Art by Madeline Duvall Hours before getting the news, the Florence program participants were certain they weren’t going home. "We got the email at 3 a.m., and we were like, ‘Oh my gosh,’” sophomore Alyssa Rabie said. The last week of February, COVID-19 cases had increased tremendously throughout Italy. Rabie said other universities were beginning to close and masks … [Read more...] about Early Return: Florence
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Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out
Freshman Mackenzie Bodden hands her father a bag through the window as she packs to move out of her dorm in E. Pengilly House. Photos by Brianna Willis For junior Hannah Tu, March 11 started off as a normal Wednesday: She woke up, grabbed her phone and started reading her email before getting ready to go to convo. One scroll and tap later, her whole day — and her … [Read more...] about Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out
Thank Us For Our Service Every Day
Art by Madeline DuvallInternational praise for nurses, doctors, first responders, truck drivers and grocery store workers continue as the coronavirus pandemic roars on.For many, this is the first time their work is acknowledged as essential for others, a stark reminder that their job is to risk their own life to try to save a stranger’s.But as this recognition gains … [Read more...] about Thank Us For Our Service Every Day
SGA Postpones Elections, Cancels Meetings
File PhotoPepperdine’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced in an email Tuesday that elections for next school year have been postponed to fall 2020. Senior and SGA President Meredith McCune wrote in a separate email to the Graphic that the SGA Senate would not continue holding its regular Wednesday meetings. Next year’s elections will take place online … [Read more...] about SGA Postpones Elections, Cancels Meetings
This Generation Needs a ‘Goldilocks’ Approach to COVID-19
From barren grocery stores to reckless spring breakers, it seems teens and adults are reacting incorrectly to COVID-19. Adolescents and adults either seem to overreact to the pandemic or treat it as if it's another version of the flu or common cold. America needs to find its own "Goldilocks" approach to COVID-19 by finding a middle ground in handling this pandemic. Many people … [Read more...] about This Generation Needs a ‘Goldilocks’ Approach to COVID-19
