Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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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

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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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VIRGINIA RANDOLPH 14 Features By Joan Mackie Walking into Pepperdineis Payson Library, what are the first things you see? That majestic wooden eagle. The large, imposing Reference desk. The twinkling eyes and welcoming smile of Virginia Randolph. As Head Librarian for Public Service challenges. That's the impression Nan Bartlett, Cir- culation Librarian, got upon first meeting Randolph. Listening to her describe what the job was really about opened horizons for me, says Bartlett. She just seems to have a larger vision. The vision, along with expanding stu- dent's knowledge, includes the newly for Payson, Randolph has many responsibil- ities. But the one she enjoys most is helping students to use the It's a lot of fun, she says. It's like working a puzzle. Every time you work with someone It's like working a puzzle. Every time you work with library. someone you learn more about a different area. -- Virginia Randolph expanded library and expanding technology. In the 19705, Randolph realized the way of the future is computers; so she took a few com- puter classes. Now, at Pepperdine, the plan is to phase out the old card catalog system and rely you learn more about a different area. Randolph tries to help the students before theyever set foot in the library by taking the instruction into the classroom. Library orientation, once taught in the ENG 102 courses, is now a part of the freshmen seminars. I think a good reference librarian is an important part of the teaching team of any university, says Randolph. She points out that there are very few assignments that won't require the use of library resources. However, most students don't have the basic library skills needed to complete the assignment by themselves. Randolph believes this lack of knowledge begins with the amount of money that is, or isn't, spent on education. Based on her experience and reading, it's the lack of fund- ing that is to blame. We've lost elementary school libraries and high school libraries, Randolph says. In the late 1970s, and the early 19803, the trend was away from the media center or library. Randolph is constantly looking for ways to improve the student's knowledge of the library. She is discussing general class poss- ibilities with professors, such as a freshman seminar devoted entirely to library orienta- tion. An elective is better than a requirement because motivation is higher, says Randolph. But she's never satisfied for very long. Her mind is always racing ahead to newer on computers. Still, every system has its bugs, as Randolph found out demonstrating the Dialog computer system to students. After several failed attempts to hook up the tele- phone modem, she was instructed by Net- work Services to wrap her sweater around the phone to improve the connection. That's really high-powered technology,' says Randolph, now isn't it? 1 Virginia Randolph, head Public Service librarian: Payson Library