Special Publications

CHRISTINA LITTLEFIELDFormer Graphic Editor It’s been ten years since I first stepped into the Graphic’s decrepit trailers in July 1997. A senior in high school, I was in the last class of students to fall in love with the paper and with Pepperdine through a journalism summer camp established by then adviser Dr. Michael Jordan. Camp gave me my first real whiff of what it meant … [Read more...] about Special to the Graphic

KATIE WILFONGStaff Writer The Pepperdine students linger while the rest of their group starts to arrive. In front of Special Programs, the Volunteer Center van remains still, waiting to be driven 30 minutes north on Pacific Coast Highway. The caring volunteers, dressed in baggy clothes, carry nothing with them. As the group is finally together, they pile into the vehicle on a … [Read more...] about Students volunteer at Kirkpatrick

FLORA THEDENStaff Writer The stench of stale flesh wafts through the air in a small room in the basement of Pepperdine’s Appleby Center. Hesitant footsteps creep across the tiles, slowly stepping over the puddle of formaldehyde leaking from body bags. As Dr. Laurie Nelson unzips the bags, the bones and organs of the skinless dead bodies are revealed. Resembling a scene in CSI, … [Read more...] about First year seminar for “Pre-Med” students

STEPHEN ROESLERStaff Writer The Malibu Pier, one of Southern California’s most illustrious icons, will soon fully re-open to the public due to a new agreement with The Ruby Restaurant Group. Although the pier is currently open daily from 6 a.m. to sunset, mostly for fishing or sightseeing, the pier will soon contain a few fine attractions to extend the hours. Ruth Coleman, … [Read more...] about New eatery planned for Malibu Pier

World — Bush: Iran must “come clean” with nuclear program OMAHA, Nebraska — Bush issued the stern warning as he sought to keep pressure on Iran despite a new intelligence report that Tehran halted its nuclear arms program four years ago, contradicting his earlier assertions that it was building an atom bomb. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSWAT00853220071205 … [Read more...] about TOP 5 STORIES (December 5, 2007)