SARA ROSNERStaff Writer While the price of gasoline continues to squeeze wallets, students may soon find some relief from the rising cost of textbooks because of resources such as the Web site Wikibooks, which is now offering open-content textbooks online free of charge. Wikibooks provides more than 11,500 book modules on a multitude of subjects that range from annotated texts … [Read more...] about Online text saves student money
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Raising the roof
ANNA KINGStaff Writer Anela Holck/Ass. Photo Editor Pepperdine students and staff were on site Saturday, as an active part of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Habitat for Humanity Ventura County’s (HFHVC) Villa Caesar Chavez Farmworker Housing Project. They were not only volunteers, but also house sponsors. Through a tentative grant from the Wood-Claeysson Foundation, … [Read more...] about Raising the roof
Integration aims for rounded grads
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor To keep up with the competitive business world, Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management on Drescher campus must constantly adjust to new ideas and develop innovative programs. One idea that came to fruition for GSBM’s full-time MBA program during the 2004/2005 school year was to integrate classes. The school is slowly … [Read more...] about Integration aims for rounded grads
Owning the Place
MEREDITH RODRIGUEZAssistant News Editor While a trusty monthly check may prove enough to satisfy the average Pepperdine student, the entrepreneurial spirit leads some students such as seniors Chad Edwards, Jessica Brandes and Scott Motte down the job-route less traveled. Every summer, Edwards flies to his hometown of Denver and instead of filling out local job applications, he … [Read more...] about Owning the Place
Pep remembers former professor
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Olaf "Oly" Tegner, above with his wife Allie, was involved with Pepperdine over 60 year. He died Sunday at age 87. The Pepperdine community lost a longtime friend this week when Olaf “Oly” Tegner passed away Sunday at the age of 87. Tegner, who served as the first dean of Pepperdine’s School of Education, graduated from George Pepperdine College in … [Read more...] about Pep remembers former professor