Students discuss breaking college drinking norms

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Is everybody doing it? That was the main question posed in the first Pacific event funded by the Washington County Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant. “College students will continue to drink at whatever rate of consumption, but I feel … Continued

Advising Center offers fall scheduling advice

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As spring break approaches, it is time for Pacific students to start thinking about fall registration. Advising Center Director Gretchen Potter is the go to woman on campus to help students consider options while building their fall schedules. Potter advised … Continued

Student helps clarify alcohol policies

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I walked into a classroom in Berglund Hall to meet the six faces of my Peer Review Board. To prepare for my first interaction with the disciplinary system at Pacific I analyzed every word of Pacific’s Alcohol Policy. I can … Continued

Support group helps students manage time

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Only one student is utilizing a free, skill-based group specialized to help Pacific students who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. “The skills we teach are focused toward adults,” said Laurie Juraszek, a doctoral student in the School of … Continued

Alumni Center celebrates tenth anniversary

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The building that the Pacific community used to simply call the Abbott Center has undergone a name change to the Abbott Alumni Center. The change is timely, considering that the building celebrates its tenth anniversary March 7. The building, which … Continued

University mourns loss of professor emeritus

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Longtime Pacific professor and alum, Paul Kohl recently passed away after enduring a long battle with cancer. Kohl graduated from Pacific in 1980 and became a professor the year after. He was the first teaching fellow in the college of … Continued

Speech and debate competes overseas

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Most teams end their competitive seasons with big games or group festivities, but Pacific Speech would rather board planes to Antwerp, Belgium and Huntington, W. Va. to compete against other schools from around the country before turning in for the … Continued

Transfer student prefers smaller Pacific

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Imagine being constantly waitlisted for classes that are required for your degree. What if you only knew the name of only your professor and your neighbor in each class? Waiting in line for hours with no guarantee that you will … Continued

Library confronts stereotypes

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The “Dark Continent” display in the library for Black History Month breaks new ground on identifying the stereotypes associated with Africa in the 1800’s. The “Dark Continent” display was set up by Pacific’s Archivist, Eva Guggemos. Over a course of … Continued