‘Campus Feels Foreign’: The reality for students during a pandemic
The reality of returning to a college campus during a pandemic is this—it’s exhausting. I’m not the only student who feels this way.
Index Staff Playlist: Songs of a Summer Quarantine
A summer of quarantine lock down proved to be a fruitful time for new music. Index staff pick some songs that helped them get through the summer lock down.
Going Down in COVID Town: A Guide to Safe Oral
We are advised to wear facial coverings when in public and maintain a 6-foot distance from others. This may be difficult when you’re “having dinner downstairs.”
Local Businesses Welcome Students Back to Forest Grove
For many small restaurants and cafes in Forest Grove, the start of the semester has been a chance to draw in new and returning customers at a time when many are choosing not to eat out.
Students Find Silver Linings In Summer 2020
With a nationwide pandemic being declared, summer 2020 was, unfortunately, unforgettable. But despite the chaos of the past six months, several students at Pacific have found some great bright spots in their lives.
Bon Appetit Changes Dining Service To Maintain Social Distance
COVID-19 has proven difficult for everyone, but despite the pandemic, Bon Appetit is keeping it’s employees safe and is continuing to serve quality food.
Best Practices For Succeeding on Zoom
As the era of COVID continues and it seems as if Zoom will be our academic home for the foreseeable future, Tech Helpdesk Manager Brian King takes us through some tips and tricks to help students best succeed in their online classroom.
Pacific Experiences Technical Difficulties In Online Courses
As many functions of the college went digital during COVID-19 pandemic, Pacific University staff, faculty, and students have experienced their fair share of technical hiccups
Natural Disasters Plague Pacific Freshmen’s First Year
There are more than 2,000 fires burning in California alone and more fires in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado, in addition to two category four hurricanes in two different regions of the US in a span of three months. This year at Pacific University, there are freshmen who are exploring their first year of college during all this chaos.
Undergraduate Student Senate Holds Town Hall
Pacific’s undergraduate Student Senate, led by President Doan Pham, held an undergraduate student Town Hall via Zoom on September 10th to address the most pressing issues and questions Pacific is facing this term.
Wildfires Continue to Spread, Threaten the State of Oregon
While the year had already brought unprecedented events with the ongoing spread of COVID-19 in the United States and around the world, the state of Oregon is now facing another disastrous event with widespread wildfires sweeping across the state in what Governor Kate Brown says may be the greatest loss of property and human life in the state’s history.
Pacific Adapts Fall Term to Coronavirus Changes
Though confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Oregon continue to rise, Pacific University is still full speed ahead on their adapted plan for fall term, with changes to classroom sizes, social distancing across campus, and the option for students to attend … Continued