MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor To keep up with the competitive business world, Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management on Drescher campus must constantly adjust to new ideas and develop innovative programs. One idea that came to fruition for GSBM’s full-time MBA program during the 2004/2005 school year was to integrate classes. The school is slowly … [Read more...] about Integration aims for rounded grads
Staff Editorial: Join a group that is diverse
Sorority Recruitment, or the aptly titled “rush,” is an annual process that breaks, wins and hardens hearts at the same time. It is an imperfect system at best and a ridiculous and shallow one at worst. The 250 potential new members who participated this year, as well as Pepperdine’s seven sororities, know the drill: It’s a week of dressing cute, smiling big and perfecting … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Join a group that is diverse
Forget California, go surf at Ocracoke
KERIANN BOONEStaff Writer Part of being a true surf junkie, whether in Malibu or elsewhere, is knowing what else is out there. There’s been plenty written on Hawaii and California, so this week, we’re exploring a far more esoteric spot: Ocracoke. Ocracoke is a spit of land about 25 miles off of the coastline of North Carolina. This barrier island has been home to lost … [Read more...] about Forget California, go surf at Ocracoke
Pepperdine starts tournament play
JANE LEESports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s tennis team competed in both the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds of the Riviera/Intercollegiate All-American Championships from Friday through Tuesday. In the pre-qualifying rounds Saturday at UCLA, senior Natalie Braverman and sophomore Sylvia Kosakowski were the only Waves to make it to the second round of singles play. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine starts tournament play
Owning the Place
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor While a trusty monthly check may prove enough to satisfy the average Pepperdine student, the entrepreneurial spirit leads some students such as seniors Chad Edwards, Jessica Brandes and Scott Motte down the job-route less traveled. Every summer, Edwards flies to his hometown of Denver and instead of filling out local job applications, he … [Read more...] about Owning the Place