The first CoffeeHouse of this school year was held last Friday night in the Sandbar. It featured Dana Cargioli, Hunter Havins, Rmani Crawford, Steph Stamas and Alex Keating (of Lady on the Moon) as well as other student performers. There was not much room for walking or breathing in the Sandbar that night. The room was full of students trying to call dibs on the couches in … [Read more...] about CoffeeHouse Kickstart: Students relax with coffee and tunes in the Sandbar
Canucks celebrate Thanksgiving in Oct.
Even though we’ve still got a few more weeks until holiday shoppers are scoping out the supermarket aisles for good deals on stuffing fixings, cranberries and of course 30-pound turkeys, our northern neighbors are getting ready to face that battle, preparing to stretch their waist belts to full capacity and pulling out the Tupperware for the glorious creation that is … [Read more...] about Canucks celebrate Thanksgiving in Oct.
Dean Rick Marrs to step down at end of academic year
Pepperdine Provost Darryl Tippens announced today that Dean Rick Marrs will step down from his position at the end of this academic year, according to an e-mail announcement from Pepperdine administration. Marrs began his work as dean in 2008 and will have completed his five-year term in May of 2013. Marrs first joined Seaver College in 1987 as an associate professor of … [Read more...] about Dean Rick Marrs to step down at end of academic year
Beauty is available for purchase
Dear Grace, Would you say there is a hotness requirement at Pepperdine? That is, do you think there is some sort of unspoken beauty threshold one must cross in order to go here? Sincerely, Seeking Words of Affirmation Dear Pride Before the Fall, You clearly hold yourself in high esteem if indeed you tend to agree that what your question insinuates is true about … [Read more...] about Beauty is available for purchase
Students organize dance for cause
Two years ago, Brooks Baumgartner visited Fundacion Salvacion, an organization in Huhetenango, Guatemala that houses women and children. Instead of returning to a life in the United States, he made the decision to stay at Fundacion Salvacion and serve the orphanage. Not long after that, he started More Than Compassion, a nonprofit to benefit the foundation, and “rewrite the … [Read more...] about Students organize dance for cause