In the spirit of raising awareness the new fraternity Delta Tau Delta has adopted a Pepperdine student-made organization as their philanthropy. Kids Aware of Rheumatoid Diseases and educated (KARDed) was created by freshman Taylor Cox to spread awareness and raise funds for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis research following her diagnosis with the disease. "I was 13 when I was … [Read more...] about Fraternity adopts student-created philanthropy
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SGA solicits more student requests
Emotions ran high in the Student Government Association meeting Wednesday while representatives tried to discern the most effective ways to focus their money and attention.One clear consensus however emerged among the student officers by the end of the meeting: the desire for more student groups to approach them with their ideas and requests for support and funding.Much of the … [Read more...] about SGA solicits more student requests
Jewish Law Student Association to hold convention at Pepperdine
The Pepperdine School of Law embraces its tradition of celebrating diversity by welcoming members of the Jewish law community. The Pepperdine chapter of the Jewish Law Students Association will present the eighth national convention of the Jewish Law Students Association at the Villa Graziadio Executive Center on Sunday Feb. 14. Civil liberties lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz … [Read more...] about Jewish Law Student Association to hold convention at Pepperdine
Girls in the Curl event 'drops in' to Payson
Girls in the Curl an event celebrating the achievements of women in the male-dominated sport of surfing, took place Saturday at Payson Library. The first panel discussion featured Kathy Gidget" Kohner Zuckerman Shelley Merrick and former world champion Linda Benson who were all part of the Southern California surf scene during the 1950s and 1960s. Gidget the female whose … [Read more...] about Girls in the Curl event 'drops in' to Payson
Obama unveils funds package for education
In February 2009 President Obama addressed Congress with the challenge to improve the system of higher education so that by 2020 the United States would again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. A year later his agenda is taking shape. While most discretionary government spending is being frozen in an attempt to attack the $1.4-trillion deficit the … [Read more...] about Obama unveils funds package for education