Letter grades and GPAs are no longer the best gauge of student learning according to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The regional accrediting body now requires universities to quantify student learning with an objective assessment method outside of the grading system. Professors throughout Pepperdine are to establish explicit educational goals in their … [Read more...] about WASC reforms enacted
How to live life on the edge
What does it mean to live every day as if it were your last? In the search for meaning and purpose in life should we turn to this cliché and drain our bank accounts on mindless self-fulfillment? Should we tell our friends and family we won't be with them for much longer? If we were to truly "live every day as if it were our last we would probably end up with no friends, … [Read more...] about How to live life on the edge
Waves in second place after day one of Regional Challenge
Pepperdine women's golf showed a strong presence at Monday's opening round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes with four players finishing in the top 10. The sparrows weren't the only birdies in play as senior Taylore Karle tapped in her third birdie on hole number nine of the tough par-71 course at Palos Verdes Golf club for the Northrop Grumman Regional … [Read more...] about Waves in second place after day one of Regional Challenge
Men's tennis redeems themselves against Boise State
Pepperdine's men's tennis team ranked 20th in the nation earned a stellar 6-1 victory over No. 35 ranked Boise State on Saturday Feb. 12th at the Ralph Strauss Pavilion in Malibu The win improves the Waves record to 6-2 this season and reinstates the team's momentum after a brutal loss to the University of Southern California on Friday. Pepperdine earned the opening doubles … [Read more...] about Men's tennis redeems themselves against Boise State
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Watson
IBM — the company of nerds who got rich long before Microsoft — scheduled the beginning of this week to completely demoralize the human race. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday IBM's newest supercomputer Watson will square off against the two winningest players in "Jeopardy!" history: Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. In practice rounds Watson has already won. Jennings won … [Read more...] about How I learned to stop worrying and love the Watson