Pepperdine Graphic

var uslide_show_id = "6f0ce324-0e15-49e9-9a25-e08d99c14fff";var slideshowwidth = "468";var linktext = "";(Editor's Note: Shuhei Matsuo who graduated from Pepperdine in the spring with a degree in journalism is a former sports editor of the Graphic. He is now working at a Japanese broadcasting company while living in New York City.)Although it has been seven months since I … [Read more...] about 26.2 miles in 26.2 degrees

Chelsea Wishard knew she had it in her when approaching the finish line to the first cross-country race of the 2008 season. She trailed behind teammate Lauren Lodge for the entire race yet in the final segment of the three-mile course the determined Wishard pushed ahead finishing a mere two seconds in front of her teammate. Wishard and Lodge finished one and two for this meet … [Read more...] about Cross country star runs with head up

"What does it look like to you or what do you see?" asked artist Dan Colella. While I struggled for the correct intellectually creative term he said "It can mean anything you want it to mean as long as it makes you think. There is no wrong answer." His words help express the purpose of the Preserve Art Show on Saturday night: to give support to Pepperdine artists and attempt to … [Read more...] about Show highlights students' emotions through artwork

Dedication devotion drive and durability form the indispensable characteristics essential to performance art. Jason Chanos' distinguished artistry is demonstrated through the voluminous years spent rigorously evolving his knack. A resume chock-full of theatrical performance Chanos now brings this proficiency to Pepperdine. He's changing his focus to his students and manifesting … [Read more...] about Pepperdine welcomes passionate new theater professor

Keith Cantú was alone.Night had fallen. His only friend had boarded a plane bound for the United States and he was stuck in the Indian slums near Agra India - behind the Taj Mahal. With nowhere else to go Cantú loitered and chatted with villagers. He gave them crude English lessons. Eventually they pulled an outdoor cot for him. They crowded around as he settled … [Read more...] about Couch Surfing