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Pepperdine is quietly adjusting to the loss of 102 employees including 63 who received layoff notifications Feb. 27. The remaining 39 positions belonged to employees who retired or moved to other jobs and will not be replaced. President Andrew K. Benton said he did not expect any more layoffs to be announced for fiscal year 2010 although global economic troubles will … [Read more...] about Pep dismisses 63 staff members

Making the trip to the Pacific Northwest did not suit the Pepperdine men's golf team except for sophomore Andrew Putnam who led the Waves to a 6th place finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational. The Washington native fared the cold weather well at Eugene Country Club with rounds of 74-70-72 to finish in 4th place. It was Putnam's 7th top-10 finish of the season and he has not … [Read more...] about Golf team disappointed with 6th place finish

An 800 year-old tradition is making its way to Pepperdine. On Friday the West African performance troupe Manding Jata will share its culture in the same way it has for centuries - through the art of oration and dance. "Their society is non-literary so they are oral historians said founder of Manding Jata Rex Chequer, who is from Vancouver, Canada. This Sunjata epic is the … [Read more...] about Out of Africa

The Pepperdine men's rugby team was within one meter of victory against Loyola Marymount on Saturday, coming just short of the goal and the win against the Lions, losing 22-20, at Alumni Field. We just didn't capitalize on a couple plays down the stretch said junior second row Mac Jacobs. The last play we were on the one meter line and just weren't able to find the goal ... We … [Read more...] about Rugby comes up 1-yard short

After four years of perpetual studying and persistence Stiles White walked away from Pepperdine as a man meant to pursue his passion for screenwriting. As a 1991 Seaver graduate White studied screenwriting and film throughout his college days and slowly sifted his way through various obstacles before finally opening the door to Hollywood. White co-wrote the Nicolas Cage … [Read more...] about Alum's passion for film pays off