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 a children’s reprimand home, which is a prison for kids … [Read more...] about Jim Gash receives international award
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Women’s Initiative kickstarts discussion
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 Washington, D.C. over summer and talked to a friend who heads the … [Read more...] about Women’s Initiative kickstarts discussion
Just torturing confessions out of poetry
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 Oliver, and I was at an utter loss. I’d never heard of … [Read more...] about Just torturing confessions out of poetry
New sophomore pres. takes the reigns
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 … [Read more...] about New sophomore pres. takes the reigns
Health Center kicks-off Healthy Campus 2020 campaign
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 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., according to Health Center … [Read more...] about Health Center kicks-off Healthy Campus 2020 campaign
