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Thanksgiving Traditions: How Students Spend Their Break

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Art by Autumn Hardwick Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the smell of pumpkin pie and cinnamon spice will soon once again fill the air. Students said they are looking forward to a break, filled with their favorite holiday traditions and quality time with family and friends. Pepperdine's Thanksgiving break begins Nov. 23, and students like sophomore Kailey Echeverria … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Traditions: How Students Spend Their Break

Good News: ‘Joy That Is Not Shared, Dies Young’

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My greatest joy throughout all my life comes from laughing — laughing until my ribs "get tough," as Lorde said. It may sound cliché, but when I found out I was writing this article, I racked my brain and noticed the loving friends around me create my best good news. As Mumford and Sons said in the song "Awake my Soul," "Where you invest your love/ you invest your life." When I … [Read more...] about Good News: ‘Joy That Is Not Shared, Dies Young’

Honoring Will Noland: A Light to Everyone He Met

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Alumnus Will Noland ('22) in Malibu in spring 2022. Will died Aug. 22, and the Pepperdine community is mourning his loss. Photo Courtesy of Sigma Phi Epsilon A selfless leader, a compassionate friend and a light to everyone he met — these were just a few phrases friends and family used to describe alumnus Will Noland ('22). Will died in Venice, Calif., on Aug. 22, and is … [Read more...] about Honoring Will Noland: A Light to Everyone He Met

Good News: Time Will Tell

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I did not expect this, but my sophomore year at Pepperdine feels different than my first year. I went to the same school for 12 years before I went to Pepperdine. I was comfortable at my old school because I knew every student and teacher. I knew the campus and where every class was, and I knew how to get around my home city — Prague. My first semester at Pepperdine wasn't the … [Read more...] about Good News: Time Will Tell