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News

Fr. James Trepanier, as seen in this 1965 Log yearbook photo, served as UP chaplain from 1964 - 1967. He is one of 18 priests the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana recently named as credibly accused of sexual abuse of a child. Photo from UP Log (Yearbook).

For the second time since mid-August, a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross who worked at UP has been named in a sex abuse report.

Last May, twelve students and two chaperones on the Civil Rights Immersion traveled to the American South to learn about the civil rights movement and how racism has evolved in the US from past to present.

Last weekend, a UP visiting political science professor was honored at the UN Global Summit for her contributions and work on With or Without, a non-profit that supports working Muslim women in Germany.

The Pamplin School of Business has started a new speaker series based around women in leadership. The first speaker of the series, Shari Dunn, visited campus last night to kick off the event.

Living

After a semester away to fight breast cancer, Van Norstrand is back at University of Portland. Photo by Annika Gordon/The Beacon.

Junior theater major Sammie Van Norstrand shares about her journey with breast cancer last spring and how poetry and prayer were major sources of strength and comfort in her path to becoming cancer-free.

In observance of Latinx Heritage Month, The Beacon put together a Latinx Spotify playlist with some of the most popular artists and songs in the business.

Opinion

Students hold up VoteUP shirts in the Pilot House during the 2016 presidential election. Photo by Annika Gordon/The Beacon.

In the first editorial of the year, The Beacon encourages UP students to vote in the upcoming midterm election, so we provided an easy way for students to register on our website.

David Jacobs, a Beacon photographer and videographer, writes that Snapchat does more harm than good for college students in today's digital-first world.

Sports

The 2018-2019 UP Dance Team smiles together before starting bootcamp. Photo by Molly Lowney/The Beacon.

You might recognize the Pilot Dance Team from their performances in the Chiles Center during volleyball and basketball games, but the team is much more than a few quick dance numbers.

Men's soccer holds their undefeated record in last Friday's win against the Oregon State Beavers.

Sophomore Liz Reich goes for the kill to earn the pilots a point. Photo by Jeff Braccia/The Beacon.

After a hot start in pre-season, volleyball falls to both the Pepperdine Waves and the LMU Lions in their first two conference games of the season.

VIDEO: In the weeks following Serena Williams' code violations at the US Open, we invited some Pilot women's tennis players and coach to chat about the event and how media covered it.

VIDEO: While you may have been reading about our fall athletics teams and their success this season, our sports staff at The Beacon wanted to share some additional conversation. Check out the Fall Sports Update with Pilots Corner.

Don't miss UP's Crime and Fire Log

The Beacon is giving students an easy and quick way to register to vote in the November Election right on our site. Check out our voter registration page to get started before the deadline comes.

The Beacon Editorial Board

Hannah Sievert, Editor in Chief.

Claire Desmarais, News and Managing Editor. Annika Gordon, Multimedia Editor.

Brigid Lowney, Living Editor. Kyle Garcia, Sports Editor. Delaney Vetter, Opinions & Faith Issues Editor.

Ana Clyde, Senior Sports Reporter and Copy Editor.

Natalie Nygren, Community Engagement Editor.

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