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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”

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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 student pursues global platform

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March 17, 2018 Comments Off

When 20-year-old junior Alec Torres got to Pepperdine, he had it all figured out. Coming in as a first-year student, Torres decided to double major in political science and economics, with aspirations to be a [...]

Students dislike Pepperdine’s opposite gender visitation policy

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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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Best of Both Worlds: Pepperdine student pursuing music and student government

June 30, 2021 Comments Off

Pepperdine freshman class senator Colton C. Jones is recording beats and passing resolutions. Jones, an integrated marketing communication major, is interested in music and student government. Jones writes and records his own music, mostly making [...]

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Where does tuition money go? Pepperdine students respond to university investments

May 15, 2018 Comments Off

Students all know the email. It appears in their inbox right before each semester with a subject line in all caps that reads “PAYMENT REMINDER.” But what exactly are they paying for? Pepperdine’s tuition is [...]

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

December 12, 2023 Comments Off

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 [...]

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

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