Every fall season features a new horde of athletes at Pepperdine however there are very few that finish high school in December and come to college in January. Grace Na decided to leave high school a semester early to jumpstart her collegiate career at the age of 17. "My friends from high school said I'd be missing memories. Six months of memories versus 10 years of career." Na … [Read more...] about Grace Na leaves HS early for Pepp
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DUI app causes controversy
Four Democratic Senators denounced PhantomAlert's SmartPhone application that not only points out red-light traffic cameras speed limit changes and police speed traps but now also notifies drivers of the exact locations of DUI checkpoints. Despite the senators' intentions to eliminate the app media coverage of the public condemnation has caused a 5000 percent spike in … [Read more...] about DUI app causes controversy
Don't defeat yourself
Imagine this: You've just received an assignment for a long paper in class. You're groaning at the prospect of hours of research and writing maybe a whole weekend gone when suddenly you realize that you had a fairly similar assignment just last semester. If you tweak your old paper a bit rewrite the introduction maybe add a paragraph or two you can be done in an … [Read more...] about Don't defeat yourself
Step inside the elephant room
A nearly packed amphitheater swarmed with students this past Friday night at the smash-hit Battle of the Bands. Emcees and recent graduates Jeff Loveness and Kyle Helf and senior Seth Allison held the night together with dry sarcasm and quipping commentary. From the folk and blues of Zenda to the classics cover band King Arthur & the Knights there was a sound bite for … [Read more...] about Step inside the elephant room
iPad replaces textbooks
Texting in class researching with online databases procrastinating on Facebook experiencing the magic of Google — technology is everywhere in the lives of Pepperdine students and it's clear that technology and education are becoming inextricably intertwined. Think about it: Much of the research for papers and presentations is done online rather than sifting through books … [Read more...] about iPad replaces textbooks