JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant Pepperdine’s School of Law achieved the fifth highest passage rate on the California Bar Exam administered in July among American Bar Association-approved California schools, with 84 percent of first time takers passing the exam. Stanford, UCLA, University of Southern California and UC Berkeley rounded out the top five, with UC Hastings as the only … [Read more...] about Law school students excel on CA bar exam
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House vote will lower loan rates
CAITLIN WHITEStaff Writer At Pepperdine, 70 to 75 percent of all students receive some sort of financial aid. Loans are certainly an issue when attending an expensive private institution like Pepperdine, and many students say financial stress takes its toll. “The thought of loans is always kind of there in the back of your mind,” said freshman Rachel Shipp. “It’s kind of scary … [Read more...] about House vote will lower loan rates
Muslim characters not racist or unfair
SCOTT MILLERNews Assistant The new season of Fox’s show “24” portrays Jack Bauer’s (played by Kiefer Sutherland) enemies as nuclear arms-wielding Muslim terrorists. This has some Muslim-rights groups up in arms (pun intended) over the idea. However, this is a feasible, maybe even probable scenario, and not in the least bit abusive or prejudiced as the Muslim-rights groups are … [Read more...] about Muslim characters not racist or unfair
Pep tops Peace Corps ranks with volunteers
JULIS NAVARROStaff Writer Pepperdine University alumni are participating in the Peace Corps mission at a growing rate. According to a recent Peace Corps press release, Pepperdine has entered the top 25 list for small schools at No. 21, with 16 alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Since the Peace Corps’ inception in 1961, 119 Pepperdine alumni have volunteered. The … [Read more...] about Pep tops Peace Corps ranks with volunteers
Students picket against AIDS
JAIMIE FRANKLINNews Assistant About 30 students demonstrated outside Wednesday morning’s student-led Convocation program to raise awareness on the AIDS epidemic and spark student interest in the topic. The picketing was initiated by Acting on AIDS, a student group that led the convo and gathered support from International Justice Mission and student group Wishing Well to join … [Read more...] about Students picket against AIDS