story by Christine Kim, hyperlinked interactive map by Clare Duffy | Portland, OR – The University of Portland will hold its 116th Commencement on Sunday, May 7, at the Earle A. and Virgina H. Chiles Center. There will be two ceremonies, Commencement I and Commencement II, in order to accommodate all graduating students and their […]
Sara Smith enjoying her final months with friends before college graduation
by Christine Kim | Graduating this May with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, Sara Smith has spent her last few months at the University of Portland creating and enjoying memories with friends and family. “Lots of sleeping, watching TV and hanging out [with friends],” is what Smith says she has been doing, adding in […]
Sports, family, Italy– Salvatore Aversa’s journey home
By Christine Kim Salvatore Aversa will tell you that he wants his life to play out like an old, Italian mafia movie: a big, loud family with three sons. The oldest son will be named Costantino—after Aversa’s father and the others named Frankie and Vinnie. He wants to live in a house with a large […]