Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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The advent of another week brings more pen-exhausting lecture notes, endless pages of tedious reading, and fruitless promises to yourself to finally get caught up in all your classes. It's an endless cycle until finals week arrives sooner than expected and everything has to be done—or else. The pressures of academics. We thought we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we applied to Seaver College, but how could we ever have envisioned the stack of books required for Western Heritage I and all those hours in the library listening to the tapes. We were jubilant when it was over, but there was yet another monster to confront-Western Heritage II. If these are just general education classes, what are upper division classes going to be like Many Seaver College students believe that there are too many general ed requirements. I didn't like taking all those classes, I just want to take classes related to my major, one student stated. Others said that the 60 units of required general ed courses helped them to become well-rounded. My major is computer science, and I don't think I would have ever learned to appreciate art and music V I hadn't been forced to take Fine Arts, a sophomore said. The wide expanse of subject matter covered in lO NEW WAVES the general ed classes has been helpful for students who are uncertain which direction to take for their future studies. I entered Pepperdine with no idea what my major would be, but after taking Man and Society, I discovered that sociology really interests me, one freshman revealed. Since distractions abound at Pepperdine's Malibu campus, it is often difficult to concentrate on studying. With the beach located minutes away and the pool's crystal blue water tempting even the most dedicated scholar, students are never idle. In fact, sometimes it's a wonder how professors can expect the students to study so much. But despite its distractions, the campus' location serves as a particularly helpful setting for a student who wants to study and absorb some of Malibu's sunrays. The students are grateful for these rays because in a way they help to relieve academic pressure. —by Christine Carley Clockwise from top right: Pamela Pawlak rides an Arabian gelding as James Wylie, Pepperdine's riding instructor, holds the horse's reins; Brian Good, Todd Sacks, John Daly. Tony Helmms and Ying Yen study for an exam; Chad Kreuter reads his notes before a class; Brad Norris, Victor Rollo, Debbie Sylvester and Erin Flynn study for an Al l test; Gail Jones does her homework in the social atmosphere of the Galley.