Race Your Heart Out
The Pacific University Women’s Cross Country team was voted to finish first in the Northwest Conference preseason coaches poll. The men’s cross country team is also looking to battle for the top 3 spots in the conference and with their current achievements they do not plan to fall back.
Eat Right, Move More
For athletes to fuel themselves for the long seasons ahead of them, they need to intake the necessary nutrients. Food is essential for all students, and especially for student-athletes, but how important is it? How should student-athletes go about this?
Bon Appétit’s Changes, Perceived or Otherwise
Pacific University’s main cafeteria is provided food and other ingredients by Bon Appétit, a company dedicated to making meals that are healthy, nutritious, and humane all at once. They strive to spread awareness to the public about the hardships that farmers face and speak out for their rights.
MET Gala – The AOC Dress Controversy
Many people had something to say about Alexandria Occasio-Cortez’ (AOC) dress. She wore a white dress that had bright red letters on the back reading “TAX THE RICH,” which sparked a controversial conversation.
Spooky Season is Among Us
Walking down the path between Vanders’, the familiar hint of red looking up to the sky and the slight crunch underneath our feet is a highly missed feeling. The cold morning weather welcomes cozy clothes and a warm pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks. Although these indications of the changing seasons are unnoticeable to some, they are reminders of the good things to come from the upcoming fall season.
A Freshman’s View on In-Person Learning Once Again
Coming from a high school that only returned for in-person classes for the last few months of my senior year, moving to fully in-person classes in college has been a bit of a shock. The first week of classes felt super weird, actually being in a classroom again rather than a Zoom meeting.
Index Staff playlist – Spooky Season
This week, the Index Staff decided to turn to their favorite fall vibes songs to get us in the right spirits for the upcoming spooky holiday.
Students Develop A 10-Minute Play In 24 Hours: Pacific University’s 2021 Instant Theater Festival Returns On Campus
As part of Pacific University’s Instant Theater Festival, play writers are assigned a random prop that must be in their play. For actor Xel Heidel, their cast’s assigned prop of cabbages was an opportunity for them to leave their mark in the play.
Band Musicians Return To In-Person Rehearsals This Term
Student musicians in the Pacific University Symphonic Band are ecstatic to be back in the auditorium making music together. Despite feeling disconnected last year because of pandemic restrictions, coming back together feels as natural as ever.
Pacific University Updates Covid-19 Guidelines
As of Oct. 4, the university community had six active COVID-19 cases, despite a 95 % vaccine rate and ongoing measures to stop the spread on campus.
The Center for Gender Equity Settles Into Their New Home in Scott Hall
The Center for Gender Equity (CGE) moved into a new space in Scott Hall in August earlier this year, which is slowly becoming the home for all student life centers like the Student Multicultural Center (SMC), McCall Center for Student Engagement (MCCE), and now the CGE. Tucked behind the stairs down the hallway of the first floor, you’ll find the Pride Boxer in front of the new CGE office, Scott 127
“Among Us” Characters Taped to Spirit Bench for Incredibly Online Reasons
A slew of paper notes with “Among Us” characters printed on them was removed from the Spirit Bench in late September, an act of protest later determined to be because this particular phrase was removed by moderators of Pacific University’s official instant messaging service Discord, Boxercord.