Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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12 Features REFLECTS By Tal Anderson About a month ago, my grandparents visited Pepperdine University for the first time. As we were talking, my grandmother said, I think you've chosen the right college. I appreciated her comment, but I think the real test for me and for all of us is yet to come. If we can take something of value from Pepper- dine and apply it to the infamous real world, then Pepperdine has been the right place for us. As college graduates, we are in a position to determine what our particular real world will involve. There will be are going to be replaced by a sense of community. The attitude of I have mine and I worked hard to get it, so get you get your own may be replaced by I have some, can I give you a hand? I pray that this will be the case, but it's only going to happen if we do it. And we must do it now. George McKenna, the noted educator who has spoken several times in convocation, said something that I've not forgotten: You think you are busy now, but you are only going to get busier the rest of your life. The challenge for each of us some old problems, like finding a date and some new ones, like finding a spouse and eventually raising a family. And the pressures of finding a good job and excelling in it are very real. However, if these problems become the sole center and only If we can take something of value from Pepperdine and apply it to the infamous real world, then Pepperdine has been the right place for us. is to find something we can do. The time is now, not after we're settled in our jobs or families and have some time. It'll never happen. It is amazing how easy and rewarding it often is to make a difference once you've taken the first step, whether it be visit- ing those in the hospital, visiting the elderly in a rest home, visit- focus of our lives, then I believe our experience at Pepperdine has been a failure. It has been said that if the 705 were the Me generation, then the 803 have been the More for Me generation. However, CBS radio recently reported that the Yuppies who were so celebrated a few years ago are now going to psychologists in record numbers. Some experts are predicting that today's self-centered lifestyles ing those in prison, or simply stopping to help the homeless man just down the street. And it will keep the rest of your life in perspective. That promotion you didn't get will seem a little less than life and death. Excerpts from speech given at April Faculty-Senior Breakfastj Tal Anderson, senior Englishi journalism major, strikes a thinking pose as he reflects.

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CLUB HOUSING By Phillip Whisnant As you push the covers back and reach for the light, you glance at the clock--I :58 am. Just a second, you call as you leap for the door. You open the door, ready to handle anything--that rare emergency or that traumatic experience. Hi, says the student. Can you unlock my door? I locked myselfout. This is part of life as a 1 988-1989 Res- ident Assistants 8: Student Assis- tants: Uirst row, l-n James Kim, Lisa King, Kris Klinger, Scott Quatro, Peter Prinos, Jamie Han, Michelle Gonzales, Ray Sawall; tsecond rowl Kori Ristow, Lisa Conway, Shashi Bhasin, Kristen McCary, Kristin Lund- quist, Ron Englen, Cari McGann, Britta Carlson; tthird fowl Sharon McFarlane, Brandi Marshall, Judy McGinley. Trisha Sims, Michelin Henderson, Jules Frost, Jennifer Guerrero, Liane Stark; Uourth rowt Eric Overman, Phillip Whisnant, Dan Jett, 'Tal Anderson, Julie Moshier, Danielle Dixon, Shawn Cowles. Carolyn Gaboury. Kelly McCrory; tfifth rowl David Anderson. Skip Maynard, Laurie Andrews, Barney H . s Caton. Peggy Gib- ; r , ' oney, Michael Bayless. busy that's fun, says Britta Carlson, Dorm 8 RA. It's amazing how much work there is to do. From keeping the bulletin board up- dated to smoothing out roommate conflicts, there's something to keep you on your toes all the time. But it's not a monotonous type of work. It's always fun and different, says Carlson, senior business major. Michelle Gonzales, senior communication major and Dorm 5 RA, agrees, You have to like what you're doing. Resident Assistant tR.A.l. Indeed there are many You have to be able enjoy it all--even the bad. perceptions about those You have to like what R.A.'s have certain R-A.'S- Unfortunately, a you're doing, You have responsibilities they must ll Of those perceptions are to be able enjoy it 3 ,- fulfill. This is where the ban ones: They're never a friend. They are know- it-alls. As 3 RA, one naturally must face such mis concep- even the bad. -- Michelle Gonzales, Dorm 5 R.A. Student Assistant tS.AJ comes in. As a team, they enforce the rules and regu- lations, conduct weekly room checks, help resolve tions on a daily basis. But there are also positive aspects of the role which make up for these perceptions. From first-aid training during those first weeks of RA. orientation, to Frosh Follies during the first weeks of new student orientation, to those last days of check-outs, every R.A. stays busy. But it's usually a resident conflicts, and plan dorm activities. R.A.'s and S.A.'s will often encounter some bad perceptions, but it is all made worth- while when someone takes the time to appre- ciate the efforts. There are rewards, but few surpass the feeling of hearing a resident say to a parent of friend, This is my R.A. Features 11

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'xxx Am Carla Cameron, assistant director of women's housing. CAMERON By Yariv Milchan and a Christian atmosphere for people who care about each other, says Cameron. I'm Carla Cameron comes out of her office proud of Pepperdine for sticking its neck where she just had a meeting with a student. out to be different. They hug and laugh as they say good-bye. To be different. That's what Cameron 1 really enjoy being involved with wants, or more exactly, to make a difference. students. I loved college; I had a great time. Part of this difference is being on a I met so many people, says Cameron. committee, formed by Dr. John Watson, at Originally from Tennessee, Cameron Seaver College to improve the Greek like went to East Tennessee on-campus. I think any State University tETSW. type of on-campus organ- She was active in her ization that supports the dorm as a RA. and as a Pepperdine is going the university is very impor- dorm president. As right direction to provide tant. It's the only way well, she was Involved a moral base and 3 you'll get school spirit on in a sorority and became - - president for one year. Christian atmosphere for A few plants give her peeple Who care abOUt this campus. If we en- courage students to be involved, it's an education office a fresh scent. On each other. in itself socially and her walls, a painting of -- Carla Cameron academically. ducks and another one Cameron doesn't only of a stormy sea. She understand what needs to has a view of the dorms, be improved, but she also only appropriate because she is assistant di- knows how to reach her goals. She is very rector of women's housing. professional, says Jim Brock, director of It is a very important part of a person's housing. Carla is very good at working life to enjoy their college career, she says with people, says Brock. with a soft, articulate voice. To help someone else and to have them Pepperdine is not just a university or an go on and help others--that would be my life's institution. It's a community and a family, and goal, she says, The world is too tough. You that appealed to me. Pepperdine is going need people out there that support each other. the right direction to provide a moral base Features 13