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The Last to Leave — Buenos Aires Program Suspended

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Students and the faculty family from Pepperdine's Buenos Aires abroad program smile for a photograph. Photos by Ashley Mowreader Though the news was shocking, the announcement was not a surprise. “In the beginning of the semester, I thought for sure we were going to get sent home,” said sophomore Bryce Crane. “But in seeing how Argentina's coronavirus [cases weren’t] … [Read more...] about The Last to Leave — Buenos Aires Program Suspended

Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus

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Photo by Kayiu Wong Pepperdine announced Wednesday morning that the university will cancel in-person classes in favor of online courses for the remainder of the semester due to the spread of COVID-19. The email from President Jim Gash requested that residential students move out of their on-campus housing by 3 p.m., on March 15. The email also stated that the University … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Moves to Online Classes, Students Required to Leave Campus

Florence’s Suspension Leads to a Late Night in the Graphic Newsroom

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Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher On Wednesday, as the Graphic newsroom prepared to put together the pages for the Thursday paper, news broke that the Florence program was suspended for the remainder of the spring semester.   In This Week’s Episode: Behind-the-scenes coverage of how … [Read more...] about Florence’s Suspension Leads to a Late Night in the Graphic Newsroom

Coronavirus: How an International Disease Hits Home

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Composite by Natalie Rulon The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention escalated fears stateside Tuesday when it warned that a United States outbreak of the coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) is inevitable. “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore,” Nancy Messonnier, director for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: How an International Disease Hits Home

Pepperdine Suspends Shanghai Program’s Spring Semester as Coronavirus Spreads

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File photo of Shanghai, China | Photo by Kelly Rodriguez Students studying abroad with Pepperdine's Shanghai international program will return home this week amid growing concerns of Wuhan coronavirus. Shanghai participants received an email from Executive Director of International Programs Beth M. Laux at 6:14 a.m. Wednesday morning (Shanghai time) informing them of the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Suspends Shanghai Program’s Spring Semester as Coronavirus Spreads