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Early Return: Heidelberg

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Art by Madeline Duvall As COVID-19 spread throughout Italy, Pepperdine chose to suspend the Florence program and send participants home early. Pepperdine also placed travel restrictions on the remaining European IP programs — London, Lausanne and Heidelberg. After the Florence program went home, the Heidelberg students were, to some extent, expecting the same future of … [Read more...] about Early Return: Heidelberg

Early Return: Florence

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Art by Madeline Duvall Hours before getting the news, the Florence program participants were certain they weren’t going home. "We got the email at 3 a.m., and we were like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” sophomore Alyssa Rabie said. The last week of February, COVID-19 cases had increased tremendously throughout Italy. Rabie said other universities were beginning to close and masks … [Read more...] about Early Return: Florence

Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out

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Freshman Mackenzie Bodden hands her father a bag through the window as she packs to move out of her dorm in E. Pengilly House. Photos by Brianna Willis For junior Hannah Tu, March 11 started off as a normal Wednesday: She woke up, grabbed her phone and started reading her email before getting ready to go to convo. One scroll and tap later, her whole day — and her … [Read more...] about Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out

Fine Arts Majors Adapt to Online Classes

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Sophomore Music major Alison Kiaseleh joins a Zoom call with her private vocal instruction class. Photo courtesy of Alison Kiaseleh After the Pepperdine community transitioned to online classes in the wake of COVID-19 concerns, Fine Arts faculty converted syllabi dependent on performances and exhibitions to teleconference platforms like Zoom. The Fine Arts Division — … [Read more...] about Fine Arts Majors Adapt to Online Classes

‘It’s Quite Eerie’: Campus Now a Ghost Town With Few Students and Major COVID-19 Restrictions

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Time lapse video shows barely anyone in sight at Pepperdine on March 23, one week after students were required to move out due to coronavirus concerns. Video by Vernie Covarrubias & Kayiu Wong Photos by Vernie Covarrubias Now that almost all students have moved off campus, the university is a ghost town: buildings are completely empty, not a soul can be found on main … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Quite Eerie’: Campus Now a Ghost Town With Few Students and Major COVID-19 Restrictions