RICHARD NAVANews Assistant The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is being sued for what some say are mismanaged bond funds delegated to them under Proposition 50. A group of unidentified "taxpayers" claim in a lawsuit that funds have been used by the SMMC to aid in the restoration of three parks in the Malibu area, instead of being spent to clean up and preserve local … [Read more...] about Conservancy accused of mismanaging funds
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Freshman initiate overnight program for inner-city teens
Students in their first semester of the Social Action and Justice Colloquium began a special outreach to share college experience. MELISSA GIAIMONews Assistant Pepperdine’s Social Action and Justice Colloquium (SAAJ) gave 22 inner-city high school students from Los Angeles a taste of college life by hosting them at Pepperdine for an overnight visit Friday night. The … [Read more...] about Freshman initiate overnight program for inner-city teens
SGA debates universal senior thesis
SAMANTHA BLONSNews Assistant SGA passed three resolutions last night but held one back for further review. The held resolution would have supported the substitution of the Junior Writing Profile with a required senior thesis or project for every Seaver College major. The senate voted to table the resolution until next week’s meeting so that its author senior senator Max … [Read more...] about SGA debates universal senior thesis
Teach for America begins recruiting drive on campus
RICHARD NAVANews Assistant The graduation rate for the Los Angeles Unified School District has dropped to 44 percent meaning that more than half of the students in the LAUSD do not receive their high school diplomas. This information was recently released by Education Week, and has been supported by the Gates Foundation. Numerous programs have been implemented to try and … [Read more...] about Teach for America begins recruiting drive on campus
DeButts debacle solved, city tosses street name
Malibu residents living on DeButts Terrace call the street name embarrassing, petition city council. RICHARD NAVANews Assistant Residents on the private street DeButts Terrace, about five miles north of campus, succeeded in changing their street name to Murphy Way on Monday. The Malibu City Council voted in favor of the name change after the residents petitioned for a name that … [Read more...] about DeButts debacle solved, city tosses street name