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Sports

Pepperdine’s professional athletes adjust to college life

More than 300 student-athletes compete for Pepperdine University’s 17 Division I sports teams, according to a 2023 Media Factual study. But there’s also a handful of professional athletes pursuing a degree on the Malibu campus. [...]
Campus Life

Students at Pepperdine evaluate their screen time and its effect on sleep

As screen time goes up, sleep time goes down. A Pepp Post poll of 51 students found that 98% of students use their phones within an hour of going to sleep, and 52% of students [...]
Campus Life

Sorority women are not who you think they are

For some girls, bid day is the best day of their life. For others, it is the worst. But for those who run to their new home, it is the beginning of a brand new [...]
International Programs

Pepperdine students enjoy study abroad — regardless of where they go

Pepperdine’s International Programs begin advertising its locations as soon as students step foot on campus. Ria Frenzel, a junior art history major, saw the International Programs presentation at New Student Orientation and began thinking about [...]
Sports

Not all Pepperdine athletes ride the same wave when it comes to scholarships

Many Pepperdine students have the false belief that student-athletes are here on full-ride scholarships. The truth is, most athletes are either playing their sport on a partial scholarship or receive nothing at all. Even teams [...]
International Programs

Students discuss the dangers of studying abroad

In the city of Nice, France, junior biology major Madison Bunker and three other female friends decided to rent an apartment for a getaway weekend. However, their excitement dialed down when their host, supposedly a [...]
Campus Life

Students question where tuition money goes

Pepperdine University is one of the most expensive colleges in the U.S. After one of the biggest tuition hikes ever, university administrators celebrated the grand opening of the Lausanne program’s Château d’Hauteville in July 2023 [...]

Valerie Bonoan: “The voice and heart of an angel”

March 17, 2018 Comments Off

Valerie Bonoan strives to live and look like Jesus in everything that she does. As co-director of Celebration Chapel, the sophomore integrated marketing communication major promotes community on campus by combining her love for God, […]

Lily Piekos works to bring a light to an otherwise dimly lit industry

March 17, 2018 Comments Off

Many view the entertainment industry as one that’s riddled with people who are solely focused on their own personal gain. Lily Piekos, a first-year integrated marketing and communication major at Pepperdine, is working to break […]

English Professor Lisa Smith promotes students’ spiritual well-being

March 17, 2018 Comments Off

Many students know Lisa Smith as an English professor, but her influence at Pepperdine goes far beyond the walls of the classroom. Smith is a visiting assistant professor of English, currently teaching courses in early […]

The Pitman Sisters: From students to TikTok creators

Profiles

June 30, 2021 Comments Off

First-year Pepperdine law student Hasley Pitman, is now a TikTok sensation with her two teenage sisters after one of their dancing videos went viral during quarantine with 6 million views. They now have over 2.3 [...]

Students are dissatisfied with their cultural food at Pepperdine

Campus Life

December 23, 2022 Comments Off

Athena Chuang, a first-year business administration major of Taiwanese background, had high hopes for the boba in the Lighthouse Cafe. Until she tasted it. “So the boba was really hard and it’s just not how [...]

Campus Life

Pepperdine Theatre Department Rejoices to be Back In-Person

December 11, 2021 Comments Off

COVID-19 is no longer holding back Pepperdine theatre students and professors from doing what they love. From March 2020 to May 2021, theatre students and professors had to say goodbye to the Pepperdine stage and [...]

Campus Life

Pepperdine students feel the impact of online classes

December 28, 2020 Comments Off

Changing times. Changing realities. Missed connections. Students are now finding themselves in their bedrooms instead of classrooms, the living room instead of the quad and sitting across a screen instead of other people. As they [...]

Diversity

Pepperdine athletes fight against racial injustice

December 28, 2020 Comments Off

Many professional and collegiate-level athletes are taking a stand against racism and utilizing their platforms to amplify Black voices protesting against police violence. After a summer of protests following the police-caused deaths of George Floyd [...]

Valerie Bonoan: “The voice and heart of an angel”

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