Photos by Hansol Hwang and Ashley Allen Pepperdine faculty, staff and students gathered Monday evening to uplift those in need of healing in light of recent events, including the Las Vegas tragedy and ongoing natural disaster recovery efforts. Pepperdine President Andrew K. Benton said a prayer at the gathering for everyone who has been affected […]
Staff Editorial: Step Forward For More Than One Day A Year
Art by Peau Porotesano More than 1,000 students gave their time to assist the community during Step Forward Day, but students should continue to serve others beyond just one day. The thought of consistently volunteering can be daunting, since Pepperdine students often lead busy lives, but helping others positively benefits both the volunteer and the […]
School of Law Dinner Features Gov. Brown
Photos Courtesy of Ron Hall, Pepperdine University California Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. was the featured speaker at Pepperdine’s annual School of Law Dinner on Friday, March 3. He spoke about the importance of education and the law. The annual dinner was held at the Beverly Hilton to celebrate the success of School of Law students […]
Rain Causes Class Cancellations, Road Closures
Photos by Terra Atwood Pepperdine students and faculty are heading back to school after classes were cancelled and offices were closed on Monday due to inclement weather and intermittent weather conditions. They were notified via email and text message on Monday Jan. 23 at 6 a.m. about the class cancellations. Classes were also cancelled the […]
Community Donates To Cameron Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Photo Courtesy of Matt Benton Psi Upsilon fraternity is working with Pepperdine to create a scholarship in honor of Cameron Johnson who passed away in January in Ecuador while traveling during winter break from Pepperdine’s Buenos Aires international program. The fraternity is working to raise $100,000 to endow a scholarship in Johnson’s honor. Their campaign […]
Quiz Failure Makes 11 Clubs Ineligible For Funding
Graphic by Kylie Myers More than 12 percent of campus clubs have been ineligible to receive money from ICC’s general fund this semester through Inter-Club Council (ICC). Eleven of the 90 recognized student clubs did not pass a quiz that ICC implemented this year for ICC funding, ICC Graduate Adviser Josh Ramirez wrote in an […]
Junior Class President Scott Hutchins Resigns
Photo Courtesy of Scott Hutchins SGA Junior Class President Scott Hutchins announced his abrupt resignation as class president Wednesday on Facebook. He wrote that he will remain in his role until the end of the semester but did not indicate why he was resigning. “It is with much thought, reflection and even sadness, that I […]
Pepperdine Mourns Death of Chancellor Emeritus Charles B. Runnels
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University The Pepperdine community mourns the loss of Chancellor Emeritus Charles B. Runnels. He passed away Tuesday at the age of 91. Runnels served as the University’s vice chancellor from 1971 to 1984 and was named chancellor in 1985. In 2006, he was named Chancellor Emeritus, though he continued his work […]
Changes Made to Student Affairs Staff
Photos Courtesy of David Humphrey, Doug Hurley and Brittany Skinner Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Student Affairs Mark Davis has announced several changes to the Student Affairs staff. During the summer, former associate dean of Students Tabatha Jones Jolivet accepted a position at Azusa Pacfic University. “It’s hard to imagine student life […]
Villa Malibu Becomes Cavalleri
Graphics Courtesy of Cavalleri Real estate firm Pacific Eagle Holdings is renovating the former Villa Malibu property into Cavalleri, a 68-residence condominium building on a 10-acre patch near Zuma Beach and Point Dume. Pre-sales for the condos are now available. The cost of the condos starts at $998,000. They include two and three-bedroom layouts and […]
