Pepperdine Student Affairs hosted a town hall meeting Thursday afternoon following a false report of shots fired on the Calabasas campus Wednesday night. The false report was sent after a DPS dispatcher shift change, where dispatchers are required to send an emergency test message to a small group of staff members. At 9:47 p.m., Wednesday, Pepperdine community … [Read more...] about False Alarm: Student Affairs Hosts Active Shooter Error Town Hall
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Reporting Sexual Misconduct: How Pepperdine Handles the Process
Content Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of a reported sexual assault.Editor’s note: *Names have been changed to Jane Doe and John Smith to protect the individuals’ privacy.It was March 2022.Jane Doe* was studying abroad when she and her friends decided to go out for the night.Fellow Pepperdine student, John Smith,* was going out the same night, … [Read more...] about Reporting Sexual Misconduct: How Pepperdine Handles the Process
Introducing Virtual Parking Permits to Pepperdine’s Malibu Campus
Cars parked in the George Page Lot on Aug. 16. Previously, DPS identified cars using printed parking stickers and now will identify them by their license plates. Photo by Lucian Himes Pepperdine is introducing virtual parking permits starting in August 2022. As cars enter and park on campus, license plate recognition (LPR) cameras will scan license plates, according to the … [Read more...] about Introducing Virtual Parking Permits to Pepperdine’s Malibu Campus
Missing Money: How an Art Piece Prompted a DPS Investigation
A series of three photos show junior Luke Knox's original sculpture (left), the sculpture after sophomore Rufus Florin took the money from it (center) and the note Florin left in the money's place (right). Knox said he thought people might take money from his sculpture little by little, but Florin proved Knox wrong by taking all of the $200 just hours after the Junior Thesis … [Read more...] about Missing Money: How an Art Piece Prompted a DPS Investigation
Zooming Through Campus: Students Look for Better Modes of Transportation
Sophomore Gabriel Claypool stands with his bike on campus. Claypool uses his bike to combat Pepperdine's hills and make travel easier between his dorm and class. Photo by Ella CoatesIf you see a blazing blue bike around campus, it most likely belongs to Gabriel Claypool. The sophomore rides it around campus, zooming from his dorm at Towers to his classes. "I use it constantly," … [Read more...] about Zooming Through Campus: Students Look for Better Modes of Transportation