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Staff Editorial: Rigid Attendance Policies Cause Students More Risk Than Reward

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Art by Madeline DuvallIt seems like a simple choice: Go to class or don’t. But often students face more of a dilemma.Seaver College does not have its own attendance policy. Instead that responsibility is left to each individual professor, allowing them to choose between a lax policy or a strict one. Rigid attendance policies that don't allow space for individual … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Rigid Attendance Policies Cause Students More Risk Than Reward

Water Polo Gets Off to Scorching Start

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File photo of Pepperdine Men's Water Polo Pepperdine Men's Water Polo is picking up where they left last season. With their terrific 2018 recruiting class already making strides in their sophomore seasons, three fifth-year seniors and a favorable schedule, Pepperdine could make a strong postseason push once again. It's been 22 years since Pepperdine won an NCAA title in … [Read more...] about Water Polo Gets Off to Scorching Start

Women’s Soccer Gives Stanford First Regular Season Loss in Two Years

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Photos by Austin Hall Three straight losses, dropping out of the national rankings, playing two top-five teams in a one week span while stuck in a ninth-place tie with the University of Pacific in the West Coast Conference Standings. These were the circumstances that the Pepperdine Women's Soccer team faced heading into their matchup on Friday versus the #2-ranked … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer Gives Stanford First Regular Season Loss in Two Years

New Pepperdine Head Coaches Embark on First Season

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Photo courtesy of Roger Horne and Richard DavisFor the second-straight year, Pepperdine welcomes multiple new head coaches to the athletics staff. Both Kristen Dowling of Women's Basketball and Sylvia Mosqueda of Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track have been on staff at Pepperdine in previous years and have head-coaching experience.Dowling gears up for her first Division I … [Read more...] about New Pepperdine Head Coaches Embark on First Season

‘Faith, Fundraising, Footprints:’ President-Elect Jim Gash Shares His Vision for Pepperdine at Community Welcome Event

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Photo by Kaelin MendezIt was a packed house in Elkins Auditorium Monday morning as the Pepperdine community gathered to officially welcome Jim Gash as the university's president-elect. The Board of Regents announced Feb. 14 that Gash would succeed Andrew K. Benton as Pepperdine's eighth president and CEO starting Aug. 1. Gash is currently the Pepperdine Law School's associate … [Read more...] about ‘Faith, Fundraising, Footprints:’ President-Elect Jim Gash Shares His Vision for Pepperdine at Community Welcome Event