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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
