Photo by Allison Hubbard Pepperdine soccer shut down Pacific on Sunday, Oct. 12, 5-0, after a 0-0 tie against St. Mary’s on Oct. 10. The five-goal game is a season high for the Waves, polishing the team’s WCC record to 3-0-1. After a seven-game winning streak the Waves cracked the NSCAA Top 10, rising to 8th in the nation. The Waves move up to No. 1 in the WCC rankings, … [Read more...] about No. 1 Waves Shutout Pacific
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Finding the Promise of Passion
I didn’t want to come back to Pepperdine for my senior year. There, I said it. It sounds ridiculous. Who wouldn’t want to come back to the beautiful ocean and tight-knit community? Pepperdine is stunning, yet this summer I found something that trumped it all in the corn and soybean field of Illinois of all places. I started my summer with uncertainty, trying desperately to … [Read more...] about Finding the Promise of Passion
Pepperdine Club Rugby Starts 25th Season
Photo by Alysha Tsuji If you’re suffering due to Pepperdine’s lack of the bone-crunching excitement of college football, there’s good news for you: the club rugby season has begun. In its 25th year, Pepperdine rugby faced USC in a chippy second preseason game on Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Alumni Park. The Trojans scored a try within the first five minutes of competition … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Club Rugby Starts 25th Season
In Defense of the Graphic
Photo by Whitney Irick For those wondering why it is necessary for the Graphic to cover stories such as student DUIs, let me explain. The Graphic covers news, which are stories deemed newsworthy by elements including timing, significance, proximity, prominence, conflict and human interest. Pepperdine is a small campus and dry one on top of that. So, when a serious car … [Read more...] about In Defense of the Graphic
Yoga Blends Cross-Training and Competition
Photos by Allison Hubbard In Southern California there are several truisms one learns. First, flip-flops are a part of one’s year-around wardrobe. Second, 60-degree days constitute sweater weather. Lastly, yoga is good. In the realm of athletics, this third truism permeates the modern sports world as well. The 5,000-year-old practice of yoga is incorporated into more and … [Read more...] about Yoga Blends Cross-Training and Competition