Pierce Brosnan will be at Pepperdine on Wednesday to help educate and motivate Los Angeles high school students to pursue careers in film and television. Pepperdine has partnered with the Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival a Belfast-based film charity. The organization uses film to teach encourage and inspire young people through annual youth-produced film … [Read more...] about Pierce Brosnan and Cinemagic come to Pepperdine
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Seaver Drive collision cuts off traffic
A two-car collision on Seaver Drive has traffic cut off between the main campus parking lot and Presidents Drive. Although one student was taken away in an ambulance Malibu Towing personnel reported that she "looked fine" and was "just going to get checked out." Minutes before 8 a.m. a green Jeep Grand Cherokee was ascending Seaver Drive and collided with the driver's of a … [Read more...] about Seaver Drive collision cuts off traffic
Grammar gang aspires to educate slacking campus
A cold war has been brewing in campus hallways and on Seaver sidewalks. Though contenders have thus far avoided violent outbreaks proxy wars are fought daily in the Writing Center. Now editors and English majors are scrambling for influence among previously unaligned students with hopes of overcoming their ideological enemies namely those who shamelessly flout the rules of … [Read more...] about Grammar gang aspires to educate slacking campus
WASC reforms enacted
Letter grades and GPAs are no longer the best gauge of student learning according to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The regional accrediting body now requires universities to quantify student learning with an objective assessment method outside of the grading system. Professors throughout Pepperdine are to establish explicit educational goals in their … [Read more...] about WASC reforms enacted
Philanthropy raises money through dance-off
Pepperdine's sororities faced off in a dance competition last Thursday Feb. 10 when Psi Upsilon hosted its annual philanthropy "Psi U Think You Can Dance." The fraternity raised $3600 all of which will go to the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. Schmidt is a founding member of Pepperdine's Lambda Omega Sigma chapter. In 2000 Schmidt sustained a spinal injury during a practice … [Read more...] about Philanthropy raises money through dance-off