RACHEL JOHNSONNews Assistant Steve Chalke and other staff members of a London church decided to create a radio program that would help get kids off the streets and involved in an extracurricular activity in August a few years ago. Crime rates dropped dramatically that month, he said, most likely because the kids were devoting all of their free time to the radio show. The … [Read more...] about Speaker encourages use of faith to help solve social, political problems
Serving overseas
CAITLIN WHITEStaff Writer Only three months after getting married, Pepperdine alumni Kelly and Mark Barneche decided to move to Japan to teach English to elementary school children. The couple first learned about the outreach to schools in Mito, Japan through Kelly’s father, Dr. Robert Carpenter who is a professor of Missions and World Religions at Oklahoma Christian … [Read more...] about Serving overseas
Bocce ball bounces onto campus
JANELLE STRAWSBURGStaff Writer Forza Italia. Translated: Long live Italy. No, not the very attractive World Cup Champions, this is another Italian sport, one that is typically characterized by hunched old men, intense concentration and an assortment of odd-sized balls. The sport is bocce (pronounced bah-chee) ball, and while it might be characteristic of a historic sporting … [Read more...] about Bocce ball bounces onto campus
God calms the busy bee
AMY LARSONStaff Writer As children, we watched cartoons that were pretty crazy. Wild roadrunners were chased by the sly coyote, the stinky little skunk always looked for love, and Elmer Fudd hunted those pesky “wabbits” in the weirdest of places. Sometimes, when the characters were running really hard and really fast down a snow-covered mountain, they tripped. But, they just … [Read more...] about God calms the busy bee
Pep fire department closure elicits staff, student responses
NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer Pepperdine officials closed the on-campus volunteer fire department Feb. 28, leaving campus fire protection up to the Public Safety officers. Up to 24 firefighters, personell and employees were fired when the program discontinued. After “a lengthy review of the university’s Public Safety Department,” it was concluded that “maintaining a small fire … [Read more...] about Pep fire department closure elicits staff, student responses