Photo courtesy of Ron Hall This year's Waves Weekend kicks off Friday evening and includes three days of food trucks, carnival rides, music and a lot of school-spirit. “[Waves Weekend is] a tradition here at Pepperdine," Assistant Director of Affinity Engagement and Alumni Relations Hannah Dean said. "About 10 years ago, we changed the concept so that we had family … [Read more...] about ‘Once a Wave, Always a Wave’: Pepp Community Unites for Waves Weekend
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Freshmen Elect their SGA Reps
Photo collage by Hadley Biggs. After a run-off election Sept. 19, Pepperdine students elected freshman Justus Johnson as SGA Freshman Class President. Johnson joined freshman senators Madelyn Griffith, Dahn Hugh and Jacob Zanca as the freshman representatives on SGA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XijjXzngCE&feature=youtu.be Johnson, Griffith, Hugh and Zanca sat … [Read more...] about Freshmen Elect their SGA Reps
Fresh Face Column 4: First-Year Aims to Change the Justice System
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
Senior Spotlight: Meredith McCune Makes the Student Body’s Voice Heard
Photos courtesy of Meredith McCune Texas-raised Meredith McCune begins her senior year at Pepperdine after always feeling a strong connection to and love for the university. Meredith McCune is from Fort Worth, Texas, where she and her family are members of the Churches of Christ, which is one of the reasons McCune was first interested in attending Pepperdine. McCune has … [Read more...] about Senior Spotlight: Meredith McCune Makes the Student Body’s Voice Heard
We Are The Solution; Are You With Us?
Art by Caitlin Roark Parents raise their children to be strong, fearless and to fight for what they believe in and to change the world. But what happens when this advice is taken and acted upon? More often than not, student activists and young people, those who are under 30, face issues of wide-spread age discrimination in politics. In an era of constant political reform and … [Read more...] about We Are The Solution; Are You With Us?
