Katie ClaryLiving Editor Typically, this corner of the Graphic will contain a new trail for you to explore each week. I hope you too can enjoy the Santa Monica Mountains that are quite literally a hop, skip and a bike ride away from Pepperdine. However, like everything else in Southern California right now, the trails are swimming. So in lieu of a trailhead destination, here … [Read more...] about How to enjoy the great outdoors without needing a snorkel
Taking a look at how the other half lives
Courtney HongLiving Assistant Rare is the college student (or anyone, for that matter) who doesn’t just walk by but instinctively looks at a homeless person as a human being and says, “You have a destiny, a plan, a purpose. The power is in you to leave this situation.” This is what Mario Woodruff, 23, needed someone to say to him when he was homeless and impoverished for … [Read more...] about Taking a look at how the other half lives
Prof devotes himself to relationships at Pep
Michael AlahouzosStaff Writer Dr. David Lowry is one of Pepperdine’s unique professors, though he might be the last person to admit it. “I feel ordinary, among extraordinary people,” Lowry said.Lowry has been teaching yoga to students for eight years of his 15-year residency at Pepperdine as a mass communication and human communication professor. As if yoga isn’t enough to … [Read more...] about Prof devotes himself to relationships at Pep
Breaking the habit with ‘The Great American Smokeout’
Rhonda Hariss-ScottHealth Columnist On the third Thursday of every November the nation observes the Great American Smokeout. The Great American Smokeout is an initiative sponsored by the American Cancer Society to combat the 400,000 deaths per year caused by tobacco use. The issue of tobacco use by young adults is an extremely important topic. Cigarettes, cloves, cigars, … [Read more...] about Breaking the habit with ‘The Great American Smokeout’
Professors recall Vietnam experiences
Lauren Morton-FarmerStaff Writer It has been almost 50 years since it began, and almost 30 years since it ended. To some, it is a page in a history book. To others, it is the youth they will never get back. Someone once said “there are as many sides to stories as there are pairs of eyes to see them.” Whether you were there when it happened or have learned about it in school, … [Read more...] about Professors recall Vietnam experiences