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GWENDOLYN SISKAStaff Writer Starting fall 2006, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology will offer a new degree: the master of science in workplace learning and performance. The program was developed to assist students with backgrounds in education, psychology, communication, business and related fields. It will help them model transformational leadership while … [Read more...] about GSEP adds degree

BRITNEY MALONEYStaff Writer Students left Monday afternoon’s Convocation with purple ribbons pinned to their shirts and stress balls in their paint-marked hands. The Intercultural Affairs Office sponsored a Convocation called “Domestic violence and  the Church’s Response” in recognition of October being Domestic Violence Awareness month, after which students put their … [Read more...] about Handprints increase awareness

CHRIS SEGALPerspectives Editor Harriet Miers President Bush nominated Harriet Miers on Tuesday to the Supreme Court. Miers, 60, received an honorary degree from Pepperdine in May and was the distinguished speaker for the School of Law’s graduation ceremonies. An honorary degree is the highest honor and is reserved for individuals who manifest ideals consistent with Pepperdine’s … [Read more...] about Honorary alumna Miers up for justice

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

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