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Students attempt kayak skills in the pool with careful watch by instructors.
Trips with Outdoor Pursuits are filling up quickly this semester. Don't miss out on the fun! View the OP calendar to register in advance before excursions are sold out. Plan ahead for a spring break rafting trip.
Black Lives Matter demonstration
Pacific University Psychology Professors Mike Christopher and Matt Hunsinger didn’t anticipate that their research would so closely track the headlines. It just turned out that way. And now they're finding that work has particular resonance as America grapples with questions of inherent racism in the systems of justice and law enforcement.
Timothy “Tim” Durkin ’85 has retired after serving 18 years as the assistant U.S. attorney in the Spokane, Wash. office.
Karen Fern ’78, OD ’81 retired from the University of Houston College of Optometry.
Kristina Hakanson MFA ‘13 publishes a chapbook of poetry, The Holy or the Broken Hallelujah.
William “Bill” Richardson ’71, MAEd ‘73 died Oct.  6, 2021, at age 78.
John Mari '87, OD ’89 died Nov. 6, 2021, at age 58.
James "Jim" R. Williams ’63, OD '6464, died Jan. 16, 2022, at age 82.
In Memory: Mercedes Mazique ' 73 died Dec. 17, 2021, at age 70.
Two rafts rest on the bank near a tent at sunset on the river.
Outdoor Pursuits has a full roster of both indoor and outdoor activities in the upcoming weeks! Learn, practice, and perfect kayak rolls during an indoor skills session, participate in a multi-day rafting series over spring break, or climb boulders at an indoor gym. 

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