SHANNON URTNOWSKI The Current Editor In recent years, Pepperdine’s athletic program has been characterized by the phrase, “Small school, big tradition.” However, the program has been making history since George Pepperdine College first opened in Los Angeles in 1937, when the school was even smaller and the tradition was just beginning to blossom. One of the athletic program’s … [Read more...] about Remember the Waves: 1947 football team reunites
Professor studies Pep’s eco impact
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant News Editor With environmental issues topping the national and global agenda, college campuses across the country have committed recently to cutting their ecological impacts. Dr. Christopher Doran, a first-year Pepperdine professor of religion and 1998 alumnus, says he thinks it’s time the university put ecological concerns at the forefront of the … [Read more...] about Professor studies Pep’s eco impact
Home record soars
SARAH DAUGHERTY/Staff Photographer SHUHEI MATSUOSports Editor Despite a close 8-7 loss against rival No.-5 UC Irvine on Friday night, the sixth-ranked Pepperdine men’s water polo team showed dominance in its home pool Saturday against two lower-ranked teams. The Waves’ B team collected a 9-8 victory over Concordia, while the A team swamped No.-14 UC San Diego with a … [Read more...] about Home record soars
Strike hits Pep community hard
BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor On his way to work Taylor Williams squeezes through determined demonstrators as writers, actors and supporters swarm the entrance into the building. The crowd chants and Williams glances at his former co-workers who walk the picket line with posters that read: “Writers Guild of America on strike.” He steps into the building, hoping it won’t … [Read more...] about Strike hits Pep community hard
Charred hills prime for mudslides
NICOLE ALBERTSONNews Assistant Now that the flames have cooled and the embers have come to rest, a new danger has stepped up to threaten Pepperdine. Though it has been a dry year the winter months are looming and the pending rainstorms raise the probability of mudslides near campus. Pepperdine escaped the fire with minimal damage, but the scorched landscaping surrounding campus … [Read more...] about Charred hills prime for mudslides