Photo by Monika HaskellPepperdine students are preparing to pray for 50 consecutive hours starting tonight. “Our goal is to unify our campus [and] all the different ministries in a time of prayer,” senior and co-organizer of the event Skie Osborn said. 50 Hours of Prayer kicks off tonight in the Stauffer Chapel from 10 p.m. – midnight. Osborn said during the … [Read more...] about 50 Hours of Prayer Begin
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Student, administrator revive Judaic club
Photo by Allison HubbardPepperdine University is making efforts to revive a Judaic Cultural Awareness Club which was active a couple of years ago, and will be open to students of all religious backgrounds. Assistant Provost of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Lisa Bortman is spearheading the effort to start the club along with freshman Rena Ohana. The club had been in … [Read more...] about Student, administrator revive Judaic club
SALT Convo Series Makes Way to Shanghai
Photo by Matt BentonAbout 50 people gathered in Stauffer Chapel on Monday night for a special Convocation series geared toward Pepperdine’s future travelers. This convocation series focused on students involved with International Programs — those who will go abroad, have gone abroad and those with a curiosity for travel. Since Monday night, the two programs that … [Read more...] about SALT Convo Series Makes Way to Shanghai
Pepp Makes Waves at CodeDayLA
Photos by Michelle MocklerAspiring application developers, computer programmers and web producers took part this past weekend in CodeDay, a nationwide movement attracting thousands of high school and college students for 24 hours of innovation, collaboration and development of new ideas in 30 cities across the United States. Approximately 100 eager students convened at … [Read more...] about Pepp Makes Waves at CodeDayLA
Obama Proposes Free Community College Education
If President Barack Obama has his way, students across the country could soon have access to two free years of community college. Obama announced his proposal of a program called America’s College Promise in a video posted on Facebook on Jan. 8 in a preview of the State of the Union address, which he delivered Tuesday night. “Put simply, what I’d like to do is … [Read more...] about Obama Proposes Free Community College Education