Photos courtesy of Justus JohnsonThe class of 2023 elected first-year Justus Johnson as the freshman class president after a run-off election with Nolan Kim. Pepperdine's Student Government Association announced the results Sept. 19.Johnson, from Nashville, Tennessee, said he plans to change the world through practicing law. For him, winning the election was the first step in … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 4: First-Year Aims to Change the Justice System
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Pepperdine Drops to #50 in 2020 U.S. News and World Reports College Rankings
Infographic by Natalie Rulon Pepperdine University ranked 50th in the 2020 edition of U.S. News and World Report's college rankings list, a four-spot decline from the 2019 rankings.U.S. News published their annual rankings in the beginning of September. This is the 4th year in a row that Pepperdine has placed in the top 50 of the rankings. The college edition of US News and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Drops to #50 in 2020 U.S. News and World Reports College Rankings
New BA Program Director Looks Forward to ‘Journeying Alongside’ Students
Photos courtesy of Travis Hill-WeberThe culturally rich “Paris of South America” — Buenos Aires (BA) — will become home to not only Pepperdine students studying abroad but also to the new Director of the BA International Program, Travis Hill-Weber.Alumnus Travis Hill-Weber (Seaver College 2005) said as the director of the Pepperdine BA international … [Read more...] about New BA Program Director Looks Forward to ‘Journeying Alongside’ Students
Look for Silence in the Noise
Finding time for oneself during a busy college schedule can be difficult. Between classes, internships, jobs, friendships, relationships and extracurriculars, the life of a college student is involved, challenging and demanding. It's filled with balancing academics, a social life and, of course, the most important but the least achieved of these, sleep. At times, it can seem as … [Read more...] about Look for Silence in the Noise
A New Club is Running this Town
Photos courtesy of Blair BonifieldA fifth year senior is seizing the opportunity to create something Pepperdine has lacked since her freshman year: a running club.Blair Bonifield started Malibu Run Club as a way to promote the idea of exercise as something to relax and enjoy, Bonifield said. The club meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. to run two miles at Westward Beach.Bonifield … [Read more...] about A New Club is Running this Town