Diversity is a discussion in and outside the classroom. Topics such as racial diversity, cultural diversity and linguistic diversity are all popular topics, but a subject less talked about is how neurodiversity affects students at Pepperdine.Neurodiversity is the concept that the human brain has normal variations and not all minds are the same. These differences are natural … [Read more...] about Opinion: Embrace Neurodiversity
Opinion: Why Those TikTok ‘For You’ Recommendations May Not Be The Best Thing For You
Art by Carson Vandermade TikTok accounts are not as harmless as they seem; they may be negatively impacting your mental health. A company insider leaked information about how the TikTok algorithm works after the individual was concerned about the algorithm’s push toward triggering content that potentially leads users to engage in self-harming behaviors.The documents the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Why Those TikTok ‘For You’ Recommendations May Not Be The Best Thing For You
Opinion: Pepp Needs Stronger COVID-19 Response Plan to Stop Virus Transmission
Art by Vivian Hsia On the surface, Pepperdine has an impressive array of tools to battle the spread of COVID-19 on campus. Within this arsenal of masking, testing and quarantine protocols, there are still fine print loopholes and issues with mask compliance and vaccine hesitancy among students that can fuel the virus' spread.Pepperdine administration announced Sept. 10, that … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepp Needs Stronger COVID-19 Response Plan to Stop Virus Transmission
Opinion: A Call for Systemically Changing American Policing
Art by Samantha Miller On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the United States reflected upon how to change the country's long history of police brutality. The roots of police brutality in U.S. policing have a lengthy history that dates back to slavery. Some of the earliest policing organizations in the United States began as a means to capture escaped … [Read more...] about Opinion: A Call for Systemically Changing American Policing
Pepperdine IP Announces Fall 2021 In-Person Classes Will Run at Four Locations in Early September
Pepperdine's International Program students will be back in London, England, this fall to see sites like the London Eye, as photographed in September 2019. Pepperdine's London program has not hosted students since spring 2020 and reopens fall 2021 for in-person classes. Photo courtesy of Pari CribbinsFour Pepperdine International Programs — located in Lausanne, London, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine IP Announces Fall 2021 In-Person Classes Will Run at Four Locations in Early September
