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11/16/2025

The Waves are rolling, and soon, they’ll be dancing. Pepperdine Women’s Soccer clinched back-to-back West Coast Conference (WCC) championship titles to send them into the NCAA tournament.⁠
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After beating the University of San Francisco Dons 3-1 on Nov. 8, the Waves secured their sixth overall WCC championship. This is only the second time in program history Pepperdine Women’s Soccer has won back-to-back titles and only the second time they’ve won the title outright, according to Pepperdine Athletics.⁠
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“We know we put a lot of work into this, and it definitely wasn’t easy,” sophomore goalkeeper Jillian Medvecky said. “There were moments where we were questioning whether or not our hard work was going to pay off, but at the end of the day, it did, so it felt really good to be able to go back to back.”⁠

Pepperdine Women's Soccer clinched back-to-back West Coast Conference championships for the second time in program history. The Waves kick off the NCAA Tournament at No. 4 UCLA on Nov. 15.

11/11/2025

OPINION: When I returned home for summer last year, I had a month before my internship started, and I wanted an affordable and fun pastime.⁠
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I decided to purchase an unlimited bowling pass. With the pass, I could bowl two games each day for a one time fee. The pass lasted the duration of the summer.⁠
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Bowling exceeded my expectations of an affordable and fun pastime. Bowling has a little bit of everything: it's competitive, requires skill and is social.⁠

Bowling is a fun, competitive and social pastime. Perspectives Editor Caitlin Murray shares how purchasing an unlimited bowling pass gave her a new hobby and strengthened relationships with her family and friends.

11/11/2025

Ellie Monobe, head coach of the Women’s Swim and Dive team, is stepping down, according to a Nov. 11 email from Pepperdine Athletics. After six years at Pepperdine, Monobe will be leaving Malibu to coach at St. Mary’s College, beginning Dec. 1.

"We are extremely grateful for Ellie’s leadership and passion, which have led to unprecedented success for our student-athletes both in and out of the pool,” Director of Athletics Tanner Gardner wrote in the Nov. 11 email. “We wish her the very best in this next chapter."

Monobe led the Waves to back-to-back PCSC championships in 2022 and 2023 before winning the MPSF championship in 2025. She will finish coaching the fall competition segment, including a home dual meet Nov. 15.

11/10/2025

Judge Thomas Rubinson denied a motion by Alan Jackson, defense attorney for Fraser Michael Bohm, to dismiss Bohm’s four murder charges. Rubinson said there was enough evidence to proceed with the murder charges.

11/10/2025

Wrestling with the question of “How can innovative leaders use social media to tell their story and be a positive influence?”, Kristi Piehl (MSML ’24), Pepperdine Graziadio Business School alumna, said she drew inspiration from a class assignment to release her book “Flip Your Script.” It provides tools that show readers how to control one’s own story in a digital world that continues to be influenced by artificial intelligence and polarization. ⁠

Inspired by a class assignment, Graziadio alumna Kristi Piehl (MSML '24) recently released her book “Flip Your Script.” Drawing from her personal experiences, Piehl guides through blending the professional and personal to showcase a digital legacy that is authentic to one’s own story and value...

11/10/2025

Dear President Gash, Provost Brewster, and Dean Kats,

We, the faculty of the Humanities and Teacher Education Division at Seaver College, fully support the statement issued by the Fine Arts Division in response to the removal of the “Hold My Hand in Yours” exhibition from the Weisman Museum. The museum’s closure has deeply impacted our students and faculty. Several HUTE instructors regularly integrate the Weisman Museum into their courses, and one of our faculty members collaborated on a CDIUR (Cross-Disciplinary Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research) project that was featured there.

We stand with our colleagues in urging transparency, accountability, and a renewed institutional commitment to upholding artistic and academic freedom

In response to senior Pepperdine administrators censoring artwork at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in early October, faculty from Seaver College's Humanities and Teacher Education Division crafted and signed off on the release of an official statement. The Division wrote in support of the F...

11/08/2025

With a new school year comes a new slate of athletes in the fall. With the rise of these young stars, Pepperdine Athletics continues to move in the right direction.

As the 2025 season is in full swing for the fall sports teams, a trio of “up and comers” have been making their impact. The highlighted athletes are: Tristen Raymond, freshman Women’s Indoor Volleyball setter; Csanád Bella, freshman Men’s Water Polo utility; and Ariana Markey, freshman Women’s Soccer defender/attacker.

Each of these athletes has taken on a large role on their respective teams for Pepperdine. Raymond, Bella and Markey have contributed in different ways, from replacing graduating players to adjusting to new environments and levels of competition.

With a new school year comes a new slate of athletes in the fall. With the rise of these young stars, Pepperdine Athletics continues to move in the right direction.

11/08/2025

This semester, Late Night Lineup events have been a new way for Pepperdine students to come together. The events, which take place Friday and Saturday evenings, have featured activities such as co****le and line dancing.

The fall '25 semester introduced Late Night Lineup events as a way for students to come together and connect every Friday and Saturday evening.

Late Night Lineup events typically involve an activity, such as a movie night or mini-golf tournament, paired with food. The events are open to all undergraduate students and aim to build community.

This semester, Late Night Lineup events have been a new way for Pepperdine students to come together. The events, which take place Friday and Saturday evenings, have featured activities such as co****le and line dancing.

11/07/2025

Less than a week after the University and former Museum Director Andrea Gyorody “mutually agreed” for Gyorody to step down, Pepperdine has named her replacement.⁠
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Lauren Cosentino, vice president for Advancement and chief development officer, announced the appointment of Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa as the new interim director for the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in an Oct. 29 email to the Pepperdine community. The news comes three weeks after Cosentino shut down the Museum’s “Hold My Hand in Yours” exhibition after over a dozen artists withdrew due to Advancement censoring two pieces of art.⁠
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“We’re very excited to imagine the possibilities for the future, for new ways to collaborate across the University,” Roosa said. “Libraries and museums have an awful lot in common, and this is a great opportunity for us to forge a new direction and create an exciting place on campus for our community.”⁠

Pepperdine announced the appointment of Dean of Libraries Mark Roosa as the new interim director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art on Oct. 29. The same morning, students held a small protest outside a meeting where Seaver Dean Lee Kats discussed the Weisman censorship controversy with facult...

11/07/2025

OPINION: On Aug. 4, Pepperdine University announced the Board of Regents unanimously voted to extend President Jim Gash’s term by five years.⁠
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Gash has been the president of Pepperdine for six years, and while some of the changes he brought to the University have been beneficial, other changes have been harmful to the community or Pepperdine’s image.⁠
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Concerns with Gash’s presidency for many are wide-ranging, but I see them as three main points: Pepperdine’s academic reputation, expression on campus and a clear political leaning. The net impact Gash has had has been negative, and his renewal was not a good decision.⁠

Jim Gash has been president of Pepperdine University for six years, and his presidency has recently been extended. Perspectives Staff Writer Noah Burton argues Gash has had a net negative impact on the University and his tenure should not have been extended.

11/06/2025

Grappling with the constant urge to want more is something many students are trying to navigate. Fulfillment is the recipe for conquering that urge and enjoying the subtleties of life.⁠
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Students at Pepperdine said they wrestle with the ups and downs of wanting more, how Pepperdine's culture affects their lives and how they ultimately find their fulfillment.⁠
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"Pepperdine is truly amazing," sophomore Emma Hudelson said. "We are getting an amazing education, but in every aspect of my life, I feel like I am playing catch-up."⁠

Pepperdine is a culture where many students strive for the best. Sometimes it pushes students to be better versions of themselves, and sometimes it pushes them to never be satisfied.

11/06/2025

In the wake of a censorship controversy surrounding the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, conversation around censorship has proliferated across campus. As student journalists, we understand the threat and consequences of censorship in society, most recently evident at fellow student newspaper the Indiana Daily Student (IDS).⁠
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Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) fired Jim Rodenbush, director of student media and adviser of the IDS, after Rodenbush refused the school’s orders to stop printing news coverage in their newspaper, according to the IDS. IUB then fully cut IDS’ Oct. 14 print, according to IDS’ Instagram.⁠
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Censorship is any suppression of expression, and what happened to the IDS is a textbook example. At IUB, the dean of the Media School enacted prior restraint — a form of censorship that takes place before publication — by defying the student newspaper’s editorial independence and telling students what they could and could not print.⁠

The adviser of Indiana University Bloomington student led newspaper — the Indiana Daily Student — was fired after he refused to give in to orders from the school not to publish news content. The Graphic writes why censorship is dangerous to not only journalists but society as a whole.