Photo courtesy of Phillipa GreenwoodPhotos by Ali LevensBecause Pepperdine is nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains, getting around the hilly campus may pose a challenge. The university has used the Pepperdine app to track the shuttles and give students accessible information about route times. To receive feedback on the free shuttle service and improve them, the transit … [Read more...] about Transit Services Talks New Additions and Future Changes to Shuttles
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Spanish Professors Share Uruguayan Culture Through Film Screening Event
Photo courtesy of Cristina RoggeroPepperdine Spanish professors will host a screening of Uruguayan film "A Twelve Year Night" (2018) as this semester’s first installation of the Hispanic American Film Series on Oct. 10.The event will begin with a reception at 4:30 p.m. in Joselyn Plaza. There will be a presentation of tango and folklore dancers as well as authentic … [Read more...] about Spanish Professors Share Uruguayan Culture Through Film Screening Event
Sexual Assault Incidents Reveal Need for Increased Communication at Schools
As the Pepperdine community has seen an increase in sexual assault reporting, an online survey of 45 students conducted in spring 2019 showed only 44% of students reported they knew the process of reporting a sexual assault. There were two reports of rape and three reports of fondling in 2018, according to Pepperdine's 2018 Campus Safety and Fire Safety report. … [Read more...] about Sexual Assault Incidents Reveal Need for Increased Communication at Schools
Student with Disability Speaks Out Against Discrimination
Photos courtesy of Mackenzie Mazen It’s minutes before job training starts and senior Mackenzie Mazen is frantically driving her Ford Escape around Smothers parking lot trying to find an empty spot. Convinced there has to be something left, she engages in the all-too-familiar race to the last available spot. After circling the lot a few times, she settles for a … [Read more...] about Student with Disability Speaks Out Against Discrimination
Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories Over Bread
Photos by Channa Steinmetz Two Holocaust survivors shared their extraordinary experiences with Pepperdine students as everyone knead, braided and baked traditional Jewish bread, Challah. Pepperdine's Glazer Institute held the event Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Fireside Room for students to gain insight on Holocaust survivors Lya Frank and Michele Rodri's complex journeys … [Read more...] about Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories Over Bread