The Pepperdine, Malibu and Thousand Oaks communities remembered the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire that took place back-to-back Nov. 7-10. Pepperdine seniors remembered the events as members of the last class of Seaver students present for the events.
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If a Pie Could Speak: An Account of the 72 Hours From Borderline to Woolsey
Pepperdine alumna and former Graphic Executive Editor Allison Lee shares her story surviving the Borderline shooting and sheltering-in-place due to the Woolsey Fire on Nov. 7-10, 2018. Lee recounts the highs and lows of overcoming trauma and the journey of a pie.
A Journalist & A Survivor Reflect on the Inner Workings of A Sexual Assault Investigation
For over a year, alumna Channa Steinmetz (2020) reported on a workplace sexual assault investigation that occurred within DPS during the Spring of 2019.
Pepperdine’s New Reality — Trauma Revisited
Mentally and physically processing one’s response to trauma can take different forms for each individual.
Pepperdine Pushes Past its Paralyzing Past
With a past filled with pain, Pepperdine pushes forward with its new freshman class.
Staff Editorial: Remembering Looks Different for Everyone
As the one-year anniversary of the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire approaches and the campus reflects upon the tragedies, respect the healing process of those around you, whatever it may look like.
Students and Faculty Wear Black to Remember 50th Anniversary of Larry Kimmons’ Death
Members of the Pepperdine community honor Larry Donnell Kimmons, the African-American teenager whom a Pepperdine security guard shot and killed fifty years ago.
Step Forward Day Celebrates 30 Years of Service
Pepperdine Volunteer Center kicks of the 30th anniversary of Step Forward Day with a new service opportunity: Feed My Starving Children
Wells Fargo Continues to Disappoint
Art by Sybil Zhang Almost one year ago, news broke that Wells Fargo “employees secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts — without their customers knowing it,” according to Matt Egan’s article, “5,300 Wells Fargo employees fired over 2 million phony accounts,” published Sept. 8, 2016 by CNN Money. Though the bank […]
Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later
Graphic by Kylie Myers Yik Yak. Racist comments. A sit-in protest. The Columbus statue. Mizzou protests. On Nov. 13, 2015, 100 Pepperdine community members dressed in black and participated for nearly three hours in the first Waves Against Ignorance demonstration. One year later, the demonstration continues to spark the discussion around the topics of diversity […]