By DeNae ThomasStaff Writer Chia-Huan Chen, a college adviser for students in Taiwan, knows what it is like to leave what is familiar and venture into America to get an education. Chen left Taiwan several years ago to get her Master’s degree in counseling psychology from Boston University. “I wanted to make my life experience more full, absorb a different culture and expose … [Read more...] about Foreign college advisors visit Pepperdine during U.S. visit
Karmic Relief: Acceptance needs to be universal
By Karma Christine Salvato Acceptance. All humans crave it, yet some feel it is unobtainable. Have you ever felt like you didn’t fit in? Perhaps someone said something that made you feel like an outsider? There have been moments when I have felt like Sandra Dee from “Grease” —who simply wants to be accepted without being ridiculed for her quirks, or who she is as a person. … [Read more...] about Karmic Relief: Acceptance needs to be universal
Waves win big
By Kyle JorreySports Editor Unlike the typical Pepperdine students, the women’s volleyball team didn’t head to Santa Barbara this past Wednesday night for pleasure. They were there on business. The No. 10 Waves (17-6, 9-0 in conference) defeated the previously unbeaten University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos in four games 30-26, 26-30, 30-28, 30-18. For the Waves, the … [Read more...] about Waves win big
Church of Christ plans big future
After years without a permanent campus home, the University Church of Christ plans to build a 50,000 square-foot complex on the Drescher Graduate Campus.By Faith LynnStaff Writer After 23 long years of meeting in Elkins Auditorium, the University Church of Christ can finally look forward to having a place of its own. The church is getting a new home on the Drescher Graduate … [Read more...] about Church of Christ plans big future
Airplanes and cell phones don’t mix
By Brian BushwayStaff writer As the world of technology keeps advancing by leaps and bounds, we are perpetually faced with the challenge of incorporating these new technologies into our lives. Simply figuring out how to properly use these new technologies can be challenging enough — since many of us never read the instruction manual in the first place. But the ethical … [Read more...] about Airplanes and cell phones don’t mix