For the last four years, Villa Maria Hall, the rowdy all-guys dorm on campus, puts on a formal dance in the spring semester. This year […]
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5 Questions with a Writer of the ‘Sanctuary UP’ Petition
Sneak a Peek: Commencement 2017
story by Christine Kim, hyperlinked interactive map by Clare Duffy | Portland, OR – The University of Portland will hold its 116th Commencement on Sunday, […]
Where to take your picnic
As the sun breaks through the clouds, Spring begins to bloom in North Portland. There are so many beautiful parks and hidden places all over […]
Shelby Vaculin advocates for taking a gap year
by Sam Keeler | She has a dog named after a pasta dish, inspired Malia Obama to take a gap year, and labels herself a creative […]
Bringing light to college suicide, and resources to help
Last week, Active Minds planted white tissue-paper flowers in front of Franz Hall for Suicide Awareness Day, a campus-wide event bringing light to college students who have committed suicide and spreading mental health awareness. Active Minds states that the flowers are intended to represent and honor the lives lost to suicide. Among the flowers stood white […]
Gina Garaventa finds freedom in new motto
by Benjamin Arthur | University of Portland senior Gina Garaventa changed her life approach this past winter break. She felt overwhelmed by her boyfriend. He wanted to take the next step in their relationship; she didn’t want to take that leap. After breaking up with him—and moving out of his place—it hit her. I’m a […]
Christine Kim finds a home in Portland, still dreams of Saipan
by Giulia De Paoli | Amid so much uncertainty for young people, Christine Kim, a 22-year-old student at the University of Portland, shows having fun is still possible. “All I dream of is going back to Saipan, running a little restaurant, and being happy with my family and friends,” Kim said. Kim, born and raised in Saipan, […]
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 […]
Sam Keeler pictures a career in the music industry
by Shelby Vaculin | A tall lanky girl walks into The Great North coffee shop. Her long blonde hair and iPhone cover her face, fingertips moving at the speed of light, as she sits down and plops her backpack full of books, notebooks, cameras and her laptop onto a table. She puts her phone down […]
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 […]