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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

RACHEL SACHERStaff Writer Pepperdine’s Greek leaders headed north for a retreat in Santa Barbara where they were joined by Dean of Student Affairs Mark Davis and executive members of the Panhellenic and IFC boards to discuss pertinent issues about the university’s Greek system and its future. In past years, the Greek leaders have attended the Western Regional Greek Conference … [Read more...] about Greek leaders retreat, discuss plans

JAIMIE FRANKLINAssistant News Editor The Bush administration’s 2008 budget plan calls for a substantial increase in the need-based Pell grant, a proposal that will benefit low-income college students at Pepperdine and elsewhere. The Pell grant is the federal government’s largest source of financial aid that does not need to be paid back after gradation, according to Janet … [Read more...] about Budget boosts low-income federal grant

RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Recorded lectures from the Dean’s Executive Leadership Series and by some professors are allowing students to study up and sleep in. Earphones seemed to be everywhere at Pepperdine, as students relaxed from their studies with the latest additions to their iPods. But in the last year, Pepperdine began recording some of its lectures, and professors have … [Read more...] about Pepperdine podcasts lectures, speeches

LINDSAY TUGGLEStaff Writer When Amy Walecka started at Pepperdine this year as a freshman, one thing struck her about the rooms and buildings of the university – she could not find any recycling bins. “At my high school, they were everywhere,” Walecka said. “I wondered why at a university it wasn’t a bigger priority.” Very few students know that Pepperdine does indeed have a … [Read more...] about Students question recycling policies