Don’t eat, don’t drink, don’t drive your car. Just pray. That’s what senior Avery Davis wants you to do for an entire day. Davis is president of Pepperdine’s student sustainability organization, known as the Green Team. The fast, set for Dec. 1, does not necessarily mean food, Davis said. Participants are asked to spend the day abstaining from … [Read more...] about Pray, Fast For The Climate
Alec McPike
Study Claims Seaver Students Make too Much Money.
Seaver graduates are making more money than they are supposed to, according to a study done by the Economist. The subsequent rankings were from the study, which posted on Oct. 29, compared annual expected earnings to annual median earnings of 1,275 undergraduate schools, ultimately coming up with an “over-performance” value, which is where Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Study Claims Seaver Students Make too Much Money.
BSA, ICC and Administration React to Yik Yak
Two weeks ago a slew of racist comments started appearing on Yik Yak, an anonymous, location-based online forum. The posts were shared on the SGA's Facebook page on Oct. 21 and knowledge of the comments quickly spread across campus. Reactions began to appear from the Student Government Association, Black Student Association and numerous students and faculty. Here is what the … [Read more...] about BSA, ICC and Administration React to Yik Yak
Waves Share Innovation
Pepperdine sets the example for innovation. Recently, President Andrew K. Benton’s brainchild, Waves of Innovation, was adapted into a detailed outline for other universities to follow, if interested in adopting a similar program. After working closely with Benton and Vice Provost of Research and Strategic Initiatives Lee Kats, the TIAA-CREF Institute released its report, … [Read more...] about Waves Share Innovation
Growing Seaver Initiative Adds Revenue, Resources
What started two years ago as a proposal by Provost Rick Marrs, then the dean of Seaver College, is now an active initiative to expand Seaver’s student population. As of fall 2015, the Seaver enrollment population was approximately 3,200 students; over the next 10 years the initiative hopes to reach 3,664, which is the maximum number of students allowed at … [Read more...] about Growing Seaver Initiative Adds Revenue, Resources
