MFA program attends Wordstock

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The Masters of Fine Arts program along with Pacific’s literary publication, the Silk Road Review had the chance to participate in Wordstock Saturday Oct. 8 and Sunday Oct. 9. Wordstock is a multi-day, multi-event festival that is the largest book … Continued

Tribal leader speaks of experience

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Tribal chairwoman Cheryl Kennedy (left) speaks in the first of five presentations in Pacific’s Tribal Leaders Lecture series. Kennedy is a member of the Grand Ronde tribe. Her speech not only featured her personal experiences within the Grand Ronde tribe, … Continued

Theatre prepares for fall production

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On October 21, Pacific’s theatre program will begin the school year with their fall production, “Heathen Valley.” The play, originally written by Romulus Linney, is adapted from the church histories of the Valle Crucis mission in western North Carolina. The … Continued

LunchBox Theatre sets goals

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The completely student-run program LunchBox Theatre is starting out this semester with new shows and a larger cast than usual. “It gives people who don’t have time for a main stage show to get their theatre fix,” said  Janna Tessman. … Continued

Oasis Room relieves stress

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Feeling the gray sky blues? Is the recognition that summer is now officially over too much to bare? Or maybe that stressful test or homework overload has finally sent you over the edge. If so, the staff at the Student … Continued

Tours provide Pacific history

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On the first Wednesday of every month, Old College Hall is open to the public for tours from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum holds a mass amount of history about Pacific and Forest Grove, , the docents who hold … Continued

Vienna Boys to perform

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On Friday, Oct. 21, the Vienna Boys’ Choir is coming to perform for at 7:30 p.m. in Taylor Meade auditorium. The choir originated in 1498, when Emperor Maximilian I gave instructions that there were to be six boys among his … Continued

Gamma struggles with new membership

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This fall marks the 148th anniversary of the Gamma Sigma Fraternity; it also marks a serious drought in the number of pledges for the Gammas. Currently Gamma has four members; President Jon Riffey, Vice President Jordan Polly, Treasurer Will Marchbanks … Continued

Donors establish future funding for scholarship

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Recently, a scholarship fund was established for students at Pacific who identify as being lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender. The Coral Endowed Scholarship Fund was established by Dawn Holt and Shaun Simpkins, parents of Pacific alumnus Christopher Holt.  They donated … Continued

Students find traces of lead in Clark Hall water

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Water quality tests performed in Clark Hall by the introduction to environmental science class were “inconclusive,” according to biology professor Deke Gundersen. “Students were given a variety of different test kits to familiarize themselves with the processes,” said Gundersen. One … Continued