The Student Government roller coaster has encountered an unusually bumpy track during the past year, with an overhaul in the election process, political infighting and, most notably, the extended soap opera of Pepperdine concert production. SGA has a history of botching concerts and then recovering with successful shows. But with the dismissal of Programming Board Chair Jimmy … [Read more...] about Ups and downs of SGA
Putting the Waves on the market
By Lindsey Besecker Assistant Sports Editor With basketball season approaching, T-shirt giveaways, the new logo series and, hopefully, full stands at Firestone Fieldhouse will come with the teams. And one person has been working on all of these things in hopes of bringing some athletic excitement to Pepperdine students. Eric Foote, Pepperdine’s assistant athletics director … [Read more...] about Putting the Waves on the market
Malibu land owner sued for building golf course
By Jenny Gutierrez Staff Writer Malibu mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio has been making headlines recently in Los Angeles because of a lawsuit filed against him by a local environmental group regarding his 10-acre pitch-and-putt golf course he built in Malibu in 1982 on his own property. The Wetlands Action Network (WAN), a locally based nonprofit organization dedicated to the … [Read more...] about Malibu land owner sued for building golf course
Star power abounds among Pep faculty ranks
By Dr. Lee Kats Professor of Biology While institutions such as Stanford and UCLA struggle to find creative ways to get their best and brightest professors re-engaged in teaching, Pepperdine suffers from no similar malady – nor do I predict we ever will. Pepperdine has always been an institution that values high quality, creative teaching on the part of its faculty, and the … [Read more...] about Star power abounds among Pep faculty ranks
Polo coaches and players look ahead
By Erica Sigman Staff Writer The Waves have three regular season games left before they travel to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship tournament, but there are still a few kinks that need working out. With junior utility man Jesse Smith out of commission, while he recovers from a punctured eardrum, junior two-meter man Morgan Matthies and senior two-meter man … [Read more...] about Polo coaches and players look ahead