Opinion

Any student who commutes to campus knows how frustrating it can be to search for a parking spot.  Pacific’s particular location and the layout of Forest Grove leave only about two usable blocks (along College Way and Cedar Street) of … Continued

Upon returning to Pacific from a semester’s study abroad in Japan, I found myself humming the lyrics of “Everything Changes” from the Pokémon soundtrack 2.B.A Master: There isn’t anything in life that ever stays the same. While the song goes … Continued

Macbooks, iMacs, iPads, digital microscopes, digital cameras and camcorders; all of these are available to students at Pacific – if they are five years old. The College of Education’s Early Learning Community is staying technologically up to date for their … Continued

Over the break, perhaps only one name invaded the homes of Americans more persistently than even our jolly holiday hero Santa Claus: Julian Assange. But instead of slipping down chimneys and leaving presents for naïve children, Assange, founder of the … Continued

Any admissions counselor on this campus would say Pacific is diverse, but what gets lost in translation is the definition. Just because Pacific has one of the highest concentrations of students from Hawaii on the mainland does not constitute diversity. … Continued

Seasonal Affective Disorder is slowly but surely consuming the minds of people who strongly dislike the rain and cold weather here in Forest Grove.  Those not from the Pacific Northwest, such as those hailing from Southern California and Hawaii, might … Continued

Ready or not, the holidays are upon us. Some of you may have heard of it, or even been invited to it via Facebook, but really what is this strange event called Wassail? All over campus, you can find signs … Continued

“Why isn’t BoxerSecure working?” “How do I connect to the network printers?” “What does this button on my laptop do?” I hear these questions and countless others on a daily basis.  We live in an era where technology evolves faster … Continued

Since its inception in the early 1990s, the National DNA Index System, more commonly known in law enforcement as the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), has drawn praise and criticism from many in the United States. Op/Ed contributor Michael Seringhaus … Continued

For those that didn’t catch the link on Facebook or the News at Pacific story on the university website, The Pacific Index was recognized by The Oregonian for our new website, www.pacindex.com.  The new website was designed to represent the … Continued

A recent acquaintance of mine came up to me and asked out of the blue, “Is it true that you’re dating that guy on the first floor of Clark?”  Okay, first, a bit taken back. Why is this pretty much … Continued