Pepperdine’s rugby team has started the season strong since winning the Division II Southern Section Championship last year. The Waves crushed the visiting Azusa Pacific University Cougars 43-6 in their first preseason game Saturday, Oct. 8 followed by a 24-15 victory over rival Cal State Fullerton, Saturday, Oct. 15, at Fullerton. By the second half of the Oct. 8 game, head … [Read more...] about Rugby looks to repeat reign as Division II champs
MaxxMondays: Max makes the case for logic as a GE
Last Monday, I defended GE courses in principle. However, I didn’t say anything about which GEs should be required or how they should be conducted. One person commented that ethics and logic should both be required as GEs. I disagree with the former, and agree with the latter. Let’s address logic first. Logic teaches us to think clearly, and discern what truly follows from … [Read more...] about MaxxMondays: Max makes the case for logic as a GE
Pepperdine alumnae 'Kind Campaign' reaches millions of girls internationally
Girls are caddy. Girls are mean. Girls are vicious. Girls are competitive. Girls have the potential to ruin one another's lives. It is tough to be a girl. But two young women and Pepperdine alumnae, Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, have dedicated their lives to take a stand against what they call girl-on-girl “crime.” The Kind Campaign, an internationally recognized … [Read more...] about Pepperdine alumnae 'Kind Campaign' reaches millions of girls internationally
Tri Delta champions change with 'Fat Talk Free Week'
A 2004 study of women and self-image at Harvard University determined that only 2 percent of women in the study thought of themselves as “beautiful.” According to Delta Delta Delta Vice President of Public Relations Madison Krall, that means only 32 women on Pepperdine’s campus view themselves as “beautiful.” Beginning this Monday, Pepperdine’s Delta Delta Delta sorority … [Read more...] about Tri Delta champions change with 'Fat Talk Free Week'
Mike Cope appointed new director of Bible Lectures
The University announced Oct. 11 that, in lieu of Jerry Rushford stepping down from the post, Mike Cope will direct the annual Bible Lectures held by the University every spring. On May 4, 2012, Rushford’s 30 years as director of Church Relations and director of Pepperdine’s Bible Lectures will draw to a close. He intends to spend the following school year teaching at … [Read more...] about Mike Cope appointed new director of Bible Lectures