Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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changes somewhere to fomilior surroundings, but thot wasn't the cose ot Pepper-dine. Suddenly.fourth year students hod no ideo where the library was. Everyone got to relive the freshmon experience by having to ask oil those stupid questions thot give you owoy os o new student right owoy. What does CA mean? Whot do you mean I hove to walk up o million steps to get to my classroom? The moil room hos been moved to where? Excuse me. where's the front door to the new administration building? Where ore commuter studied to the ►l22 features If students were asked to sum up the school year 1986-67 ot Pepper-dlne in one word, the word would probably be change. When returning students arrived at the compus in September to begin the school year, they were certainly not prepared for what greeted them. It's always nice to return students supposed to park? Where are the faculty members supposed to pork? Where are dorm residents supposed to pork? Where do administrators pork? Isn't there anywhere to park besides the field house? How do you get into the cafeteria? These questions were

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This conviction ond his love for Italy prompted Mitchell to help organize on Italy program for Hording University in Searcy. Arkonsos. o liberal oris school also associated with the Church of Christ. When he come bock to Pepper-dine in 1984 os deon of student aff-foirs. he initiated the program for Pepperdine students in the first summer block of each year. I om by noture o teacher. sold Mitchell. He tought for 11 years ond then spent four yeors os choirmon of the religion division. One of the moln differences in being on administrator rother than o teacher is that administrators ore put at more of o distance from students, ” Mithcell said. As deon of student affairs. Mitchell soid that though he is in o significant administrative position, he sees o penalty In that he Is seen as a school disciplinarian ond loses some closeness with the students. Students ogreed that Mithcell is o good teacher, dedicated to the students. He has led many students to Christ, token them into his home ond really cored obout their needs. Many feel he will be missed on the Malibu compus. BRENDA SELBY I % % 0 1 V

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 e of the more frequently asked ■, not only freshmen, but also by ophomores. juniors, and seniors. There were other changes besides I physical ones. Dorm policies underwent some major revisions. Open suite petitions become o thing of the post. Now students were only re- quired to sign a cord in the lobby showing that they hod visitors of the opposite sex In their suites. Open dorm rules were in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Residents become accustomed to the staggered dorms, os well. Students won In line to enter the cofeteno through the new entrance