As a senior approaching the end of my time at Pacific, I’ve had my fair share of parking frustrations over the past four years. I’ve to make many treks on and off campus to my parked car when there were no options close to my dorm building, and even instituted a rule with my friends freshman year that we couldn’t leave campus after a certain time in the evening so that we wouldn’t lose our spots.
The university’s current exhibit in the Cawein Gallery, The Collective, by Columbia Gorge artist Robyn Johnsen presents the experience of femininity through vibrant and dynamic paintings.
The student mentors of this year’s First Year Seminar (FYS) classes have initiated a modified revival of an old Boxer Toss tradition: Find the Boxer.
Three Bon Appétit managers suddenly quit their positions with university dining services just after orientation, spurring the hiring of three new staff members. The former managers of General Dining, Catering, and Dining Operations left looking for a change in the work environment outside of the food industry.
With the changing of seasons and turning of leaves comes a condition many people know too well: seasonal affective disorder, or seasonal depression. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects 0.5 to 3 percent of individuals in the general population: 10 to 20 percent of people with major depressive disorder and about 25 percent of people with bipolar disorder (Mental Health America).
Pacific University has officially added two new degree programs this last fall semester, Sports Communication and Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM). Courses for the two majors have already started to be offered and students are currently able to declare in either major or minor.
In light of the uproar regarding the lack of overnight parking on Pacific’s campus in the past two months, students, faculty, and staff are calling into question the overall safety of campus.
This year, the McCall Center for Civic Engagement (MCCE) started a new weekly event known as Civic Saturdays. This is a chance for students to get to know other students and familiarize with the area they live in while also contributing to the betterment of the community.
Pacific University Women’s Volleyball team has had their fair share of ups and downs this season; winning clutch games, but also coming up short in close competitions. A chance of redemption is possible for the team with the second round of conference play starting up. The Boxers plan to look past their bumpy start to the season and get back in the win column.
This year, Pacific University hired Carol Gwo, the new Chinese language professor, following the retirement of the previous professor, Lily Tsang.
Greek Life is an important institution at each university, and Pacific is not different. Although the past year has changed that way that Greek Life operates, with the lifting of some restrictions this year, the chapters were able to welcome new pledges in a way that felt more normal.
Pacific University came under fire in Oregon media over the summer after 3 former Pacific professors filed lawsuits against the university totaling $3.3 million.