Pepperdine's culture is certainly a unique one. Some students know their ways around Shanghai and Buenos Aires before even experiencing the urban jungle of Los Angeles just down the road. African street performers dance amateur jewelers weave and decorate their goods a world-famous drum circle and countless other characters await— and you don't have to buy plane tickets … [Read more...] about Discovering diversity at Venice beach
Change your heart change the system
The system is broken. Look around and you will see a society that may seem as if it is striving toward lofty ideals: equality compassion sustainability. However a look below the surface— a look at the far-reaching implications of all our collective choices— shows that something fundamentally opposed to these values is actually occurring.Due to the corruption of a … [Read more...] about Change your heart change the system
Rain subsides women win 6-1
The No. 54-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team defeated No. 58-ranked Cal Poly on Wednesday after two rescheduled matches due to rain this season 6-1. Pepperdine is now 7-12 this season.Pepperdine sophomore Andrea Oates said the Waves had confidence against visiting Cal Poly after two rescheduled matches."We knew we would have to compete hard but we also have a very good … [Read more...] about Rain subsides women win 6-1
Pepperdine picks up pieces and rebuilds
The men's basketball team is looking for a fresh start with familiar faces this summer and really the only way is up.After a dismal two-and-a-half months of West Coast Conference (WCC) play in which the young Waves (7-24 3-11) lost their last 12 games by an average of 17.8 points a contest the season mercifully came to an end. They suffered defeat in their first-round WCC … [Read more...] about Pepperdine picks up pieces and rebuilds
Pepperdine drops home-season finale
Usually the No. 2 Pepperdine men's volleyball team knows how to pull off a win in the fifth game but in their last home meeting Saturday April 3 against No. 11 UC Irvine the Waves just couldn't end up on top falling short 3-2.Coming into the match Pepperdine had a chance to move up in the polls because of Stanford's recent loss to Cal State Northridge. Chances looked good for … [Read more...] about Pepperdine drops home-season finale