Art by Peau PorotesanoStandardized tests: You couldn't have gotten into Pepperdine without taking at least a few of them, and even before the dreaded SAT or ACT, there was a slew of standardized tests throughout primary and secondary school.But why?Standardized tests began in the U.S. "as the Industrial Revolution ... took school-age kids out of the farms and factories and put … [Read more...] about Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Intelligence or Ability
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Keep Your Money, Use Your Discounts
To remedy the steep costs of living, Pepperdine works with the local community to set in place discounts at some of the businesses in and around Malibu for students who bring along their Pepperdine ID cards. Students agree that such savings do not go unnoticed, including 20-year-old junior Nick Janner. "As a college student, every saved penny helps," Janner … [Read more...] about Keep Your Money, Use Your Discounts
Bohemian Bliss: A Journey Through Topanga Canyon
Photos by Lauren YoungHidden deep within the Santa Monica mountains, Topanga Canyon serves as a community of talented artists, musicians, hippies and free spirits. This area was popularized in the 1960s as a getaway for creative minds such as Neil Young, The Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson and Jim Morrison of The Doors, according to Brendan Newnam in the CNN Travel piece, … [Read more...] about Bohemian Bliss: A Journey Through Topanga Canyon
G News 09.22.16
This week on GNews: charity is buzzing at the Malibu Triathlon, ICC cuts on campus club funding, and interviews with Pepperdine's student innovators! All this and more on Fall 2016's first edition of GNews. ____________ Follow Pepperdine Graphic on Twitter: @PeppGraphic Subscribe to G News on Youtube at Pepperdine Graphic … [Read more...] about G News 09.22.16
Rho App Streamlines Shuttle Tracking Info
Photo by Cassandra Stephenson Rho, the new shuttle tracking app created and designed by junior Computer Science major Micah Benn, was released in the Apple app store Sept. 7. The app is a cleaner, faster, smoother, more accurate version of the already existing shuttle tracker that exists in the Pepperdine app, Benn said. "Everything is native unlike the official … [Read more...] about Rho App Streamlines Shuttle Tracking Info