Photos by Milan Loiacono The Pepperdine community gathered for a prayer service in Stauffer Chapel Tuesday night following the recent shootings in Pittsburgh and Kentucky. The Office of the Chaplain and the Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies hosted the service for people of all faiths to join together to pray and memorialize the victims. “Many people are feeling fear,” … [Read more...] about Prayer Service Remembers Pittsburgh and Kentucky Shooting Victims
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Staff Editorial: Jamal Khashoggi’s Death Proves Need to Continue Fight for Truth
Art by Caitlin Roark News of Arab journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has sparked concerns for the safety of journalists and state of the media in general. Khashoggi’s murder reaffirmed what many journalists already knew going into this line of work — the fight for truth is not always easy, but should always be sought after … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Jamal Khashoggi’s Death Proves Need to Continue Fight for Truth
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
Malibu High Hosts Their First Student-Run City Council Candidates Forum
Photos by Channa SteinmetzThe five candidates for Malibu City Council answered questions about homelessness, Measure M and youth in politics at Malibu High’s first Town Hall Forum on Thursday, Oct. 11.President of Community Involvement Club and Malibu High senior Collette Aldrich and Youth Commission representative and Malibu High senior Jessica Ford launched and … [Read more...] about Malibu High Hosts Their First Student-Run City Council Candidates Forum
‘Jesus in the Barrio’ Convo asks ‘Where is God today?’
Photos by Gabrielle NorteThe "Jesus in the Barrio" convo on Thursday, Oct. 4, challenged students to explore the parallels between the plight of modern-day Mexican-Americans and that of Jesus. Divisional Dean of Religion and Philosophy Dan Rodriguez compared seemingly undesirable, impoverished neighborhoods where many Mexican-Americans live such as Compton, Elysian Park and … [Read more...] about ‘Jesus in the Barrio’ Convo asks ‘Where is God today?’