Index Staff Playlist: LGBTQIA+ Artists
On this week’s Index Staff Playlist, the Index staff share songs from artists that explore gender, sexuality, and what it means to be part of the LGBT+ community.
The Academy Awards Make History for the Second Year in a Row
This year’s Oscars were anything but normal. It seemed like an accurate reflection of the abnormality of the past year.
Forgive Me, I’m Tired: Reflections on the End of My Senior Year
Bren Swogger reflects on finishing his senior year in the midst of COVID-19.
How to Remove a Mayor from Office: Oregon City Residents Spark Change with Grassroots Recall Campaign
Recalling a mayor from office is no easy task. But in Oregon City, the passion of the community to stand for what’s right came through strong when a group of concerned citizens–led by a local middle school teacher and a college student–managed to remove Dan Holladay from office.
SXSW Watchlist: Recommendations From This Year’s Online Film Festival
This year, the city of Austin was empty, and the entire SXSW Film Festival took place online, streaming through an on-demand app
The Lost (and Found) Magic of the Movie Theater
It had been almost an entire year since I had been inside of a theater. But for the past year, I’ve been waiting ever-so-impatiently to make my way back inside
Index Staff Playlist: Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and in celebration, the Index staff is sharing some of their favorite songs by women in the music industry…
ACE Board brings campus entertainment to Pacific University’s larger online community
With the ever-changing situation of COVID-19, ACE Board has had to perform a balancing act, finding ways to make in-person events COVID safe, while also creating fallback solutions to bring events online.
Index Staff Playlist: Black History Month
Though it may no longer be February, the celebration of Black History Month continues on as the Index staff offers up some of their favorite tracks from Black musicians pushing the boundaries in the industry
Frozen In: 3 Horror Stories from Those Who Endured Oregon’s Power Outages Off-Campus
Pacific Index editors Grace Alexandria and Bren Swogger, along with Pacific University professor Dr. Keya Mitra, give their own personal accounts of how the Oregon ice storms and the resulting power outages affected them
A24’s latest horror outing, Saint Maud, explores religion in the wake of trauma
There’s just something about using horror as a vessel to explore deeply buried trauma that makes for really stunning cinema.
Index Staff Playlist: Songs of Love and Heartbreak
The Pacific Index staff shares some songs for the holiday, as well as a touching tribute to the late avant-garde pop singer and producer SOPHIE