The Pepperdine track and field team broke its 10th record of the season Saturday at the USC Trojan Invitational. Sophomores Bridgette Walker Amanda Ajdari and Brittany Clark and freshman Rebecca Clark ran on the 4x100-meter relay team that set a new record of 49.33. She said the relay team has high hopes for what they can accomplish during the rest of the season. "We want to … [Read more...] about Track team stumbles at USC
Admission film needs 'reel' views
The Pepperdine Office of Admissions is in the process of creating its new promotional video for prospective students. The video's goal is to showcase Pepperdine's academic attitude social life and culturally diverse student body. It will include student interviews about all aspects of Pepperdine life. We would like to add some of our own more realistic input. Consider these the … [Read more...] about Admission film needs 'reel' views
Pep dismisses 63 staff members
Pepperdine is quietly adjusting to the loss of 102 employees including 63 who received layoff notifications Feb. 27. The remaining 39 positions belonged to employees who retired or moved to other jobs and will not be replaced. President Andrew K. Benton said he did not expect any more layoffs to be announced for fiscal year 2010 although global economic troubles will … [Read more...] about Pep dismisses 63 staff members
Men come up short against Ohio State
Despite the invincibility of senior Omar Altmann who captured a win in both doubles and singles the men's tennis team was unable to overcome the power and consistency of No.-6 Ohio State on Monday losing 6-1. From the start the Waves came out in doubles lacking energy and floundered against the Buckeyes on courts 4 and 6. Freshmen Alex Llompart and Hugh Clarke lost to Steve … [Read more...] about Men come up short against Ohio State
California Book Recall
Sometimes it isn't until after federal policies go into effect that lawmakers realize there are unintended effects to the policy. This January a law hoping to help child safety had big rammifications for the nation's libraries.A law passed by congress calling for the recall of children's items which have trace amounts of lead in them had included books printed prior to 1985. … [Read more...] about California Book Recall