Jessa Gonzalez

Junior Justin Vinyard’s performs his anticipated viola recital As the crowd grew silent and Taylor-Meade’s McCready Hall stage was flooded in a wash of ambient light, the Junior recital began. Preceding the main performance, a select few other musicians accompanied the stage. After working for nine arduous months, spending hours rehearsing for this performance, Vinyard entered the spotlight. A current junior at Pacific, he’s a viola performance major.

Ava Cook tackles both business and criminal justice capstones at once during her final semester By Tiare Arquero “It’s been a lot more work than I expected,” senior Ava Cook said with a small laugh while reflecting on completing two capstone projects at the same time. As seniors across campus complete their final capstone projects, some students are taking on more than one challenge. For Cook, the final stretch of college includes completing two capstones at the same time.