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Graduates Fight the Theatre Major Stigma

Audition, audition, audition. After graduating from Pepperdine, Theatre Alumna (‘17), Caitlin O’Grady moved to Atlanta and was acting and modeling despite the starving artist stigma. “You’re told so often when you’re young, and especially in [...]
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In Class and at Home: Students with Professors for Neighbors

Up on the hills of Pepperdine University’s Malibu campus are neighborhoods reserved for faculty housing. However, when some professors go abroad, they rent their homes to students during the academic year. The students who live [...]
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Navigating Through Troubled Waters: How Double Majors Journey Through College

College is all about navigating uncharted waters. As soon as students choose to do a double major, strong currents and unpredictable storms await them. But after the storm, the sky is clear. The number of [...]
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Music majors make waves with their upcoming recitals

Astor Piazzolla’s “Nightclub 1960.” This Spanish instrumental piece currently fills most of Alima Ovali’s waking moments. The junior music major in violin performance is most anticipating performing this song in her upcoming junior recital Dec. [...]
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Students Navigate Their Expectations versus Pepperdine Reality

When applying for universities, junior economics major Leah Marquell was drawn to the strong academics at Pepperdine and the idea of moving across the country. But people at home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, were nervous [...]
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Pepperdine Students Critique Bon Appétit

As tuition has increased, student perceptions of the quality of Pepperdine’s Dining Services has decreased. From the quality of food to the cost of meal plans, many Pepperdine students are not satisfied with Pepperdine’s food [...]
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Strength and Support: Exploring the Role of Fitness in Student Life

“Just do it!” Several students used that phrase to encourage others to participate in Pepperdine’s group fitness classes. From yoga to Jiu-Jitsu, Pepperdine offers a variety of free group fitness classes designed to fit all [...]

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 […]

Pepperdine Greek life emailed responses

December 28, 2020 Comments Off

*The following Greek Life organizations had representatives participate in full interviews, rather than submit emailed responses: Sigma Chi Delta Delta Delta Alec Jordan, president of Alpha Tau Omega “I can say on behalf of the [...]

Pepperdine Theatre Department Rejoices to be Back In-Person

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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 [...]

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Pepperdine students confirm cheating won’t give students an easy way out

December 23, 2022 Comments Off

Remote learning made it easier to cheat. Now that students are back in person, they wonder if that temptation remains. Six Seaver students reflected on their academic experiences before, after and during remote learning. All [...]

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Students dislike Pepperdine’s opposite gender visitation policy

December 2, 2018 Comments Off

Rules, rules and only rules. Pepperdine students love to complain about dorm rules that set curfews on how late members of the opposite sex can visit. A Pepp Post survey of 52 students found that [...]

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International students face challenges due to language barriers

December 29, 2018 Comments Off

International students come from all around the world to receive a college education from Pepperdine but face language barriers that challenge them academically and socially. International students at Pepperdine comprise about 11 percent of the [...]

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

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