Photo Courtesy of Jim Gash | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal President Jim Gash said he is passionate about cultivating student community life on campus. Gash, who is from Santa Rosa, Calif., said the issue of community life and student involvement has been personal to him since before assuming the presidency in 2019. Gash graduated from Pepperdine's law school in 1993, and he … [Read more...] about President Jim Gash Emphasizes Growth in Community Life
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Kelli Brickner Wants a Restful Fall Break
Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal Pepperdine students returned to in-person classes this fall after a year and a half of online instruction and adapting to an entirely new way of learning from home. While it's exciting to have a campus filled with students again, this semester's transition makes it especially taxing for many students. For junior Biology … [Read more...] about Kelli Brickner Wants a Restful Fall Break
Prof. Roshawnda Derrick Emphasizes the Beauty of Bilingualism
Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal When Professor Roshawnda Derrick's undergraduate linguistics instructor rolled in a TV and began to play MTV Tres in 2011, Derrick said she became enamored with the language and cultures. Now, Derrick, from Detroit, is an associate professor of Hispanic Studies at Seaver College. During her time in college, Derrick had … [Read more...] about Prof. Roshawnda Derrick Emphasizes the Beauty of Bilingualism
Alicia Oumsang ‘Taps into the Surface’ of the Model Minority Myth’s Harmful Effects
Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal Raised in the predominantly white state of New Hampshire, senior Sports Medicine major Alicia Oumsang did not know the term "model minority" until summer 2020 when she read it in an infographic on Instagram. Since then, Oumsang said, she has learned more about the harmful effects of this myth and realized ways in which … [Read more...] about Alicia Oumsang ‘Taps into the Surface’ of the Model Minority Myth’s Harmful Effects
Hope Lockwood Encourages Gender Identity Exploration
Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal Junior English and Philosophy double major Hope Lockwood said they do not believe gender and sex are the same, and the difference between the two is simple: Gender is an identity comparable to that of religion, whereas sex relates to body parts. The power, Lockwood said, should be in a person’s hands to decide who they … [Read more...] about Hope Lockwood Encourages Gender Identity Exploration