First-year Fiona Dandler takes an evening after classes to play hymns on her keyboard at her first-year dorm in Darnell on Feb. 6. Fiona said this traditional style of music is soothing because it allows her to connect with her faith. Photo courtesy of Fiona DandlerBefore there were artists like Drake and Olivia Dean, there were B.B. King and Tricky. While people are busy … [Read more...] about Remembering the Sound of Forgotten Music
Life & Arts
Students Reclaim Their Rhythm in Malibu After a Semester Abroad
Sophomore Liesel Grace Mendoza poses alongside Buenos Aires students at Calafate, Patagonia, on Oct. 28. Mendoza said the group enjoyed a four-hour hike on Estancia Cristina Fossil Canyon. Photo courtesy of Liesel Grace MendozaAfter spending the fall semester immersed in new cultures and lifestyles abroad, some Pepperdine students said returning to campus has resulted in an … [Read more...] about Students Reclaim Their Rhythm in Malibu After a Semester Abroad
Pepperdine Waves Debate Fosters Community Beyond Competition
Pepperdine has many student-run organizations but there is only one that teaches students how to argue and how to argue well — Pepperdine Waves Debate. Pepperdine Waves Debate is an academic co-curricular program that offers opportunities for the development of argumentation and public speaking skills, according to Pepperdine's Seaver College Website. Members said the team is … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Waves Debate Fosters Community Beyond Competition
Lessons Beyond the Classroom: Students Reflect on Life Away from Malibu
Sophomore Mia Perry poses in Copenhagen, Denmark in October. Perry said Copenhagen was one of her favorite trips. Photo courtesy of Mia Perry From the hilltop overlook, Malibu can feel like its own isolated world — with salt air in the breeze, the Pacific stretching endlessly to the horizon and campus tucked neatly between the mountains and the sea. The ocean views, the … [Read more...] about Lessons Beyond the Classroom: Students Reflect on Life Away from Malibu
A Rite of Passage: Waves Hike to the Cross For Pepperdine’s Best View
From left to right: First-years Colin Papé, Kellan Davidson, Zavi Nat and Jaden Mahomed smile at the peak of the Hike to the Cross on Aug. 30. The group speed-walked on the way up taking only two breaks, Papé said. Photo courtesy of Colin PapéThe Hike to the Cross is an out-and-back, three-mile hike from the back of Pepperdine’s campus into the Santa … [Read more...] about A Rite of Passage: Waves Hike to the Cross For Pepperdine’s Best View