Pacific in the News May 2007
May 1The Record had a brief about the Torture Survivors study that will be presented at Pacific Wednesday evening. Pacific worked with a non-profit group to try and figure out how many torture survivors live in the United States.
The Record had a complimentary review of the production of Pericles, being performed at Pacific through the end of this week.
May 2
The Carolina Sun News had a story on alumna Linda Markert, who is the top choice to become the next provost for Coastal Carolina University. Her association with Pacific was in the story.
Jeffrey Becker, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in Mike Fitzgerald's column today about whether it was right or wrong for a private investigator to forge court documents because she was morally opposed to the death penalty. Becker said that if the woman really wanted to perform civil disobedience, she should have done it in the open to make a statement. By covering her tracks, she diminished her act and did something illegal at the same time.
The Record had a brief about Shirin Ebadi speaking at the university Thursday night.
May 3
The Record had a short story about the Department of Visual Arts "Hatching Great Ideas" exhibit that showing this week.
The Record had an editorial praising Dr. Don DeRosa and the university as a whole for talking with city officials on ways to get students more involved in the community and reduce crime overall.
The San Francisco Chronicle will host a noon-time chat with Shirin Abadi, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner who is speaking on campus tonight. The talk will be Web cast on the Chronicles Web site along with information plugging Dr. Ebadi's appearance at Pacific tonight.
The Record had a feature story on the Brubeck Institute's Summer Jazz Colony.
May 4
The Record had a story about a bill sponsored by Congressman Jerry McNerney to increase funding to schools to encourage them to teach math and science to Hispanics. Pacific Regent Jose Hernandez was quoted in the story. The Benerd School of education also was mentioned.
The Record had a review of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi's speech at Pacific last night.
The Record had a brief on a child-safety fair that's being co-sponsored by Pacific and the Stockton Fire Department.
The Record had a brief about a "dance off" being held this weekend and being co-sponsored by a Pacific fraternity - Xi Chi Sigma.
May 5
Medical News Today magazine ran the story on Dr. David O'Sparkman's recent breakthrough on how to improve the use of a spectrometer.May 6
The Chico Enterprise Record had a story about a Chico state athlete who has been asked to be released from the team. She said she's looking to play at several other schools, including University of the Pacific. The Oroville Mercury Register also ran the same story.
The Record had a story about a new member of the Stockton Athletics Hall of Fame. The story mentioned that the 49'ers used to train at Pacific.
The Record ran a letter to the editor that urged Pacific students to become more involved in the community.
Sean Snaith and a recent Eberhardt business forecast were both quoted in a Modesto Bee story about the impact that the Hershey plant closure will have on the region.
Dr. Carol Ann Hackley's "Toot Sweet" project, where her students came up with marketing plans for the local sweets shop, was the focus of a Michael Fitzgerald column in The Record.
The Record had a story on the child safety day co-hosted by Pacific and the Stockton Fire Department on Saturday.
Don Blount, managing editor of The Record, had a column where he mentioned that his daughter is going to attend Pacific next year.
May 7
Trent Burkett, an associate professor of art, was quoted in The Record about a piece of art that won an art show in Lathrop last week.
The Chronicle of Higher Education put the Powell donation on the front of their Web page this afternoon.
News 10 ABC had a story about the Powell donation on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. They also streamed live video of the press conference onto their Web page and broke into their regular afternoon programming to show a few minutes of the press conference.
ABC National carried the Powell donation story coast to coast.
KCRA NBC had a story about the Powell donation on their 11 p.m. newscast.
KOVR CBS had a story about the Powell donation on their 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts.
The Central Valley Business Times put a podcast of the Powell press conference online on their Website this afternoon. It was accompanied with a story.
May 8
Good Morning Sacramento ran the Powell donation story this morning.
The Record had the Powell donation on their front page this morning, along with a breakout box on the largest single donations to Pacific and a bio box on the Powells.
The Modesto Bee ran the Powell donation story on their front page this morning.
The Sacramento Bee ran the Modesto Bee story on the Powell donation today.
The Record had an editorial that told people about regent Jose Hernandez's latest experiment with NASA - an underwater living experiment that will be streamed live to the Internet.
Inside Higher Education had the Powell Donation in their daily roundups on their Web page today.
KFSN TV in Fresno ran the story about the Powell donation.
The East Bay Business Times and the Sacramento Business Journal ran the Powell donation story.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle ran the Powell donation story.
KFIV, an AM news station in Modesto, ran the Powell story on their morning newscast.
The San Jose Mercury News ran a story on the Powell donation.
The Associated Press ran the story on the Powell donation.
May 9
University Business Magazine ran a story about the Powell donation.
Philanthropy News Digest ran a story on the Powell donation.
Rocklin and Roseville Today newspaper ran a story that said Damon G. Eberhardt was named to the Granite Community Bank Board of Directors. The story says that Eberhardt is a Pacific graduate.
May 10
The Record had a brief on this Sunday's annual strawberry breakfast at Pacific.
The Sacramento Bee had an editorial praising Robert C. and Jeannette Powell for their generous donation to Pacific.
Carolyn Johnson, anchor and health reporter for ABC-7 (KGO-TV), came to the dental school today to interview Dr. Jeffrey Wood, chair of pediatric dentistry, and a parent of a pediatric patient. The story will detail the new California state law requiring all incoming public school children (kindergarten or first grade) to have an oral health assessment by May 31, 2007. It will air at 5 p.m.
May 11
The Record had a feature story on Edison High School senior Andrea Ramirez, who is going to attend Pacific next year. She just earned a scholarship to pay for her books while here.
May 12
The Times Picayune had a brief that said Arthur Dugoni, former dean of the School of Dentistry, will be the principal speaker at LSU Health Sciences Center's May 19 commencement.
Biology professor Greg Anderson was quoted in a story in The Record about the rapid invasion of Arundo donax in The Delta. It's a plant the sucks all the oxygen out of the water, causing plants and fish to die.
Record reporter Jeff Hood, who just quit after 20 years at the paper to take a public relations job with City of Lodi, had a farewell column that listed his favorite stories over the years. Some of them were stories about Pacific volleyball and basketball games.
The Chico Enterprise Record had a story that said CSU Chico officials admitted that they gave Pacific women's basketball coach Lynne Roberts to speak with their all-star athlete Amber Simmons. The Oroville Mercury Register ran the same story.
May 13
Dean Chuck Williams was quoted in the Vacaville Reporter about the end of Gov. Schwarzenegger's cash boom and his attempts to hide it from the public.
The Record had a story today about a Lodi man who is building a Web site about the Lodi Grape Bowl, a popular football game in the '50s between Pacific's and Cal's football teams.
May 14
KATC TV in Louisiana, as well as KLFY TV in Louisiana, both ran a story that said Pacific Alumnus Robert J. Anslow, Jr. won the Richard Day Award, given for significant accomplishments to people in Ohio. Anslow is a native of Louisiana but currently lives in Ohio.
Dean Chuck Williams was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News today about Gov. Schwarzenegger's sudden problems with the state budget and his attempts to quietly shift money around to hide it.
The Record ran a story today that said Assemblyman Tom Berryhill introduced legislature that would scrap the existing lottery system, citing a high drop-out rate in community colleges as a reason that the lottery doesn't work. The article mentioned that University of the Pacific is a private university and doesn't receive lottery money.
Peter Johnson, director of the Institute for Family Business based at Pacific, was quoted in the North Bay Business Journal about how many Baby Boomers are getting ready to retire, which could cause a lot of tax liabilities for the businesses they own when they transfer ownership to their children.
The Record had an editorial today praising the $100 million gift the Powells gave Pacific.
The Record had a short story today about the fund-raiser for Sakena Yacoobi's Afghan Institute of Learning, to be held at Pacific Wednesday.
The Chronicle of Higher Education ran a printed version of the Powell donation in this week's edition. It's on page A-24.
Biology professor C. Greg Anderson was interviewed live on the 5 p.m. newscast on Channel 10 this evening. The story was about two whales that were spotted in the Sacramento River today. Anderson studies sea mammals.
May 15
Biology professor Greg Anderson was interviewed again this morning by Channel 10 in Sacramento about the wayward whales spotted in the Sacramento river.
Dean Margee Ensign was scheduled to talk on KGO in the Morning in San Francisco today. She was scheduled to discuss Sakena Yacoobi's appearance here as well as Dr. Shirin Ebadi's recent visit.
Bob Benedetti was quoted in The Record this morning about Measure A, a city measure to slow the city's growth by limiting how many building permits can be issued each year.
May 16
The Record had a brief on the student art show "Hatching Great Ideas," on display at Pacific through Saturday.
Channel 10 out of Sacramento will interview Dr. C. Gregory Anderson live at 5 p.m. tonight to again discuss the two whales in the Sacramento River.
May 17
The Record ran a short story about John Garamendi's visit to the campus next month for the San Joaquin Venture Funding and Entrepreneurship Conference.
The Los Altos town crier had a feature story on marine biologist and artist Floy Zittin, a Pacific alumna.
The Record had a review of the fund-raiser for Sakena Yacoobi, held on campus last night.
The Record ran a brief telling the community that tickets are available for Saturday's commencement address by John Chambers.
May 18
Greg Anderson was interviewed live on the news this morning about the rescue effort of the two whales in the Sacramento River.
Columnist Byron Williams wrote about both Shirin Ebadi's and Sakena Yacoobi's visits to Pacific in the past two weeks. He posted his column on The Huffington Post.
McGeorge Dean Elizabeth Parker was quoted in Time Magazine about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' fight to keep his job and whether he broke the law when he randomly fired a group of federal prosecutors.
Regent Jose Hernandez was quoted in Vida en el Valle, a Spanish-language newspaper, about a bill to boost school funding for science programs.
Voice of America called to let us know that their feature story on Dave Brubeck and the Brubeck Institute will air this evening. It will then be available for download as an MP3 after it airs on their Web site.
May 19
Dean Chuck Williams was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the slow California economy.
Dean Chuck Williams was quoted in The Fresno Bee about the rising unemployment rate in the Fresno area.
The Record had a story about Professor Greg Anderson's sudden fame as a "whale expert" after two whales were spotted in the Sacramento River.
The World, a daily newspaper on the Oregon Southern Coast, had a short story that said Pacific McGeorge Alumna Cynthia Lynnae Beamant was appointed to the Curry County Circuit Court in Oregon.
May 20
The Sacramento Bee had a feature story on Afghan refugee Hakeem Naim and his struggle to escape Taliban persecution. His girlfriend is an alumna of Pacific, the story says.
The Record had a review of Saturday's commencement ceremony at Pacific.
May 21
The Fresno Bee had a story about a new exercise video being put out by "Girls Next Door" star Bridget Marquardt. Marquardt is a Pacific Alumna. Her relationship with the university is mentioned in the story.
The Times Picayune in New Orleans had a review of the Louisiana State University commencement over the weekend. Arthur Dugoni was the commencement speaker. His association with Pacific was mentioned in the story.
The San Mateo Daily Journal had a feature story on local teacher Kate Smith, who lost 100 pounds and recently was featured on the cover of People Magazine for her weight loss. Smith is a Pacific alumna. Her association with the school is mentioned in the story.
The Sacramento Bee had a brief that said David James was named assistant Dean for development at McGeorge.
May 22
The Business Wire ran a story that said McGeorge alumnus Darren K. Cottriel joined the international law offices of Jones Day in Irvine.
PR Newswire ran a story that said former Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences professor Shawn A. Scranton Victory was named the new vice president of scientific operations at Pharma, Inc.
School of International Studies dean Margee Ensign's interview with Ron Owens on KGO radio is scheduled to be aired at 10 a.m. today.
An editorial written by Margee Ensign a few months ago was published in the Sacramento Bee today.
Dr. Greg Anderson was on the noon and 5 p.m. news on Channel 10 yesterday to give updates on the two whales in the Sacramento River.
May 23
Pacific alumnus Randall Schaber, a land developer, was quoted in Bob Shalit's column in the Sacramento Bee today. He discussed the friendship between his late uncle, former McGeorge dean Gordon Schaber, and Raymond Burr.
The California Aggie - UC Davis' campus newspaper, had an article that pointed out that women outnumber men on the campuses of eight of the nine members of the Big West Conference. Pacific is one of those schools, a fact pointed out in the article.
Dr. Greg Anderson was interviewed by KCOL Radio on Colorado today about the situation regarding the whales.
Vida en el Valle, a Spanish-language newspaper, had an article on Pacific’s Multicultural graduation ceremony, held last Friday.
May 24
Scott Rausch, with the Housing and Greek Life Office, was quoted in a front page story in the Modesto Bee about all the stuff that students leave behind when they go home for the summer. He said Pacific donates much of the stuff to St. Mary's Homeless shelter.
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune had a feature story on the top scholarship winners in their graduating senior class this year. One of the students, Diana Jo, will attend Pacific in the fall, the story said.
The Rossmoor News in Walnut Creek had a story about an upcoming vocal concert. One of the vocalists, Marsha Wehrenberg, told the reporter that she grew to love opera from attending many opera concerts at Pacific while she grew up in Stockton.
McGeorge School of Law was mentioned in a story in both the Sacramento and Milwaukee Business Journals today. The story compared the different state laws that determine when a person is a lawyer. Some states only require a person to pass the state bar. Others require law school training. The story compared McGeorge's tuition to that of the online Northwestern California School of Law.
May 25
The Record had a brief that said Benerd alumna Romana Soto was named the new principal of Southwest Park Campus Elementary School in Tracy.
Inez Ruiz-Huston, director of multicultural affairs, was quoted in The Record in a story about the recent immigration reform proposal being debated in Congress.
Sacramento Business Journal put a story on their Web site about how Capital Public Radio bought KUOP.
May 26
The Atlanta Business Chronicle had a story that said Capital Public Radio has purchased KUOP from Pacific.
The Central Valley Business Times had a story that said Capital Public Radio has purchased KUOP from Pacific.
May 27
The Record had a brief that said Suzanne Turner, Vice-Principal for Manteca Unified for three years and Principal at Joseph Widmer Elementary School in the same district for the past five years, received her doctorates in education from Pacific last week.
The Tax Prof Blog, a blog for tax professionals, had a brief that said McGeorge will bestow the Order of the Pacific on retiring tax law professor Philip H. Wile.
May 28
The Record had a story that pointed out that one of the soldiers killed in Iraq was a University of the Pacific student - Katrina Lau.
Healthcare Sales and Marketing Magazine had a story that said Victory Pharma, Inc. announced that Dr. Shawn A. Scranton has joined the Company as Vice President of Scientific Operations. The article says that Scranton was previously a professor at Pacific.
May 29
Jeff Jardine's column in the Modesto Bee pointed out that one of the local soldiers killed in Iraq was a University of the Pacific student - Katrina Lau.
Scott Rausch, with Housing and Greek Life, was quoted in The Record today in a story about what Pacific does with stuff left behind by departing students. It's donated to St. Mary's homeless shelter.
May 30
The Record had a story on KUOP being sold to Capital Public Radio. The story focused on how the sale means more local public radio for the Central Valley.
KOVR 13 had a short story about how Pacific donates stuff left behind by students to St. Mary's homeless shelter.
FabTech, a popular blog about the computer industry, had a blurb that said Pacific alumna Lee Dinneen was appointed vice president at SVTC Technologies. SVCT makes the basic components used in semiconductors.
Greg Anderson was interviewed for a second time on KCOL Radio in Colorado today about the whales in the Sacramento River.
History professor Ken Albala was quoted in Time Magazine in a story about how every culture is seeing a rapid change in the way they eat, thanks to Microwaves, fast food and mass-produced ingredients. Albala said that there used to be a time in history when all food was locally produced and the biggest meal of the day was in the afternoon during a break during harvesting the fields.
May 31
The Sacramento Bee had a story that said Pacific alumnus Damon G. Eberhart, 56, owner of a longtime certified public accounting firm in Roseville, was appointed to the Granite Community Bank board of directors. The story pointed out that Eberhart graduated from Pacific.
The San Diego Tribune had a story about the sale of KUOP.
The Associated Press ran a story about the sale of KUOP.
KFTY TV in San Jose ran a news story about the sale of KUOP.
The Sacramento Union ran the AP story about the sale of KUOP.
The Bakersfield Californian ran the AP story about the sale of KUOP.
XETV Channel 6 in San Diego had a news blurb about the sale of KUOP.
Vida en el Valle, a bilingual newspaper, had a story about last week's round table discussion on the proposed immigration reform bill. The discussion was hosted by the Coalition of Mexican-American Organizations. The story said several people from Pacific were there to express their opinions about the proposed legislation.
KESQ TV in Palm Springs had a story about the sale of KUOP.
The San Jose Mercury News ran the AP story on the sale of KUOP.
The San Francisco Chronicle ran the AP story on the sale of KUOP.
The Sacramento Bee ran a short story on the sale of KUOP.
The Central Valley Business Times ran a story about the upcoming San Joaquin Venture Funding and Entrepreneurship Conference, to be held at Pacific next month.