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‘Paving their own way’First-generation students work to overcome barriers to education

By Emily NeelonT H E B E A C O N

After a long day studying in the Clark Library, sophomore Sabrina Mohammed wants nothing more than to curl up in bed and go to sleep. But the nursing major and sister to six goes home to help her single father take care of her five younger siblings.

As the first person in her family to go to college, she believes her dad can’t comprehend what it takes to be a successful college student.

“I struggled with my dad understanding,” Mohammed said. “He still expects me to fulfill the same role I filled before.”

Unlike students who come from families with college degrees, Mohammed and other first-generation students must learn to navigate college and its commitments on their own.

Making up 10 percent of UP’s student population, first-generation students often lack knowledge about how to apply to college, fund their education, and balance their social, academic and family commitments.

Jeromy Koffler, director of student activities, recognizes the barriers first-generation students face.

“One of the biggest struggles of first-generation students is they don’t always know what they need to know about the

financial aid process,” Koffler said. “The FAFSA is a big mystery, and their families might not understand why the FAFSA’s so important.”

Koffler, Brenda Greiner of the Shepherd Freshman Resource Center, Mehling Hall Director Gina Loschiavo and Michele Leasor, program coordinator for the competitive scholarships and grants and honors program, formed an ad hoc committee in 2011 devoted to finding resources and funding programs for first-generation students at UP.

Their primary goal is to improve the retention rate of first-generation students

who are at a higher risk for dropping out than students from families with college backgrounds.

“First-generation students are kind of like pioneers in their own families,” Koffler said. “They don’t know what they don’t know, but they’re here and they’re looking around, trying to figure it all out. In a way, they’re paving their own way.”

Junior communication and Spanish major Ezequiel Delgado is the first person in his family to pursue an education beyond middle

In addition to her responsibilities as a student, sophomore Sabrina Mohammed also takes care of five younger siblings with her single father. Like many first-generation students, Mohammed faces additional challenges in being the first of her family members to go to college.

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First-generation students diversify the student body. Although about two-thirds of UP’s students are white, about 75 percent of freshman first-generation students are identify as a racial or ethnic minority.

Racial diversity in first-generation freshmen

Student frustration with Health Center sparks conversation

By Karen GarciaT H E B E A C O N

Cold and flu season hits campus hard every year, and recent years have left the University Health Center overwhelmed by the student demand for appointments.

ASUP President John Julius Muwulya and School of Nursing Senator Chelsea Richards have started a dialogue with Paul Myers, director of the Health Center, hoping to address student concerns with both long and short-term plans for the

Health Center.Sophomore Meghan Blatt

was frustrated when, after coughing for nearly three weeks, she was unable to make an appointment at the Health Center. Fearful that she was suffering from something more serious than a cold, Blatt called the Center early on a Thursday, hoping to be squeezed in the following day.

Every day, the Health Center reserves some time slots for appointments made more than a day in advance, while other slots are left open for

students who want same-day appointments.

Blatt was told that there were only same-day appointments open on Friday, so she was put on a cancellation list for Thursday, before being advised to call in as soon as the Center opened on Friday morning (8:30 a.m.). When she did, Blatt was informed that the available nurse practitioner wouldn’t be in for the day, but that she was expected back by Monday.

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Singing like a manLast weekend’s choir

concert seemed like any other: There were a capella performances, accompanied performances, classical pieces and folk tunes. But there was one element that made this concert unique – the singers were all men.

“Brothers, Sing on!” was hosted in Buckley Center auditorium on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m., the seventh annual concert at UP hosting men’s choirs from the Portland area.

Five different choirs with performers ranging from high school age students to retirees performed to a full house. The choirs in performance included: Vocal Attraction from Liberty High School, the men’s chorale from Parkrose High School, Tsunami from the Pacific Youth Choir, The Balladeers from the Multnomah Athletic Club, as well as the men from UP’s University Singers.

Michael Connolly, host and director of UP’s University Singers, said having an all-male singing event was particularly important as a solidarity-building exercise.

“For many men and boys, singing is not cool,” Connolly said. “But if you love to sing, it’s such a joy to get together in a situation like this with all of these other men and boys who love it.”

In fact, Connolly says he has run into the “uncool” stereotypes about male singers

in his own life.“When I was a boy, my

older brother told me not to sing so loud, because it was not cool,” Connolly said. “I’m glad I didn’t care, so I just sang.”

The performance was also unique because the combination of choirs added up to a very large group.

Junior Aaron Carney, a member of University Singers, thought singing in a large group was a welcome new

experience.“It was really refreshing to

work with many, many voices as opposed to a group of just 20 or 30,” he said.

Tymathy Nguyen, a freshman from Parkrose High School’s Men’s Chorale, was inspired by the other voices in the performance.

Nguyen said he was impressed by how advanced all the choirs were, and that he was considering applying to UP

in the future.Along with a large quantity

of voices was a diverse quality of voices, including retiree Andre Marechal, a member of Multnomah Athletic Club’s The Balladeers, who says he’s been performing in barbershop quartets for 45 years.

There is one thing Marechal wants students to take away from the performance.

“The goal of this event is to give students the idea that they

can continue to sing into their senior years,” Marechal said.

Connolly, too, emphasized the long shelf-life of singing as a hobby.

“You might love playing soccer, but you might not be doing that when you’re 75,” Connolly said. “Singing you can do for the rest of your life.”

Five all-male choral groups, including men from UP’s University Singers, sing together in Buckley Center Auditorium. “Brothers, Sing On!” was held on Sunday to celebrate men’s voices.

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When volunteering at the Blanchet House, one cannot help but feel the warm hospitality of the organization. During lunch the new facility is filled with sunshine coming through the large windows. Meanwhile the men living at the Blanchet House, working towards recovery, serve side-by-side with the other volunteers.

Volunteering alongside these men is one of the things that stood out most to junior Savannah Powell.

“You go downtown, you volunteer at some places and there are just volunteers,” Powell said. “I think it’s a really cool opportunity to volunteer side-by-side with people that actually live there.”

Sophomore Dorian Pacheco was a student coordinator for the Urban Policy Immersion, which took place in January. As part of their direct service, students on the immersion spent their early morning working in the Blanchet House. According to Pacheco, what sets the House apart from other facilities is that people who receive food get the feel of an actual dining experience like

at a casual restaurant.“It’s really awesome because

it’s super well-lit, and you have these wooden tables and people actually come and serve you coffee and you have table numbers,” Pacheco said. “I feel like that is quite a bit different from simply lining up and getting a tray of food.”

The Blanchet House, which was founded by eight UP alumni in 1952, celebrated its 63rd anniversary on Feb. 11.

In 2012, the Blanchet House raised over $13 million dollars to build a new four-story building on the corner of NW 3rd and Glisan Street. The new kitchen, dining and living areas received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Platinum honors as a sustainable facility.

This year marks the first time the Blanchet House will celebrate its anniversary. Because the building is much bigger than their previous facility, the Board has come to learned how to use the new space.

“[It] took some time as a board to understand what it meant to have this new building,” Rich Ulring, who is on the board of directors for the Blanchet House, said.

UP Vice President Laurie Kelly once served on the Board of Directors for the Blanchet House. She takes pride in all the work that the organization has done throughout their history.

“I’m really proud of the work I was able to do at the Blanchet House,” Kelley said. “It’s sort of overwhelming what they have been able to

accomplish, really on the backs of a lot of volunteers, for decades. It’s just a tribute to the people that started it in the first place.”

Pacheco thinks it is important continue the University’s tradition of service at Blanchet House.

“UP students did start it a couple decades ago,” Pacheco said. “So I think it’s really important to continue that legacy with UP’s involvement in the places that it starts.”

These days, with the help of about 5,000 volunteers annually, the Blanchet House’s mission is “to feed, clothe, and offer shelter and aid to those in need.”

University students continue to volunteer at the Blanchet House today. Even though there is not a campus volunteer coordinator for this location, students have volunteered at the kitchen on their own and during Moreau Center immersion trips. With the help of current Board member Emily Harrington, UP nursing students also provided free vaccinations at the Blanchet House in October.

Powell has not only served food at the Blanchet House, but she worked with another nursing student and gave tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and flu shots for free to those who did not have health

insurance.“It’s kind of cool to get

a lot of experience all at once,” Powell said. “From a skill standpoint it was really awesome, and also the community aspect. It was really awesome to work within the community.”

Ulring said volunteers and those receiving food each get something out of their experiences at the Blanchet House.

“(It’s) a gift to give back,” he said. “And be grateful for what you have.”

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Blanchet House celebrates 63 years of serviceBy Maggie Hannon

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Volunteers at Blanchet House prepare food for people experiencing homelessness in Portland. Blanchet House, which was founded in 1952 by a group of UP alumni, is celebrating its 63rd anniversary this month.

Not wanting to wait out the weekend, Blatt asked a friend for a ride to an urgent care clinic in Vancouver, Washington, that night.

“It was disappointing because it should be so much easier to get help when you need it,” Blatt said. “I was worried.”

Complaints from students with cases similar to Blatt’s have reached Myers, who notes that there are only three people on staff available to help with medical issues: a registered nurse, a family nurse practitioner and a certified medical assistant.

This means that for every 1,030 students, there is one provider. Myers said it is common for more than three students to desire a specific slot because of scheduling conflicts. As enrollment grows annually (the class of 2018 is the largest in UP history), the ratio will become increasingly disproportionate.

Myers and ASUP would like to expand the Health Center and add staff in the future. Funding for the Health Center comes from tuition costs, and because student demand is so variable throughout the year, the Health Center has held off on any expansion efforts thus

far.“We are springing ideas on

a proposal that we can present to administration in order to bring awareness that the Health Center will need more funding to grow,” Senator Chelsea Richards said.

ASUP and the Health Center have discussed the possibility of moving Career Services to the main floor of Buckley Center in order to create a central location for academic services. This move would allow the lower level of Orrico Hall to be used for mental health counseling services, leaving the upper level open for the creation of more medical examination rooms.

In addition to physical expansion, Myers and ASUP also hope the University will ultimately fund more staff, including another nurse practitioner, a psychiatric nurse and a triage nurse. A triage nurse’s services would streamline the Center’s services by quickly determining incoming patients’ needed level of care.

For now, Myers encourages students to seek out information about common illnesses from the Health Center’s website and on flyers distributed throughout campus. He said that educated students can self-diagnose and consider

not going to class while sick.“There’s an interesting

challenge between campus health centers across the country, and college culture,” Myers said. “Often students feel like they can’t miss a single class, and so they go and cough and sneeze, and then share the wealth, exacerbating the problem.

“Students imagine that a professor won’t be flexible, so they don’t bother to check. But some professors may prefer that the student looks after themselves first.”

If students determine that they want to be evaluated sooner than the Health Center can see them, they are referred to alternative sources, such as local urgent care clinics and emergency rooms. Many students with outside insurance can also call nurse or physician hotlines that can help them determine the best course of treatment.

“ASUP has invited the Health Center to give them any information they can share with constituents,” Myers said. “We plan to do that; communication will help us figure out how to line things up better in the future.”

Although high demand may make scheduling a medical appointment difficult at times, Myers urges students not to let this overshadow mental health services provided by the Health Center.

“The biggest misconception I’ve been hearing is, ‘You won’t be able to get an appointment at the Health Center, so don’t even try,’” Myers said. “This isn’t true, and it casts a halo effect around the other services that we provide, like mental health counseling.”

Students interested in making a mental health appointment can call to schedule one in advance, and they can also take advantage of same day time slots. In general, wait times to see a professional are very brief, with most students being able to see someone the same or next day.

Same-day appointments

usually consist of short, 20-minute sessions in which the student is able to unload to a mental health professional and then make a preliminary plan of assessment for the future.

“For a large number of students, [20 minutes] is really all they need—something’s come off the rails, and they need to get a validation of what they should do,” Myers said.

Those who are in need of more than a quick consult with a counselor can schedule to see a professional on a routine basis.

In cases of a student dealing with an urgent circumstance, like a death, threat of harm to self or others, or signs of a thought disorder, the Health Center follows a protocol that allows them to meet with the student as soon as possible.

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Provost announces newly tenured professors

After experiencing a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), often called a warning stroke, Fr. Ron Wasowski, a professor of environmental science, will be away from The Bluff until next week. A blockage in a carotid artery caused the TIA while Wasowski was teaching a class last Tuesday. Fortunately, he remains in good health and experienced no brain damage.

Wasowski will be undergoing surgery on Wednesday and expects to be back in the classroom by Tuesday, Feb. 17.

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The Office of the Provost announced the 2015 faculty rank and tenure decisions Feb. 9. These nine professors were promoted to associate professors and have been granted tenure. The decision is effective July 1.

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Officers responded to a noise complaint on the 5000 block of N. Syracuse. Officers were unable to locate any disturbance, and cleared without incident.

Officers responded to a report of a loud party at the 6800 block of N. Yale. Officers made contact with residents and the party was shutdown.

Officers made contact with two suspicious people in the area of Portsmouth and Warren. The two were identified and were not part of the University community. Portland Police was also on the scene. The suspects were trespassed and asked to leave the area.

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Friday, Feb. 13: 10:30 p.m. in the Mago Hunt Arts Center Recital Hall. $2 per person and $3 per pair. Doors open at 10:15 p.m.

Bluffoons Valentine’s Day Show

Sunday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. in the Buckley Center Auditorium see the Arnica Quartet comprised of three Oregon Symphony musicians and one of Portland’s leading freelance cellists. $10 donation suggested.

Arnica Quartet

St. John’s Bible (Open Reception for the gallery showing)Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 6:15 p.m. in the Buckley Center Art Gallery.

Pilots After DarkFriday, Feb. 13 from 10-11:30 p.m. See magician Hart Keene perform on-stage feats at the Pilot House in The Cove followeed by an acoustic set by UP student musician Peter Knudson from 11:30-1 a.m.

Asian American Student Union MeetingWednesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. in Franz Hall 018. Students will meet to discuss the creation of a new club dedicated to celebrating multi-ethnic views of Asian American experience.

Pilots After Dark (Christie Crush)Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10 p.m. Christie Hall residents will lead versions of the iconic ‘60s gameshows “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game.”

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school. A pioneer in his own right, Delgado pushes himself to succeed and takes his coursework seriously.

“There is no one in my extended family that has a degree of any kind,” Delgado said. “All of my older relatives had to drop out in elementary or middle school. I feel like I have a big responsibility to do well and further my education even more after I graduate.”

The ad hoc committee has provided support for students like Mohammed and Delgado by holding the orientation event “FirstUP,” a financial aid night in the fall and a barbeque at the end of spring semester. Through their work, the committee has discovered the importance of peer mentoring.

“We’re trying to build something,” Koffler said. “We’re on the cusp of something that could be really big and really cool.”

Although the committee has begun providing programming, Koffler hopes to expand their support structure. With the Mail Center and Office of Residence Life moving out of Buckley Center, Koffler aspires to claim the space as a center for first-generation student support. He hopes to hire more staff in the next budget cycle.

“Enlisting students that are also first generation - who’ve done it successfully - and have them as mentors for new students has been a very successful model at a lot of different schools,” Koffler said. “But we don’t have the resources right now to develop a really vibrant, solid peer-mentoring program until we

can add capacity to staff.”After graduation, Delgado

hopes to get involved in public service by mentoring other first-generation students through involvement in AmeriCorps or Peace Corps.

“I don’t want people when they think of first [generation students] to provide pity or sympathy, because I come from a very different set of backgrounds,” Delgado said. “I’m just another student trying to do well.”

Delgado and Mohammed both wrestle with the lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity on UP’s campus, with a student population that is 67 percent white. Nineteen percent of first generation students come from families that make less than $35,000 a year and 11 percent come from families that make less than $25,000.

“Because I’m Latino and a lot of my friends here are white, when controversial stuff happens…a lot of people ask me what I as a Latino think about [it],” Delgado said.

Mohammed, who is on on a full-ride scholarship through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, struggled to adapt to the demands of college her first semester. Despite the challenges that came with being a first generation student, she was able to find motivation in the barriers she faced.

“A lot of the time when I don’t know something, I push myself harder to accomplish something that seems impossible,” Mohammed said. “I don’t think anything is impossible for anyone.”

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Junior Ezequiel Delgado is the first person in his entire extended family to go to college, so he feels a responsibility to further his education.

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Res Life announces relocation, new associate

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The Office of Residence Life announced Wednesday that they will be relocating to Tyson Hall 123. The office, currently in BC 101, will be closed Feb. 19 and 20 and will reopen Feb. 23 in the new location.

Residence Life also announced Wednesday that Sarah Meiser will fill the position of associate director for housing. The position opened after Alex Hermanny, who previously held the job, became the associate director for community standards.

Meiser will oversee all aspects of student housing, including physical maintenance of facilities and housing assignments.

Prior to UP, Meiser worked at several other colleges and universities, including Rowan

University, East Carolina University and the College of St. Benedict.

Meiser’s first day on The Bluff will be Monday, Feb. 23.

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Calling it:Felix and Meira

The somber, sweetly seductive film “Felix and Meira” follows a young, married Hasidic woman as she slowly falls for a middle-aged atheist.

Neither the forbidden love arc, nor the religion vs. atheism narrative chart artistically new territory. Yet with gorgeous poetic shots, saturated in color and with an eye to nuanced beauty, director Maxime Giroux coaxes us to lean in and listen to these stories once more.

The film was shot in cold and overcast Montreal, with under-lit lensing creating a chiaroscuro effect: Light vs. shadow and day vs. night. Juxtaposition, in fact, holds the story together, with characters coming in and out of focus, moving from sorrow to joy and from emptiness to being filled with wonder.

The main storyline belongs to Meira (Hadas Yaron) who lives in an insular Orthodox Jewish environment, surrounded by a tight community. Yet neither her marriage to soft-spoken, devout Shulem (Luzer Twersky), nor her young child cure her of a quiet unhappiness. Instead she plays forbidden records, takes birth-control pills and is unmoved by the observance of the Sabbath.

By contrast, Felix (Martin Dubreuil) strides through life with an ambitionless, devil-may-care attitude. He fritters money away on luxuries, pretends to be indifferent to his father’s death and flirts shamelessly with Meira when they first cross paths in a pizzeria.

The romance between the two seems inconceivable at first (they don’t even share

the same language - he speaks French, she speaks Yiddish). But Felix and Meira - hungry for connection and affirmation, -are drawn back together into a slow-blooming love affair.

Yet for all the tension and heavy intimacy of the film, the romance is occasionally hard to buy. Because Meira’s narrative, which visually dominates the film, feels more like a coming-of-age tale than one of true love.

She’s a girl padding cautiously, slyly, into womanhood, experimenting with the artifacts of youth: trespass, self-indulgence, dangerous secrets, forbidden love, unapologetic creativity. In her petulant stares, her deliberate betrayals, her refusal to explain herself, we hear her praying: “Let there be more to my life than this.”

In light of this, Felix is reduced to a loose thread, a distraction she cannot not stop tugging at, even as her life unraveles disastrously, irreversibly. She’s seduced by how a man so reckless and carefree could catch sight of pieces of her soul that everyone else frowns on, and instead name them beautiful.

In one scene, she closest herself in a bathroom, creeps close to the mirror, and gently-slowly-wonderingly lifts her eyes to stare at her reflection. Whom among has not felt that jolt of incongruity, realizing that our actions have transformed us into a stranger?

So even if it is patience rather than passion that makes “Felix and Meira” so compelling, it’s still an elegant, expressive snapshot of a young woman straining against a life too small for her spirit.

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Alone on Valentine’s Day and stuck on campus? Nothing could be worse. But, honestly, it’s just another Saturday night, so why not take this time to pamper yourself?

Have a Netflix marathon of your favorite series with all the delightful candy Mac’s Market has to offer. Already binge-watch shows at your leisure? Get some goods to turn your room into a temporary spa, and spend some time breathing in essential oils. Simply treasure yourself.

Why not join a “Cuddle Con” on Valentine’s Day? This event is for singles, partners and everyone else, so long as they are 18 and over. It includes a cuddling class, dance lessons, pillow fights and much more. It lasts noon - 7 p.m. Cuddling is optional and not required!

More info: cuddlecon.com1015 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214503-719-6203

Have a Valentine and want to stay on campus? Grab a blanket, some snacks, your darling, and head over to the place behind Waldschmidt Hall to enjoy the breathtaking view of downtown Portland. Hint: Bring an umbrella. (Sun sets at 5:36 p.m.)

If you and you sweetheart are up for an adventure instead of the usual V-Day dinner, then run through mud instead. “My Muddy Valentine” is a

5k mud run, which also features beer, hot showers, food, mimosas and music on Feb. 14 and 15 at Lee Farms. All ages are welcome to join with a general admission fee of $ 70-90. So get muddy, but hurry - tickets might sell out!

More info: terrapinevents.com 21975 SW 65th Ave, Tualatin, OR 97062

Guess who else is on campus and not on a date on Feb.14 at 7 p.m.? The men’s basketball team. They could use your support, and it might be just the right event for you and your friends to show your Pilot pride.

The annual “Anti-Valentine’s Day Party” might be something for you and your friends if you are 21 and over. Drinks, raffle prizes, tasty food and hot jams are waiting for you in the AudioCinema located under the

Hawthorne Bridge at 226 SE Madison. Opens at 9 p.m. and the cover is only $5.

Officially rename Valentines Day as “Galentines Day” and see “Fifty Shades of Gray” on its premiere day. Bring your besties together to enjoy a sensational movie experience that thousands of women are desperately waiting for. Just don’t forget to reserve tickets, as this movie is likely to sell out.

V-Day for singles, couples and groups

A Galentine’s date reacts to “Fifty Shades of Grey” on Valentine’s Day. “Fifty Shades of Grey” premieres on Feb. 14.

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Calling it:Portland Auto Show

One car, two car, red car, blue car. Black bike, blue bike, old bike, new bike.

There’s a real life place where this isn’t just a Dr. Seuss rhyme. This wonderful land of two, four - maybe even three-wheeled growling machines isn’t just a fantasy. The world of humming, grumbling, howling, screaming, purring teen-boy fantasy comes to life in this magical wonderland.

And this place is right here in Portland.

This is the second year I managed to get to the Portland International Auto Show, and I have again reminded myself to never ever miss a big car show no matter where I am.

All you can see is cars. Cars are everywhere. Big cars and little cars and even some cars that could pass off as Dr. Suess cars, but I just didn’t care. Everything was perfect in this mini car world. A Fisker sat next to a McLaren, which sat next to a Ferrari, which was perched next to a Jaguar. I

couldn’t decide where I wanted to go next.

I figured I should maybe calm myself down a little bit before I began to look like a 4-year-old that was just given free reign over the cookie jar. I skimmed past the Hondas and Jeeps only to be a little disappointed. The new Ford Mustangs perked me up, but as soon as I saw what had happened to that once gorgeous rear-end I knew they had done something wrong.

As I moved on, I almost made quite the scene when I saw the new Dodge Viper. It was a mean, lean, fighting machine, and I certainly did not dare mess with it. But the show had much more in store for me than I knew.

As I wandered around, I had no idea what I was about to walk into. But there, on the other side of the room, sat two of the most stimulating cars ever made: The Bugatti Veyron and the Aston-Martin Vanquish.

Pure speed sitting right next to pure beauty froze me into place. I drooled over the two amazing machines that sat only feet from my fingertips. The only thing that dragged me away was the thought of Porsches, BMWs, Maseratis and Ferraris waiting to show off their own dazzling features.

My heart stopped a least a dozen more times. Maseratis glared into my eyes until I shivered. The BMW i8 shocked me with its electric feel. The Lotus Evora proved it was the happiest car in the world with its lovely smile. The Ferraris blew the show away with their radiation of speed and pure engineering mastery.

Suddenly, I was out of new cars to look at. What had I done? Why had I only spent four hours looking at all of these fresh beauties? What do I do?

My best answer: I’ll just have to come back next year.

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The first deep throb in my heart was generated through a computer screen. I would IM for hours, making the idea of someone way better than the real person. It was perfect for someone in middle school, with heightened emotions I was unsure how to express face-to-face.

I like to believe I’ve grown up. However, when it comes to the hard conversations, I’d still rather not have to look anyone in the eye.

Remember all those articles in the mid 2000s warning about the preteens who were in virtual relationships? Well, those kids are adults now and we’ve literally rewritten the rules for romance...and they are filled with yellow emojis with hearts in their eyes.

We might not use IM anymore, but it’s been replaced by an slough of programs and apps to filter our expression of love through screens. My impending favorite, a new app called ‘Invisible Boyfriend,’ allows you to design a significant other that will text you, call you and worry about you.

We have definitely upgraded from IM.

Smartphone de-attachment anxiety is diagnosable. And those little iMessage pending-text bubbles are causing so much anxiety, it’s being covered by the NYT. If you’ve ever had a hard and horrible and emotionally devastating conversation over text message, you know the power of that typing awareness indicator.

Sit on a bench in front of the Clark Library sometime and tally the amount of people you see that don’t have their phone in an iron-vice grip. I had to stop tallying people I saw walking and texting because it depressed me too much.

I’m guilty of it too. I struggle to not check my email or my messages or my snapchats during an mere hour meal with someone I care about. We are

all so desperate for contact and constant connection, yet the item most used to stay in touch with our world is filling our communication threads with taco emojis.

Obviously it’s not going to stop, but I think we all know that we can do better.

It’s easy to make jokes around this time in February that your Valentine is your cellphone. And it’s easy to play Tinder for a while to make yourself feel better about the fact that there’s no one lying beside you.

What’s hard is to set down our phones and push aside our computers and have real conversations with the people around us - or even with ourselves.

I know this is nothing new. Your parents, your professors, (and, ironically, everything posted on the Internet), are telling us to disconnect. I recognize I’m just another person telling you to do this while typing on a computer.

But I don’t want to live in a world where people proclaim their crushes for one another on Yik-Yak, and I don’t want to live in a world where I feel physically sick with anxiety while watching little bubbles pop back and forth on a screen.

We can all do a little better. We can all be a little less afraid. We can all set down our phones for five minutes and have a real conversation with the person we think is cute in our English class.

If you’ve ever had a real and true and heart-throbbing conversation face-to-face, you know it’s impossible to be fulfilled by the superficiality of virtual valentines and heart emojis.

My 13-year-old self didn’t know what she was missing as she chained herself to a computer. And the more we try to dismantle this dependence, the more fulfillment we can find from relationships outside the virtual.

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We found love in West QuadBy Cassie Sheridan

T H E B E A C O N

Thirty percent of married couples nationwide attended the same college as their significant oth-er and met on campus. Below, a few recent alum share their stories about their weddings on

campus and how they met. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Carla and Jonathan Kenyon Alumni of the classes of ‘11 and ‘12

Michelle and Kenny KingAlumni of the class of ‘12

Calvin and Ashley Tuhy Alumni of the class of ‘14

Kyle and Erin Kearney Alumni of the class of ‘11

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How did you two meet?We met on campus. We were both civil engineering students and met in surveying class

our sophomore year...the rest is history! Professor Mojie Takallou didn’t give us too much grief for paying more attention to each other than to our homework (and any grief

given was generally directed at Jon).

How did you two meet?We met playing ultimate frisbee in the West Quad the first weekend of freshman year

(2008). Kenny King was a Villain global business and German major, and I was a nursing major living in Mehling Hall. We were friends freshmen year, but because of our majors our paths rarely crossed. Kenny studied abroad in Salzburg sophomore year and then we ran into

each other at Dance of the Decades 2011 and began dating shortly after.

How did you two meet?We met in 2007. It was the second day of classes freshman year in Theology 101. Kyle was

the annoying know-it-all with the awkward engineer speech patterns, and I was a quirky-dressed Bay Area hippie. Gradually, during infrequent dinners at The Commons we got to know each other. That was back in the days when The Commons closed around 8:30 p.m. and we frequently got kicked out. But it took ‘til our senior year to get officially together.

How did you two meet?We met at the West Quad Social during Orientation Week of our freshmen year. We both

joined Chapel Choir, where we got to know each other a bit more. We started dating a few months after school started!

What are you two doing post-grad?

What’s your favorite memory together from campus?

We live just outside Austin, Texas. We moved here in December 2012. Jon is stationed at Ft. Hood, an hour north of Austin. He’s actually just about to return from a short tour in Liberia where his engineering battalion helped build treatment units and other infrastructure to fight

the Ebola epidemic. I work at URS/AECOM in Austin as a Transit & Transportation EIT (“Engineer In Training” - testing for my Professional Engineering license this year!) and

spend my free time volunteering, running, or riding my horse, Arty.

My favorite memory is from when we met. I wasn’t very good at ultimate frisbee and I thought it was more like football. I caught the frisbee and ran across the end zone like scoring a touchdown (which is cheating in

frisbee). I dumbly asked Kenny, “Is that allowed?” and he replied, “It’s okay, you’re pretty enough.” From that moment on my friends nicknamed Kenny “Frisbee Boy,” and I had a massive crush on him all

throughout college. When we got married one of my bridesmaids made me a personalized frisbee.

Did any special UP faculty attend the wedding?Yes, lots. Fr. Mark Poorman presided, Maureen Briare ran music and Beth Barsotti facilitated marriage

preparation sessions. Also, Dr. Thom Faller (our esteemed philosophy professor), Dr. Murphy (Ashley’s conducting professor), Dr. De Lyser (Ashley’s advisor and composition professor), Dr. Nicole Leupp Hanig

(Ashley’s voice professor), Dr. Ross Leupp Hanig (Calvin’s economic professor), Craig Swinyard, Pat Ell (Calvin’s LXG advisors), Alex and Danielle Hermanny (friends from our experience in the Character Project

Class and Ashley’s experience as an RA), and Kim Nguyen (mother of one of our friends) attended!

What is your favorite memory together from campus?We were very busy our senior years. So busy that the only time we were guaranteed to see

each other was a spot that we each had carved out from our schedules on Wednesday nights, beginning around 10 p.m. and going until one of us decided it was time to go to sleep. Kenny

lived in Tyson [Hall] and I lived in Kenna [Hall] so over the years, a route had been established, which went around the back of The Commons to a bench with a view of the city.

On one of these Wednesday nights/Thursday mornings (perhaps prodded by the proximity to Valentine’s Day) I decided that the walk on Feb. 24 was not going to end without me telling Kyle how I felt. Fortunately for my emotions –and my inability to stop shivering, due to the

snow that was falling- Kyle shared his feelings with me. Photo courtesy of Grey, Green, & Blue Photography

Photo courtesy of Erin Kearney

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We found love in West QuadBy Cassie Sheridan

T H E B E A C O N

Thirty percent of married couples nationwide attended the same college as their significant oth-er and met on campus. Below, a few recent alum share their stories about their weddings on

campus and how they met. Happy Valentine’s Day.

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line up first headline here --> Discernment: Learning to prayAndrew

Higdon, 23, is one of two Novices at UP for four weeks. He is in the process of discerning life with the Congregation

of Holy Cross. He was born

in Dallas, Texas and attended college at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering.

I first started seriously considering a possible calling to the seminary as a freshman in college. Living on my own had been the catalyst for reconsidering, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”

I felt a certain attraction

toward priesthood, but I also had a great desire to be married and raise a family. It felt like God had placed this momentous choice before me, and somehow I had to figure out the right answer.

After spending time with the Vocations Director in the diocese I began to learn how to better approach this discernment. First, I needed to understand that God loves me and wants me to be happy. God wants me to make the choices that will lead to my happiness.

Trusting God’s plan was kind of the foundation. If I can trust God, even partially, to provide for my happiness, then I can authentically search out what God wants for my life. When I begin trust to God, then I could learn to listen for

his voice.Building a relationship with

God through prayer is critical to building that trust. If we want to know God, we just have to spend time with him. Practically, spending time with God can be challenging.

What I’d like to offer are suggestions for building a relationship with God, so that we might be better able to trust and listen to him.

One of the things I’ve learned and I recommend is setting aside a scheduled time in your day. For those of you

who are morning people, maybe this means getting up 10 minutes earlier. As someone who tends to hit the snooze button till the last possible second, I’ve learned to set aside some time before I go to sleep.

At different times in our lives we may have to schedule time with God differently, especially as students whose schedules change every semester. On your calendar actually designate the time to spend with God just like you would for an appointment with a friend or for a class.

As with any relationship, your relationship with God depends quite simply on making yourself present to him.

Though we can pray everywhere, having a specific

place to pray can help prepare us for spending time with God.

Whether you stop by one of the many chapels on campus or sit on a bench looking out over the bluff, the environment can aid us in centering ourselves. Also, going to the same place every day to pray can help to establish a routine.

Through prayer, I eventually discerned that entering the seminary was where God was leading me. For the rest of my life, I will continue to discern God’s will for me.

As we approach the Lenten season, I invite you to reflect on God’s role in your life and your discernment of your life. When you think about taking on a Lenten sacrifice, consider sacrificing some of your time to spend it with God.

Andrew Higdon

If I can trust God, even partially, to provide for my happiness, then I can authentically search out what God wants for my life.

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Most people see February as the month of the Super Bowl or the month of

Valentine’s Day. But for me, it has always been the month of the Oscars.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve tuned in for the Academy Awards. Some people watch the Oscars for the elegant gowns, tuxedos and the endless tables of stars chatting and sipping wine. But it’s the backbone of the show that has always struck me: Film.

I loved to watch the clips they show of each performance after announcing the nominees. I was so taken with some of the characters these actors portrayed.

I watched in awe of performances ranging from Anne Hathaway shaving her head in “Les Miserables” to a coked up Alan Arkin telling his granddaughter that she was beautiful in “Little Miss Sunshine.” The possibility of roles and winners seemed endless to me.

It wasn’t until this year that I realized they aren’t.

Just like most things do when you get older, the glimmering Oscar trophies have begun to lose their shine. I’ve discovered that they are more gilded than gold. I’ve always let the Academy Awards dictate what I considered a quality film. If a movie has the Oscar stamp of approval on it, I don’t question it’s value.

However, today, I look at the political, racial, and gender bias in the Oscars and

Rachel RippetoeFreshman

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pale in comparison

to possibilities

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Mental illness is a difficult subject for many reasons, but one is because of its ability to hide.

It’s invisible

- something that many go through without sharing with others because of fear of stigmatization.

Nobody wants to be the girl who tried to commit suicide, or the guy with bipolar disorder, because in our culture those identities categorize you as lesser.

However, like any illness gone untreated or without support from others, mental illness can deteriorate a person.

Fighting against mental health stigmatization must be a priority.

I can go on saying that mental illness is real, and why it’s important to address the stigmas, but eventually you may lose interest.

Let me tell you why this is important to me: I used to hurt myself.

I turned to self-harm when I was in sixth grade. Middle school is a tough time for all of us – trying to figure out how to deal with hormones, homework and the all-around awkwardness of being a pre-teen.

For me it felt different. I didn’t feel right. I felt overwhelming lethargy and an aching sadness to my core. I didn’t know what to do.

One day I tried something. I grabbed some matches,

lit one, extinguished the flame and pressed it to my wrist while the top was still red-hot. It was pure release.

It was something I felt I had to do to feel normal. Snapping hair bands against my wrist till my skin turned red was a

Feelinginvisible

Mariah WildgenJunior

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Fact: According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), wearing a seatbelt reduces crash-related injury and death by about 50 percent.

Fact: According to the Federal Highway Administration, speeding is involved in about 31 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes.

We are required to wear car seat belts and to drive at speed limits, because not doing so could endanger someone else’s life or our own. We know this because we consider the facts.

We can’t opt out of wearing our seat belts. So why can parents opt out of getting their children vaccinated based on misinformation?

Measles is a highly contagious virus that is spread through direct contact or in the air. It infects mucous membranes and spreads through the whole body. Symptoms include a high fever, a runny nose, coughing and rashes. The most severe cases cause blindness, swelling of the brain, severe diarrhea and dehydration, and ear and respiratory infections.

According to the World Health Organization, measles is one of the leading causes of death among children, with 145,700 deaths worldwide in 2013.

Because of the MMR vaccine, in 2000 the U.S. declared it had eradicated measles. But popular trends and irrational fears have convinced some parents that vaccines are more dangerous than the diseases they’re supposed to protect against. While many parenting decisions are none of the

public’s business, this one directly affects us.

The population of unvaccinated people in the U.S. has reached the point where eradicated diseases are returning. Today there are over 600 cases of measles nationwide.

Vaccines are not 100 percent preventative - they only decrease the likelihood of catching the virus - so they only work if everyone is

vaccinated. When a parent chooses not to vaccinate their child, they’re putting everyone, even vaccinated people, at risk. The decision to refuse vaccination doesn’t just affect one person, it affects an entire community.

A popular but misplaced fear is that vaccines and the “toxins” they contain, cause autism and gastrointestinal problems. There was a study in the 90s that supported this belief, but it was later discovered that then doctor Andrew Wakefield, the author, used fraudulent data. The study was discredited and Wakefield was stripped of his accreditations in 2010.

But despite this, some people still believe his claims.

Fact: Vaccines don’t cause autism.

The “toxins” critics worry

about are aluminum salts that help enhance the immune response, antibiotics that are used to prevent bacterial contamination during manufacturing and traces of diluted formaldehyde to inactivate the viruses.

We actually consume more aluminum in our food and water on a regular basis than in one vaccine injection. Antibiotics are some of the most widely prescribed medications. And formaldehyde is naturally created and processed by our bodies at much higher concentrations and frequencies than what is found in vaccines.

The debate surrounding vaccines is rooted in irrational fear and personal opinions that contradict scientific evidence. Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are doing what they think is best for their children’s health, but they are playing into the fear and misinformation surrounding the vaccination discussion.

Fact: According to the Gates Foundation, approximately 2.5 million lives are saved by vaccines every year.

While it is important to acknowledge parents’ good intentions, it is also important to be informed. Absolute body autonomy cannot trump facts, especially when it affects public health. Know the science before you form an opinion and make important decisions that affect yourself and the people around you. As well-educated individuals, it’s up to us to spread awareness rather than infectious misinformation.

Spread the truth about vaccination

Not vaccinated? Don’t know?According to the CDC, it’s not too late to find out and get vaccinated for the measles. To find

out if you’ve been vaccinated you can ask your parents, find your vaccination records, or have a doctor run a blood test. If you weren’t vaccinated, then get vaccinated - it’s that simple.

Know the science before you form an opinion and make important decisions that affect yourself and the people around you. As well-educated individuals, it’s up to us to spread awareness rather than infectious misinformation.

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Continued from page 11I am disgusted with myself for allowing a room full of white men tell me what to watch. The Oscars are not a standard for quality, they are a reflection of the prejudice Hollywood has always reeked of.

Every single acting nominee this year is white, there are no female nominees in the Best Director or Best Screenplay categories, and every film in the Best Picture category is centered around a man. Yet should this really be surprising? Ninety-four percent of Academy members are white and 77 percent are male. Of course they are going to put themselves on that stage.

The most disgruntling thing for me about this year’s nominations has to be Ava DuVernay. She would have been the first African American woman to be nominated in the Best Director category.

DuVernay took a story that everyone has heard at least 10 times and zeroed in on something that is still relevant today. “Selma” is a giant and DuVernay tackles it with grace and power.

However, she was knocked out of the Oscar race by Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper.” Although disgustingly predictable, this highlights the Academy’s blatant refusal to promote diversity. Thus far, I have not heard one legitimate reason why DuVernay shouldn’t be among the nominees.

Some of you may be thinking, “Who cares? The Oscars have always been

frivolous anyway. This is the way Hollywood is, so why do we expect the Oscars to be any different?”

Here’s the thing: Whether we like it or not, movies are a big part of our lives and our culture. We connect with each other based on our tastes in music and film.

Also, the Oscars riddles the film industry with politics. Half the time, producers make their films for the Academy. They make sure that the movie comes out at the right time to get nominated and they take note of the patterns of winners over the years.

A few weeks ago The Hollywood Reporter said that “Selma” probably got less nominations because “Five Years a Slave” won everything last year. The fact that a film centered around black history can only win or be nominated every other year is ridiculous, but more importantly it sends a message. Films about inspiring white men will get you the gold, but films about female or black perseverance comes up short.

The Oscars may not be the root of prejudice in the film industry but they lack diversity that I personally would love to see more of in film. By all means, bring out the popcorn and trivia for your Oscars party next weekend, but try not to forget the people and the prejudice behind those little gold men.

Rachel Rippetoe is a reporter for The Beacon. She can be reached at rippetoe18@up.edu

Oscars: Lack of diversity disappoints

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Blessed Fr. Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau, CSC (11 Feb. 1799-20 Jan. 1873) was the French priest who

founded the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1837 [1].

This week, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 marks Fr. Moreau’s 216th birthday, which is numerically special. In addition, as I delved into some of the numbers in Fr. Moreau’s life, I stumbled onto some other interesting number connections. For these reasons, I prepared the following birthday brainteasers to celebrate Fr. Moreau’s upcoming birthday, and to thank him for his spiritual and educational vision:

1. Fr. Moreau’s 216th birthday is special because 216 is a cubic number which equals 6 x 6 x 6, where three 6s put side by side as 666 equal the

product of the left and right halves of 1837, the year Fr. Moreau founded Holy Cross. (Note also that 6 + 6 + 6 = 18, the leftmost half of 1837. Also, as an aside, note that 216 equals 6(2+1) where digits 2, 1 and 6 make up 216.) In addition, three times one more than 666 yield 2001, which if interpreted in the European calendar date format (day-month), is Jan. 20, the day when Fr. Moreau died.

2. After his 216th birthday, Fr. Moreau’s next cubic-number birthday is his 343rd birthday to occur 127 years later. Interestingly enough, Fr. Moreau died 343 days after his 73rd birthday, where 73 coincide with the rightmost two digits of his year of death (1873). In addition, if 127 is split into digits 1, 2 and 7, 7(1+2) = 343! Also, if 73 is split as 7 and 3, 73 = 343! Also, if number 343 is split as 3, 4 and 3, 3 plus 4 is 7 and 7 and the other 3 put side by side yield 73! Wow!

3. If numbers 1 to 26 are assigned in order to the letters of the French (or English) alphabet, the sum of the numbers assigned to the

letters of Fr. Moreau’s last name, “Moreau,” also equal 73, coinciding with the age he died and also the rightmost two digits of the year he died (1873). Also, the reverse of 73 (37) coincides with the rightmost two digits of 1837, the year when Fr. Moreau founded Holy Cross. Also, Fr. Moreau died during the 74th year of his life where half of 74 equal 37.

4. The sum of the squares of 73 (Moreau) and its reverse (37) add up to 6698 which equals 2 x 17 x 197, where these three primes add up to 216. In addition, three times one less than 73 equal 216. (Interestingly enough, 216 happens to be a 73-gonal number [2].) Also as an aside, 73 times 37 equals 2701, and 2701 plus its reverse (1072) yields 3773, which when split in the middle, yields back 73 and 37. Amazing! (Also, note that 2701 is the 73rd triangular number [3].)

5. If 73 is split as 7 and 3, 37 = 2187, where the sum of the digits of 2187 equals 18, which again is 6 + 6 + 6, where 6 x 6 x 6 = 216!

6. The sums of the numbers assigned to the letters of “Basil” and “Moreau” (43 and 73) add up to 116 which also equal 17 plus 99, where 17 and 99 make up 1799, Fr. Moreau’s birth year.

7. Fr. Moreau died on Jan. 20, 1873, which can be expressed as 20-01-1873. If this date number is split as 20, 01, 18, and 73, these four numbers add up to 112, which can be interpreted as his birth date, Feb. 11. Also, the sum of the digits of 20-01-1873 is 22, the age when Fr. Moreau was ordained a priest of Diocese of Le Mans, France, where the numbers assigned to the letters of “Le Mans, France” add up to 64 plus 47, which equals 3 times 37. Also, reverse of 64 (Le Mans) is 46, which represents Fr. Moreau’s name, “Marie.”

8. If Fr. Moreau’s birth date expressed as 11-02-1799 is split into 11, 02, 17, and 99, the reverses of these four numbers (11, 20, 71 and 99) add up to 201, which can be interpreted as 20 January, the day he died. Also, the sum of 11, 02, 17 and 99 yield 3 times 43, where 3

and 43 put side by side result in cubic number 343. In addition, 43 is the sum of the numbers assigned to his name “Basil” and 3 plus 43 corresponds to the sum of the numbers assigned to his other name, “Marie.”

9. Fr. Moreau’s 212th palindrome-number birthday occurred on 11-02-2011 (11 February 2011), a rare palindrome day. Why? 11022011 equals 72 x 113 x 132, where 7, 11 and 13 are three consecutive prime numbers and the power digits 2, 3 and 2 put side by side yield 232, another palindrome number. Also, the prime multipliers of 11022011 add up to 7 + 7 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 13 + 13 = 73!

10. If written in American calendar date format (month-day-year), Fr. Moreau’s 313th palindrome-number birthday expressed as 2-11-2112 (February 11, 2112) will also be a palindrome day coinciding with a palindrome year (2112)! Isn’t this fun?

11. Fr. Moreau’s 412th birthday expressed as 11-2-2211

Happy 216th Birthday, Blessed Basil Moreau!

Aziz S. Inan

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FACES ON THE BLUFFWhat was the best/worst Valentine’s Day gift you ever recieved?

Worst: “Someone gave me an empty box of chocolates.”

Best:“Christmas candy” Best: “Soccer goal from my par-ents”

Best: “Last year my parents mailed me a box of chocolate

hearts.”

Best: “I got my fishing license for the year”

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good enough substitute when I wasn’t home.

This self-harm happened intermittently through high school. Never enough to let people notice and only when I felt overcome by emotions I couldn’t pinpoint. Nobody ever noticed, nor did I want anyone to. Self-harm didn’t align with my image as a happy, accommodating girl.

I feared judgment and pity. I wanted to be strong, even though I felt like something was inherently wrong with me.

It took me years to tell anyone what I had done to myself. When I expressed fears about something being wrong with me to my then-boyfriend, he would tell me I was perfect. He knew what I had done and how I felt, but he could still look at me and say there was nothing wrong with me. It took me a while to say the same about myself.

Yes, I used to hurt myself,

but that doesn’t define me. That doesn’t mean I’m broken. Nobody with mental illness is broken. This is the message I wish was mainstream. It would have saved me so many years of silence and hidden pain.

It’s because of my experience that I believe we need to do better. We can start doing better by discussing how to be a supportive community at UP.

On Feb. 18 the Garaventa Center is hosting an event called “Invisible Suffering: How can we better support those with mental illnesses?” It will begin at 7 p.m. in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall, and include a panel of students, faculty and others in the UP community.

Let’s move forward together.

Mariah Wildgen is a junior political science major and can be reached at wildgen16@up.edu.

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Invisible: Reflection on mental health

will also be a palindrome day where the difference of the prime factors of 412, which are 2 and 103, is 101, another palindrome number.

12.Jan. 20, 1873 (the day Fr. Moreau died) expressed as 20011873 equals the product of the three three-digit numbers 119, 211, and 797, where if one of the digit 1’s and one of the digit 7’s are removed, reordering the rest of the digits yield Fr. Moreau’s birth date, 11-2-1799.

13. One plus twice the difference of 2001 (Jan. 20) and 1102 (Feb. 11) yields 1799, Fr. Moreau’s birth year.

14. The sum of the numbers 43 (Basil), 97 (Anthony), 46 (Marie), 72 (Patrice) and 73 (Moreau) is 331, which equals 211 (Feb. 11) plus 120 (Jan. 20)! Also, the difference of 211 and 120 is 91, which equals the sum of 18 and 73, the two numbers which constitute Fr. Moreau’s

birth year, 1873!15. Lastly, Sept. 15, 2017

expressed in the month-day-year date format as 9152017 will mark the 10th anniversary of Fr. Moreau’s beatification. Interestingly enough, if split as 915 and 2017, the difference of these two numbers yields 1102, Fr. Moreau’s birth date, 11 February. Also, if the odd- and even-numbered digits of 20011873 (his day of death) are separated into two numbers 2017 and 0183, 2017 marks the 10th anniversary year of Fr. Moreau’s beatification and 183 equals 91 plus 92, where twice the product of the reverses of 91 and 92 (19 and 29) yields 1102. Fascinating! Also, the digits of 2017 appear in a different order in the middle of Fr. Moreau’s birth date, 11021799.

Happy 216th birthday, Blessed Fr. Basil Moreau!

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Moreau: Birth-day brainteasers

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Limoges, France is about 5,000 miles away from Portland, but is home to Pierre and Mathieu Garcia, twins and teammates on the men’s tennis team.

When the Garcias arrived in Portland on Aug. 19, 2014, they were concerned about their mastery of the English language. This was a challenge when it came to understanding their teammates.

“It was tough sometimes to be with everybody, especially the first semester,” Pierre Garcia said.

Although the men’s tennis team has many international players, the Garcias say they are the ones who struggle the most with English. Despite the language barrier, the Garcias’ teammates were very encouraging and helped them practice the language.

“They don’t care if we don’t speak very well,” Mathieu said. “They always help us. They’re nice with us.”

Coach Aaron Gross said the brothers were just being modest about their ability to speak English. In order for an international student to study in the U.S., he or she must score at least a 72 percent on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which means a student can understand English at a university level.

Gross thinks the real challenge the brothers faced was understanding informal English. On the court, athletes speak more casually, referencing objects with slang terms.

But whenever there was genuine language trouble, Gross could rely on the video they often take at practices as an aid.

“If they don’t understand exactly what I’m saying, they will understand when I point out, ‘See where your racket is here or there,’” Gross said.

The Garcias come from a sports-oriented family. Both their father and mother are physical education teachers at high schools. They have four siblings who all have some involvement in sports.

The twins began playing tennis at the age of three, when their father, a devoted tennis player himself, began to coach them. He taught his sons to stay humble and keep working every day.

Tennis is a popular sport

in France, but there are no school-affiliated teams in high school or college, so the Garcias were members of a club team instead.

Along with the lack of school-affiliated teams, another difference is that there are more tournaments in France.

Going to so many tournaments meant missing a lot of school. Most of the time, making up their schoolwork was not too difficult. However, last year the brothers had to take their Baccalaureate, the big test French students must take to pass high school.

Balancing their tennis schedule with their studies was

hard, but the brothers managed to graduate from high school and come to UP to play tennis. In addition to the Garcia’s rankings, UP had two openings on the tennis team, which gave the twins the perfect opportunity to come to a new school together.

Being recruited to come to UP was made possible by international rankings, which help coaches ascertain future team members’ abilities.

The Garcias said they already knew the UP tennis coach was well-known, which helped them make their decision.

The brothers say there is no

competition between the two of them, but they will give each other advice. And true to their father’s “stay humble” advice, Pierre and Mathieu quietly mumble they’ve won “a few” awards in the tournaments they’ve participated in.

Mathieu Garcia recorded a singles and a doubles win in the Pilots defeat of No. 68 ETSU on Jan. 25 while Pierre Garcia won a singles and a doubles match during the Pilots 7-0 sweep of Seattle.

Contact Staff Writer Christine Menges at menges15@up.edu.Twitter: @ChristineyBird

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Seeing doubles

Twins Pierre and Mathieu Garcia came to the University of Portland from Limoges, France to play tennis. Although they did not speak much English, they have embraced their roles as Pilots.

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By Christine Menges T H E B E A C O N

The 14th annual Diamond Dinner took place on Feb. 7 in the Bauccio Common and featured former Major League Baseball player Steve Garvey, who gave a motivational speech to the players, parents and alumni in attendance.

“Evenings like this are a celebration,” Garvey said. “It’s a celebration of a wonderful commitment to the baseball team and the University itself and what it stands for. Being Catholic, I understand what Catholic institutions believe in, and what their mission statement is. It’s to send young men and young women out into the world.”

The Diamond Dinner serves as a fundraiser for the Joe Etzel Field and UP baseball.

“It’s about the boys,” Garvey said. “I’ve spoken to several universities over the years and I thoroughly enjoy it. I have as much fun as probably everyone here.”

The night began with an open house at the Pienovi Indoor Hitting Facility which allowed Portland baseball fans to observe the new AstroTurf. The night continued with a

silent and live auction, and concluded with a speech from Garvey.

“You can tell a lot about the character of an institution, its leadership, the fiber of a university like this,” Garvey said. “Not only its academics but its soul and its sports.”

Garvey inspired the players with his compelling words.

“I didn’t know him as a kid [but] he did a good job speaking to the player’s needs,” said senior Michael Lucarelli.

“[I liked how he said to] enjoy every moment you have, because there are players who would love to be in your position.”

Garvey’s successful career spanned twenty years, to which he credits hard work and

skill.“You’ll learn from losing,”

Garvey said. “Correct those mistakes and you’ll win.”

Garvey started his professional career in the minors at 19-years-old, when he played for the Ogden Dodgers. His longest run was for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1970 - 1982. He ended his career with the San Diego Padres from 1983 - 1987.

“Can you outrun a ball?” Garvey said. “Absolutely not. Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest

runner, runs 28/29 miles per hour. Do you know how slow that is?”

He also credited baseball as, “the most difficult sport in the world to do.”

Garvey also holds the National League record with the most consecutive games played (1,207) from 1975 - 1983. He also won the National

League MVP award in 1974 and helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 1981.

Garvey is a member of both the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame and the Irish American Hall of Fame.

In preparation for their game on the Feb. 13, Garvey gave UP’s baseball players some words of encouragement.

“You’re at a point now where you’ve worked hard to get here,” Garvey said. “You’ve shown a lot of the virtues it takes to be a winner, to be successful. It takes passion. It takes commitment.”

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS SCOREBOARD

The Pilots head down to California for a two game road trip as they take on Pepperdine at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 and Loyola Marymount at 2 pm on Jan. 14

The men return home to the Chiles Center to take on Pepperdine on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. and Loyola Marymount on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

The women’s basketball team lost to Santa Clara 64-55 on Feb 7. and suffered another loss to San Francisco 79-44 in the Chiles Center.

The Pilots kick off their season at UC Riverside at 6 pm on Jan 13. They play game 1 at 12 pm on Feb. 14 and game 2 at 3 p.m. on Jan. 15.

The Pilots head to Seattle for the Husky Classic on Jan. 13 and 14.

The men swept their two game road trip in California beating Santa Clara 74-54 and San Francisco 69-57

Every Friday and Saturday nights at The Cove 10 p.m.

The men’s tennis team split the weekend in Eugene losing to #34 Oklahoma 3-4 and shutting out Montana State 7-0.

The Pilots play Portland State at the West Hills Racket Club at 5:30 pm on Feb. 14.

Women’s Basketball at Pepperdine Men’s Basketball vs Pepperdine Womens Basketball

Baseball at UC Riverside Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Men’s Basketball

Men’s Tennis

Men’s TennisRowing

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Pilot in the spotlightSince you didn’t row in high

school, why you decided to row at UP?

The reason I started rowing was because I was on the track team here. And then our coach ended up moving away to Minnesota (or I don’t know, somewhere really far) and I love sports. I love staying active so rowing was a sport [where] I could kind of just walk on. I ended up really enjoying it, and liking it, and getting good at it.

What events did you do for track?

I threw the discus and the javelin.

In high school, did you play any other sport than track?

I did volleyball all four years. I did varsity wrestling all four years, and then I ran track.

Can you explain how rowing works, in the sense of which rowers are in which boats?

How it works is there is a top eight just comprised of the fastest eight people on the team. Then there is a varsity four, and then there is a JV eight and JV four. And the rest are just novices or freshmen who just

walk on.Where are you in the standing

right now?I am in the varsity four.

You’re graduating this year as a junior. Can you talk about your major and how you have handled school and rowing while graduating early?

I started out as a biology major. I was gung-ho about being a doctor. And then I took chemistry, and that didn’t work out, so I switched after my freshmen year into marketing for business school. And I have loved it ever since. It’s great, I love what I am doing. As far as graduating in three years, it’s just kind of been me staying on top of it. Rowing and school is totally manageable.

What are your plans for after graduation?

So most likely I will be moving to San Diego and working as a financial advisor there for AXA (Investment Banking Firm).

Do you have a favorite memory as a Pilot?

Definitely last year. During the spring we go to a race called Wiras in Sacramento so

that was really, really fun to hang out with the team and just be there, all of us for one reason. And we ended up doing really well, so that was a cool experience.

How did you end up at UP? Did you come because of track?

Initially it was just for the school. I decided to come here very late, very last minute because originally I was going to UW. But I decided to come here at the end of July. It was just kind of a luck-of-the-draw sort of thing for me to end up here. And originally I am from Cuba, and I moved here when I was 11, moved straight to Oregon.

If you had to identify with one specific song, what would it be and why?

This is hard! The only people that are going to know this name are my friends and people I have gone salsa dancing with, but it is called “Bailando” by Gente de Zona. We just crank that up at my house and dance to it. I go with my friends down to 23rd, they have a club there and we go to dance.

Interview by Molly McSweyn

Nathaly Munoz • Rower • Junior

Former National League MVP encourages Pilot baseball legacy

Courtesy of Nathaly Munoz

By Molly VincentT H E B E A C O N

Contact Sports Writer Molly Vincent at vincentm17@up.edu.Twitter: @mollyvincent19

Former MLB player Steve Garvey speaks to alumni, parents, players and coaches at the 2015 annual Diamond Dinner. Garvey holds the Nation League record for the most consecutive games played.

Kristen Garcia • THE BEACON

16F E B . 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 • U P B E A C O N . C O MSports Malika Andrews Sports Editorandrewsm17@up.edu

Junior Nathan DeVaughn has always been an extraordinary sprinter, but his performance in the long jump at UW on Jan. 29 showed a different side of DeVaughn’s athleticism.

Coach Chad Colwell attributes this to Nathan’s ability to develop his speed tremendously.

“He is able to learn the technical side, which is the jumping form, and the kinesthetic side of things very quickly,” said Conwell. “Being in the track system multiple years has helped them get enough experience and speed development on the runway.”

DeVaughn is from Minneapolis, where he began jumping in third grade.

“My dad was the coach, so I was kind of forced into it. I used to be only a sprinter, but I tried out the long jump and really enjoyed it. I started getting

pretty good sophomore year, and have jumped consistently every year since,” Devaughn said.

Devaughn is also the only male jumper on the team. “I [find] I have to push myself a lot. I like

working hard at things because I often see good results,” Devaughn said. “My biggest goal for the year is to break the school record.”

Devaughn has already jumped 6 meters 22.15 feet at UW on Jan. 30 which puts him within range of breaking the school record of 24.7 feet.

DeVaughn brings new levels of energy to the team. Teammate Katherine Maus believes DeVaughn’s optimism and drive to improve sets him apart.

“He is always optimistic, [which is evident] by his jumps this season,” said Maus.

The jumping program at UP is small, but the powerful triple jump of senior Katherine Maus makes a big impression.

Maus took a long break from the triple jump before returning in college.

“In Utah, jumping is not a sanctioned event, so it was easy for me to improve when I jumped for club track in middle school,” Maus said. I broke a few state records, but was unable to jump in high school. It was not until college I was able to jump again.”

Maus is the only triple jumper, which makes her skillset unique. The triple jump consists of three things, the hop, step and jump, and is measured from the first hop.

“I love how powerful jumping makes me feel,” Maus said. “[Jumping] is very technique oriented which makes it easy to improve if I work on my technique. It also is just a goofy event that not

many people participate in.” At the UW meet on Jan. 29 and 30 Maus was

able to break the school record for the indoor triple jump with a jump of 37 feet, a record she’d set her freshman year.

According to Colwell the triple jump is specialized, especially for women.

“More people do the long jump, but the triple jump is more dynamic, as well as requiring more strength, and physical coordination.”

As the only senior jumper, Maus has big plans for the year.

“As a senior, my big goal is to make it to regionals in Austin, Texas this year,” said Maus. This would require me jumping over 40 feet, and I jumped over 39 feet last year. So far I have already jumped 37 feet indoors, which is harder for me than outdoors.”

Junior Molly Templin never rowed in high school, but that has not stopped her from making an impression on the UP rowing team.

“There’s a certain feeling you get when everybody in the boat is going,” Templin said. “It sounds cheesy, but it feels like you are flying. When everybody is in sync, it is a cool feeling, and I love being in the water. [This feeling] gives you a certain push, which I love.”

The rowing coaches are proud of Molly’s ability to pick up the sport quickly and move into a leadership role.

Head Coach Pasha Spencer said “Molly was a walk on athlete, but she was able to move into this sport and pick it up very quickly, and has been in the varsity 8 since freshman year. She has shown total commitment to something that as new to her.”

Assistant coach Connor Murphy believes her hard work and positive attitude set her apart. “People naturally look up to her,” Murphy said.

Templin helped the team advance to the Grand Finals and Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships last spring.

“Rowing is a team sport, but at the same time, you are fighting for your spot in the boat,” Templin said. “I love my team, and it includes many of my best friends”.

The team has big goals for the season including beating St. Mary’s in the WCC championship.

“We have been close to beating them in the past,” Templin said. “We think we actually get 3rd or better in the WCC championship, instead of just tying for 3rd like we have in the past.”

The women’s rowing team will compete in a scrimmage against Gonzaga on Feb. 20 as the spring season opener.

As the only returning senior on the men’s tennis team, Reid DeLaubenfels has taken on a new role as leader for the underclassmen, which includes many students from abroad.

“Last year we had four seniors on the lineup, and they all had so much leadership and experience there wasn’t really a need for anyone in a leadership role,” DeLaubenfels said. “This year has been entirely different, and we are basically teaching some of the kids a new language. [The team] is very international, and it has different growing pains. However, it is also exciting because you don’t know what you will get out of the players.” DeLaubenfels has a deep love for competition and has been playing sports from a young age.

“One of the first things I was playing with was a Fisher Price basketball hoop,” said DeLaubenfels. I just loved anything that had to do with sports

and competition. I think [this is true] for any great athlete.”

DeLaubenfels sees his himself as a role model for the underclassman, many of whom are experiencing the U.S. for the first time.

“It is your job to show [teammates] how we do things here, what your attitude should be like, and how we fight. The biggest difference between freshmen and seniors in tennis is how they handle adversity in tennis,” DeLaubenfels said.

“Tennis is a very isolating sport. You have to handle when things go well or don’t go well. Even if you are one point from winning, you are one point away. The majority of D1 tennis teams are very close, it just comes to who is mentally tougher.”

Reid has made a big impact on the freshman students from abroad who are playing in the U.S. for the first time.

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