Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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 j ‘ ] 4 4 In search a place for Most high school seniors look forward to their college years expecting dating attitudes to be more mature. Much to their surprise and disappointment, Seaver College students often found themselves on weekends gathered in a single sex suite complaining about the social immaturity of the opposite sex. Pepperdine has developed a reputation, warned from Day One of the freshman year, for having a nonexistent dating scene. “Guys just don't ask girls out, was the comment grumbled under the collective breaths of a majority of girls. But while many sat home and pouted, there were some who took the initiative of find the fun themselves. One popular and traditional spot for an interesting evening was Trancas, where many students hung out on Thursday nights. Since Trancas is a bar, the age restriction presented a problem for students under age (most of them). Fake I.D. s were not an uncommon solution. There's an old saying that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. At Seaver, this held true for man and woman, for the best location on campus for scam-min' was the cafeteria. Sitting next to someone you would like to get to know and striking up a conversation is the easiest way to meet them.” attested sophomore John Stanley. Of course, there were other ways to bring attention to yourself, such as bumping your tray into others’ or exchanging critiques on Saga fcxxi. The most entertaining part of sitting in the cafeteria was being on the elevated platform observing the social butterflies hop from table to table. It was like watching bees fly among a gardenful of flowers before finding the sweetest ones in which to inject their stingers. On nights when everyone needed a break from dates with the Western Heritage book, there was the option of having an open suite. Unfortunately, after going through the trouble of having the whole suite sign a petition, usually nobody ever showed up. We couldn't invite the guys or girls we really wanted to meet if we hadn’t met them yet. If. by chance, a few friends found time out from studies to come, open suites turned out to be a time of getting closer and sharing a few laughs together. Of course, the reason visitors usually came was the mention of the word food.” It was the main attraction. Other outlets for students without cars were the SGA-sponsored one dollar movies. I usually go to the movies on Thursdays. commented Laurel Baciulis. Especially not having a car, it makes the movies more accessible and I'd rather go to the movies than study on Thursday nights. Other in-dorm activities were Bible studies, to which all were invited to sing, praise and learn about Jesus and the Word of God. These evening devotionals epitomized the Pepperdine goal, to walk with and trust in Christ. At the other end of the opinion spectrum, a big complaint remained the no dancing on campus rule. About once a month, there'd be a dance off campus, where students sweat and danced and sweat and socialized and sweat and had a good time. These were successful because they were infrequent, so everyone went whenever there was one. When all else failed on a typical weekend, we could always call every dorm to try to get together a beach party. This could be as good an idea as bad: good if enough people went, bad if your ride left you at the beach. Friday afternoons, the cars were invariably lined up outside the dorms. By nightfall, half of the live-ins had joined the off-campus exodus, not to return until Sunday. There were some students who had no choice about going home for the weekend-foreign students, out-ofstaters and those without cars—and they seemed to manage well. Through many weekends, they suffered the so-called social dilemma of drowning in lifeless evenings, but still came up breathing. Their remedies included a day at the beach, at the pool, shopping, and if worse came to worse—studying! For a change of scenery they even took a hike to the law school library. —by Pnscilla Moody SooiAL SctKU-ll

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1. .Jonathan Vick takes out post-test frustrations by threatening his companion with a fork during dinner. 2. Nikki Sohoene chooses a pair of Nikes, assisted by n fellow Pepper-dine student, at the biannual Fred Segal sale. 3. Students frequent Trancas on Thursday nights to listen and dance to the live bands there. -I. Heidi Tarlow discovers that the library is a good place to scam. 5. Deanna Archer, Rick Cupp and Dave Archer head the line outside Elkins as they wait to see the SGA-sponsored movie Rocky II. 6. Seaver females listen attentively to an animated friend. 10 GOCivL CMULS

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Celebrating “One Great Day” to LvLTL»iJ£l ijLilf Perhaps an elderly alumnea put it best to her companion on their way to the opening ceremonies in Firestone Fieldhouse: “It’s so exciting to be here, I don’t even mind the weather. Gray skies usually dampen spirits, but with all the enthusiasm generated by Alumni Relations and University Affairs, not even the symbolic hot air balloon could be kept down. The visitors, numbering only half of the expected 5000, carried the zeal of a great many more. President Dr. Howard White’s opening address also helped set the mood. He reminded us that the sunshine has come so often that we should be delighted to have the rain. Planning for Seaver College's 10-year birthday party began over a year ago and snowballed as the October date drew closer. According to Dr. Larry Keene, vice president of Alumni Relations, response was tremendous. The annual alumni picnic (traditionally held during the summer) and the Associated Women for Pepperdine’s yearly gift fair (usually held in November) combined with the anniversary celebration to create the biggest event in the history of Pepperdine, said Keene. For many alumni, it was their first time to see the Malibu campus. Class reunions in the cafeteria began at 9 a.m. that morning and informally continued throughout the day. A ceremony of sentimental interest to George Pepperdine College alumni was the installation of Dolores, a small white statuette. Dolores’ previous home was the Los Angeles campus (recently sold by the university), where her popularity with faculty and students convinced many that she should come to Seaver. One Great Day was a prime opportunity for everyone to get in on the act. Faculty and staff conducted open house tours, laboratory demonstrations, multimedia pro-grams and special exhibits. The professional schools of Business and Management. Law, and Education and Psycholog)' manned information and display booths. And students managed food and activity booths and led walking and bus tours of the campus. An intended carnival atmosphere was manifested in children, who roamed about with painted faces and large stuffed animals under their arms; in clowns, who distributed helium balloons and cheer; and in the alluring aroma of American and international foods, fattening temptations which couldn’t be escaped. Athletic events included a men’s baseball exhibition game, a women's volleyball game versus University of Santa Clara and the water polo season opener against Cal State Fullerton. The Battle of the Pepperdine Stars, held on the intramurals field, could be considered the uniting activity between faculty staff, alumni and students. The games were modeled after NBC's Battle of the Network Stars which is biannually filmed at Pepperdine. Senior Bob White, president of the Student Alumni Association and coordinator of the competition, was so pleased. His greatest thrill, he said, was to step back and see that everyone was smiling. The grand finale of the day had to be the student alum-ni talent show. From routines by mime Jeff Risk, 1976 graduate and theater art and communication major who studied under Marcel Marceau, to a song by the well-known campus duo, juniors Kathleen Gold and Michael Wilson, the show revealed the performing talent Pepperdine fosters year after year. Finally, when the skies could hold back the torrents of rain no longer, the booths dismantled, the tents packed up and the crowds migrating home, all agreed that it only could have been called One Great Day. —by Les Henderson li Otu.fru 'p '