By Jennifer BaikAssistant News Editor Statistics show that 43.4 percent of Pepperdine undergraduate students attend graduate schools after graduation. Why would so many students decide to continue on to a higher education? Compared to other competitive colleges in California, Pepperdine is known to have more of its undergraduate students attending graduate schools after they … [Read more...] about Pepperdine tops graduate school attendance charts
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Malibu receives $3 million to fix pier
By Massiel Ladron DeGuevaraStaff Writer After years of controversy, Malibu pier, once a heaven for sport fishing until its damage during a series of storms in 1995, received a $3 million grant from Los Angeles County officials — with strings attached. The money for repair on the pier, announced by County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, will come from the Proposition A “Save … [Read more...] about Malibu receives $3 million to fix pier
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Doubt clouds Bowers’ returnBy Laurie BabinskiEditor in Chief Shadows of doubt are being cast on the story of Clark Russell Bowers, a Pepperdine alumnus whose wife said he was kidnapped Jan. 9, tortured by a warlord, and then released in Afghanistan. Bowers’ wife, Amanda, said that her husband called his family Friday from a hotel room in Pakistan, saying he had been released … [Read more...] about National and International News
Boxer begins Dean’s lecture series
By Laurie Babinski Editor in Chief Vietnam. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy. And now, Sept. 11. “I do believe that every generation has its test,” said U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “This was your generation’s defining moment.” With the images of Sept. 11 still freshly engrained in everyone’s mind, Boxer kicked off the annual Dean’s Lecture Series Thursday … [Read more...] about Boxer begins Dean’s lecture series
A new way to deal with debt
By Michael Travis News Editor Take a hike, creditors. The days of paying countless thousands of dollars of compounded interest may soon come to an end. A new solution is on the horizon for students who must face the skyrocketing costs of college tuition, which have increased 27 percent over the past decade. Two years ago, a company called Iempower began with the … [Read more...] about A new way to deal with debt