Art by Sybil ZhangAlmost 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 has claimed to have made … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo Continues to Disappoint
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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 and … [Read more...] about Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later
Japan Club Commemorates Anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake
Photos and Video Courtesy of JSUThe Japan Student Union commemorated the fifth anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which left the Japanese region in despair. In an event hosted at the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, students wrote letters to the victims of the natural disaster, made crafts and floated lanterns in memory of those who lost their lives. Senior and JSU … [Read more...] about Japan Club Commemorates Anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake
‘SNL’ Serves As Comic Relief for 40 Years
Art by Peau Porotesano Humor seems to be something that the whole world can appreciate. No matter what tragedies, sadness or hardships the world is facing, we can all come together in these times and unite under comedy. “Saturday Night Live” has provided this unison in humor, and on Feb. 15, it celebrated 40 years of being on the air, making people … [Read more...] about ‘SNL’ Serves As Comic Relief for 40 Years
Emergency preparedness evaluated in light of Northridge earthquake’s 20th anniversary
Twenty years have passed since the Northridge Earthquake, a 6.6 magnitude quake centered in the San Fernando Valley that caused structural damage, thousands of injuries and a total of 46 deaths. Though Pepperdine only suffered a 24-hour power loss as there were no reported injuries, many were shaken up in the aftermath. President Andrew K. Benton, executive vice president at … [Read more...] about Emergency preparedness evaluated in light of Northridge earthquake’s 20th anniversary