School of Law team takes top spot in tournament.By Sarah CarrilloNews Assistant After six weeks of 7 a.m. practices and four days of grueling competition, Pepperdine University School of Law’s Trial Advocacy Team has won a national championship, the first ever for the school. Pepperdine was one of 16 teams chosen for the competition based on its performances in the past three … [Read more...] about Mock trial scores
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ROTORACT CLUB MEMBERS HEAD TO TIJUANA TO HELP LESS FORTUNATE Pepperdine’s ROTARACT Club is organizing a trip this weekend to Tijuana with boxes of new clothes for children who live in the Dorcas House, an orphanage for children whose parents are in jail. The house houses about 60 children between the ages of five and 16. Dr. Connie James, associate professor of management, … [Read more...] about NewsBriefs
Novak to leave after 20 years
Writing Center coordinator and longtime English professor may not return to Pepperdine.By Sarah CarrilloNews Assistant Enthusiastic, innovative, challenging and passionate. Faculty and students use these words and many more to describe someone they say is one of Pepperdine’s most loved faculty members, Dr. Cynthia Cornell Novak. After teaching at Pepperdine for more than 20 … [Read more...] about Novak to leave after 20 years
Florentines forced on break
Pepperdine students overseas take an extra educational field trip during the European Social Forum in FlorenceBy Sarah CarrilloNews Assistant This week as many as 150,000 people may gather in Florence to march in an anti-war rally sponsored by the European Social Forum. Pepperdine students living in the Florence villa, however, will be far away from the action. Dean of … [Read more...] about Florentines forced on break
Professors debate U.S. attack on Iraq
By Laurie BabinskiEditor in Chief As the latest United States resolution against Iraq hits the floor of the United Nations for last-minute debate and a final Security Council vote that may come today, the debate rages over whether the United States should wait for the support of the U.N. or go it alone and attack Iraq. And while the debate rages in international circles, two … [Read more...] about Professors debate U.S. attack on Iraq