Photo by Matt Benton The Waves finished the long six-month season in a seventh place out of 12 teams at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference hosted at Pepperdine on Feb. 20-21. Many competitors put up personal bests, with junior Jessica Mosbaugh winning the 200 breast stroke for the second season in a row. Mosbaugh contributed 85 points to the Waves’ cumulative … [Read more...] about Mosbaugh Takes Victory Lap
Stasia Demick
Retired Coach Surprised for 90th Birthday
Photo by Esther KangThree hundred athletes, friends and admirers gathered in the Caf on Saturday to celebrate Coach Richard Kampann’s 90th birthday at a surprise party. Coach Kampann retired for 10 years before finding his way to Pepperdine. Initially stepping onto the Malibu campus as a P.E. teacher, Coach K assumed the role of men’s cross country coach soon after. … [Read more...] about Retired Coach Surprised for 90th Birthday
Super Bowl Smack Talk
Seahawk Success: (Stasia Demick)Both teams boast a 14-4 record going into Sunday. It is the same Goliath and the Giant story as the Seahawks match up against the Patriots legend Tom Brady and the all-time winningest post-season coach, Bill Belichick. But hey, at least we don’t deflate our balls.The Hawks return to the Bowl as the less-experienced underdog, which is a good … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Smack Talk
Former Basketball Players Sue Coach, Pepperdine
Photo by Allison Hubbard Former Waves basketball players Haley Videckis and Layana White are suing Pepperdine University and Women's Head Basketball Coach Ryan Weisenberg. The couple is suing over allegations of sexual discrimination they say they endured while on the women's basketball team. The suit was filed Dec. 12 with the Superior Court of the State of California for … [Read more...] about Former Basketball Players Sue Coach, Pepperdine
You’re a Feminist: You Just Don’t Know it Yet
Art by Peau Porotesano That was my knee-jerk, simplified response to a teammate who claimed he did not support the feminist movement. My all-girls school background was shocked when it was exposed to the vast differences in gender opinions in college, compared to the safety of an egalitarian home. Feminism, at its core, is humanitarianism. Feminism’s connotations concern … [Read more...] about You’re a Feminist: You Just Don’t Know it Yet
