SARAH SCHERFF/Photo Editor BRITTANY YEAROUTPerspectives Editor Imagine a museum dedicated to poverty the way museums are dedicated to dinosaurs. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Noble Peace Prize Winner, ended his Saturday lecture, “Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good,” with that unusual image. The lecture was held at the Pepperdine Law School in the Caruso Auditorium where … [Read more...] about Dr. Yunus holds lecture at Law School
Special Publications
Building lost, heart intact
SHANNON KELLY/Editor in Chief &CHRIS SEGAL/Director of Strategic Planning SHANNON URTNOWSKIA&E Editor News of the Malibu fire jostled many out of their beds early Sunday morning, the majority not knowing whether they or their possessions would be safe. But just around 6:30 a.m., as word spread that the Malibu Presbyterian Church was being consumed by fire, the … [Read more...] about Building lost, heart intact
Emergency team aids efforts
SAMANTHA BLONSAssistant News Editor While most students were still sleeping early Sunday morning, top university officials gathered at the Thornton Administrative Center to respond to the Malibu fire that was heading toward campus. The Emergency Operations Committee (EOC,) a handful of top university administrators who lead the school in times of crisis, began relocating … [Read more...] about Emergency team aids efforts
Tom Jones travels the coast raising awareness for ocean pollution
LISA PORTERStaff Writer LISA PORTER/Staff Photographer An ironic greeting welcomed Tom Jones, an extreme endurance athlete, as he paddled into Surfrider Beach, Malibu, on Saturday in an effort to raise awareness about ocean pollution. He is attempting to become the first person in history to travel the entire Calif. coast on nothing more than a 14-foot paddleboard in his … [Read more...] about Tom Jones travels the coast raising awareness for ocean pollution
Pep suffers losses off campus
PHOTO COURTESY DANE NIELSEN & SHANNON KELLY/Editor in Chief NICOLE ALBERTSONNews Assistant The Pepperdine community has become all-to-familiar with the brush fires raging through Malibu Canyon. But unlike previous close encounters with the flames, this time some students, faculty and alumni fell victim to the conquering flames. Seniors Erin Chinen and Becca Patterson … [Read more...] about Pep suffers losses off campus