Overwhelmed, mentally exhausted, worried about academics and burdened by high expectations.These emotions are just some of the difficulties many athletes and the NCAA have said are consistently challenging many student-athletes. With this reality, schools have started providing more support for athletes in recent years.This year, NCAA athletes' mental health concerns are down … [Read more...] about Athletics Addresses Mental Health for Student-Athletes
Tony Gleason
‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach
President Jim Gash and Incoming Director of Athletics Tanner Gardner welcomed Katie Faulkner, incoming Pepperdine Women’s Basketball head coach, to Pepperdine on April 17. Both Gash and Gardner said they couldn't be more excited for the future of the Women's Basketball program. Faulkner has 10 years of experience coaching collegiate basketball — eight of which were at the … [Read more...] about ‘There will be a New Standard’: Pepperdine Welcomes Next Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Personal Development and Friendship: How Video Games Better People
The year is 1983, and due to an oversaturation of low-quality products and the rise of the PC, the video game market has crashed. The crash lasted until 1985, when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System along with R.O.B the Robot and Super Mario Bros, according to History Computer. Marketed as a toy and requiring a “Seal of Quality,” Nintendo revived … [Read more...] about Personal Development and Friendship: How Video Games Better People
Women in Business Welcome Founders of Gorjana to Campus
The Pepperdine Women in Business Club welcomed founders of Gorjana Jewelry, Gorjana Reidel and Jason Reidel, on April 3, in Elkins Auditorium. The two said learning to overcome obstacles and following their hearts is what helped their business grow. Gorjana Jewelry was created 20 years ago out of the Reidel's apartment in Laguna Beach, California, but now has 50 stores … [Read more...] about Women in Business Welcome Founders of Gorjana to Campus
SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?
Listen Via SoundCloud | Spotify | Apple Podcasts In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife give a rundown of the upcoming Pepperdine games this week, followed by a discussion about Pepperdine's new Men's Head Basketball Coach, Ed Schilling and Athletic Director, Tanner Gardner. Following that, Tony and Nina talk all things baseball and the start of … [Read more...] about SportsWaves S3E5: New Coach, New Athletic Director, New Era?
