Javon Cooley stands in front of his former apartment complex, a year after it burned down during the Palisades Fire. Photo and illustration by Melissa HoustonJan. 21, 2025.Two weeks since thousands of lives in Los Angeles had been turned upside down.Former Pepperdine professor Rachel Collins was lost driving around the Palisades. She and her husband, Troy, couldn't figure out … [Read more...] about A Home Reduced to Rubble
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When School and Home Collide
Photo by Melissa Houston Pepperdine alumna Anika De Long’s (‘21) bamboo-trimmed loft bed held her entire routine.Her fluffy pillows and a comforter with a tropical Hawaiian print rested on the top half. Below the lifted bed was her school desk and books. A wooden staircase led from the mattress above to the workspace below, blending rest and work into a single piece … [Read more...] about When School and Home Collide
Home on the Road
Photo by Melissa HoustonTexas, Alaska, Germany, Japan.For many military kids, these were not vacation destinations: they were temporary homes.With each move, there was a new school to learn from, new neighbors to get to know and a new city to start all over in. Rarely did they stay long enough to feel like it was home.Pepperdine senior Ariel Miles knows this feeling all too … [Read more...] about Home on the Road
Traveling Home: How Strangers Become Family Abroad
Mia Perry and Lauryn Madrigal in Copenhagen. Photo courtesy Mia Perry Personal growth emerges through change, yet change itself takes root in discomfort. Leaving home to create a new one is no exception. Moving to another country embodies this transformation, especially for students who choose to further their education abroad through Pepperdine’s International … [Read more...] about Traveling Home: How Strangers Become Family Abroad
Pepperdine’s Athlete Chapel Hosts Olympic Champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Pepperdine University welcomed Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Olympic gold medalist and world champion hurdler, to speak to the Athlete Chapel in Heritage Hall on April 8. McLaughlin-Levrone shared her journey as one of track and field’s most decorated athletes, focusing on faith and identity in the pursuit of greatness. Her message resonated with Pepperdine student-athletes … [Read more...] about Pepperdine’s Athlete Chapel Hosts Olympic Champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone