Isaiah Pitre Masters in Social Work, 6th year senior 6th year senior Isaiah “Batman” Pitre, a star wide receiver on the Boxer football team, has had a long road leading to his time at Pacific. After graduating from Bishop O’Dowd … Continued
International women’s day was first celebrated over 100 years ago in 1911, but this isn’t when things started. In 1908, 15,000 women marched on the streets of New York City, demanding shorter hours, better pay, and, most importantly, the right … Continued
A Look at Cawein Gallery’s Exhibit When I walked into the Cawein gallery on Friday, March 10, I was astounded at the variety of pieces in the exhibit as well as my inability to accurately define their set meaning, which … Continued
19th Century Themes Remain Earnest and Important In Cassie Greer’s Pacific directorial debut, the cast and crew struck gold in performing The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed in 1895, the show is … Continued
Vex Cocktails Provides Sophisticated Drinks and Relaxed Ambiance Vex Cocktails and Small Plates is a relatively new addition to the downtown Forest Grove bar scene, but is growing increasingly popular for bringing a sleek, stylish cocktail experience to the area. … Continued
Berglund Center presents Inspired Ideas Competition promising support for student innovations For almost 10 years, Director of the Pacific University Berglund Center J. Andy Soria, Ph.D., has been trying to get The Pacific Index to write about the Inspired Ideas … Continued
Anthropology Professor Aaron Greer on long-term alternatives to President Biden’s ill-fated Student Loan Relief Plan Around the time when Fall Term started, millions of student loan borrowers rejoiced at the announcement of President Biden’s Student Loan Relief plan—a proposal to … Continued
While Pacific faces two lockdowns in one week, gun control legislation flounders Last week, nearly everyone in the Pacific University community received not one, but two Boxer Alert messages warning of active threats. On Wednesday, Pacific’s campus at Lane Community … Continued
As the English faculty gears up for a fall term, Johnson gears up for a travel course to the Navajo Nation. Brent Johnson, an English professor at Pacific, is making plans for next fall instead. He’s working on a and … Continued
Pacific University inaugurates 18th President Dr. Jenny Coyle Huzzah! Huzzah! All yee of Pacific University welcome our new president. It’s official now, but President Coyle has already been crushing it in her new job since July—I hope she gets paid … Continued
Graduate student Abby Klein is not planning on slowing down anytime soon As COVID-19 recedes, some of the impacts remain—with a particular warp on NCAA rules governing student-athletes: That is, if the pandemic caused a collegiate athlete’s season to be … Continued
Tatum Schoch traveled to Tucson, and she came home with a national championship title A betting person would not have put their chips on Tatum Schoch. She began playing competitive handball for the first time her freshman year at Pacific … Continued