LANDON PHILLIPS/Cartoonist STAFF EDITORIAL You might not know where it is. You might not know with whom to speak once there. You might not even know that it exists. However, the Seaver College Career Center, located in the Tyler Campus Center, is a valuable Pepperdine resource waiting to be tapped by a number of students. One of the center’s central aims is to connect students … [Read more...] about Career Center can aid tuition blues
Perspectives
The demise of face-to-face communication
MARC CHOQUETTEPerspectives Editor One thing I’ve noticed around campus in our tech-happy culture is how much we have come to rely on technology for everyday activities that in the past were done in a more intimate — dare I say humanistic — fashion. The examples are countless: the primary form of communication between students and faculty is now through e-mail, whereas it once … [Read more...] about The demise of face-to-face communication
MATTHEW BUSH/Assistant Art & Design Editor
SGA responds to Juicy Campus decision ANDY CANALESSGA President True leadership unites people from all walks of life behind meaningful causes. This belief guides the way the Student Government Association (SGA) exercises its responsibility and power. Whether it is bringing the community together to raise $1,000 for the Fire Relief Fund or partnering with Democrats, Republicans … [Read more...] about MATTHEW BUSH/Assistant Art & Design Editor
RIAA in the right with fight againstfile sharing
STEPHANIE TANIZARAssistant Perspectives Editor LimeWire. BitTorrent. Napster. Half a century ago, these names would have been nothing but gobbledygook. Today, they are virtually recognized worldwide as popular “peer-to-peer” (P2P) or file sharing software, most commonly used to share music. Downloading songs from a P2P network, however, is illegal. The music industry has begun … [Read more...] about RIAA in the right with fight againstfile sharing
Academic ‘strength of schedule’ needed
LANCE MCNEILContributor For almost four years, I’ve pondered Pepperdine’s selection of majors and arrived at one conclusion: some are more difficult than others. We need to acknowledge and account for the varying difficulty of different majors. I propose that Seaver College adopt a ‘strength of schedule’ provision when calculating academic awards, such as Dean’s List and … [Read more...] about Academic ‘strength of schedule’ needed