Myrlie Evers offers prayer hands to the audience in Elkins Auditorium on March 16. Myrlie spoke at Pepperdine because Jerry Mitchell proposed the idea to her daughter as a way to celebrate her the day before her 90th birthday. Photos by Millie Auchard Pepperdine community members filled almost all 399 seats in Elkins Auditorium at the "Legacy of a Movement: Celebrating Myrlie … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Gathers to Honor Myrlie and Medgar Evers
Malibu Urges Residents to Prepare for Earthquakes
A sign indicates the tsunami evacuation route out of Malibu through Malibu Canyon Road on Feb. 23. The University recommends students find safety at least 100 feet above sea level in the event of a tsunami. Photos by Millie AuchardThe Earth rumbles. Picture frames fall from the walls and shatter into glittery shards on the carpeted floor. An earthquake has struck, and it's time … [Read more...] about Malibu Urges Residents to Prepare for Earthquakes
Unhoused Individuals In Malibu Struggle To Find Shelter
John Doe’s belongings wait for him on a bench along Civic Center Way in Malibu on Feb. 1. John said he has been unhoused for about two years. Photos by Millie AuchardEditor's Note: To protect the identity of two sources, the Graphic has used the pseudonyms Jack Doe and John Doe.This season Malibu residents watched from their living room couches as trees swayed in the wind … [Read more...] about Unhoused Individuals In Malibu Struggle To Find Shelter
Rain Doesn’t Keep Surfers Out of the Water
Mar Vista resident David Johnson surfs at First Point in Malibu on Jan. 15, during a weather advisory. It began raining shortly after the end of his session. Photos by Melissa Auchard Malibu’s dazzling blue ocean turned a murky brown after an onslaught of rain in early January. Logs, sticks and trash filled beaches along the Pacific Coast. The rain spread other debris — like … [Read more...] about Rain Doesn’t Keep Surfers Out of the Water
Lausanne Students Struggle to Vote in Midterm Elections while Abroad
A Lausanne student mails their ballot back to the United States for the midterm elections in early November. Eighty-seven point five percent of eligible students in Pepperdine's Lausanne program did not vote in the midterms according to a poll of 67 Pepperdine students who studied in Lausanne in the fall semester. Photos courtesy of Logan Pluckhan While Pepperdine students in … [Read more...] about Lausanne Students Struggle to Vote in Midterm Elections while Abroad
