Pepperdine Graphic

More than 200 students descended into Smothers Theatre on the evening of Jan. 31 as Pepperdine geared up for its first concert in more than 18 months. Five members of the American rock band Mae set up their instruments and strapped on their guitars as they began to play their first song released this year "The House That Fire Built." Their goal for 2009 is not to debut the … [Read more...] about Mae performs in Smothers

What do you think of the Graphic? We posed this question recently in focus groups involving 38 Seaver College students selected to represent differing grade levels majors and living arrangements. Twelve students from Ken Waters' Public Affairs Reporting class conducted the groups from Jan. 20 to Jan. 25. A summary of kudos critiques and suggestions are listed below. Tell us … [Read more...] about Editorial: Graphic wants your input

For some reason it was difficult to settle on a thought for the column today. As usual there were plenty of thoughts and ideas firing off in my head - too many really - but I couldn't nail just one down. I am usually motivated enough about a particular matter to stay focused on it but this time that was just not the case. There are simply too many issues to be addressed too … [Read more...] about Faith. Love. Coco Puffs: Paying Love Forward

I spent nearly $2000 on President Barack Obama since he began running for office. I was shocked to see that two to three hundred of my contribution dollars went to magazines of which his face graced the cover: Men's Vogue Rolling Stone - where he was featured four times - Ebony Time American Dog. You name it I bought it.This occurred to me when I joined the mad rush of people … [Read more...] about Obama craze: Method to the madness?

The plight of Pepperdine when it comes to sports involvement has been an issue on campus for quite some time. Even with incentives such as free T-shirts and food does not seem to pep the Pep students enough to get their heads into the game. Many methods have been implemented - including the current frequent fan program that gives the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas - but … [Read more...] about School spirit for convo credit?