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
On Nov. 3, 2019 a group of students drove to Walton Beach on Sauvie Island for a beach cleanup. The cleanup organizers partnered with SOLVE, an organization that picks up trash, pulls invasive weeds and plants trees to care for … Continued
Upstairs Yoga Studio & Wellness Cafe has finally opened its doors in downtown Forest Grove, ready to offer a cozy space for yoga, meditation and communal bonding. The studio, open just a stone’s throw from Pacific University’s Brown Hall at … Continued
Pacific University’s Undergraduate Student Senate held an open forum on Nov. 7 in the University Center for students to directly ask Pacific’s President Lesley Hallick and other administration officials about issues concerning campus. Hallick was joined on stage by the … Continued
While Pacific University’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry (URSCI) Summer Institute is already quite a mouthful, the name doesn’t even mention what the paid, collaborative and creative opportunity presents students. Established in 2017, the URSCI Summer Institute brings together … Continued
Pacific University’s Eugene campus will move onto the Lane Community College (LLC) campus as part of a recently established partnership that, “will offer students in the southern Willamette Valley expanded access to higher education and career preparation,” according to a … Continued
Moving somewhere new is always a mixed bag; not only do you have to leave what you know, you have to make a new home as well. However, Pacific University’s new photography professor, David Brunn is quite satisfied with his … Continued
With the end of the semester just around the corner, more civic engagement projects are cropping up all around campus. These projects range anywhere from beach and river cleanup events, to stress relieving projects, all spearheaded by Pacific University students. … Continued
The Center for Alumni & Community Engagement is seeking student volunteers to guide K-8 students on campus tours. Hoping to encourage younger students to begin thinking about college, this program desires student guides who can create a warm, welcoming atmosphere … Continued
The Boxer FoodShare is hoping to prove an excellent example of a senior project gone right, as it continues to expand and provide for the Pacific University community. A part of the Center for a Sustainable Society (CSS), the foodshare … Continued
For many, the first days of November usually entail unwinding from a Halloween festivities high and appreciating fall’s beauty. But for members of the Latinx, Chicanx and Hispanic communities, it’s Día de los Muertos — Day of the Dead. Día … Continued
Chilly, dark mornings. The shifting of clocks. Holiday malaise. The concept of “seasonal depression” seems to be popping up in conversations more frequently than ever, especially in Pacific University’s backyard; the Pacific Northwest. And while often mentioned by tired students … Continued