PEPPERDINE GRAPHIC MEDIA Volume XLIII, Issue 10 | November 15, 2012 | www.pepperdine-graphic.com e future of journalism lives here. » Greek Life assembles to raise money for DTD’s philanthropy season. Read more at A5. The Waves of Malibu magicseaweed.com Fri. .5 ft @17s Sat. .8 ft @15s Sun. 1.5 ft @16s Mon. 1.3 ft @14s »PERSPECTIVES, A9 ‘Tis better to give than to receive Find out Christmas gifts dos and don’ts. » LIFE&ARTS, B1 DPS Reports.. Calendar........ Editorial.......... Horoscopes.... Sports............ A2 A2 A9 B7 B8 INDEX Fourth Floor shelves search for new dean More than a month since the university announced Dean Rick Marrs would step down next year, Provost Darryl Tip- pens and President Andrew K. Benton have shelved the search for a new Seaver dean. During a routine meeting between the provost and dean on Tuesday, Marrs submitted a formal written request for re- appointment after the current academic year. Later that day, Tippens in- formed the head of the search committee, Dr. Timothy Wil- lis, that the committee would no longer be needed. Marrs does not know for sure if he will return as dean next year, but he noted that there are only two apparent op- tions: yes or no. “I’m very grateful to my col- leagues for their support and affirmation,” Marrs said. e turn of events came a day after the Seaver Faculty As- sociation Executive Commit- tee released sweeping results from a faculty vote to call for Marrs’ reappointment. e first resolution, which commended Marrs’ leadership in his five years as dean, passed with 149 approvals, 10 disapprovals and 4 votes abstained. e second resolution calling for Tippens and Benton to consider Marrs for reappointment ended with By MARIELLA RUDI News Editor »See DEAN, A4 Student admits to stealing Graphic A member of Kappa Al- pha eta has apologized to the Graphic newspaper staff for stealing approximately 350 copies of the Oct. 25 issue. DPS reviewed security footage from the Caf on Oct. 28 and iden- tified junior Amanda Jacoby as the woman emptying the bin. DPS Senior Investigator Ed Young said Jacoby was forth- coming about taking the papers. Jacoby later told the Graphic she dumped the papers after hearing that her sorority sister was the subject of an article concerning a drunken driving crash. Young said the case is solved and was handed over to Student Affairs. “It’s sad to me that another student would go out of her way to intentionally destroy, hurt or diminish the work of other stu- dents. is is not just a violation of collegiality; this is a complete violation of the freedom of the press. While I hope this is no longer an issue in the future, we will allow and assist the author- ities to handle the case as they see fit,” Graphic Adviser Eliz- abeth Smith wrote in a state- ment. Jacoby offered the following comment: “I would like to apologize to the Graphic and the Pep- perdine community. I am filled with remorse and shame for any damage that has come from my disposing of the newspapers in the Caf and Sandbar. I acted on impulse out of love for a friend who was suffering and not from a vindictive place. Again, I would like to express my heart- felt apology. I hope that I can be forgiven.” By MARIELLA RUDI News Editor g [email protected] Alcohol crimes up e annual Clery Act report has shown little fluctuation in campus crime, except for an in- crease in alcohol violations. e 2011 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Securi- ty Policy and Crime Statistics Act report compares crime statistics from the most recent three-year period. e data is the result of crime reports logged by the Department of Public Safety, Student Affairs and local law enforcement. “[e Clery Act] is a won- derful resource to get a snap- shot of an institution’s campus safety related statistics,” said DPS Deputy Director Dawn Emrich. Every institution fol- lows the same guidelines and schedule. It serves as a bench- mark to compare crime statis- tics at colleges and universities. e Clery Act, signed in 1990, requires “all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose in- formation about crime on and near their respective cam- puses for the last three years.” e federal statute requires the institution to publish and distribute this information by Oct. 1 each year to current and prospective students and em- ployees. If an institution fails to comply with these terms and conditions, the United States Department of Education can impose civil penalties up to $27,500 per violation. e report is broken down into several categories and is based on the type of crime and By WHITNEY IRICK Assistant News Editor »See ACT, A6 Policy restricts smoking e back of the CCB, next to the Sandbar, in front of Payson, Lower Dorm Road. ere are several hotspots for smokers at Pepperdine that it’s often difficult to discern where the non-smoking areas are. e concrete cigarette receptacles overflowing with empty packs and butts are evidence of how prevalent smoking is on cam- pus. Soon, those smoking spots will be fewer and farther be- tween. Pepperdine administrators introduced a new school policy Nov. 6 that will restrict smok- ing to designated areas in the next semester. e former rules allowed smoking on campus as long as it was 20 feet away from buildings and doorways and not in a smoke-free area. Despite the new policy, some students said they doubt tighter smoking restrictions or a ban on tobacco would have a significant impact. “To ban smoking and to al- locate it to certain areas doesn’t discourage it, and it does ostra- cize those who do smoke,” ju- nior Ryan Swain said. “ere’s no other reason for these new regulations other than because people don’t care for the smell of cigarettes. “I enjoy smoking cigars and a pipe, and I find the former smoking regulations that 20 feet from the door, not in any Clery report chronicles campus crime By MARISSA BALY Staff Writer »See CIG, A10 Allison Hubbard/ ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR MARLBORO MAN — Sophomore Elliot Basille poses at a smoking area in Joslyn Plaza. Basille said he doesn’t care about the smoking restrictions set for next semester as long as the new spots are near his classes. Pepp inches toward being smoke-free American aversion is acknowledging actuality With the election over, many Americans still struggle to face facts. »See PAY, A6 Alexander Hayes/ DESIGN ASSISTANT This is the last issue for fall! Stay up to date @ pepperdine-graphic.com
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PEPPERDINE GRAPHIC MEDIA
Volume XLIII, Issue 10 | November 15, 2012 | www.pepperdine-graphic.com
The future of journalism lives here.
» Greek Life assembles to raise money for DTD’s philanthropy season.
Read more at A5.
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‘Tis better to give than to receive
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INDEX
Fourth Floor shelves search for new dean
More than a month since the university announced Dean Rick Marrs would step down next year, Provost Darryl Tip-pens and President Andrew K. Benton have shelved the search for a new Seaver dean.
During a routine meeting
between the provost and dean on Tuesday, Marrs submitted a formal written request for re-appointment after the current academic year.
Later that day, Tippens in-formed the head of the search committee, Dr. Timothy Wil-lis, that the committee would no longer be needed.
Marrs does not know for
sure if he will return as dean next year, but he noted that there are only two apparent op-tions: yes or no.
“I’m very grateful to my col-leagues for their support and affirmation,” Marrs said.
The turn of events came a day after the Seaver Faculty As-sociation Executive Commit-tee released sweeping results
from a faculty vote to call for Marrs’ reappointment. The first resolution, which commended Marrs’ leadership in his five years as dean, passed with 149 approvals, 10 disapprovals and 4 votes abstained. The second resolution calling for Tippens and Benton to consider Marrs for reappointment ended with
By MARIEllA RuDINews Editor
»See DEAN, A4
Student admits to stealing Graphic
A member of Kappa Al-pha Theta has apologized to the Graphic newspaper staff for stealing approximately 350 copies of the Oct. 25 issue. DPS reviewed security footage from the Caf on Oct. 28 and iden-tified junior Amanda Jacoby as the woman emptying the bin.
DPS Senior Investigator Ed Young said Jacoby was forth-coming about taking the papers. Jacoby later told the Graphic she dumped the papers after hearing that her sorority sister was the subject of an article concerning a drunken driving crash.
Young said the case is solved and was handed over to Student Affairs.
“It’s sad to me that another student would go out of her way to intentionally destroy, hurt or diminish the work of other stu-dents. This is not just a violation of collegiality; this is a complete violation of the freedom of the press. While I hope this is no longer an issue in the future, we will allow and assist the author-ities to handle the case as they see fit,” Graphic Adviser Eliz-abeth Smith wrote in a state-ment.
Jacoby offered the following comment:
“I would like to apologize to the Graphic and the Pep-perdine community. I am filled with remorse and shame for any damage that has come from my disposing of the newspapers in the Caf and Sandbar. I acted on impulse out of love for a friend who was suffering and not from a vindictive place. Again, I would like to express my heart-felt apology. I hope that I can be forgiven.”
By MARIEllA RuDINews Editor
Alcohol crimes up
The annual Clery Act report has shown little fluctuation in campus crime, except for an in-crease in alcohol violations.
The 2011 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Securi-ty Policy and Crime Statistics Act report compares crime statistics from the most recent three-year period. The data is the result of crime reports logged by the Department of Public Safety, Student Affairs and local law enforcement.
“[The Clery Act] is a won-derful resource to get a snap-shot of an institution’s campus safety related statistics,” said DPS Deputy Director Dawn Emrich. Every institution fol-lows the same guidelines and schedule. It serves as a bench-mark to compare crime statis-tics at colleges and universities.
The Clery Act, signed in 1990, requires “all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose in-formation about crime on and near their respective cam-
puses for the last three years.” The federal statute requires the institution to publish and distribute this information by Oct. 1 each year to current and prospective students and em-ployees. If an institution fails to comply with these terms and conditions, the United States Department of Education can impose civil penalties up to $27,500 per violation.
The report is broken down into several categories and is based on the type of crime and
By WHItNEy IRICkAssistant News Editor
»See ACT, A6
Policy restricts smoking
The back of the CCB, next to the Sandbar, in front of Payson, Lower Dorm Road. There are several hotspots for smokers at Pepperdine that it’s often difficult to discern where the non-smoking areas are. The concrete cigarette receptacles overflowing with empty packs and butts are evidence of how prevalent smoking is on cam-pus.
Soon, those smoking spots will be fewer and farther be-tween.
Pepperdine administrators introduced a new school policy Nov. 6 that will restrict smok-ing to designated areas in the next semester. The former rules allowed smoking on campus as long as it was 20 feet away from buildings and doorways and not in a smoke-free area.
Despite the new policy, some students said they doubt tighter smoking restrictions or a ban on tobacco would have a
significant impact. “To ban smoking and to al-
locate it to certain areas doesn’t discourage it, and it does ostra-cize those who do smoke,” ju-nior Ryan Swain said. “There’s no other reason for these new regulations other than because
people don’t care for the smell of cigarettes.
“I enjoy smoking cigars and a pipe, and I find the former smoking regulations that 20 feet from the door, not in any
Clery report chronicles campus crime
By MARIssA BAlyStaff Writer
»See CIG, A10
Allison Hubbard/ ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR
MARLBORO MAN — Sophomore Elliot Basille poses at a smoking area in Joslyn Plaza. Basille said he doesn’t care about the smoking restrictions set for next semester as long as the new spots are near his classes.
Pepp inches toward being smoke-free
American aversion is acknowledging actuality
With the election over, many Americans still struggle to face facts.
»See PAY, A6Alexander Hayes/ DESIGN ASSISTANT
This is the last issue for fall!
Stay up to date @ pepperdine-graphic.com
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Executive Editor
Editor passes on wisdom
Four years ago during NSO, my dad dragged me up to the Graphic newsroom and told me he wasn’t leaving campus until I had an article to write for the newspaper. So, I huffed and puffed my way up there and committed to writing just one article to get my dad off my back. Now I sit here as the Executive Editor, writing my final article and reminiscing about my past four years with the Graphic and at Pepperdine. What better way to end my time here than to tell everyone the valuable lessons I’ve learned?
1. Truth has nothing to fear from investigation. Recent articles published in the Graphic concerning students involved in various DUI/DWI situations angered a large portion of the student body. Despite the harsh criticisms, the Graphic stood by its decision to publish these stories for two reasons: to maintain a system of checks and balances amongst the closely knit Pepperdine community, and to terminate rumors that may have been circulating about the incidents.
2. It never hurts to have polished writing skills. I once lost a job opportunity because of simple grammatical mistakes on my LinkedIn profile. This experience taught me a valuable lesson: teachers are much more forgiving of grammatical mistakes than a skeptical readership.
3. Criticism is a part of life. Many angry emails have passed through my inbox over the years, and only some were warranted. Your opinions — and your objective attempts to tell a seemingly simple story — will never go unquestioned.
4. It is futile and exhausting to think you will ever be able to please everyone. Complaints come flooding in when something is wrong, and compliments are few and far between when things are going right. Just remember, a lot can be gained from the practice of self-validation.
From Sports Assistant to Executive Editor, I will never forget the importance of using a comma correctly or impersonalizing negative criticism. Although I can hardly be considered wise, I will say this as humbly as possible: Don’t let Pepperdine pass you by without finding something that can teach you a few valuable life lessons. And don’t forget to support Pepperdine Athletics. Go Waves!
11/6/12 9:01 a.m.Fire/Hazards – Gas Leak, OutsideLocation: TAC RampSummary: A staff member reported smell-ing the possible odor of natural gas between the Thornton Administrative Center and Pendleton Computer Science Center. Public Safety officers and Facilities Management & Planning responded to the scene. A gas de-tector was used to determine there was a low non-hazardous level of methane gas from a nearby drain; no natural gas was detected in the area.
11/7/12 10:17 a.m.Incidents – Suspicious CircumstancesLocation: School of Public PolicySummary: A university professor reported re-ceiving a suspicious letter in the mail.
11/8/12 2:58 a.m.Traffic Related – Traffic Incident, Non-InjuryLocation: Visitor Lot Summary: A staff member drove the wrong way over the exit tire spikes, which resulted in three flat tires.
11/8/12 11:09 a.m.Crimes – Larceny/Theft – Grand Theft of PropertyLocation: Off-Campus Location – London CampusSummary: A student attending the London program reported multiple items stolen.
11/8/12 4:08 p.m.Incidents – Suspicious PersonLocation: Seaver DriveSummary: A suspicious person was report-ed. The individual had no affiliation with the university, or official business on campus. A Public Safety officer warned the person for trespassing on private property and escorted them off campus.
11/8/12 9:51 p.m.Crimes – StalkingLocation: Drescher Student HousingSummary: A student reported receiving mul-
tiple unwanted phone calls and text messages from another student who is an ex-boyfriend.
11/10/12 8:47 a.m.Incidents – Silent Security Alarm – Motion Detector(s)Location: Payson LibrarySummary: Public Safety officers responded to a burglar alarm; a student found the front door to the library open. It was determined that the door lock mechanism was broken. Fa-cilities Management & Planning responded to repair the broken door lock.
11/10/12 11:25 a.m.Incidents – Suspicious CircumstancesLocation: Campus Walk Summary: A Public Safety officer discovered a tent set up in the brush area behind Tyler Campus Center. Officers made contact with two students occupying the tent and advised them that they could not camp in the area.
11/10/12 1:43 p.m.Traffic Related – Traffic Incident, Non-InjuryLocation: Banowsky Boulevard Summary: Vehicle vs. vehicle traffic collision; a vehicle attempting to pull out of a parallel parking space collided with a passing vehicle. Minor damage reported.
11/10/12 6:17 p.m.Incidents – Property Damage – Non-CriminalLocation: Hall 8 – Aileen T. Pauley Summary: A student reported that they acci-dentally broke a lobby window while trying to close it. Facilities Management & Planning responded to replace the glass.
11/11/12 8:39 p.m.Incidents – Suspicious Circumstances Location: Hall 1 – Audene Merrill ConnerSummary: A student reported receiving a sus-picious phone call from an unknown person accusing them of running over their dog with a vehicle.
Sandy causes shortageHaiti is facing serious food short-ages since Hurricane Sandy hit. Reports by the UN in Haiti said that 1.5 million people are at risk of starvation in 2013 because of the destruction of Sandy, drought and the earthquake of 2010. The drought earlier this year has significantly contributed to the problem, and 54 people had al-ready been reported dead when Sandy hit Haiti two weeks ago.
Kenya gets trainA new train has been launched in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, for commuters. The train will carry passengers between the city cen-ter and a nearby suburb where a railway station was first built over 80 years ago. The government hopes the train will ease traffic congestion in the capital, which is one of the largest cities in Africa.
Obama supports AllenSenior Gen. John Allen received the support of the White House in light of allegations that he ex-changed flirtatious emails with Florida socialite Jill Kelley. After the recent extramarital affair be-tween ex-CIA Director David Petraeus and his biographer Pau-la Broadwell, Patraeus willingly resigned from his position. But President Obama said that he had faith in Allen, who has been cho-sen to be the next NATO com-mander in Europe, despite the recent reports.
Reports compiled from BBC
Malibu courthouse closes doorsCourtrooms across LA county are being shut down, including Malibu’s own courthouse on Civ-ic Center Way. In all, 10 court-houses in all have announced they are closing their doors because of heavy budget cuts.
Petitioning to secedeAlong with people in states like Texas and North Dakota, Cal-ifornia residents too, are peti-tioning to secede from the na-tion. The online movement has been picked up by more than 40 states and needs 25,000 sig-natures within 30 days to re-ceive an official response from the White House. The Califor-nia petition currently has 6,832 signatures.
AMEC raises environ-mental concernsEnvironmental groups raised concerns about possible dam-age done to wildlife and surf in western Malibu by a project made to slow erosion at Broad Beach. Dan Gira of AMEC Environment and Infrastruc-ture says that they’re “relatively confident [dredging sand off the coast of Broad Beach] won’t affect the onshore beach areas or surf conditions,” but repre-sentatives from environmental groups questioned if the project would create a deficit of sand or hurt whales and turtles that could get in the way of barges. Karen Martin, a Pepperdine professor, also asked questions about public beach access with restrooms and lifeguards.
Reports compiled from Malibu Patch
News of the WORLD
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SGA focuses funds on communitySGA has been focusing
its funds primarily toward building community among students in recent weeks. The class Town Halls, as well as the implementation and continua-tion of several traditions, have received much of SGA’s atten-tion.
Up to this point, most com-munity-building events have been considered successful.
Juniors specifically can look to future events like a class din-ner in Towers and “Deck the Halls” themed housing compe-titions. SGA has funded both of these initiatives to build community among the junior class and the school as a whole.
Deck the Halls will be a Christmas decorating event in which all of the freshman dorms will decorate their halls with the help of upperclassmen who once lived in their halls. All students and faculty will be invited to attend the event, which will have several booths lining Res Road with treats and activities.
SGA this semester has also paid close attention to several other areas.
Representatives elected to support promotion of the elec-tion and encourage students to vote. They also voted to al-locate money to host an SGA Spiritual Life Prayer Booth alongside organizations such as Wonderfully Made, Campus Ministry and University Min-istry, in which they will give away key chains and pray for students. SGA allocated $950 for the key chains.
The Labor Exchange known as L.E.A.P has also received money to host a Convocation
to help Spanish-speaking stu-dents.
Yesterday’s weekly SGA meeting welcomed the coor-dinator of Pepperdine’s Center for Sustainability. Peter Duby presented the center’s plans to install several water filling stations around campus. Duby estimated five to seven stations, but it was later suggested that only three to five would be in-stalled.
These stations will fill all reusable bottles with filtered water and also offer clean wa-ter bottles bought through the company Evive.
There are several colleges that have already implement-ed Evive’s water filling stations on their campuses in an effort to curb use of disposable wa-ter bottles. Evive makes their profit from advertisements on a small screen on each station, all of which can be reviewed and approved by Pepperdine and most of which will revolve around local jobs and intern-ships. Pepperdine will receive 5 to 10 percent of the profits and will be able to use 10 to 15 per-cent of the ad space.
When students use a wa-ter station, they can log on to the screen with their personal account and click on any ad that looks interesting to them to have more information sent to them. Installing the stations will be beneficial to students and the campus, according to the Center of Sustainability. Regardless of SGA’s support, Duby said that the center plans to install water stations through Evive by February.
By Falon opsahlStaff Writer
SGA’S CURRENT BUDGET BREAKDOWN General Fund: $26,810.01 remaining
Constitutional Expenses- Campus Ministry (house groups) awarded $500- Campus Ministry (Camp Gilmore retreat) awarded $1,250- SPB (Blue and Orange Madness) awarded $5,000- SPB (Freshman Sunrise) awarded $3,320- HRL (Res Road Regatta) awarded $2,000- Waves for Wells awarded $1,000 - International Programs (IEW) awarded $2,500- More Than Compassion (Dance Marathon) awarded $3,857 - SGA (Constitutional Election Ad) awarded $70- SGA (SLC Key chains) awarded $950- L.E.A.P. (hosting Juana and Ra-mon) awarded $299
Executive Expenses- E-board summer training spent $606.64
Legislative Expenses- Fall Senate Retreat spent $3,599.46- Junior Fall Town Hall awarded $3,549.61 (1,549.61 from General Fund)- Junior Bonding in Towers $1,005- Senior Fall Town Hall awarded $11, 351.88 (9,351.88 from General Fund)- Senior Town Hall Posters $30- Sophomore Fall Town Hall award-ed $5,000 (3,000 from General Fund)- Freshman Fall Town Hall awarded $3,297.50 (1,297.50 from General Fund)- Deck the Halls $910
Administrative Expenses- Senate Materials spent $251.44- Kick-Off Campaign Food spent $70.43- Abroad RA Meeting Snacks spent $10.50
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In the past semester two students reportedly exhibited fainting-like symptoms while giving presentations in their speech class, the general edu-cation COM 180 course. DPS responded and escorted the students away from the class-room.
While Professor of Com-munication Gregory Daum cited lack of sleep and un-healthy eating habits, among other reasons, the incidents nevertheless brought up ques-tions of how public speaking is viewed and often feared by the greater student body.
According to Daum, fear of public speaking is often cited as one of the top three fears among American adults, and Pepperdine students are no ex-ception.
“We have to assume that everyone who comes in contact with us experiences some level of speech anxiety,” Daum said.
How to succeed in public speaking
Daum said the biggest de-ciding factor between a poor speech and a great speech is sometimes unrelated to the material itself.
“Get a good night’s rest, get a full plate of food and be as prepared as possible,” Daum said. “If they’re tired and they’re just relying on coffee to get them through, eventually they’re going to crash.”
According to Communica-
tion Professor Abi Williams, the topic of the speech is a huge indicator of the potential success of the presentation.
“One very good way to channel your public speaking anxiety into an effective speech is to pick a topic about which you are passionate,” Williams said. “When you are deeply invested in a topic, things like vocal variety and facial expres-siveness happen with more ease than they do with a contrived topic. I’m fortunate in that I get to talk about a topic I care about for a living.”
How to curb the anxietyWith over a decade of ex-
perience under his belt, Daum said speech anxiety seldom leaves entirely.
“From my perspective, I’ve been teaching for 13 to 14 years, and I’ve been a public speaker for probably 20, and I still get nervous. One of the lessons I try to teach my stu-dents is that the goal is not to eliminate speech anxiety; it’s to minimize it and learn how to cope with it.
“The thing that is also im-portant to try to point out to the students is that I am cri-tiquing their speech; I am not trying to critique them as a person,” Daum said. “We’ve tried to structure the class in regards to where the emotions are and where the skill levels of the students are, to combat some of those anxieties.”
Junior Breck Gallini said that his speech anxiety has de-creased since the beginning of
the year, when he was first en-rolled in COM 180.
“My speech anxiety has de-creased a little,” Gallini said. “At its worst, I was sweating and shaking hardcore, though perhaps that could be attribut-ed to my trek up the stairs to the CCB.”
How COM 180 is viewed“I tend to agree that most
students enter the class hes-itantly, and a bit indignant about the fact that they are be-ing taught how to speak,” Wil-liams said. “Those students who don’t suffer from a great deal of nerves likely don’t see the value of the course, and those who are plagued by nerves are petrified by the very idea of the having to enter the classroom.
“Our job is to teach the for-mer some new skills, teach the latter to deal with their nerves and hope that every student comes away with a new under-standing of and appreciation for the art of public speaking. I think there is a large percent-age of students who come into COM 180 who are frustrated that it is a GE. As a freshman, there isn’t a lot of excitement about taking COM 180, but by the time they’re done with their college education, I think a lot of them look back on their COM 180 experience and are very grateful for it.”
Daum went on to say that a great number of alumni re-call that COM 180 was one of the most important and useful classes for their careers.
Gallini said he agrees that
COM 180 is often feared, but that it is an important class nevertheless.
“I think people brush it off as something not to be taken seriously,” Gallini said. “Some people aren’t motivated to bet-ter their speaking skills, which is a bit of a tragedy. The ability
to articulate ideas in a clear and concise way is the biggest fac-tor in success.”
Daum said he agrees com-munication skills are important for a future career.
“It wouldn’t be worth a $200,000 education if you went into your first interview and
couldn’t say 15 words without saying ‘and/um’ or looking at the ground,” Daum said. “I’m pretty confident, though, that when it’s over, the majority of the students are glad they were forced to take the class.”
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143 approvals, 16 disapprovals and 7 votes abstained.
Marrs said his letter to the provost and president was part of the outcome to the first reso-lution. Now, the decision hinges on the provost.
In the meantime, Tippens said they have reactivated the evaluation process for Marrs that was put on hold earlier this fall.
“I think these actions sup-port the spirit and the intent of the resolutions voted on by the faculty,” Tippens wrote in an email to the Graphic yes-terday. “We now will return to
the review process, which will be carried out over the com-ing months. The goal will be to complete the review process no later than the spring. Dean Marrs and I have been in con-versation about the next steps.”
In October Dean Marrs surprised the campus when the university announced that he would not seek a new term be-yond his five-year tenure. Before that, Marrs unsuccessfully tried to rescind his decision. Tippens, who said last month that he agreed with Marrs’ original de-cision to step down, made clear that the administration had moved on.
Weeks later, the SFA initi-
ated the online vote to all full-time faculty and librarians.
“I have congratulated Dean Marrs on the strong expression of appreciation he received in the recent Seaver faculty poll. It is certainly a compliment of which he can justly be proud,” Tippens wrote.
Marrs said now the decision is “very much in their court.” He also said he has yet to speak with Benton.
“That’s what’s got to be sort of worked out, but we haven’t worked out any kind of timing or anything like that,” Marrs said yesterday. “That’s where the conversation is.”
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Speech class worries speak volumesBy Nate BartoNNews Assistant
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The Iota Rho chapter of Delta Tau Delta debuted its new philanthropy Operation: Delta Force last week. The weeklong philanthropy be-gan on Nov. 5 and ended on Nov. 10 and raised more than
$1,800. The money raised will benefit Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency financial aid and other assistance to the families of service members and Wounded Warriors.
According to sophomore Eddie Espinoza, DTD’s philanthropy chair, many DTD members have active duty or military veterans in their family. Espinoza believes that soldiers should not only be honored on Veteran’s Day, but that they should be recog-nized year round.
“They literally give up their lives to protect the country’s freedom, and they need to be recognized for that,” Espinoza said.
Fraternities and sororities helped to contribute to the cause throughout the week in several different ways. Sorori-ties competed to be the overall winner of Operation: Delta Force. Kappa Alpha Theta won the competition with 1,292 points. Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Gamma followed in the top three spots.
Monetary donations went toward care packages for military families. One care package is valued at $15, but Greek groups could also create their own personalized pack-ages. The proceeds generated from Operation: Delta Force T-shirt sales were donated to the charity also. Students, whether affiliated or non-af-filiated, wrote more than 500 letters to the troops to show encouragement and gratitude.
In addition, fraternities and sororities competed in a Facebook profile competition. Profile pictures mentioned Delta Force, or DTD and Op-eration Homefront. By com-pleting any of these actions, fraternities and sororities were awarded an allotted number of points.
The culminating event was a “D-Day” laser tag tourna-ment at Alumni Park on Sat-urday. Teams consisted of 10
players and each match last-ed at the most 10 minutes. The tournament was broken up into two brackets, one for the fraternities and one for the sororities. Since there are an odd number of sororities, the sorority that donated the most money at the time of the game, Theta, was awarded a first-round bye.
Points were awarded to the team with the best uniforms.
Uniforms were based on cre-ativity and were required to in-clude references to the armed forces and patriotism. The $75 registration fee for the tourna-ment was also donated to Op-eration Homefront.
Participating in the philan-thropy meant more than com-peting to win the competition for many participants.
“I wanted to help this cause because I have a brother who
serves in the military, so I know how important it is for military personnel to see that we are thankful for what they do. And, the Delts are my fa-vorite fraternity,” said Monica Perez, a member of the Zeta Theta chapter of Gamma Phi Beta.
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location. All of Pepperdine’s international and graduate campuses are included as well; both are without any report-able incidents for 2011.
The Malibu campus, how-ever, has seen a decrease in the number of forcible sex offens-es and burglaries. Conversely, there has been an increase in the number of alcohol viola-tions referred for disciplinary action, from 21 total in 2010, to 35 in 2011.
In 2011, there was one drug-related arrest in a resi-dential facility, according to the report. There were a total of 14 drug-related violations referred for disciplinary ac-tion in 2011, compared to 9 in 2010.
Additional categories that received zero reportable of-fenses on the Malibu campus are robbery, aggravated assault, motor vehicle theft, arson and illegal weapons possession.
The Clery Act is available to view online at www.pep-perdine.edu/publicsafety/de-partment/safety/. If a paper copy is desired, contact the Department of Public Safety at extension 4700.
Ken Leonard is on campus to promote the Disaster Relief Effort and reach out to the local Churches of Christ congregation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Leonard, associate director of development at the Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc., has been involved in many fields throughout his career. He was in construction and education and served two terms as county commissioner in Kaufman County, Texas. He later joined the American Red Cross as a disaster action team leader, responsible for things such as responding to burned-down houses, providing snacks for firefighters and supplying debit cards for food, clothes and shelter for the victims.
Leonard would often see Churches of Christ relief efforts when he was at the scene of disasters, and he finally decided to transfer to the Disaster Relief Effort.
“My being a former youth minister in the Churches of Christ, construction [worker]
and government official, all fell together when I went into disaster relief work,” Leonard said. “I’m in the best job on earth.”
By working in the Disaster Relief Effort instead of the Red Cross, Leonard had the freedom to share his religion with disaster victims.
“I can not only give it to them, but I can tell them why. I can share Christ with them at the same time, and I can’t tell you how much more rewarding it is to do it for the Church,” Leonard said.
He now attends to disasters around his area. If the disaster is not local, he travels and raises funds for disaster victims. His goal in California is to preach in churches and raise money in that way.
The organization began in 1991, with what Leonard said were all the same mistakes that a lot of congregations made. They initially would fill up a trailer with food and clothes, but once the truck reached the destination, workers would not know what to do with all of the items. Soon enough, the Disaster Relief Effort refined
how they respond to disasters.Since 1991, more than $125
million in assistance has been provided to disaster victims throughout the country. The Disaster Relief Effort even responded to the fires at Pepperdine several years ago. The warehouse has doubled and is now 60,000 square feet, with 5,000 square feet of freezer space. This gives the organization a chance to provide frozen goods to disaster victims, transported in refrigerated trucks. This was a great help when delivering to the East Coast, given the hurricane victims living in tent cities and makeshift housing.
Finding initial resources has also been strategically planned. Food is bought from manufacturers with a price agreement. Boxes include enough food to last two people for two weeks. Other boxes are offered, filled with baby supplies, hygiene products and cleaning supplies. Supplies such as shovels and wheelbarrows are also made available for victims to clean up their properties.
Instead of giving the
resources directly to the victims, the organization plans it so the resources are given from a Churches of Christ congregation. When a disaster hits, a nearby congregation is contacted and given the resources to distribute to the victims.
“People who contribute to the Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort will always be anonymous to the recipient. All they know is that there was a member of the Churches of Christ down the street that brought them help when they were desperately praying for the Lord to send [some],” Leonard said.
Leonard explains the great power of combining resources from all over the nation.
“It makes a huge impact, especially on the members of the local church, because it is beyond anything that they’re capable of doing by themselves,” Leonard said.
The organization also provides food for emergency workers. Leonard gave the example of how the organization contributed to firefighters in Colorado in July.
“It worked great. Firefighters would stop by the Churches of Christ and load up their pockets with Vienna Sausages and chili before they went up the mountain to fight the fires. They were extremely appreciative of our giving them supplies. Once they got off the mountain, they had no shortage of something to eat,” Leonard said.
By pooling resources from all of the Churches of Christ across the country, the organization is able to respond with about $1 million in assistance to the East Coast.
“My job is the easiest one on earth,” Leonard said. “I just go to congregations, and colleges like Pepperdine, and let people know that we’re there. When a disaster happens, people want to give and people want to help. It’s amazing how God’s people respond when there’s a disaster.”
Leonard plans to speak at the Bible Lectures at Pepperdine in May. He will be sharing the mission of the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Effort at that time.
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President Andrew K. Ben-ton was Pepperdine’s high-est-paid employee in the 2010-2011 fiscal year with an income of $545,782, according to the university’s most recent IRS tax forms.
The IRS Form 990 is an annual tax document that all nonprofit institutions and or-ganizations need to submit to the U.S. Internal Revenue Ser-vice. These forms are released to the public two years after they are submitted and detail information on the finances of the institution.
Benton’s salary is not un-usual for a president of a pri-vate university. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Benton’s salary in 2009 fell into the 25.8 percent
of university presidents who earned between $400,000 and $599,000. During the same time period, 52.1 percent of university presidents earned less than $400,000 and 22.1 percent of presidents earned more than $599,000.
Salaries of university pres-idents, however, can climb much higher than Benton’s. For example, President Rich-ard C. Levin of Yale earned $1,627,649 in 2011, according to the Chronicle, and Stan-ford’s John L. Hennessy earned $985,569.
At schools in the LA area, Benton’s salary is also compa-rable to those of other presi-dents. According to Form 990s for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, Loyola Marymount’s President David W. Burcham earned $443,249, and USC Presi-dent Chrysostomos L. Nikias
earned $1,316,059.Pepperdine’s Form 990 also
revealed information about university-wide finances. Contributions and grants fell for the 2010-2011 year from $39,144,062 to $28,578,060.
In contrast to the drop in contributions and grants, how-ever, Pepperdine increased tui-tion last year to $52,596 from $50,470 in 2010-2011. Total revenue for the institution has gone up over the same time period from $364,498,936 to $384,833,405.
Even with the tuition in-creases, financial aid was also a significant factor in the univer-sity finances, with $80,213,459 given out to 4,617 recipients.
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Center and International Jus-tice Mission are hosting the annual Week of Hunger and Homelessness through fund-raising and volunteering events to engage the community be-ginning Monday and running through Saturday.
The week started Sunday at 9 p.m. with the International Justice Mission Kickoff Cof-feehouse in the Sandbar. Con-vocation credit was offered for students and had more than 100 people attending.
“It was a great event last night at Coffeehouse,” said Es-tephania Gongora, the PVC’s development intern in charge of overseeing the week. “We highlighted many of the tar-gets of IJM, stories about actu-al people who deal with hun-ger and homelessness and we prayed for different organiza-tions that are helping in those efforts.”
On Monday, the Hun-ger Banquet was hosted with the help of Sodexo and Food Share. The biggest event of the week, the Hunger Banquet is a simulation in which the audi-ence plays the role of different social classes while donating 20 to 25 cafeteria points to Food Share, an organization that receives food donations and distributes them to needy res-idents in Ventura County.
Students came into the Fireside Room at 6 p.m. and were randomly placed in dif-ferent areas of the room: “Low Income,” “Middle Income”
and “High Income.” Students placed in the low-income sec-tion were seated on cardboard mats on the ground and were given only small plates of rice to eat. The middle-income students, who were fewer in number than the first group, sat in chairs and ate bowls of rice and beans. Only three students were placed in the high-in-come section, where they ate at fancy tables and had a meal of chicken, seasoned vegetables and pink lemonade.
During the meal, senior and Program Coordinator for Food Share Dana Cargioli explained
that there were more than 2.5 billion people hungry in the world and that hunger affects everyone, not just the poor.
“This event is a metaphor for how food and other re-sources are inequitably distrib-uted in the world,” Cargioli said. “Everyone on earth has the same basic needs; it is only our circumstances — where we live and the culture into which we are born — that differ. Some of us are born into rel-ative prosperity and security, while millions — through no choice of our own — are born into poverty.”
Jean Benitez, the donor re-lations manager from Food Share, explained how 40 per-cent of edible food ends up in landfills and is never that consumed. She explained Food Share accepts unwanted food like surplus cauliflower and frozen meat from farms and grocery stores and distributes it to low-income children and adults.
Students then shared their feelings about the simulated dinners. Taylor Baker, a fresh-man and IJM member, thought that it put things in a different perspective.
“I just walked in with my friend Leilani, and I thought, let’s just get dinner,” Baker said. “She grabbed a card and she’s in low income and I was excit-ed when I saw my high income card... I looked around and there’s no one else at the table around me, and I’m enjoying this by myself. And I look at the low income, and they have such a community. And I think this demonstrates how society works, you know people get so consumed with being at the top and being wealthy that they forget others and lose that sense of community.”
By the time the event ended at 8 p.m., several students had tears in their eyes.
Other events for the week included the Hunger and Homelessness Fair yesterday, which was held in Joslyn Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can also volunteer with Union Rescue Mission on Friday and Food Share on Saturday.
To participate for the Fri-day and Saturday volunteering events, RSVP online at www.pepperdine.edu/volunteercen-ter.
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Alexander Hayes / DESIGN ASSISTANT
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL — Students pray in Joslyn Plaza on Wednesday night for those living with hunger and homelessness. The annual Week of Hunger and Homelessness kicked off Sunday with a Coffeehouse in the Sandbar.
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GRACE STEARNS
STAFF EDITORIAL
Whether you have been a loyal reader or an indifferent observer of this semester’s content, we at the Graphic believe there are more than a few slices of wisdom that our world, the world of journalism, has to offer you.
And so, we are offering 10 recommendations for why thinking like a journalist will help you with the rest of your time here on campus (or at least until we come back in January).
Have funThis piece of advice is
always saved for last, but it’s not stressed enough: chill out. If you’re not interested a journalism career (but why?) and haven’t signed your major in blood, this is the time to not have “it” figured out. Try new things, meet new people and search for that vocation we all had to pretend we discovered in freshman year. Journalists wouldn’t work for bad hours and even worse pay if they didn’t have the enthusiasm. Find that enthusiasm.
Embrace humilityA New Yorker journalist
once called humility “the acorn of good journalism.” Humil-ity is so essential to learning, especially once you land that first job. In first impressions,
hold onto that acorn.Exploit new technologyCurrent and future journal-
ists are adapting to find a place in social media outlets, not fighting them. You’re already on social media enough — why not expand its uses to your education? Share class notes in a Google doc, tweet what you learned in your last class and ask questions on Facebook. Reach everyone on campus with your media. But don’t forget to take everything you hear on social media sites with a grain of salt. Be sure to confirm your sources and double or triple confirmation. Which leads us to write...
“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”
Be weary of hearsay within the Peppervine. From whispers overheard in the Caf to rumors spread on Facebook, approach everything you hear with a dose of skepticism. Apply this to your own life. Frequently think about your ideologies, and “check your premises” (excuse the Ayn Rand quote). We challenge you to ques-tion your professors, parents, friends, television, books and social media.
Obey the deadlineHere in the newsroom
deadlines are sacred. Cast your
mind to the deadline mentality during school. If you think of everything in terms of dead-lines, your productivity will soar (or your Graphic is free!).
Demand high ethical standards
Like Hemingway and Dexter, journalists have a strict moral code. We, among other things, aim for objectivity, fairness and truth. If you, the public, don’t trust the Graphic, then we have failed. We want accountability from readers as much as we want the right to report. Carry these canons into campus life and that elusive “real world” ahead of you. It’s not a Pepperdine thing — it’s a human thing.
Observe something un-usual and tell someone
You don’t have to be a “watchdog” or citizen journal-ist to prove you know what’s going on.
Be a good listener“Listen, then make up your
mind,” Gay Talese said of the secret to writing. Everyone can benefit from trying to listen a little more. And say “thank you” more. You’ll notice the difference.
Get involvedActively search for news in
your community. Care about the world around you and
invest your time into valuable efforts. The important part is to know.
Avoid clichesIn writing, cliches take away
from the facts and often inflate simple ideas. This mindset works for the actual world. College is where students are supposed to regurgitate perceived mannerisms. Re-member that one month you went without shoes because you “wanted to get closer to the earth”? You were a cliche. Break the monotony of your major, your leisure time and your social clubs, and stand out!
Do you care about this newspaper? We don’t know. What we do know is that we want you to care about the news and student opinion, and to, at the very least, have the unrestricted right to access it.
At the risk of getting all Newsroom-y on you, we’ll leave the rest with famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein: “The real purpose of reporting, of journalism is to illuminate what is real, you know, real existential truth. What’s going on around us? That’s not sensationalism, that’s not manufactured con-troversy, that’s not — it’s about context and listening.”
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Defining the relationship is the first step
Dear Grace,I am interested in a girl who
I see is a very strong spiritual leader. I just feel average and sometimes a bit shy to ask her out. Should I just focus on my grades and maybe date my junior/senior year?
I really do not know how to approach girls and sometimes I can get a little nervous. Since I am a Christian, I would like to know what you think it is that distinguishes a boy from a manly man of God?
Sincerely,WallflowerBig shout out to this week’s
question asker — my column’s first legitimate email from a source other than one of my roommates, siblings, sorority sisters or close personal friends! That being said, the pressure is on right now and I sincerely hope I will be able to adequate-ly answer this question.
I’ll be honest with you: I’m a big advocate for acting on a crush. I know others often say that patience or time is necessary in cultivating a strong friendship before you attempt to move a relationship to the next level, but I am always the first to say to go for it. Regard-less of whether you act now or choose to wait, however, you will ultimately need to have a conversation, whether on the swing outside of Darnell or over coffee at Starbucks, in which you finally mention, boldly or subtly, that you’re interested in something more than just friendship with this girl. I think one of the key attributes that separates boys from men at this school is the ability of a male to confidently ask a girl on a date and tell her that he is romantically interest-ed in her.
As much as the Define The Relationship conversation is often mocked or used as the butt end of a Pepperdine dating joke, sometimes it is simply necessary to sit down and talk with whomever it is you think you might be interested in. In-deed, Pepperdine students have taken the term “DTR” and applied it to any conversation involving a male and a female about the prospect of potential-ly hanging out alone together, indoors or outdoors, on campus or off. Because of this common misuse of “DTR,” the conver-sation itself no longer needs to involve a declaration of undying devotion. Rather, just a casual implication that you might want to hang out again, grab dinner or watch a movie together is all that’s required. If you play it cool, act relaxed and confident, you will encounter one of the following results:
1. Enthusiastic Agreement: The ideal result of any DTR.
You go out to coffee, you chat, you laugh and as things are winding down, you express how much you enjoyed your time together. She agrees. A second date is imminent.
2. She Declines:So she makes you feel stupid
for a few minutes, and you drive back to campus in silence. So what? You found out how she felt and can move on to the next!
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It is so important to ask questions, to be curious; curios-ity leads to discovery. As little children, our curiosity led us on great adventures and helped us to develop into the folks we are today.
Why, then, do we shut our curiosity down? In the face of things that may be considered controversial, we shut curiosity down, but are we not the ones who deem these issues contro-versial? Is it not we who create the criteria for what is and isn’t controversial and uncomfort-able?
With that being said, we must not let ourselves remain ignorant on certain topics, be-cause our ignorance can lead to some very unfortunate actions or thoughts.
We often consider “ignorant” to be a negative word. No one likes to be called an ignorant person. But, the truth of the matter is, we all possess some ignorance because ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge.
Here’s the thing: Just allow-ing your curiosity to lead to the asking of questions can alleviate ignorance.
When someone dares to educate him or herself about a different culture, a valuable citizen of this planet is created. We need more of this type of individual in our global culture.
We, of course, reside on a planet made up of hundreds of different cultures, and that in and of itself makes the global culture of our world rich. It’s only when we choose to remain ignorant of the cultures surrounding us that we run into problems like war, racism, sexism and all of the other isms that lead to conflict, yet stem from ignorance.
On this very campus, we have representatives from so many different cultures around this country and from around the world. Why not tap this great well of knowledge waiting to be accessed? Is it too much to ask that we open the conversation with those around us and expose ourselves to new, possibly even contradictory information?
This university does an excellent job of exposing us to other cultures through interna-tional programs, but we have to remember that we have in-ternational students right here on campus who are studying abroad.
I have found that when peo-ple express genuine interest in anothers, the best conversations happen. When someone they want to inform their worldview by delving into the culture of another, people are often open and willing to share.
So, I implore you, my fellow Pepperdine students, to let your curiosity lead to some-thing great. Let this campus become a place that is open to conversation. Let it be a vibrant place that facilitates commu-nity without the bounds that ignorance brings. Let this place be an example to the rest of the human race.
The conditions are right for a spark of curiosity to start a wildfire of conversation, which will lead to a better world to inhabit. This is definitely not a new idea but it is indeed revo-lutionary. Be that spark that the world desperately needs.
The funny thing about life is that, as much as we attempt to prepare for it, we are often never really ready for it.
As a senior preparing for the tumultuous road awaiting me post-graduation, I can safely say that I could have watched an alarm clock grow wings and base jump out of my third-floor Drescher apartment window and still wouldn’t have known the true meaning of “time flies.” Yet, I am forced to acknowledge the reality of my departure from this campus just four short years after my arrival.
We as seniors are preparing to enter a world rich with new opportunities, adventures and challenges. We are at a crucial point in not only our nation’s history but also in the history of our larger global community.
Somewhere among us the future President of the United States is being groomed to lead our nation, while future CEOs, lawmakers and doctors prepare to make their mark in their respective fields.
With all of this in mind, I have compiled a short list of things to consider as we prepare ourselves to face life in the real world:
Stop and smell the roses.Ambition and motivation
are two things that our country
holds in high esteem. We idol-ize people who are driven and pursue their desires relentlessly. We often forget, however, that it is easy to overlook the small things around us that make life beautiful while we pursue our larger goals. With that in mind, I implore you to try not to forget to make time for the small things. Remember to push the pause button on life every now and then and thank the roses for their aroma.
Out with the old.The fact of the matter is,
our parents and grandparents are not going to be around for forever. As much as we love and respect them, we should also not forget the mistakes they made. This, of course, may be a hard pill to swallow for members of the older gener-ation, but it couldn’t be more relevant for us, the future of
the nation. If, in 20 years or so, we are still dealing with the same problems that our parents dealt with, then we will have done something wrong, right? The good news is we can avoid that all together by simply evaluating the mistakes they made and then making a genu-ine effort not to make the same ones (cough, civil rights).
In with the new.Embrace new things, new
experiences, new people, new ideas, new locations and so on. The monotony of habituation can weigh on the body and mind. Routines enable us to run on autopilot as the bulk of our lives are boiled down to muscle memory. Despite that we feel “safe” in our comfort zones, what we don’t realize is that we set ourselves up for complacent and sedentary lifestyles. Don’t be afraid to
break the cycle and incorporate something new to each week.
Take risks.Life is about taking risks. It’s
that simple. Care less; do more. Often we rationalize our way to inaction (presumably out of fear) when we should just put our best foot forward and go with the flow. They say a closed mouth won’t get fed, and you miss a hundred percent of the shots you don’t take. Whether it’s a relationship or a dream job, courage is your trump card. If it doesn’t work out (save for some tragic consequence), at least you tried, and what doesn’t kill only serves to make you stronger.
Turn off the boob tube.I mean, come on, did you
expect me not to say it? Call me a crazy, left-wing, liberal conspiracy theorist all you want, but I stand by the notion
that television is unequivocally detrimental to society. It’s a random tip, but it has helped me in my own life. We already have enough distractions in our day-to-day, so please, turn off the boob tube.
These tips are not meant to be extraordinarily novel, or even remotely ground breaking, but I do find thinking about certain aspects of life in these terms helpful. The prospect of graduation should evoke excitement in budding seniors, not despair. The future is in our hands and, contrary to popular belief, it’s looking pretty bright.
We are progressive. We are forward thinking, and we will be the change we wish to see in the world. Peace, love and all of the above.
SACHA IRICK / STAFF ARTIST
Accepting reality is only half the battle
ALEXANDRA RANGEL / ASSISTANT ART EDITOR
Curiosity killed the ignorance, not the cat
The night of Nov. 6, a powerful schism that has run through the collective American psyche for far too long was shown to run deeper than many of us would like to admit. I’m not talking about the partisan divide of Republican and Democrat. I’m not even talking, exclusively, about the ongoing liberal v. conservative battle for the American heart. I’m talking about the schism of reality and non-reality. This is something one would assume to be a very stark divide but which seems to become embarrassingly muddled when it comes to topics sensitive in nature, such as politics.
As we saw Barack Obama re-elected President of the United States, we also saw the rather comic-tragic denial of this unanimously declared victory by one Karl Rove of Fox News. The footage of Rove’s insistence that Romney was still in the running despite the decisive numbers coming from his own people’s decision desk, with Megan Kelly hilariously accusing him of doing “math that makes you feel better as
a Republican,” has since gone viral and has been lampooned tirelessly.
There is a larger issue at stake here, which Rachel Maddow pointed out in her election coverage on MSNBC: the denial of facts, the stubborn refusal to concede when reality has hit you upside the head, is a dangerous quality both for the media and for the American people. Prior to the election, polling clearly indicated that Obama was indeed likely to win.
Despite this, multiple conservative commentators boldly projected a Romney victory and not by a small margin. The words “landslide” and “historic” were used, and with such brazenness you would have thought the pundits to be privy to some secret the rest of the world was too stupid to see. Rush Limbaugh even admitted that his prediction was in denial of hard evidence, stating, “everything — except the polls — points to a Romney landslide.”
The larger issue is the denial of truth as a form of self-medication. What happened on election night is a microcosm of something very universal and very human: the incredible capacity that we have to ignore reality when it makes
us uncomfortable. We all lie to ourselves in some way or another.
We do it to make ourselves feel better, but more importantly, we do it to reaffirm our preconceived beliefs that we cling to so tightly. Rather than re-assessing the way we view the world or questioning whether our perception could be slightly off, we would rather distort reality to fit the immovable frame through which we view it.
In some cases, this tendency is relatively harmless. While we may be doing ourselves a disservice by shutting ourselves in a dream world and refusing
to confront reality head-on, we’re most likely not hurting anyone else.
When it comes to politics, however, the denial of truth can have negative ramifications, as Maddow pointed out. As individuals with opposing views, we won’t agree on everything. But if we can’t even bring ourselves to recognize facts as facts and allow hard empirical data to be the basis of our reasoning, how can we possibly hope to engage in constructive discourse that could breed compromise and even viable solutions to real problems?
We have all at times made the effort, conscious or not, to avoid listening to anyone
and anything that opposes our fervently held beliefs because we are terrified of our worldview being turned on its head.
If we truly care about finding solutions to the problems this country faces, we need to take the first step of holding ourselves accountable for seeing things as they are and not as we would like them to be. If we don’t start taking the responsibility to deal with reality, however painful, then we cannot expect to address the very real issues that may exist outside of our self-built fantasies.
Perspectives Assistant
ALLEGRAHOBBS
Assistant Perspectives Editor
BREANNAGRIGSBYOut with the old, in with the new
AARON WILSONPerspectives Editor
NEWS
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CIG: Tobacco policy gains attentionprohibited areas, were suffi-cient.”
Swain is one of the 43 per-cent of Seaver College students who do not support a smoke-free campus, according to a Graphic survey conducted last month.
Like most student smokers at Pepperdine, Swain does not smoke cigarettes. In the survey, 30 percent of student smokers used cigars within the past year, 28 percent used hookah, 23 per-cent used pipes and 18 percent used cigarettes.
“A broad cros-section of the community weighed in and ex-pressed dissatisfaction with the current policy,” read an email sent from the university to the student body, “but felt that a proposal to ban smoking entire-ly with no designated smoking areas represented too big of a step. This feedback was infor-mative and positive, suggesting that the community is in favor of moving at a measured rate towards a smoke-free environ-ment, with limited, designated smoking areas and better en-forcement.”
The Seaver Student Gov-ernment Association and Uni-versity Faculty Council worked with the University Manage-ment Committee to determine the best stance for the entire campus community, said Dr. Jay Brewster, associate provost and biology professor at Pepper-dine. Brewster has been a key figure in reaching out to facul-ty, staff and students during the 18-month process of reforming the university’s smoking policy.
“We are hopeful our new policy will be one more step in educating our community and discouraging smoking,” said Provost Dr. Darryl Tippens.
The new policy will take effect spring 2013 to allow the university to create the new smoking areas, as well as a map of their locations for smokers.
In 2009, 14 percent of Pep-perdine students said they had smoked cigarettes in the pre-vious 30 days, the Graphic re-ported from a National College Health Association Survey. Of more than 100 students sur-veyed last month by the Graph-ic, 16 percent of Seaver students said they have smoked within the past month.
“Tobacco use has gone up
slightly, but not significantly,” said Jennifer Ehteshami, a phy-sician’s assistant from the Stu-dent Health Center.
Within the past three weeks, officials with the city of Santa Monica, University of Califor-nia Los Angeles and Universi-ty of California Santa Barbara have all announced they will implement smoking bans in the coming months, and officials at the University of Southern Cal-ifornia may follow the trend.
“There are a number of col-leges and universities across the country that are transitioning to a completely smoke-free cam-pus policy,” Brewster said. “And I think for many, there is a will to move to being smoke-free in the near future, and this is a big step in the right direction.”
Tippens said Pepperdine will not be enacting a smoke ban as soon as other institutions.
“It should be clear to all that the administration is deeply concerned about any harmful behavior,” Tippens said. “We know that tobacco, including secondhand smoke, is harmful.”
Of the students surveyed, 57 percent said they supported Pepperdine going 100 percent smoke free. The rest said they thought the university’s current policy was sufficient.
“I feel like smoking is incred-ibly rude to the people around you,” freshman Cameran Holi-day said. “There are places that I dread walking by because the smoke makes me cough or I have to cover my mouth with my shirt.”
However, Holiday said that with Pepperdine’s “tight rules on drugs, alcohol and sex,” it surprises him the university still condones smoking.
“If we’re really going to pro-mote this image of Pepperdine being a completely clean cam-pus of substances, then natural-ly a smoking ban would be the next step,” Holiday said.
Even if a majority of the Pepperdine community declines a smoke-free campus, many ob-stacles remain in the way.
“Many in the university ad-ministration believe (and I am one of them) that we should move to a total ban of smoking (and all tobacco products), but we also have taken care to con-sult with multiple campus con-stituencies,” Tippens said.
Health Center Director Nancy Safinick agreed with
Tippens’ caution to immediate-ly oust tobacco.
“Smoking is standard in some cultures,” Safinick said. “And, as medical practitioners, we need to be culturally sensi-tive so that we can continue to provide medical care in the best way possible to all students.”
Not only would discrimina-tion be an issue under a smok-ing ban, but smokers would be unable to smoke off campus because Pepperdine is in such a rural setting prone to wildfires. Santa Monica and University of California system universi-ties are able to enact smoking bans because they “are situated in urban settings where one can still smoke simply by crossing a street into a neighborhood or business district adjacent to the campus,” Tippens said.
“That is not possible at Pep-perdine,” Tippens said. “Given our location, our obvious prox-imity to brush, we do not want our community members wan-dering off campus and smoking where fires might be ignited. We will continue the conversa-tion, certainly, and will aim for the day when we can enjoy a fully smoke-free campus.”
Because students at Pepper-dine tend to be “social smok-ers” (people who only smoke in social settings), Pepperdine’s Health Center officials said they think students underesti-
mate the effects of first and sec-ondhand smoke.
“It is my belief that at this stage in a student’s life, they don’t think about the long-term health effects or that it will hurt them,” Ehteshami said. “It is later on in life, when smoking has caused health effects that patients are motivated to stop. It is a goal for the SHC to ed-ucate students that the negative effects of smoking start imme-diately.”
The American Cancer So-ciety has found 30 percent of all cancer cases are caused by tobacco smoke, Brewster said. There are 63 carcinogenic com-pounds in tobacco (carcinogens are cancer-causing substances),
thus “it is clear that tobacco use and exposure can diminish both the quality of life and the dura-tion of life.”
To work toward a smoke-free campus, the SHC has a Tobacco Cessation Program for all students and also par-ticipates in the annual Great American Smokeout and Kick Butts Day. For years, the SHC has been a welcoming place for student smokers who seek help, but studies seem to indicate that most of the SHC’s “brochures end up in the garbage can un-read,” Safinick said. “Some to-bacco-using students have tak-en advantage of our smoking cessation program; others are not ready to address the issue.”
Even though students like Holiday support a smoking ban, Brewster said, “The kids who have chosen to smoke are now chained to it — they’re chained to their addiction, and so to them, a ban is almost a form of discrimination because it’s not something they can change easily.”
Brewster said the smoking policy will probably be revisited in two to three years, but until then, “the university’s goal is to generate a healthier campus environment, limiting student exposure to smoke and environ-mental (secondhand) smoke.”
Dance Marathon raises funds for nonprofitDance all night? Eat lots of
food? Get a T-shirt? Sounds great already. But what if it were all to educate orphans?
The nonprofit organization More than Compassion hosted Dance Marathon on Nov. 10 to raise money for building a bilingual elementary school for orphans in Guatemala.
The organization is dedicat-ed to helping improve the lives of children living in orphanag-es in Guatemala, according to Pepperdine alumnus Brooks Baumgartner (‘11), the founder and executive director of MTC.
“We provide children with tangible hope by meeting their basic needs and equipping them with skills to succeed in the fu-ture,” Baumgartner said.
Baumgartner founded the organization after he graduated in 2011, when he spent a year living at an orphanage in Gua-temala called the Fundacion Salvacion. The children did not have a local school and thus lit-tle opportunity to learn.
So far, MTC has raised
$8,300, with more money still coming in through the 800 fundraising letters sent out by participants. All of the money that students raised and spent on their tickets will be used for construction materials that will help the School of Hope, which is to be finished by the middle of January.
There will be eight Pepper-dine alumni teaching at the school and 45 orphans from preschool to sixth grade attend-ing the school in the first year.
“It will be such a huge bless-ing for these children to receive quality education with individ-ualized attention and the ability to learn English,” Baumgartner said.
While the dance seemed to get off to a rocky start, it turned out to be very well received by participants. Although it ended an hour earlier than expected at 3 a.m., the workers and partici-pants considered the evening to be a hit.
“I think it was a huge suc-cess,” said junior Jordynn Cheeney, the student coordina-tor of the event. “We had over 250 participants at the event
and they all seemed to be hav-ing a blast.”
The bands Sunday Lane and Fallen Riviera performed earlier in the evening, and DJ 5footTin entertained for the remainder of the night.
For a $20 ticket, students re-ceived entrance to Dance Mar-athon — which was held in the Caf from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. — a T-shirt, snacks and beverages and Chick-fil-A. Participants were also given cookies and ice cream on their way out.
Mamma Chia as well as Pitbull Energy Productions, a company founded by a Pepper-dine alum, donated beverages for the evening, Cheeney said.
Besides students, several other groups and organizations sponsored the event with mon-ey or prizes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Univer-sity donated the two all-inclu-sive tickets to Cabo to a raffle, which helped students get excit-ed about Dance Marathon and fundraising extra money.
Dance Marathon was also sponsored by International Justice Mission, SGA and the Center of Faith and Learning.
“Stacy Rothberg, the asso-ciate dean of students, was our adviser for the event,” Cheeney said. “She was so supportive and helped with everything down to the tiniest detail. The event probably would not have hap-
pened if it hadn’t been for her support.”
Pepperdine Ambassadors Council adviser Kathryn Trice was the event mentor and was also crucial to the event’s suc-cess, as she was there from setup
at 6 p.m. to shut down at 3 a.m., Cheeney said.
Overall, students said they were thrilled to give back to the community and have fun at the same time.
By Falon opsahlStaff Writer
Monica Case / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
IT WAS HOUR 23 — Students participate in the annual Dance Marathon, which raises money for More than Com-passion. The event had more than 250 participants.
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Data gathered via Survey Monkey by Pepperdine Graphic Media with a sample size of 100 students. Infographic by Marissa Baly.
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Stay off the naughty listPlease friends, relatives by steering clear of unwanted cliche gifts
Every year there seems to be a list of unwanted pres-ents that gets passed around to parents, siblings, friends and relatives who show up in our lives only twice a year. Without fail, they all seem to be in some sort of club that distributes this unspeakable list and show up at the door with nicely wrapped presents and ear-to-ear smiles. Don’t let those smiles fool you, though — beneath those ribbons and bows are some of the worst presents in the history of Christmas, Hanukkah, and all other end of the year holidays. It’s understandable that Christmas is not all about gifts, but for Christmas shop-ping purposes, keep in mind these five undesirable presents.
The Christmas Sweater
It hasn’t been updated since 1942, yet you can guarantee that Christmas 2012 will host a wide array of the Christmas sweaters. You know exactly which sweater I mean, with the heavy fabric and dizzying design that your mom makes you wear when the purchaser comes over — no matter what time of year it is. They come in all kind of styles, adorned with bells, blinking lights and even singing parts.
The Unspeakables, Under-garments
Its more likely than not that you have been the victim of an insensitive parent or relative who wraps underwear in a pretty festive box and
makes you open your presents in front of everybody. For all those who think this is a prac-tical idea, give this gift during a one-on-one conversation where the recipient will not be overwhelmed with embarrass-ment.
Anything Matching
While matching presents might be appreciated by some, the consensus is that unless it’s a wedding band, it’s not cute. Therefore, significant others, overly affectionate parents and spontaneous siblings, stay away from matching bracelets, pajamas and I’m-with-stupid T-shirts.
Anything Generic
It’s understandable that once-a-year relatives will have no idea what to get you. How-ever, generic pencil sets, shirts two sizes too small and info-mercial gifts are to be avoided this year. A simple phone call can make generic gift giving completely avoidable.
The Gift Card
Yes, the gift card might be a blessing for mall-crazy teenagers, but besides that, the gift card screams a pit stop to the mall 30 minutes before Christmas dinner. If you are going into the store to get the card, you might has well pick out the first thing you see, put in in a box and be sure to tape a gift receipt to it. It’s a lot more personal, even if what you do pick up is something unrecognizable.
By Gabrielle OterOLife & Arts Editor
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All the small things: It’s in the serving
The single serving. It calls to you from ketchup packets and coffee creamer cups. Break the seal. Pour out the contents. Toss in the trash. Phew. You have just overcome the Amer-ican habit of hoarding. You used a single-serving item and threw it away without regret. And why not?
The single-serving item is not like your favorite pair of sneakers or your grandfa-ther’s pocket watch. It betrays nothing of your past, exposing little more than your desires the moment you ripped open the package. As an accessory to your daily routine, what value do these packets of convenience hold? Within the question lies the answer: convenience.
The trade-off of a moment’s convenience for grand-scale detriment to global stability is not, however, particular-ly convenient. From Ziploc bags to cardboard coffee cups, plastic-wrapped heads of broccoli to sandwiches bundled in foil, there are many ways we plow through our limited resources, mounding up landfills. One-time-use items smudge the environment by way of 800 pounds thrown away per person annually. To keep containers and packaging materials moving, 500 million new transport palettes are built each year — enough wood to frame 300,000 houses.
Yet, single-use packages are advantageous for the on-the-go human building a career. It takes time and planning to leave the house with a reusable cup or a multi-purpose con-tainer. So, how do we strike a balance between self-made success and the greater good? Recalibrating our measure of success would serve to conjoin the two ideas into one.
Future inventors and up-and-coming businessmen and women, you hold the power to provide the consumer with responsible options that bring us all closer together. The more socially responsible the options, the less lonely it will be at the top.
A great company to look to is Sprouts Farmers Market. They have bins where cus-tomers scoop out exactly how much of a product they need, and those customers can bring back the same container to refill over and over again. Thus, waste is reduced and profit is made. This is in comparison to other markets where the same product is sold in a new con-tainer each and every time.
Mired in the junk of land-fills, human beings will con-tinue to get further from one another and their nurturing environment if their daily op-tions only thicken junk piles. So, customers, seek out com-panies such as Sprouts that provide packaging-free options for your food. Entrepreneurs, a beauty and food supply chain that cuts costs by carrying all products in bins and providing refillable containers to custom-ers would be a fabulous plan. Products would come to the store at a cheaper cost because companies would save money on packaging designs.
What we do about packag-ing is one measure of how our consumption patterns match our values and aspirations for ourselves, our children and the planet.
GENEVIEVE SMITHStaff Writer Math animates movies
Math is running rampant through Disney and Pixar films — in fact, it is making an appearance in every televi-sion show and blockbuster film that we watch. How could such a fun and frivolous thing be tainted with math?
This was one of the many questions running through the audience members’ minds on Saturday as they listened to “Math and the Movies,” a pre-sentation brought to Pepper-dine through its sixth annual Math Day. Disney Animation Studios’ Annie Chang and Pix-ar Animation Studios’ Rod Bo-gart presented on the process of creating animation, making live action movies and televi-sion, and the role mathematics plays in both.
Chang spoke first in a bit that she called Math 101. She discussed the persistence of vi-sion. The underlying premise of this is that the human eye can see images at 1/30 of a second. When images are shown more quickly than this, it appears as if the image is moving, and when images are moving slower than this, we get the flicker effect. (Visualize an old black-and-white film where the move-ment is jagged or a flipbook of images to fully understand the flicker effect.) Because of this, movies are typically filmed at 24 frames per second. To adjust for the lapse in speed, the shut-ter closes twice for each image, creating more black time to make the image appear as if it is moving.
Chang proceeded to explain
the complexities of matching aspect ratios to media devices and filming devices and the challenges inherent in the pro-cess. She elaborated on how math best exemplifies these issues. Chang threw around terms such as bit depth, sam-pling rate and resolution.
In the midst of this frenzy, the audience learned that TVs do not match standard movie sizes, which also do not match standard video-recording sizes. Directors need to think ahead about the placement of the most important information while filming a shot, because it is possible that it may not make it into the shot once it is resized. There are only two solutions to this: letterbox the program or stretch it.
“If you take only one thing away from all of today it should be this: Please! Do not make Bambi’s butt look big,” Chang said.
She expressed the frustra-tions of a creator whose art-work was not being viewed properly. When the image is letterboxed and has black bars around it, there is actually more information on the screen for us to take in.
The second half of the pre-sentation was led by Bogart, who discussed in depth how Pixar needs to create the data for every single point that is involved in a motion. The two processes by which this motion is generally created are forward kinematics or inverse kinemat-ics. It considers the lighting, shading, texture, positioning, and ultimate goal of what that point is trying to achieve.
In forward kinematics, fil-makers know which angles they want to achieve for that motion to take place, while in inverse kinematics there is an endpoint, but they do not know the ideal angles to create motion that would achieve that end result.
Bogart showed clips of vari-ous films, including “Toy Story 3,” and discussed how render-ing, shading, and lighting dras-tically affect the finish product. When this takes place, it allows the audience to have willful suspension of disbelief.
Overall, the speakers left the audience on a positive note along with this quote from Ed Catmull, the current president of Disney and Pixar: “Technol-ogy+Art=Magic.”
By Brandie WarrLife & Arts Assistant
ABOVE: Annie Chang, of Disney, spoke on the sixth annual Math Day about how math is pervasive in film, telvision and media devices. She dis-cussed the persistence of vision with listeners.BELOW: Rod Bogart, of Pixar, talked about the math used in creating movement in animations. During the presentation, he showed clips from popular movies, such as “Cars,” “Toy Story 3” and “Wall-e.”
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Disney and Pixar take over Pepperdine’s sixth annual Math Day
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DIANA LOSENStaff Writer
Authetic living — tears for fears
You can cry. As this is my last column of the semester, I give you permission to feel how you need to feel. Weeping is welcomed; dry, wrench‑ing sobs are expected. Or, if you possess the rare talent of crying a dramatic, single tear down the middle of your cheek — do so. If your face needs to contort and your tears need to fall, don’t be afraid to let them,‑ preferably in public as you stroke this section of the paper lovingly. (But be warned: Stroking in a not‑creepy fashion is a fragile skill. If you don’t possess it, the only way to get better at socially acceptable stroking is through practice. So you may as well start here.)
I was going to attend flying trapeze lessons for this col‑umn, but other greedy tourists got there first and filled up all the open slots. I felt all this pressure: LAST COLUMN OF THE SEMESTER — MUST IMPRESS! And I wracked my brain for what kind of bravery I could display for you lovely people. Wrack‑ing my brain isn’t a lengthy process, so I wracked it several times over.
Finally, I decided to let spontaneous courage come. And this Sunday morning, I was all bold in a way I ne’er had been before. (That was going to be a normal “nev‑er” but my keyboard is sassy and quite possibly a secret genius, because “ne’er” seems fitting now). So I went to The Gathering with my RA, the hilarious Grace Robertson, without actually knowing what it would be, beyond a church‑like place where people ... gathered.
I’ve been a Christian for a while. I talk to God — it’s this whole thing. But I’ve never cried at church before. I’m not a crier by nature — I’m much more comfortable laughing. Even when I’m sad, actually, I usually turn it into a joke and I used to equate that with strength. I was this strong per‑son who could take rejection/depression/sadness and turn it into fodder for chuckles. But the truth is, feeling things the way you actually feel them is scary. Feeling them publicly is terrifying.
My mom is one of those tender souls who lives near tears always. Sweet commer‑cial, touching moment — it happens and she’s a‑crying. Pretty much every Sunday at church back home, she’d be wiping tears away in time for new ones to fall. My dad, on the other hand, I’ve never seen cry. Ever. His definition of being a man does not involve tears (although it does involve watching “Grey’s Anatomy”).
So, I don’t cry in front of people. But Sunday, I just felt it. Not sadness, but fullness, and it was like the only way to express it was to let some of that fullness spill out. Feel free to roll your eyes or smirk or some other third snarky thing. But I’ve realized lately that as wonderful and des‑perately needed as humor is, it should be used to tell the truth, not hide from it. Life is way too short to deny yourself the crazy, beautiful, miserable, wonderful magic of living authentically.
10 Seconds of Courage
Once again, the annual SavvyChic Fashion Show suc‑cessfully brought together the Pepperdine community and the fashion industry to create an afternoon of glamour and inspiration to benefit Pepper‑dine’s Boone Center for the Family.
The fashion show was part of an annual fall fundraiser that raises operational funds for the Center for the Family, and took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel Grand Ballroom. It fea‑tured a silent auction, vendors, makeovers and a fashion show, all hosted by the Center for the Family.
The fashion show featured designer Lourdes Chavez, clothing from a boutique in Long Beach called Chaussure and clothing from a children’s store called Meggie Lou. These designers created the atmo‑sphere of glamour and luxury at the SavvyChic event by way of their high‑end clothing. Event coordinator Leslie Mayer de‑scribed their designs in detail.
“Lourdes Chavez creates high‑end clothing for wom‑en. They specialize in evening gowns, suits and outerwear,” Mayer said, “Chaussure car‑ries a wide variety of styles and brands. They carry casual clothes as well as semi‑formal wear.”
A Pepperdine student and model for the event, Allie Ad‑kins, also noted the sophisti‑
cated style of clothing featured during the fashion show, stat‑ing that the style of the design‑ers’ clothing “tended to cater more towards older women, yet maintained a current, trendy style.”
The designers are closely affiliated with Pepperdine Uni‑versity, and their participation in the event gave students the opportunity to get to the fore‑front of the fashion scene.
“One of the owners of Chaussure, Barbra McElrath, is a Pepperdine parent so we were very excited to bring her on for the event,” Mayer said. “We have also worked with Lourdes Chavez for three years now, and she is so popular with our guests that we like to con‑tinue to show her designs.”
Not only were Pepperdine students able to attend the event and meet the designers, but they also played a large role in putting on the fashion show.
“Pepperdine students were models for the fashion show that day,” Mayer said. “The girls committed to attending one rehearsal and one fitting before the show and, on the morning of the event, we did a run through to nail down spe‑cific choreography and lineup.”
The fashion show was also beneficial for the models that took part in it.
“Overall, the experience was very enjoyable; I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Adkins said. “All of the ladies were very kind and personable.”
Besides being a great op‑
portunity to bring the Pep‑perdine community together with the world of fashion, the SavvyChic Fashion Show also benefited the Center for the Family.
“We want to raise awareness about the importance of family values and bring the focus back to family in our community,” Mayer said. “The day serves as a fun and special way to celebrate all the work done at the Center for the Family, while bringing our community together in support of its causes.”
The fashion show chiefly aimed to promote the essential elements that enrich a wom‑an’s life: family centered values, healthy habits that enhance in‑ner beauty and a positive sense of self and confidence projected through style and fashion.
“I feel that fashion is im‑portant in creating a positive self‑image because it provides a way for every girl to feel beau‑tiful and express their individu‑ality. I really believe that when you look good, you feel good,” Mayer said. “I think every
woman can attest to having a few of those special outfits that make them feel like a million bucks and that feeling you get when you wear them is what makes fashion so special.”
This year, the SavvyChic Fashion Show has continued the tradition of successfully benefiting the Boone Center for the Family and promot‑ing its goals while engaging Pepperdine students with the world of fashion in a positive environment.
Event inspires, entertains
The Week of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness kicked off Sunday night with a special Coffeehouse event. The weeklong, national event aims to increase education and awareness about hunger and homelessness. Held in the Sandbar, the event, which of‑fered Convocation credit, drew a large crowd. Attendees were given nothing but cardboard boxes to sit on as they listened to the hour‑long coffeehouse.
The night was filled with beautiful, inspirational music. Senior Dana Cargioli started off the show, showing off both her voice and her skills on the ukulele. Next, senior Christian Babikian took the stage to per‑form energetic renditions of “Ho Hey” and “With a Little Help from My Friends,” invit‑ing the crowd to sing along on the latter.
Accompanied by piano, Liz Rodriguez performed a trio of songs, including Michael Jackson’s classic “Man in the Mirror” and Christina Aguil‑era’s hit “Beautiful.” Freshman Hunter Havins closed out the musical portion of the show with two heartfelt pieces on which he both sang and played guitar.
While music featured prominently, other perfor‑mance art was offered as well. Junior Demi McCoy shared three personal poems during the evening. The first, called “The Drought,” painted a vivid picture of the drought in Africa. The second, called “Agape” (which is Greek for “love”) explored the concept of true love for humanity as opposed to romantic love. Her final poem, called “Trust in
God,” was a personal testimo‑ny piece about an encounter with a homeless man. Each of the poems was fitting for the theme and was delivered with powerful conviction.
Representing Pepperdine’s International Justice Mission, junior Daniel Mattox read a scripture from the Book of James and gave a brief inter‑pretation of the verses, urging the crowd to remember that God has promised his king‑dom to the poor, reminding everyone not to mistreat them but instead love each other as much as we love ourselves.
In between songs, poems and scripture readings, various facts and statistics about homelessness and hunger were shared. For example, 700,000 to 2 million people in America are homeless. Of this number,
39 percent are under 18, and roughly 2/3 struggle with alcoholism, drug addiction or similar problems. In LA specifically, 82,000 people on any given night are homeless. Shockingly, 32 percent of these people hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
The statistics on hunger were equally distressing. Many families around the world live on less than $1.25 to pay for food each day – which, as the speaker pointed out, is almost equivalent to the cost of one bottle of water on campus. Every day 925 million people around the world go hungry and, as a result of this hunger, one child dies of starvation every five seconds.
The audience was also edu‑cated on a couple of important non‑profits who are giving
aid to the hungry and the homeless in our own country. Both organizations are in the LA area, and could use help in the form of volunteering or monetary donations. Invis‑ible People was started by the formerly homeless Mark Horvath, who felt that more attention needed to be brought to the people who often feel invisible to the rest of the world. Launched in 2008, the organization makes excellent use of social media to spread its mission. More information can be found at their website, www.invisiblepeople.tv.
The Los Angeles Dream Center, founded in 1994, helps 50,000 individuals and families every month, providing com‑munity outreach in a number of ways. They give medical care, job skills training, transi‑
tional shelter, basic education, rehabilitation programs and more. In fact, Horvath once went to the Dream Center for help in overcoming his own drug addiction and starting a better life. More information on the Dream Center and how students can get involved is located on their site, www.dreamcenter.org.
The night closed with representatives from the Pepperdine Volunteer Center explaining events planned for the rest of the week, including a hunger banquet on Monday and a hunger and homeless‑ness fair on Wednesday. Stu‑dents were invited to attend the events and also participate in a few ways. One way is to join the annual bed fast, which takes place in Adamson Plaza. It does not attempt to simulate homelessness, but merely aims to raise awareness about it and provide a humbling experience for students who participate.
Another suggested way to help was to donate to the Red Cross. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which left thousands along the East Coast devastated and without food, the Red Cross launched a texting campaign. By merely texting REDCROSS to 90999, people can donate $10 to help with their relief efforts.
The Coffeehouse was successful in combining music, education and faith to call attention to important issues. The night not only gave inspiration to attendees, but also provided the information they needed to help make a difference.
Coffeehouse kicked off a week of activities aiming to spread awareness
Gina Choi/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
PREPARING FOR THE SHOW — A model has her makeup fixed right before the show. SavvyChic’s Fashion Show benefited Pepperdine’s Boone Center for the Family.
By Danielle accovelliStaff Writer
By elizabeth PietruchaLife & Arts Assistant Editor
Liz Arthur/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
MUSIC FOR A CAUSE — Hunter Havins performs during Sunday night’s Coffeehouse. The Hunger and Homeless-ness Awareness Week Coffeehouse brought together various performers to raise awareness and inspire action.
LIFE & ARTSNovember 15, 2012 Graphic B5
HRL design contest finalists chosen The Housing and Residence
Life Room Design finalists have been selected. Since the deadline was extended to Monday, there was even a larger pool of sub-missions to choose from. After much deliberation, the HRL staff has chosen the final top three in each category (double room, triple room and apartments).
Now it’s up to you! Students can vote for their favorite room in each category. The winners will each receive a $50 gift card (per winning resident). To ensure that your favorite room wins, head over to the HRL Facebook page to vote in each category.
Students have from Nov. 15 to Nov. 26 to cast their vote. The ul-timate winners will be revealed on the HRL Facebook the week after Thanksgiving break.
Below are photos of the top rooms in each category and de-scriptions the finalists gave. Before casting your vote, take a good look at each photo and the descriptions students gave with their submis-sions. For all photo submissions and details go to the Housing and Residence Life Facebook
Good luck to all the finalists! May the odds be ever in your favor.
By Gabrielle OterOLife & Arts Editor
A few words from the designers:
1 Feeling at home My walls are decorated
with pictures of my periences with my friends, and it makes me feel at home, because home is where the heart is. ( Jacque-line)
2. Mix and Match:“Pink and Parisian” paired
with “blue and Bands” is a blend of two very different personalities and styles that mesh perfectly together to
create the perfect dorm room (Hannah and Victoria)
3.The Cottage 1. A place to make better
friendships. 2. Where late night pillow talks happen. 3. A refuge from the craziness of life. 4. Where ideas begin. 5. Where young women can come and watch hours of “Say Yes to the Dress”, eat ice cream and never feel guilty about it. 6. A place that welcomes spir-itual growth and encourages it in others It’s more than just a Lovernich apartment, its our
memories.” (Bailey, Morgan, Ariana, Kendra)
4. The Anti-Dorm Our room is the an-
ti-dorm; we wanted it to be home-like and luxurious. We utilized the space in our room to include a futon and TV (Maura and Jacqueline)
5. Family LoveWe both wanted to repre-
sent our families in the room, so Madison used a homemade quilt and material from her parents’ weding, and Adrianna
strung pictures of her friends and family across the wall. (Adrianna and Madison)
6. Comfy CribOur goal when decorating
our room was to make it feel as homey and comfortable and not at all like a dorm room. the beacy vibe of our color scheme and decor makes the room a very relaxing and enjoyable place to be. (Kara and Tayla)
7. Making MemoiresI rounded up all the room-mates, it was our time to start,One more year and we were
gonna’ depart,We had to do it right this time, a theme and all,So we gathered up ideas, and made our apartment just “doll,”We came to a conclusion, flow-ers, leaves, and more,A harvest of memories, now that’s something we adore.
Anyone is welcome, anytime, any day, the more the merrier is what we say, And if you happen to be from Shanghai, make sure to holler this way!Through ups and downs, twists
and turns, Pepperdine surely outsells,If it weren’t for that Orange & Blue, we might have made an early farewellThank goodness we didn’t, it would be so different: schools, lives, and apartment décorA harvest of memories, now that’s something we adore.
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I went to Pi Phi Formal this weekend. I was lucky enough to accompany my girlfriend Mal-lory, and couldn’t have asked for a better person to share the ex-perience with; despite the fact that the sun set at the odd time of 4:38p.m., Mallory lit up the night with her beautiful smile and lovely personality. Beyond that, I like the Pi Phi Sorority; they’re all great girls with good heads on their shoulders.
But formals are kind of weird, aren’t they? Just the concept of formals, not the spe-cific one I attended on Friday night. We all dress up to pose for staged photos on the pier where we fake fits of hysterical laughter and provide snapshots of a joy that has never existed on earth. As everyone flaughed at the cameras, I was smacking my cheeks to make sure my nerves hadn’t frozen over in the cold.
When we did finally arrive, I fell out of the party Hummer and vomited on the sidewalk for a good five minutes due to the ceiling’s flashing lights. Getting into the club was a nightmare in and of itself, as two “bouncers” forced us to give them IDs without any rhyme or reason. I say that because it was a dry party and they weren’t holding a list, so there was literally nothing on our IDs that could’ve affected our entrance one way or another. It was just a sad moment when we had to all act like these two guys had any power whatsoever.
Once inside, the real fun began. And by real fun I mean that the DJ played 3.5 hours of dubstep that I could not dance to nor determine when and where one song ended and the other began. I longed to go back to when formals consisted of girls in poodle skirts and a night full of doing the twist with guys with slicked back hair and leather jackets. Unfor-tunately, all we were led to do was “get out of our minds” and “put a look on our face like we smelled some piss” (Is this real life?).
Everything would’ve been fine, but then some random guy went and stole my girlfriend’s crutch (she had surgery on her leg, and is fine, thanks for asking) and proceeded to grind on it for 20 minutes as if he weren’t in a room full of 200 people, all staring at him in abject horror.
By the nights end, I was back in the same stretch Hum-mer, next to a string of guys who had literally sweat through their suit coats, if that’s even possible. I played four years of high school basketball and can honestly say I’ve never seen people sweat as much as they do at formals.
Formals are a funny thing, but even a curmudgeon like me has a hard time not enjoying himself. It helps to have a great partner in crime to laugh with when someone kidnaps their crutch and swings it around their head on the dance floor, because without her I think that would’ve been it for me.
That’s kind of a microcosm for my life; every day is spent trying to come to terms with the fact that people are meta-phorically grinding on crutches and spinning them over their heads, and I will never under-stand why.
But sometimes it’s OK to not have an answer.
Greek formals are a funny thing
Staff WriterBEN HOLCOMB
Rogue Wave MOVIE PREVIEW
Fab flicks to see this seasonDecember brings with it
three pivotal moments: the end of the semester, holiday celebrations and a swarm of blockbuster hits that have been buzzing for the past 11 months. Thrillers, love stories and comedies are all being released this holiday season. Even though these past few weeks are filled with term pa-pers, presentations and finals, be sure to keep in mind these highly anticipated films.
1. “The Hobbit”Based on the prequel to
J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous trilogy “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is the first of a trilogy of films directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, who was also the mastermind behind the adaptation of the first Tolkien trilogy. The narrative of “The Hobbit” is set 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings” and follows the character Bilbo Baggins, who begins a quest to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. The first leg in this epic will be released Dec. 14. The release of the second film, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is projected to be released Dec. 13, 2013 and the film “The Hobbit: There and Back Again” is projected for July 18, 2014.
2. “Les Miserables”The musical phenomenon
is coming to the big screen! “Les Miserables” has been seen on the stage by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and 21 languages. The film will feature Academy Award
winner Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried. The story follows the “survival of the human spirit” with several characters in 19th-century France. Be sure to catch the longest running musical as it hits theaters on Christmas Day.
3. “Playing for Keeps”Out Dec. 7, “Playing for
Keeps” is one of this season’s many romantic comedies that is sure to have audienc-es running to the theaters. Starring Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid, this film is about a former soc-cer star who goes back home to piece his life back together, including building a relation-ship with his son. Directed by Gabriele Muccino, this film is bound to get audiences from all walks of life.
4. “The Guilt Trip”From director Anne
Fletcher comes a comedy with a sweet undertone. After feel-ing sorry for his lonely mother (Barbra Steisand), an inventor (Seth Rogen) invites her on his cross-country road trip. The pair endures hitchhikers, odd motels and each other as they embark on this eight-day jour-ney. The film opens Dec. 19.
5. “Jack Reacher”Starring Tom Cruise,
Rosamund Pike, Michael Raymond-James and Robert Duvall, this thriller is set in an innocent city where five people are shot dead by a snip-er. However, not all is what it seems to be in this film, especially when Jack Reacher (Cruise) comes into the pic-
ture. Be sure to check out this film, set to debut Dec. 21.
6. “This is 40”Directed by Judd Apatow,
“This is 40” follows the char-acters of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit “Knocked Up.” This time around, the au-dience will get a closer look at this couple and how they are dealing with their lives. Don’t miss this comedy when it hits theaters this Christmas.
7. “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away”
Academy Award nominat-ed director Andrew Adamson and filmmaker James Cameron have created the 3D adventure, “Cirque du Soleil: World’s Away.” The story follows two young people as they jour-ney through the dreamlike worlds of Cirque du Soleil in order to find each other. This worldwide sensation comes to theaters Dec. 21.
8. “Promised Land”Matt Damon, Rosemarie
DeWitt and Frances McDor-mand star in this drama set to be released Jan. 4. The story
follows Steve Butler (Da-mon) a natural gas company salesman who moves with his sales partner Sue Thomason (McDormand) to a small town where his company wants to use the resources. While his job seems easy at first, Steve soon experiences life-changing events that complicate things.
While the print Graphic will be on a hiatus, be sure to check out graphic-pepperdine.com for various movie reviews and info on upcoming films.
By Gabrielle OterOLife & Arts Editor
MUSIC REVIEW
Christmas classics to add to your playlist
Christmas is still a month away, but it doesn’t stop the holiday cheer from starting early. There might be people who frown upon beginning the Christmas festivities before Thanksgiving has even arrived — and their sentiments are well founded — yet how can people not begin celebrating one of the best holidays ever?
In lieu of a normal music review, this week’s will honor the top holiday songs that everyone should have on re-peat until the New Year. These classic tunes from some of the music industry’s most iconic personalities will bring holiday joy to all.
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” Doris Day and Bing Crosby
Doris Day’s charming voice and Bing Crosby’s distinct bass-baritone meld together perfectly to breathe holiday magic into wintertime favorite “Baby It’s Cold Outside.” The duet has become an instant classic because of its sassy lyrics and playful rhythm. It’s a fun song on its own, but being sung by Day and Crosby adds something really special to the track since they were such icons during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
Brenda LeeHoliday celebration is not
possible without listening to this song at least once. Brenda Lee’s interpretation of the track gives Christmas tree rockin’ a classy transforma-tion because it’s paired with a simple bandstand instrumen-tation. It’s not flashy, but that’s what makes the song a class above. Lee’s voice carries the tune fabulously and doesn’t need glitz and glam to make it a catchy song. Simplicity is best when it comes to Christ-mas songs.
“White Christmas” Dean Martin
It was difficult to decide which icon to place as the must-hear voice for “White Christmas,” but the charismat-ic and talented Dean Martin has one of the best. As a pop-ular TV personality and singer of the 50s, Martin’s smooth crooning gives the song a little bit more oomph and makes the classic lyrics more magical, which adds to the Christmas spirit.
“The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)”
Nat King ColeWorldwide jazz entertainer
Nat King Cole uses his bari-tone voice in bringing listeners a very merry Christmas. Cole’s
legacy is infinite and his rendition of the beloved song makes it a catchy tune. Similar to Crosby and Martin, Cole’s suave persona gives the song some extra character that sets it apart from other versions.
“Sleigh Ride” Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald’s “Sleigh Ride” is a jazzy track that shows off Fitzgerald’s flawless and captivating voice. Her version of the song is unique in that she adds her own flares through her signature scat vo-cals. Fitzgerald is a legend and any song sung by her should automatically become a classic included in everyone’s playlists.
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”
Bing CrosbyCrosby’s deep, entrancing
voice is the best aspect of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” One of the greatest Hollywood entertain-ers, Crosby’s distinctive voice made him a Christmas song regular. He’s recorded various songs himself and is also fea-tured on various other artists’ Christmas work. Similar to Fitzgerald, Crosby is another classic Christmas voice who should be listened to during the holiday season.
“Winter Wonderland”Louis Armstrong
Louis “Pops” Armstrong gives “Winter Wonderland” his distinctive jazz treatment by letting his gravelly voice transform the song. There’s no doubt that Armstrong makes the song entirely his own, and that’s what makes this version of the song so great. It’s a beautiful song that showcases the voice and personality of
Armstrong that has captivat-ed the world magnificently during and since his lifetime.
“Let it Snow” Frank Sinatra
The always smooth and debonair Frank Sinatra had quite the run as an entertainer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Known for his cool cat ways and stellar voice as a member of the Rat Pack, it was only a matter of time until Sinatra recorded his own Christmas album and lent his voice to other holiday songs. This version of “Let It Snow” captures Sinatra’s signature talent — crooning — and gives the holiday classic some much-needed Rat Pack class.
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Elvis PresleyNo holiday season is
complete without Mr. Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis Presley. “The King” unleashes his sultry warble on the Christ-mas classic and turns it into a down-tempo masterpiece. The song highlights Presley’s vocal talent and his versatility as a performer. Although rock ‘n’ roll was his thing, Presley reveals that he can conquer Christmas tunes as well.
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Judy GarlandBeloved Judy Garland gave
her two cents in the holiday music genre as well during the
Golden Age. Garland’s version of “Have Yourself a Merry Lit-tle Christmas” showcases Gar-land’s unique voice and makes all those who listen merry with holiday spirit. The song itself is a classic and when paired with Garland’s iconic persona, be-comes a definitive Christmas track that everyone must listen to during the holidays.
These 10 holiday classics are mandatory additions to anyone’s winter playlist. Per-formed by iconic entertainers, every song on the list should be listened to in order to get the full Christmastime expe-rience. The holidays rock, and what a better way to celebrate them then by listening to some greats sing some of the best Christmas songs around?
COURTESY OF MGM
BLOCKBUSTERS IN THE MAKING— Plenty of exciting new movies will be coming out over the holiday break, in-cluding the eagerly anticipated ‘The Hobbit.” The film is set to be released Dec. 14th.
By Nikki tOrrieNteCreative Director
COURTESY OF Frank Sinatra
LIFE & ARTSNovember 15, 2012 Graphic B7
Leave generics on cutting room floor Make sure to keep general terms that every applicant is using off your resume
How do you pick your toothbrush? Aside from rely-ing on brand loyalty, choosing the “right” brush can be a hap-hazard act of closing your eyes and pointing your finger. They all promise to reduce plaque buildup, give you a whiter smile and clean those hard-to-reach places. So where’s the real difference?
For a recruiter, selecting a candidate can be just as ran-dom as choosing a toothbrush because the applicants’ resumes and cover letters are all mar-keting the same dull, recurring themes. Certain common words and phrases may actual-ly be a detriment to the impact of your application. How, then, does an applicant make his or her resume stand out? First, jettison these six phrases from your lexicon of professional qualities that employers simply do not need to hear.
1. “I am detail-oriented.” As opposed to what? De-tail-averse? This cliche plagues many a resume as one may feel that suggesting they are
aware of details proffers them some unspoken advantage in handling projects and tasks. Truthfully, we all analyze nuances and subtleties to a degree. The real difference between people is how com-prehensive you can be with incorporating such details and data into a bigger picture or framework.
2. “I am a people person.” Leave that up to the recruiter to determine in the interview. Your resume may extensively list experiences that demon-strate interpersonal and group communication, but that does not necessarily mean you are a people-kind-of-person. How you conduct yourself professionally and respectfully in front of the employer will be the real indicator of your character.
3. “I am driven.” If not, then you need not apply. Re-cruiters will assume this on be-half of the applicant, especially when reviewing your resume’s content. Though it is great you want to express enthusiasm and motivation, being driven is almost unnecessary to state.
Your experiences should be al-lowed to speak for themselves. Let’s hope you don’t even need to justify you are motivated in the first place.
4. “I am dedicated.” This is simply a bland, redundant descriptor. You could easily replace it with trustworthy, loyal or reliable, and the appeal of your application will not change in the slightest. This is also a point the recruiter will determine for him or herself.
5. “I am a good commu-nicator.” This is an incredibly vague term. It entails countless interpretations. Does this mean a good small-group facilitator? A gifted presen-tation designer for meetings? Or a compelling public orator of JFK’s rhetorical caliber? Though solid communication skills are highly desirable, it is important to identify exactly what subset of skills you can bring to a new job.
6. “References available upon request.” This is an emp-ty placeholder that can detract from the impact of the overall resume. It also eats up space
that could otherwise be filled with exciting job descriptions and accomplishments. Em-ployers are aware that you have a handful of people willing to validate your work ethic and personal integrity. But if references aren’t otherwise available, then there isn’t much else to discuss.
Selecting the “right” words can be a challenge, as you want to be original but not obscure
with unpronounceable adjec-tives. Fortunately, the English language is abundant with other words that can more clearly describe you and artic-ulate your unique strengths.
One way to narrow your language — if coming up with your own words just isn’t working — is to sit down with a mentor or supervisor. Ask for their input and honest perspective on what assets
you have to offer. To avoid sounding like just another forgettable toothbrush ad, you must identify your niche and capitalize on your unique attributes to stand out.
job of the weekparking >>This is a great parallel parking job ... well, by parallel parking we mean this car
did a great job parking parallel to the lines, but not necessarily in between them. Kudos to taking up two parking spots while still “parallel parking.” While this is our last bad parking job of the semester in the print Graphic, email your bad parking job photos to [email protected] and they could be featured on the graphic online website pepperdine-graphic.com.
Calendar
Friday, Nov. 16Her Story Coffeehouse
5-6 p.m.Fireside Room
Saturday, Nov. 17Party for Puppies
8-11 p.m.Busby’s Restaurant
Santa MonicaContact Rachael Nelson
Sunday, Nov. 18CPA presents
2-4 p.m.Raitt Recital Hall
Monday, Nov. 19“We Give Thanks”
University Thanksgiving Lunch Service
Noon-1:30 p.m.Waves Cafe
Tuesday, Nov. 20Relationships @ 2
2-3 p.m.Waves Cafe by the Fireplace
Wednesday, Nov. 21 “The Book of Mormon”
2 p.m.The Pantages TheatreTo learn more about
touring and tickets, go to Ticketmaster.com
Wednesday, Nov. 28Multicultural Theatre
Project presents “A panel on Social Typage and Cinema
4:30 p.m.Elkins
Mariella Rudi/ NEWS EDITOR
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Ho or s pe scoSAGITTARIUS:Sometimes you just need someone to tell you everything is going to be OK. This week, that’s me.
CAPRICORN:Don’t rush. Things will happen in due time.
AQUARIUS: Aim high ... every-body else is doing it.
PISCES: Don’t be a big fish in a small pond ... you can do better than that.
TAURUS:Tell them how you really feel.
GEMINI:Don’t worry about the future — it will still happen.
LEO: We all know you enjoy stirring up drama ... your efforts are applauded.
VIRGO:Make it up as you go. Who would be able to tell the difference?
LIBRA:Don’t believe in horoscopes? Stay tuned to see what happens to you next week. You might be sorry you don’t.
ARIES:Eliminate the negative atti-tudes in your life.
CANCER: Imag-ine the craziest scenario and make it happen.
OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 22 | SCORPIO: Keep in mind those words your mother said.
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James Chung / ART EDITOR
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NEXT UP...SCOREBOARDThursday, November 15 Saturday, November 17
Women’s Volleyball vs. Gonzaga at 1 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball vs. BYU at 7 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball vs. Date Score Record: Loyola Marymount Nov. 8 L, 3-1 18-10San Francisco Nov. 10 L, 3-1 18-11
Women’s Soccervs. Date Score Record:California Nov. 10 L, 1-0 14-5 (FINAL)
Men’s Water Polovs. Date Score Record:Long Beach State Nov. 8 L, 12-7 8-7 USC Nov. 11 L, 16-5 8-8 Friday, November 16
Men’s Basketball vs. Washington State at 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. Date Score Record: UC Davis Nov. 9 W, 83-68 2-0UC Riverside Nov. 12 L, 79-71 2-1
At 2:30 every afternoon, Pepperdine’s swimming pool is a glistening bath of blue movement, girls in suits bob-bing through the water, faces cinched by goggles.
Since the beginning of Oc-tober, only one thing is miss-ing: bellybuttons.
In a move to swathe those little pockets of tummy in fabric, the athletic depart-ment banned the wearing of two-piece bathing suits during swim practice for the women’s swimming and diving teams for consistency and modesty, Director of Athletics Steve Potts said.
The decision resulted pri-marily from uniform restric-tions that arose from the intro-duction of the women’s sand volleyball team last spring, Potts said.
The administration pro-
hibited volleyball players from wearing two-piece suits and recently chose to apply the same restriction to the wom-en’s swimming and diving teams.
“Once we decided to spon-sor sand volleyball, we decided as an institution that we would wear one-piece uniforms,” Potts said. “It’s really a matter of consistency. We always want to make sure that our athletes are representing Pepperdine appropriately.”
The university’s religious af-filiation did influence the ath-letic department’s original de-cision to pursue a more modest uniform.
“We are different; we in-tend to be different; we love the fact that we’re different,” Potts said. “Making sure that we are consistent with Pepper-dine’s Christian mission is very important to us.”
The female swimmers have been able to wear two-piece
suits to practice in previous years, senior Shannon Adkins said in an email. This sum-mer, she organized the team in purchasing two-piece athletic suits from Jolyn Clothing Co., an organization whose website offers a selection of 44 color choices for every two-piece. Each girl spent $45 on the swimsuit.
“This is something we did last year as well, but as a small-er team I think it went unno-ticed, so we were under the impression that it was OK to do it again this year,” Adkins said. “It is unfortunate that we already paid for these suits and will not be able to get the use out of them that we would like to.”
Freshman swimmer Allison Naasz, who chose sunkist and electric blue for her bathing suit colors, said she disagreed with the new policy because the two-piece suits are not im-modest.
“Swimming is a sport — it’s not like we’re walking around the campus parading our bod-ies,” Naasz said. “They’re ath-letic swimsuits.”
The athletic depa r tment p u r c h a s e d two Nike one-piece bathing suits for the swimmers at the beginning of the season to be worn during prac-tice, freshman Katie Gi-acobbe said. Now the de-partment is in the process of purchasing a third suit for the swimmers, who typically practice twice a day.
“I understand where Pep-perdine is coming from in banning the two pieces — they
want us to practice in uniform like most other teams do,” Ad-kins said. “Also, we do attend a private school that can make decisions such as this one.”
Pr e s i d e n t Andrew K. Benton and both swim coaches de-clined to comment on the record, and Seaver Dean Rick Marrs said in an email that he did not know about the policy change until now.
An inves-tigation into swimsuit policies finds Pepperdine relatively in the middle when com-pared with other universities in the U.S. affiliated with the Churches of Christ and with
private schools in Southern California.
Although Pepperdine’s sis-ter schools Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas and Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. do not com-pete in the sport of swimming, both have dress code restric-tions for the student body.
Among the private univer-sities with competitive swim teams in Southern California, Pepperdine’s policies fall be-tween those adopted by Cali-fornia Baptist University and Biola University, which do not allow recreational swimmers or athletes to wear two-piece bathing suits on campus, and those adopted by Loyola Ma-rymount University, whose team wears the two-piece bath-ing suits Pepperdine swimmers had purchased before the ban.
Navel visibility no longer allowed for swim teamBy Alexis AllisonContributor
We are different; we intend to be different; we love the fact that we’re different. Making sure that we are con-sistent with Pepper-dine’s Christian mission is very important to us.
—Steve Potts, Director of Athletics
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Sunday, November 18Women’s Basketball @ USC at 2 p.m.
Pepperdine University is set to host the West Regional of the NCAA Men’s Basket-ball Tournament to be held at the STAPLES Center for the 2015 season, according to a press release from Pepperdine Athletic Communications. The Waves will host the West Regional twice in three years, as the Waves are already set to host the upcoming 2013 NCAA West Regional on March 28 and 30. The 2015 West Regionals are set to take place March 26 and 28.
“We’ve already been look-ing forward to hosting in 2013 for a long time, and prepa-rations are going very well,” Pepperdine Director of Ath-letics Steve Potts said. “We are
pleased that the NCAA has entrusted 2015 with us as well. Our ticket sales have shown that Los Angeles loves college basketball, and both 2013 and 2015 will be great events for the city.”
General seating for the 2013 NCAA West Regional, which is the 75th anniversa-ry of March Madness, is al-ready sold out, although pre-mier-level ticket packages and private suites are still available. They can be purchased at the STAPLES Center website.
2013 will be the first time the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held at the STAPLES Center that opened in 1999. It is the 12th time overall that the tourna-ment will be hosted in South-ern California.
Pepperdine to host West Coast Regionals in 2015 NCAA TournamentBy KAylA FergusonExecutive Editor
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The men’s tennis fall season came to a close this past week-end as the Waves battled across the country in LA, Florida and New York. Junior David Sofaer, freshman Damian Gryzelko and senior Mousheg Hovhan-nisyan competed in the 56th annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championship. Senior Finn Tearney and soph-omore Kento Tanaka-Tamaki competed in the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic in Florida where Tearney claimed the singles championship title, while the duo reached the semifinals.
Senior Sebastian Fanselow completed the fall season with a second-place finish in the USTA/ITA Indoor Intercol-legiate Championship in New York.
The season began with wins at the Olympia Fields Country Club Invitational. Fanselow won his first singles match of the season over Illinois’ Jared Hiltzik. Gryzelko teamed up with Hovhannisyan to beat Notre Dame’s doubles team 9-7.
The Waves competed in three additional tournaments throughout the season: the ITA All-American Championships, the Battle in the Bay Classic and the USTA/ITA Southwest
Regional. At the Southwest Regionals, the men’s doubles team of Tearney and Hovhan-nisyan eliminated USC and UC Irvine doubles teams in or-der to improve their No. 8 tour-nament ranking to compete in the semifinals against the top seeded team in the tournament. Tearney and Hovhannisyan lost to in a tight match against Quiroz and Vroome of USC.
Fanselow, Tearney and Hovhannisyan are nationally ranked third, 14th and 63rd respectively and are expected to make big contributions next season.
The women’s tennis team also had a successful season with sophomore Lorraine
Guillermo starting the season with a win in the singles red bracket at the San Diego State Fall Classic. She took the title with a perfect 3-0 score.
Nationally ranked No. 7 in doubles, red shirt senior Khu-npack Issara and Guillermo earned a bid to compete in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships after winning the consolation bracket at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships in October. The duo lost to Virginia in set two of the semi-finals, ending their fall season with a notable 7-2 record this season. Waves tennis will re-turn in January.
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The NFL season is well underway and the NBA has started its first games of the season. What does this mean? Injuries. The Pittsburg Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlis-berger sprained his shoulder and dislocated a rib Monday night in the game against Kansas City. The same night, Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade sprained his ankle after stepping on teammate Chris Bosh’s foot in the game against the Houston Rockets. Both players are expecting a quick recovery, but as essential parts to their prospective teams, no recovery can be quick enough.
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Tennis teams overshadow competitionThe Saints beat the Falcons this week.
What? Even though at this point most people would argue that the Falcons 6-0 run at the beginning of the season was more of a fluke and a result of scheduling than anything else, most people also said the Saint’s season was over when they fell to 2-5. Then, the Steelers won by only three in overtime to the Chiefs, and Tim Tebow might take over for Mark Sanchez after Sanchez had a lower than 50 percent comple-tion rate for the third game in a row. Things are getting crazy in the NFL, just in time for the Superbowl.
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TOURNAMENT FINISHES
1. Dick McGuire Invitation (Sept. 17-18) 9th/172. Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 24-26) 1st/183. Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-21) 12th/174. Betsey Rawls Longhorn Invitational (Oct. 28-30) 9th/15
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LIV CHENG 76.50ALINA CHING 76.33MARISSA CHOW 74.42DANIELE GILLASPY 78.67SOMIN LEE 77.25GRACE NA 71.33
Grace Na led the team this season, winning WCC Player of the Month in September and October. Na is a two-time All American and has already earned herself a spot on Pepperdine’s all-time top 10 for career top-10 finishes (11). Her career stroke aver-age of 73.48 placed Na as the second all-time best at Pepperdine.
The women’s basketball team played their first home game this season (non-exhibition) against UC Riverside on Nov. 12. The Waves fell to the Bears 79-71.
TOURNAMENT FINISH
TOURNAMENT FINISHES
1. Husky Invitational (Sept. 17-18) 12th/152. William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) 14th/143. Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Oct. 12-14) 13th/134. Warrior Wave Princeville Intercoll. (Nov. 5-7) 5th/16
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KEVIN DEHUFF 76.11JOHNNY MACARTHUR 75.33CODY MCMANUS 78.00PARKER PAGE 75.25CASTON ROBERTS 75.50JEREMY SANDERS 75.00FREDERICK WEDEL 74.00
The head coach of the men’s golf team, John Geiberger, resigned Oct. 26 after serving as the men’s head coach for 16 years. Geiberger won an NCAA championship during his first season with the Waves in 1997 and was awarded WCC Coach of the Year honors in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005.
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Not only is President An-drew K. Benton’s band Mid-life Crisis a unique aspect of the university, but it also plays an integral part in bringing the students together as a commu-nity.
The Mid-life Crisis’ original bandmembers include Benton who sings and plays the guitar, Dr. Jeff Pippin on guitar, and Dr. Chris Stivers on keyboard. The band has incorporated sev-eral other members throughout the years, including current members Reber and Logan Carroll.
Benton has been a perform-er longer than most students have been alive.
“I had my first band when I was 14,” Benton said. “And so here I was at Pepperdine, and I knew of Jeff ’s talent, and I knew of Chris’ talent. We had a colleague who was leaving Pep-perdine, and we tried to think of a clever way to say good-bye so we put together a little band.”
That was back in 1989. The “little band” soon sneaked its way into student life on cam-pus.
The first experience fresh-men have as a new class at My Tie and the last they have as seniors at Rock the Brock both feature Benton and Mid-life Crisis to commemorate two milestones in the students’ uni-versity experience.
Over the years, Mid-life Crisis has made meaningful connections with the students and has helped build the Pep-perdine community as a whole
through their genuine love of music and performance.
Benton described how while in Mid-life Crisis, specifically playing for a crowd of students, he has noticed a transformative connection on stage.
“I like making memories, and anything we can do to im-print good memories and good times in our students.… I think what a blessing and what an opportunity that is, and along the way we get to make music,” Benton said.
“When the audience be-comes unself-conscious and just kind of rolls with it … and they kind of don’t pay attention
to us anymore, they are more into enjoying it with them-selves, that’s really fun,” Stivers said.
Pippin further expanded on this point.
“Every year playing for the students, both the freshmen and the seniors, is new,” Pippin said. “You know, you think you would get tired of it, but you don’t because they keep enjoy-ing it and when you see that, that’s what keeps us coming back.”
Not only have the members of Mid-life Crisis made their mark on the Pepperdine com-munity, but they have been able
to expand to venues such as Washington, D.C.
“When he [Benton] served as the chair of the American Council on Education and they had their annual meeting in Washington, D.C., he had noticed that the prior years’ entertainment had been pret-ty dry and boring, so when he became chairman, he offered to provide entertainment, and the whole band went to Wash-ington and played at the event,” Pippin said.
Benton described this expe-rience as the one that solidified their band as a rock group.
“We called that the ‘dodge
the bullet tour’ because the night before, we were out do-ing a rehearsal and coming back from the rehearsal the van we were in got shot at,” Benton said. “The bullet passed just in front of Dr. Stivers’ chest and just behind my back.”
And where do these rock stars of the Pepperdine com-munity get their musical inspi-ration?
“I’m a big fan of REO Speedwagon, Grand Funk Railroad and Blood, Sweat and Tears,” Benton said.
“My favorite band is the Beatles and probably second to them when I was in high
school, I really liked The Doors and the Rolling Stones,” Pip-pin responded.
Through their genuine love of music and performance, Benton and Mid-life Crisis have become an uplifting part of the Pepperdine community and have made the university truly unique.
Be sure to see Mid-life Crisis perform at the annu-al Christmas Show on Dec. 6 during the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.
LIFE & ARTSNovember 15, 2012 Graphic B10
‘We put together a little band’
By Danielle accovelli Staff Writer
Victoria Tseng / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Mid-life Crisis is a hallmark of entertainment for students
COURTESY OF Mid-life Crisis
ABOVE — Mid-life Crisis plays at May Tie, the first major event for freshman during NSO in September.BELOW — As a final farewell, seniors attend Rock the Brock where President Benton’s band plays. Most students kicked off their time at Pepperdine at the My Tie event during their freshman year where Mid-life Crisis performed and concluded their four years at Rock the Brock where the band also plays.
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