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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
