Heat Waves Impact Our Health
Professor Monteblanco turns up the heat on environmental and health research Pacific University’s very own Assistant Professor of Public Health Adelle Monteblanco was recently recognized this year with Portland Business Journal‘s “40 under 40” award—and, more specifically, for her work … Continued
Boxer Football Joins Prime Time TV
Kicking off the 2023 Football Season with a Strong Foundation—and on the air! The Pacific Football team is packed with leaders and competitive players that are skillfullypreparing for the 2023 season, which is expected to bring in a larger audience, … Continued
How to: Surviving University Food
How can Pacific students navigate on-campus food options? For many in the United States, the term “school food” is often synonymous with the word“awful,” thanks to the often rushed and manufactured quality of the products that cafeteriasnationwide provide. This is … Continued
“What Should I be Afraid of?” Celebrating the Life of Ceija Stojka
A Holocaust survivor is honored in an art exhibit with the help of Pacific University On May 23rd, the Austrian Cultural Forum (ACFNY) in New York City opened the exhibition“What Should I be Afraid of?” celebrating the life of Ceija … Continued
Maui Wildfires Hit Close to Home for Pacific Students
On August 8th, a historic wildfire struck the island of Maui. With PacificUniversity having a strong connection to the islands of Hawai’i, the aftermath could be felthundreds of miles away. Wildfires flared on Maui, Hawaii, more than three weeks ago, … Continued
Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll; How Cannabis Can Close the “O Gap”
Marijuana, weed, pot, wacky tobacky, herb, dope, hemp, bud, tree, fire, grass, ganja, Mary Jane, reefer, cannabis, or even the Devil’s Lettuce, we all have a well-loved name for the sticky green plant that induces zen and copious amounts … Continued
Athlete Spotlight: Distance vs Sprinting
Aaron Brewer Freshman Major sports command sports leadership and management First-year, Aaron Brewer is from Atwater, California located two and a half hours southwest of San Francisco. Brewer started on the track team in high school and had a … Continued
Senior Spotlight
With the spring sports season in their final stretch, senior athletes of each sport are soaking up their last practice, last game, last time wearing a Boxer uniform. Lacrosse The Lacrosse team has two seniors, Mia White, and … Continued
The Rebuild of Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s Lacrosse finishes the year with their best performance since 2017 When a student at Pacific University ten years ago, Brittany Hartmann played soccer and lacrosse. Six years ago, she was coaching lacrosse at Linfield—and bringing that squad to its … Continued
Golf Getting in the Swing of Things
Boxer Golf Team is heading into Conference Championships with new records and momentum. A few weeks ago, Pacific University’s women’s golf team grabbed a win at the Puget Sound Invitational for the first time since 2010—and did so in an … Continued
Worth Their Malt
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” Well, it turns out that the … Continued
What’s Growing On?
Dispatches from a future sustainable society Starting around the turn to the 21st century, colleges and universities from coast to coast began to get seriously about sustainability. Carleton College in Minnesota installed wind turbines to replace nearly one-half of its … Continued