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Prayer and worship filled Stauffer Chapel for 50-straight hours last week. Beginning last Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 p.m., Pepperdine students joined together in a 50-hour Prayer Furnace starting Thursday evening and ending at midnight on Saturday, Feb. 11. “The 50-hour Prayer Furnace at Pepperdine actually ties in to a bigger picture,” said junior Sarah Hutchinson, who helped … [Read more...] about Prayer Furnace fills Stauffer with faith

Last week, President Andrew K. Benton sent out a memo to faculty outlining Pepperdine’s current economic situation. This memo, according to Benton, was not a warning of impending cuts; its only purpose was to inform. “I thought the memo was probably a precursor to something, I’m not sure exactly what. My fear is that it would lead to a reallocation like one we went through … [Read more...] about President Benton assures faculty of economic security

The University of Notre Dame fell into trouble last Thursday when the Law School sent out an official email quoting Mahatma Gandhi comparing birth control use to prostitution. The email promoted an event to discuss the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception. In the wake of a media whirlwind surrounding the birth control topic, the Pepperdine Student Health Center is … [Read more...] about Contraception issue sparks debate

The first student to ever lead a Wednesday Chapel, A.J. Hawks spoke on the need for transparency among Christians, illustrated by his own story of being gay at Pepperdine. Graphic: What was your journey of revealing what you’re going through in such a public way? A.J. Hawks: I knew that I did not want to do that intense of a form of ministry with so much influence and then … [Read more...] about Senior A.J. Hawks leads Wednesday Chapel