Seaver College Senior, Sean Wu is the first Pepperdine student to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is an opportunity for a select group of Americans to study at Oxford University, Wu said. The program began in 1902 and fully funds a graduate school education."I thought that my finalist interview had gone well and I felt confident but I felt a sense of … [Read more...] about Sean Wu Receives Pepperdine’s First Rhodes Scholarship
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‘We Go Through This as a Whole’: Students Find Community in Devastation
The smoke clears, the ash settles and the light emerges once again. In recent years, the Pepperdine community has come together in times of loss and devastation, senior Helena Mekuanint said. The past month hosted a number of wildfires, threatening structures across Southern California. “Honestly, being a senior at Pepperdine right now, every year there’s been something … [Read more...] about ‘We Go Through This as a Whole’: Students Find Community in Devastation
Preliminary Hearing in PCH Crash to Continue Friday
The L.A. County Superior Court will continue the preliminary hearing process Jan. 31 in the case of Fraser Michael Bohm v. the People of the State of California. Local authorities arrested Bohm Oct. 24, 2023 — one week after the deadly PCH crash that killed four Pepperdine students: Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Deslyn Williams and Asha Weir, according to the L.A. County … [Read more...] about Preliminary Hearing in PCH Crash to Continue Friday
Good News: Art Is How Humanity Endures
I spent my childhood in places that do not exist, or rather, lost in thought in worlds my imagination would make up. Such imagination served as the foundation for my love of landscape paintings, and invigorated my nostalgia for the video game Skyrim and appreciation for the poems of my namesake, T.S. Eliot. Everybody has pieces of artwork they love. It is definitely the case … [Read more...] about Good News: Art Is How Humanity Endures
SGA Meeting Sets Budget for Spring 2025 Semester
The Student Government Association passed its Spring 2025 budget in its Jan. 22 meeting. As part of that budget, SGA passed a $10,000 budget for a parking party at the end of February. The parking party will celebrate The Mountain parking structure, which opened Jan. 20.Vice President of Finance Julian Mola originally presented the budget to the Senate during SGA’s first … [Read more...] about SGA Meeting Sets Budget for Spring 2025 Semester
