On any given Sunday morning Dorwan Stoddard could be spotted cheerfully greeting visitors outside of the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ in Tucson Ariz. He could also be found voluntarily performing numerous repair projects to the church despite being 76 and having 17 stints in his heart. Fellow church member and former Pepperdine student Zoe Nystrom recalled Stoddard's … [Read more...] about Church of Christ elder killed in Arizona shooting
IP students work with orphans in Romania
Fifteen students from the Lausanne Heidelberg and Florence international programs spent Dec. 9–16 volunteering their time at orphanages in Bucharest Romania. The students organized the trip in cooperation with International Programs and Pepperdine Law Professor Andrei Duta a native of Romania. Sophomore Ally Doyle who is currently attending the … [Read more...] about IP students work with orphans in Romania
Coastal California flooded over break
Shortly after students headed home for winter break Southern California was drenched by record rainfall. In one week of December the region received more rainfall than in the prior 11 months combined. A section of the Pacific Coast Highway north of Yerba Buena Road was closed Dec. 18 due to mud and rockslides and remained closed until early this month while workers … [Read more...] about Coastal California flooded over break
Diver's body washes ashore at Corral Beach
Saturday afternoon at Corral Beach was abruptly interrupted after a scuba diver's body washed ashore around noon on Jan. 15. A Los Angeles County fire squad responded immediately pronouncing the man dead at 12:39 p.m. Identified as 58-year-old Thomas Swanson of Simi Valley the body shows no signs of trauma according to Lt. Fred Corral of the LA County Coroner's Office. He said … [Read more...] about Diver's body washes ashore at Corral Beach
Women's basketball falls to Gonzaga
The Pepperdine women's basketball team fell to 1-2 in conference play tonight after an 80-61 loss to Gonzaga at home. After a league win against San Diego and a close loss on the road to Saint Mary's over winter break the Waves were looking to get back to a winning record in the conference in tonight's game against the visiting WCC Champion Gonzaga Bulldogs. Although the Waves … [Read more...] about Women's basketball falls to Gonzaga