Volume 103 - The Pacifican

THE PACIFICAN 

University of the Pacific’s Newspaper since 1908 

VOLUME 103, ISSUE 30 THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 

Inside this issue 

Map and Schedule of 

Events | 2 

A map of the campus and a 

listing of the day’s festivities 

An Introduction to 

Commencement | 4 

History of commencement 

and features of its speakers 

Senior Awards | 6 

Faith Davies and Fulbright 

Award winners 

Life at Pacific | 7 

Students reflect on their 

experiences at Pacific 

This Year in News | 8 

A compilation of news stories 

this year 

What Happened at 

Pacific | 10 

A compilation of student 

events 

Pacific Past and 

Future| 16 

Memories of Pacific’s past and 

tips for the future 

Pacific Sports| 20 

A summary of sport stories 

this year 

Graduating Seniors| 24 

A list of all graduates! 

Randall Gee

2 MAP AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

1 

Schedule of Events 

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 

11:00 AM 

Faith Davies All-University 

Leadership Awards 

(At the DeRosa University 

Center Ballroom) 

4:00 PM 

Interfaith Baccalaureate 

Ceremony 

(At Morris Chapel; Reception to 

follow on Knoles Lawn) 

9:00 AM 

Commencement 2012 

(*Ticketed event at the Alex G. Spanos 

Center) 

DIPLOMA AND HOODING 

CEREMONIES 

1:00 PM 

College of the Pacific and 

University College 

(*At the Alex G. Spanos Center) 

School of International Studies 

(*At the Long Theatre) 

Eberhardt School of Business 

(*At Knoles Lawn) 

School of Engineering and 

Computer Science 

(*Ticketed event at the Faye Spanos 

Concert Hall) 

4:00 PM 

Conservatory of Music 

(*At the Faye Spanos Concert Hall) 

5:00 PM 

Gladys L. Benerd School of Education 

(*At the Alex G. Spanos Center) 

*Graduates and faculty to assemble an hour 

before scheduled ceremony 

FUTURE GRADUATIONS 

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2012 AT 2:00 PM 

McGeorge School of Law 

(At the Memorial Auditorium) 

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 AT 9:00 AM 

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy & 

Health Sciences 

(At the Alex G. Spanos Center) 

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012 AT 2:00 PM 

Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry 

(At the Masonic Auditorium) 

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MAP AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

3 

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012

4 

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMENCEMENT 

BY Karla Cortez, Copy Editor 

Commencement: A 

Historical Tradition 

EVERY YEAR AT COMMENCEMENT AND CONVOCATION, 

students pile into an auditorium where they sit through a ceremony 

of grand formality and time honored traditions. But the significance 

of these ceremonies is oftentimes lost on students, who will most 

likely only see them performed once or twice during their four 

years at Pacific. One may find themselves asking who are all these 

(elderly) people walking around with roses, why is President Eibeck 

holding a medieval weapon and why is everything color coded 

Students may be surprised to know that there is a significance 

and history behind most, if not all of the activities during the 

ceremonies of commencement. They are traditions that create the 

foundation for and legitimize an event which represents not only 

the completion of your education at Pacific, but a rite of passage 

into adulthood. Commencement represents your acceptance into 

a family of thousands of people who all attended University of the 

Pacific and share memories of an experience that changed their life 

for years to come. So here, for the benefit of all students who hope 

to join the ranks of alumni in the near or distant future, is your 

cram-guide commencement: 

The Mace: Is not just a weapon from medieval warfare, it became 

a symbol for academic institutions as early as the 16th century. Our 

mace was a gift from a Regent of the university, Mrs. Winifred 

Olson Raney, and was designed by Stuart Devlin, an internationally 

known London Silver Designer. It was first used at a Founders Day 

ceremony on March 6, 1966, and is constructed entirely of silver 

with a gold plated seal of the University in its head. 

The Memorial Rose Walk: The fiftieth reunion class walks 

annually at commencement carrying orange roses which represent 

their colleagues who could not attend the ceremony. The roses are 

placed in a large earn at the front of the platform and represents 

the 50th reunion class 

School and College Banners: Each Banner has a field of white 

at the center which symbolizes the arts and letters which form the 

basis for all of Pacific’s academic programs. Every banner contains 

the school’s symbol and is set on a color backdrop which relates to 

the discipline. These are gold for COP, pink for the Conservatory, 

blue for the school of education, green for pharmacy and health 

sciences and beige for business. 

Randall Gee 

THE PACIFICAN

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMENCEMENT 

5 

BY Christiana Oatman, Perspectives Editor 

Kelly Walker ‘12 SIS 

2012 Student 

Commencement Speaker 

Theodore B. Olsen ‘62 COP 

2012 Commencement Speaker 

BY Karla Cortez, Copy Editor 

Nationally recognized attorney Ted 

Olson COP ’62, who is known 

for such high profile cases as 

the Bush v Gore Supreme Court case of 

2000, and who also served as the United 

States Solicitor General during the Bush 

administration, will be speaking at this 

year’s commencement. Olson attended 

Pacific where he attained his undergraduate 

degree, and had an extremely successful 

career in forensics under the guidance and 

tutelage of his coach Paul Winters. Olson 

graduated from University of the Pacific 

cum laude and with honors for being an 

outstanding student both in forensics and 

journalism. 

In an interview Olson commented on his 

experience of being on Pacific’s Forensics’ 

, “I am grateful to have attended Pacific … 

along with some incredibly gifted fellow 

students, in Paul Winters’ forensic program 

and, to have learned so much about the skills 

one needs in life from dedicated, unselfish 

and patient teachers.” Raoul Kennedy COP 

’65, a colleague of Olson’s who was also a 

member of Pacific forensics commented, 

“I personally feel a debt of gratitude to 

Ted because, along with his partner John 

Breyer, he put Pacific on the map in the 

debate world. That allowed Coach Winters 

to get the funding which allowed Doug 

Pipes and I… to compete for the National 

Debate Championship.” 

“My enormously absorbing and 

challenging work in forensics and journalism 

provided invaluable preparation... My 

intense focus on learning how to write, and 

to speak clearly and persuasively, helped to 

provide a superb foundation for the study 

and practice of law.” commented Olson, 

who after graduating from Pacific attended 

law school at UC Berkeley. 

Olson has been extremely successful in 

his career serving as Assistant Attorney 

General during the Reagan Administration, 

and was also selected by Time magazine 

Justin Maxon/The New York Times 

in 2010 as one of the 100 most influential 

people in the world. When commenting on 

Olson and his career, Douglas Pipes COP 65’ 

commented, “He became solicitor general, 

which for an attorney, I think is the number 

one position to ever be appointed to in the 

entire country. That is the prime position to 

have…That is all you have to say about how 

good he is as an attorney.” 

“I have been privileged during my 

nearly 50 years in the law to have worked 

on some very significant, historical cases. 

Those experiences have, naturally, been 

demanding, exciting and gratifying. 

Each such experience requires intense 

preparation, organization, and creativity. 

It also helps to be in the right place at the 

right time,” noted Olson when asked about 

his professional success. 

Mr. Olson who will be speaking at 

commencement on the year of his 50th 

reunion will also be inducted into Phi Beta 

Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society as 

an honorary member during the ceremony. 

“I had planned to attend the reunion, and 

when asked by President Eibeck to deliver 

the commencement address, I was, of 

course, honored and delighted to accept,” 

said Olson who plans on speaking about 

his experiences at Pacific and some of the 

lessons that he learned. 

“I cannot think of another person so 

accomplished, so full of personal conviction, 

and who better embodies Pacific’s values,” 

commented Pamela Eibeck in a press 

release made by University of the Pacific. 

“I think Ted is an outstanding 

commencement speaker choice. After Dave 

Brubeck, he may be Pacific’s best known 

graduate thanks to his work on Bush v Gore, 

the Gay Marriage cases…He also represents 

the student who was able to attend Pacific 

only with scholarship aid and worked to 

repay Pacific for that opportunity,” stated 

Raoul Kennedy. 

Kelly Walker 

Kelly Walker is a graduating student from the School of 

International Studies, who will be the student graduation 

speaker. Walker’s speech will emphasize the themes of passion, 

developing deep relationships, and risk taking - three qualities 

he developed during his time at Pacific. 

“To me, the Pacific experience is not only the opportunity 

to educate oneself, but also the last chance to exclusively 

pursue what you’re passionate about. While we’re at Pacific 

the realities of ‘real life’ are kept at bay. We have the chance 

to make close friends and hone in on what makes us happy. 

Those two things will become a foundation for a successful 

future,” Walker said. 

During his time at Pacific, Walker joined organizations such 

as the Council of Social Entrepreneurs (he was President his 

sophomore year) and Theta Chi, and he was a student advisor. 

His Pacific education allowed him to leave the country multiple 

times; he interned at an orphanage for six weeks in Vietnam 

and studied abroad in Beijing his junior year. 

His favorite memories at Pacific occurred in the library. “I 

think everyone who spends a good deal of time there knows 

it’s by far the most social place on campus. Some of the best 

conversations I’ve ever had occurred while taking a study 

break during the late hours of the night,” he explained. 

BY Sara Menges, News Editor 

Meet the other speakers 

Professor Xiaoling Li 

Professor Xiaoling Li is from the Department of Pharmaceutics 

and Medicinal Chemistry in Thomas J. Long School of 

Pharmacy and Health Sciences and is also Associate Dean of 

graduate education. He will be honored with the Distinguished 

Faculty Award at Pacific’s 2012 Commencement. 

Tricia Juanitas ‘12 College of the Pacific 

Tricia Juanitas is graduating with a communications degree from 

the College of the Pacific and has been selected as their student 

speaker for their afternoon graduation ceremony. Juanitas 

is an outstanding student and had recently presented her 

research paper at the Bay Area Undergraduate Communication 

Research Conference at San Jose State University. 

Trevor Rosenbery ‘12 School of International Studies 

Trevor Rosenbery is the Outstanding Student Graduate of the 

School of International studies and will be speaking at their 

graduation ceremony. Rosenbery studied abroad in China for a 

year and also won the Boren Scholarship. Rosenbery is also the 

current President of OASIS, the school’s student government. 


6 SENIOR AWARDS 

Faith Davies Awards 

BY JULIENE SESAR, LAYOUT EDITOR 

Pacific students, faculty, and staff are welcome to celebrate together the recipients 

of the Faith Davies Awards (FDA) tomorrow at a luncheon in the DeRosa University 

Center Ballroom. 

Paul Davies Jr., a former Board of Regents member and a current financial 

supporter of Pacific, endowed the FDA to honor his mother, Faith Davies. 

This year, with 48 applications received, the FDA Committee had a difficult time 

deciding on winners. 

“We’re looking for a well-rounded, kind of like a holistically educated, person,” said 

Jason Velo, Co-Chair of the FDA Committee and Director of Student Life at Pacific. 

Velo also commented that one of the harder awards to decide on is the Outstanding 

Student Leader Award. 

“I was very surprised to receive the Outstanding Student Leader Award! My peers, 

professor, and supervisor were very good at hiding the nomination from me,” said 

one of the recipients, Carina Oropeza, CO 2012. “I had no idea until my supervisor 

rushed me into the office and had me open the letter announcing the award.” 

Another award that proved difficult to choose a winner for was the Dochterman 

Outstanding Junior Scholarship. The two winners, Collin Grant and Stephanie 

Labasan, will receive a scholarship from the award with their financial aid packages 

next year. The amount of the scholarship is yet to be announced. 

“I believe I am an outstanding student because I made it a point to not only be 

focused on earning my degree, but also to become involved with various organizations 

on campus,” said Labasan. “As a freshman, I knew I wanted to dedicate myself to 

meeting as many new people as I could in order to find my place in my new community 

here at Pacific. Thus far in my undergraduate career, I have been involved in the 

SOECS, intramural sports, Greek life, and the Center for Community Involvement. 

When leadership opportunities were available, I took advantage of them in order to 

positively influence the organization at a higher level.” 

President Pamela A. Eibeck will begin the luncheon welcoming everyone to the 

event, Hamza Sleddiqui will perform a spoken word, and Sugar Water Purple will 

also sing before lunch is served. The award winners will then speak and the two 

surprise faculty or staff members for the Podesto Award for Excellence in Student 

Life, Mentoring, and Counseling will be announced. 

2012 Award Recipients 

Outstanding Student Leader Award 

Carina Oropeza 

Destiny Robbins 

Jesse Marks Co-Curricular Award 

Jafra Thomas 

Dochterman Outstanding Junior Scholarship 

Collin Grant 

Stephanie Labasan 

Karen DeRosa Outstanding Graduate Student 

Leaders in Student Affairs 

Parastoo Nina Massoumi 

Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award 

Michael Mireles, McGeorge School of Law 

Student Organization of the Year Award 

Pacific Chapter of the American Marketing 

Association 

Anderson Y Community Service Award 

Muslim Student Association 

Pacific Tiger Award 

ASuop Arts & Entertainment 

Pacific Fund Philanthropy Award 

Council of University Social Entrepreneurs 

Podesto Award for Excellence in Student Life, 

Mentoring, and Counseling 

Courtney Lee, McGeorge School of Law 

Pacific Students Awarded Fulbright Fellowship to 

Teach English in Russia 


This year Pacific is proud to have two of their students awarded with the 

prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to go teach in Russia next year. This award is 

offered to individuals who are interested in either teaching or researching abroad 

and is issued by the United States Department of State. Both Julia Sasha Custer and 

Nicolas Freeman studied Russian at Pacific and have spent a significant amount of 

time abroad in Russia. 

Started in 1946, The Fulbright Program awards up to 8,000 grants annually to 

students, foreign students, scholars, teachers, and professionals to go around the 

world. Approximately 310,000 people have participated in the Program since its 

inception and it currently operates in over 155 countries worldwide. 

With this scholarship, both students will be able to teach English-language 

classes in Russia while having all their travel and room and board expenses while 

in the country covered. Having taught both students Russian during their time at 

Pacific, Professor Elena Savelieva Thompson has been credited by the candidates 

as a big influence towards their achievements. 

“It really was the professors at Pacific who encouraged me to take language to 

another level and find new ways to apply and challenge myself,” explained Freeman 

in an interview with Pacific about receiving the award. 

Freeman will be graduating this semester with a double major bachelor’s degree 

in Russian studies and international affairs and commerce. Custer will also be 

graduating this semester with a major in Russian and a minor in speech language 

pathology. Other students from Pacific are also currently in the running for top 

awards that have not yet made an announcement of their recipients, so keep an eye 

out for more exciting news of where graduates are headed after Pacific! 

THE PACIFICAN 

Julia Sasha Custer in Russia 

Julia Sasha Custer

“ Pacific is a great 

place to be at for 

Pharmacy School. It 

offers great faculty, 

administration 

support, and a great 

tradition in alumni 

network. If I had to 

go back and make a 

decision, I would still 

choose Pacific.” 

Andy Ngov ‘12 

“ I would describe 

my Pacific experience 

as absolutely 

memorable. I 

created memories 

with the faculty, my 

community, and my 

class mates. Also, I 

loved the feeling of 

being on campus. 

Even when I was 

slammed with school 

work! Pacific was the 

best experience of my 

life so far..” 

Mandy Veltri ‘12 

“ A period of 

immense growth” 

Kiran Sartaj Kaur ‘12 

“ A change big 

enough to transcend 

countries (I’m 

from a Philippine 

university), but a 

community small 

enough to be my 

second family.” 

Rachel Giron ‘12 

LIFE AT PACIFIC 7 

How Would You Describe Your Pacific Experience 

“ An adventure filled 

with opportunity, 

challenge, passion and 

success. My experience 

has simply been 

unforgettable and will 

forever be cherish.” 

Anthony Young ‘12 

“ Life-changing....I 

couldn’t say I am 

leaving Pacific the 

sameperson I came in 

as. I’ve learned alot 

about myself, gained 

a broader perspective 

on the world, and 

made great memories. 

I’ll truly miss 

Pacific.” 

Lauren Bendik ‘12 

“It has been a rough 

and winding road 

since I entered Pacific 

in the fall of 2007. It 

has been a growing 

experience for me 

in all aspects and 

allowed me to turn 

into the person I am 

today.” 

Matthew Anderson ‘12 

“Cooler than the other 

side of the pillow!.” 

Anthony Sattler ‘12 

“My Pacific experience 

was full of making 

new friends, new 

memories, and trying 

new things!.” 

Cameo Davis ‘12 

“ I would describe my 

experience here at 

Pacific as definitely a 

highlight of my life so 

far. Thanks to Pacific 

I’ve been able to play 

basketball, travel, meet 

many life long friends, 

and get a phenomenal 

education. Words can’t 

express how thankful I 

am, I am truly blessed.” 

Christina Thompson ‘12 

“I loved being in the 

conservatory and I had 

an amazing experience 

with all of my teachers.” 

Melissa McCann ‘12 

Randall Gee 

“ I have always been 

familiar with Pacific, 

but I never imagined 

I would be a student 

here and employed 

here. I have loved 

my experience in the 

masters program--the 

campus culture, the 

ability to customize 

my education based 

on my interests, the 

friendships I have 

developed and the 

opportunity to get 

involved in student 

life has enabled 

me to grow as an 

individual & also have 

fun. I feel confident 

that my knowledge 

has increased not 

only academically, 

but also holistically. 

I appreciate the 

education and the 

positive experience 

Pacific has provided 

me with and I am 

proud to soon be an 

alumn.” 

Megan Dias ‘12 (Masters) 

“ Personalized. When 

I stepped into my first 

class, I felt immediately 

as if I’d found where I 

belonged. With classes 

so small and professors 

always helpful, I 

couldn’t help but feel at 

home.” 

Danae McGill ‘12 


8 THIS YEAR IN NEWS 

BY Juliene Sesar, Layout Editor 

Students Take Initiative on 

Campus After Budget Changes 

Zip Cars: Providing a 

Degree of Freedom 

Ten Years of 

Remembrance: 

9/11 Pacifican 

Special Edition 

BY Juliene Sesar, Layout Editor 

Jesse Voelkert 

Student James Follet asks President Eibeck questions on the FY 2012-2013 budget this semester 

at a Town Hall Budget Meeting. 

At the end of the fall semester 

at University of the Pacific 

students demand for lower 

tuition rates and an increase in 

financial support spiraled into a 

movement: Occupy Pacific. 

Occupy Pacific came to campus 

with the hope of spreading knowledge 

of the current economic hardships 

of Pacific students and also gain 

more information regarding current 

national financial issues. 

In response to student, faculty, 

and staff concerns, President 

Pamela A. Ebeck held a Town Hall 

Meeting and presented her Budget 

Recommendations to explain why 

there will be a raise in tuition and hear 

from students on campus about their 

concerns. Tuition for undergraduates 

will increase by 5.6%, which is lower 

than last years increase of 6.4%, but 

still a high increase comparatively to 

other universities. 

Pacific is concerned about the 

proposed cut of 44% to Cal Grants 

for private universities because 

currently the university has 1,350 

“On the eve of the 

tenth anniversary 

of the most terrible, 

surprising, and, for 

some - bewildering 

- attack on the 

American people, 

we are reminded 

that we can choose 

our response to the 

events of 9-11.” 

Elizabeth GrieGo, 

VP Student Life 

Quote from After Tragedy Comes 

Understanding featured in the Pacifican 

9/11 Special Edition 

undergraduate students relying on 

Cal Grants. 

“We cannot fill in that gap. That is 

a 5.7 million dollar drop in financial 

aid that goes to our students, and this 

is a very significant problem,” said 

President Eibeck “First let me assure 

you that if your Cal Grant is reduced 

we will not reduce the institutional 

aid we provide to you. You may 

know that we talk about matching 

Cal Grants; in fact we do more than 

matching to Cal Grants, the average 

Cal Grant recipient at Pacific receives 

$17,500 in scholarships and grant 

funds. In other words, it is money you 

don’t have to pay back. If your Cal 

Grant gets cut as a student you will 

still keep the rest of the institutional 

aid from the university.” 

Pacific Alumni Association passed 

a resolution in mid-February to 

oppose the Cal Grant cuts and insure 

financial aid for Pacific students. The 

Cal Grant cuts are still being decided 

and the official California budget is 

not due to be released until mid-July. 

BY Ryan Spencer, Staff Writer 

The hassle of car ownership 

is a thing of the past. Zipcars for 

Universities solves the occasional 

demand by providing access 

to vehicles only when needed. 

Students can now sign-up for 24/7 

self-service access to Zipcars on the 

Pacific Campus or around the city. 

Simply locate a car on the website, 

reserve on-line or via your phone, 

let yourself in with your Zipcard 

and drive away from the parking 

lot next to the DeRosa University 

Center. Low hourly and daily rates 

always include gas and insurance. 

University Lofts 

BY Jesse Voelkert, 

Lifestyles Editor 

A new and unique housing 

alternative was first offered to 

students in 2011-2012. When 

the Waterfront Hotel began near 

completion of their newly renovated 

University Lofts. The Lofts are part 

of a new business model that has 

become more common at other 

college campuses in the United 

States. The concept gives students 

the option to opt out of traditional 

university housing for something 

more akin to a hotel lifestyle, while 

maintaining competitive prices. 

The Pacifican 

Natalie B. Compton 

The front cover of the special edition 9/11 issue (Left), and the staff of The Pacifican pose 

at the CCMA conference in Fullerton, Calif with their award (Right). 

This fall, Pacific reached out 

and showed respect to the men 

and women who lost their lives on 

September 11th, 2001. It marked 

the ten-year anniversary of the 

tragic event and the third year of 

National Day Service. 

National Day Service is 

dedicated to giving back to the 

community in any way possible 

and serves as a reminder of the 

day that so many Americans lost 

their lives. 

The Pacifican dedicated a 

special edition to the remembrance 

of 9/11 and received 2nd place for 

Best Special Section (Division 

B) at the 2012 California College 

Media Association (CCMA) 

awards banquet in Fullerton, 

Calif. A copy of the newspaper can 

be viewed by visiting thepacifican. 

com. 

The other two newspapers 

to place in this category were: 

University of California-Irvine’s 

New University (1st place) and 

Humboldt State University’s The 

Lumberjack (3rd place). Pacific is 

the only university of these three 

that doesn’t have an embedded 

journalism program. In all, the 

CCMA hosted 37 schools at the 

conference and awards banquet 

this year. 

The CCMA is dedicated to 

helping collegiate journalists 

make it into the field and gain the 

skill set to do well in their careers. 

This year the conference focused 

on marketing the individual 

brand. Students heard from 

people that are working directly 

in the field as well as admissions 

directors at some of the top 

journalism graduate programs. 

Experts the students heard 

from included recent graduate, 

Sara Catania, Editorial Director for 

Digital Media at NB C4, Southern 

California; graduate school 

director, Leon Braswell, Director 

of Admission and Financial Aid at 

Columbia University’s Graduate 

School of Journalism; and 

others working in the marketing 

side of journalism such as, 

Ryan Chartrand, Senior Social 

Media Strategist at Pechanga 

Resort & Casino and Amanda 

Dennin, Multimedia Advertising 

Consultant with Orange County 

Register Communications. 

For more information on 

the CCMA’s or to read the 

Pacifican’s 9/11 Special Edition 

please visit the website at http:// 

thepacificanonline.com. 

THE PACIFICAN

THIS YEAR IN NEWS 9 

BY Jesse Voelkert, Lifestyles Editor 

Honorable Service: 

Pacific’s Stockton Campus 

Community service is one 

of the major pillars of 

University of the Pacific’s 

philosophy. The 2011-2012 school 

year was a host to many returning 

service projects, as well as the 

inclusions of a few new ones. 

One of Pacific’s most signature 

projects have been the M.O.V.E. 

(Mountain Ocean Valley 

Experience) trips assigned to 

incoming freshmen every year. 

These trips range from the 

American River to the Marin 

Headlands. While each offer a 

chance to take in scenery and 

meet members of their class, 

they also give freshmen a chance 

to get their first bit of Pacific 

community involvement through 

a unique service project each trip 

undertakes. 

The most important goal for 

Pacific-based service has been 

outreach towards the greater 

Stockton community, as shown 

by the recent “Beyond Our Gates” 

initiative to take what Pacific has 

to offer and share it with the rest 

of Stockton. Events such as the 

13th annual Safe Trick-or-Treat 

gave other Stocktonian’s a chance 

to get greater acquainted with the 

people at Pacific, as well as take 

advantage of Pacific’s effort to 

provide a safe place for children 

to come and have fun. University 

of the Pacific was also the host to 

service projects like “Give Kids a 

Smile” which offered free dental 

care to children, and “MESA 

Day” which sought to inspire 

middle school and high school 

students to find excitement in 

math and engineering fields of 

study. “Warm a Winter Wish” 

gave Pacific students a chance to 

give a winter gift to somebody 

staying at the Woman’s Center of 

San Joaquin during the holiday 

season. In addition, regular blood 

donations drives were hosted by 

various organizations inside of 

Grace Covell. 

University of the Pacific’s 

own Center for Community 

Involvement (CCI) continued to 

maintain active service as well. 

The CCI was host to a number of 

“Volunteer Action Groups” which 

dedicated time every weekend 

to different service projects 

throughout the community, 

such as veterinary clinics or the 

Stockton Homeless Shelter. The 

CCI also once again continued 

their Alternative Winter Break 

trip to San Francisco and 

Alternative Spring Break trip to 

Mexico to perform various acts of 

community service. In addition 

to all this, the CCI led Pacific 

students to clean up the Calvaras 

River. 

Pacific’s dedication to 

community service paid off in a big 

way this year. For the second time 

in the past four years, University 

of Pacific was recognized by the 

President’s Higher Education 

Community Service Honor Roll. 

The undergraduates on the 

Stockton campus alone have 

logged in more than 10,000 

service hours each year. 


Environmentally friendly water bottles 

given out to all MOVE participants. 

Randall Gee 

High school students gather at Pacific 

for the annual MESA day. 

University of the Pacific 

Hearing Clinic initiative with Beyond 

Our Gates at Pacific. 


Alan Hensley, ASuop President, and Elena Goldfoos, ASuop Vice President 

2012-2013 ASuop President and 

Vice President 


This year’s ASuop elections proved 

to be a close race to the finish as each 

candidate held a strong campaign. 

The winners and Pacific’s new ASuop 

President and Vice President are 

Alan Hensley and Elena Goldfoos 

with a total of 287 votes of the 780 

students who participated. This year’s 

percentage of registered voters who 

participated in the elections was 20.1%, 

an improvement of almost 5% from last 

year. 

Stephen Seely and Alexis Duclos, as 

well as Mekleet Aytenfsu and Graham 

Trauenick, were the other two pair of 

candidates running against Hensley 

and Goldfoos. All candidates were 

asked questions on the pressing 

concerns of Pacific students such as 

the recent budget cuts, Stagg Stadium’s 

closing, and how to help bolster student 

voice and opinions on campus. 


10 WHAT HAPPENED AT PACIFIC 

Tiger Nights 

at Pacific 

BY James Menges, Contributing 

Writer 





2012 Tiger Nights Blow Out featured a carnival theme with different indoor games and activities. 

Tiger Nights is a monthly series 

sponsored by Associated Students of 

the University of the Pacific (ASuop) 

Arts & Entertainment consisting of 

live entertainment, crafts, free give-aways, 

food and a great opportunity to 

make new friends. Free and open to all 

students, faculty and staff, Tiger Nights 

have been one of the most popular 

social programs on campus. Students 

from every school attended the events. 

Throughout the year ASuop has 

continued its strong partnership with 

the Division of Student Life to provide 

opportunities for students to interact 

on a social level. Nathan Quist, 2010 – 

2011 President of ASuop has said that “7 

out of 10 students have attended at least 

one Tiger night during the year. “ 

Every month Tiger Nights featured a 

different theme, holding events both on 

campus and in nearby Stockton. Some 

of the more popular events this past 

year have been Just Dance, where DJ 

Pork Chop energized the Hip Hop and 

Electronic Dance Floors, Casino Night, 

where students had the chance to win 

a new TV, digital camera, and other 

prizes, the De-Stress Fest winter event 

and our most recent Tiger Nights Blow 

Out where students came to celebrate 

the end of the school year with a mix of 

carnival games, a Ferris wheel, prizes, 

food and live music. 

The True Flavor 

of Stockton 

BY Natalie B. Compton, Social Media Coordinator 

People often put down Stockton without ever considering 

the gastronomical gems hidden throughout the city. Try these 

spots to taste the true flavor of Stockton. 

The best new restaurant in town is Royal Siam: Modern Thai 

Cuisine. This place does not disappoint. Every dish tastes fresh 

and flavorful. Take the risk and try something new like pumpkin 

curry or volcanic chicken. Head to 6124 Pacific Avenue to try it 

for yourself. 

Located 15 minutes away from campus, Tandoori Nites is 

worth the drive. This Indian food is as heavenly tasting as it is 

wallet friendly. The restaurant’s lunch buffet is fabulous, but is 

not available to go. Some fan favorites are chicken tikka masala 

for meat eaters and aloo gobi for vegetarians. 

You can’t talk about Stockton restaurants without bringing 

up CocoRo. But the fan favorite can be expensive. Hit up happy 

hour from 5:30 to 6:30 PM for lower priced plates. This Miracle 

Mile gem can and should be enjoyed by all, even those who are 

short on cash. 

Support local restaurants and spice up dinnertime by 

choosing one of these Stockton spots. For more information on 

these restaurants, check out the Pacifican’s Facebook page. 




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WHAT HAPPENED AT PACIFIC 11 

Where was your favorite place to hang 

out with your friends 

TEDxSanJoaquin 

Sugar Water Purple at TEDxSanJoaquin posing for the Dear World 

project. 

Sugar Water Purple 

BY James Menges, Contributing Writer 

Since their formation in 2009, the Sugar Water Purple 

band has grown from a campus based improvisational 

jazz fusion ensemble, into a full-fledged neo-soul band. 

Lead by keyboard player, songwriter and composer Joshua 

Washington, who has arranged their original songs for the 

sultry voice of Jasmine Jordan, Sugar Water Purple has 

entertained music lovers in venues throughout Northern 

California including performances at Yoshi’s, the renowned 

Jazz Club in San Francisco. 

Band manager and trumpet player Dave Creel leads a 

dynamic horn section which includes Leander Tipseyon 

on alto sax, Karl Udang on tenor, and Isaac Lopez on the 

baritone sax. Jon Maurer adds his guitar riffs to Mathew 

Smith-Gentry’s drums, and the bass of Michael Lee to create 

the funky sound they are becoming known for. 

The band opened for Grammy award winner India Arie 

at the Black History month 2012 celebration in Stockton, 

receiving a standing ovation from the near 2000 enthusiastic 

fans. Their first album, Revelry, is available from CD Baby or 

itunes. You can learn more about the band on their website 

www.sugarwaterpurpleband.com 

Taking Baby Steps For 

Child Care 

By Ryan Spencer, Staff Writer 

Childcare is not something that most college students 

often think about, but a group of students in a Residence 

Assistance class known as SERV 57 came together to form 

the new student organization Taking Baby Steps with the 

purpose of bringing childcare to the Pacific campus. Destiny 

Robbins, founding President of the new club introduced the 

organization at an event this semester, stating “This is our 

movement, this is our reality right now, to bring child care 

services to Pacific.” 

The event featured an information table with statistics of 

a student survey on child care, where 58% of the respondents 

indicated a belief that the University has a responsibility to 

address child care issues, and 13% anticipated they would 

have a need for childcare services while enrolled at Pacific. 

Information handouts were provided as well as T-Shirts 

were sold to raise money for the project. 

Providing childcare services costs money, and as budgets 

are scrutinized, innovative ways of funding need to be 

considered. Taking Baby Steps has already developed a solid 

number of partners and supporters: Parent Voices, Family 

Resource and Referral, the Woman’s Resource Center, Up 

‘Til Dawn, WIC, and Black Family Day. 

For more information or questions on how to get involved, 

contact Taking Baby Steps at pacificianstakingbabysteps@ 

gmail.com. 

“Sunken field on Fridays 

for Rx Bootcamp.” 

Florence Tan ‘12 

“ The UC Commons was 

usually where I’d talk with 

my entourage, but we 

kind of hopped to different 

places, like Empresso 

(formerly Java Aroma) 

on Miracle Mile and the 

sunken field, which is near 

the quads.” 

Jennifer Sese ‘12 

“ I personally loved to hang out 

at Tigers Yogurt, which is only 

a short walk from campus. Also 

the UC or Southwest lawn was 

always a favorite when the sun 

is high in the sky. Some grab a 

towel and a good book to read, 

while other times we passed 

a football or Frisbee around. 

Either way, feeling your bare 

feet on the grass is a pleasantly 

refreshing way to take a break 

from the indoors.” 

Danielle Rockley ‘12 

Randall Gee 


12 WHAT HAPPENED AT PACIFIC 

NUTRICAT’S CORNER 

BY ALEXANDRA CASPERO, campus dietitian 

Healthy for life: NutriCats 

top tips for health after college 

Ok graduating seniors, this ones for you. If I could send each of 

you off with my favorite nutrition tips, this list would be it. Thanks for 

all your support of NutriCat over the past four years. 

1. Try the ‘un-diet’: If there is one piece of advice I am most 

passionate about for life long health it would be to never ‘diet’. Most 

diets are made to make you feel better on the outside while hurting 

your insides. Instead, practice Intuitive Eating. Honor your hunger 

and fullness levels and listen to your body. Read Intuitive Eating by 

Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. 

2. Exercise daily. Our bodies were made to move! Find what makes 

your happy and do it often. Whether its gardening, yoga, running, 

swimming, it doesn’t matter as long as you stick with it. Exercise 

is not just good for your beach body it also keeps your bones, heart 

and brain strong. It is also one of the best ways to prevent diabetes. 

Consider that by 2050, experts expect one in three of us to have type 

2 diabetes, practice prevention now. 

3. Eat your veggies! Very few of us get enough vegetables in our diet. 

Get at least 1 serving of green vegetables a day and try to incorporate 

them at every meal. Vegetables help reduce inflammation which is 

directly related to most chronic diseases. 

4. Practice Meatless Mondays. The benefits of meatless meals are 

good for your waistline, heart, and the enviornment and you don’t 

have to give up meat all together to reap the benefits. Try going 

meatless once a week! 

5. Rethink your drink: Drink more water 

Drink less alcohol: more than likely your college experience came 

with a few all-nighters and I don’t mean the studying kind. Take a 

break and allow your body to naturally detox. Excess drinking isn’t 

healthy and increases your risk of fatty liver, breast cancer, heart 

disease and more. 

Lastly, stay friends with NutriCat for reliable nutrition information. 

There is a ton of misinformation and dangerous advice floating 

around the Internet. Sensationaliism sells, sound nutrition doesn’t. 

Take care of your body, it’s the only one you’ve got. 

Attention 

Graduates: 

Join the 

Pacific Alumni 

Association! 

BY James Menges, Contributing Writer 

There is one thing that new graduates can do that 

other students cannot, and that is to join the Pacific 

Alumni Association (PAA). The PAA is the primary 

link for alumni to stay connected to the university. 

Its mission is to strengthen the relationships with 

alumni, students, faculty, and staff by hosting events 

and providing benefits and services that encourage 

participation in and awareness of the University. 

More than 150 programs or events are hosted by 

the PAA each year, highlighted by the annual Pacific 

Alumni Weekend each June. This year’s alumni 

weekend will be held June 22 to the 24th. 

Alumni receive many benefits from their 

membership. You can join the more than 5000 

other alumni on the Pacific On-line Community to 

stay in touch with friends and colleagues. You can 

also take advantage of the exclusive global travel 

programs, called Tiger Treks, for the sophisticated 

alumni traveler. Tiger Treks scheduled later this 

year include a European cruise, Waterways of 

Russia, Grand Danube Passages, and the Islands of 

Antiquity amongst others. For the local alumni, you 

can take advantage of campus benefits which include 

discounts on athletic events, bookstore purchases, 

as well as discounts on professional and continuing 

education courses. The Career Resource Center and 

Tiger Jobs listing are also available to help you reach 

your professional goals. 

Alumni leadership is important to make the 

Association a success. The Board of Directors, 

committee members and volunteers are all made up 

of alumni. All committees are open to the general 

alumni population and like the Board of Directors, 

meet four times a year. 

Besides the 30 member board, there are six 

key committees for alumni to serve on. These are 

the Awards, Marketing and Communications, 

Governance, Benefits, Faculty Relations and 

University Alumni Clubs Committees. 

But that is not all. There are additional volunteer 

opportunities for Pacific alumni: Alumni Mentor 

Network to assist students with advice on career 

choice; Regional Pacific Club Volunteers that serve on 

a steering committee to plan alumni and prospective 

student events; Affinity Club and Student Event 

Volunteers which assist planning events for alumni 

and students that are usually held on evenings or 

weekends; Alumni Bloggers who lend their voice to 

our Pacific Alumni Association website; Reunion 

Committee Volunteers who serve as letter signers 

for reunion invitations, participate in discussions on 

reunion planning, and invite friends to the reunion; 

and 

Alumni Speakers who take the time to speak in a 

Pacific Seminar II Class. 

To sign up, volunteer for a committee or 

program, or to just find out more about the Pacific 

Alumni Association check out the website: www. 

pacificalumni.org or contact them via email at 

pacificalumni@pacific.edu 

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WHAT HAPPENED AT PACIFIC 

13 

BY Gilbert Martinez, Contributing Writer 

Pac Ave Record Label: 

Pacific’s Independent Music Label 

A course is currently being offered 

at the University of the Pacific called 

“How to run an independent music 

label”. Presently it is being offered 

to students every other spring; 

however students are advocating 

for reformation to make it available 

every semester. The class offers the 

experience to utilize the skills that 

students have learned and apply them 

to real world scenarios. The class has 

since grown and expanded, including 

giving birth to an independent record 

label “Pac Ave Records”. During the 

course, student’s work hard to develop, 

produce, market, and release an album 

under the Pac Ave Records label. 

The class is currently reaching out 

to all students to participate in the 

course as well as the Pac Ave Record 

label. John Ferguson, Vice President 

of Business Affairs and Finance 

commented on Pac Ave Record label 

and the class “In the near future, 

hopefully it will branch out from the 

business school.” Ferguson expressed 

Jacqueline Rocamora 

This year’s group of students involved with Pac Ave Records. 

his hopes that the class and the label 

would hopefully attract more students, 

including students whose are not 

majoring in business or music. Artist 

and Repertoire representative, Megan 

Outly expressed her approval of the 

class’s educational value commenting 

“The work is real. It is not just for 

class. You are putting a CD out. It’s not 

like you are not seeing the real world 

applications”. 

“Anybody, literally anybody can use 

this class” Ferguson would go on to say 

in hopes that the course will garner 

enough popularity to be offered every 

semester. Advocating for the class 

and label, Megan Outly remarked that 

“Every little slip up drastically effected 

our release date, [however] if the first 

semester was finding the artist and 

recording, and then next semester 

the focus would be on marketing the 

album, that schedule would work 

better”. 

Even under difficult time 

restrictions, the course and Pac Ave 

Record Label were able to release their 

first successful album by The Brubeck 

Institute Jazz Quintet, entitled 

Origins. The release of Origins is a 

testimony of the student’s hard work 

and application of their schooling, as 

the album is now available on Itunes, 

Amazon, Google Music and CdBaby. 

For more information on Music 

Management 81, How to run an 

independent music label, please 

contact Pacific’s Music Management 

Program Director, Keith Hatschek at 

Khatschek@pacific.edu. 

The Job 

Market 

BY Margaret Roberts, 

Contributing Writer 

Jobs are likely to be at 

the forefront of the minds of 

graduates as they walk across 

the stage on May 5 th . The 

National Association of Colleges 

and Employers (NACE) surveys 

recruiters annually and the 2012 

Job Outlook Spring Update, 

released March 2012, indicates a 

10.2% increasing in anticipated 

hiring nationwide over last year. 

The NACE report also 

suggests that regionally hiring 

will be even better in the West 

– up nearly 33% over last 

year. The majors in greatest 

demand based on the recruiter 

responses to the NACE survey 

include: Engineering (69%), 

Business (63%), Accounting 

(53%), Computer Science (49%) 

and Economics (22%) in the 

top 5. Modest demand for all 

Sciences, Communications and 

Humanities (range 19%-13%) 

were reported. Most telling for 

Pacific grads was the 35% jump 

in employers attending the 

2012 Career & Internship Faire 

in early March. More than 75 

companies attended seeking to 

hire our best talent! 

If you are graduating without 

a job, don’t despair! The Career 

Resource Center and Eberhardt 

School of Business’ Career 

Management Center staff are 

available to help you all summer 

and beyond. Pacific extends free 

lifetime career services benefits 

to all alumni. 

Battle of The 

Pacific Bands 

BY Jesse Voelkert 

Lifestyles Editor 

Another first of the 2011-2012 

year was the Music Management 

Club's first ever hosting of Battle 

of the Pacific Bands. Each band 

had to have at least one University 

of the Pacific student performing. 

Each band went through a series 

of performance rounds, until the 

final 3 were set to perform at the 

Lair. This year's winner was the 

Darien Fields Band, who won 

t-shirts and a chance to record 

a demo. The winner was chosen 

through a mix of audience and 

judge voters. 


14 

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Pacific senior Christina Thompson 

(above) made sure her final season as a 

Tiger was memorable (credit Natalie B. 

Compton) 

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16 PACIFIC PAST AND FUTURE 

Specific Pacific Histories, Mysteries and Memories 

By Josh Chipponeri, Contributing Writer 

“Proof of the 

Pacific ‘Sword in 

the Stone’ from 

1948” 

Amos Alonzo Stagg has 

tremendously influenced the 

course of our campus’ history, 

as evidenced by the trees and 

memorial in his honor located 

between Knoles Hall and the 

Eberhardt School of Business’ 

Weber Hall. 

Evidence of the sword 

remains set in the center of 

the stone, but at one point in 

time the handle overlooked 

the memorial and contributed 

a significant element in the 

designed scenery of our 

campus. 

The whereabouts of 

the whole sword piece is 

unknown, and it is presently 

unclear if this campus feature 

will be restored to its former 

glory. 

Pacifican Staff 

“La Pila: The Baptism” 

Students of Elbert Covell College 

remember well the excitement, 

anticipation, fear and acceptance 

known through the ceremonial 

baptism, La Pila. 

For a person’s birthday, a holiday, 

as well as imaginary or innocuous 

reasons, a self-appointed squad of 

students would select someone and see 

them immersed in the fountain. This 

shared experience is celebrated by the 

Covell College Alumni, Covelianos, as 

an enjoyable and fun rite of passage. 

For the students of the Covell cluster 

college, all lived through the threat of 

being the next ‘victim.’ 

Presently the fountain, located 

between Raymond Great Hall and 

Raymond Lodge, is less deep and less 

wide than it was in the time of the 

Covelianos. Through the smiles and 

stories, the La Pila student experience 

lives on in the hearts and minds of 

those who touched the water. 

“Our Gifted Heritage” 

David Yendes ‘87 

The original drawing is by David Yendes 

’78, as was the sculpture for the Tully Knoles 

pedestal between Knoles Hall and Grace 

Covell Hall. Both the sculpture and this 

artistic rendering were Yendes’ gifts to the 

University of the Pacific. 

The artistic rendering is currently entrusted 

to the Pacific History Project Research Team, 

though presently the whereabouts of the 

sculpture is unknown as it no longer presides 

over Tiger Square. 

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The Pacifican staff wishes the Class of 2012 

good luck in all of your future endeavors! 

Congratulations, graduates! 


18 PACIFIC PAST AND FUTURE 

Into The Great Wide Open: 

Career Tips For Graduating Seniors 

BY Kellie Oliver, Career Counseling Intern 

To all the seniors out there who 

are about to graduate, 

Graduating from college is 

a mixed bag of emotions. It is like the 

end of an extremely long and arduous 

uphill climb. Reaching the top ATLAST 

is a great accomplishment and should 

be celebrated with a triumphant shout 

into the sky! But the journey doesn’t end 

there; in fact, it has just begun. Now you 

are about to set sail into a vast ocean of 

unknown struggles. The question is, will 

you be prepared to face these challenges 

I remember when I graduated with 

my bachelor’s degree I, like many others, 

was unsure about how I wanted to use 

my education. I had no idea what path I 

wanted to take with my career. The stress 

of classes left me drained. By the time I 

graduated, I just wanted to decompress 

and relax for a while. One week turned 

into two, two weeks turned into months, 

and so on, until one day I realized I was 

totally disconnected from my field of 

study. I felt lost. 

I searched for jobs on sites like Monster 

and Career Builder, but it only seemed 

like a massive amount of sales and clerical 

jobs, which I ruled out, (having been there, 

done that). It is not surprising that after 

several interviews, for jobs I did not even 

want, I still had no job offers. The feeling 

of pressure grew and I became sensitive 

to people’s well intentioned inquisitions 

about my plans and future. I felt I wasn’t 

living up to my own expectations, let 

alone the expectations of others. 

Eventually, I gave up and started 

putting more energy into the job that 

got me through college. It wasn’t until a 

few years later that I found a career path 

that allowed me to combine my interests 

and skills. Now I am in the business of 

helping others find their way and I love it, 

but getting there was not easy. 

Everyone has their own journey to 

take. Finding your way takes time and 

effort. The timing almost never meets 

our expectations. Learning to accept and 

expect this can take some of the pressure 

off. It allows you to focus on the steps you 

can take now rather than the goal ahead. 

The most important thing is that you 

continue to move forward, allow yourself 

to make mistakes, and continue to learn 

and grow. 

Your hard work and endurance should 

be rewarded. Spend some time just 

having fun, go on a vacation, or just lie 

around and be lazy for a while. But put a 

time limit on this. A week or two, even a 

month, just long enough to feel refreshed. 

Then start your job search slowly. 

Be intentional about your search. 

Select your desired geographic areas, 

choose your industry(s), and identify 

companies to get you started. Plan your 

week and dedicate a limited number of 

hours to several different techniques. 

Spending day in and day out on job 

boards and search engines and sending 

resume after resume out into the abyss, 

can be discouraging. You will be much 

more employable if you are able to remain 

positive and open. 

Your first job, will likely not be your 

dream job, it is a stepping stone for gaining 

valuable work experience. Even though 

you have a brand new shiny degree, you 

still have to start at the bottom. The 

knowledge and experiences you have 

had in college will help you to excel in 

these starter positions. Dedication and 

motivation will propel you up the ladder. 

Instead of placing the importance on the 

job itself, focus on the company and the 

industry. Follow your interests and try 

things out. Find organizations whose 

mission and values match your own and 

target your search. 

Supplement your search with 

networking strategies. There are jobs 

out there, but in this competitive market, 

networking is more important than ever. 

For some this may be more difficult to 

learn than others, but it is an important 

skill to develop and it does get easier with 

practice. 

There are many different ways to 

network, find the methods that best 

fit your style. For example, you could 

join and participate in professional 

associations, conduct informational 

interviews, attend networking events, 

start/join a job club, find/become a 

mentor, volunteer at your favorite nonprofit, 

or participate in online forums, 

just to name a few. Everyone needs to 

learn to use social media for networking. 

LinkedIn and Twitter are huge! Learn 

the dos and don’ts, but you will NEED to 

create a professional online presence. 

Networking on and offline is also a 

method for learning industry language 

and issues. Becoming knowledgeable 

about keywords, buzz phrases, and hot 

topics will make you more effective at 

using job search engines, writing resumes 

and cover letters, and answering interview 

questions. Talking to people is a great way 

to learn whether or not a job, company, or 

industry is right for you. And it just might 

land you a job! 

At the heart, networking is simply 

relationship building. The network you 

build should provide you with the support 

and accountability you need to keep the 

wind in your sails as you ride the waves 

and weather the storms of life after 

college. 

About the author: Kellie is a Career Counseling 

Intern at the University of the Pacific’s 

Career Resource Center. She is a graduate student 

at California State University, Sacramento 

pursuing a master’s degree in Counseling, specializing 

in Career. 


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Editorial: Make Yourself Employable 

BY Allyson Seals, Editor-in-Chief 

Founded on July 10th, 1851, the University of the Pacific has 

produced many successful and driven graduates over the years. As 

we are now reaching the Commencement and Hooding Ceremonies 

for the Class of 2012, it is crucial for all of us Seniors to remember 

the valuable lessons we obtained at Pacific, in order to gain ground 

for ourselves in our professional futures. 

The Career Resource Center conducted a survey between the 

months of February and March 2011 in order to gain employment 

statistics on Pacific’s undergraduate class of 2010. The results 

showed that out of that graduating class, 53.1% were employed, 

33.4% were in graduate school, and 13.6% were unemployed and 

seeking work. 

These statistics do not seem terrible to the average person, as the 

rate of unemployment in San Joaquin County at the time was 17.4%; 

however, it is still a major area of concern for us graduating Seniors 

of the Class of 2012. If 13.6% of us are unemployed next year, then 

that means approximately 125 of us will be jobless. 

These statistics can seem to become very overwhelming to the 

“normal” graduate, but the major lesson to remember from Pacific 

this weekend is that not one of you is “just another” student. I have 

had the unique opportunity to work with many of you throughout 

my last four years at Pacific, and every one of you I have met has had 

something special about you. My advice for all of you for the future 

is to really reflect this weekend on what your special “something” 

really is and to bring that with you to all of your job interviews and 

places of work in the future. 

Remember, Pacific promised us at Freshmen to give us a “realworld 

learning experience,” and indeed, they accomplished that. 

Now, go use all of the lessons learned here (yes, even those from 

Pacific Seminar), and make yourself that employable graduate 

Pacific created you to be! 

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20 PACIFIC SPORTS 

Softball 

BY Ruben Dominguez, 

Sports Editor 

The Pacific Softball team finished 

off a three-game sweep of Cal Poly over 

the weekend, taking the third game on 

Saturday in an offensive explosion. 

Contrary to the first two games, 

which were both decided by one run, 

the final battle proved to be no contest. 

After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the 

first inning, the Tigers’ lead increased 

to 5-1 entering the sixth, thanks to a 

home run from Taylor Petty, CO ‘14. 

In the sixth, Petty and Amy Moore, CO 

’13, drove home an RBI as Pacific added 

three runs to the total. The Tigers held 

off a rally for an 8-3 win. 

Pacific will next host UC Davis in a 

three-game series at Bill Simoni Field 

from May 4-5th. Following that, the 

Tigers will travel to Long Beach State, 

on May 11th doubleheader which will 

be made available to view on ESPN3. 

com. 

Men’s 

Volleyball 


The men’s volleyball team are 

saying goodbye to four seniors this 

year: Sean Daley, Florian Gornik, 

Ryan Spencer, and Dylan Walker. 

Although the team have hopes for 

a successful season next year, the 

achievements of these seniors will 

also be missed. Daley is considered 

one of the greatest blockers in 

Pacific’s history holding the record for 

both All Time Blocks and Solo Blocks. 

Gornik is from Austria and ranks 

fifth at Pacific for his total of 928 

kills. Although not an official Pacific 

record to break, Spencer also holds 

a personal record between student 

athletes. Jumping with a vertical of 

66 and a half inches, Spencer broke 

the vertical jump record for Pacific’s 

student-athletes that was set back in 

2003. 

Mike Daley 

Paula Pope 

Men’s Waterpolo 

BY Natalie B. Compton, Social Media 

Coordinator 

For a water polo athlete, most of one’s 

life revolves around a pool and copious time 

is dedicated to perfecting technique and 

mastering the game. What happens when 

college is over For some lucky players, 

graduating college is just the beginning of their 

athletic careers. But instead of staying in the 

same pool, these players will be treading water 

across the ocean to play abroad. 

Water polo players who want to continue 

their careers post college have a tough time 

doing so in the United States. There are no 

competitive leagues set up that offer players 

year-round training. This forces athletes to 

move to Europe or Australia. 

One such athlete is graduating senior Joey 

Doyle. The 6’4” attacker picked up water polo 

in high school and was recruited by head coach 

James Graham in 2008. 

Water polo isn’t Doyle’s only talent. 

The communication major and business 

management minor was given the honor of 

Scholar Athlete in 2011. For Doyle, Playing 

water polo is more than just a hobby. He will 

turn his talent into a career by traveling abroad 

to play professionally in the fall. 

“I’ll be headed overseas, either to Australia 

or Germany, to continue my career playing 

Water Polo,” Doyle said. “I’m still deciding 

between the two, but hopefully I’ll make a 

decision in the next couple weeks.” Doyle 

enjoyed the constant mental and physical 

challenge of being a D1 athlete, but making it 

abroad is not a simple feat. 

“In Europe, you have to be one of the top 

players in the United States to play over there,” 

Pacific’s head coach James Graham said. “The 

best players in the world play there.” 

This is not an understatement. In addition 

to ambitious college graduates, many of the 

US national water polo team members play in 

Europe to train for the Olympics. 

Doyle and fellow teammate Lance Morrison 

will join a group of about five Pacific alums 

currently playing abroad. 

Though his plans are not set in stone, Doyle 

is eager for the next step in his athletic career. 

“I feel great about graduating,” he said. “I am 

excited for the future and making the most of 

whatever scenario I find myself in.” 

Swimming 


Last month Pacific’s swimming 

team had 18 of their student athletes 

selected to the Mountain Pacific Sports 

Federation All-Academic team. This is 

an improvement from last year’s total 

of 13 swimmers. To qualify, student 

athletes must have a cumulative grade 

point average of 3.0 or higher and 

must be at least a sophomore who has 

completed at least fifty percent of team 

meets during the 2011-12 season. 

Among the 18 students selected 

this year is Kevin Byers ‘12 who has 

consistently maintained a 3.5 GPA 

during most of his swimming career at 

Pacific. Byers swims the 100 yards 

butterfly which he holds the position 

of 3rd all time among Pacific athletes 

in that specific event. 

This summer after graduation, 

Byers is going to continue to pursue his 

swimming career by trying out for the 

Olympics in the 100 meter butterfly 

event. Starting in the last week of June, 

Byers will have to go through various 

time trials before only 2 swimmers 

from all competitors are picked for each 

event. 

“I’m really hopeful that I make it 

because I think competing at trials is 

seen by many as the highest level of 

competition in the USA,” explains Byers 

when asked about his feelings on taking 

up such a challenging opportunity. 

“I just think it would be really cool to 

represent Pacific at that level.” 

Paula Pope 

THE PACIFICAN

PACIFIC SPORTS 21 

Women’s Basketball: 

Completes Best Season in 

Progam History 

BY ruben Dominguez, Sports Editor 

Before the 2011-12 season, 

the Pacific Women’s 

Basketball team had just 

one 17-win season and had made 

only one postseason appearance 

(in 1995). With a great team 

effort, that all changed. 

Pacific’s amazing season 

began in a way that gave no one 

the impression of a season to 

remember. The team lost its 

opening game to Fairfield before 

a 112-53 shellacking against #3 

Connecticut. A one-point loss to 

St. Mary’s in the home opener 

dropped the Tigers’ record to 0-3. 

Resolved to end the early 

slide, Pacific then reeled off four 

consecutive wins and won seven 

out of its next nine games. That 

stretch featured a 78-73 upset 

of top SEC program Florida at 

home; that win was the highlight 

of the season for the next few 

months. A 72-67 win over CSU 

Fullerton to open Big West play 

brought the Tigers’ record to 7-5. 

During a 63-56 loss at CSU 

Northridge, several Pacific 

players had to leave the game 

with an illness, and it was later 

revealed that half of the team 

played with flu-like symptoms 

and had to be hospitalized. The 

illness would spread to the entire 

team; even head coach Lynne 

Roberts could not escape the 

virus. The team sickness forced 

the cancellation of Pacific’s 

next game against Long Beach 

State. Fortunately for everyone 

involved, a few days of rest and 

medicine was enough to bring 

the Tigers back to health. 

Pacific finished tied with UC 

Irvine and UC Davis for third 

place in the Big West. Due to 

tiebreakers, Pacific was dropped 

to the fifth seed for the Big West 

Tournament and was set for an 

opening round showdown with 

the fourth-seeded Aggies. 

The Tigers built a big lead 

and held off a late rally to upend 

Davis 59-51 on its home court 

to set up a showdown with UC 

Santa Barbara in the semifinals. 

Santa Barbara put forth its best 

shooting performance of the 

season and took the battle 84-66. 

Pacific was invited to 

participate in the 2012 

Women’s National Invitational 

Tournament, which featured 

the best teams that did not 

make the 2012 Women’s 

NCAA Tournament. Thrilled 

to participate in their first 

postseason tournament since 

1995, the Tigers learned that 

their first round opponent would 

be Arizona State. 

While Santa Barbara was 

being dominated by eventual 

champion #1 Baylor in the NCAA 

Tournament, Pacific scored the 

biggest win in program history, 

using a surge at the end of the 

first half to blow by Arizona 

State 77-62. With the win, Pacific 

advance to play San Diego in the 

second round and recorded the 

second win against a BCS school 

of the season. 

Pacific’s amazing season 

would come to an end against 

San Diego, as the Tigers fell in 

an 83-75 affair. In a somewhat 

controversial game, Pacific was 

whistled for a foul 32 times 

during the game, leading to 49 

foul shots for San Diego. That 

total is three fouls short of the 

all-time high for a WNIT game, 

with the first being a 2007 battle 

which lasted three overtimes. 

Pacific, meanwhile, attempted 

just 21 free throws on 16 fouls. 

With the loss, the Tigers ended 

the season, for real, with an 18- 

14 record, the program’s first 

ever 18-win season. The season 

spelled the final chapter of the 

career of Christina Thompson, 

c/o ’12. While Thompson’s 

presence in the paint will be 

sorely missed, Pacific will enter 

the 2012-13 season with high 

hopes for an even better result. 

BY ruben Dominguez, Sports Editor 

Alex Edfort Wins Big West Championship 

ENTERING THE 

final round of the 2012 

Big West Championship 

Tuesday, Pacific’s Alex 

Edfort, c/o ’13, held a 

slim one-stroke lead in 

the Individual Championship. 

Edfort put up the 

best round of the championship, 

using a -5 final 

round to claim the 

2012 Big West Individual 

Championship. 

Edfort finished at -13 

over the three-day tournament, 

five strokes ahead 

of second place Mark Anguiano 

of CSU Fullerton. 

The Pacific junior’s 

only real stumble came 

on the first hole of Day 1, 

which ended in a bogey 

on the par 4 hole. From 

there, Edfort took control, 

scoring birdies on the 7th, 

Craig Sanders / The Record 

8th, 14th, 15th, and 18th 

holes to take the Day 1 

lead at -4. 

Edfort reversed the 

first day’s start on Day 2 

with a birdie on the first 

hole. Though he shot a -3 

through the first 17 holes, 

Edfort found himself in 

second place behind Anguiano 

at the start of the 

18th hole. Edfort took 

back the lead with an 

eagle on the par 5 18th 

to finish the round at a -4 

(67) and -8 overall. 

Day 3 was pure domination 

from Edfort, as 

the Tiger used an eagle on 

the par 5 4th to catapult 

himself to a bogey-free, 

-5 round, the best round 

of any individual in any 

three rounds of the championship. 

The win is Pacific’s 

first individual title since 

Florian Bruhns and Jason 

Preeo went back-toback 

from 1997-1998. 


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Michelle Rutter 

Timothy Saechao 

Feuy Saefong 

Fey Saeteurn 

Navreena Sahota 

Joanna Saldana 

Joey Salgado 

Stormy Salvemini 

Tiffany Sam 

Andrey Samoshin 

Kimberly Samson 

Manpreet Sandhu 

Doreidy Sandoval 

Sundeep Sanghera 

Lan Santikham 

Lia Santini 

Mikhaela Sarmiento 

Frank Sasaki 

Lindsay Sasaki 

Matthew Sasaki 

Anthony Sattler 

Alexandrea Savage 

Timothy Schell 

Daniel Schiele 

Amanda Schnierle 

Larsen 

Caitlin 

Schoenfelder 

Jordan Schreiber 

Craig Schultz 

Russell Schwartz 

Sarah Schweitzer 

Dora Scott 

Levi Scott 

Allyson Seals 

Angelina Seals 

Jordan Sears-Zeve 

Valerie Sedillo 

Abigail Segura 

Jessica Semler 

Jennifer Sese 

Rexelle Mary 

Sevilla 

Poonam Shah 

Yasin Shan 

Aneesha Sharma 

Benjamin Shaw 

Benjamin Shaw 

Michael Shea 

Gregory Sheehan 

Jialin Shen 

Xiaorui Shen 

Nina Shenker 

Kourtney Sherman 

Brandon Shields 

Kristen Shimizu 

Joni Shimomura 

Joohyoung Shin 

Sean Siador 

Nervin Sidhu 

Nervin Sidhu 

Christina Siller 

Emily Silva 

Eric Silva 

Katie Silva 

Mary Silvers 

Jasmine Sim 

Alisha Sims-King 

Rajvir Singh 

Mallory Singley 

Christina Siv 

Allison Smith 

Brit Smith 

Crystal Smith 

Makia Smith 

Tiffany Smith- 

Simmons 

Nancy Snider 

Cindy So 

Huaguang Song 

Kevin Soohoo 

Sharind Sookhoo 

Andrea Soto 

Adam Souza 

Samantha Spangler 

Erik Speck 

Amanda Spellman 

Ryan Spencer 

Katrina Spenst 

Chelsea Spier 

Amanda Sprinker 

Isha Srivastava 

Olivia Stanko 

Drew Stark 

Ashlee Starks 

Carmen Steele- 

Abundez 

Carolynn Steiner 

Erin Stephens 

Michelle 

Stephenson 

Doreen Stern 

Cassandra Stevens 

Brittany Stewart 

Sara Stookey 

Jessica Stout 

Sharon Su 

Julie Sugano 

Christopher 

Sullivan 

Ian Summers 

Christine Sun 

Jingwen Sun 

Ming Fei Sun 

Yijia Sun 

Lauren Suzuki 

Jayme Swalin 

Aileen Sy 

Jacob Sylvester 

Bock Szymkowicz 

AnhMinh Ta 

Elisa Ta 

Joshua Tai 

Kevin Tamura 

Florence Tan 

Gary Tang 

Alexandria 

Tankersley 

Jessica Tanksley 

Kyle Tattershall 

Jacob Taylor 

Kristin Taylor 

Renee te Velde 

Nataly Teixeira 

Teresa Tejeda 

Matthew Tener 

Kai Terayama 

Roberto Terrones 

Jaime Testa 

Eileen Thai 

Huong Thai 

Vicki Thai 

Clifton 

Thammavongsa 

Annie Thao 

Moe Thein 

Amy Thomas 

Jafra Thomas 

Michelle Thomas 

Shantel Thomas 

Christina Thompson 

Daniel Thompson 

Jamie Thompson 

Sherry Thompson 

Brandy Thurman 

Roberto Tinoco 

Leander Tipsey 

Christopher Tisher 

Priscilla To 

Elaine Toledo 

Emily Tong 

Alexandra Topp 

Jenna Torluemke 

Estela Torres 

Monica Torres 

Rebekah Torres 

Ann Tran 

Christina Tran 

Elaine Tran 

Lan Tran 

Larry Tran 

Sally Tran 

Thao Tran 

Vinson Tran 

Corinne Treadaway 

Amber Treas 

Michelle Tremblay 

Chi Trinh 

Elaine Trinh 

Mike Trinh 

Christopher 

Trondsen 

Michael Trout 

Jean Trujillo 

An Truong 

Elizabeth Truong 

Janet Tsai 

Melody Tse 

Correen Tsui 

Palmira Turbetti- 

Motto 

Jordan Turner 

Sylvia Turner 

Aaron Uehara 

Uchenna Ugwuala 

Jaspreet Uppal 

Alysha Urbano 

Amber Uto 

Allison Uyeno 

Claudia Valenzuela 

Cynthia Valle- 

Oseguera 

Bryan Van Vliet 

Alexandra Van 

Zuiden 

Thomas Vang 

Zoltan Varga 

Jon Vaughn 

Matthew Vaughn 

Heather Veasley 

Sharon Veerapal 

Tbalan Veerasamy 

Antonia Vega 

Amanda Veltri 

Araceli Venegas 

Roberto Vera 

Roberto Vera 

Eric Verkerk 

Jerome Villanueva 

Amanda Villar 

Colin Virshup 

Quynh-Tram Vo 

Thao Vo 

Van Vo 

Diane Vu 

Jared Wagner 

Clayton Wagner- 

Mednick 

Sophie Waldron 

Kelly Walker 

Heather Walkover 

Joshua Walkover 

Megan Walsh 

Elena Walterman 

Benjamin Wang 

Irene Wang 

Ruiyu Wang 

Joshua Ward 

Megan Ward 

Roger Ward 

Matthew Warnock 

Joshua Washington 

Lydia Wassan 

Lydia Wassan 

Jennifer Wassom 

Elizabeth Watson 

Kristina Wavomba 

Allison Way 

Jazmin Webb 

Christopher Weber 

Alycia Wedin 

Eric Wee 

Jacob Weiler 

Christopher 

Weisker 

Misty Westcott 

Christine Whan 

Veronica Whang 

Nicholas White 

Chad Wierlo 

Margaret Wild 

Margaret Wild 

Turquoise Wilder 

Andrew Wilhelm 

Dale Williams 

Erin Williams 

Katie Williams 

Tyleen Williams 

Cynthia Wilson 

Jeanine Wilson 

Cassandra Winkel 

Miranda Winters 

Alison Wintersteen 

Robert Withrow- 

Clark 

Stephanie Wojda 

Huette Wong 

Kevin Wong 

Stephanie Wong 

Suet Ying Wong 

Tiffany Wong 

Elizabeth Woo 

Courtney Wood 

Sheree Wood 

Alexis Woods 

Brian Woods 

Dale Woolley 

Djuan Woolridge 

Jane Wu 

Stacey Wu 

Ying Wu 

Donald Wyatt 

Chris Xiong 

Guangxi Xiong 

Mary Xiong 

Li Xu 

Qi Yan 

Jiyoung Yang 

Jiyoung Yang 

Laura Yang 

Neil Yanogacio 

Huijuan Yao 

Chun Yin Yau 

Jianjun Ye 

Ross Yeager 

Adam Yee 

Harrison Yee 

Jessica Yee 

Victoria Yee 

Chien-Te Yeh 

Corinne Yeider 

Catherine Yen 

Vanessa Yerekhman 

Jillian Yoong 

Reid Yoshimura 

Harrison Yoshioka 

Jarod You 

Anthony Young 

Carrie Young 

Demetrece Young 

Jason Young 

Elizabeth 

Youngberg 

Aaron Yu 

Caroline Yu 

William Yuan 

Nicholas Yuen 

Phillip Yun 

David Yup 

Somara Zaman 

Marcelo Zamarripa 

Laura Zamora 

Norma Zapata 

Adam Zaves 

Michelle Zepeda 

Damasio Zepeda 

Aragon 

Damasio Zepeda 

Aragon 

Yan Zhang 

Yi Zhang 

Yong Qiang Zhang 

Liang Zhao 

Xiaoning Zhao 

Yige Zhao 

Yongxia Zhao 

Ling Zhong 

Lifang Zhou 

Ling Zhou 

Xuelai Zhou 

YingLiang Zhou 

Bonnie Zhu 

Kai Zhu 

Amanda Zimmerman 

Jennifer Zimmerman 

Diana Zuniga 

Congratulations, Class of 2012! 

THE PACIFICAN

Volume 103 - The Pacifican

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