Photo by Sarah Malone There has been a hitch in the progression of Pepperdine’s Long Range Development Plan. Called the “Campus Life Project,” the LRDP — which includes renovation of the freshman dorms and new upperclassman housing, among other developments — was put before the California Coastal Commission in November of last year and largely […]
DPS Reports 10.03.13
9/26/13 12:46 p.m. Traffic Related – Hit-and-Run, Non-Injury Accident Location: Seaver Drive Summary: A Public Safety student officer witnessed a vehicle hit an unattended parked car. The responsible party left no contact information at the scene. Minor damage was reported. 9/26/13 3:05 p.m. Crimes – Trespassing Location: Rho Parking Lot Summary: There was a report […]
SAAJ inspires decade of students
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Up to this point, thousands of undergraduate students have funneled through the 11-year-old child brain colloquium of the three people. Then-professors Cynthia Novak and Lee Ann Carroll and professor Jeff Banks founded the Social Action and Justice program in the fall of 2002. “We wanted to establish more personal relations […]
A love letter to my TV ladies
We get it — this is the Golden Age of Television. The Emmys, Breaking Bad finale and the return of all the good shows — all in a week’s news cycle. If you didn’t watch TV this week, you must be some sort of Cylon. For me, the beauty of TV today is its redeeming […]
Law programs focus on justice and faith
The Clinical Education and Global Justice Programs offer Pepperdine University law students experience in multiple areas of law and training for future jobs while simultaneously providing aid to those in need. In its 16th year of operation, the Clinical Education Program is composed of two aspects. The first gives students opportunities to “provide legal services […]
Sodexo: Pepp management responds to employee complaints
University students and Sodexo employees across the nation have taken action against the company after the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched their “Clean Up Sodexo” campaign in 2009 and began recruiting students to help fight for the cause in 2010. Sodexo is the France-based, multinational food service provider that has served Pepperdine more than […]
HRL plans to build new housing
Photo by Marisa Padilla The office of Housing and Residence Life is contained in a temporary trailer. The reception room is crowded; overall space is short. In the office of Associate Dean Brian Dawson, there are two opposing couches with little legroom and twin paintings of outdoor landscapes leaned against the unoccupied wall. It’s safe […]
Provost Tippens to retire in 2014
University Provost Darryl Tippens, eying the Pacific on his back porch, reflected on more than a decade of administrative service and teaching. “There is a lot of adrenaline in this place,” he said. “There was never a lack of opportunity to try things.” Tippens announced his retirement as provost through email on Sept. 16, effective […]
Dean Weber of GSEP announces retirement after 13 years
Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology Margaret Weber announced Tuesday that she would retire at the end of this academic year. “My husband and I have been talking about it for a number of years,” she said. “As Ecclesiastes says, there’s a time for everything, and now is that time.” President Andrew […]
DPS Reports 09.19.13
9/10/13 10:26 a.m. Traffic Related – Traffic Enforcement – Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign Location: John Tyler Drive Summary: A Public Safety officer reported a vehicle driving unsafely that failed to yield to their patrol emergency lights. The vehicle was later found parked on campus and cited. 9/10/13 8:56 p.m. Drugs & […]
