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JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant The University Planning Committee is in the process of finalizing the first university-wide, five-year strategic business plan. Planning began last year and is expected to be completed this fall. In past years, each of Pepperdine’s five schools was responsible for developing its own strategic plan, which summed up the school’s challenges and goals … [Read more...] about Administration takes initiative to increase affordability and staff

ASHLEY WELLINGStaff Writer Major League Baseball player, award-winning humanitarian and a coach for a nationally-ranked college baseball team — if looked for long enough, a person possessing all of these qualities would be hard to find. Luckily for Pepperdine and Malibu, that person can be found down on the diamond coaching and mentoring the Waves baseball team. Reaching head … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Staff Gives Back: Part Four in a Series

JASON DRISCOLLStaff Writer Pepperdine will host a Convo program Monday discussing the prevalence of acquaintance rape and the emotional impacts it has on victims by telling “Kristin’s Story.” The evening of Aug. 4, 1995 started off as a friendly gathering between Kristin Cooper and her friends, but it ended shockingly. At the end of the night, Kristin’s friends had left the … [Read more...] about Convo to take on sensitive subjects

TODD BOULDINDirector, the Pepperdine Voyage, and Asst. Visiting of Social Science 1. What are the social issues at the forefront of campaign 2008?  Social issues, or what some would call “moral” issues, again are playing a significant role in the consideration of voters as they choose candidates for the presidency in 2008. However, polls of likely voters and exit polls reflect … [Read more...] about What Democrats and Republicans Are Saying About…Social Issues