The rush of preparing for Project Serve— 15 distinct student-led groups of Pepperdine volunteers traveling to areas where they feel their services are needed— nearly drowned out Pepperdine's presidential recognition as a center for community service. Pepperdine announced Thursday that it was on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recognition of its … [Read more...] about Volunteer efforts earn Pep place on national honor roll
Letters to the Editor 2/25
UCI student protests prevent effective debateI'm not sure which piece upset me more the alumnus who incorrectly assumes that a person with an addiction cannot be helped by Christianity or Ms. Abu-Ghattas' column on the protests at UC Irvine. A good newspaper encourages debate and this week's issue certainly accomplished that. For the sake of brevity I'll limit my comments to … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor 2/25
Predictions for 2010 MLB season: National League
When the buzz surrounding Super Bowl XL-whatever died down a couple weeks ago tens of millions of football fans let out a collective groan as the NFL season officially came to a close. They said goodbye to their beloved pigskins and started the countdown for April's NFL draft.Meanwhile baseball fans grew excited. For six months out of the year we are oppressed persecuted … [Read more...] about Predictions for 2010 MLB season: National League
Pep Law helps accused teens in Uganda
Dirty stale air filled their lungs as soon as they entered the facility. Through the darkness they could make out the forms of 18 African teenaged boys who were perplexed by the sudden presence of a half-dozen white men wearing suits and holding cameras.This was an unusual sight at this remand home a detention center for Ugandan minors who had been accused of crimes and were … [Read more...] about Pep Law helps accused teens in Uganda
Pep to host Korean summit
Students from across the country as well as from Canada and South Korea will flock to Malibu to attend the largest ethnic-specific student conference in the United States. The 24th annual Korean American Students Conference (KASCON) will take place March 5 and 6 at Pepperdine. KASCON originated at Princeton University in 1987 and has since served to provide … [Read more...] about Pep to host Korean summit