Art by Leah Bae As the Pepperdine community treks through an online fall semester, professors and social event coordinators fight to capture student attention in and outside the classroom. While both the academic and social spheres of Seaver College work to promote greater engagement, student activity groups face one primary obstacle: student attendance. “I … [Read more...] about Professors and Social Event Coordinators Fight for Student Attention
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Campus Life Fee Moves Virtual: Where Your Money is Going
Pepperdine continues to be empty for the fall 2020 semester but remains bustling with activity online via Zoom and other formats. Although on-campus events are suspended, the Campus Life fee is still reflected by the student groups' ability to provide community events. Photo by Ali Levens Correction: The fee breakdown was incorrect in the original version of the story. The … [Read more...] about Campus Life Fee Moves Virtual: Where Your Money is Going
Seaver Students Speak up About an Online-Only Semester
Graphic by Ali Levens Seaver students are scrambling to figure out their futures, following President Jim Gash’s July 22 announcement regarding remote instruction for the fall 2020 semester. The move to remote learning comes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced restrictions preventing K–12 schools from having in-person classes in counties most affected by the … [Read more...] about Seaver Students Speak up About an Online-Only Semester
Rolling Out the Red Carpet: The Board Brings ReelStories to Pepperdine
Photos by Lauren Chivers The Student Programming Board brought the big screen to Pepperdine on Friday. This year marks the eleventh annual ReelStories Film Festival, a night of food, student cinema and celebration as the Pepperdine and Malibu communities came together for the annual red carpet event. With six films showcased in Smothers Theatre and Elkins Auditorium, student … [Read more...] about Rolling Out the Red Carpet: The Board Brings ReelStories to Pepperdine
The Board’s ‘Trunk or Treat’ Sparks Controversy Over Handicap Spots
Photos courtesy of Brooke RedellPhotographs posted on Instagram of The Board's Trunk or Treat event stirred controversy as members of The Board posed in front of Halloween-decorated cars parked in handicap spots.The event, held Saturday, Oct. 26, in Smothers Parking Lot, took up eight handicap spots and had 11 "replacement" handicap spots alongside the front of Smothers … [Read more...] about The Board’s ‘Trunk or Treat’ Sparks Controversy Over Handicap Spots