Student Life

Pacific University held its annual Hap Hingston Speech and Debate tournament this past Saturday and Sunday, gathering some of the best speakers from the region to compete. The tournament ran very smoothly, despite the large number of high schools in … Continued

From leaving days old throw up on the floor to refusing to clean dishes, roommates can be difficult to deal with and awkward to confront. Having a roommate is almost like a rite of passage into adulthood. Except students living … Continued

Pacific University’s Work and Service Fair will take place in the University Center on Thursday, Jan. 31. The event will feature recruiters from over 70 different organizations who are looking for students to volunteer, work part-time or full-time, or intern. … Continued

Announcing their closure in May, Marylhurst University forced more than 700 students to find a new school within three months. Music therapy students did not have much of a choice in where they were going to finish their education. With … Continued

The 2018 United States midterm election was a historic election with a record number of women elected to office, many firsts for minorities and success for communities of color. The Democratic Party won the back the House of Representatives with … Continued

Pacific University senior Julio Montelongo is partnering with TED for his practicum. Next in the series of TEDx talks at Pacific is TEDx PacificUWomen: Showing Up, TEDWomen 2018. “[Julio has] been putting on different events to bring awareness to different … Continued

Pacific University choir, chamber choir, a tenor-bass choir, a soprano-alto choir, and the acapella groups Voce Femme and Splendid Audacity will all be performing at this year’s Holiday concert. “We’re going to have six different choirs on there,” Director of … Continued

With a larger budget for the year, Pacific University’s Campus Wellness office had more money to expand its yearly de-stressing Puppies on the Patio event. The original plan for expansion was to replicate the yearly May Day event during fall … Continued

Pacific University does not always have clear, set-in-stone consequences for when a student is found in violation of a policy. Many students want to know exactly what will happen if they are documented for alcohol or noise violations, yet there … Continued

This academic year begins the implementation of new core requirements and gets rid of focal studies for incoming and transfer students and current students who wish to switch to the new catalog. Basic requirements have largely stayed the same with … Continued

Pacific University’s College of of Health Professions began in Forest Grove, Ore. in 2004 and has continued to rapidly expand over the years. Over time it has grown to include eight schools, adding the schools of Audiology, Dental Hygiene Studies, … Continued