Transparency Item: This is a personal essay written by a current student who was a member of various communities affected by both the Woolsey Fire and the Borderline Shooting. This is the personal experience, opinion and perspective of the writer. I am going to try to explain what happened that night 6 years ago in the way only a 15-year-old teenager, lounging on a couch next … [Read more...] about Opinion: Borderline and Woolsey Will Never Be Forgotten
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The Malibu Campus Turns 50
This is the view from Heroes Garden in August 2021. The Malibu campus has been the home of Pepperdine for 50 years. Photo by Anezka Liskova Pepperdine University is celebrating 50 years of operation on the Malibu campus this year. George Pepperdine founded the university in South Los Angeles" in 1937, before it expanded to Malibu in 1972. The move to Malibu has only expanded … [Read more...] about The Malibu Campus Turns 50
Pepperdine Hosts September President’s Briefing
President Jim Gash hosted a Sept. 7, President's Briefing in Elkins Auditorium for Pepperdine community members wishing to join, as well as via Zoom. This is the first president's briefing over two years conducted in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overview of the Briefing Michael Thomas, vice president of Integrated Market Communications, opened the briefing with a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Hosts September President’s Briefing
Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
Community members gather on Pepperdine's Joslyn Plaza to remember and honor the victims of the Borderline shooting in 2018. This year marked three years since the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire back-to-back tragedies. Photo by Ryan Brinkman Nov. 7-10 marked the third anniversary of the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire. This year, Pepperdine remembered the back-to-back … [Read more...] about Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
If a Pie Could Speak: An Account of the 72 Hours From Borderline to Woolsey
Editor's Note: This article was originally published Nov. 7, 2019 in the Graphic's special edition "Where We Stand: One Year Later." The author, for sake of privacy, asked for the article to run in print only but agreed to publish the piece online for the three-year anniversary. Like any regular Wednesday night, I made my way up to Drescher for House Group at Jeff and Cathryn … [Read more...] about If a Pie Could Speak: An Account of the 72 Hours From Borderline to Woolsey