best in the country and being top 10 in the country,” Head Coach Garrett Smith said following the loss.

All is not lost for the Pilots in their quest for being No. 1, how-ever. UP topped No. 16 Califor-nia 3-1 on Sept. 23 and bought themselves some cushion in the rankings, dropping only to the No. 4 spot.

Former No. 1 North Carolina lost over the weekend to No. 4 Boston College meaning that Boston College leapfrogged over UP in the rankings to be No. 2.

Because Stanford tied with both North Carolina and Boston College this season, they will be

named the new No. 1 for now, while North Carolina fell to the No. 5 spot. The Pilots have lost only one game to a No. 1 team in Stanford which lands them one spot ahead of No. 5 Notre Dame, despite the fact Notre Dame has the same record as UP (10-1-0).

The Pilots’ season goal is to grab one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Championship Tournament at the end of the sea-son.

To do so, they must remain one of the top four teams. Having one of the four No. 1 seeds means home fi eld advantage throughout the tournament until the champi-onship game. Even with the Stan-ford loss, the Pilots are still in the running for one of those No. 1 spots, especially if the Pilots win out once conference play begins on Oct. 10 at Gonzaga.

“Last year our one loss to Texas A&M proved to be the one reason why we didn't get a No. 1 spot. Now even with this loss, we've played against great com-petition every week so the selec-tion board will look at that heav-ily,” Smith said.

The Pilots’ victory over No. 16 Cal helps balance out the disappointing loss as they won 3-1, scoring all their goals in the second half. The Pilots have out-scored opponents 17-2 in the sec-ond half of games this season.

For the third time this season, UP fell behind in the fi rst half as Cal was able to score off of a poor UP clearance and took the lead in the 19th minute. It remained a de-fensive struggle until the second half of play when senior Sophie Schmidt redirected a service pass to sophomore Cloee Colohan,

who bodied the ball across the goal line for the fi rst goal of her career.

Schmidt stepped up offensive-ly again a minute later when she buried a shot unmarked for her third goal of the season and al-lowed UP to take the lead 2-1. Ju-nior Halley Kreminski scored an insurance goal in the 77th min-ute, beating the Cal goalkeeper around the edge of the post to score her third goal off the bench in the last four games.

“We showed a lot of compo-sure against a very good team. To be able to score three goals unan-swered in the second half showed that we never panicked,” Schmidt said following the win.

Stanford shut down Portland's offense by placing constant pres-sure on UP's top scorers Schmidt, senior Keelin Winters and fresh-man Micaela Capelle.

UP had trouble staying on of-fense since Stanford was attack-ing the whole game as evidenced by the shot count, which Stanford won 17-6. UP only got off one shot in the fi rst half.

“It was frustrating because we just couldn't get open looks.

We can't beat the best team in soc-cer if we only get one shot in a half,” Capelle said after the loss. “They kept us shadowed and pressured the whole game to keep us from reaching our comfort zone.”

Junior Hailee DeYoung started as goalkeeper and made six saves but was unable to stop a high shot in the 21st minute and a close range chip shot in the 36th minute.

“It's disappointing, but they're a great

team and they earned it,” DeYoung said of the game. “Hopefully we'll get a chance to see them again in the tournament.”

The Pilots look to bounce back against Pac-10 schools Oregon and Washington at home on Oct. 1 and 3 before beginning in-ter-conference play. Playing against high profi le con-ferences and against ranked

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who bodied the ball across the goal line for the fi rst goal of her

Schmidt stepped up offensive-ly again a minute later when she buried a shot unmarked for her third goal of the season and al-lowed UP to take the lead 2-1. Ju-nior Halley Kreminski scored an insurance goal in the 77th min-ute, beating the Cal goalkeeper around the edge of the post to score her third goal off the bench

“We showed a lot of compo-sure against a very good team. To be able to score three goals unan-swered in the second half showed that we never panicked,” Schmidt

Stanford shut down Portland's offense by placing constant pres-sure on UP's top scorers Schmidt, senior Keelin Winters and fresh-

UP had trouble staying on of-fense since Stanford was attack-ing the whole game as evidenced by the shot count, which Stanford won 17-6. UP only got off one

“It was frustrating because

We can't beat the best team in soc-cer if we only get one shot in a half,” Capelle said after the loss. “They kept us shadowed and pressured the whole game to keep us from reaching our comfort zone.”

Junior Hailee DeYoung started as goalkeeper and made six saves but was unable to stop a high shot in the 21st minute and a close range chip shot in the 36th minute.

“It's disappointing, but they're a great

team and they earned it,” DeYoung said of the game. “Hopefully we'll get a chance to see them again in the tournament.”

The Pilots look to bounce back against Pac-10 schools Oregon and Washington at home on Oct. 1 and 3 before beginning in-ter-conference play. Playing against high profi le con-ferences and against ranked

Even with the momentum of topping an undefeated UC Berkeley team, UP drops their fi rst to No. 1 Stanford.

“It’s disappointing we couldn’t get anything going o! ensively in the " rst half, but that is the di! erence between being the best in the county and being top 10 in the country.”

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Sophomore Kate Bostwick goes up for the spike during Tuesday’s match against Trinity Western. ! e Pilots won the match 3-1.

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