By Kyle JorreySports Editor OK, I admit it. I’m not always right. To be honest, when it comes to issues dealing with sports, I’d be confident to admit I’m probably wrong more often than I am right. But yet I can spout off my opinions here in this column each week like some kind of amateur Jim Rome without fear of rebuttal, barring an e-mail or letter, but really, who’s got … [Read more...] about Ballin’: Getting a degree in ESPN
Miracle at Malibu Materialized
By Tracy DomingoStaff Writer “Dream the impossible dream, and when you find that dream hold onto it and never let it go.” These words from "Man of La Mancha" recalled by Pepperdine Chancellor Charles Runnells speak directly to the entire history of Pepperdine University. Sitting in his corner office with an immaculate view of Malibu, the Pacific Ocean, and the 125-foot … [Read more...] about Miracle at Malibu Materialized
Pepperdine Timeline
(1937-present) 1937September George Pepperdine College is founded with 167 students and 22 faculty. Dr. Batsell Baxter is named president, Hugh Tiner is named dean. NovemberOrange and blue are chosen as school colors, the Graphic student newspaper is named using the initials of the school, GPC, spaced evenly. 1938JuneFirst Pepperdine College graduation — four transfer … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Timeline
Men swing away at ‘Hooters’
By Angela SumnerStaff Writer Last weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C, was not all fun and games for Pepperdine’s men’s golf team as it lost in the last round of the Hooters Match Play Championship to No. 16-ranked Purdue University, 4-1. Match play, different from the usual stoke play tournament, is when the player is not playing the entire field. Instead, players go one-on-one … [Read more...] about Men swing away at ‘Hooters’
Mock trial scores
School of Law team takes top spot in tournament.By Sarah CarrilloNews Assistant After six weeks of 7 a.m. practices and four days of grueling competition, Pepperdine University School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Team has won a national championship, the first ever for the school. Pepperdine was one of 16 teams chosen for the competition based on its performances in the past three … [Read more...] about Mock trial scores