Airan ScrubyStaff Writer Through vision and planning, a team of two full-time MBA students won $20,000 to start their own company. Two other teams received $2,500 each. The winning team was led by Parvez Taj and Emilie Fritz. Their company, the Parvez Michel Company, was inspired by the artwork of Taj, for which he utilizes photography and computer technology. The competition … [Read more...] about Jackpot: Business plan wins $20,000
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Trip reflects on Japanese past
SABRINA JENDLYStaff Writer Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942. This order would eventually lead to the relocation, loss of property and internment of an estimated 120,000 individuals of Japanese descent, two-thirds of whom were American citizens. Sixty-two years later, Pepperdine paid homage … [Read more...] about Trip reflects on Japanese past
Moms aid with prayer
CASSANDRA NEHFStaff Writer While students are rushing from class to class or stopping in the Cafeteria for a bite to eat, Pepperdine staff members Associate Director of Creative Services Lyn Klodt and Account Resolution Couselor Vincenta Jacobs spend their Thursday lunch hour from 12-1 p.m. in the Bettingen Room in prayer. They are members of Moms in Touch International, an … [Read more...] about Moms aid with prayer
Hear it for school spirit
Underdogs Gamma Phi Beta, Beta Theta Pi and the Pepperdine Volunteer Center take home the Spirit Cup. Meredith Rodriguez News Assistant The underdogs swept victory in this years’ annual Homecoming Spirit Cup competition. Gamma Phi Beta, Beta Theta Pi and the Pepperdine Volunteer Center teamed up to beat the three other teams that competed. This was only one of the many … [Read more...] about Hear it for school spirit
Group cares for ‘urban jungle’
DANIELLE OLIVERStaff Writer Crisp, fresh air. Colossal homes framed and trimmed with wood. Orchards of delicious plums and peaches. What would the world be like without trees? So much of human existence depends on the air for breathing and food for eating. It is so easy with the fast pace of American society, to never stop and really appreciate the value of trees, but a certain … [Read more...] about Group cares for ‘urban jungle’