The Pacific Index
Encyclopedia
The Pacific Index is the student run newspaper
of Pacific University
in Forest Grove, Oregon
, United States
. The biweekly paper is published on every-other Thursday, and is a member of the College Publisher Network.
. Then, for the 1939 to 1940 academic year, The Index went through three editors, with freshman Don Wilson as the third taking over in January 1940.
In 1943, the paper was awarded a first-class honor rating by the Associated Collegiate Press. For the 1951 to 1952 school year, Bill Hilliard was the elected editor of the paper, which was still a weekly publication at that time. In 1965, the newspaper and school yearbook were both put under the direction of the school’s journalism department, the first time that had happened at Pacific. That year Patricia Stephenson was selected as the editor.
The Index endorsed then U.S. Representative Robert B. Duncan
over then governor Mark Hatfield
in the 1966 U.S. Senate Race, which Hatfield went on to win. The newspaper also endorsed Tom McCall
for Oregon Secretary of State
, and Pacific University later started an annual lecture series named in McCall’s honor. In October 2010, the Index went through a redesign as well as improvements to their website. The newspaper was a biweekly publication at that time.
in Hillsboro, Oregon
.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
of Pacific University
Pacific University
Pacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove...
in Forest Grove, Oregon
Forest Grove, Oregon
Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a bedroom suburb of Portland. Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in 1850 and then incorporated in 1872 and was the first city in Washington County...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The biweekly paper is published on every-other Thursday, and is a member of the College Publisher Network.
History
Pacific University started a campus newspaper in 1893 as a monthly paper named the Pacific University Index. By 1899, circulation for the 16 page paper had grown to 275, with a subscription costing 50 cents. The paper experimented with a “date bureau” to help students find dates, starting the program in March 1936. In 1939, The Index was selected for a second-class honor rating by the Associated Collegiate PressAssociated Collegiate Press
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The ACP is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association...
. Then, for the 1939 to 1940 academic year, The Index went through three editors, with freshman Don Wilson as the third taking over in January 1940.
In 1943, the paper was awarded a first-class honor rating by the Associated Collegiate Press. For the 1951 to 1952 school year, Bill Hilliard was the elected editor of the paper, which was still a weekly publication at that time. In 1965, the newspaper and school yearbook were both put under the direction of the school’s journalism department, the first time that had happened at Pacific. That year Patricia Stephenson was selected as the editor.
The Index endorsed then U.S. Representative Robert B. Duncan
Robert B. Duncan
Robert Blackford Duncan was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat, he served multiple terms in the Oregon Legislative Assembly and as a U.S. congressman from Oregon. In the Oregon House of Representatives he served as speaker for four years, and in the U.S. House he...
over then governor Mark Hatfield
Mark Hatfield
Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
in the 1966 U.S. Senate Race, which Hatfield went on to win. The newspaper also endorsed Tom McCall
Tom McCall
Thomas Lawson McCall was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon...
for Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon Secretary of State
The Secretary of State of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in line of succession to the Governor. The duties of office are: auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public...
, and Pacific University later started an annual lecture series named in McCall’s honor. In October 2010, the Index went through a redesign as well as improvements to their website. The newspaper was a biweekly publication at that time.
Details
The student newspaper is published biweekly on Thursdays, though stories appear online more frequently. The Index is distributed only on the college’s main campus in Forest Grove and at the school’s Health Professions CampusPacific University Health Professions Campus
The Pacific University Health Professions Campus is a satellite campus of Pacific University located in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Opened in 2006, the campus contains the school's College of Health Professions with plans to move Pacific's College of Optometry and School of...
in Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
.