The University opened the top two lots of the baseball field parking lot, the Enhanced Parking and Storage Project, on Aug. 21. The lower level lot will open in September, wrote Andrew Clark, director of administration for the Department of Planning, Operations and Construction, in an Aug. 15 email to the Graphic. Meanwhile, construction in Rho Lot in … [Read more...] about Baseball Field Parking Lot to Open While Construction Continues
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Tropical Storm Hilary Ushers in New Semester
Tropical storm Hilary hit Southern California last week with strong winds, rain, lightning and thunder. In spite of this, classes resumed as scheduled for Aug. 21 — the first day of the new school year — wrote Emergency Services in an Aug. 21 email to the Pepperdine community. The greatest impacts from Hilary in SoCal were predicted to occur from the afternoon of Sunday, … [Read more...] about Tropical Storm Hilary Ushers in New Semester
No Shots Fired on Calabasas Campus: Pepperdine Students Receive Error Message
Pepperdine sent out an error message to the community Wednesday night that there were shots fired at the Calabasas campus. The University then sent out a corrective follow-up message and email later that night and then hosted a town hall to answer questions the next day. Thursday at 4 p.m. The University hosted a town hall for the Pepperdine community in the Fireside room … [Read more...] about No Shots Fired on Calabasas Campus: Pepperdine Students Receive Error Message
University Terminates Employee Following Investigation
Graphic by Gabrielle Salgado Pepperdine has terminated former University employee Scott Woeckel's employment Tuesday following an internal investigation, according to an Aug. 23 press release. The University initially placed Woeckel on leave after his arrest Aug. 12. Woeckel worked at the Caruso School of Law as the manager in audiovisual production and information … [Read more...] about University Terminates Employee Following Investigation
Queer-Affirming, Queer-Welcoming or Queer-Hating: The Untold Story of Being LGBTQ+ and Working at Pepperdine
Editor's Note: The reporter for this story has graduated from Pepperdine in April 2023. All reporting in this story was conducted prior to July 2023. Editor’s note: *Name has been changed to J. Doe to protect the individual's privacy. Pepperdine upholds Church of Christ Christian values and strives to lead students toward a life of purpose, service and leadership, according … [Read more...] about Queer-Affirming, Queer-Welcoming or Queer-Hating: The Untold Story of Being LGBTQ+ and Working at Pepperdine