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JAIMIE FRANKLINStaff Writer Dr. Lee Kats grew up on a farm in Indiana chasing frogs and keeping them in empty soda cans in his mother’s refrigerator. Today he keeps them in his animal behavior lab in the Rockwell Academic Center. Although Kats’ life has certainly changed over the years, his love and passion for the study of amphibians and animal ecology has not. Kats began … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Kats

COLLEEN CONWAYStaff Writer Despite a common belief, Meals on Wheels is not a soup kitchen delivery service. Meals on Wheels has been so successful because it has been willing to cater to different needs of different people. Unlike short-lived Project Angel Food, a program that only catered to AIDS survivors, Meals on Wheels has successfully learned to expand to meet its … [Read more...] about Meals on wheels serves wide range of clientele

STEWART HOStaff Writer Pepperdine professor of chemistry, Dr. David Green, was hard at work grading papers, something he's been doing at Pepperdine for 20 years. "It's a busy time with finals," he said with a smile. But long before Green came to Pepperdine, his pathway was defined by an unwavering lifelong dream that didn’t necessarily include the grading papers part. “When I … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Green

SAMANTHA BLONSStaff Writer The Pepperdine Natural Science Division has a language all its own – one with which its students are quite familiar. Homework does not mean a quick worksheet, like in a communication course, but rather a 14-page calculus assignment that will take several hours. A paper does not mean an essay on a political issue or a Shakespearean play, but instead … [Read more...] about The Natural Science Division

RYAN HAGENStaff Writer Leaning away from blinds concealing the Santa Monica Mountains, Distinguished Professor of Biology Stephen Davis studies his monitor from a chair that occupies half the free space in his office. Research books, periodicals and student assignments are stacked on a desk and bookshelves along two walls, and the only open space is the seat of a sturdy chair … [Read more...] about Natural Science Division: Professor Davis