Pepperdine's Dining Services faces the scrutiny of the student population as disgruntled students call for higher quality and cheaper meal options. Student disapproval of Pepperdine's Caf is exemplified most visibly in the emergence of a Pepperdine Facebook group titled "WTF Caf?" with 911 members airing their grievances online as of Wednesday evening.Others have registered … [Read more...] about Student theft stifles Sodexo's services
Movie Review: "Amelia"
Directed by Mira Nair ("The Namesake") "Amelia" follows the life of American aviation visionary Amelia Earhart as she attempts to be the first woman to not only cross the Atlantic Ocean but to fly across the world. Starring Hilary Swank Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor "Amelia" appears at first glance to have much promise. Sadly it does not fulfill its potential. "Amelia" is … [Read more...] about Movie Review: "Amelia"
Cross Country: Wishard takes third in WCC Championships
Competing in the West Coast Conference Championships Oct. 31 in Crystal Springs Calif. the Pepperdine cross country team did exactly as the preseason polls indicated with the women taking fifth and the men taking sixth in their respective races. Each race had eight schools competing. Most notable of the Pepperdine runners was junior Chelsea Wishard who took third place for the … [Read more...] about Cross Country: Wishard takes third in WCC Championships
Students get real advertising style
As one ad planner sketches the pros and cons of advertising to restaurants the others weigh in on the possibilities. This is not a representative from Chiat Day the agency responsible for the Apple advertisements this is a student team in Professor Ginger Rosenkrans' Advertising and Copywriting class. Students are experiencing the life of an actual advertising executive … [Read more...] about Students get real advertising style
Faiths work toward common ground
In its first major event The Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies brought theologians and diplomats to a daylong conference to initiate dialogue between the often-antagonistic Christian Muslim and Jewish faiths on Nov. 2.The conference "Finding Common Ground: Reconciliation Among the Children of Abraham was attended by Pepperdine students as well as members of … [Read more...] about Faiths work toward common ground