RYAN HAGENNews Assistant Convocation proved unusually controversial Monday, as Stauffer Chapel filled with students passionately supporting or opposing anti-sweatshops activist Jim Keady’s message on sweatshops. Some students quietly filed out as the presentation, “Behind the Swoosh: Sweatshops and Social Justice,” ended. But benches remained crowded two hours after Convo … [Read more...] about Sweatshops convo sparks arguments
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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
Greek leaders retreat, discuss plans
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
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
Laying down the law
JESSICA MERTURIStaff Writer While teaching his first media law class, adjunct professor Jon Pfeiffer made a reference to “Miami Vice” that left his students with blank stares. No one knew what he was talking about. However, the experience turned out to be a "wonderful gift" that would change the way he taught his classes. “[Student's] awareness span of current events probably … [Read more...] about Laying down the law