ROXANNE PENAContributing Writer Hats Off For Cancer, started by Pepperdine alumna and Executive Director Tara Lawrence, has collected more than 650,000 brand-new hats over the past 10 years and distributed them to children with cancer. It all started in 1992, when her grandfather passed away from prostate cancer. Lawrence began volunteering with the American Cancer Society, and … [Read more...] about Caps for kids with cancer
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Club Convo programs hold first meetings this week
LINDSAY TUGGLEStaff Writer The Club Convocation series is getting underway this week, with new sections devoted to relationships, sex, and personal improvement. Students who have enrolled in a section will attend six weekly sessions, each for convocation credit. Sessions typically consist of mentoring, small group discussions, and readings from related publications. Each … [Read more...] about Club Convo programs hold first meetings this week
Counseling Center seeks peer teachers
RYAN HAGENNews Assistant The Counseling Center will begin accepting applications tomorrow for its new, student-led education program. The program will allow students to creatively present information on the topics of alcohol, drugs and sexual violence to their peers, according to Alcohol Education Coordinator Robert Scholz. “Students will hold booths outside the Caf, talk with … [Read more...] about Counseling Center seeks peer teachers
Pep hosts high-school debaters at Invitational
JESSICA MERTURIStaff Writer Last weekend Pepperdine’s Speech and Debate team hosted its annual high school invitational tournament, hailing students from as far as Washington, D.C, and raising necessary funds for travel expenses this semester. The debates did not only give students a chance to perfect their debate skills, but the tournament gave Pepperdine a way to give back to … [Read more...] about Pep hosts high-school debaters at Invitational
Pep student serves country, braves Iraq war
SCOTT MILLER News Assistant Pepperdine sophomore Richard Nye was a big supporter of the decision to go to war in Iraq. When someone asked him what he was going to do about it, he did not know. Then on July 31, 2003, Nye decided to enlist in the U.S. Army. “My parents have always preached to us that this nation has given us so much we owe it to give something back so we, my … [Read more...] about Pep student serves country, braves Iraq war