Why the number of years here means nothing I feel like a freshman: I don’t know what time the Caf opens or closes or switches over for lunch. I don’t know when the shuttle runs (but I’m always too late for it anyway). I am putting off getting my convo credit like a boss. I don’t know anyone. Even though I am technically going on my fourth year on this blessed … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Re-Run
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In the Name of Diversity
Art by Xander Hayes When abroad, Pepperdine students often speak of homesickness. For 9.95 percent of Seaver, that is a constant reality. According to the admissions website, this 9.95 percent of international students hail mainly from China (28.97 percent), Indonesia (10.34 percent), South Korea (7.97 percent), Canada (4.83 percent) and India (3.10 percent). For an … [Read more...] about In the Name of Diversity
CCB and SAC Evacuated After Burning Odor Detected
Photo by Whitney Irick The Center for Communication and Business and the Seaver Academic Center on Pepperdine's Malibu campus were evacuated around 4:15 p.m. today. Public Safety officers responded along with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to a "strong burning odor" detected from Cafe Fresca located on the second and third floors of the CCB, according to Ali Taghavi, … [Read more...] about CCB and SAC Evacuated After Burning Odor Detected
Ready, Set
There is something about the air. The curvature of the rock. The impossible blue of the Pacific. It represents the dawn of so many things — notebooks rising to page one, faces reclaiming the plaza, new names, a new microwave oven, a speech, a dance, Malibu population 13,042. It is a welcome for some and a return for others. It is a place to tie the hammock and a meeting ground … [Read more...] about Ready, Set
In ‘Defence’ of English Majors
“What exactly could you do with that?” “Are there any jobs for that kind of thing?” “Are you considering law school, or maybe switching to any kind of science?” “You know you already speak English, right?” Many people think, sure, a certain amount of possibilities might open up with an English major. English majors could live a life with all the excitement of teaching grade … [Read more...] about In ‘Defence’ of English Majors