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New Students Find a Home On Campus
With COVID-19 shutting down college campuses nationwide in 2020, students have been unable to live on Pepperdine’s campus until now. First-years, sophomores and transfer students share their experience of move-in day, decorating their dorm and finding a campus community.
Fresh Faces: Sports Enthusiast Strives Toward Being a Physician Assistant
Fresh Faces features first-year and transfer students in an effort to unite Pepperdine students, regardless of where they are. This installment introduces Lauren Wideen, a first-year Sports Medicine major who is passionate about sports and hopes to be a physician assistant in the future.
Fresh Faces: Biology Student Makes the Move From Thousand Oaks To Malibu
Fresh Faces features first-year and transfer students in an effort to unite Pepperdine students, regardless of where they are. This installment introduces Smayana Kurapati, a first-year Biology major from Thousand Oaks, Calif., who is excited for things on campus to get back to normal after a remote year.
The Pixel: October 5, 2020
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Fresh Faces: First-year Explores her Passion for Writing
Fresh Faces features first-year and transfer students in an effort to unite Pepperdine students, regardless of where they are. This installment introduces Yamillah Hurtado, who talks about how yearbook led her to her passion.
My Home Office: Natalie Alderton
Freshman Natalie Alderton challenges herself to reach out to new classmates online.
Fresh Faces: First-year Plans to Follow His Parents’ Footsteps
Fresh Faces features first-year and transfer students in an effort to unite Pepperdine students, regardless of where they are. The 15th installment features Tyler Ishak, a scuba diver who found his passion for medicine in Ethiopia.
Students Prepare to Conquer Virtual Learning
On July 22 Pepperdine announced that all fall 2020 courses would be held online. Students and faculty had mixed reactions, as remote learning will change the semester.
Fresh Faces: First-Year Hopes to Create Opportunities in East Africa
Fresh Faces features first-year and transfer students in an effort to unite Pepperdine students, regardless of where they are. The eighth installment introduces Skylar Davis, who discusses her dream of starting a nonprofit organization in East Africa.
