City installs electric car chargers

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Before winter break started, part of the sidewalk on College Way between the McCormick and Walter residence halls was blocked off. A crew was working to install two electric car charging stations. These stations use the Blink Network and are … Continued

Campus safety: Incident reports 12/15-1/29

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12/15/2011 Theft II  Campus Public Safety took report of stolen textbooks from a student’s room. There is no suspect at this time.   12/19/2011 Theft III  Faculty member reported her purse stolen while off-campus, which included her university key ring … Continued

University adds new majors, minors

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Pacific University understands that college is about opportunity. Honoring this principle, faculty and staff members have worked hard to develop new majors and minors for current and future students. Six new programs along with three awaiting approval are expanding Theatre … Continued

FAFSA deadline sneaks up on Pacific

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Students can now fill out and submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2012-2013 academic year. Oregon undergraduates must submit their FAFSA by Feb. 1 at 10 p.m. to be considered for Oregon Opportunity Grants. All students … Continued

Elderly students learn for free

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Outside the Forest Grove senior center, fresh snow covers the ground as a chilly winter’s day begins to take shape. Inside, members of Writers in the Grove mill about following another meeting; many of them worked as doctors or teachers … Continued

‘Incomplete’ grade policy reworded

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Pacific’s incomplete policy was recently reworded and went through a slight change. A grade of incomplete is something given to students who satisfactorily complete the majority of class work but are not able to finish because of health or emergency … Continued

Testing finds lead in Clark water supply

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Though within safe drinking water standards as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, trace amounts of lead have again been found in the water of Clark Hall. Back in September, biology professor Deke Gundersen’s environmental science class conducted unofficial … Continued

Course reserves easy to abuse

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In 2008, the first lawsuit over electronic course content began when Georgia State University was sued by a group of publishers over their misuse of e-reserves. The publishers claimed that the university abused their e-reserve right by making more than … Continued