<iii*^ Impressions 1977 r^&- * • Seaver College Pepperdine University Malibu, CA ^n mm ~ wmmm^BB^ »£^"FJm"^ia'^^Mj> ^mm. JIF^**' ' L^ ^^^m^^r^^^^^^m *•- 4' ^- l^#-^ ^ gm ^-^^m \ ""yWi * (<^^ 1 ^ 1'-"™' Xj 1' ^n^ aaR.::^ li^lP^ NldM itf0to. ™^^__ '.V-' PPJ . ^. -•iiiiiB.&. .^ ST^ I i »... i.. ^^^H.^r /^ I f •^ K ^ tl^ Utj^f / / / 1r T KW^ 1 1 / / 1 > t 1 1 ^ »f:^*liiM Impressions 1977 Pep in the news 4 Seaver activities 12 Organizations 34 Sports 50 -^ Graduates 70 Impressions is prepared camera ready by the Office of Student Publications, JoAnn Carlson, director, Seaver College, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, 90265. Dr. William S. Banowsky, president. Volume one News 3 liShfej^'^fc'SS"F."* ^*'^-T^ •••««H«»S?* ;fti0S5^fiaW>SQ53SSa«i??fti*^i!t«J«fe',$S'3S^ 4 News In the news... News 5 Network battle highlights year National spotlight focus on Pepperdine Excited cheers arose from the crowd when actor Gabe Kaplan, the team captain for ABC, rounded the turn on the Pepperdine track in a relay, as stars from the three major networks met in battle in October. An estimated national audience of 39 million watched the stars compete for the final victory which was nar­ rowly won by ABC, following the tug-of-war competition held on a near­ by beach. Robert Hedges, Penny Marshall, Hal Linden, Gabe Kaplan and Richard Hatch took the final title for ABC in that event. With the other two networks not content to let the ABC victory stand for long, a second battle was staged in February. This time NBC proved vic­ torious in the competition which was aired on ABC. The quest to incorporate Malibu suffered a narrow defeat by only 104 votes on November 2, with 82 per cent of Malibu's voters turning out for the election. Community leaders who had sup­ ported the initiative for cityhood be­ lieved that Pepperdine students had a major influence in the defeat. Other reasons cited were resident fears of a lack of adaquate police and fire pro­ tection. A recount of the ballots was taken, but it only supported the results of the initial count. Issues dominated campus news dur­ ing the year. After successfully achieving extended lobby visitation hours in the dormitories, Student Gov­ ernment Association (SGA) leaders turned their attentions to beginning a drive to achieve a lifting of the dancing prohibition for on and off-campus stu­ dent activities. After an informal poll in chapel taken by University President William S. Banowsky, which indicated a strong support of student requests to have dancing allowed on-campus, SGA lead- 6 News ers took a formal written survey which indicated the same student opinions. A petition was then circulated on-campus among students, staff and faculty call­ ing for a review of the no dancing policy by the Board of Regents. In March, the Religious Standards Committee of the Board of Regents formed a subcommittee to investigate the issue, and to make a recommenda­ tion to the Board at its meeting on June 14. President Banowsky believed the outcome of the issue impossible to predict. Two different aspects were to he considered by the Board, that of allowing dancing on-campus, and that of allowing dancing at off-campus stu­ dent activities. The quality of campus cafeteria food also sparked debate among cam­ pus residents and school administrators. As a result, the SGA's Food Advisory Committee members investigated other possible cafeteria food services which manage local university cafeterias, and recommended that Pepperdine make a change from the current company, Pro­ fessional Food Management to another. Revision of the SGA constitution was attempted, and several issues reach­ ed the students who voted approvingly during the fall. A discovery of improper balloting procedures during the fall >- FAR LEFT: Actor Sonny Bono at the Battle of the Network Stars. ABOVE CENTER: A carnival is held annually in Malibu during the summer at the civic center featuring entertain­ ment for the local residents. LEFT: An evicted sign is posted on a trailer which housed the headquarters supporting the city- hood issue after merchants in the Malibu Shopping Center (where the trailer was locat­ ed) complained. BELOW: Jimmy Carter waves to a crowd at Los Angeles International airport on a campaign stop. Carter presented The Tyler Ecology Award to Dr. Eugene P. Odum, University of Georgia, in the cabinet room of the White House on April 15. early February. Chancellor Young's re­ Songfest features search, which had been a part of his initial probation, covered the topic of "Country Jubilee" stress and alcohol. Young's sentence had been stayed a total of one year to voting was discovered dunng March enable him to do the research at the which nullified the earlier vote. University of Southern California. In a close race for the SGA presi­ Construction of the School of Law dency for the next academic year, Rod began in December following the com­ Gaudin defeated Steve Hewgley in a pletion of soil testing. Although not run off election, after Hewgley had affected at the time construction come from behind in the regular elec­ began, new legislation which became tion as a write-in candidate, nearly effective January 1, was ruled to apply tying Gaudin. In the runoff election a to the construction and potentially record 831 voters turned out with a threatened the construction of the narrow margin of 45 votes naming school and several other campus Gaudin the new president. facilities. Songfest, the annual musical pro­ Effective January 1, the California duction put on by the students and State Costal Commission boundaries student organizations on campus, were extended to include everything featured the theme of "A Country within five miles of the ocean, rather Jubilee." More than 1000 people at­ than the previous 1000 yard tended the event which Tau Rho Sigma jurisdiction. Although construction had Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Sorority and been started prior to the effective date, Friends won with their combined pre­ it was ruled to be covered by the new sentation entitled, "A Farmer and His legislation as sufficient work had not Wife." yet been completed. Pepperdine Chancellor (on leave) M. University administrators asked for a Norvel Young, who had pleaded guilty blanket exemption for the campus, and to one count of felony manslaughter for individual exemptions for each of stemming from a September 16, 1975 the construction projects in case the auto accident which left two women blanket exemption request was denied. dead, had a one year jail term struck Permits for each of the projects were from his sentence by Superior Court also filed for in case all of the Judge Pearce Young (no relation) in exemption requests were denied. 8 News ^^.."•'• BOTTOM LEFT: Construction of the Pep­ perdine University School of Law facilities began in December as bulldozers start grading the Malibu campus site. ABOVE CENTER: Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman, addressed the newly formed Pepperdine Associates at the Founding 400 dinner in February. ABOVE: Pepperdine Chancellor Dr. M. Norvel Young performs a surprise guest solo at the Up With People concert in Firestone Fieldhouse. LEFT: Model depicting the completed school of law is displayed indicating what the facility will look like according to current plans. News 9 :<^ Coastal commission threatens construction Pepperdine Senior Vice President Larry Hornbaker expressed optimism in achieving at least one of the requests which would allow the construction projects to continue, although the final decision of the commission was not made until after Impressions deadlines. Construction of new university com­ puter facility, which was also affected by the commission's ruling, began in December to house an on-campus com­ puter system. The system, set to be installed in stages, has been intended for use by the administration, although some administrators expressed opti­ mism in the possibility of student educational use of the computers. TOP LEFT: Randy McCormack dries poster announcing cancellation of the England Dan and John Ford Coley concert as Student Government Association Advisor Ralph Beck and Paul Lee look on. RIGHT: Notice of Intent Sign marks the sight of the proposed music rehersal trailers behind the Murchinson Science Center. FAR RIGHT: "Up With People" performed to a below capacity crowd in the Firestone Fieldhouse. 10 News Friedman speaks panied by choreography. Selections from around the world were also fea­ tured. The goal of the performance was to Pep Associates to emphasize the importance and equal­ Milton Friedman, The Nobel Prize ity of people. winning economist, spoke at the first The concert in the final outcome annual dinner of the newly formed lost the SGA approximately $3500, Pepperdine Associates. Held on the which leaders tried to ignore. Their nineth anniversary of the kick-off attempted cover-up of the cost of the dinner for the Malibu campus, the concert and mistake of telling the dinner was attended by more than 500 Graphic during an assembly meeting guests. that the concert lost an estimated In his address, Friedman stressed $1000 caused a great deal of student that the nation is losing its economic controversy. freedom. "The United States is still a Another concert which was to have predominately free society today, how­ featured England Dan and John Ford ever, freedom is becoming more Coley, was cancelled at the last minute limited. We live in a free enterprise, but due to a poor return in ticket sales. The how free is anyone to set up an promoter of the event, Terry Joy, was enterprise?" He blamed well-meaning slow in returning money to ticket people for being the chief cause of economic problems. purchasers. Each Pepperdine Associate supports Faculty salaries received a long a- the university with $1000 annual mem­ waited increase of six per cent through­ bership gift.