Pepperdine University boasts not only breathtaking views but also strives to maintain a safe environment for its students and faculty, Dean of Students Sharon Beard said. This is evident in the comprehensive measures undertaken by the University administration to uphold safety standards and communicate them effectively to the community.One of the primary avenues through which … [Read more...] about Pepperdine University’s Proactive Safety Measures Illuminate Campus Culture
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Pre-Loved in Another Life: The Art of Vintage Clothing
In one hundred different somewheres, a teenage girl is gleefully rifling through a bag of her mother’s old clothing from the early 2000s. She ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ over intricately beaded dresses and perfectly worn-in sweatshirts emblazoned with sorority letters. Finally, she pulls out a pair of denim overalls and picks them as her prize. Later, when … [Read more...] about Pre-Loved in Another Life: The Art of Vintage Clothing
Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
100-Day Dress Challenge
For 100 days, Pepperdine Campus Minister Falon Barton wore the same simple black dress. Barton was embracing a sustainability challenge from the clothing company Wool&, which, in 2018, began urging its customers to commit to wearing one of their dresses every day for one-third of the year. Soon, people across the U.S. were participating to make an environmentally conscious … [Read more...] about 100-Day Dress Challenge
Joshua Elizondo Becomes a Voice for Foster Youth
For senior Joshua Elizondo, Los Angeles is the home he never had. It’s the city that gave him the opportunity to pursue advocacy and rediscover his passion for entertainment — opportunities he said he feared he would never have. Growing up in the foster-care system in Detroit, 27-year-old Elizondo said he had to fend for himself in most areas of his life, but he has used his … [Read more...] about Joshua Elizondo Becomes a Voice for Foster Youth