Pepperdine's women's volleyball team played the West Coast Conference's top team the Saint Mary's Gaels in another nail-biting five-set match that ended in a Waves loss at 22-25 25-19 24-26 25-20 and 15-13 in Moraga Calif. last Saturday Oct. 31.In the last four matches played the Waves (12-10 5-4) have lost three of them in five-game matches. Two of these matches were lost by … [Read more...] about Volleyball: Waves lose in the clutch against St. Mary's Gaels
Relive cafe miserable
While taking a virtual jaunt through the cyber park that is Facebook I recently came across "WTF Caf?" the rapidly growing forum that so poignantly expresses the gastronomical oppression being endured by the Pepperdine student body. After shedding a few tears for my fellow peers my mind wandered off to a dark time— Paris 1832. Having searched far and wide I … [Read more...] about Relive cafe miserable
Boxes of blessings
Amid the hectic preparations for Christmas— the shopping the party planning the baking the traveling— the deeper meaning of the holiday season can get easily lost. This is why some students on campus are working to bring the spirit of giving and making a real impact on those less fortunate to Pepperdine.Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an international Christian … [Read more...] about Boxes of blessings
IP alumni 'root' freshmen in faith
Freshmen already had to face a hurdle that was one of the most anticipated and feared: facing their mailboxes to find out where International Programs has designated their place next semester. Now with the new "Uprooted" event upperclassmen have made it a point to prepare them for another unexpected hurdle: the test of their spirituality. Junior Kaylani Esparza who came up … [Read more...] about IP alumni 'root' freshmen in faith
Year's end inspires look at Convo's past
As senior Cazz Brindis croons the words to "Let it Be" on the stage of the Firestone Fieldhouse one student glances from the performer's face to Facebook. One two six textbooks lie open on the laps of the students who attentively read them. That's just one row. For students it's nothing personal— it's just Convo.Hank Fortner takes the stage and declares a 50-day countdown … [Read more...] about Year's end inspires look at Convo's past