Photo by Gabriella ChanIn your face, in your ears and — for those who don’t have a penchant for thunderous voices and spontaneous dance parties — perhaps even in your nightmares: New Student Orientation Leaders are literally (literally!) everywhere. It’s hard for anyone to imagine that these upperclassmen wake up every day with a yearning to lift … [Read more...] about NSO Leaders Exhausted but Fulfilled
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PVC Director Shares on the Value of Service
Photo by Julia NamanMany are aware that the Pepperdine Volunteer Center exists, but we often let it escape our attention. The PVC is a mainly student-led organization on campus that allows many to find service opportunities throughout the community. In support of its students is the PVC staff who help volunteers find their niche. Director of the PVC Peter Thompson said he … [Read more...] about PVC Director Shares on the Value of Service
Ban These Eight Ice-Breakers
Art by Peau PorotesanoWhether you’re coming out of NSO on top of the world or underwhelmed, there’s no question that a few topics were frequently revisited. Now that the dust has settled, the following questions may very well be burned into the back of all new students’ minds: 1. What’s your name? As if the goofball name tags didn’t already provide … [Read more...] about Ban These Eight Ice-Breakers
Don’t Worry, I wasn’t Thrilled About NSO Either
Art by Peau PorotesanoThree years ago, overenthusiastic volunteers in neon orange screamed, “Welcome to Pepperdine!” as my polite father smiled awkwardly in the car rental that was 80 bucks cheaper but not nearly spacious enough for a family of five. The sea of orange is a shade so striking that lawmakers in the 1970s reserved it exclusively for prisoners. I … [Read more...] about Don’t Worry, I wasn’t Thrilled About NSO Either
DPS Reports 08.24.15
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Department of Public Safety Activity Log 8/17/15 thru 8/24/15 DEPARTMENTAL ‑ FOUND PROPERTY Date: Aug 17, 2015‑Monday at 9:31 Case Number: 15‑01062 Location: THORNTON ADMINISTRATION CENTER Summary: FOUND PROPERTY REPORTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY ‑ CELL PHONE Disposition: Referred to Investigations CRIMES ‑ BRANDISHING A WEAPON … [Read more...] about DPS Reports 08.24.15