Sarah HuertaStaff Writer “Welcome … to the Caribbean” reads the sign that hung above the Islands of Wellness Health Fair on Friday. This year’s program featured more than 50 exhibitors who offered free health and medical advice to students, staff and faculty. Even though Pepperdine’s campus is located in health and beauty-conscious Malibu, students can still potentially lose … [Read more...] about Fair promotes wellness
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Ring the fire alarm
AUDREY REEDAssistant News Editor Photo court. of Graham Shea/Asst. Ph. Edit. On the outside, apartment C18 in the Lovernich Residential Apartments looks like a student dorm room, except for the small sign that reads “Pepperdine University Fire Department Station 1.” The 45-member department spends its time taking measures to protect the campus from fires. Fires may be more … [Read more...] about Ring the fire alarm
Habitat club keeps warm
DINAH GALLEYStaff Writer “I had no idea how bad it was to sleep outside, and we had better conditions than most homeless.” Those were the words of junior Jessica Hancox after she volunteered to sleep outside to raise awareness of homelessness. She recently became a member of Pepperdine’s newly chartered Habitat for Humanity Club because she liked the club’s purpose — to keep … [Read more...] about Habitat club keeps warm
King addresses ‘triple evils’
CRYSTAL LUONGNews Editor Photo courtesy of Ben Young/Photo Editor In the presence of greatness, Wednesday’s Convocation crowd fell silent as Martin Luther King III, addressed the “triple evils” of poverty, racism and violence in America. “We’ve got to find a way to provide true justice for everyone, or at least fair justice,” said King, the eldest son of the late Dr. Martin … [Read more...] about King addresses ‘triple evils’
Religion class makes room for 52 more
MICHAEL ALAHOUZOSStaff Writer Students didn’t know he tutored movie stars, but they still crowded into a Keck Science Center classroom in hopes of being added to professor Robert Cargill’s religion course. “I’ve never turned away a student,” said Cargill, who entered his classroom last week to find 87 students prepared to take his Religion 102 course — a course that was … [Read more...] about Religion class makes room for 52 more