Written by Cassandra Stephenson Jane Doe is a student who said she feels like she fell through the cracks in the system. An older student who was supposed to be acting as her mentor sexually assaulted her at a Pepperdine orientation event for a graduate campus program. She was part of a group of incoming students mingling with second-year mentors at a bar when he pulled … [Read more...] about After the Investigation: A Look at Sexual Assault and Title IX
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Pelicans Make a Scene at Seaver Graduation
It’s been nearly a month since graduation. Students may have forgotten the speeches, the list of awards, the farmer’s tans and sunburns. However, few have probably forgotten the crowd-storming pelicans and the national renown left in the pelicans' wake. After all, who couldn't recall two enormous, long-beaked creatures sweeping across the crowd just a few feet above the … [Read more...] about Pelicans Make a Scene at Seaver Graduation
Pepperdine Releases First Draft of New Good Samaritan Policy
In the wake of a semester of controversy and conversation over the Good Samaritan policy, Pepperdine administration released a first draft of a revised and clarified policy. Dean of Students Mark Davis said the new draft was developed with an emphasis on student input. The primary objective in creating a new Good Samaritan policy was for the sake of clarity, according to … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Releases First Draft of New Good Samaritan Policy
100 Anonymous Comments. One Voice That Set Them Free.
Photos by Nicola Wenz More than 90 anonymous submissions were posted in an online survey made by Pepperdine junior Elijah Zoarski who asked for "ANONYMOUS STATEMENTS, STORIES, QUOTES, or PERSONAL TESTIMONIES that you have experienced or seen on and off campus."Zoarski used the information collected to create an installation piece on campus and publish a video that … [Read more...] about 100 Anonymous Comments. One Voice That Set Them Free.
Paul Hawken Speaks at Pepperdine Climate Conference
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine University Environmentalist, entrepreneur, author and activist Paul Hawken spoke at Pepperdine University recently about his new book on solutions to global warming. The Malibu Library Speaker Series along with Pepperdine University hosted Hawken Wednesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in Elkins Auditorium. Introduced by Associate Professor of Religion … [Read more...] about Paul Hawken Speaks at Pepperdine Climate Conference