Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of an advice column based on new topics and rotating writers each time. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Growing up, I always associated hospitality with grand, elaborate gestures. The word “hospitality” was, in my mind, directly related to a person's ability to throw a good … [Read more...] about Advice: Hospitality Looks Different for Everyone
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Sebastien Pourrat: The Basque Country Takes Malibu
Chef Sebastien Pourrat's life's work in the culinary world now brings him to Malibu with Casita Basqueria.The store, which is located in Surf Canyon — a small shopping center next to the Malibu Country Mart — holds specialty Spanish foods and carefully curated home goods. It was born from the sense of identity that the French area of the Basque country shares with … [Read more...] about Sebastien Pourrat: The Basque Country Takes Malibu
Proposition 36 Could Help Some Malibu Businesses Feel Secure Against Theft
Some Malibu establishments are in favor of Proposition 36, a ballot measure meant to increase sentences for theft and drug crimes, believing that it would help dissuade shoplifting in small businesses.Currently if someone stealss" class=" collapsed"> $950 or less worth of merchandise, the crime would be classified as a misdemeanor. However, Proposition 36 would turn these … [Read more...] about Proposition 36 Could Help Some Malibu Businesses Feel Secure Against Theft
RISE 101: Gifts of Gratitude as Service
RISE 101, an event focused on gifts of gratitude, was hosted in the Calabasas Campus on Sep. 25, and served as an opportunity for Pepperdine's graduate students to encourage the community to practice gratitude. The Resilience Informed Skills Education (RISE) program at Pepperdine promotes frameworks that students might use to build and develop skills in one of their six … [Read more...] about RISE 101: Gifts of Gratitude as Service
Stress and Schedule: Students Face Midterm Season
Every semester, when the halfway mark rolls around, Pepperdine students are faced with midterm season. Students are tasked with the challenge of juggling seemingly endless academic and extracurricular responsibilities. The overwhelming pressures arise form the intense workload, sophomore Isabella Morton said. "I am a Finance and Economics double major," Morton said. "During … [Read more...] about Stress and Schedule: Students Face Midterm Season
