The Pacific Index

The Pacific Index is the student-run newspaper of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. The biweekly paper is a member of the College Publisher Network.[1]

The Pacific Index
The Index
TypeBiweekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Pacific University
Editor-in-chiefElla Cutter & Bren Swogger
HeadquartersForest Grove, Oregon
Websitewww.pacindex.com

History

Pacific University started a campus newspaper in 1893 as a monthly paper named the Pacific University Index.[2] By 1899, circulation for the 16-page paper had grown to 275, with a subscription costing 50 cents.[2] The paper experimented with a "date bureau" to help students find dates, starting the program in March 1936.[3] In 1939, The Index was selected for a second-class honor rating by the Associated Collegiate Press.[4] 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.[5]

In 1943, the paper was awarded a first-class honor rating by the Associated Collegiate Press.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] That year, Patricia Stephenson was selected as the editor.[8]

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.[9] 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.[9][10] In October 2010, the Index went through a redesign as well as improvements to the associated website.[11] The newspaper was a biweekly publication at that time.[11]

Details

The student newspaper is published biweekly, though stories appear online more frequently.[11][12] The Index is distributed only on the college’s main campus in Forest Grove and at the school’s Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon.[11][12] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Pacific Index temporarily stopped production of their print issues, and moved to an online only platform. The Pacific Index Podcast was launched in 2020.

References
  1. College Publisher Network Affiliates. Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine College Publisher Network. Retrieved on November 11, 2010.
  2. "Collegiate". National Newspaper Directory and Gazetteer. Pettingill & Co. 1899. pp. Part II: 19.
  3. "Bureau to Help Round Up Dates For Timid Ones". The Oregonian. March 15, 1936. p. 12.
  4. "College papers rated by board". The Oregonian. April 25, 1939. p. 2.
  5. "Portlander Gets Editorial Post". The Oregonian. January 22, 1940. p. 6.
  6. "Pacific Wins Paper Rating". The Oregonian. November 26, 1943. p. 13.
  7. "Bill Hilliard To Edit Paper". The Oregonian. May 18, 1951. Section 2, p. 9.
  8. "GP Girl Gets Post Of Editor". The Oregonian. October 8, 1965. p. 28.
  9. "Pacific Student Paper Backs Duncan For Senate". The Oregonian. November 3, 1966. p. 19.
  10. "Pacific University's Tom McCall Forum". Pacific University. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  11. House, Kelly (November 9, 2010). "Pacific University student newspaper unveils new look, in print and online". The Oregonian. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  12. "Distribution". The Pacific Index. Pacific University. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
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