Boxer Book Club: American Salvage | Question 1

Which of Campbell's stories in American Salvage resonates most strongly with you and why?

Boxer Book Club: A Leader's Legacy | Question 1

What is the greatest lesson you learned in reading a Leader's Legacy?

Boxer Book Club Sparks Interest of Students

Tyler Atwood '09, student coordinator of the Writing Resource Center, recently submitted a Letter to the Editor of the Pacific University Index opposing the Boxer Book Club selection of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

Read Tyler's comments here.

The following issue of the Index featured two Letters to the Editor and an editorial on the topic.

Read the Letter to the Editor by Jan Nerenberg '09.

Read the Letter to the Editor by Tabith Rogers '11.

Read the editorial.

Comments of this type (and reactions to them) are welcome on the Boxer Book Club blog. The blog is meant as a medium for conversation. Boxer Book Club is open to the entire University community.

Boxer Book Club: Twilight | Question 1

Twilight is the first of a four part series. It was released in 2005 and instantly reached #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List. The Twilight series reportedly sold 22 million last year. Meyer has claimed that she did not intend to write the book for a particular audience, and although it is categorized as young adult fiction, it has garnered popularity across generations. What makes this book so compelling?

Boxer Book Club: Twilight | Question 2

One of the strongest themes throughout Twilight is resistance of temptation. What relevance does this have in modern culture?

Boxer Book Club: Twilight | Question 3

Many critics of Twilight cite Meyer’s writing as low-quality. What expectation or standards should the reader have for this type of book or books in general?

Boxer Book Club: Twilight | Question 4

Twilight and Stephanie Meyer have gained as many foes as fans. What makes the public so vehement about this work?

Boxer Book Club: Twilight | Question 5

Bella is shown to be weaker than her vampire counterparts, male and female. Bella is also shown to be accident prone and in constant need of rescue. As a consequence Twilight has often been criticized as anti-feminist and offensive to women. Do you think this is true? What relevance do gender roles in contemporary literature have in contemporary society?

Book Club: Indian Creek Chronicles | Question 1

Indian Creek Chronicles is now in its second printing. What makes this book so successful?

Alumni Holiday Wishes

Although the calendar tells us that winter is more than a month away, it feels like winter today. Halloween is just barely behind us yet the stores have already had winter holiday decorations and wrapping paper in stock for weeks. Egg nog prevails at every coffee shop.

As the holiday season begins, we in the alumni office would like to know -- what do you wish for this season?

There are many things the alumni office can assist with:

•we can connect you to those who provide official transcripts
•we plan reunions and other events to help you connect with Pacific University and with your classmates
•we can help you locate a friend from school who you may have lost touch with
•we can keep you updated on the latest events and news at your alma mater
•we congratulate all new parents with a baby t-shirt to welcome their infant in to the Pacific University family
•we can connect alumni with resources to advance their career


But is there something more you wish for this year?

Whether or not we can help, we want to hear your wishes. All wishes submitted to will be entered to win a Pacific University pride pack, including a Pacific University sweatshirt.

•Do you wish for your favorite team to win this year?
•Are you wishing for world peace?
•Are you wishing for a new flat screen tv?
•Are you wishing for airfare to go down so you can visit your grandchild an extra time this year?


Submit your wishes by commenting below.

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 1

Did Chris McCandless love "truth" more than relationships? Are they mutually exclusive?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 2

What mistakes, if any, did Chris make before going to Alaska?