Graphic by Ali LevensThe 2021 NFL season is set to kick off this Thursday, Sept. 9, with the Dallas Cowboys traveling to the home of Super Bowl LV champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The name of the game this season: adapt. This is the longest regular season in NFL history, as it will feature 17 games, and the second season in a row where COVID-19 will play a major role. The NFL has … [Read more...] about Opinion: PGM Picks NFL Week 1
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Class of 2022 Reunites to Rock the Brock
The Class of 2022 dances the night away Sept. 1 at Rock the Brock, sponsored by Seaver Alumni Relations and hosted by President Jim Gash and first lady Joline Gash. The senior class has not been together on campus since their first year at Pepperdine in 2019. Photos by Ryan Brinkman In a range of interpretations of “business casual” attire — from shorts and a t-shirt to … [Read more...] about Class of 2022 Reunites to Rock the Brock
Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
Art by Samantha MillerThe glass ceiling of NCAA amateurism rules is broken.Collegiate student-athletes are now free to profit off their own names, images and likenesses (NIL) and market their own brands, after the NCAA bent under legal pressure from eight states June 30.Name, image and likeness are three elements that make up a legal concept known as the “right of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Student-Athletes Can Now Market Their Name, Image and Likeness
Class of 2024 Parents Raise Concerns Regarding Year 2 Welcome
Graphic by Ashley MowreaderPepperdine will host its Year 2 Welcome retreat beginning Aug. 20, and about a third of the Class of 2024 will attend. Connie Horton, Pepperdine vice president for Student Affairs, wrote in a July 28 email that 266 students (as of July 28) are registered to attend the event, of the more than 800 students in the sophomore class.Parents of rising … [Read more...] about Class of 2024 Parents Raise Concerns Regarding Year 2 Welcome
Students Return to Fully In-Person Classes as June Summer Session Begins
Adjunct Professor Matt Micek explains the syllabus in his Biostatistics class in the Rockwell Academic Center on June 7. Monday was the first day of class for Summer Session I at Pepperdine. Photos by Dane Bruhahn For 332 Seaver College students and several dozen professors, life returned to some semblance of normalcy Monday, June 7. Monday marked the first day of Summer … [Read more...] about Students Return to Fully In-Person Classes as June Summer Session Begins
