While conflict continues to rage in many regions of the Middle East Pepperdine students with Middle Eastern backgrounds are waging a different battle - countering stereotypes and negative associations among their peers.A new student organization called Middle Eastern Peace and Awareness (MEPA) which is currently awaiting official approval from Student Affairs will connect … [Read more...] about Club offers insight into Middle East
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Admission film needs 'reel' views
The Pepperdine Office of Admissions is in the process of creating its new promotional video for prospective students. The video's goal is to showcase Pepperdine's academic attitude social life and culturally diverse student body. It will include student interviews about all aspects of Pepperdine life. We would like to add some of our own more realistic input. Consider these the … [Read more...] about Admission film needs 'reel' views
Pet Adoptions
You may have heard the term "foreclosure pet"- pets abandoned at animal shelters because their owners have lost their homes. With the current downturn in the economy people are feeling the tightening of the purse strings. Some shelters and rescue organizations are filling up fast because families can no longer afford to care for their pets. Vets are seeing more patients that … [Read more...] about Pet Adoptions
Prop 8 delays inevitable human rights
America prides itself on the widespread air of social tolerance generated by the melting-pot dynamic and yet somehow Proposition 8 has passed in California. Much credit for this landmark of intolerance goes to those religious institutions that donated millions of dollars in support of it.Those institutions which have in the past preached the inferiority of women the barbarity … [Read more...] about Prop 8 delays inevitable human rights
Concert to celebrate 'Chick Singers'
Sometimes talented voices that deserve to be heard are smothered. Other times the sounds that come from famed musical artists seem too impersonal. A medium through which these concepts meet bringing all levels of musical talent together is Chick Singer Night. The show is a production of mostly women whose love for singing on stage crescendos beyond the limits of notoriety. The … [Read more...] about Concert to celebrate 'Chick Singers'