CHRIS SEGALNews Editor Three days of intense debate took place last weekend in the classrooms on lower campus. Local high school students came to the Pepperdine Invitational Debate Tournament hosted by the university debate team. This year the tournament filled up the Appleby Center, the Cultural Arts Center, the Keck Science Center and the Pendleton Learning Center, said … [Read more...] about High school debate tourney held at Pep
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Find new stress relievers or a date
CHRIS SEGALNews Editor Forget buying stress balls or paying for massages — buy the book “Dianetics” by L. Ron Hubbard. The creator of Scientology, Hubbard, wrote the book, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The Church of Scientology tried to sell a few more copies to my suitemates and me this weekend in Laguna Beach. This all started with the offer of a … [Read more...] about Find new stress relievers or a date
New events set up for this semester
BRITNEY MALONEYNews Assistant Following first semester’s trend, the Student Programming Board has big plans for Pepperdine students in the next few months. The committee, comprised primarily of juniors and seniors, has a variety of special events and activities projected for this semester. One upcoming event is Battle of the Bands. The competition, consisting of only … [Read more...] about New events set up for this semester
Creative Writing changes divisions professors remain
HAYLEY LERCHNews Assistant Creative writing majors will continue to write screenplays while also honing their reporting skills, but they will no longer call the Communication Division their home. Last Monday, the Communication Division began directing all creative writing students to the Humanities Division. For many students, the creative writing major offers a special … [Read more...] about Creative Writing changes divisions professors remain
Resolution adds more hours
BRITNEY MALONEYNews Assistant SGA and Payson Library reached an agreement in the fall semester that extended the library’s hours on weeknights. The library will now remain open an extra hour five days a week. The additional hour was put into effect this month, and the library now stays open until 3 a.m., Sunday through Thursday. Mark Roosa, dean of Libraries, said he sees the … [Read more...] about Resolution adds more hours