Special Publications

Alex ZapataStaff Writer We’ve all heard of colleges offering basket weaving as an academic course. Pepperdine might have its own version: Surfing. Yep, Pepperdine has a surfing class, and while it may raise a few eyebrows in, say, Kansas, what better class for a university with Waves. The Pepperdine surfing class can be found in the course catalogue under the Natural Science … [Read more...] about Surfing for elective credit

Alex ZapataStaff Writer Parlez-vous Français? That is, do you speak French? Well do you? If you’re looking at Pepperdine’s new overseas program, you should try and pick up a few words. This coming spring Pepperdine will premier a new French Language program, in Lausanne Switzerland. Lausanne is a city of 130,000 about 40 minutes from Geneva. It is a city of rich history, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine IP in Switzerland

Kalle AkersStaff Writer The face of photography changed dramatically in the past couple of decades as the digital camera is found more frequently in the hands of “used to be” classical photographers. From now until Dec. 10 the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine is featuring Photos and Phantasy, an exhibit both aesthetically eccentric and subtly beautiful. Though … [Read more...] about Photos and phantasy

Alli DavisStaff Writer In 1938, Pepperdine yielded its first graduating class.  Since then nearly 80,000 students have graduated from Pepperdine University.  There is definitely something to be said about a Pepperdine alum.  The faculty at Pepperdine greatly appreciate the alumni and desire to keep them engaged and connected to the school. A recent survey conducted by Alumni … [Read more...] about Alumni Leadership Council replace Alumni Board

Jordan HolmStaff Writer The cream of the 2005 recruiting class is no longer playing for the Pepperdine men’s basketball team. Sophmores Michael Gerrity and Chris Oakes are off the team, officially, citing personal reasons for their departure. The loss could not come at a worse time for the already undermanned Waves. On Friday, fifth-year senior Jason Walberg, who is the son of … [Read more...] about Men’s basketball team loses two players