Reviving Pacific’s Earth Day Music Festival
Clubs pull together to make community celebration a reality For the first time since the 1980s, Pacific University will hold an Earth Day Music Festival. Complete with local musicians, a beer garden, interactive learning tables, and a poetry reading, the … Continued
Engineering a New Major
Physics Department heeds student needs, introduces first comprehensive engineering major An Engineering Physics major will join the Pacific University course catalog this coming fall semester. Developed in 2019, the idea was put on a temporary halt by the COVID-19 pandemic—and … Continued
Silk Road Review: Going the Extra Mile
The opportunities and challenges facing Pacific’s literary magazine Annually, the Silk Road Review has received dozens of submissions from authors around the world in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The editorial team, which includes students in the Literary Magazine Production class … Continued
Sara Dell Arti 2023
Interdisciplinary art show promises space for all Coming May 3 from 4-6 pm on the University Center Patio, a collection of music, poetry, paintings, and all kinds of art will be placed on display for anyone at the university to … Continued
Is Pacific Preparing Students for the workforce?
Students from Pacific report on their post-graduation plans for employment. College students spend much time reaching the goal of graduation, but reality is that is more a starting line than a finish line: What happens when you get there? … Continued
One Part Research to One Part Curriculum
Two Pacific Professors travel to India to plan new travel course Pacific University’s Creative Writing Program Director Professor Keya Mitra recently returned from a trip to India along with fellow professor Jennifer Hardacker. Together, they are researching and planning a … Continued
Major Issues with Minors
Pacific University Registrar Discusses Potential Changes to Minor Degrees Pacific University has never established a concrete, robust policy regarding the attainment of minors. But Registrar Nikol Roubidoux is looking to change that. Currently in discussions with faculty, Roubidoux and … Continued
Managing the Unmanageable
Outdated Emergency Operations Plan turned into “living document” Last issue, The Pacific Index spoke with LCC’s Molly Newhard, Editor-In-Chief of The Torch newspaper, about the recent lockdown following reports of an armed individual on campus at LCC (and Pacific’s Eugene … Continued
Who You Gonna McCall? Protest Busters!
In this column, we try to bring you entertaining recaps of Pacific’s many and wonderful events. This week, I attended the Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement’s Tom McCall Day event, which advertised the “opportunity to learn about who … Continued
And Away We Row
Boxer Rowing, off to a fast start and breaking records At their most recent competition, the Logger Invite at the University of Puget Sound, the Pacific University’s Women’s Rowing team accomplished something no Boxer rowing team had ever done. The … Continued
Hoppin’ into a New Stadium
The Hillsboro Hops stadium is being updated to more than just a baseball venue Hillsboro, Oregon is the home of the Hillsboro Hops, a minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks—and the home of the Hops has been Ron … Continued
Back-to-Back-to-Back
Boxer baseball’s eleven-game winning streak The pressure of winning back-to-back conference championships can be a lot for some teams, but Boxer baseball wears it like a badge of honor. After two successful campaigns, Pacific has yet to back down. Even … Continued