Photo Courtesy of Jere Yates Founder of the Business Division Jere Yates joined the ranks of Pepperdine University in the same year as the moon landing and “I have a dream.” In the past 44 years, he held several positions including chairman, assistant dean, associate dean, professor and fundraiser. Yates started work at Pepperdine in 1969 before the Malibu campus … [Read more...] about Founder begins 45th year
Give a Benjamin, Get Housing
Art by Alexander Hayes Students occupy about 25 percent of housing beds during the summer. The other beds are either filled by conference guests, or they undergo renovations or facility maintenance. “The dean of Seaver College made the decision to reduce the room cost on the Malibu campus and eliminate the IP program fee [during the summer],” Seaver Budget Manager Jody … [Read more...] about Give a Benjamin, Get Housing
Parkening fine-tunes craft
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Park Chair of Classical Guitar Christopher Parkening has a reputation for attention to detail. The standard for Pepperdine’s guitar students is set at “brilliant,” from their relationship with the audience to the way they bow. “I encourage students to strive for beautiful sounds. The charm of a guitar disappears without them,” Parkening said. … [Read more...] about Parkening fine-tunes craft
Meet the new SGA representatives
Hesslen and Rodriguez join existing sophomore and senior class presidents Hope Hesslen Freshman class President Why did you want to run for president? I really wanted to run for SGA because I see the importance in helping out my peers and being connected with them, and I don’t know a better way to be more involved and just have a say and a voice and be able to … [Read more...] about Meet the new SGA representatives
Embracing eccentricity
I realized I would never be cool the summer before fourth grade. This was mainly because I had buck teeth, baby fat and an embarrassing supply of gauchos (pants that can pretty much substitute for parachutes). But even so, I had way too much fun being the weird kid. That summer we moved to Redlands, Calif., which is a relatively small town in the Inland Empire. I didn’t … [Read more...] about Embracing eccentricity
