Get To Know Pacific’s Transfer Students As Office of Transfer Student Services Celebrates National Transfer Student Week October 17-21 was National Transfer Student week, and the Office of Transfer Student Services put on a series of events in appreciation for … Continued
Support for Vegan and Allergy-Aware Food Options on Campus Finding vegan or allergy-free options can be hard while living on campus, but the Center for a Sustainable Society is trying to change that. The CSS works to provide students an … Continued
Pacific University is haunted. Many ways over. But perhaps the most famous ghost of all is Vera, who, if we are to believe the stories, has been living rent-free in Knight Hall (also known as the admissions office) for nearly … Continued
“I had friends in college when this was music,” explains Uncle Jeff, referring to Knight Hall. “I had buddies who stayed here overnight, and they wrote for the Index and went running out of here early in the morning because … Continued
Falling enrollment tracks with decline in enrollment nationwide, changes in competition. While student enrollment has been falling across the country for years, Pacific University administration was shocked by a 50 percent drop in incoming enrollment for the School of Pharmacy … Continued
Director of intramural sports Mallory Hiefield on why students should join an intramural sports team For students who can’t commit to the near-daily practice schedule of Division III sports, Pacific University’s intramural sports are a spirited and inclusive alternative. The … Continued
Talking With Jeff Rebello, Sports Information Officer. With over one-third of Pacific University’s student body participating in sports programs, our student body is always buzzing with athletics. Starting in 2021, Jeff Rebello took over Pacific’s Sports Information Director role and … Continued
WOMEN’S SOCCER Name: Anna Emerson Grade: Freshman Major: Kinesiology Hometown: Salem, Oregon Game Day Ritual: I eat oatmeal with peanut butter with my teammate Chan Chan every morning before a game. Sports hero: Tobin Heath, US Women’s National Soccer Team … Continued
Shining a light on the transgender experience in sports The In Your Face lecture series continues at Pacific University, with its next speaker, Sydney Bauer, presenting on Monday, October 3. Bauer is an accomplished journalist who reported at multiple Olympic … Continued
Mary Lee Planer worked on the Pacific Index in 1972 Whether you pick up the newspaper or recycle it, you weren’t very different from the students at Pacific 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, The Pacific Index was four-page newspaper … Continued
New Senate President Anticipates Greater Student Engagement What the Undergraduate Student Senate deals with may seem mundane. Budgets. Contracts. Policy. Yawn. But, then again, the Student Senate touches on nearly every aspect of student life—from who gets the … Continued
As a war rages on in their home country, Ukrainian students try to re-adjust. “Everyone should care about Ukraine, it’s a problem that affects the whole world,” says Anna Tymoshenko, one of two first-year Ukrainian students attending Pacific University. She … Continued