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Opinion: Pepperdine Must Make Menstrual Products Free and Accessible

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Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Editor’s Note: Cassandra Barron, the writer and reporter of this story, is co-president of Pepperdine Feminist Club. As someone who menstruates, I have experienced the afternoon-destroying moment of realizing I do not have … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine Must Make Menstrual Products Free and Accessible

Opinion: The University Must Welcome All Students

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Art By Samantha Miller “You Belong Here,” “You Matter Here,” and “You Are Loved Here.” The University decorated lamp posts across campus with different prints of celebratory banners to welcome back all students for the first time since March 2020. While these displays are one of the University’s attempts to invite students to the Pepperdine community, one must not forget … [Read more...] about Opinion: The University Must Welcome All Students

Pepperdine Introduces New Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant Vice President for Community Belonging

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President Jim Gash introduced J. Goosby Smith as Pepperdine's first Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Community Belonging. Smith previously worked at Pepperdine from 2002 to 2015. Photo courtesy of J. Goosby Smith Pepperdine announced its search for a chief diversity officer on June 8, 2020 and starting June 1, 2021, J. Goosby Smith will serve as the … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Introduces New Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant Vice President for Community Belonging

If It Isn’t Intersectional, It Isn’t Feminism

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Special reporting by Brianna Willis and Maria Belen IturraldeArt by Caitlin RoarkShe was the only African American in her high school class of 63 students. Her friends often invited her to social gatherings to protect them because she looked scary; she was always placed in the back of the dance team; the administration chose a white student for homecoming queen, even though she … [Read more...] about If It Isn’t Intersectional, It Isn’t Feminism