Residents of Villa Malibu may return from winter break to find their apartments had been flooded by a sewage backup last Friday. The flooding affected units on the first floor of building two, several of which housed Pepperdine students. Senior Clayton Karels’ apartment experienced some of the worst of the flooding. Karels, who stayed in Malibu for break but fortunately was … [Read more...] about Sewage backup floods Villa Malibu apartments
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Rare fish specialist joins Pepperdine faculty
Professor Laurieanne Dent is a biologist and teacher who joined the Pepperdine faculty this year. But did you know she was also an expert on the uncommon specie of mormyrids. A specie of what? Well a fish, of course, arguably the strangest and most unique fish known to mankind. Native to Africa, mostly in rivers, the mormyrid (pronounced more-my-rid) can also be found in … [Read more...] about Rare fish specialist joins Pepperdine faculty
China expert professor Chiem encourages global perspective on art
That simple question has elicited much debate in the art world. Should they paint or sing songs all day? Study how to be a real artist or concentrate on art history or music appreciation? Pepperdine Visiting Professor of Art History Kristen Chiem has her own answer. “The most important thing that I would hope my students to take away from my classes is a global perspective,” … [Read more...] about China expert professor Chiem encourages global perspective on art
Pep graduate hired as interview producer for Al Jazeera English
Pepperdine graduate Melissa Giaimo lives life in the fast lane working for Al Jazeera English, a major news production company. Giaimo is an interview producer, better known in the journalism world as a “booker.” She arranges guests to appear on the talk show “The Stream,” which airs Monday through Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Al Jazeera Network, owned by the state … [Read more...] about Pep graduate hired as interview producer for Al Jazeera English
Astronaut visits campus, tells tale of expedition
Space: the final frontier. And Pepperdine University learned a lot more about it this fall semester when astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson turned Elkins Auditorium into a living planetarium during a November visit to campus, filling the darkened auditorium with stunning images of the earth from space. Participating in three different space missions, Tracy Caldwell Dyson has … [Read more...] about Astronaut visits campus, tells tale of expedition