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Borderline Shooting

If a Pie Could Speak: An Account of the 72 Hours From Borderline to Woolsey

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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

‘I Just Can’t Believe It’: Students in Shock and Frustration Over Sudden End of Semester

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Students gather on Main Campus after Pepperdine announces the university's decision to transition to online classes and require students to leave campus. Photos by Milan Loiacono It’s been six weeks since Pepperdine suspended the Shanghai international program, the first in a succession of major decisions the university has made to prevent a community outbreak of … [Read more...] about ‘I Just Can’t Believe It’: Students in Shock and Frustration Over Sudden End of Semester

Dawn Megli: Bringing Peace through Writing

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Video by Kaelin Mendez Dawn Megli cries. She cries at home, in her car and at her desk at the Thousand Oaks Acorn, where she writes profiles about the survivors and the families of the victims of the Borderline Shooting. “She’s taking it personally and has agreed to do all these,” said her editor Kyle Jorrey, a 2004 Pepperdine alumnus. “She doesn’t want to give that … [Read more...] about Dawn Megli: Bringing Peace through Writing

Thousand Oaks Continues to Recover From Nov. 7 Tragedy

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Photos by Makena Huey and Rowan Toke | The Healing Garden in Thousand Oaks serves as a permanent memorial to honor the victims and survivors of the Borderline Shooting. One year after the Nov. 7, 2018 Borderline Shooting — which resulted in the death of 12 individuals, including first-year Pepperdine student Alaina Housley — the Thousand Oaks community continues to heal. … [Read more...] about Thousand Oaks Continues to Recover From Nov. 7 Tragedy

A Senior’s Side of the Story

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Photo courtesy of Michael Kruel | Students sheltering in place in Payson Library look out the window at Pepperdine's Malibu campus on November 10, 2018, the morning after the Woolsey Fire surrounded the university. As I write this, I am sitting in the back corner of the library near the fireplace in one of the chairs where I slept during the shelter-in-place last year. Looking … [Read more...] about A Senior’s Side of the Story