Photo by Marisa Padilla Glass. Glass everywhere. Glass and gas. Pepperdine junior Jacob Norte woke up sitting in his car, upside down, that fateful September night. He crawled through the door, staggered and sat down on the pavement with pain shooting across his neck and head. His passenger, a female student, was screaming in fear. […]
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In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Marisa Padilla The clothes you put on in the morning are not the markers of your character. They are pieces of cloth sewed together with thread. They say, “Hey, I want to be a citizen of society today.” What it doesn’t say is anything about your sexuality, your morals or who you are […]
No. 1 UCLA Shuts Pepperdine Soccer Out of Elite 8
Photos by Alysha Tsuji No. 11 Pepperdine soccer entered the Sweet 16 match versus UCLA coming off a 4-0 Round 2 rout of Iliinois State. The No. 1 Bruins entered the match coming off a 7-0 sweep of Harvard. When the Waves and Bruins pitted against each other Sunday, Nov. 23, the result was gridlock. Ultimately, […]
Pepperdine Soccer Advances to Sweet 16
Photos by Alysha Tsuji Before we even got there, the score read 2-0. Friday afternoon LA traffic slightly delayed the arrival of the Graphic Online Daily sports staff. By the time we secured media passes and walked onto the field, seniors Amanda LeCave and Lynn Williams had already knocked a couple points on the board. […]
Dr. Potts Roots Purpose in Athletics
Photos by Marisa Padilla Sitting quietly in a room, a young Steve Potts found himself holding his pen to a stack of papers, rich with ink, held the next stop for Potts: Vanderbilt Law School. Having just spent the past year as a student at Pepperdine’s law school, he felt convinced that returning to his […]
Pepperdine ‘Ruggers’ Take on Alumni
Photo by Marisa Padilla Club Rugby faced off against former Pepperdine ruggers Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. on Alumni Field in its annual alumni game. According to team captain senior Soobin Kang, about 40 alumni showed up to play, “ including ruggers who have traveled from Dubai while playing in the United Arab Emirates professional […]
‘Into the Woods’ Explores Happily Ever After
Photo by Meriel Peterson “Once upon a time” — it’s the beginning of some of our most beloved stories. These tales influence and captivate generations, yet few continue past their happily ever afters. Pepperdine’s Lisa Wengler Center for the Arts has picked up these stories from their final page and carried them into the reality after […]
Women’s Basketball Wins Preseason Opener
Photos by Marisa Padilla Women’s basketball opened the season with a win over California State, Dominguez Hills. The Waves competed at home Saturday, defeating the Toros 79-68 in an exhibition game. “This was a great showcase for what our fans can look forward to this season,” senior guard Bria Richardson said. “We played hard throughout […]
The Well: Worship Service Faces Financial Struggles
Photos by Marisa Padilla The Well, a popularly attended and coveted event of worship by students, has approached the possibility of discontinuing their events starting this upcoming semester due to a lack of necessary funds. The Well is a privately funded event that takes place every Thursday in the Amphitheater at 8 p.m. There is […]
Surviving a Stroke: Jenna Johnson’s Story
Photo by Marisa Padilla Junior Jenna Johnson weighed approximately two pounds when she was born on May 28, 1994; five and a half pounds below the average newborn baby weight. “I was literally the size of my dad’s hand,” Jenna said, as she took her hand and measured the distance between her middle finger and […]
