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Falon Opsahl

The Early Bird Gets the Worm

February 19, 2015 by Falon Opsahl

Growing up, I denied it ardently. I didn’t want to be different. I didn’t want to be a crazy person. But eventually, I had to admit to myself that it was true. And now that I’m in college, I realize I am the opposite of the stereotypical college student. I can’t fathom needing a cup […]

DPS Reports You Missed

October 25, 2014 by Falon Opsahl and DPS

The DPS Reports, a selection of which are published weekly on A2 and in full at peppedine-graphic.com, were incomplete for three issues of the Graphic published on Sept. 4, Sept. 11 and Sept. 18. The Department of Public Safety in collaboration with Integrated Marketing and Communications normally provides the DPS activity log weekly to the […]

Alcohol on Campus

September 21, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

Photo by Shawn Jones There was a time when dancing was banned and written permission was needed to visit a dorm room of the opposite sex here at Pepperdine. Policies have changed, but the ban against alcohol on campus remains a major part of campus life. Policy debates range from alcohol and intoxicated individuals being […]

First-Ever Black Female Dean Joins GSEP’s Ranks

September 7, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

Photo by Marisa Padilla Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology Helen Easterling Williams took up the reins this year as the leader of GSEP. Williams is the first African-American female dean of a school at Pepperdine, according to President Andrew K. Benton. Former Dean of GSEP Margaret Weber announced her retirement in January, […]

Tolerance is Utterly Intolerable

August 29, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

There are some words that really grind my gears. The list does not comprise of any of the “dead” words that some people think shouldn’t be used anymore like nice, sad, good, very, etc. Those words are often necessary and accurate. The words that get to me the most are the words that are thrown […]

Jim Gash receives international award

June 20, 2014 by Nate Barton & Falon Opsahl

Jim Gash, interim director of Global Justice Program and professor of law, received the Warren Christopher Public Service Award Oct. 12 for his judicial work in Uganda over the past year. Gash said he started his involvment with Uganda through Pepperdine in 2007, but he first went to Uganda in January 2010 to work with […]

Women’s Initiative kickstarts discussion

June 15, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

Senior Sarah Houston held a meeting Friday to commemorate the beginning of a women’s initiative on campus. She said the goal of the initiative is to start discussion about the struggles and benefits of being a woman on campus. Houston said she first got the idea for a women’s initiative when she went home to […]

Just torturing confessions out of poetry

June 13, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

I remember when I was first introduced to “real” poetry. I was a sophomore in high school. My lit teacher handed me a piece of paper with a few lines of words on it. She stood in front of the class and said, “All right, just analyze the poem.” It was called “Singapore” by Mary […]

New sophomore pres. takes the reigns

June 13, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

Photo by Shawn Jones Sophomore David Hylton became the Student Government Association sophomore class president this semester after the former president, Leilani Zito, dropped out of Pepperdine early this spring. Hylton served as a sophomore senator last semester, and he said he was the senator most interested in taking over as president. The sophomore representatives […]

Health Center kicks-off Healthy Campus 2020 campaign

June 5, 2014 by Falon Opsahl

The Student Health Center and the Nutrition Peer Education Program will be launching an initiative this week called Health Campus 2020 to inform students about power foods and mindful eating. They will have free raffles and give aways and offer information outside the Caf on Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from […]

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