Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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storms affect research Though extreme rainstorms caused considerable damage for Seaver College and most of the Malibu community, they did lend themselves to an unusual scientific project for the Natural Science Division. According to Dr. Joseph Williams and Dr. Stephen Davis, the department has been concentrating its efforts on the completely annihilated population of sand dollars that occurred as a direct result of the winter storms. The sand dollars have been placed on the endangered species list from Point Mugu Lagoon and, according to Davis, are expected to return next year. “Their return will be important to the students because they will be able to see how a colony of sand dollars begins and under what conditions,'1 Davis commented. Along with the sand dollar project, Williams has initiated a sparrow project. “The purpose of all this research in different areas is to give undergraduates experience in all aspects of scientific research,” Williams said. The Natural Science Division offers three majors including natural science with a pre-medicine emphasis, natural science with a para-medical emphasis and natural science with a biology emphasis. Fifty percent of the biology students have medical careers in mind and Seaver College has been fairly successful in attaining admittance to medical schools, for the biology majors. A grant from the John Stauffer Memorial Fund enabled the natural science laboratory to purchase three large analytical instruments including the Nuclear Mannotic Resource machine that aids in the study of the structure of molecules. The division has also been endowed with a $40,000 environmental chamber, used to produce the desired environment for any given research project. (I) Checking out an instrument used in the science lab is Joe Williams. (2) On Oct. 12, 1977, David Ferris and David McNabb view ihc partial solar eclipse. (3) In the Man and Science lab. Steve Dimse takes blood for a student for an experiment.(4) Searching for information. Adele Schmitz finds the Natural Science l ibrary helpful. (5) The Natural Science Division conducted a research study on the Savannah sparrow. Joe Williams and Wendy Austin arc mapping out the territory of the Savannah sparrow at Point Magu. I t 22 natural science I

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national computer system modernizes payson library In February, Payson Library modernized its operation with a connection to the national computer system ‘‘OCLC.” The computer, centrally located at the Ohio College Library, makes a cataloging service that contains over three million listings. According to Rosita Kwok, technical services librarian, the system sends out catalog cards printed to the library’s specifications, thus saving many hours of re-typing preprinted cards. In addition, OCLC provided information on which libraries have books available to Seavcr College for inter-library loans. Another addition to the library was the student art gallery, where more than half a dozen student exhibits were shown over the year. Keeping with the theme of a cjuict atmosphere, librarians worked to improve the concept of serious study for students. We have done some rearranging of the study areas and the librarians are cooperating in instigating a quiet atmosphere by being consistent. said University Librarian Dorothy Moore. Also contained within the library is the Pepperdine University Archival, consisting of all the literature produced by Pepperdine since its founding. I'his encompasses catalogs, news clippings on the university and all student publications. 24 library