Softball team prepares for upcoming season with a double header win against Walla Walla University
With preseason already underway, the women’s softball team showed no mercy last Friday in their double header against Walla Walla University. The lady Boxers hit three homeruns in the first game and two in the second game, giving the Boxers … Continued
Pacific launches new mobil app
For people looking for a way to keep in touch with Pacific while on the go, well, now there’s an app for that. Pacific University has released a mobile application for smartphone and iPad users. The app features a news … Continued
Politics professor hosts panel for local journalists
Pacific students will have the opportunity to talk with local journalists at the fourth annual “State of the Media in Oregon” panel which will be held on Feb. 22 in Taylor Auditorium at 2:45 p.m Politics and government professor Jules Boykoff, … Continued
Anglin, Bartlett reflect on men’s basketball season
The men’s basketball season concluded this Sat. Feb. 9 and players and coaches are looking to the future in lieu of their season. With two more games left the team currently holds a 2-12 record in Northwest conference. Despite their … Continued
New coach, new start for women’s tennis team
Having just been hired in August, head coach of the women’s tennis team Sarah Ansboury has had a lot of ground to cover in preperation for the spring season. Ansboury’s top priorities for her new job involve pushing her team … Continued
Advising Center open to all students beginning Jan. 24
A new advising center will be available for all Pacific students after Jan. 24. The center will be located on the first floor of Bates House. Gretchen Potter will be the center’s director and her office will be in Steve … Continued
No rest for the weary, winter sports require time and commitment at PU
When most students are following in their holiday traditions and visiting family, the winter athletes are using their winter break to practice, play games and work on their team dynamics The athletes did not get much of a winter break, … Continued
Pacific could benefit from a tech overhaul
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
WikiLeaks saga raises questions about information in the future
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
Beatty and Hayes ready to step up for Boxers
Pacific men’s team saw some changes in preparation of the 2010-2011 basketball season. Starting fresh with a new coaching staff and a freshman and junior transfer as the starting point guards, the men’s team hopes that those changes will pay … Continued
Corvallis tournament gives PU tennis extra experience
Boxer Tennis players, senior Michael Okada, juniors Eric Furuya, Spencer Hing, Hector Alceyde, and freshman Alen Suklje competed in the John and Phil’s Toyota Corvallis Championship Jan. 14 and 15. Only this tournament was different from the ones that these … Continued
Do it yourself tip: blanket box offers energy savings
Welcome to Pacific’s first-ever Do It Yourself column! In each edition of the Index this spring, I’ll be writing to inspire students to take matters into their own hands, whether it’s collecting greywater, insulating windows or working with computers. To … Continued