Photo courtesy of LSA Editor's note: Juan Hugues won Pepperdine's Latino/a/x Student Alliance "Speak your Heritage" essay competition with this essay. Promised land When my family first arrived at the Memphis International Airport from Panamá on December 18th, 2004, I had no idea what awaited us in South Carolina. Having lived in Panamá for the first five years of my … [Read more...] about Essay Winner: Promised land
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Fresh Faces: Transfer Follows Physician Assistant Dream
Go-getter Sierra Marquez celebrates graduating Magna Laude from De Anza Community College in June. She said she worked hard to get into Pepperdine and is majoring in Sociology.Photos courtesy of Sierra MarquezWhen junior transfer Sierra Marquez did not receive her acceptance from Pepperdine as a senior in high school, she said she was heartbroken. However, she still was … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Transfer Follows Physician Assistant Dream
Fresh Faces: First-Year Discusses How Sports Medicine and Faith Drew Her to Pepperdine
Sports Medicine major Chelsea Taura basks in the sun at a beach near Pepperdine in Malibu, California, for her high school senior portraits. At the time, she did not know she would be attending college close by.Photos courtesy of Chelsea TauraFirst-year Chelsea Taura said she was most drawn to Pepperdine because the university aligned with all of her interests — human … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: First-Year Discusses How Sports Medicine and Faith Drew Her to Pepperdine
Hermanas Unidas: Pepp Students Strive to Start a Latina Sorority on Campus
Mejia and Mendoza in San Francisco | Photo courtesy of Melissa Mejia Two Pepperdine sophomores formed a bond over much more than their shared experience as transfer students.Melissa Mejia and Isabella Mendoza are roommates in Eden House, but soon after moving in, the two realized their passion for Latino culture connected them on a deeper level.Both Mejia and Mendoza are … [Read more...] about Hermanas Unidas: Pepp Students Strive to Start a Latina Sorority on Campus
‘Jesus in the Barrio’ Convo asks ‘Where is God today?’
Photos by Gabrielle NorteThe "Jesus in the Barrio" convo on Thursday, Oct. 4, challenged students to explore the parallels between the plight of modern-day Mexican-Americans and that of Jesus. Divisional Dean of Religion and Philosophy Dan Rodriguez compared seemingly undesirable, impoverished neighborhoods where many Mexican-Americans live such as Compton, Elysian Park and … [Read more...] about ‘Jesus in the Barrio’ Convo asks ‘Where is God today?’
