The University of Portland’s

Physical Plant recently repaired

some of the potholes in the main

parking lot behind the Pilot House,

but they are only temporary fixes,

due to budget restraints.

“We fixed them as best we

can,” Assistant Director of

Physical Plant Faye Beeler said.

The potholes affect many UP

students, faculty and employees

as well as visitors to the campus.

“I’m glad they did something

about it,” freshman Zachary

Hyrndej said. “I had started to

know by heart which parts of the

parking lot were the bumpiest. It

was getting pretty bad since the

beginning of the semester.”

After rainfall, potholes tend to

form when the water disrupts the

base material under the surface

asphalt, creating a void. The

asphalt can no longer support

the weight of traffic and potholes

develop. Apart from causing

an uncomfortable ride, severe

potholes have the potential to

damage cars.

“Some student bent her rim

and flattened her tire because

of a pothole many years ago,”

Jim Haines, the sports fields

maintenance manager, said.

“When you drove

across it you could

feel it in your

teeth,” Haines

said.

“This sounds

silly, but I tripped

because of a

pothole once on

my way back from

Villa,” freshman

Katy Stevens said.

Physical Plant

temporarily

repaired the

potholes by filling

them in with

asphalt. However,

this treats only the

symptoms, not the

problem.

The real

problem comes

from how the

parking lot was

originally constructed, according

to Haines.

“The main parking lot was

built in the early 40s, when

standards were lower,” Haines

said. “They just scraped the

ground and put the gravel on it.

People were used to the rattling

because they were driving Model

T’s and stuff.”

Facilities and Construction

Director Paul Luty told Haines

that re-paving the unfinished

section of the parking lot would

cost a little over $100,000, and

they would try to get it done this

summer if funding is available.

“When it comes to funding

priorities on campus, it’s

buildings first, then utilities, and

then asphalt comes last,” Haines

said. “But things have been

looking pretty good money-wise

recently.”

Due to recent construction

work at The Bauccio Commons

and The Chapel of Christ the

Teacher, the road leading there is

also in need of repair.

NEWS4 ! March 24, 2011

1. March 11, 12:44 p.m. - A student reported an assault. Portland Police Bureau and

Public Safety continuing investigation.

2. March 14, 11:19 p.m. - Public Safety responded to a noise complaint about a house

in the 6400 block of N. Willamette. The renters were compliant, and they kept the noise

down.

3. March 15, 7:24 a.m. - A student reported a theft from his vehicle parked in front of

a University-owned house in the 5300 block of N. Willamette. The student was advised to

come to Public Safety, and a report was also filed with PPB.

4. March 16, 3:16 a.m. - Public Safety contacted a suspicious person near the Chiles

Center. The person stated he was picking up cigarette butts. He left the campus without any

confrontation.

5. March 18, 1:10 p.m. - Public Safety responded to a medical call at the Bauccio

Commons. A prospective student fell and turned his knee the wrong way. He was provided

an ice pack and a knee wrap. No other medical action was taken.

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The UP Public Safety Report

Philippe BoutrosSta! Writer

boutros14@up.edu

Photos by Alissa White| THE BEACON

Potholes create problems for drivers

Error: cannot connect to server

On March 9, around 9 p.m., the University of

Portland’s server experienced technical difficulties

and was inaccessible for approximately three

hours.

UP Systems Administrator Ming Qi was the

technical support staffer on call that night. He

received the phone call from Public Safety that

the server was down.

“There were two servers with all the files on

them,” Qi said. “One server was having problems,

and we had to move the files to a different

server.”

According to Qi, two servers are clustered

together so that one is a backup for the other.

Paul Disbury, director of Information

Technology, says that when the first server fails it

is supposed to “fail over” to a secondary server,

which is supposed to work in conjunction with the

primary server to access the storage unit. None of

this is supposed to be noticed by the user on the

other end of the computer.

However, the access problem occurred when

the first server failed over to the secondary drive.

Technical Support was aware of the server’s

age, and the department has been in the process of

moving files over to a new enterprise class storage

device called Netapp.

“My goal is to completely decommission the

Left Hand (the current main storage unit) within

a few weeks,” Disbury said. “I want to keep the

Left Hand as a sand box to play in.”

In light of the recent accessibility issues,

Disbury has sped up the estimated timeline for

getting the new storage device up and running

and to make sure all critical data is moved over

to the new server.

Currently, Disbury’s technical group is in the

process of moving over the U drive, which is the

drive for faculty and administration.

“We should have the U drive moved over after

the end of the weekend,” Disbury said.

The P drive, where all of the students’ files are

located, will be the next drive to migrate over to

the new server. Completing this move should take

about three weeks.

Rosemary Peters Editor-in-Chiefpeters12@up.edu

“I didn’t mean to freak you

out,” said a threatening man

on the UP side of Willamette

Boulevard while psychology

professor Deana Julka was

walking home from teaching her

senior seminar class on Feb. 28.

This individual followed

Julka for about three blocks after

she crossed the street to avoid

him. Eventually, Julka had to

walk into traffic in order to get in

the light of passing cars to thwart

the individual’s advances.

“Once the headlights were

on him, he put this thing into the

back of his pants,” Julka said.

Now knowing if the man

had a weapon of some sort, she

walked in the street with the

lights of the car for a few blocks

before running the last half block

back to her house.

“It was definitely frightening,”

Julka said. “I’ve been living in

the neighborhood for 14 years

and things like this happen.”

Despite the close call, Julka

remains positive.

“I still do feel safe here,”

Julka said. “I wouldn’t live here

with my family if I didn’t.”

Incidents like what happened

to Julka periodically call into

question the safety of the

University Park neighborhood.

UP offers services to help

students proactively stay safe.

Public Safety holds a women’s

self defense class in Mehling Hall

at the beginning of each semester.

Students are encouraged to call

Public Safety for an escort if they

find themselves in an unwanted

situation, and Public Safety

Director Harold Burke-Sivers

helps those who live off campus

to protect their apartments and

rented houses.

“I do written safety

evaluations,” Burke-Sivers said.

“Most of the evaluations I do

aren’t university-owned houses.”

The best way to avoid

dangerous situations might be

paying attention.

“I don’t want people to stay

in the halls because they are

concerned about off campus

safety, but students do need to

be aware of the risks around,”

Mehling Hall Director Holly

Allar said.

Will Lyons Sta! Writer

lyons14@up.edu

“I jog without earbuds in, in order to be aware of my •

surroundings,” Julka said.

“I carry pepper spray in my purse just in case,” sophomore •

Hannah Kintner said.

“Let people know if you’re going out alone,” Director of •

Public Safety Harold Burke Sivers said.

“Walk with your car keys in your hands. They can be a good •

weapon in a pinch,” Mehling Hall Director Holly Allar said.

Safety ideas for all:

Taking a look at safety around UP

Deana Julka

Will Lyons | THE BEACON