Photos by Zach Le It is generally assumed that most American high school students will participate in the standard college experience, a concept that often connotes going straight from high school to a four-year university, and afterward entering the working world. However, not everyone takes such a well-worn path. International student veterans have stepped out of their … [Read more...] about From Uniform to University
Julia Naman
Pepperdine Can’t Get You a Boyfriend
Graphic by Nate Barton A few weeks prior to graduation, nostalgic self-reflection has brutally ousted all work ethic. One productive outcome of my slight emotional instability — besides making academic stress seem comparatively small — is that it’s made me think back on my time at Pepperdine critically. I think more about the words I've said and heard over the years. And, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Can’t Get You a Boyfriend
One Case of Norovirus Confirmed on Campus
Graphic by Kylie Myers Public Relations issued a Health Advisory, via email, on March 24 about a virus known to cause "stomach or intestinal inflammation, leading to stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting." While flu season peaked in February, the Norovirus has been making rounds in Southern California, causing as many as 500 cases in an Oxnard school district. "We … [Read more...] about One Case of Norovirus Confirmed on Campus
The Old College Try
Photo(s) by Zach Le “Not the student.” It was a bizarre name tag to wear at Pepperdine’s Admitted Student’s Day, but Amy Preston’s teenage son wanted to get his point across: His mom was the freshman on campus, not him. Preston, now 43 years old, is a mother of four boys. She’s in her seventh and final semester at Pepperdine, and … [Read more...] about The Old College Try
Letter from the Editor
If you don’t know Rico, that’s our first problem. He used to man Pepperdine’s coffee cart, but now works at the ambiguous Starbucks/sushi station in the Caf. I’m a regular at nearly every caffeine distributor on campus — even when it exists within the vicinity of seafood — and Rico has yet to hand me a cup of coffee without a youthful grin … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor
