Sophomore Nicholay Osokin stands next to a car at Azusa Canyon. Osokin posted this photo on his Instagram on Feb. 18, around 10 months before he died in a car accident. Photo courtesy of Nicholay Osokin's Instagram Pepperdine community members continue to remember sophomore Nicholay Osokin and his life after receiving news of his death Nov. 15. Osokin died in a car crash Nov. … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Remembers Nicholay Osokin as a ‘Beloved Member’ of the Community
Chaplain Sara Barton
Administration Restructures Convocation as Seaver 200, Reduces Requirements
Graphic by Abby WiltGetting your convocation credit just got a whole lot easier.Pepperdine announced changes to the chapel requirement May 6, following a reimagining of the Office of Spiritual Life on May 3. New requirements for students lighten the credit load — reducing needed credits from 14 to 10 — and base participation on class standing and residential … [Read more...] about Administration Restructures Convocation as Seaver 200, Reduces Requirements
Healing Comes in Waves: The Grieving Process and Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones
Pictured: Sammie Wuensche. Photo illustration by Anastasia Condolon When one first learns a loved one has died, it can feel overwhelming, perhaps unforeseen — like getting lost in a tidal wave. One might be out in the ocean for a while feeling disoriented and confused. Over time, memories of the loved one come back, sometimes unexpectedly — even when the water appears to … [Read more...] about Healing Comes in Waves: The Grieving Process and Honoring the Lives of Loved Ones
Pepperdine Launches Virtual Spiritual Life Programs for Fall 2020 Semester
Image from the new interactive "Practicing Faith" resource on the Pepperdine website. Pepperdine students may be losing their on-campus experience this fall, but the Spiritual Life Office is making sure students don’t lose their spiritual experience. In the Aug. 11 President’s Briefing, Vice President for Student Affairs Connie Horton announced that convocation will not … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Launches Virtual Spiritual Life Programs for Fall 2020 Semester
“Why Isn’t My Voice Valued in a Church I Love?”
Art by Olivia Smith and Aliya EdwardsInside a small church in a foreign country, speaking a language unfamiliar to her own, Chaplain Sara Barton experienced the liberation of preaching to both men and women for the first time in the mid-'90s.The church was located in the Lusoga-speaking region of Southeastern Uganda, where Barton was a missionary for over eight years.The people … [Read more...] about “Why Isn’t My Voice Valued in a Church I Love?”