Photos by Araceli Crescencio It was right before midnight Wednesday, Nov. 7, when we got the text that catapulted us into the next 48 hours. "BREAKING: shooting at Borderline in Thousand Oaks around 30 minutes ago" Shortly after, we met in the newsroom, along with another reporter, Kayiu Wong, and one of our advisers, Elizabeth Smith. We split into two groups, one … [Read more...] about Student Journalists Discuss Reporting on Tragedies
Alaina, One-Eighth of Us: A Letter from DeBell F Suite
Photos courtesy of Ashley Mowreader Editor's Note: The following was written by the women of DeBell F suite — Haley Brouwer, Pari Cribbins, Lauren Drake, Bridget Johnson, Ashley Mowreader, Zoë Walsh and Alicia Yu Alaina meant a lot. She meant a lot as a Pepperdine student, as a daughter and as a sister. She meant a lot before she was a part of a senseless act of violence, “the … [Read more...] about Alaina, One-Eighth of Us: A Letter from DeBell F Suite
University Cancels Classes Due to Wildfires
Pepperdine University cancelled classes for today, Nov. 9, due to the Hill and Woosley Fires in the Calabasas and Agoura Hills areas. An email statement released at 4:39 a.m. stated: Classes are canceled and offices are closed on the Malibu and Calabasas campuses for today, November 9, 2018. All other campuses remain open at this time. Faculty and staff working on the Malibu … [Read more...] about University Cancels Classes Due to Wildfires
Campus Mourns Alaina Housley
Photos courtesy of Facebook and Twitter Family members of freshman Alaina Housley announced this morning that she is one of the 12 victims killed in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill on Wednesday night. Her uncle, Adam Housley and his wife, Tamera Mowry-Housley released a joint statement Thursday morning stating that their niece was killed in the … [Read more...] about Campus Mourns Alaina Housley
The Man of Few Words and Many Responsibilities: Andrew K. Benton
Photos courtesy of University Archives When President Andrew K. Benton first stepped onto the Malibu Campus in 1984, the future of the university hung in the balance, but not in the way one might think. "We didn't have enough wastewater treatment for the future of the university," Benton said. Benton began at Pepperdine working on university regulatory matters, … [Read more...] about The Man of Few Words and Many Responsibilities: Andrew K. Benton
