Pacific Hires New Chinese Language Professor This Year
This year, Pacific University hired Carol Gwo, the new Chinese language professor, following the retirement of the previous professor, Lily Tsang.
Race Your Heart Out
The Pacific University Women’s Cross Country team was voted to finish first in the Northwest Conference preseason coaches poll. The men’s cross country team is also looking to battle for the top 3 spots in the conference and with their current achievements they do not plan to fall back.
Eat Right, Move More
For athletes to fuel themselves for the long seasons ahead of them, they need to intake the necessary nutrients. Food is essential for all students, and especially for student-athletes, but how important is it? How should student-athletes go about this?
A Freshman’s View on In-Person Learning Once Again
Coming from a high school that only returned for in-person classes for the last few months of my senior year, moving to fully in-person classes in college has been a bit of a shock. The first week of classes felt super weird, actually being in a classroom again rather than a Zoom meeting.
Pacific University Updates Covid-19 Guidelines
As of Oct. 4, the university community had six active COVID-19 cases, despite a 95 % vaccine rate and ongoing measures to stop the spread on campus.
The Center for Gender Equity Settles Into Their New Home in Scott Hall
The Center for Gender Equity (CGE) moved into a new space in Scott Hall in August earlier this year, which is slowly becoming the home for all student life centers like the Student Multicultural Center (SMC), McCall Center for Student Engagement (MCCE), and now the CGE. Tucked behind the stairs down the hallway of the first floor, you’ll find the Pride Boxer in front of the new CGE office, Scott 127
Index Staff Playlist: Back 2 School
On this week’s Index Staff Playlist, the Index staff share songs that capture the experience of returning to a new normal.
Women Support Women
As a group, the women’s soccer team made a decision to travel to Dallas, Texas to play two matches during such a controversial time. This Texas trip to play has been planned for the last year and a half, with COVID being the primary reason it kept getting postponed. While preparing for this trip and the season, the state passed the Texas Heartbeat Act.
From Zoom University, Back To Normality
Academics is the most important thing when it comes to life at Pacific. Although “Zoom University” was a pain last year, classes are finally back to in-person this year, causing some underclassmen to struggle, as they have never truly experienced college academics in a classroom setting.
Club Fair Brings Sense of Community Back to Campus
Club fair took place on Friday, Sep. 10 and gave students the opportunity to connect with other peers outside of their regular classes. There was a more palpable feeling of community this year versus the virtual club fair last year.
Fifth-Year Athlete
2020 was a year full of hardships for everybody, but it was especially difficult for senior athletes who had lost their last year of college sports to the pandemic. Then, in October of 2020, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) granted an extra year of eligibility for all fall, winter, and spring sport athletes in the Division III category to make up for their lost year.
Freshmen & Transfer Students Commence First Year
With COVID mandates fluctuating throughout the year and the rise in vaccinations all over the country, universities are starting to open up again and Pacific University is no exception. With schools returning back to “normal”, in-person classes, orientation, and other campus events have opened for students, namely freshmen, to finally gain their college experience