Art by Vivian HsiaICC got a little bigger this spring with the addition of four new clubs for students to join: Beatbox Club, The Pepperdine Beacon, Creative Writing Club and the National Society of Leadership and Success.From learning about the art of beatboxing to sharpening leadership skills, these clubs engage students in different hobbies and interests. Their founders … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Introduces Four New Spring 2022 Clubs
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Campus Life Fee Moves Virtual: Where Your Money is Going
Pepperdine continues to be empty for the fall 2020 semester but remains bustling with activity online via Zoom and other formats. Although on-campus events are suspended, the Campus Life fee is still reflected by the student groups' ability to provide community events. Photo by Ali Levens Correction: The fee breakdown was incorrect in the original version of the story. The … [Read more...] about Campus Life Fee Moves Virtual: Where Your Money is Going
New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture
Photos courtesy of PepperdineThe Pepperdine App allows students to access a page for all orientation links. Students could access the NSO schedule and open links to watch live and recorded videos.Typically a week filled with packed activities, New Student Orientation moved to a strictly virtual format in June 2020. "Everything we did online was how it would be like if we did it … [Read more...] about New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture
You Don’t Need to Be Special
I'm not special. Every time I finally give myself a chance to not be busy, I realize this fact about myself, and it frees me from the anchors I have tied to my sense of identity and self-worth. Keeping busy with various activities and interests does not provide a sufficient definition of who I am. Being a freshman, I remember going through the college application process … [Read more...] about You Don’t Need to Be Special
How to Manage Extracurricular Activities
Between homework, on or off-campus jobs, school and community activities and a social life, it can be a lot for one person to manage. In these four years, your time is limited and valuable. Some students might question the importance or necessity of joining extracurricular activities in the first place. Extracurriculars are important because through your involvement, you can … [Read more...] about How to Manage Extracurricular Activities
