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Students Immerse Themselves in BA’s Jewish Culture

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Photo courtesy of Anthony WellsThe Buenos Aires program proves Jewish culture can be found in even the most tropical of locations. This past May and June, the Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies funded a month-long human rights program in Buenos Aires in collaboration with multiple parties. A group of 12 students spent the month living with Jewish families, … [Read more...] about Students Immerse Themselves in BA’s Jewish Culture

Pepp Takes Patagonia

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Photos Courtesy of Jared Price “They presented sheep testicles, and on my plate I got the huff and the leg with fur still attached,” sophomore Callaghan McDonough said. “It’s the only time I questioned [becoming] a vegetarian.” During Buenos Aires’ first long weekend, 20 Pepperdine students traveled more than 1,200 miles south with 10 Universidad Catholica Argentina (UCA) … [Read more...] about Pepp Takes Patagonia

Peso Failure Affects IP

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Photo Courtesy of Haley Laningham The collapse of the Argentine peso, coupled with political drama, has sent reverberations through the Buenos Aires International Program — but not in the way one might think. In essence, rapid inflation has caused the cost of buying one peso with dollars to rise significantly. In 2010, $1 could buy about 4 pesos worth of goods. Today, it can … [Read more...] about Peso Failure Affects IP

SALT prepares students for travel to Lausanne

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White stickers depicting the Swiss flag adorn students’ outerwear while excited chatter fills the air as they discuss their impending trip to Lausanne, Switzerland next fall. At Pepperdine University, students get to participate in a seven part convocation series offered on Monday nights in Stauffer Chapel. SALT, or Students And Leaders Together, is a series designed to … [Read more...] about SALT prepares students for travel to Lausanne

Follow your dreams at home and abroad

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You never know who you are meant to be until you have to figure it out. This moment of clarity is an instant that no one could ever forget. When this process unwound, until the brevity of clarity finally hit me, I was running. I was running through London’s enormously historic Hyde Park, just steps away from Pepperdine’s home at 56 Prince’s Gate. Fall was rapidly approaching … [Read more...] about Follow your dreams at home and abroad