Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

Page 27 text:

 social interaction. Going out to dinner at the Charthouse and arriving I. like you’ve just survived a tornado is not the way to start a lasting romance. You’ll soon find that your date’s heart will suddenly become warmed to your roommate’s 450 SL. Another cheap mode of transportation is two legs. This may not be a favorable alternative, due to the steep grade on Pepperdine roads. Be prepared, furthermore, to sacrifice three-fourths of your day for a trip into Malibu. Another favorable aspect of this method of transportation is that it is possible to make friends. Who you meet depends on what you wear. Those who always manage to get offers for rides from valley high schoolers should seriously consider what they wear. This may be an especially valuable thought for the woman student who dreams of the day when she is walking up PCH, hears a car slow down, turns to look into a gorgeous pair of brown eyes peering out of a 1955 convertible T-Bird, and hears a deep voice beseeching her to let him drive her to school. Still another alternative is the public transit system. Senior Kevin Angle expressed his opinion on taking the bus to and from Santa Monica: “It’s terrifying...You meet three groups of people on the bus—Malibu brats who go into Santa Monica, businessmen, and scary people who were let out of insane asylums back in the 70s.” With no car, no friends, paranoia about accepting rides, weak legs and a fear of taking the bus, a student’s final alternative is to petition his cause to Pepperdine. Maybe they will devise a shuttle bus system or maybe they can loan out a 1955 T-Bird convertible. —Johanne Lieberman Right. Not even the hills discourage Joel Widzer from biking to class. Below. Cars line up along the dorm roads on Friday afternoons. Transportation 23

Page 26 text:

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.

Page 28 text:

In her campus apartment, Audrey Edington puts milk into a refrigerator hand-decorated by friends. Students can live on-campus in the dorms or apartments, or make arrangements to live off campus. If a student is under 21 or not of junior standing, he has no choice but to live in the dorms. Most students feel that living in the dorms isn’t as bad as others claim. Junior Adrian Freedman said, “It is a good idea to have students live in the dorms their first years so that they can meet people. Some students would probably feel isolated if they lived off campus and didn’t have the opportunity to meet other students.” One student commented th«| there was a problem with the lack of integration between male and fema el dorms. Sophomore Troy Paddockl claims “the way the dorms aie separated between males anj| females cuts down on social gatherings between the entire student I body. Are the regulations tough? Students know about them before they come to Seaver College. Other students favor the regulations because they give Pepperdine an atmosphere conducive to academic endeavor. Students choose to live in the on-campus apartments for many reasons. Some either don’t have a car for transportation, enjoy the closeness to campus or can’t afford accommodations off campus. Many say that it is the flexibility of living in the apartments that appeals to them. Jose Haro, a senior, said that he feels much more independent in the apartments than in the dorms and that he has more privacy. “Room checks aren’t as frequent and the R.A. isn’t constantly acting like ‘Big Brother’.” There are some students who enjoy total freedom and decide to live off campus. As Freedman said, “It’s nice to feel like you’ve left school when the day is over. It’s how you get along with your roommates that’s important.” Regardless of where a person lives, being away from home is a giant step toward becoming a mature and independent adult. Despite certain restrictions, the friendships people make at Pepperdine are deep and lasting. When a student arrives at Pepperdine, his life will be changed forever by the experiences he encounters while living away from mom and dad. —Steve Gaglione When a student waves goodbye to Mom and Dad and leaves for college, he’s in store for many surprises. Adjusting to living conditions away from home is one of those surprises. To LIVE 24 Living Arrangements