Photos by Marisa Padilla Traffic lanes at the intersection of Seaver Drive and President’s Drive will be reduced to one lane starting Wednesday and continuing through the remainder of the week, allowing concrete work at the construction site of the permanent roundabout, according to an email from Project Manager Scott Kaufman of the Department of Design and … [Read more...] about Coming Soon: Roundabout Returns to Seaver Drive
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Pepp Hosts Climate Change Conference
The Climate Calling Conference launched on Wednesday with a Dean’s Lecture featuring botanist and environmentalist Peter Raven. The three-day conference, which aims to educate students about climate change and encourage them to take action on the issue, also includes the screening of the film “Years of Living Dangerously” on Thursday and an interdisciplinary symposium … [Read more...] about Pepp Hosts Climate Change Conference
NextSeat App Connects Students
Photo by Allison Hubbard A new iPhone application called NextSeat is now available to Pepperdine and California Lutheran University students. The app, which was first released in August, acts as a study tool to help students connect with peers in their classes with whom they might not otherwise interact. Students can download the free app and create a profile using their … [Read more...] about NextSeat App Connects Students
Holder Resignation Impacts Students
Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation Sept. 25 at a press conference in the White House. Holder, who served as the United States’ first black attorney general for six years, will continue in his role until a successor is found. Despite Pepperdine’s distance from Washington, D.C., Pepperdine law professor and former federal judge Bruce Einhorn said that if he … [Read more...] about Holder Resignation Impacts Students
ADAPT Teaches Students Self-Defense
Photos by Arin DeGroff A series of smacks and thuds emanate from the Fireside Room as students and faculty practice striking punch pads with their open palms. “See how powerful that is?” instructor Chris Dunn yelled above the noise. “Super powerful.” Dunn is a part of Covered 6, a security consulting and tactical training group that is offering free one-hour awareness … [Read more...] about ADAPT Teaches Students Self-Defense