I’d like to take a moment to welcome all the freshmen and transfer students to Pacific University, a place that will hopefully be a huge part of your life for the next few years. You have stumbled upon the orientation … Continued
Who is Jason Bourne? The first film in what ended up becoming the Bourne trilogy asked the very question. However, now that Matt Damon’s signature character has moved off the radar, audiences will instead find themselves asking, “Who is Aaron … Continued
In what feels like the blink of an eye, the academic year is nearly at an end. For some of you, that means it’s time to bid farewell to Pacific and move on. For others, the summer stretches out ahead … Continued
The 2011-2012 competitive season for the speech and debate team was one of the most successful seasons the team has had in years past. Pacific students placed well at each tournaments, both individually and often as a team. The reason … Continued
In a few short weeks, I will make the transition from student to alumna. It’s been a long journey, but in the end, it’s been one worthwhile. As anyone will tell you, college is all about learning and subsequently growing. … Continued
As the last full week of classes comes to a close, signaling the forthcoming end of the semester, the promising fruit of summer dangles just beyond our reach. It is ripe with youth and bathed in sunlight. We are so … Continued
Another school year has come and gone, and as it leaves us, we can take the opportunity to reflect upon both our successes and our failures. It is through reflection most of all that we learn and prepare better for … Continued
Just two more weeks. I know that is the mantra echoing in many of your minds. Indeed, I wish you well in these next two weeks of academic rigor and in the adventures that will follow this summer. But I … Continued
Molly Trotter’s commentary of the cleanliness of the Stoller Center Field House turf surface (“Senior Asks About Field House Cleanliness,” April 5) raises some good questions about how our staff cleans surfaces and if infections can be obtained from synthetic … Continued
We lead busy lives. As a consequence, “self-improvement” can feel like something that is just too time-consuming or energy-sucking to deal with. One of the things that can help with this is to do these things in little tiny chunks … Continued
Each spring we repeat annual patterns of awakening. Days grow longer, daffodils dot the hillsides and we again realize we crave and adore the nature that surrounds us. As students, staff and faculty of Pacific, we have the great fortune … Continued
As an editor for the paper, I am typically bound to maintain a carefully unbiased view of most issues on campus, whether the Index covers them or not, but sometimes I feel I must voice my concerns as a student, … Continued