Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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BOTTOM LEFT: Construction of the Pep-perdine University School of Law facilities began in December as bulldozers start grading the Malibu campus site. ABOVE CENTER: Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, addressed the newly formed Pepperdine Associates at the Founding 400 dinner in February. ABOVE: Pepperdine Chancellor Dr. M. Norvel Young performs a surprise guest solo at the Up With People concert in Firestone Fieldhouse. LEFT: Model depicting the completed school of law is displayed indicating what the facility will look like according to current plans. News 9

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Songfest features “Country Jubilee” voting was discovered during March which nullified the earlier vote. In a close race for the SGA presidency for the next academic year. Rod Gaudin defeated Steve Hewgley in a run off election, after Hewgley had come from behind in the regular election as a write-in candidate, nearly tying Gaudin. In the runoff election a record 831 voters turned out with a narrow margin of -15 votes naming Gaudin the new president. Songfest. the annual musical production put on by the students and student organizations on campus, featured the theme of “A Country Jubilee.” More than 1000 people attended the event which Tau Rho Sigma Fraternity. Kappa Kappa Sorority and Friends won with their combined presentation entitled. A Farmer and His Wife.” Pepperdine Chancellor (on leave) M. Norvel Young, who had pleaded guilty to one count of felony manslaughter stemming from a September 16, 1975 auto accident which left two women dead, had a one year jail term struck from his sentence by Superior Court Judge Pearce Young (no relation) in early February. Chancellor Young’s research. which had been a part of his initial probation, covered the topic of stress and alcohol. Young’s sentence had been stayed a total of one year to enable him to do the research at the University of Southern California. Construction of the School of Law began in December following the completion of soil testing. Although not affected at the time construction began, new legislation which became effective January 1, was ruled to apply to the construction and potentially threatened the construction of the school and several other campus facilities. Effective January 1, the California State Costal Commission boundaries were extended to include everything within five miles of the ocean, rather than the previous 1000 yard jurisdiction. Although construction had been started prior to the effective date, it was ruled to be covered by the new legislation as sufficient work had not yet been completed. University administrators asked for a blanket exemption for the campus, and for individual exemptions for each of the construction projects in case the blanket exemption request was denied. Permits for each of the projects were also filed for in case all of the exemption requests were denied. 8 News

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Coastal commission threatens construction Pepperdine Senior Vice President Larry Horn baker expressed optimism in achieving at least one of the requests which would allow the construction projects to continue, although the final decision of the commission was not made until after Impressions deadlines. Construction of new university computer facility, which was also affected by the commission’s ruling, began in December to house an on-campus computer system. The system, set. to be installed in stages, has been intended for use by the administration, although some administrators expressed optimism in the possibility of student educational use of the computers. TOP LEFT: Randy McCormack dries poster announcing cancellation of the England Dan and John Ford Coley concert as Student Government Association Advisor Ralph Beck and Paul Lee look on. RIGHT: Notice of Intent Sign marks the sight of the proposed music rehersal trailers behind the Murchinson Science Center. FAR RIGHT: “Up With People” performed to a below capacity crowd in the Firestone Fieldhouse. 10 News 1