LAUREN MORTON-FARMERStaff Writer Almost two weeks after protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles to speak out against new immigration laws, students are still fired up about it across campus. Half a million people, including several Pepperdine students, voiced their opinions in downtown Los Angeles, and it has not stopped there. Protesters were demonstrating against HR … [Read more...] about Students clash over immigration
SGA should keep campaign faces on even after elections
GLLORIA SHELLER Perspectives Assistant It has been nice walking around and seeing all the spirit for SGA these past weeks. While, the sidewalk chalk washed away in the rain and the rowdy crowds in Convocation are sure to be seen less and less since the SGA elections are over, I hope such excitement for student government doesn’t completely cease. No one likes a politician who … [Read more...] about SGA should keep campaign faces on even after elections
Trips, steak and late nights mold students
MICAELA GIL-CASASBuenos Aires Columnist It’s the beginning of April, and as students in Malibu start preparing for finals, we in B.A. are just getting back from Spring Break. This tardiness of schedule may well describe the lifestyle of this New York-meets-Paris city where siestas are taken during the day and dinner may last up to two hours because of sobremesa, after-dinner … [Read more...] about Trips, steak and late nights mold students
Women’s track struggles through tough first year
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant At the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, Pepperdine added women’s track to remain in compliance with Title IX. With the start of the women’s track team, members and coaches are working on finishing the season, but it is questionable whether the team will exist next year. Dr. John Watson, director of Athletics, said it is hard to get a new … [Read more...] about Women’s track struggles through tough first year
Programs end as Lilly funding expires
BRITTANY YEAROUTNews Assistant The Spiritual Discernment Retreat, a two-day experience for students to think about God’s calling, was held last weekend for the last time. The retreat, which was funded by the Lilly Endowment Foundation through the Pepperdine Voyage, will be cut because of the end of the four-year $2 million grant. The Lilly Endowment Foundation renewed the … [Read more...] about Programs end as Lilly funding expires