Patricia MartinezStaff Writer After 24 years at Pepperdine, Richard T. Hughes, professor of religion, will be moving with his wife Jan to Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. Before their big move, Hughes reflected on his time at Pepperdine, his plans for the future, and gave parting words to his cherished students. Hughes has a long history with Pepperdine. He was hired in 1971 … [Read more...] about Richard Hughes Accepts Post at Messiah College
Dr. Chang Leaves
STEFAN HOLTStaff Writer Pepperdine will be losing a familiar face soon as veteran advertising professor Dr. Kyu Chang prepares to leave the shores of Malibu for the Republic of Korea. After 15 years, Dr. Chang and his family are returning to his native country to teach at Handong Global University, an upstart Christian college. While many students will miss his classes on the … [Read more...] about Dr. Chang Leaves
Invisible Children
KRISTEN ROBERTSONStaff Writer Thousands of children and adults will be sleeping on the streets on April 29 all across the United States. They all have homes and beds and blankets and refrigerators full of food, but they have all chosen to give that all up for one night. These men, women, boys and girls have decided they are going to give up the comforts so prevalent here so … [Read more...] about Invisible Children
Wilsons Retire
KELLY NOLANDStaff Writer What makes a school like Pepperdine the kind of place where students go to their professors’ house for dinner, where the school’s mission is connected to what is taught in the classroom, and where benefactors from around the world want to participate in making the school an even better place? It is faculty members and administrators like John and … [Read more...] about Wilsons Retire
Da Vinci Code
PATRICIA MARTINEZStaff Writer Mystery. Adventure. Conspiracies. The Da Vinci Code has it all, and now, Code fanatics can see their favorite book play out on the big screen. Dan Brown’s worldwide bestseller is coming to life under the supervision of Oscar-winning director Ron Howard. Howard teamed up again with Oscar-winning writer Akiva Goldsman. The two won the Oscars for Best … [Read more...] about Da Vinci Code