When junior Chris Grotz went to Thailand last year his plan was to shoot a toothpaste commercial not create a nonprofit organization. Spending time with a group of Burmese children in a village on the border of Thailand and Burma however prompted him to start the organization AMEN Missionary a Christian nonprofit.While spending four days at a migrant school in the village of … [Read more...] about 'AMEN' project aids refugees
Image gallery: Clothesline Project
To raise awareness of sexual violence and assault Pepperdine students symbolically hang their "dirty laundry" in the sunked garden outside the Caf. This is the first year Pepperdine has participated in the Clothesline Project a nationwide initiative.Click the images to the right to scroll through them. … [Read more...] about Image gallery: Clothesline Project
L.A. Marathon
Pepperdine students and professors were among the 25000 participants in the 2010 L.A. Marathon on Sunday. Click the thumbnails at right to scroll through scenes from the race. The full story is under "related articles" below. … [Read more...] about L.A. Marathon
Road-weary Waves struggle for wins
After a three-game defeat this weekend at No. 23 Stanford the Pepperdine men's baseball team was unable to come up with a win against the USC Trojans on Tuesday night despite a close comeback late in the game. The Waves' record is now 6-13.Starter Joe Sever said the biggest downfall the Waves had was the lack of a high-scoring offense."There are a lot of things we could have … [Read more...] about Road-weary Waves struggle for wins
Pepperdine improv workshop turns heads
"Bigger … louder …weirder!" Tracy Burns director of the Pepperdine Improv Troupe shouts across the theater to her improvisational students immediately after Wednesday Morning Chapel.In a miniature theater located in an often-overlooked corner of the Payson Learning Center a group of 18 students gather for an improv workshop. Led by Burns the lively energetic group … [Read more...] about Pepperdine improv workshop turns heads
