Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Pepperdine mourns the loss of Professor Timothy Pownall, assistant director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and director of the Straus/Seaver Conflict Management Program. Pownall, 68, passed away at his home on Oct. 9. His family has not publicly released Pownall's cause of death. In an email sent to members of the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Mourns the Passing of Straus Institute Assistant Director Timothy Pownall
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Snowden Speaks On the Protection of the People
Photos by Kristin Vartan Journalists have a responsibility to protect the people's rights from the government as the "Fourth Estate," Edward Snowden said. On Saturday, the Associated Collegiate Press gave students the opportunity to speak with another advocate of the rights of private citizens at their journalism conference in Washington DC: Edward Snowden. Snowden, … [Read more...] about Snowden Speaks On the Protection of the People
SGA and the Debate Team Organize Presidential Debate Watch Party
Photo Courtesy of Abi SmithStudents walked into a room that was full of awkward silence where they were handed a little white piece of paper and instructed to sit down. It was getting close to showtime and all the attendees were seated, but Elkins auditorium was still mostly empty. After a couple of minutes of small talk, the room was quieted.The screen at the front lit up as … [Read more...] about SGA and the Debate Team Organize Presidential Debate Watch Party
Pepperdine Law Introduces the Intellectual Student Property Association
Photos by Ella Gonzalez Students at Pepperdine Law interested in intellectual property law can now join the school's new Intellectual Property Student Association (IPSA). The association was introduced to the school in the fall by several law students so that those interested in intellectual property law and its related career fields could have the resources to engage with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Law Introduces the Intellectual Student Property Association
Pepperdine Goes Dark From Malibu-Wide Power Outage
Photo and video by Hansol Hwang Power was restored to Pepperdine and parts of Malibu at 12:18 a.m. on Tuesday after crews repaired a downed power line between John Tyler Drive and Malibu Seafood. The university and parts of northern Malibu were in the dark after a two hour outage that began Monday at 10 p.m. Malibu was the only area affected by the power outage, according … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Goes Dark From Malibu-Wide Power Outage