In addition to Humanities 111 with Sonia Sorrell the convocation requirement is the great equalizer among Seaver students. Few can petition their way out of the half-credit addition to each semester's schedule and many see it as nothing more than a chore or a box to check each week. Convocation has noticeably improved this year as the Convocation office seems to be focused on … [Read more...] about Professors pave the way for Convocation
PETA visits Malibu to protest 'McCruelty'
Ten PETA members including about three Pepperdine students demonstrated outside McDonald's on Pacific Coast Highway on Saturday calling attention to the slaughtering practices utilized by the fast food chain's suppliers. PETA's campaign called "McCruelty says the suppliers' methods inflict unnecessary suffering on the animals, including broken bones, live scalding and worker … [Read more...] about PETA visits Malibu to protest 'McCruelty'
Pepperdine discovers NCAA financial aid errors
PEPPERDINE DISCOVERS NCAA FINANCIAL AID ERRORS AND VOLUNTARILY ELECTS NOT TO ALLOW AFFECTED TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN POST-SEASON PLAY Pepperdine University recently discovered that it had failed to properly administer financial aid awards to a number of its student-athletes. After discovering the error Pepperdine contacted the NCAA and is taking immediate steps to rectify … [Read more...] about Pepperdine discovers NCAA financial aid errors
Don't defeat yourself
Imagine this: You've just received an assignment for a long paper in class. You're groaning at the prospect of hours of research and writing maybe a whole weekend gone when suddenly you realize that you had a fairly similar assignment just last semester. If you tweak your old paper a bit rewrite the introduction maybe add a paragraph or two you can be done in an … [Read more...] about Don't defeat yourself
Broken dreams: reform the Greeks
Around the same time every year what sounds like a funeral dirge proceeds around the freshman residence halls. Women are in mourning. It's a funeral in a way a funeral for broken dreams. Freshmen women were just told what sorority they were placed in and there is disappointment. Another perspective: freshmen men in a fraternity are given alcohol. Someone refuses but is told by … [Read more...] about Broken dreams: reform the Greeks