2008 Woodie Awards
After two City Council meetings and a ton of media coverage on the situation, Chief Aleshire has gotten the approval of residents and the City Council, succeeding in banning public drinking in Forest Grove. The ordinance will resemble other cities in Washington County with their public drinking laws, with the exception of Sherwood, where along with Forest Grove, has allowed public drinking for as long as many can remember.
Everybody on campus, from students to faculty to administration are (often painfully) aware that new buildings cost money. Seeing as our campus has added five new buildings in only three years - and that our university is only halfway through its makeover procedure - many students have wondered how it is we have the money for such fine additions.
When the cost of tuition increases at Pacific University, students not only concern themselves with how they will raise the additional money, but also why the university needs it. Where does it all go? Annual Tuition and Fees increased from $22,534 for the 2006-2007 school year, to $26,470 for 2007-2008, and when the announcement was made in Spring 2007, students began asking questions regarding the new buildings and the salaries of Pacific administration and faculty.
The core proposal is still just a proposal, but the associate deans and John Hayes, dean of the college of Arts and Sciences, are looking for that to change during the faculty meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6. In the Sept. 25 issue of The Pacific Index, there were two articles to help introduce the intricacies of the core and four-credit proposals.
In his letter welcoming prospective students to Pacific University, President Phil Creighton means it when he says, "I look forward to welcoming you in person, one day soon." Creighton is often seen at sporting events, muic events, university performances, or eating lunch in the U.
The Tom McCall Forum is by far one of the most well known events at Pacific University. In a Nov. 2007 interview with The Pacific Index, Ross Dondero, professor emeritus of Politics/Government, in reference to Tom McCall said, "If you asked someone on the street about Pacific University, they would first mention the Lu'au and then talk about Tom McCall.
On Oct. 28, an e-mail went out to Pacific students living in resident halls reminding them that "to clean out discarded bikes from the storage areas, tags will be put on all bikes to identify which of them have been abandoned" and requesting that bike owners "remove the tag by Monday Nov.
One would think that in a field of study like optometry, the curriculum would be dominated by all things visual. Students attend lengthy lectures in which professors convey clinical studies, research, and key terminology through massive Powerpoint presentations.
When the polls closed at 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, for the presidential election Jim Moore went to work. Moore, a politics and law professor at Pacific University is also the political pundit for KOIN 6 News, the Portland CBS affiliate. KOIN, who ran local projections for their station, were predicted by Moore.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, all faculty, staff, alumni and students received a memo inviting them to an open meeting with Presidential Search Committee chair and member of the Board of Trustees, Mindy Cameron as well as the members of the Isaacson, Miller Search Firm.
Many have heard of Sophomore MajorFest, Junior Junction and Senior Tailgate but what about Freshman MajorFair? The name likely won't ring a bell because it is new and will be put on for the first time for the class of 2012 on Thursday, Nov. 6 in the MPR. There are a few main differences in this major fair for freshmen, compared with the others.
Building by building, the Pacific University campus has been undergoing what seems to be a complete overhaul. Students who graduated no less than four years ago may receive quite a shock when they visit Pacific today, and the revamping is far from over. Students graduating this year may hardly be able to recognize their alma mater when they step back on campus several years from now.