Special Publications

STEWART HOStaff Writer Freshmen golfer Misun Cho is glowing these days not only from her impressive season, but also from playing recently in the Florida sun for a week at the UCF Challenge where she helped the Pepperdine women’s golf team tie for third.  Still in the middle of a steller season for her, Cho has been making ripples with her playing this season starting most … [Read more...] about Impressive freshman season

ERIK HAYDENStaff Writer Is it a trend? Is a statement? “Maybe its an L.A. thing,” replies student Natalie Horne. Either way, Pepperdine has seen a dramatic rise in the ownership of a distinctive little car called the Mini Cooper. Although the Mini Cooper is one of the most highly demanded cars of the new millennium, its fortunes have changed vastly from its humble … [Read more...] about Mini Coopers on campus

JOSE TORRESStaff Writer If Calvin and Hobbs, H.G. Wells, runaway vehicles, and the Klingons and Romulans of Star Trek attend a Sunday worship service in Elkin’s Auditorium, don’t be alarmed. They are the invited guests of a Ken Durham sermon. Having served as the preaching minister for the University Church of Christ at Pepperdine since 1998, Durham uses stories during his … [Read more...] about University Church of Christ minister

TAYLOR OLANDTStaff Writer It has been calculated that more than 14 million people visit the beaches of Malibu annually- which is roughly the same amount of visitors to Disneyland. While both can be described as the “Happiest Place on Earth,” sanitation is imperative to keep visitors coming back. While Disneyland has the funding to hire janitors, Malibu rests its fate in the … [Read more...] about Malibu’s Green Machine

DEMI JONESStaff Writer The smell of salt in the air, sandy beaches stretching for miles, the ocean sparkling under the sun.  What does this image bring to mind?  A hot vacation spot maybe? Or the view seen every day from Pepperdine?  What about the view from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba’s detention facilities? Dan Caldwell, a professor of social sciences at Pepperdine, toured the … [Read more...] about Pep prof and Guantanamo