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Pepperdine Alum Julia Donlon Creates Connections Over a Cup of Coffee

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Alumna Julia Donlon smiles with a coffee outside of Starbucks on campus in Malibu during her last semester in spring 2019. Donlon said she spent a lot of time at this Starbucks while she was at Seaver. Photos Courtesy of Julia Donlon“Take the time to have coffee with someone new!” is the motto of 2019 Pepperdine alumna Julia Donlon’s online social project, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Alum Julia Donlon Creates Connections Over a Cup of Coffee

Good News: Finding Joy in the Simple Things

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Throughout the past year, I’ve learned to appreciate all the little things in life — and that’s where my good news comes from. When all the headlines around me are negative, sad or scary, I decide to look at the little things in life that bring me joy and peace.For example, recently I have found joy in the fact that it is staying light longer. After a long … [Read more...] about Good News: Finding Joy in the Simple Things

Bring Sustainability to the Starbucks Coffee Scene

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If people sit and observe the students ebbing and flowing through the never-ending Starbucks line in Payson Library, they notice how many coffee orders begin to pile up at the pick-up bar. In between unfinished readings for HUM 111 and crying through Physics homework, students grab their order and go back into the library to study. The combination of caffeination and academics … [Read more...] about Bring Sustainability to the Starbucks Coffee Scene

Blue Bottle Brings Malibu a New Coffee Wave

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Photos by Vernie CovarrubiasBlue Bottle Coffee celebrated 10 weeks since its grand opening in Malibu’s Park at Cross Creek on Sunday.The establishment officially opened July 6, one week after the new Whole Foods. It joined Starbucks and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf as another major coffee chain in the area. Blue Bottle prides itself on its practice of achieving and serving … [Read more...] about Blue Bottle Brings Malibu a New Coffee Wave

Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks

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Photo by Marisa Dragos There's a new campaign curating coffee and community on campus. Student Affairs launched an initiative called Coffee with a Transfer to foster friendships between transfer and non-transfer students. Any Pepperdine undergraduate student can fill out an online form with a little bit of information about themselves, and the Office of Student Affairs … [Read more...] about Coffee with a Transfer Connects Students at Starbucks