Photos by Milan Loiacono Alaina Housley’s family, friends and the greater Pepperdine community gathered Wednesday morning to honor her memory, grieve and celebrate Housley’s life. Housley was a freshman at Pepperdine who was looking forward to studying abroad in Florence next school year. She joined the Mock Debate team and added a minor in Music. Housley died Nov. 7 and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Remembers Alaina Housley
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Pepperdine Deals with the New Abnormal
Photos by Kaelin MendezThe 72 hours following Nov. 8 seemed a never-ending nightmare, beginning with the senseless shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. No sooner was the loss of Alaina Housley announced when word of the first flames of the Woolsey Fire reached campus, the Santa Ana winds pushing the blaze toward campus. Since Friday’s evacuations, … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Deals with the New Abnormal
Helen Young Honored Through Scholarship Memorial
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine University Pepperdine's former first lady and the founder and first president of the Associated Women for Pepperdine (AWP) Helen M. Young was honored through the Helen Young's Legacy Memorial scholarship fund. Loved ones and AWP board members gathered at the Young's family residence Wednesday to set up for an estate sale, which will benefit the … [Read more...] about Helen Young Honored Through Scholarship Memorial
Pepperdine Holds Memorial for Jake Harris
Photos by Kaelin Mendez Pepperdine held a memorial service for the community to commemorate the life of second-year student Jake Brandon Harris on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 18. Every pew was full in Stauffer Chapel as Pepperdine students, faculty and staff gathered to pray, share stories and pay tribute to the life of Harris with his family and friends. Harris died in … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Holds Memorial for Jake Harris
Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons
The rededication ceremony of the portrait featuring 15-year-old Larry Donnell Kimmons in Payson Library brought together Pepperdine students frnd faculty of the past and present, to critically remember the young life lost. The event was held on Founder's Day. The event came, "as other young black males are murdered by the force of racial apartheid," Catherine Meeks, class of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons