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Injury Revives Athletes’ Appreciation for Sport

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Pepperdine Swim & Dive alumna Kylie Taylor ('26) prepares to race in February 2026. After returning to swimming after surgery, Taylor lowered her own school record in the 100-yard backstroke during her senior season. Photo courtesy of Kylie TaylorBefore her senior season, an orthopedic surgeon handed Kylie Taylor, Pepperdine Swim & Dive alumna (‘26), a document to … [Read more...] about Injury Revives Athletes’ Appreciation for Sport

Dance in Flight Touches Hearts Through Performing ‘Wonder’

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A supportive, interconnected student-led community spent hours, weekends and late nights assembling a performance bursting with talent, passion and a heart for connecting movement to a riveting message, student dancers said. Dance in Flight (DIF) held its annual performance last week March 14-16, in Smothers Theatre. The performance captured the theme of "Wonder" with 23 … [Read more...] about Dance in Flight Touches Hearts Through Performing ‘Wonder’

Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art

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Art comes in many forms. Whether it’s a stroke of a brush, a choreographed dance, a moment captured or a strum of a string — art serves as an outlet for many, students said. Despite the different mediums art takes, the purpose of it remains the same: It is a means of expression — a vessel of vulnerability and heart. Members of the Pepperdine community said … [Read more...] about Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art

Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts Slowly Reopens Its Curtains

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Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre remains partially open to students and groups for special and permitted use April 6. The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts allowed for more in-person, student engagement after lighter LA County COVID-19 regulations. Photo by Ali LevensPepperdine’s Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts will open more opportunities for the Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s Center for the Arts Slowly Reopens Its Curtains