Former student injured near Forest Grove campus
A former Pacific University student retained “serious injury” Thursday morning near the Forest Grove campus, according to a statement released by Pacific University. Campus Public Safety, Marketing and Communications and Legal Affairs were unable to comment before publication. This story … Continued
Editor’s Advice: The Pacific Index EIC passes news torch
What’s one more blinking cursor, for old time sake? I’ve written nearly 70 stories for The Pacific Index during my three years on staff and it never gets easier. I wrote just a single opinion piece for the newspaper as … Continued
Men’s Basketball: Sophomore Terrence Gilder steps into larger team role after strong first season with Boxers
Terrence Gilder learned a lot during his first year in the Pacific University Men’s Basketball program, and that only made him hungrier to chase after his primary goal: win a Northwest Conference Championship. The sophomore guard played a pivotal … Continued
Swim team leans on young talent in conference play
Only six races into the swimming season and the Boxers have shown improvement in their growing program. But the Pacific University team is still looking to accomplish more as the season progresses. “We’re still early in the season and discovering … Continued
Editor’s Column: Carmelo Anthony to make or break Trailblazers year
The Portland Trailblazers needed to make their move before the season slipped out of their reach. What they did was grant NBA Twitters wishes and gave Carmelo Anthony a new home. Melo has been without a team since he was … Continued
Sports roundup recaps most recent Boxer games
Boxer Football The Pacific University football team lost to Whitworth University 28-38 in their final game of the season. The Boxers had a halftime lead 28-21 but were not able to produce in the second half. Junior Quarterback Kenyon Harris … Continued
PG&E explores controversial, windy wildfire solutions
Californian electricity company PG&E has taken a new tactic to prevent wildfires: cutting off power during series of high winds to reduce the risk of something catching on fire. Despite their “best efforts” to prevent this from happening, there are … Continued
Billionaires profit from & perpetuate the wealth inequality crisis
The existence of billionaires has been a rather hot topic amongst the 2020 democratic candidates, which is a good thing. I’m glad the topic of wealth distribution is so readily talked about, to the point where even more conservative democratic … Continued
Baseball struggles to retain golden-age popularity in U.S.
America’s pastime is slowly turning into something that quite literally belongs to the past. Baseball was America’s stereotypical family sport, and experienced its highs during the ‘40s and ‘60s as the favorite sport of the nation. Now, only 9% of … Continued
Impacts of Early Voting
By the time U.S. citizens turn 18, they’re most often busy with life, whether it’s because of work, college, family, or all of the above. This can cause an issue for some, as they tend to miss elections due to … Continued
Editor explores the differences & lack of holiday cheer as an adult
On Dec. 24, 2011, my grandmother passed away. Eight years later, I still think about her every single holiday season. It’s hard to separate Christmas from my memory of her. That first year was really hard, and it started to … Continued
Community market offers winter vegetables, holiday food & music every Sunday through late December
Think of the vegetables in a Thanksgiving meal: Creamy mashed potatoes soaked in gravy. Sweet potatoes drizzled in syrup and brown sugar. Steamed squash slathered in butter. Forest Grove’s Indoor Farmers Market offers all the nutritional accents to any holiday … Continued