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Volume 103, Issue 5
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
Serving the University of Portland since 1901
SEPTEMBER 27, 2001
ADAM SCHMITT.
Centennial show dazzles spectators
MEGAN MCMANUS _
News Reporter
Pride ran strong at the University
of Portland’s Centennial celebration
last Friday.
An estimated 600 students,
alumni, faculty andcomm unity mem¬
bers attended the Mass and barbecue,
while many more watched the fire¬
works show on campus and in the
surrounding neighborhoods.
Archbishop John G. Vlazny, ap¬
proximately 40 priests, faculty and 30
alumni dressed in cap and gown at¬
tire, attended the Mass at the Chiles
Centercelebrating the centennial year
of the University.
Among the alumni in attendance
was Bemie Fritz, class of 1954, who
majored in speech and debate.
“We came here to celebrate be¬
cause I spent 57 years waiting. . . I liked
the Mass, the choir was gorgeous, just
gorgeous,” Fritz said.
The choir at the Mass consisted of
theLiturgical Choirdirected by Maureen
KuffnerBriarc and the University Sing¬
ers directed by Roger Doyle. Philip
Cansler directed the University Brass
Ensemble.
Following the conclusion of Mass,
everyone was invited to attend a free
barbeque in The Commons, hosted by
Bon Appetit.
“The food was good, everybody
was very friendly and there were enough
places to sit,” said Micki Dufort. Dufort
and husband Charlie Dufort are parents
of UP student Jennifer, nursing class of
2005, and UP alumna Kelly, life sci¬
ences, class of 2001.
The day’s events symbolized pride
and community for the Dufort family.
‘ Appreciation for the history of the
University provides a sense of belong¬
ing to an experience that is very worth¬
while. Even though we didn’t go to
college here, we feel at home, like we
did go to college here, because we do
feel very welcome,” said Dufort.
While many non-students enjoyed
the free meal, several UP students were
expecting something more because
other people would be there.
“I was expecting the works for the
barbecue. But the food was Bon
Appetit; what more can you ask for
from Bon Appetit. It was disappoint¬
ing that UP students had to pay to get in.
I think that everybody would agree
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Election results are in
Counting Crowes,
Everclear, possible
Chiles Center
performers
4sst. News Editor
The University of Portland
might have an additional $40,000
to spend on activities for student
activities thanks in part to a bill
to raise student government fees
in an ASUP election held Sept.
18 and 19.
Although students over¬
whelmingly approved of an in¬
crease in student government fees
from $50 to $60 per semester by
a vote of 73 percent to 27 per¬
cent, UP President, the Rev.
David Tyson, C.S.C., and the
Board of Regents must also ap¬
prove of the increase before the
change goes into effect. Pending
approval, the extra money raised
will not be ready for use until the
2002-2003 school year.
According to interim ASUP
President Chris Meyer, this
money will be put to good use for
the benefit of the UP community.
“Our goal is to bring in
Everclear or Dr. Drew, (from
‘Loveline’)” Meyer said. “How¬
ever, these guys command a lot
of money, about $10,000 each,
for two hours.”
Two years ago, UP used
money from the student govern¬
ment fee to pay Henry Rollins to
speak to the University in
Buckley Center Auditorium.
Priorto Henry Rollins, UP used
money from the same account
to host The Steve Miller Band,
who appeared in the Chiles
Center.
“Basically, UP can use the
Chiles Center for free, so the
initial overhead costs of rent¬
ing a place for a concert is
gone,” Meyer said. “We would
charge about $5 a ticket and
subsidize the rest of the cost
with money from the student
government fee to pay for the
band to play.”
Currently, UP is attempt¬
ing to sign bands like Blues
Traveler, Weezer and Count¬
ing Crows to play for a UP
crowd.
In addition to hosting popu¬
lar bands, UP would also like
to purchase more movies to be
previewed with Buckley Cen¬
ter Auditorium’s new movie
projector and surround sound
system.
“Movies aren’t cheap,”
Meyer said. “They range any¬
where from $500 to $1,000
each. The Indiana Jones tril¬
ogy that was played at the be¬
ginning of the semester was
$500 each for a total of $ 1 ,500.
Currently, there are about eight
movies played a semester. We
would like to increase that to
about 10 or 1 1 a semester, and
the money for that would come
out of this student government
fee.”
According to Meyer, the in¬
crease in this fee would ben¬
efit the students in the long
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No energy surcharge
planned for students
JACQUELINE MCMANUS
News Editor
Some universities, including
Western Oregon University, East¬
ern Oregon Uni versity, and the Uni¬
versity of Oregon, are charging a
$30 energy fee per quarter to full¬
time students, according to a Sept.
5, 2001, article in The Oregonian,
but UP students won’t be affected
by such a measure.
According to Paul Luty, direc¬
tor for the Physical Plant, the utility
budget in place for the University
this year is approximately $2.1
million. About $800,000 has been
budgeted to cover electrical energy
expenses, including the expected
45 percent to 60 percent rate hike
coming in October.
Among his many responsibili¬
ties, Luty manages UP’s energy
budget. He prepared it this year
with a 30 percent increase in mind,
but said the Public Utilities Com¬
mission has yetto confirm theexact
rate increase.
“We know there is an increase
coming, but we don’t know how
large,” Luty said.
According to Tom Nemmert, a
commercial account manager for
Portland General Electric, on aver¬
age, UP spends 5 cents a kilowatt-
hour (a 100 watt light bulb burning
for 10 hours equals 1 kwh). While
Nemmert said he doesn’t know the
exact rate increase for UP, the Uni¬
versity can expect to pay about 7
cents a kwh in October.
“Generally speaking, it’s about a
50 percent increase that UP can ex¬
pect,” Nemmert said.
Students at this point don’t need
to worry about an energy fee, but they
should start thinking about ways to
conserve energy.
For starters, Luty said students
could minimize the use of electrical
appliances in their rooms by not run¬
ning hotplates and stereos at the same
time. Luty also suggests reducing
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Possible facelift for St. Johns?
ADAM
SCHMITT
ms Editor
Asst. News
St. Johns might soon undergo
a massive renovation and com¬
mercial growth project to revive
businesses in the area, extending
through North Portland, down
North Lombard Street.
This issue of a new planning
project was brought to the table
thanks, in part, to the funds given
by Portland’s mayor Vera Katz to
plan the project, as well as over
one year of petitioning from nu¬
merous citizens in surrounding
neighborhoods.
According to Ellen Wax, a
Portland Planning Bureau project
manager who will lead the reno¬
vations to the St. Johns area, their
primary goal is to make the citi¬
zens happy with their neighbor¬
hood.
“We are interested in making
sure this is community-driven and
what the community wants,” Wax
said. “I’ll do the best I can to ask
people to participate and to look
at this as a
fresh new
opportu¬
nity.”
The
main goal
of this
plan is to
have the
commu¬
nity ex¬
press what
it would
like to see
in the
commer¬
cial reno- Facelift possibility for St
vations.
For example, community mem¬
bers will have a say in what stores,
services, or public places should
be included when the project is
finally put into effect.
Unfortunately, the St. Johns
renovation project is not intended
to be implemented immediately.
Currently, the project is aimed only
at understanding community de¬
Photo by Chun-Chang Chiu/Beacon
Johns.
sires and looking into the future
to determine zoning decisions that
would incorporate the
community's wishes.
However, even if these reno¬
vations take effect, they might be
too little too late. Historically, St.
Johns has been a neighborhood
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