Girls Gone Wild; Exploiting Spring Breakers
Only a handful of students were alive during the emergence of the first “Girls Gone Wild” videos in 1997, but the lasting impact of GGW prevails today, especially with the revival of Y2K fashion and pop culture. Girls Gone … Continued
Tuning Into the World
Pacific University Spring Choral Concert Presents a Wide Array of Sounds The 2023 Spring Choral Concert features four student conductors—and, each, more or less, bringing music from the four corners of the earth. Alexis Walker will lead a piece from … Continued
A New Boxer In The Kitchen
Meet Head Chef Christian Salama “I grew up with a family of great cooks,” Christian Salama told The Index. “Mom, aunts and grandmothers who were quite passionate about food. It’s always been a huge part of our culture and … Continued
Return to the Source
Behind the Scenes of the Pacific Lūʻau and Hōʻike On the second Saturday of April, Pacific University’s Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i (NHOH) will be running its annual Lūʻau and Hōʻike. It is the only Lūʻau and Hōʻike completely student-run and … Continued
Pacific Dance Presents 2023 Spring Dance Works
What to expect from this year’s performance “Since one of the ultimate goals for a [student] dancer is to make art and perform,” explained James Healey, “it is only logical that the Spring Dance Works Concert should be the … Continued
The International Woman
International women’s day was first celebrated over 100 years ago in 1911, but this isn’t when things started. In 1908, 15,000 women marched on the streets of New York City, demanding shorter hours, better pay, and, most importantly, the right … Continued
Athlete Spotlight: Veteran & Rookie
Isaiah Pitre Masters in Social Work, 6th year senior 6th year senior Isaiah “Batman” Pitre, a star wide receiver on the Boxer football team, has had a long road leading to his time at Pacific. After graduating from Bishop O’Dowd … Continued
Softball Preview
Back into the Swing of Spring Season Sammie Pettit has been playing softball since she was five years old. She started with t-ball and fell in love with the sport and has continued, playing four years at high school … Continued
Cinderella Plays Handball!
Tatum Schoch traveled to Tucson, and she came home with a national championship title A betting person would not have put their chips on Tatum Schoch. She began playing competitive handball for the first time her freshman year at Pacific … Continued
Always Runnin’
Graduate student Abby Klein is not planning on slowing down anytime soon As COVID-19 recedes, some of the impacts remain—with a particular warp on NCAA rules governing student-athletes: That is, if the pandemic caused a collegiate athlete’s season to be … Continued
Reporter’s Notebook: Pomp and Circumstance(s)
Pacific University inaugurates 18th President Dr. Jenny Coyle Huzzah! Huzzah! All yee of Pacific University welcome our new president. It’s official now, but President Coyle has already been crushing it in her new job since July—I hope she gets paid … Continued
Travel Course Takes Flight
As the English faculty gears up for a fall term, Johnson gears up for a travel course to the Navajo Nation. Brent Johnson, an English professor at Pacific, is making plans for next fall instead. He’s working on a and … Continued