Walk with me through this scenario: You’re driving along, minding your own business, obeying the speed limits and whatnot. Suddenly, a driver next to you cuts into your lane out of nowhere, forcing you to slow down. Of course, your … Continued
If timing were an exam, Pacific University would get an “F.” On Sept. 15, Pacific became a cluster of chaos. Throughout the day, six different events crowded into downtown Forest Grove and across Pacific’s campus. The events were not small … Continued
Change, as you know, can take time. It takes practice to un-learn things, to relearn things, to work at finding the path and staying on it until the changes come. The journey can be a long one. Sometimes, though, you … Continued
All of your fears about living with an assigned stranger have come true; your sleeping schedules are completely different, you don’t like the same things and you both have different definitions of the word ‘clean.’ The most difficult aspect of … Continued
As one of the many overtly inquisitive freshmen entering Pacific without a concrete clue about how student life is truly conducted, the first annual freshman dance that concluded orientation was a breath of fresh air and an enormous nerve calmer. … Continued
Picture this: one day, after antique shopping (bear with me), you get home to find an old, typed manuscript secretly tucked away in the folds of your recently-purchased vintage briefcase. Curious, you pick up the faded yellow pages and begin … Continued
Pacific has been a home-away-from-home for me; maybe it’ll become that for you over your freshman year here. But I won’t be here – or home – this year. Instead, I’ll be studying abroad in Ecuador. I have a few … Continued
I love that Pacific streamed the football game against Occidental College in McGill Auditorium. What better way to support for our Boxers while they are away from home. I hope Pacific continues this demonstration of school spirit for all Boxer … Continued
Two is company, three’s a crowd, a lesson that freshmen here at Pacific University are learning all too well. Sharing a bedroom with one person can be crowded, but sharing one with two can be nearly impossible. This is a … Continued
It’s another beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest. The sun is beating down, the thermometer is pushing past 90 degrees and it’s a perfect day to do anything but sit inside. That can only mean one thing – you’re sitting … Continued
This summer, Pacific University suffered a great loss with the passing of the wonderful Eva Krebs. You’ve probably already heard this. I want you to know that it’s true, but more importantly why it is true. The Index itself, as … Continued
Let’s start this off by my admitting that my formative years in public school were less than exemplary. In fact, some of them were downright terrible. So after I graduated from the adolescent prison we euphemistically call “high school,” I … Continued