Britta Steinbrenner, chief of Public Safety for the Department of Public Safety, stepped down from her role and left Pepperdine, Associate Vice President Ricky Eldridge wrote in a Jan. 19 email to the Graphic. Director of Public Safety Meghan McGuire took over Steinbrenner's role, Eldridge wrote. Steinbrenner started her role in September 2022, according to her LinkedIn. "I … [Read more...] about Chief of Public Safety Britta Steinbrenner Steps Down
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‘Physically Impossible to Be in a Wheelchair’ — Community Members with Disabilities Face Obstacles to Success at Pepperdine
A collage of Graphic reporting regarding disability set against a photo of the Malibu campus under construction in the 1970s. Graphic by Ashley Mowreader Norvel Young and William Banowsky first beheld the land that would be Pepperdine's Malibu Campus on Sept. 19, 1967. 'It was beautiful, indeed, but very rugged," Banowsky wrote in his memoir, the Malibu Miracle. "It was … [Read more...] about ‘Physically Impossible to Be in a Wheelchair’ — Community Members with Disabilities Face Obstacles to Success at Pepperdine
SGA Touts Lyft Partnership, Prepares for Spring Semester
Students drive along Seaver Drive, lined with parallel-parked cars. The SGA Lyft partnership helps those without cars get around Malibu. Photo by Ella Coates Pepperdine’s Student Government Association introduced a partnership with the rideshare app Lyft on Dec. 1. Another transportation-related resolution, establishing the Pepperdine Accessibility Service, passed the same … [Read more...] about SGA Touts Lyft Partnership, Prepares for Spring Semester
Staff Editorial: Students Want Clarity From The University About Sexual Assault Alerts
Art by Madeline Duvall In light of the recent events that took place at an off-campus apartment, where a transient man sexually assaulted a student, community members are expressing some confusion about the university’s use of the term "sexual assault" in cases like this and others. Pepperdine's Timely Warning notification contained terms that, without proper context, may … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Students Want Clarity From The University About Sexual Assault Alerts
Understanding Car Crashes on Malibu Canyon Road
Photos by Kelly Rodriguez Malibu Canyon Road is a staple part of the commute from Calabasas and Ventura County to Malibu, but to anyone who's driven through the canyon, the possibility of a car crash lurks at each twist and turn of the narrow road. A Pepperdine student who wished to be unnamed was in a car crash in the Malibu Canyon Road tunnel Dec. 11. “I was keeping … [Read more...] about Understanding Car Crashes on Malibu Canyon Road
