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College Athletes Learn to Embrace Public Status

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Photo illustration by Ali Levens | Photos by Ali Levens and Keona Paniauga In an April 2 tweet, Pepperdine Men's Basketball senior guard Colbey Ross declared his intentions to enter the 2021 NBA draft. For Ross, who earned a national profile for breaking numerous school records and producing heroic performances in the WCC tournament, the announcement brought a deluge of … [Read more...] about College Athletes Learn to Embrace Public Status

Toeing the Line: Perspective of a Student-Athlete and Student Journalist

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Photo illustration by Ali Levens. Photos by Ali Levens and Karl Winter. Photos Courtesy of Kyle Cajero and Jeff Golden Among other titles, I am a Pepperdine undergraduate student, Pepperdine student-athlete, Pepperdine Athletics employee and Graphic student journalist. Anytime I write a story for the Sports section of the Graphic, I grapple with the journalistic integrity … [Read more...] about Toeing the Line: Perspective of a Student-Athlete and Student Journalist

Letter from the Editor | By The Numbers

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I chose to attend Pepperdine because it felt like home, and when I think of Pepperdine, I think of the Graphic. Both have shown me the importance of numbers. Both have shown me the importance of truth. Before setting foot on campus for the first time, many of us only knew about the University through its numbers: the undergraduate population, the student-faculty ratio, the … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor | By The Numbers

Statistics Tell Pepperdine’s Story

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Without the opportunity to tour campus in person, this year's Pepperdine applicants will base their decisions on what they find online. Statistics help influence applicants' views of the University, especially in comparison to other schools. Understanding Pepperdine by the numbers requires two different kinds of statistics — institutional and social. Institutional statistics … [Read more...] about Statistics Tell Pepperdine’s Story