A BB gun. Shelter in place. Fires. All of these are emergencies that Pepperdine students experienced in the 2024-25 academic year. Sophomore Maddie Wheeler said she sheltered in place during the Franklin Fire Dec. 9. She was in a room that did not have a view of the outdoors when flames were approaching Payson Library. Wheeler said she opened up Fizz to see an alarming … [Read more...] about Students Use Fizz During Emergency Situations
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Tropical Storm Hilary Ushers in New Semester
Tropical storm Hilary hit Southern California last week with strong winds, rain, lightning and thunder. In spite of this, classes resumed as scheduled for Aug. 21 — the first day of the new school year — wrote Emergency Services in an Aug. 21 email to the Pepperdine community. The greatest impacts from Hilary in SoCal were predicted to occur from the afternoon of Sunday, … [Read more...] about Tropical Storm Hilary Ushers in New Semester
Staff Editorial: Pepp Students Should Welcome Returning Shanghai Students
Art by Elizabeth Brummer With the suspension of the Pepperdine Shanghai program following the December 2019 outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus continue in Malibu as well as abroad. Nonetheless, in the midst of this epidemic, the Pepperdine community should be warm and inviting — rather than insensitive — to the students returning … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepp Students Should Welcome Returning Shanghai Students
Malibu Strengthens Protections to Prohibit Price Gouging
In response to reports of a spike in rent prices in Malibu after the Woolsey Fire, the Malibu City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday, Feb. 11 to increase protections against price gouging in the city. Malibu first prohibited price gouging on Dec. 4, 2018 when the council adopted an urgency ordinance that extends state law protections against price gouging to the … [Read more...] about Malibu Strengthens Protections to Prohibit Price Gouging
Pepperdine Students Know Little about Natural Disaster Safety
Photos by Kat Vodhanel The Woolsey fire ripped through the city of Malibu, reminding its residents that although the seaside town is beautiful, it is also fragile. This fire caused mass devastation to the city, and forced Pepperdine University's Safety Team to enact certain disaster protocols to keep students and faculty safe. Students, however, are unaware of many of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Students Know Little about Natural Disaster Safety
