Photos by Zach LeWearing a silver necklace that reads "Amelia" in Arabic, senior Amelia Dal Pra said the necklace was made by her friend Alawi, an Iraqi refugee who she met while studying abroad in Jordan with Pepperdine last summer."My time with my refugee friends that I made there humanized the situation and made it a lot more real for me," said Dal Pra, who has contributed … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Students, Faculty and Alumni Serve Refugees
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Plastic Surgery: It’s Not Always Black and White
Photo by Zach Le (Editor's Note: Some names have been changed in this story.)Health, vanity, quality of life — the reasons people get plastic surgery seem endless. But at Pepperdine's Seaver campus, a climate of necessity grounds two students who chose plastic surgery for reasons that didn't necessarily speak to the stigma that such procedures have for being merely for … [Read more...] about Plastic Surgery: It’s Not Always Black and White
Pepperdine Acknowledges Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Photos by Milan LoiaconoVarious groups across campus, such as SGA and the Counseling Center, will hold events to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout April, including the Pepperdine Theater Department's U.S. premiere of "The Interference." The play, which opened Wednesday and will run through Saturday, discusses the reality of sexual assault.Freshman Buddy … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Acknowledges Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Pepperdine Can’t Get You a Boyfriend
Graphic by Nate Barton A few weeks prior to graduation, nostalgic self-reflection has brutally ousted all work ethic. One productive outcome of my slight emotional instability — besides making academic stress seem comparatively small — is that it’s made me think back on my time at Pepperdine critically. I think more about the words I've said and heard over the years. And, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Can’t Get You a Boyfriend
Debate Team Launches New Public Debate Series
Photos by Kayla Lee Pepperdine's Debate Team hosted its first public debate on immigration in Elkins Auditorium on March 14 — a kickstart to the team's new "Let's Argue" debate series. After drawing a crowd of roughy 180 who used the hashtag #wavesdebate to Tweet questions, the team now plans to host at least two Let's Argue debates each semester, according to Assistant … [Read more...] about Debate Team Launches New Public Debate Series