The men's basketball team recently began a new and hopeful season and anyone who has seen the team in action has likely seen two new freshmen that are difficult to overlook— Jan Maehlen and Hector Harold. Relying primarily on upperclassmen this season the team believes their record will be better than last year. Spending part of the summer in Italy did a lot to … [Read more...] about High expectations surround freshman dynamic duo added to basketball roster
Here are some reasons to brag about Pepperdine to your friends back home
Sick and tired of coming home for the holidays to find your old friends turning Thanksgiving into a brag fest for their school? Instead of thinking about how once you ate the half-frozen corndog at the cafeteria or tallying the combined hours spent looking for parking you should pay attention to the reasons to show your Pepperdine pride. And it is about time … [Read more...] about Here are some reasons to brag about Pepperdine to your friends back home
School spirit, athletic department tie for last
Ten weeks ago I posed a thought to the Pepperdine community about the embarrassingly low attendance at athletic events. The last paragraph of the column went something like this: "This could be the year that we stop hiding behind a facade of fake school spirit fueled by the free T-shirts and Chipotle burrito card handouts at home games. Whether we want to admit it or not our … [Read more...] about School spirit, athletic department tie for last
WASC report calls for clarity unity openness
Another phase of Pepperdine's reaffirmation of its accreditation was completed Monday as the WASC issued its full Capacity and Preparatory Review Report. The topics covered in the report focused on issues of faculty cohesiveness university and student assessment and planning and direction. This phase the Capacity and Preparatory Review (CPR) is the second of … [Read more...] about WASC report calls for clarity unity openness
Men's rugby alumni teach undergrads a painful lesson
The sun shone brightly and the air was still Saturday morning as the Pepperdine men's rugby team painted lines on the grass and assembled goal posts on Alumni Field in preparation for the annual alumni game. The rugby team finished the fall preseason 5-0-1 but suffered its first loss to the band of alumni almost 30 players 66-12. The first try was scored in the early minutes of … [Read more...] about Men's rugby alumni teach undergrads a painful lesson