At Pepperdine, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a student in possession of a busy schedule is in want of a few acronyms and abbreviations to speed up his or her day. These are the revised words of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that ring true for nearly every Pepperdine student. Replace England with the scenic Malibu, and the words become much more powerful and true.
So what exactly are the acronyms and abbreviations that a Pepperdine student keeps in their back pockets—or perhaps the band of their Lululemon leggings? Let’s take a look at some alternative names for some of a Pepperdine student’s favorite acronyms and abbreviations.
1. The “Caf”
Alternative Name: The calf
Because you’re either so hungry that you could eat a cow when you go there or you leave feeling like a cow.
2. The CCB: That place where you have to take stairs and complain the entire way.
Alternative Name: Your death sentence
3. The HAWC: That place you go when you are a.) too lazy to walk to the Calf, or b.) when nothing at the Calf seems appealing. We’re looking at you vegan and vegetarian section.
Alternative Name: The rebound
4. The CAC: The confusing building with weird stairs that looks like a dungeon.
Alternative Name: Confusing Art Conundrum
5. The SAC: The CCB part two that will elicit four times the complaining.
Alternative Name: Your actual death