Written by Cassandra Stephenson Jane Doe is a student who said she feels like she fell through the cracks in the system. An older student who was supposed to be acting as her mentor sexually assaulted her at a Pepperdine orientation event for a graduate campus program. She was part of a group of incoming students mingling with second-year mentors at a bar when he pulled … [Read more...] about After the Investigation: A Look at Sexual Assault and Title IX
DPS
100 Anonymous Comments. One Voice That Set Them Free.
Photos by Nicola Wenz More than 90 anonymous submissions were posted in an online survey made by Pepperdine junior Elijah Zoarski who asked for "ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS, STORIES, QUOTES, or PERSONAL TESTIMONIES that you have experienced or seen on and off campus."Zoarski used the information collected to create an installation piece on campus and publish a video that … [Read more...] about 100 Anonymous Comments. One Voice That Set Them Free.
Pepperdine Professor Encounters Mountain Lion on Graduate Campus
Photo courtesy of Robert ShearerIt was just after 9 p.m. when Professor of Decision Science Robert Shearer was walking his dog, Maisie, at the Drescher campus outside of his faculty condo. It had been drizzling rain so visibility was poor. As they were making a loop around the graduate campus a mountain lion was right in front of Maisie“All of a sudden, silently but very … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Professor Encounters Mountain Lion on Graduate Campus
Understanding Car Crashes on Malibu Canyon Road
Photos by Kelly Rodriguez Malibu Canyon Road is a staple part of the commute from Calabasas and Ventura County to Malibu, but to anyone who's driven through the canyon, the possibility of a car crash lurks at each twist and turn of the narrow road. A Pepperdine student who wished to be unnamed was in a car crash in the Malibu Canyon Road tunnel Dec. 11. “I was keeping … [Read more...] about Understanding Car Crashes on Malibu Canyon Road
Mountain Lion Sightings Confirmed
Photos by Rachel Ettlinger, Gabby Mathys and Nicola WenzPepperdine Students have received several emails over the past few weeks on the increased mountain lion sightings on campus.Four additional mountain lion sightings have been reported, including one confirmed sighting near Rho Parking Lot on Wednesday night, March 7. There have also been numerous mountain lion sightings … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Sightings Confirmed