We hear the call to purpose service and leadership all too often at Pepperdine. Most of us think about service in terms of what we'll be doing in a future far from Pepperdine but we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss serving the University after we graduate. Serving Pepperdine can mean a number of things but one of the biggest ways to make an impact is through a financial … [Read more...] about Alumni fail to give back
Perspectives
Respecting the law is a two-way street
The majority of us have experienced (at one point or another in our lives) the sudden fear and panic instilled by those blue and red lights flashing behind our car. Most of us let out a huge sigh of relief when they pull over the car next to us or just speed by as soon as we move to the right lane. I'm at the point where I panic as soon as a police car even gets near me let … [Read more...] about Respecting the law is a two-way street
Staff Editorial: Time for some HAWC enlightenment
Thoughtfully designing campus spaces is an important part of fostering vibrant community life on campus. We're glad much-needed renovations to the HAWC are coming this summer and it looks like the planners are on the right track. We've been promised a better coffee shop convenience store TV lounge and more student activities offices. While the water-stained ceiling tiles ripped … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Time for some HAWC enlightenment
Alumni perspective: Growing up one step at a time
I am composing this column from a desk post-college. Yes desks exist post-college. I also just spoke with my friend on the phone because thankfully friends exist post-college too. Life moves on but I remember well the terror of many classmates as we approached the "walk" of life evolution from undergraduate status across the stage to supposed adulthood. My last final exam was … [Read more...] about Alumni perspective: Growing up one step at a time
Who's really 'wagging the dog?'
Liberal columnist Frank Rich's latest uncritical hit piece in the Washington Post "The Tea Party Wags the Dog is illustrative of a tiresome trend. Writing on Congressman Paul Ryan's rebuttal to the State of the Union, Rich claims that it tells you all you need to know about Ryan's tilt to the right that for all his professed disapproval of increasing the debt limit during an … [Read more...] about Who's really 'wagging the dog?'