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 […]
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Senior Malika Andrews sets sights on New York Times
by Collin Haahr | Malika Andrews has worked hard to prepare herself for a post graduate degree in journalism. She hasn’t left many stones untouched. She’s covered the Portland Trail Blazers for The Associated Press, worked as an intern for The Denver Post and currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for University of Portland’s student run […]
Emily Fitzgerald writes to de-stigmatize mental illness
by Emily Neelon | When Emily Fitzgerald was 11, her parents let her loose in a Barnes & Noble with the promise of any book she wanted. She chose the entire works of William Shakespeare. “They were looking at me like, ‘Really, you really want the entire works of William Shakespeare?’” Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald’s curious […]
Spirituality in the sauna: Shipstad residents talk faith
By Gregory Smith A group of Shipstad Hall residents head over to the Kenna Sauna to find God and explore the meaning of life every Sunday at 9 p.m. The tradition was started by former Shipstad Faith and Formation Assistant (FFA), Jack Padon, last year and has continued after his departure. It was something he […]
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 […]
Hard-working Ben Arthur sets sights on sports journalism career
When walking into the University of Portland Clark Library, there is one face you will almost always see.