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Blackboard future remains uncertain

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Faculty and administration are considering dropping the Blackboard system for a new, easier-to-use program that faculty can use to share files with students.

The university signed on with file-sharing site Web CT 12 years agao. It was soon bought out by Blackboard, which has since become an "industry giant" according to Assistant VP of Information Services Ted Krupicka.

Correctional driving class held in Berglund Hall

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Defensive driving courses such as the ones held in Berglund Hall on Feb. 6 and Feb. 20 are intended to inspire and educate people how to make better choices while behind the wheel.

The four-hour class is geared toward those who have received traffic violations in Washington County and have been court-ordered to complete the program.

FG Farmers Market seeks artistic aid

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Forest Grove Farmers Market is calling all designers to submit entries to their annual poster contest for cash prizes. Further details can be obtained by calling 503-992-0078 or emailing
farmersmarket@adelantemujeres.org.

Film crew invades campus

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Pacific's campus was invaded by visigoths this weekend as Harvest Films Inc. set up shop to shoot a new commercial for Capital One, a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, loans, banking, and savings products. The film crew was looking for a traditional college campus, with the idea of the small, northeast ivy league in mind.

Pacific 2010-2011 budget unveiled

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The College of Arts and Sciences will have a budget of about $12 million for the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences John Hayes. These funds, which are collected from endowment, tuition, room and board and alumni giving, will be allocated to arts and sciences programs according to need.

Pacific campus taken by cat

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This feline has been spotted wandering campus making friends, stealing hearts and accepting gratuitous handouts. It seems to be a house cat. Any information about the potential owner is encouraged to email The Pacific Index.

The cat joined the Pacific Index staff for layout Feb.

Pacific trumps rivals with post grad debt

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

You've done it. You sent in your application, got a teacher or two to write a letter praising your abilities and finally, received the acceptance letter(s). Now comes the hard part: sifting through financial aid packages. The financial decisions students make in college have a lasting effect that extends beyond the four years required to earn a degree.

Presidential inauguration

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

More than halfway through her first year as the Boxer's new president, President Dr. Leslie Hallick will be officially sworn in as the university's seventeenth president on Thursday, March 4.
The celebration ceremony will be held in the Pacific Athletic Center gymnasium from 4 p.

Sometimes it is always rainbows and butterflies

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Pacific sociology and anthropology professor Jaye Cee Whitehead and biology professor Rich Van Buskirk's research projects differ widely, but both aim to benefit the community.

Whitehead's research focuses on how licensed psychologists and counselors diagnose Gender Identity Disorder (GID).

A long year for Boxer basketball winds down

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

By comparison to the NBA or even the NCAA Division-I regular seasons, 32 games doesn't seem like a big deal. If you were to ask the men and women of Pacific basketball, however, they'd all probably tell you that they're glad the long grind is over.

In a word, both seasons were a disappointment, punctuated by both teams going in opposite directions during the first and second halves.

Bonk leads men's golf to first spring win over Willamette at Quail Valley

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Max Bonk (Jr., Kamuela, Hawaii) gave Pacific a strong start to the spring half of the 2009-10 schedule Saturday as the All-American led the Boxers to a 302-335 victory over Willamette in a men's golf dual match at the Quail Valley Golf Course.
Bonk turned in a three-under-par 69 to win the event for the Boxers, finish seven strokes ahead of Willamette' Robbie Beard and Pacific's Ben Wright (Jr.

Boxers finish season with 3-game skid

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Ross Bartlett (Sr., St. Helens, Ore.) finished off his Pacific career with another monster double-double Saturday, but the performance could not overcome an outstanding first half by Willamette as the Bearcats beat the Boxers 95-86 in Northwest Conference men's basketball action at the Cone Field House.

Boxers Sports Network to air baseball, softball in Spring

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Pacific University's Boxers Sports Network webcast heads to the diamond in March for Pacific baseball and softball.

Beginning March 6 and 7, the BSN will air selected Northwest Conference home games from both Chuck Bafaro and Sherman-Larkins stadiums in Forest Grove.

Boxers sweep Bearcats to end trying 2009 season

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It was second verse, same as the first for Pacific women's basketball, closing out the second half of the Northwest Conference season like they did the first, beating Willamette 83-74 on Feb. 20 in Salem, Ore. The win gave Pacific the season sweep after they beat the Bearcats at the PAC on Jan.

Softball ready to make run in NWC

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Winston Churchill once said, "Success in not final, failure is not fatal but it's the courage to continue that counts." With the season approaching, the Pacific softball team is determined to make a statement in the Northwest Conference.

After opening their season 1-3 at the Northwest Cup Tournament in Clackamas, Ore.

Visigoths conquer PAC

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Alumni Book Club changes name, welcomes community

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Pacific Alumni Book Club is now the Boxer Book Club and is open to the entire Pacific community, rather than just Alumni.

The change occurred with the hopes of opening the club to all those in the Pacific community who are interested.

The change "really wasn't a big deal," according to director of Alumni Relations, Martha Calus-Mclain.

Black History Month

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In the past, Pacific University has participated in Black History Month, holding an array of programs to celebrate the occasion. However, this year it appeared there was a lack of planning for February with little to no celebrations present on the university's event calendar.

Comics on Campus

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When I walked through the door to the Milky Way Feb. 20 and heard the man on stage say, "BET is sponsored by cotton," I knew I was going to the have the most fun I'd have had in a long time. In a departure from its typical fare of concerts and poetry slams, the ACE board decided to speak to the student body using the language of the soul: laughter.

Competing for aid

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Incoming 2010 freshmen had the opportunity to compete for two full-ride scholarships in the annual Pacesetters Scholarship Competition held Feb. 14, Feb. 20 and Feb. 23.

The competition was open to high school seniors that met the requirements of a 3.5 GPA, a SAT score of 110 on math and critical reading or an ACT score of 24 or more, and anyone admitted to Pacific before Feb.

Do it in the Dark kickoff

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

An energy-saving competition between Pacific residence halls called Do It In the Dark is set for the month of March. It will be measured in three categories: water, electricity and gas consumption.

Residents of the hall that shows the greatest percentage reduction from March 2009 to March 2010 will be given the opportunity to be entered in a raffle for prizes including Blazers tickets, Lu'au tickets, Portland Spirit Cruise tickets and a $100 gift certificate to the bookstore.

Mug Shots: Portland's Beer Scene

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Many of you probably spent Valentine's Day with your sweeties. Not me. My wife, mother, mother in-law� in fact, every female familial relation I had migrated north for a knitting convention in Tacoma. I reluctantly remained to hold down the fort. But my ever thoughtful wife left me a survival kit that only a guy could truly appreciate.

Portland pop princess returns home

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For enthusiastic music lovers, there is a general rule of thumb that local is better than commercial. Normally I tend to agree. The musicians generally have been playing longer and have more talent and passion than commercially produced prepubescent vocalists, which often confuses the listeners as to the performer's gender.

Retirement leaves CPS man down

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Senior Safety Officer Ralls Hall of Campus Public Safety will be retiring this semester after 11 years of service to the Pacific community.

A retirement reception will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 in the Multi-purpose room of lower-level U.

Sun breaks through

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With a high of 59 last week, just about everyone was excited to see the sun shining and the pavement dry. People decided to move outside where they ate, studied, chatted and even played music, like Nicholas Schieber (above). According to weather reports, however, we'll see more rain and less sun in the Oregon skies for the coming week.

Writer salvages literature

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Prize-winning poet and novelist Bonnie Jo Campbell read to students and faculty during her Feb. 18 appearance as part of Pacific's Visiting Writers' Series. Her works include the novel "Q Road" and two short story collections titled "Women & Other Animals" and the most recently published, "American Salvage.

College newspapers a must, despite struggling field

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

There's been a lot of talk in the upper echelons of Pacific society, lately, about spending.

We all understand that during difficult financial times, people need to make budget changes in order to save a little dough to pay for the things that matter.

As a recent Pacific graduate, I understand this point as well as anyone, with mounting bills, and a low-paying job in a recession that feels like its getting worse instead of better.

Dying industry: will newsprint be obsolete?

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Why are you reading this newspaper?

Because it was sitting there?

Because you genuinely care about campus events and student opinion?

Because, unlike most people, you love the feel of newspaper ink all over your fingers?

The point is, you're reading it.

From the 808 to the 503: Adjusting to Oregon while keeping "one foot on sand"

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Diversity. According to Darwin, it is the single concept that allowed evolution to eventually produce the human race. In art, it is the variance of colors, contrasted and blended so beautifully together that it sparks an array of emotions within the viewer.

Letter to the Editor

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dear Index staff -

I hope you are still the feisty news staff of the 60's who voiced their opines on justice during the Civil Rights movements of non-violence, and the Southern culture. Several Pacific students went to Mobile Alabama to be active in their solidarity vs.

Olympics offers students lesson in humility, unity

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

I am writing this column under different circumstances than usual; instead of pounding away at the keyboard inside the office, or my apartment or even the Pacific University library, I am currently sitting near the base of the awe-inspiring Whistler-Blackcomb mountain near Vancouver, B.