Saddleback Valley Community Church and the International Justice Mission (IJM) combined forces and are seeking Pepperdine's help to heal the nation of Rwanda. These two organizations presented their ongoing work to the Pepperdine community at Pepperdine School of Law's International Human Rights Program Spring Forum Tuesday and Wednesday.Jay Milbrandt director of the Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Saddleback IJM aid Rwanda courts
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Ken Starr to defend Prop. 8 before Supreme Court
Pepperdine is in the midst of the Proposition 8 crossfire once again after School of Law Dean Kenneth Starr was named in December as lead counsel for ProtectMarriage.com in the California Supreme Court battle over the legality of the proposition. Proposition 8 passed Nov. 42008 effectively banned same-sex marriage in California. Starr will defend Proposition 8 before the … [Read more...] about Ken Starr to defend Prop. 8 before Supreme Court
Live from the Inauguration
Washington D.C. is glowing post-Inauguration. The winners of the souvenir run-- Newspapers and news stands. Carla Krostoff owner of One Stop News enjoyed the post-Inauguration run for the newspapers. Even mid-day her estimated sales totaled to 1500 to 2000. Comparative speaking the average total on a normal day: 50. Displays of front pages from each of the 50 states lined the … [Read more...] about Live from the Inauguration
Winter Beach Symposium
Did you know that lifeguards used to be as popular as movie stars back in the '60's? And did you know why a man named George Freeth is a legend for any Los Angeles lifeguard? This and much more was discussed at the Winter Beach Symposium a meeting that brought marine experts from around California to Pepperdine University on Wednesday Jan. 14. Chair of the symposium was Dr. … [Read more...] about Winter Beach Symposium
Local pet store closes
A longtime fixture of Cross Creek Plaza disappeared Friday Jan. 16 when Pet Headquarters closed its doors to the public.Former Pet Headquarters manager Paul Dalton bought everything left in the store and opened his own pet store Pacific Coast Pets in the Malibu Colony the day after Pet Headquarters closed. Dalton said Cross Creek's rising rents were primarily responsible for … [Read more...] about Local pet store closes