Updated at 8:05 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2013: The Housing Office Sent the following email around 7 p.m.: Dear Residents, Southern California Edison, our electricity provider, is on campus making repairs to fix the problem that caused the power outage earlier today. In order to complete the necessary repairs, sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., the power will be shut … [Read more...] about Power outage sweeps campus and parts of Malibu
Hawaiian Club raises funds for Luau
The Pepperdine Hawaiian Club is selling bowls of vegetarian and non-vegetarian fried rice for $5 on the third floor of the CCB on Wednesday from 9am-1pm to raise funds for their Luau on Saturday, March 23. The Luau will take place at Alumni Park, and will have catered Hawaiian food, games, Hula dancing, and even a live band. Tickets are on sale for $10 for students, $12 for … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Club raises funds for Luau
Living Abroad (Shanghai): Winter Break Adventures
Well, our trip to Japan didn’t exactly start off smoothly. We missed our plane and it was totally my fault. I couldn’t believe it when the gate agent calmly pointed out the mistake. “But, miss... ten twenty is your arrival time. The plane left at eight AM.” I pretty much went into shock. Luckily Mitch is good on his feet and immediately took control of the situation. We were … [Read more...] about Living Abroad (Shanghai): Winter Break Adventures
Living Abroad (Shanghai): Final Banquet – Until We Meet Again
It was a bittersweet ending to the semester. I eagerly awaited our final banquet as a chance to celebrate with my friends, but I dreaded the goodbyes that followed. Chris, our program director, had announced that this would be his last semester. How would the program go on without him? Five years ago it was Chris who developed and established the program, found our Jia, and had … [Read more...] about Living Abroad (Shanghai): Final Banquet – Until We Meet Again
Living Abroad (Shanghai): Beijing – Mission Accomplished
Well we finally, successfully made it to Beijing and it was quite the experience! One jam-packed weekend was all we needed to see the major sights. Friday night we gleefully raced out of the jia to the train station where we traded our tickets for passage on an overnight train to Beijing. We had booked passage for three of us in a hard-sleeper cabin. Fourteen hours later I … [Read more...] about Living Abroad (Shanghai): Beijing – Mission Accomplished
