Growing up in Leander, Texas, a small suburb of Austin, I learned to appreciate a good sunset. Sunsets were always my dad's favorite and on our drive back from elementary school at 6 p.m., he would always point them out. My family and I used to go to a restaurant called the Oasis to admire the sunset. It had around three stories of outdoor patios and as the sun went behind … [Read more...] about Good News: My Life told through a Series of Sunsets
News
How Students Spend their Crafternoons
Pepperdine's Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) program hosts biweekly Crafternoons for students to have mindful relaxation.These events take place every other Tuesday of the Fall 2024 semester and occur in The Lighthouse. The event allows students to come and go as they please, providing students with crafts, food and a different RISE mindfulness lesson each week. … [Read more...] about How Students Spend their Crafternoons
Students Attend Blind Date with a Book
The Board opens the page to a new event: Blind Date with a Book. This event took place at Upper Mullin Town Square on Oct. 25. This idea had been in the works since The Board's August retreat, when Board Event Planner Kyla Randle said she suggested hosting an event along the lines of a book fair. "I was thinking elementary Scholastic book fair and our supervisor Lou … [Read more...] about Students Attend Blind Date with a Book
It Takes Three: First-Year Senator Attributes Winning to Being a Triplet
From the Texas State Capitol to Pepperdine’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting room, Eden Shimanek is no stranger to advocating for others. First-year students elected Eden Shimanek, a first-year Political Science major, as one of three new SGA senators Sept. 12. Eden Shimanek said she was shocked when she got a call from an SGA member with the news. “At first … [Read more...] about It Takes Three: First-Year Senator Attributes Winning to Being a Triplet
Fire Breaks Out at Bluffs Park
A fire broke out Wednesday morning at Bluffs Park, just north of Pepperdine's campus. So far, the fire has burned 40 acres and one home on Old Malibu Road, according to KTLA. The fire — called the Broad Fire — ignited just after 9 a.m., on Wednesday. L.A. County Fire responded to the blaze, along with the Lost Hills Sheriff's department. LACFD is using Alumni Park … [Read more...] about Fire Breaks Out at Bluffs Park