First-year Andrew Crandall smiles with his Pepperdine admission letter in May in his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. Crandall said he looks forward to being on campus because Malibu is somewhere he dreamed of living. Photos Courtesy of Andrew Crandall First-year Andrew Crandall hopes to see himself in Nike's future. Crandall, who is a History major from Anchorage, Alaska, … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Basketball Fan Dreams of Being a Corporate Lawyer for Nike
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Fresh Face Column 8: First-Year Aims to Help People’s Diets
Art by Madeline Duvall Originally from the southeastern city of Guangzhou, China, first-year Cecilia Li is an international student who went to high school in Searcy, Arkansas, while living with a local host family. During this time, Li said she found her passion for nutritional science, which has encouraged her to pursue a career in this field. Li wrote in an email that … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 8: First-Year Aims to Help People’s Diets
Fresh Face Column 7: First-Year Dances Her Way into a Career of a Lifetime
Photos Courtesy of Kait WardFirst-year Kait Ward said she began dancing when she was 4. However, it wasn't until she was 10, when she began training at the pre-professional level, that she knew it was her passion."For me, training at that level meant that dance wasn’t just a hobby I took part in every few days after school, but really just the main focus of my life," Ward … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 7: First-Year Dances Her Way into a Career of a Lifetime
Fresh Face Column 6: First-Year Hopes to Educate Pepp Community on Type 1 Diabetes
Photos courtesy of Destin KvideraFirst-year Destin Kvidera said she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was just 5 years old."Ever since then, I've really focused on just getting people educated more about [diabetes] because it's not something that people know a lot about," Kvidera said.Kvidera, who is from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, said she became heavily involved … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 6: First-Year Hopes to Educate Pepp Community on Type 1 Diabetes
Fresh Face Column 5: First-Year Prepares for a Life of Service
Photos courtesy of Jakub Mierzejewski First-year Jakub Mierzejewski organized the Sept. 20 climate strike at the Malibu Pepperdine campus. He also planned the strike at the entrance to the Malibu Bluffs Park on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) later that day. This day also marked the beginning of the weeklong global climate strike that ended Sept. 27. Mierzejewski, who was … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 5: First-Year Prepares for a Life of Service
