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Rain or Shine: Pepperdine Welcomes Students in Spring NSO

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Seniors Katie Price and Claire Lee smile by the Stauffer Chapel. Spring NSO included a catered In-N-Out truck that they could enjoy. Photos by Lucian HimesRaindrops and New Student Orientation leaders greeted incoming students expecting sunny skies at Pepperdine's Spring NSO on Jan. 5. Due to the rain, many events which are usually outside were moved indoors, said senior Katie … [Read more...] about Rain or Shine: Pepperdine Welcomes Students in Spring NSO

Pepperdine Welcomes Incoming Class of 2025 to Malibu

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First-year students dance at the President's Reception at the Brock House Aug. 27. New Student Orientation was a week-long event to help first-year students mingle and get acquainted with campus. Photo by Ali Levens After a year of virtual admissions, campus tours and acceptance parties, Pepperdine’s Class of 2025 finally arrived on campus. Out of 12,934 applicants, 1,209 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Welcomes Incoming Class of 2025 to Malibu

Year 2 Welcome Invites New Waves Home

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A group of orientation leaders stop outside of the Payson Library while giving the sophomores and their guardians a campus tour Aug. 20. The campus tour helped familiarize students with their new home. Photo by Ali Levens Editor's Note: The reporter was a participant in the Year 2 Welcome. Pepperdine welcomed sophomores home after a year of remote learning. The class … [Read more...] about Year 2 Welcome Invites New Waves Home

New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture

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Photos courtesy of PepperdineThe Pepperdine App allows students to access a page for all orientation links. Students could access the NSO schedule and open links to watch live and recorded videos.Typically a week filled with packed activities, New Student Orientation moved to a strictly virtual format in June 2020. "Everything we did online was how it would be like if we did it … [Read more...] about New Students Plug Into Pepperdine’s Virtual Culture

NS- No Thank You

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Art by Madeline DuvallPepperdine’s New Student Orientation, better known as NSO, marks the beginning of another wave-filled academic year. As carloads of incoming freshmen and transfer students weave through the screams of overly-comfortable, rambunctious Pepperdine students, some feelings of excitement are quickly blanketed by that of intimidation and anxiety. As fun and … [Read more...] about NS- No Thank You