Vice President of the prominent club sends Facebook message to 400, later apologizes for content. AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor The vice president of the Pepperdine College Republicans has been removed from his position as a communication liaison for the club after sending an anti-John Kerry e-mail to about 400 members through the club’s Facebook group. Ben Seale will continue to … [Read more...] about College Republican decries Kerry’s visit
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Plans made for elections, Constitution Week events
SAMANTHA BLONSNews Assistant SPB has organized several events for the upcoming weeks, including those for the “Constitution Week” festivities starting Monday, while SGA will be holding electronic elections for the majority of its elected positions starting Wednesday. Other upcoming SPB events include a performance by the “Three Comedians” in the Sandbar tomorrow night at 8 p.m. … [Read more...] about Plans made for elections, Constitution Week events
Possible schedule switch averted
AIRAN SCRUBYNews Editor Students may not have to worry about losing their class-free Wednesdays and Friday afternoons.Last spring, the Seaver Faculty Association, with school administrators and division chairs, considered a change in Seaver College class scheduling to include primarily Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes and Tuesday, Thursday classes. The change would have meant … [Read more...] about Possible schedule switch averted
Sony batteries yanked, students slow to react
RYAN HAGENStaff Writer ANNA WEBBER/Assist. A&E Editor Many Pepperdine students scrambled to see if their laptop could potentially explode after Dell recently recalled 4.1 million batteries. Pictures of exploding laptops were first posted in June, and the recall began Aug. 14. Ten days later, Apple announced 1.8 million of its laptop batteries, also manufactured by Sony, … [Read more...] about Sony batteries yanked, students slow to react
London terrorist plot delays global travel
MELISSA GIAIMONews Assistant British authorities foiled a terrorist plot to blow up as many as ten airplanes heading from London’s Heathrow Airport to multiple American cities on Aug. 10. At that time, many students from Pepperdine’s five schools were living or vacationing abroad. New flight regulations made travel difficult as student returned home for the school year, but … [Read more...] about London terrorist plot delays global travel