Crystal LoungNews Editor The huge waves enter into the resort. Out at sea, as a natural catastrophe hit southern Asia, sophomore Robert Azurin feared the worst for his mother and younger sister back at their beachfront resort. He and his father had left the La Meridian Hotel in Khao Lak, Thailand, the morning of Dec. 26 for a snorkeling expedition. Their boat received notice to … [Read more...] about Tsunamis touch students
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Students, kids share a Feliz Navidad
COURTNEY HONG Staff Writer Photo by Tiffany Bailey/Staff Photographer It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Pepperdine Volunteer Center and Campus Ministry office when finals week rolled around in December. Hundreds of wrapped gifts for children in San Felipe and Tijuana were ready to be taken on the sixth annual Santa Run down to Mexico. Santa Run, a joint … [Read more...] about Students, kids share a Feliz Navidad
Mascot Madness kicks off
Crystal LuongAssistant News Editor Virtual insanity is on its way. Last year there was Madness Reloaded, this fall Old School Madness and now, Mascot Madness. Pepperdine, without a mascot for more than a year, has launched its official contest in search of a bigger and bolder icon to pump up game-day crowds and re-establish University tradition. The winner will receive a $500 … [Read more...] about Mascot Madness kicks off
‘One Book, One City’ thrives in Malibu
Charlotte BotsfordStaff Writer “One Book, One City” encourages people of all ages to connect as a community and choose a book, read it and discuss that book through an assortment of events and lectures. More than 200 cities across America have joined this program, which was initiated in 1998 by the Washington Center for the Book in Seattle, and now Malibu has as well. The … [Read more...] about ‘One Book, One City’ thrives in Malibu
Sororities work to raise money for breast cancer
Joann Groff & Chris SegalNews Editor & News Assistant Breast Cancer Awareness Month ended with Halloween, but Megan Small, of Kappa Alpha Theta, and Julianna Reed, of Delta Gamma, have not let November dim their desire to raise money for the cause, a disease that, according to Reed, has affected many of her sorority sisters’ families. This Saturday, members of … [Read more...] about Sororities work to raise money for breast cancer