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Pacific in the Press | Nov. 5, 2019
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"I have been so impressed by the level of commitment by educational professionals in San Joaquin County. We still have a long way to go but it鈥檚 getting better. It really is helping change the culture as to how everybody views going to school."
鈥� Lisa Douglass The Record, Oct. 30, 2019
Examples of how 糖心vlog was represented in the news media in recent days:
鈥�,鈥� Valliant News, Nov. 4, 2019: Pacific鈥檚 McGeorge School of Law was mentioned in this story about retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. In a paragraph about his ties to Sacramento, the story reads: 鈥淜ennedy and his wife, Mary 鈥� a former teacher at Sacramento鈥檚 Golden Empire Elementary School 鈥� have retained at least some connections to their hometown. For years, Kennedy has taught a three-week class in Salzburg, Austria, sponsored by the 糖心vlog鈥檚 McGeorge School of Law, where he first began teaching in 1965.鈥�
鈥�,鈥� The Record, Oct. 30, 2019: Lisa Douglass, Pacific鈥檚 community engagement manager, was quoted in this front-page story about the Beyond Our Gates Every Day Counts Attendance challenge. The story highlights that Pacific and its community partners have nearly doubled the number of San Joaquin students staying in school and, therefore, learning. 鈥淚 have been so impressed by the level of commitment by educational professionals in San Joaquin County,鈥� Douglass told the Record. 鈥淲e still have a long way to go but it鈥檚 getting better. It really is helping change the culture as to how everybody views going to school.鈥�
鈥溾赌�,鈥� The Record, Oct. 30, 2019: The Conservatory鈥檚 James Haffner and student Jorge Torrez were quoted in this story about the Opera Follies. 鈥淭he most powerful response I鈥檝e received so far from the audience over the years is the idea that someone is singing right next to you while you are sitting at your table,鈥� Torrez told The Record. 鈥淚鈥檝e had people say, 鈥業t is so refreshing and exciting to hear live singing right of front of me.鈥� We鈥檝e lost that as a society. There is a bit more separation, but to be in a salon setting, some of the audience has very strong responses.鈥�
鈥�,鈥� KGMB (CBS, Honolulu, Hawaii), Oct. 29, 2019: Pharmacy alumnus Merv Lum and his 40-year career were highlighted in this feature. The story includes a woman who said she had 鈥渕iraculous healing鈥� because of Lum鈥檚 help.
鈥�,鈥� BusinessInsurance.com, Oct. 29, 2019: McGeorge鈥檚 Francis J. Mootz III was quoted in this online story. Insurance coverage for the cannabis market is still evolving and beyond existing forms and insurance policy language. 鈥淪tandard policies don鈥檛 work very well at all with cannabis,鈥� he told the outlet.
鈥�,鈥� Manteca/Ripon Bulletin, Oct. 30, 2019: Raj Patel and student-pharmacists were mentioned in this short story about an upcoming Medicare Part D clinic. A portion of the story reads: 鈥淒r. Rajul A. Patel will be there with a large team of students from the 糖心vlog鈥檚 Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. They鈥檒l put together a no-cost health screening and help seniors navigate the many options Medicare has to offer.鈥� The story was also carried by the Bulletin鈥檚 sister paper, The Ceres Courier.
鈥�,鈥� SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, Nov. 1, 2019: James Graham and the men鈥檚 water polo team are No. 3 in the nation and mentioned in this story breaking down the coming conference games. The story reads in part: 鈥淭his is a revenge game for Head Coach James Graham鈥檚 team; LBS is ranked sixth in the nation, reigning conference champs and upset Pacific in last year鈥檚 GCC title match. For Graham, there鈥檚 also the calculation of qualifying for NCAAs outside of conference play and what it will take to earn an at-large berth. As hosts of the 2019 national championship, it鈥檚 a tremendous opportunity for his Tigers鈥攂ut also comes with great pressure. Having a good enough body of work during the regular season may be a hedge against another disappointment in the GCC tournament.鈥� Other stories mentioning the water polo team:
鈥�,鈥� SwimSwam.com, Oct. 30, 2019
鈥�,鈥� SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, Oct. 28, 2019
鈥�,鈥� NBA.com, Nov. 1, 2019: Pacific wasn鈥檛 mentioned in this story, but men鈥檚 basketball coach Damon Stoudamire comes in at No. 5 on this list. 鈥淲hile his time with the Raptors was short,鈥� reads a portion of the story, 鈥淒amon Stoudamire鈥檚 impact was monumental to the beginning stages of the franchise. 鈥� Mighty Mouse kept fans coming back to the then Skydome as the team finished top 10 in attendance in the team's first two seasons. A large part of the country was just beginning to appreciate the game of basketball and Stoudamire was the one to get them through the door.鈥�
