A tweet. An email. A Zoom link. Virtual communication led the connection between Seaver faculty and students this week in a call to continue the conversation around racial injustice and reconciliation in higher education. Pepperdine faculty members showed their support for Black Lives Matter and students of color through various avenues Sept. 8, including a national strike, … [Read more...] about Seaver Faculty Stands Alongside Black Students with #ScholarStrike and a Night of Listening
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New Sustainability Major Coming Soon
Art by Gabby DiGiovanniSeaver College will soon add a new Sustainability major. The major’s curriculum intends to extend the Sustainability minor by adding classes across six of the eight total disciplines at Pepperdine.The Sustainability minor was added to the Seaver course catalog in 2015, making it the first Pepperdine program to focus only on sustainability. However, … [Read more...] about New Sustainability Major Coming Soon
Pepperdine Students Use Thrifting to Fight Fast Fashion
Harper Tramm, freshman, stands in front of her closet wearing her favorite thrifted windbreaker. Photo by Marley Penagos. Colored denim, platform shoes and animal print. Fashion trends change by the week. In an instant, something that was cool and hip could be considered out of style. In a city full of stars and wealth, how do Pepperdine students decide between … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Students Use Thrifting to Fight Fast Fashion
‘Worth the Struggle’: The Conversation Around Queerness and Christianity
Art by Samantha Miller When St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church’s rector, the Rev. Joyce Stickney, was a teenager, she served and worked at an orphanage and a refugee camp for Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese people in the Philippines. This experience led to her wrestling with the understanding of Christianity that she was taught growing up. “As a teen, I had all these great … [Read more...] about ‘Worth the Struggle’: The Conversation Around Queerness and Christianity
What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
A portion of David’s first letter. Image from Canyonwalker Connections. Editor's Note: All verses cited are from the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. People often cite certain passages in the Bible to speak out against homosexuality. These passages are described as clobber passages because "people will 'clobber' people over the head with them," said junior … [Read more...] about What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
