SEAN CARROLLstaff writer After four successful years, Pepperdine’s annual Comm Connection has been cancelled due to a loss of funds from the Lilly Endowment Grant. Beginning in 2004, Comm Connection began hosting a number of speakers in the field of communication to explore with students the link between vocation and the media. The event’s mission has been to help students … [Read more...] about Lilly Endowment grant halts Comm Connection
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Search for dean narrows
SHANNON URTNOWSKINews Editor With Seaver College dean David Baird scheduled to retire at the end of the semester, Pepperdine has been conducting an international search since mid-October to select his successor. The Seaver Dean Search Committee, which is comprised of eight Pepperdine community members, including faculty and staff, was organized to spearhead the effort. “We … [Read more...] about Search for dean narrows
Trash talk
JOSH WYMYCZAK & ROXANA ASTEMBORSKI/Photo Editor & Art Editor BRITTANY YEAROUTAssistant News Editor People in the Malibu community will start seeing additional recycling bins and educational displays saying “Plastics. Too Valuable to Waste. Recycle.” California State Parks, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Keep California Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America … [Read more...] about Trash talk
Administration snubs ‘juicy’ SGA decision
JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant University administrators have decided to “table” SGA’s request to remove JuicyCampus.com from the campus network, according to Mark Davis, dean of Student Affairs. The final decision has been left up to President Andrew K. Benton. After considerable review by a university subcommittee comprised of several Seaver deans, the Provost, and … [Read more...] about Administration snubs ‘juicy’ SGA decision
Associate Dean changes lives in Mexico
SAM PIKEstaff writer Seaver College’s associate dean reaches beyond the borders of Pepperdine and even America to transform the lives of high school students and underprivileged families in Mexico. As an annual volunteer with the Conejo Valley Church of Christ youth group, Dr. Rick Marrs leads expeditions of teens into one of the poorest neighborhoods of San Felipe to build … [Read more...] about Associate Dean changes lives in Mexico
