First-year Terra Hernandez poses for her senior portrait in January 2020 at Mauna Kea Beach, Hawai'i. Hernandez said she lived in Hawai'i her whole life until moving to Malibu in January.Photos Courtesy of Terra HernandezAfter competing on the debate team throughout high school, first-year Terra Hernandez decided to double major in Political Science and International Studies. … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Debate Team Member Brings her Passion for Politics to Malibu
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Fresh Faces: Transfer Student Brings Her Heart for Service to Pepperdine
First-year Alex Ianni stands under the Malibu Pier during her first trip to Malibu as an accepted student in January. Ianni said she wanted to go to Pepperdine to earn a competitive degree while also strengthening her Christian faith.Photos courtesy of Alex IanniFirst-year transfer student Alex Ianni said she wanted to attend Pepperdine ever since she watched Pepperdine Women's … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces: Transfer Student Brings Her Heart for Service to Pepperdine
Go Greek!
Greek life has developed a negative stigma. There always seems to be headlines about a chapter being disbanded from a university due to various reasons. Yet, there are more benefits to Greek life than negatives.Coming to Pepperdine from Arkansas, I was very worried about making friends. It was scary to move halfway across the country knowing virtually no one.For me, Greek life … [Read more...] about Go Greek!
It’s OK Not To Join Greek Life
Art by Ally ArmstrongFrom sorority dessert mixers to fraternity dodgeball events, Greek life Recruitment events fill up much of the programming in the month of September at Seaver College. During this season, many students find a meaningful community that will last until graduation and even possibly afterwards.About one-third of the undergraduate population at Pepperdine is … [Read more...] about It’s OK Not To Join Greek Life
Students Crowd Campus for ‘Psi U Think You Can Dance?’
Photos by Matt Benton A vibrant spectrum of lights dashed across the faces of a densely packed crowd. Streams of cobalt, red and emerald, along with the pulses of strobe lights saturated Mullins Town Square. Shouts from the crowd broke through the tremors of roaring speakers. Dancers gyrated underneath the glow of the spotlight and through the occasional puffs of a smoke … [Read more...] about Students Crowd Campus for ‘Psi U Think You Can Dance?’
