CAITLIN WHITEStaff Writer When passing through the Sandbar this week, students may have noticed an unusual sight, the mural for the Eve Project, a student-lead group advocating sexual violence awareness. The Eve Project is an endeavor to stop sexual violence that asked the Pepperdine Community to fill in the blank, “When sexual violence ends, I will…”. The responses were … [Read more...] about Group confronts sexual violence, raises awareness
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Rand’s philosophy provides insights
SCOTT MILLERNews Assistant As I sat in my lecture class in Elkins last week, my professor was explaining a biblical passage from the book of Luke; he was afraid that it would sound too much like social Darwinism, so he quickly explained that it was nothing of the sort, and that it wasn’t “Ayn Rand, or ‘Atlas Shrugged’ stuff” (“Atlas Shrugged” being a 1957 novel written by Rand, … [Read more...] about Rand’s philosophy provides insights
School of Law appointment adds prestige to program
MELISSA GIAIMOAssistant Perspectives Editor Professor Grant S. Nelson’s appointment at Pepperdine not only fills the School of Law’s void for a real estate finance professor, but also increases the school’s visibility and prestige. “A professor of his caliber will increase the respect that the legal community will have for Pepperdine,” first-year law student John Kay … [Read more...] about School of Law appointment adds prestige to program
Conference confronts dire global issues
SCOTT MILLERNews Assistant Associate Professor of Law Dr. Roger Alford and Visiting Professor Michael Bazyler stood in the courtroom used by the prosecutors in the Nuremburg trials for the 60th anniversary of those trials. They started talking about holding a conference on genocide at Pepperdine University’s School of Law. More than a year later, the School of Law joined with … [Read more...] about Conference confronts dire global issues
Professors say laptops interrupt class lectures
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant A&E Editor The click-clack of laptop keys is as common a sound in most Pepperdine classes as the scratching of ball point pens on paper once was. However, Steven Lemley’s course in communication theory is not one of those classes. This semester, Lemley, associate professor of communication and former provost of Pepperdine, joined a growing list of … [Read more...] about Professors say laptops interrupt class lectures
