Left to right: Ashley Churwin, Special Editon Editor Soliel Lara and Naomi Goundry enjoy a night off in Naples, Maine in July 2025. Lara bonded instantly with Churwin and Goundry while working together over the summer. Photo by Soliel Lara I was at my desk job sometime during spring 2025 when a job website sent me a notification. Through a private message, a recruiter … [Read more...] about Good News: We Meet For A Reason
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Michel Shane Carries On His Daughter’s Legacy
At 5 p.m. on April 3, 2010, he was one person. “And at 6 p.m. I was another. I am forever to be that other,” said Michel Shane, Pacific Coast Highway advocate and film producer. April 3, 2010 was a regular day for Shane. He said he walked to the intersection of PCH and Heathercliff Road to pick up his youngest daughter, 13-year-old Emily Shane, when an EMT told him the worst … [Read more...] about Michel Shane Carries On His Daughter’s Legacy
Community Mourns Loss of Psychology Professor Steve Rouse
Psychology Professor Steve Rouse (left) and his wife Stacy stand outside Stauffer Chapel on Easter in April 2025. Rouse was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer last fall, according to his CaringBridge page. Photo courtesy of Bradley GriffinThe Pepperdine community is mourning the loss of Steve Rouse, a father, husband, friend, Christian and Psychology professor who died … [Read more...] about Community Mourns Loss of Psychology Professor Steve Rouse
Abroad in Milan: Students Share Perspectives on Pepperdine’s Milan Winter Olympics Program
Students taking part in the Milan Program stand outside the venue for the Opening Ceremony at the Milan Winter Olympics on Feb. 6. The group went just two days after they landed in Italy. Photo courtesy of Hanna SusakThis semester, 18 students from Pepperdine’s Communication Division traveled to Milan, Italy, where they are watching the 2026 Winter Olympic Games and … [Read more...] about Abroad in Milan: Students Share Perspectives on Pepperdine’s Milan Winter Olympics Program
SGA Launches Committees
A student (left) shakes hands with Freshman Class Senator Christian Soulos (right) after the committees concluded at the Howard A. White Center (HAWC) on Feb. 4. President H.L. McCullough said SGA did not have committees when he was a freshman. Photos by Oliver Evans The Pepperdine Student Government Association (SGA) held its first committee meetings at the … [Read more...] about SGA Launches Committees