By Becca YatesStaff Writer This Sunday, Stephanie Kettner, an administrative assistant at the law school, will be cutting her near waist-long hair above her chin for the first time since elementary school. Kettner will be joined in her endeavor by 19 other students and faculty who are all donating at least 10 inches of their hair to give to the Locks of Love organization, a … [Read more...] about Giving hair with care
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Hong Kong joins new list of International Programs
New option may relieve pressure on the 150-person waiting list for other overseas study opportunities.By Juana DiegoStaff Writer The applications were turned in, the expectations were high and then the results were revealed. Although many students were accepted into the overseas program of their choice to study for the 2003-2004 academic year, a large percentage were not. In … [Read more...] about Hong Kong joins new list of International Programs
IP permits student travel to Istanbul
By Sarah PyeStaff Writer After purchasing tickets to Istanbul and then learning that International Programs would not permit travel to Turkey and Egypt, many students in the London program argued that their money and the opportunity to see different lands would go to waste. Now, however, International Programs has reversed a decision that said the two nations were too unsafe … [Read more...] about IP permits student travel to Istanbul
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Missing teen found after nine months SALT LAKE CITY — In a turn of events that her family calls a miracle, 15-year-old Elizabeth Smart was found after being abducted from her home nine months ago. Smart was found in Sandy, Utah, 20 miles south of her family’s Salt Lake City home. The girl had been kidnapped during the summer after an intruder snuck in through her bedroom … [Read more...] about National&International
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FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT APPOINTED AS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR President Dr. Andrew K. Benton announced earlier this week that Dr. David Davenport will return to Pepperdine this fall as a distinguished professor of public policy and law. His appointment begins Aug. 1. Davenport, who served as Pepperdine’s sixth president from 1985 to 2000, will continue his appointment as a … [Read more...] about NewsBriefs