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A Note from The Pacifican Editor-in-ChiefIn 1851, California’s first

chartered university was founded. Santa Clara, Cali-fornia became the first home to what would eventually be known as University of the Pacific. The university would end up moving twice before settling in Stockton in 1923, becoming the first institute of higher education in the Central Valley in the process. Homecoming has been an annual tradition that, while it may have seen a 20 year hiatus moving into the turn of the century, has seen a revival that has helped our distin-guished alumni now be able to relive old memories while still creating new ones.

We at The Pacifican would like to welcome all of our alumni back home to cele-brate Homecoming weekend with our annual Homecoming issue, highlighting both the numerous events happening over the course of the week-end, while also reflecting on the storied history here at

University of the Pacific, mak-ing both the university and The Pacifican into what it is today.

Pacific was first founded in Santa Clara as California Wes-leyan College, though it would change its name to University of the Pacific just a month later. In 1871, the university

would move to San Jose, as well as open its doors to wom-en for the first time, making it the first co-educational school in the state of California. Just 7 years later, the Conservatory of Music, the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River, would be founded. In 1908, The Pacifican, then known

as the Pacific Weekly, would be founded, and in 1911, the university would change its name to College of the Pacific. 13 years later, Pacific would again move to its eventual permanent home in Stockton, becoming the first institution of higher learning in the cen-tral valley in the process, and in 1961 would again become known as University of the Pacific.

Since then, Pacific has added many a milestone to its storied history. In 2008, the Don and Karen DeRosa University Center would be built, giving the campus a new hub for student activity. In 2009, the university would appoint Pamela Eibeck, the first female president of the university. In 2013, the uni-versity announced its largest ever estate gift from Robert and Janette Powell of $125 million. Just this past year, the university opened the brand new Calaveras Hall, the new-est on campus apartment-style

housing complex, giving Pacif-ic students yet another new place on campus to call home.

University of the Pacific has become a home for thousands upon thousands students and alumni alike, and this week-end we are excited to have members of our ever-growing Tiger family coming back home to revel in old memories and creating new ones with their fellow Pacific alumni, current students, and family members.

We at The Pacifican hope that this weekend serves as a reminder that, no matter how many years pass, no matter how far you may roam, no matter where life may take you, Pacific will always be here for you to welcome you back with open arms.

Remember: once a Tiger, always a Tiger. Welcome home.

Pacificanly,

Carlos FloresEditor-in-Chief

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Pacific’s Class of 1968: A Retrospective

Natalia GevaraNews Editor

It’s been 50 years since Pacific’s class of 1968 were undergraduates on campus. Nonetheless, the year doesn’t seem all that long ago, and the highlights can make one feel very nostalgic of a differ-ent time.

In terms of Pacific’s cam-pus, the 1960s were definitely an interesting time. Within the decade, Pacific merged with San Francisco College of Physicians and Surgeons, as well as the McGeorge School of Law. 1968 also saw the beginning of the construction of the School of Pharmacy, which was estimated to cost around $3,900,000.

The 1967-1968 homecom-ing parade was the biggest it had ever been in Pacific’s history, consisting of around fourteen floats and 22 high school bands. At the time, the parade began on Pacific Av-enue, making it’s way to Sta-dium Drive and up to Knoles Field.

Life was different outside the boundaries of Pacific’s campus, as well. A few things that are probably missed in-clude the price of gas, which was at an average of 34 cents a gallon in the year 1968. Addi-tionally, the average monthly rent was around $130. At the time, the world population reached a little over 3.5 billion

College tuition was much different as well, with Pacific tuition being $850 per se-

mester during the 1967-1968 school year.

We can’t talk about the 60s without talking about rock n’ roll, and 1968 had many highlights. Elvis had his come-back special on December 3rd, killing it on the stage in leath-

er and slick hair, after seven years of focusing on the movie business.

The British Invasion oc-curred years earlier, but the Beatles released their song “Hey Jude” in 1968, with some fans marking it as the

beginning of the end for the iconic rock group. 1968 was also marked by other artists such as the Rolling Stones, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and many more.

The class of 1968 might remember some of the movies they watched in the theater on a Friday night with friends. This could include a few block-busters, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Funny Girl. These iconic pictures didn’t just define the year, but the rest of cinematic history.

Though these highlights are of the past, they remain starkly in the minds who lived through them, and they are celebrated on the 50th anni-versary since the graduation of Pacific’s class of 1968.

Homecoming is lit with a bonfire in 1968. PC: University of the Pacific

In 2018, Pacific’s Class of 1968 will be coming back home to celebrate its 50th reunion.

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BROCKHAMPTON’s “iridescence” a Wild Yet Somber RideGavan McCoyStaff Writer

BROCKHAMPTON, the self-proclaimed “busiest boy-band in the world,” is back with their latest album “iridescence” after a very pro-ductive 2017, in which the seven-member hip-hop group released a total of three full-length studio albums dubbed “the Saturation Trilogy.” However, the time between the trilogy and the release of their latest album were marred with difficulties, most prominently being the depar-ture of member Ameer Vann, who was kicked out of the group after accusations of sex-ual misconduct; Ameer was an original member of the group, as well as the subject on the covers to the Saturation Tril-ogy of albums. This departure

affected the album, not only in the release day being delayed but also the creative process of “iridescence,” as it is much more somber than their “Satu-ration” albums.

But now the album is final-ly here. After a series of three singles released throughout July of this year (“1999 Wild-fire,” “1998 Truman,” and “1997 Diana,” all of which I recommend), “iridescence” was released on September 21st. The album is also meant to be a part of a brand new al-bum trilogy dubbed “The Best Years of Our Lives.”

To sum up the overall sound of the album, it can be described as abrasive, with much denser instrumentation, as the drums and bass are so much more potent that it bor-ders on becoming distorted. Some songs on the album feel as if they were produced by

Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails fame) at his peak in the ‘90s, as they have an almost industrial feel to them. This is mostly exhibited in the track, BERLIN, which feature high-frequency beats that become more and more dis-torted as the bass is increased. However, the album also has its lusher parts, as some songs have full orchestras and even a choir playing behind the track. My favorite of the whole album is the slow ballad SAN MARCOS (named after the band’s birthplace), with its gentle acoustic instrumenta-tion and its lyrics regarding the wish to be greater than oneself currently is, as seen in the climax of the song, a choral passage by the London Community Gospel Choir.

When discussing the vocal abilities of each of the mem-bers, some have more promi-

nence than others, which can create some disappointment in fans who prefer certain members over others. The members Merlyn Wood and Russell “Joba” Boring, in par-ticular, have more to say than the other members, bringing most of the vocal energy that BROCKHAMPTON is known for. Meanwhile Matt Cham-pion and group leader Kevin Abstract are strangely low-key on the album; however, they are not without their shining moments.

The album kicks off with the track NEW ORLEANS, a high-energy cut that has a persistent buzzing throughout the album, and lyrics about not giving up on your aspira-tions, even

if they are as extravagant as wanting a “new crib in Lon-don” as Kevin puts it. Shock-ingly enough the track fea-

tures none other than Jaden Smith, who is rapping the second chorus alongside Kevin towards the end of the track. Although I would personally love to see Jaden go on about how many times he has cried in the back of an Uber or how mirrors aren’t real if our eyes aren’t real, that is all we see of him on the entire project. Then the song transitions into THUG LIFE, which can only be described as a slowed-down extension of NEW ORLEANS, with piano and a string section to boot.

The second half is what I believe to be the superior side of the album, as the group is more coherent than on the first half, and the best tracks over-all land on this side. The sec-ond half begins with the of the

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Finances: Does Student Opinion Matter?Scarlett GreenOpinion Editor

On September 26th, ASUOP hosted a forum during which students passionately voiced their concerns about impending tuition increases coupled with academic and admin-istrative budget cuts that will be implemented in the 2019 fiscal year. Although the forum was meant to provide a way for admin-istrators to connect with students, many felt that the overall tone of the forum was distant and defensive.

For example, Henry Adkis-son, Political Science ‘18,

says, “The tone of admin-istrators toward students appeared condescending. President Eibeck can make all the sympathetic facial expressions she wants, but they mean nothing if she and her cabinet don’t directly address the issues students bring up and take their input into account during the decision mak-ing process. Their message came across as, ‘Yeah it’s expensive but our costs are more important.’”

One possi-ble explanation for this in-volves the precarious bal-ance between present and future financial status that administrators must face

when making decisions for the university budget. According to the budget fact sheet just released by Pacific, “Relatively flat enrollments, low tuition increases and increases in financial aid at Pacific have resulted in a tight budget where expenditures are greater than income. This is not financially sustain-able and it has limited merit raises for faculty and staff.” Echoing this concern during the budget forum, Vice-President of Finance, Ken Mullen, described how administration must raise tuition in order to provide for the costs of other things that are im-

portant to students such as better housing and larger financial aid packages for incoming freshmen. One possible explanation for this involves the pre-carious balance between present and future finan-cial status that adminis-trators must face when making decisions for the university budget. For ex-ample, during the budget forum, Vice-President of Finance, Ken Mullen, described how adminis-tration must raise tuition in order to provide for the costs of other things that are important to students such as better housing and larger financial aid packag-

es for incoming freshmen. While this seems like

a good way to drive up enrollment rates, what becomes of the students already enrolled at Pa-cific? While financial aid packages are augment-ed to seem palatable to incoming freshman in light of high tuition rates, financial aid packages for students already enrolled remain stagnant while tuition increases each year. freshman year is no longer possible to attain due to increased financial strain.

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Noah Lenzi & Henry GreenthalStaff Writer

Venom, directed by Ru-ben Fleischer of Zom-bieland fame, is the latest in the ever growing line of movies based on Marvel properties. Disconnected from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this film stands as Sony’s second attempt to build their own cinematic universe around the Spi-der-Man characters they have acquired. So does Venom signal the begin-ning of a new and glorious universe? It certainly wants to. The film stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/Ven-

om, giving an exception-ally divisive performance, leaving you wondering if you just saw one of his better performances or the worst of his career. One thing’s for sure, it was certainly amusing. Michelle Williams clearly has no interest in being in the film. She phones it in peformance-wise and is literally reduced to call-ing Eddie on the phone half her screen time. Riz Ahmed as Riot might have been the most insufferable to watch out of the main three. In the age of more complex and fleshed out villains, Riot opts to be neither sympathetic nor threatening. His charac-

ter walks around half the movie making cliche bib-lical references as well as cramming the theme down the audience’s throats. Even with the film’s lack of subtlety towards the theme it still feels empty by the end. Too much feels miss-ing to give the audience anything to digest by the time the credits roll. Forty minutes of runtime were trimmed from this movie right be-fore it was released, which were apparently Tom Hardy’s favorite bits. After watching Venom, it’s pretty clear why Tom was fond of them: they were the plot and pacing. The first act moves at a surprisingly

slow pace (for this film’s standards) which contrasts greatly with the mere ten minutes the third act is given. There are a lot of scenes that feel dead and don’t connect to anything. It’s like the studio punched the editor every time they tried to make scenes con-nect or even flow properly. But what about the ac-tion? Comic book movies, especially recent ones, are known for stellar action. Hopefully Venom’s motor-cycle chase is enough to tide you over because the fight scenes have very little to offer. The fight scenes are plagued by shoddy camera work and editing, resulting in battles with

too many quick cuts, close ups and poor lighting. That does little to help the action itself, which has no real flow and no natural escalation. The bright spot of this movie is the large amount of insanity that occurs throughout the narrative and its glaring mistakes. Eddie Brock often feels unplugged and unpredictable (even before he bonds with Venom). Tom Hardy’s jarring and unrestrained performance only fuels this.

Tom Hardy is Hilariously Unplugged in Venom

Lifestyles The Pacifican | 7 Thursday, October 11, 2018

Pacific Greeks Look Back and Reminisce

Carlos FloresEditor-in-Chief

In any forms of campus life, Greek letters are almost always a given. Thousands of young men and women

bound together by lifelong bonds that last through de-cades. From the time they are initiated to even the present day, many of Pacific’s Greek alumni look back fondly on their experiences, and even find ways to give back to the organizations that gave so much to them. “I was really interested in the extra curricu-lar opportunities, friendships, and housing that my particu-lar fraternity could provide,”

says Theta Chi member Chris Leonor-di Paolo, ‘17. Many students coming into Pacific go in not even giving Greek life a second thought until they are shown how much the Greek community has to offer. “When I first came to Pacific I didn’t know I had any friends who were Greek. I still just thought it was like in the movies,” says Delta Delta Del-ta member Jordyn Doyle ‘17. “All parties and hazing and all

of that.” “Greek life at pacific made me a happier person, I was going through a hard time before I joined and I had received so much warmth and love being part of the Greek community,” Doyle contin-ues. “For members of a Greek organization, they begin to thrive in the environment that nurtures their own personal growth and development. “I feel that [Greek life] gave me a backbone that I needed, like

in meetings or with managers I speak when an idea comes to mind, as opposed to before when I just stayed silent,” shares Beta Theta Pi member Kevin Montoya ‘17. “I think joining my chapter really so-lidified who I wanted to be at Pacific,” explains Leonor-di Paolo. “Originally people thought I was one major and

Greek bonds

last lifetime

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In 2012, Pacific’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi opened their new home. PC: Pacific Beta Theta Pi

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that was kinda not my interest. I became a well established member of the Pacific com-munity I think because of my fraternal ties. The skills that I learned opened up the oppor-tunity to become the Greek life student assistant my senior year and that’s where I really got to know the majority of the Greek community and that’s something I never thought would happen with my time in school.” Some members in the Greek community even par-took in the privilege of joining multiple organizations, such as Beta Theta Pi and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia member Josh Arreola ‘16, who shared that, “I believe being a member of both Beta and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia made me into a stron-ger person, both in and out of the classroom. Both left me with a sense of pride in being involved in something bigger than just myself. Being in each Fraternity also helped me have a sense of the work-life

balance that is oh-so necessary in the real world, especially in this time in history where we are so rushed to do things.” Even after their time at Pacific comes to an end, the members of its Greek community find ways to continue to give back to the community that gave so much to them during their time at Pacific. “Though I have graduated, being Greek still affects me to this day in sev-eral ways,” says Kappa Alpha Theta member Jessie George ‘16, “After leaving Pacific I decided to get a Master’s de-gree in College Student De-velopment and Counseling so that I could continue to work on college campuses and help new students make the most of their college experience. While completing this mas-ters, I found myself drawn to

working with Greek organi-zations, this was due to the wonderful experience I had with Greek life at Pacific. While in grad school I not only worked with fraternity and sorority life at North-eastern University, where I completed my grad program, but also at Emerson Col-lege. In these roles I helped advise Greek councils and helped work on initiatives that brought together Greek organizations with other organizations on campus. I currently work as a Residen-tial Education Director at Washington State University, and even through this role I find myself working with fra-ternity and sorority life again as I advise a few chapters on campus, in addition to offering myself as an alumni resource to the Theta chapter here. Being Greek has con-tinued to help connect me to folks across the country and continues to be a large part of my values system.” “I think it’s an experience everyone should have,” says Doyle.

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“I think it’s an experience everyone

should have.”

Lifestyles The Pacifican | 9 Thursday, October 11, 2018

Although communication seemed to be lacking accord-ing to many, other students also expressed how they be-lieve that the tuition forum was a step in the right direc-tion and that presence of ad-ministrators at the forum was much appreciated.

For example, Serena Mi-chaels, Psychology ‘21, ex-plains that she thought the tui-tion forum was very successful in promoting accountability and ensuring that student voices do not go unheard. She expresses that she does not believe that administration would intentionally ignore the interests of their students and furthermore, believes that, “more forums would be beneficial because without the student body voicing our opin-ions the faculty won’t know how much their decisions im-pact our lives.”

The issue of university fi-nances is one that needs to be addressed, not just by admin-

istrators, but also by students. The importance of this was showcased in the passionate and articulate responses that students presented to admin-istration during the tuition forum. The forum did a great job of granting administra-tion the opportunity to help students to understand its po-sition on a contentious issue, as well as granting students the opportunity to voice their own standpoints and pro-viding first hand accounts of the effects that the amended budget would have on them. In the case that another forum like this occurs in the future, it is important that we show up and voice our opinions again!

STUDENT OPINIONCONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

VENOM REVIEWCONTINUED FROM PAGE 6

The result is an uneasy feeling of hilarity throughout the entire film. This aspect alone is why many are finding the film energetic and highly enjoyable. In the end, Spider-Man 3 is unironically the superior

Venom film. It had a properly structured story, a message and a good level of entertain-ment (it even had better CGI). It just had poor execution. This film fails to even stay together as it moves at break-neck speed to reach the end. It’s horrible but diabolically beautiful to watch. It likes being bad and that makes us happy.

BROCKHAMPTONCONTINUED FROM PAGE 4

track WEIGHT, and Kevin starting with one of the more impactful bars on the entire album, discussing how the issue of depression affected not only him, but also some of the other members of BROCK-HAMPTON. The title of the song comes into effect later as the song progresses as Kevin now talks about fame and the immense pressure that is put on successful acts such as his group, and how he sometimes misses “the old days before the co-signs.”

song comes into effect later as the song progresses as Kevin now talks about fame and the immense pressure that is put on successful acts such as his group, and how he sometimes misses “the old days before the co-signs.”

...he feared that the

allegations against Ameer

Vann would spell the end

of BROCKHAMPTON

The track J’OUVERT brings back the roughness of the first half of the album and adds anger to the mix, as Joba han-dles what may be the most aggressive bars on the record. Joba makes reference to his past mental health issues and drug use, mental health being an unfortunately common is-sue amongst the members of BROCKHAMPTON especially after the departure of Ameer Vann.

TONYA features experi-mental musician Serpentwith-feet handling the chorus and is

the first single off the album, which debuted on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in June of this year. The song’s title is a reference to infamous figure skater Tonya Hard-ing, someone whom Kevin compares himself to with the lyric “my life is I, Tonya,” in reference to the biographical film starring Margot Robbie. Kevin uses this comparison to depict unstable stardom - to be at the top of the world, only to fall due to a scandal. In the case of Kevin, he feared that the allegations against Ameer Vann would spell the end of BROCKHAMPTON.

Overall I would say “irides-cence” is a worthwhile entry into the BROCKHAMPTON canon, the beginning of a new trilogy that will hopeful-ly reach the quality of their previous one. Let us hope that BROCKHAMPTON does not end as soon as Kevin Abstract fears to be.

Lifestyles Thursday, October 11, 201810 | The Pacifican

Pacific Athletes Prep for Homecoming

Gabby Leo and Alex Holt play game against University of Nevada, Reno, showing an example of tight situation gameplay. PC: Meghan Laurel

Amanda DavisSports Editor

With Homecoming around the corner, Pacificans every-where are beginning to turn their attention to the action here on campus. Students, alumni, and families alike are receiving information left and right about the awe-some events going on just for them. For every event going on, there is a group of people preparing and putting in their all to make this an amazing weekend. The athletes on campus are no exception to this.

Fans can check out the Pac Invite at Chris Kjeldson Pool on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. to check out the swim team in action. The women’s volleyball team plans in Alex G. Spanos Cen-ter at 7 p.m. today against Portland and at noon Satur-day against Gonzaga.

Pacific teams are currently training hard and focusing their efforts to make each moment count for their fans during Homecoming. Fortu-nately, it seems as if everyone feels ready and is not intimi-dated by the weight of playing a home game this weekend.

“The [field hockey] team is ready to rumble for sure,” says Gaby de Kock, Business ‘21. “We have done our home-work and have been working hard on and off the field to be ready for this upcoming game.” She feels that her team is more than capable of bringing in another win for Pacific as a step towards championship.

With the help of their assistant coach and video analyst, Chris Fry, the field hockey team has been study-ing their opponent, William & Mary, to better understand what they will be up against. They do this to get a feel for the other team’s strengths, weaknesses, and defensive and offensive strategies. Once familiar with their opponent,

the team can put together a more successful game plan.

“I also think, as an indi-vidual, it’s important to watch who you going to match up against on the field and know what their weakness so you can execute your role effec-tively,” de Kock adds. She states that the game against William & Mary last season was very exciting and they expect this weekend’s game to be as well.

The field hockey team is not the only team that is refining their skills for this weekend, though. The men’s soccer team is also adjusting

Pacific’s Men’s Water Polo team currently sits at a 6-5 record. PC: Paciific Athetics

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Pacific’s Men’s Water Polo team currently sits at a 6-5 record. PC: Paciific Athetics

their practice for their game against Santa Clara. Accord-ing to Tariq Branche, Civil Engineering ‘21, the team is currently working on individ-ual defending and attacking in the final third of the game. He shares that they have im-proved a lot in these areas and hopes they can use what they have learned in future games.

“I think our coaches do well to paint the pictures needed for us to understand what needs to be done on the field so we execute it to the best of our abilities,” Branche remarks. He knows that there are plenty of things his team can improve on, though there is no need to worry because their drills have certainly been effective for Branche personal-ly and for the team as a whole.

Pacific’s volleyball team is presently fine-tuning their skills in preparation for Home-coming weekend as well. Their focus is on gameplay during stressful situations, giving them a taste of what they will feel like when they are on the court and what emotions may come with them. They do this so that it is easier for them to play a game under pressure.

“I can tell that we are still playing aggressive while also playing smarter,” says Gabby Leo, Business ‘22, reflecting on her team’s practices. One of the ways they practice for tight situations is playing against each other with a tied score, giving each side a chance to win yet they both start with almost 25 points. This means players will need to make min-imal mistakes because both sides are so close to winning.Although winning is definitely the goal for our athletes, the fans also hold a special place in their hearts.

“I am really hoping we have a lot of fans show up and that they are super rowdy and loud for us!” Leo exclaims. She wants them to see the team’s effort, determination, and drive for success. She is also excited about her family com-ing from Arizona to watch the game and about the alumni

who have contributed to Pacific who will also attend this week-end.

“Having the alumni at the games is amazing,” Branche ex-presses. “It’s always great to see people continue to show their love for the program by showing up to the games as alums.” He also hopes fans will enjoy the Homecoming game and see how hard they have been working in practices shine through during the game.

“A great game of hockey

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 played by a talented team and coached by brilliance” is what de Kock hopes fans get out of the upcoming game. She is thrilled that there will be alumni in the crowd along with the families of her team-mates. She hopes that other teams will show up as well and add to the excitement of their game.

Pacific’s athletes are all anticipating an exciting week-end of action-packed games and energetic fans. They have

been preparing and training with such determination and perseverance to make their Tiger family proud. Be sure to go out and support your teams during Homecoming weekend to not only witness their hard work paying off but also to have a lot of fun! The numer-ous athletic events happening this weekend can be found on the Homecoming schedule below for Pacific alumni and family alike to enjoy!

“Having the alumni

at the games is amaz-

ing...It’s always great

to see people continue

to show their love for

the program by show-

ing up to the games as

alums.”

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