While students were returning to Pepperdine's campus after winter break, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) continued to ensure the safety of everyone in the community. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies (LASD) identified a stolen vehicle on campus Jan. 7, which led to the closure of Seaver Drive at approximately 10 p.m. Deputies were conducting a routine traffic … [Read more...] about DPS Finds Stolen Car On Campus
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DPS Sends Mistaken Email to Entire Pepp Community
Editor’s note: *Name has been changed to J. Doe to protect the individual's privacy.Pepperdine’s Department of Public Safety "mistakenly" sent a forwarded email containing a student's personal information Thursday evening to the entire Pepperdine community.The email contained the student’s CWID, name, where they were living and that they had been restricted … [Read more...] about DPS Sends Mistaken Email to Entire Pepp Community
False Alarm: Student Affairs Hosts Active Shooter Error Town Hall
Pepperdine Student Affairs hosted a town hall meeting Thursday afternoon following a false report of shots fired on the Calabasas campus Wednesday night. The false report was sent after a DPS dispatcher shift change, where dispatchers are required to send an emergency test message to a small group of staff members. At 9:47 p.m., Wednesday, Pepperdine community … [Read more...] about False Alarm: Student Affairs Hosts Active Shooter Error Town Hall
Reporting Sexual Misconduct: How Pepperdine Handles the Process
Content Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of a reported sexual assault.Editor’s note: *Names have been changed to Jane Doe and John Smith to protect the individuals’ privacy.It was March 2022.Jane Doe* was studying abroad when she and her friends decided to go out for the night.Fellow Pepperdine student, John Smith,* was going out the same night, … [Read more...] about Reporting Sexual Misconduct: How Pepperdine Handles the Process
Introducing Virtual Parking Permits to Pepperdine’s Malibu Campus
Cars parked in the George Page Lot on Aug. 16. Previously, DPS identified cars using printed parking stickers and now will identify them by their license plates. Photo by Lucian Himes Pepperdine is introducing virtual parking permits starting in August 2022. As cars enter and park on campus, license plate recognition (LPR) cameras will scan license plates, according to the … [Read more...] about Introducing Virtual Parking Permits to Pepperdine’s Malibu Campus
