Chair of the Business Administration Division Jere Yates leaned forward in his chair as his voice rose half an octave. Despite overtly positive feedback from previous years of the annual Career Planning Boot Camp, the event was unable to attract more than 30 students on the weekend of Oct. 26. “We’ve had a problem, and we can’t figure it out,” Yates said. “We advertise it big … [Read more...] about Boot camp attendance frustrates
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Keep calm and communicate on
Students met with Brian Dawson, associate dean of students, yesterday to relay their concerns regarding Housing and Residence Life’s connection with the Pepperdine community. The students and Dawson discussed a wide range of issues during the hour-long dialogue, covering everything from problems with the newly implemented laundry system to a proposed change in mixed-gender … [Read more...] about Keep calm and communicate on
Plaza gets yarn bombed
On Monday night, over 20 students yarn bombed the Dolores statue in Joslyn Plaza in hope to bring awareness to the importance of voting. Yarn bombing is a form of street art developed in Europe in the early 2000s.The art form came to the U.S. shortly after, creating a new channel of protest. It consists of covering anything from military tanks in Copenhagen to guns … [Read more...] about Plaza gets yarn bombed
‘Voice’ of private Calif. schools names AKB as chair
President Andrew K. Benton was recently named the chair of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities. Kristen Soares, AICCU President, wrote in a press release on Oct. 30, “AICCU is privileged to have an executive committee composed of very talented and dedicated presidents and trustees. Andy Benton is a highly regarded leader in California and the … [Read more...] about ‘Voice’ of private Calif. schools names AKB as chair
Four more as 44th
Once again, the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates waited on pins and needles for the swing states — Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and Arizona — to determine which candidate would take his place in the White House. The 2012 election also set a milestone in social media’s role in politics. Twitter and Facebook … [Read more...] about Four more as 44th
