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
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
Health care bill signed into law
President Barack Obama signed his health care bill into law Tuesday after receiving approval from the House of Representatives on Sunday March 21. This legislation titled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will help provide health insurance to 32 million uninsured Americans according to the Congressional Budget Office. The … [Read more...] about Health care bill signed into law