Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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The campus community consists of people and events which shape the traditions of today and the future. Often times, in the daily endeavors to complete the school year, some of the people at Pepperdine go unnoticed for what they add to our lives. Likewise, certain events that occur in our community shape the future of the university, but their importance may be forgotten in a few years. Hopefully, all who attended Pepperdine during the 1988-1989 school year will remember this as the year the students Danced On-Campus and as the year we said Best Wishes to several people who left our community for retirement. Besides those who have retired, the year- book staff selected a few others to be profiled in this section whom we felt deserved recognition. These special people are an important part of our Pepperdine family as we strive to achieve a higher wavelength. An impressive aerial view at Pepperdine University in Malibu with the surf in the foreground and the Santa Monica Mountains in the background.

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By Natasha Orlins Rich Dawson, associate dean of students, says the timing was finally right. He says he The first-ever on-campus dance in Pepper- believes that one of the reasons the Board of dine history on Sept, 9 set a new dance atten- Regents allowed the trial on-campus dancing was dance record with 1,100 students attending the because of new board members interested in the event held in the cafeteria. issue, especially since some have children who Robin Lia, activity attend Pepperdine. chairwoman, says, It Since 1977, Pepperdine has was an outstanding only allowed the school to have success, and the admini- tThe dancel seemed to off-campus. suatlon was really bring everyone together. Dawson .Says that Offfampus pleased. -. Te d Garcia dances held in hotels are not a The Student Govern- t w1se use of student funds when ment Association tSGAy sophomore you can have the cafeteria or went all-out for the event gymnasium fOF free. with the Hawaiian theme He also anticipates that on- by getting trees, plants and breen huts from campus dancing will continue since the first one Universal Studios. was successful and there weren't any problems. Ted Garcia, sophomore tele- Lia says the biggest challenge of on-campus communications major, says, the dance seemed dances is trying to make the cafeteria look to bring everyone together. different. The controversy about the topic of on- campus dancing has been an issue between students and the adminstration for several years with the SGA making its position on dancing 1,1? 1h .1 Inc'rolw MAKER 5 J51 VE waits a d ON '3le PUS o .2 LII D Z s11 Q E... m m p-t L1. 10 Features