Multidimensional Identity is a profile piece series highlighting minority students who belong to unique and/or underrepresented identity groups at Pepperdine. This series focuses on the intersection of a student’s multidimensional identity and how they shape the student’s experiences at Pepperdine University.
Inclusivity
Opinion: Kick Chick-fil-A to the Curb
The University has long tried to push messages of LGBTQ+ inclusivity while maintaining traditional Christian values of marriage being between a man and a woman. With anti-LGBTQ+ companies like Chick-fil-A given freely to the Pepperdine community, statements of inclusivity seem to lose their value as a result.
On-Campus Housing Numbers Break Records as HRL Finds Ways to Adapt
With 2,500 students living on campus this fall, HRL is finding new ways to cultivate community among first and second-years while prioritizing safety. RAs and SLAs take on the largest group of students to ever be housed at Pepperdine, yet they are dedicated to fulfilling their mission to lead, support and bond with their peers in the best way they can.
Opinion: Sia’s Movie, ‘Music,’ Is Not Music To Anybody’s Ears
Debuting Feb. 10, Sia’s new movie, ‘Music,’ delves into the whirlwind that is the relationship of an autistic child and her half-sister. While the message is admirable, this movie should not be winning an award for Best Picture but Best Misrepresentation.
How Diversity Shapes Human Interaction
2020 has been a time of racial reckoning, prompting many to explore the impact of diversity — or lack thereof — on human interaction, especially on a college campus like Pepperdine.
People with Disabilities Discuss their Communication Experiences
Pepperdine students and faculty who have a disability share their experience.
New Pepperdine Feminist Club Hopes to Start Important Conversations
Five juniors created Pepperdine’s first feminist club to establish a safe space for conversation to achieve both gender equality and an awareness of intersectionality on Pepperdine’s campus.
The Women’s March Accepted all but Political Diversity
The exclusivity promoted by the Women’s March is yet another nail in the coffin of political discourse.
