Examples of student-athletes leveraging NIL deals and partnerships. Graphic by Emma Swett. Following the 2021 Supreme Court ruling in NCAA v. Alston, the National Collegiate Athletics Association ...

Austin Rapp goes for a dunk in a game against Oregon State. Photo courtesy of Austin Rapp. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Austin Rapp is a freshman on the University of Portland men’s basketball ...

The city of Portland has an eccentric coffee scene, being ranked the No. 4 coffee city in the United States. With coffee shops on seemingly every corner, the options for coffee feel infinite. In 2022, ...

I grew up in a multicultural household. My mom is from Venezuela and my grandma from Puerto Rico, while my dad is from Oregon. My first language was Spanish. I grew up listening to Serenata Guayanesa, ...

The season of graduation brings about both tears and cheers. As graduating seniors take their next steps into life, many of them will be adorned in cords of many colors. This colorful parade may beg ...

The Bloomberg Research Lab, located on the first floor in Franz Hall. This is the only entrance to the lab. In 2010 the University of Portland introduced a software system to campus that would ...

Sarah Strong sets the volleyball. Nike Long sleeve athletic shirts include thumb slots so they do not inhibit performance. Courtesy of Portland Pilot Athletics. In July of this year, the entire world ...

On any weekday, a student might walk into a professor’s office to improve their grade or ask for exam help. But instead of walking into bare offices, students often enter rooms with sand-sculptures, ...

When associate professor Giannina Reyes-Giardiello began teaching Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers at UP, a class meant for students who grew up speaking Spanish, she did not realize that she ...

The Beacon recently assigned me to write a food review of Kann, a live-fire Haitian restaurant that has captured national attention, earning the title of Best New Restaurant of 2023 and securing a ...

Seven WCC awards for freshman of the week. Ranked second among all other first years in the WCC conference for scoring. The only women’s basketball player in the WCC to be ranked in the top 15 for ...

The Franz River Campus continues to be a lively part of UP, with a newly paved road and a close up view of the Willamette on the Greenway trail. Van Houten Place, the main road leading down to River ...