The past year has been full of disappointments, but students said the hardships they faced taught them valuable life lessons. Even though setbacks are inevitable, it is possible to find good in the midst of pain.
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What I Learned About Relationships While at Pepperdine: From the Relationship IQ Intern Team
Relationship IQ interns discuss ways they’ve worked to strengthen their relationships during their time at Pepperdine.
Everyone Should Work in Food Service Once in Their Lifetime
Graphic by Nate Barton Tucked between the Eau Claire river and the county jail in northern Wisconsin, there lies a place where businessmen, teenagers, grandparents and more gather for a cup of coffee and breakfast. It’s the place that has taught me numerous skills and lessons, and it is the Grande Avenue Cafe. Food service […]
London Just Called and it Won’t Stop Crying
Europe teaches life lessons to traveling students
Seniors Reflect on College
Reflections on a student career.
Out of the ‘Bu and into the Wild
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics At the crossroads of life, unsure of what the future holds? Go climb a mountain; that’s what Pepperdine alumnus Greg Vernovage did. The 1995 graduate is one of a small circle of people to have reached the highest point on Earth – Mount Everest. And that isn’t the only title that […]
Life lessons ‘The Graduate’ taught me
I couldn’t really tell you what my favorite movie is, but I can say that Dustin Hoffman’s first shot to fame, “The Graduate,” is pretty high up on my list. Hoffman plays the protagonist, Benjamin Braddock, the big-shot college student who, after being the university track star, ladies’ man, award scholar and even the editor […]