Graphic by Kylie Myers By California law, a college student must be at least 21 and more than 1,000 feet from any school campus to consume marijuana. For a Pepperdine student, smoking at Malibu Country Mart would roughly quadruple this legal distance requirement — that is, until the student double-checked Pepperdine's Student Handbook. Although recreational use … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Maintains Its Stance Against Marijuana
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Rho App Discontinued Following Administrative Requests
Photo by Cassandra Stephenson "Rho," a student-made shuttle-tracking app that appeared on the Apple App Store in September, has been removed from the app store. The app's creator, Micah Benn, said he was asked to remove his app from the store by DoubleMap, a transit tracking vendor, in partnership with Pepperdine in a recent email. Prior to receiving the email, Benn had … [Read more...] about Rho App Discontinued Following Administrative Requests
University Church Welcomes New Minister
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine UniversityPepperdine University Church has finished the search for a new minister. The Church announced Feb. 5 that they chose Al Sturgeon, dean of Graduate Programs at Pepperdine School of Law, for the job.Sturgeon will shift from a position at the law school to serve as minister.Regarding the transition, Sturgeon said that the time is right. "I … [Read more...] about University Church Welcomes New Minister
Unplug and Unwind
Graphic by Nate BartonDuring my senior year of high school, I went a week without my phone for a retreat. It was terrifying to be stuck up in the woods, leading a group of my peers from my all-girls Catholic high school without a connection to the outside world.I hated not being able to check my group texts or call my mom. But at the same time, it was so liberating. And that … [Read more...] about Unplug and Unwind
Facebook Page Promotes Women Empowerment
Photos by Terra Atwood Junior Maude Shepherd and senior Andrea Barrera are developing a renewed sense of empowered unity among women by creating the Women Helping Empower Each Other Facebook group. The Facebook page seeks to provide a safe platform for sharing inspiration, encouragement and joy as well as discussing issues of sexism, gender, health and support. "I … [Read more...] about Facebook Page Promotes Women Empowerment