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Spring 2022 Classes to Begin Online with In-Person Classes Expected to Resume Jan. 13

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A COVID-19 testing site sits on Pepperdine's campus during fall 2021 for students to receive a PCR test. All community members will need to test at one of these sites before they can return to in-person classes. Photo by Ryan BrinkmanPepperdine will welcome students back to campus Jan. 10, to begin online instruction, with in-person classes expected to begin as early as Jan. … [Read more...] about Spring 2022 Classes to Begin Online with In-Person Classes Expected to Resume Jan. 13

Pepperdine Student-Athletes Eager for a Full Season

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Fans filled the seats at Firestone Fieldhouse for Blue and Orange Madness on Oct. 8. Fans had to wear a wristband indicating they had provided proof of vaccination or had tested negative for COVID-19 prior to the event. Photo courtesy of Denver Patterson Pepperdine student-athletes have finally had a full season with fewer COVID-19 restrictions. After a strange 2020-2021 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Student-Athletes Eager for a Full Season

COVID-19 Breeds a Plethora of Opinions

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Photo by Ryan Brinkman | Photo Editing by Haley Hoidal A year and a half of COVID-19 talk, COVID-19 arguments and COVID-19 opinions — and the debates are ongoing. People question everything from whether the virus is fake to whether the pandemic will ever end. While there might be relief in sight for the pandemic, there isn't any in sight for the ongoing divide over its … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Breeds a Plethora of Opinions

Students Grapple with Social Anxiety

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Pepperdine students gather in Mullin Town Square at sunset for dinner and a Starbucks break. Some students faced social anxiety when coming back to school this fall. Photo by Gabrielle Salgado Pepperdine students’ main cause of stress is not academics, but how to start a conversation and make friends, students said. After a year and a half of online learning and virtual … [Read more...] about Students Grapple with Social Anxiety

Opinion: How the Pandemic Has Complicated the Dating Scene

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Art by Leah BaeAmong all the interactions the pandemic changed, romantic interactions — or more specifically, the world of dating — have transformed the most.Although dating can resume the return to normal due to reopenings, it is unlikely that it will be back to what it once was due to the pandemic and technology. Prior to the pandemic, flings and hookups were … [Read more...] about Opinion: How the Pandemic Has Complicated the Dating Scene