Former Lausanne program director, Mary Mayenfisch-Tobin, is in the latter stages of appealing her termination which occurred over the summer. Provost Darryl Tippens is in the process of considering the appeal, according to Mayenfisch-Tobin. Pepperdine administrators are unable to offer information on the reasons surrounding Mayenfisch-Tobin’s firing since it is a personnel … [Read more...] about IP’s Mayenfisch-Tobin appeals termination
Staff Editorial: Student worries grow with campus
The benefits of attending a small university are manifold: Pepperdine has long enjoyed a reputation for offering its students intimate class sizes, the chance to build meaningful relationships with professors and on-campus living spaces that have been lauded for both livability and luxury. Bigger is not always better, and quality has traditionally been prioritized over … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Student worries grow with campus
New year offers new direction in LGBT saga
The Counseling Center now hosts a voluntary LGBT support group led by Director Connie Horton. Reach OUT President Sarah Gordon says she is hopeful for the group. “I think some — maybe even most, and that doesn’t exclude me — might still be nervous about how the counseling group will be perceived and directed, but the Counseling Center is full of genuinely wonderful people, so … [Read more...] about New year offers new direction in LGBT saga
GOP R.I.P.: The Republican Party’s descent into extremity
It’s the fall of 2012. Election season. Presidential elections always seem to bring out the crazy in American politics (or maybe the crazy is always there, and it just gets louder this time of year?). Though mudslinging, gaffes and dirty tactics have always been a staple of American politics since this nation’s inception, we’ve always managed to make up for the quadrennial … [Read more...] about GOP R.I.P.: The Republican Party’s descent into extremity
Republicans need a female hurricane
The other day @RexHuppke tweeted, “Wow. The Republican Party can’t even attract a female hurricane.” I laughed, I re-tweeted, then I legitimately thought about the upcoming 2012 election, its influence, its ironies and its problems. Four years ago Hilary Clinton chose to run for President and became a symbol for increasing gender equality in this country. It was an election of … [Read more...] about Republicans need a female hurricane