Courtney HongLiving Assistant Keith Novosel/staff photo.Jeff Davenport has been the director of UM for two years. On Tuesday nights, hundreds of Pepperdine students gather in the sanctuary at Malibu Presbyterian Church near Pepperdine to worship through University Ministries, popularly known as UM. “There’s worship music, a talk from a Texan that usually hits pretty hard in the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Pep students find sanctuary Tuesday nights at University Ministries
Pep students work hard for the money
Graham SheaAssistant Photo Editor It may be because they want to serve. It may be because they are bored. Or it may be because the $40,000 they are each sinking into every year at Pepperdine could buy them all new Corvettes. For whatever reason, a large proportion of Pepperdine students feel the need to go out and get a job, or two or three. Students search a broad array of … [Read more...] about Pep students work hard for the money
Pepperdine students prepare for lives in military service after they graduate
Jamie Lambert Staff Writer As most Americans stay current with the American involvement in the Middle East via CNN, a small group of Pepperdine students have made a commitment that will most likely land them right in the middle of the action. These nine men and women are just like any other Pepperdine students, except that every Friday, they don the Blues of the United States … [Read more...] about Pepperdine students prepare for lives in military service after they graduate
Professor takes motherhood to new level
Elizabeth ReinkingStaff Writer Dr. Margot Condon, assistant director of student teaching at the Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology, is often asked to give speeches about teaching. Invariably, the subject of her experiences as a working mother comes up. “Women will say to me, ‘I’d like to go back to work but I have three children,’” she said. “They don’t … [Read more...] about Professor takes motherhood to new level
Breaking through the noise in life: the healing voice of silence
Travis Weber & Nathanial BreedenStaff Writers Noise infiltrates our lives. In the morning, blaring alarm clocks break the silence. The talking heads on our televisions drown out our daily routine. In class, sometimes the professor is difficult to hear above the racket in our heads.Why do we tend to turn the volume of life up instead of down?We have an affinity for noise, … [Read more...] about Breaking through the noise in life: the healing voice of silence