The weekend of Nov. 7–9 marked the two-year anniversary of the Borderline Bar and Grill shooting in Thousand Oaks and the Woolsey Fire. The Pepperdine community, though spread across the world due to COVID-19, came together to remember the shooting and fire's implications on themselves, the community and others. ____________________ We learned the answers to two … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers Borderline and Woolsey on the Second Anniversary
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Pepperdine Honors Alaina Housley with Memorial Scholarship
Photo from Alaina Housley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund websiteNovember marked the one-year remembrance of the Borderline Shooting and loss of Pepperdine student Alaina Housley. As December marks National Giving Month, the Pepperdine community has the opportunity to participate in giving through the Alaina Housley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund.The Alaina Housley … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Honors Alaina Housley with Memorial Scholarship
Don’t Water It Down: Hard Stories Deserve to be Heard
Sharing trauma is hard. It is hard to be vulnerable and hope that the person one is sharing with is able to listen and understand the experience. It is hard to listen to someone expose a wound in their life and to maturely respond to it. It is hard to share and connect on an intimate level between individuals, but it is much harder to see your story watered down to be easily … [Read more...] about Don’t Water It Down: Hard Stories Deserve to be Heard
Seven-Eighths: A Year without Alaina
Photo by Ashley Mowreader My suitemates are tough people to get in contact with, and that was before we lived in six different cities across five time zones. My DeBell F Suite was born spring of 2018, a product of Pepperdine housing and the extensive planning of eight overly excited Regent scholars. Once on campus, the eight of us — Haley Brouwer, Pari Cribbins, Lauren … [Read more...] about Seven-Eighths: A Year without Alaina
Memorial Issue: Editor’s Note
Art by Caitlin RoarkAfter the Borderline Shooting and the Woolsey Fire, the only thing I thought I needed was to get away. In my eyes, it was simple: To escape the trauma and aftermath from two enormously tragic events, I just needed to fly home.But, as I soon came to find, the answer wasn’t that simple. As comforting as it was to breathe in clean, humid air, I was … [Read more...] about Memorial Issue: Editor’s Note