Pepperdine's "Waves of Flags" display from 2014 on Alumni Park is an annual tradition to honor the victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. This year's display is closed to the public due to COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Pepperdine 2,977 flags span the lawn of Alumni Park, emulating an ocean as the flags catch the breeze from the Pacific. This sea, however, holds no … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Erects ‘Waves of Flags’ Memorial on Alumni
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Pepperdine Honors 9/11 Victims on Alumni
Photos courtesy of Ron HallPepperdine and Malibu community members gathered on Alumni Park to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attacks on its 18th anniversary.The longstanding tradition has been to hold the memorial at Hero’s Garden. Along with the location change, this year marks the first time Pepperdine incorporated a symbolic placement of the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Honors 9/11 Victims on Alumni
Library Commemorates Sept. 11 with Poetry Display
Photos Courtesy of Annabelle RobertsPayson Library will present a “pop-up” display of American poems for the next two weeks in commemoration of Sept. 11. Located by the couches in the back of Payson, the display features poems by Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes and Emma Lazarus.Director of Library Programming and Public Affairs Alice Tsay is responsible for the … [Read more...] about Library Commemorates Sept. 11 with Poetry Display
The Day the World Stopped Turning— Losing a Father on 9/11
Image Courtesy of Annaclare Burnett On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I woke up for my first day of preschool. I went into the kitchen for my usual cheerios and cinnamon toast, when my mom informed my sisters and I that "Daddy changed his flight this morning so he could come home sooner. He's on his way home right now. He misses you so much." We missed him too. We missed … [Read more...] about The Day the World Stopped Turning— Losing a Father on 9/11
Tradition honors lost lives
Photos by Veronica Johnson Red and white stripes and blue stars flap in the wind as the sun sets on the night before the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, one flag for each of the nearly 3,000 lives lost. A group of freshman students have decided to eat dinner on the lawn. Tori Occhipinti, a freshman from Orange County, watches the sun set across the Pacific. “The flags … [Read more...] about Tradition honors lost lives
