Growing up in Acres Homes Texas - a predominantly black lower to middle class community - I never imagined that I would one day be in a place where I would not be a part of the majority. Throughout elementary middle and high school there were always more students who looked like me spoke the same slang as I did and enjoyed mostly everything I enjoyed. One could imagine the … [Read more...] about BSA bolsters student awareness
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Pepperdine Remembers Patrick Rooney
He started at third base for the Pepperdine baseball team from 2002 to 2005. Wearing No. 8 he hit .270 with 11 home runs and 126 RBI and was considered one of the elite defensive third basemen in the West Coast Conference during his four seasons as a Wave. He consistently worked to better himself at the game as well as provide a smile for anyone lucky enough to cross paths with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Remembers Patrick Rooney
'Dance in Flight' awaits
Pirouettes high kicks and perhaps even "crip walking" are all sights to be seen tonight at Dance in Flight Pepperdine's student-run dance production. This year will mark the 16th anniversary of its beginnings in the Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre where a small group of 10 students created and performed the first production. This year 67 student dancers will take the stage … [Read more...] about 'Dance in Flight' awaits
Celebrating unity in the US
It is an unfortunate yet true fact that there are members of the Pepperdine community who do not know that it is Black History Month even though it has been the case every February since most of their births. There can be many reasons for this: Black history does not get much airtime in public schools aside from Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Both icons are … [Read more...] about Celebrating unity in the US
'The Road to Home'
Drama has long been a vehicle that puts difficult issues into an accessible form and allows audiences to relate to the suffering of others. The uncomfortable and sometimes terrible themes that permeate daily life can be hard to face head on. The latest Pepperdine theater production "The Roads to Home" by Horton Foote ran from Tuesday Jan. 27 to Saturday Jan. 31 and indicated … [Read more...] about 'The Road to Home'