With the goal of bringing the community together to celebrate art and music, Pepperdine’s Student Programming Board held the annual Pacific Sounds Music and Arts Festival. The PSMA concert featured student musicians and guest musicians, showcased a student art exhibition and hosted food trucks and activities for attendees March 23, at Alumni Park.PSMA is one of the main … [Read more...] about Pacific Sounds Music and Arts Festival Celebrates Art, Music, Community
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Students Learn ASL for Disability Awareness Week
Approximately half a million people use American Sign Language in the United States, according to the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Pepperdine does not offer American Sign Language classes, according to the Academic Catalog. Students argue ASL is still an essential language to understand. Disability Awareness Week occurred March 11-15. Various events on … [Read more...] about Students Learn ASL for Disability Awareness Week
That’s Our Place: Boutique LA Music Venues Share Their History
Editors Note: Sammie Wuensche is a Pepperdine 2023 alumna and a former assistant photo editor for the Graphic. Are you looking for guitar-heavy music? Don't "fret." Trumpet music? Find a place to "blow off" some steam. Loud drums? There are some "smashing" performances. With over 400 live music venues in Los Angeles, choosing the right one for a particular memory, style of … [Read more...] about That’s Our Place: Boutique LA Music Venues Share Their History
Students Squeeze in Surf Sesh Between Classes
When students are not in class, many of them are surfing.Sophomore JT Longoria said surfing in Malibu is very relaxing compared to where he normally surfs in the Bay Area.“It's like a way to ease your mind,” Longoria said.Malibu's many beaches and great weather have people surfing year-round and at all times of the day. Longoria can be found at Zuma Beach most … [Read more...] about Students Squeeze in Surf Sesh Between Classes
Career Trek Provides Clarity for Postgrad Opportunities
Every year over spring break, the Seaver College Career Center hosts a Career Trek where they take a group of students to tour companies and professionally network in a major American city. This year the Career Center took students to the nation's capital. Students said they saw many positive outcomes of the experience — students received mentorship from alumni, and many … [Read more...] about Career Trek Provides Clarity for Postgrad Opportunities
