Pepperdine’s full custodial staff, including managers and outside-contracted employees, meet at a daily line-up before the workday. Of the 22 pictured, only half are Pepperdine employees, while the 2019 staff had at least 20 without a third party. Photos by Mackenzie DawsonWhen the world stopped, the spotlight shined on the people in scrubs. But the workers doing the … [Read more...] about Yes, They Can: Pepperdine Custodians Face the Pandemic at Half Capacity
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Hot Shots: Saying No to Novak Djokovic
Art by Vivian Hsia The 2022 Australian Open kicked off the tennis grand slam season in style Jan. 9-30. Ashleigh Barty won the women’s singles title Jan. 29, becoming the first Australian woman to claim a singles title at the event in 44 years. Then, Jan. 30, Rafael Nadal overcame a two-set deficit to beat Daniil Medvedev and claimed his record-breaking 21st grand slam … [Read more...] about Hot Shots: Saying No to Novak Djokovic
San Fran Trip Rescheduled for March
The Golden Gate Bridge is on the list of attracts students visit on the annual trip to San Francisco. The trip was postponed and then rescheduled for late March. Photo by Liza Esquibias. Intercultural Affairs postponed the annual San Francisco trip in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases. The trip was rescheduled for March 18, wrote Rebecca Campos, director of Intercultural … [Read more...] about San Fran Trip Rescheduled for March
Opinion: Learning to Rest in a Busy World
Art by Mary Karapetyan Here I am, sitting in my little Hyatt hotel room, approaching day six of isolation. The amount of texts I have received saying “Now you have plenty of time to get ahead of work," or “You have so much time to be productive,” boggles my mind Does anything count as an acceptable excuse to actually stop doing work and rest nowadays? I understand I have … [Read more...] about Opinion: Learning to Rest in a Busy World
Good News: Taco Bell in Isolation
On Monday, Jan. 10, I tested positive for COVID-19. For the next 10 days, I isolated at an off-campus hotel — a ritual that has become all too common for the Pepperdine community. Recovering from COVID-19 symptoms, being in a hotel room by myself for 10 days and not being able to go outside or attend in-person classes, I struggled to find good news in my life. But life has a … [Read more...] about Good News: Taco Bell in Isolation
