Art by Peau Porotesano You’re not just a student. You’re not just an athlete. You’re not just a son or daughter to your parents, or even to God. Yes, everyone has a core self, a central person deep down, but the rest, the real evolutionary you, is everything else. As a student veteran, I struggled with the acceptance of my own identity much more in the past year than ever … [Read more...] about Write More Poems
Alec McPike
Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Pepp Given New Life
Former Pepperdine student-athletes continue to move forward with their plan to sue the University for sexual discrimination.The plaintiffs, Layana White and Haley Videckis, originally filed a lawsuit against the University in 2014, claiming they were harassed and discriminated against for being in a lesbian relationship. The suit named their former coach Ryan Weisenberg as the … [Read more...] about Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Pepp Given New Life
Waves Integrate Finance, Faith
Use your time, money and faith in God to “live life to the fullest.” That’s what the upcoming “Time, Money and God” Convocation hopes to inspire students to do, according to junior Tyler Beutel, the founder and president of Pepperdine’s Personal Finance Club. The Personal Finance Club and the Office of Financial Literacy have come together to bring Matt Munson, assistant … [Read more...] about Waves Integrate Finance, Faith
Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
After wheeling a cadaver from the biology lab into a Board of Trustees meeting, riding his motorcycle around campus, flipping his pickup truck on Alumni Park and accidentally setting fire to the lobby of his dorm by pushing a couch into the fireplace, the Rev. Kenneth Keene was eventually asked to leave Pepperdine and not return. His father’s antics included, Professor Bryan … [Read more...] about Getty Curator Continues Pepperdine Family Legacy
Grab an Ax
You’re not going to make it. You’ve taken on too many units, too many extracurriculars, finals are less than a month away and you’re almost out of meal points. Yes, finals are coming. Just as certain as death, taxes and Convocation. They are coming. But these sentiments aren’t completely true, are they? I have no idea how many meal points you have. Maybe … [Read more...] about Grab an Ax
