Staff and Students Advocate for Safer Campus
In light of the uproar regarding the lack of overnight parking on Pacific’s campus in the past two months, students, faculty, and staff are calling into question the overall safety of campus.
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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.
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Greek Life Wraps Up Pledging Season
Greek Life is an important institution at each university, and Pacific is not different. Although the past year has changed that way that Greek Life operates, with the lifting of some restrictions this year, the chapters were able to welcome new pledges in a way that felt more normal.
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Pacific Faces Lawsuits, Investigations in Wake of Dismissals
Pacific University came under fire in Oregon media over the summer after 3 former Pacific professors filed lawsuits against the university totaling $3.3 million.
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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.
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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
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“Among Us” Characters Taped to Spirit Bench for Incredibly Online Reasons
A slew of paper notes with “Among Us” characters printed on them was removed from the Spirit Bench in late September, an act of protest later determined to be because this particular phrase was removed by moderators of Pacific University’s official instant messaging service Discord, Boxercord.
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Employees at Local Institution Reflect on Community
Diamond Palace is a frequent haunt for Pacific University students, due to the venue’s proximity to campus, affordable drinks, and fun activities like a mechanical bull.
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Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Offers Scholarships for Low-Income Mexican Students
The Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) has had the opportunity to push for equity on campus by working with the Mexican Consulate in order to offer a scholarship for Mexican students and students with Mexican parents.
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Forest Grove’s The Lazy Eye Reopens Post COVID
Since the 1930s, The Lazy Eye has been a Forest Grove staple. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, the bar closed their doors, unsure of when or if they
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Pacific Launches Three New Undergraduate Programs
The three new undergraduate programs, Sports Leadership and Management, Sports Communication, and Outdoor Leadership completed their induction into Pacific’s academic catalogue this summer.
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How Psychedelic Mushrooms Went from Schedule I to Psychotherapy
Oregon Ballot Measure 109 officially established the foundation of programs for the therapeutic distribution of psilocybin in Oregon
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