Behind the Scenes of the Pacific Lūʻau and Hōʻike On the second Saturday of April, Pacific University’s Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i (NHOH) will be running its annual Lūʻau and Hōʻike. It is the only Lūʻau and Hōʻike completely student-run and … Continued
Meet Head Chef Christian Salama “I grew up with a family of great cooks,” Christian Salama told The Index. “Mom, aunts and grandmothers who were quite passionate about food. It’s always been a huge part of our culture and … Continued
Pacific University Spring Choral Concert Presents a Wide Array of Sounds The 2023 Spring Choral Concert features four student conductors—and, each, more or less, bringing music from the four corners of the earth. Alexis Walker will lead a piece from … Continued
Only a handful of students were alive during the emergence of the first “Girls Gone Wild” videos in 1997, but the lasting impact of GGW prevails today, especially with the revival of Y2K fashion and pop culture. Girls Gone … Continued
Boxer baseball’s eleven-game winning streak The pressure of winning back-to-back conference championships can be a lot for some teams, but Boxer baseball wears it like a badge of honor. After two successful campaigns, Pacific has yet to back down. Even … Continued
The Hillsboro Hops stadium is being updated to more than just a baseball venue Hillsboro, Oregon is the home of the Hillsboro Hops, a minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks—and the home of the Hops has been Ron … Continued
Boxer Rowing, off to a fast start and breaking records At their most recent competition, the Logger Invite at the University of Puget Sound, the Pacific University’s Women’s Rowing team accomplished something no Boxer rowing team had ever done. The … Continued
In this column, we try to bring you entertaining recaps of Pacific’s many and wonderful events. This week, I attended the Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement’s Tom McCall Day event, which advertised the “opportunity to learn about who … Continued
Outdated Emergency Operations Plan turned into “living document” Last issue, The Pacific Index spoke with LCC’s Molly Newhard, Editor-In-Chief of The Torch newspaper, about the recent lockdown following reports of an armed individual on campus at LCC (and Pacific’s Eugene … Continued
Pacific University Registrar Discusses Potential Changes to Minor Degrees Pacific University has never established a concrete, robust policy regarding the attainment of minors. But Registrar Nikol Roubidoux is looking to change that. Currently in discussions with faculty, Roubidoux and … Continued
Two Pacific Professors travel to India to plan new travel course Pacific University’s Creative Writing Program Director Professor Keya Mitra recently returned from a trip to India along with fellow professor Jennifer Hardacker. Together, they are researching and planning a … Continued
Students from Pacific report on their post-graduation plans for employment. College students spend much time reaching the goal of graduation, but reality is that is more a starting line than a finish line: What happens when you get there? … Continued