Art by Peau Porotesano In light of students’ recent return from Project Serve, mission trips have been a topic of popular discussion lately. As a Christian university, part of Pepperdine’s mission is to prepare students for a life of purpose, service and leadership. While most of us agree that service is important, many are confused as to what form it should take in our … [Read more...] about Purpose, Service and Leadership: Mission Trips Serve Fast Soul Food
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Ready, Set
There is something about the air. The curvature of the rock. The impossible blue of the Pacific. It represents the dawn of so many things — notebooks rising to page one, faces reclaiming the plaza, new names, a new microwave oven, a speech, a dance, Malibu population 13,042. It is a welcome for some and a return for others. It is a place to tie the hammock and a meeting ground … [Read more...] about Ready, Set
Step Forward Day: Community Begins Year of Service
Photos by Allison Hubbard More than 1,000 students woke up early to serve in the 26th annual Step Forward Day last Saturday. Student groups, dorms, sororities, fraternities and more volunteered with numerous organizations in the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties as part of Pepperdine’s charitable event. “Single days like this accomplish a lot of tasks,” Assistant … [Read more...] about Step Forward Day: Community Begins Year of Service
Pepperdine Happy Feet cleanses soles with purpose
Photo by Mark Spigos Freezing in the pouring rain, sopping wet in a dress shirt, amongst a group of strangers in Downtown LA, senior Andrew Enslen found himself in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable situation. It was his second time volunteering with UCLA’s Program in Medical Education’s Happy Feet Clinic. UCLA PRIME is a five-year MD and masters program. In 2008, 17 PRIME … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Happy Feet cleanses soles with purpose
Athletes join the fight against world hunger
Photo by Stasia Demick It’s 2014, and the world still struggles in many losing battles against hunger, poverty, war and countless natural disasters. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Waves athletes commenced a new initiative for change. In the first Athlete Service Day, many student-athletes, coaches and sports administration workers served as a unified community at the Children’s … [Read more...] about Athletes join the fight against world hunger