This last weekend I gathered some swimmers together to volunteer for Coastal Cleanup Day at Surfrider Beach here in beautiful Malibu. I drive past Surfrider every day and usually it is picturesque and lovely with the whitewashed pier in the background and dozens of black dots which are surfers waiting in the water for the next perfect wave. So when someone told me that beach … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor 10/1
Pep Christians unite through One Love
"It was true unforced pure and organic worship said senior Andy Smith of One Love, which drew students from two sometimes-divided devotional groups, on Tuesday night.The tradition of the fusion between Campus Ministry and Malibu Presbyterian's Univeristy Ministries (UM) began five years ago as a means to bring a sense of unity to the multiple movements of faith at … [Read more...] about Pep Christians unite through One Love
Appreciate the beauty in everything around us
Coming from Denver I'm a bit biased in regards to the great outdoors. I admit it: We're a little snobbish about our state's natural beauty. Here in Malibu those things called the Santa Monica Mountains are not mountains but pointy hills. There are no fourteeners a half-hour drive away (if you don't know what that is look it up and climb one) and it grieved me greatly that I … [Read more...] about Appreciate the beauty in everything around us
Pepperdine picked to host 2013 NCAA tournament
Although it is four years away Pepperdine has been chosen as the host school for the 2013 NCAA March Madness tournament's West Regional. The decision made by the men's basketball committee of the NCAA was announced Sept. 21. Of the 70 cities that applied to host the tournament Pepperdine was picked to host the West Regional which includes the Sweet 16 and the Elite … [Read more...] about Pepperdine picked to host 2013 NCAA tournament
VIDEO: Sickness chills college scene
Instead of a wall covered with a barrage of boys with cut abs and flowing locks of hair the girls of C-suite in one of the residence halls have a different kind of clipping: an Orange County Register pictograph; the bold and all caps letters on the page spell "Flu Travels." The illustration shows the typical sources of viruses: office phones money and loved ones. But this … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Sickness chills college scene