Gashenomics are current President of Pepperdine's policies which have reflected a poor outcome since the administration began.
Cost of attendance has increased over 34% in just 5 years (~72k in 2019 to ~95k in 2024).
The school ranking has decreased over 30 spots from 46, now 76, tied with University at Buffalo (The steepest decline of any top 100 institution).
The graduation rate has fallen, transfer-out rates have increased.
There are students with no options for housing since they have over-accepted students because they lost a lot of money in the pandemic. Acceptance rate is up from low 30's back in 2019 to now ~50% in 2023.
Audrey: Why is our tuition so high when the school's reputation has gone downhill so fast... I mean look at the plummet in our ranking!
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.
A bath consisting of a variety of slats, oils, soaps or any other added ingredients such as fruits, milks, herbs or any other spices for health or beautifying benifits.
She brought homealot of stuff and took it to the bathroom. She must be taking a witch bath.