Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Clockwise from top left. Group projects are a combination of socializing and studying for Kim Nelson and Mark Bans. Steve Gaglione and Adrian Freedman discuss an assignment. While she studies, Serri Ferrante finds the perfect way to sun in the library. Facing page. Deep in thought, Janille Baxter contemplates a theory. 1 I I I Studying 21

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While many Pepperdine students spent their time searching for the perfect wave, or the perfect nail polish to go with their new day-glo socks, another much more academic search was going on: the search for the perfect place to study. Most explorers began in their bedrooms, sitting at a desk cluttered with books, unfinished assignments and pictures of loved ones left at home. When a space was finally cleared, the books were open and the brain was working, one of three things would inevitably occur. First, a feeling of claustrophobia may have moved in. The room got smaller and the books got smaller, giving the student an urgent need for air. Next came the symptom common to those studying for large lecture classes. The words became blurry, the pen or pencil too heavy to lift. The student slipped into a deep sleep, arms folded and head resting on an open book. The final, most common and most frustrating distraction in the bedroom is called the “inconsiderate roommate.” In this situation, a roommate will appear out of nowhere and use one of two weapons: the telephone or the stereo. Either one, when used long and loud enough, can turn the most docile student into a maniacal killer. Pepperdine students have many unique options available when the bedroom environment becomes in- tolerable. Most, like sophomore Carolyn Wallace, chose Payson Library next. “I like to study in my room,” Wallace said, “ but when it gets too loud or if I have a big test. 1 go to the library. But, Payson acquired a reputation as being a place where students catch up on the latest gossip instead of their Man and Society readings. It sometimes gets too noisy and becomes more like a social event,” said freshman Paul Mattoon. For this reason, many Seaver students chose to make the trek up the hill to the excruciatingly quiet law library. To obtain a great tan and endless knowledge simultaneously, quite a few donn d bathing suits and. along with towels and suntan oil, brought their books and highlighters down to the beach or the pool. Distractions were abundant here, though, and most students found themselves studying the figures on the towels around them rather that the ones in their calculus books. Once in a while, for one reason or another, Pepperdine students found themselves afflicted with a dreaded disease known as procrastination, or the “why should I study when I could go see a movie in Westwood?” syndrome. This was most common in seniors, and highly contagious. Its only cure was massive amounts of No-Doz and late Jack-in-the-Box runs the night before a test. In extreme cases, students were seen sitting outside Elkins Auditorium, book in hand, praying. Many learned from this experience and never did it again... until the night before the next test. —John Lake To WORK 20 Studying

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There are other alternatives to buy ing, borrowing, renting or stealing i car, the most obvious is to ask—or beg—for rides. Sometimes this works out fine, especially if roommates or friends have cars. In order to use this method, however, cash, gas station credit cards, an automatic teller card, the talent to make four course dinners or mid-term paper writing ability is necessary. If this doesn’t sound palatable, a rideless student can invest in a moped or scooter. Mopeds, however, do not promote Clockwise from top right. The COV BUG rides again. A Porsche is not an uncommon sight on campus. With perfect balance. Evan Shanks cruises his skateboard through campus. An interesting phenomenon of walking to school from Malibu is that people never offer you a ride. When you arc happily walking down the hill, however, everyone wants to be of help. The majority of students at Seaver have cars, whether they be brand new Mercedes, BMWs, VW Rabbits or ‘72 Fords. These people have it made. For instance, when there is nothing to do in Malibu, students must travel to Santa Monica, L.A. or Westwood for fun. To do this successfully, they need a car. To MOVE Pepperdine is in a prime location, perched on top of a Malibu hill, overlooking the sparkling Pacific. That hill, however, feels like a veritable mountain when you are climbing it.