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WASC is coming

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Pepperdine’s five schools will host the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visiting committee next week in its third and final stage of the four-year accreditation process. After submitting the Educational Effectiveness Review (EER) report to the WASC Commission and team members, the university now waits for the commission to reaffirm accreditation for the next … [Read more...] about WASC is coming

Marijuana Policy Project denied credit

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Victoria Stanzione, a Pepperdine University sophomore, was denied internship credit at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) by the deans of Seaver College last week. “The internship is not aligned with the mission and purpose of Pepperdine University, and I cannot approve the internship for academic credit,” said Associate Dean of Seaver College Michael Feltner. While living in … [Read more...] about Marijuana Policy Project denied credit

Waves fall to No. 3 Bruins, 4-0

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The No. 18 Waves suffered their third loss of this season as they were defeated by No. 3 UCLA, 4-0, in the final match of the UCLA Soccer Classic. Despite the close score after the first half, the Bruins managed to score three goals in the second half on Saturday. The Waves started off with an energetic break through the opponent’s defence and finished the first half with five … [Read more...] about Waves fall to No. 3 Bruins, 4-0

Spammers phish online Waves

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Chief Information Security Officer Kim Cary types away at a large, black iMac in a sun-lit office, pointing at charts and graphs and tables. “It’s an arms race,” Cary said. “When the spammers learn what’s getting blocked by filtering mechanisms, they change the wording [of the emails]. Anywhere between a quarter-of-a-million connections and three-quarters-of-a-million … [Read more...] about Spammers phish online Waves