Photos by Brett BeanRegistration can be a stressful time of year, especially if you’re new to the process. Luckily Pepperdine has an entire department devoted to making students' lives easier when it comes to selecting classes, choosing a major/minor and much more. In a recent interview, OneStop Student Services Adviser Lucas Saucedo offered insight into the process, as … [Read more...] about OneStop Tips
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Let Me Leave Without a W
Graphic by Nate BartonA lot happens during your first week of school. You go to your first classes, start the semester's activities and generally begin to understand what kind of mess you've gotten yourself into. Pepperdine students are notorious for overcommitting themselves, and the first several weeks are when that reality begins to set in. At some point, generally around … [Read more...] about Let Me Leave Without a W
GEs Slow Student Progress
Art by Peau PorotesanoPepperdine's general education system is laborious and strict. It requires students to take nearly two full years of classes before starting their major classes, and if students want to start knocking out those key pre-reqs for their major, then they must compromise. If you take fewer GEs and more major classes early on, you suffer by taking GEs for the … [Read more...] about GEs Slow Student Progress
Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
Art by Chris ChenIf there is one thing about Pepperdine that can always draw complaints from its students, it’s the attempt to make everyone into a Renaissance man with a massive load of GEs. The compulsory religion courses are no exception to this, as many freshmen majoring in Business or Chemistry shake their fist at the sky and ask, “What am I doing learning … [Read more...] about Religion 101 Emphasizes Literacy Over Literalism
SAAJ inspires decade of students
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine University Up to this point, thousands of undergraduate students have funneled through the 11-year-old child brain colloquium of the three people. Then-professors Cynthia Novak and Lee Ann Carroll and professor Jeff Banks founded the Social Action and Justice program in the fall of 2002. “We wanted to establish more personal relations with … [Read more...] about SAAJ inspires decade of students