Alumna Hailey Ponchione ('25) browses the Pepperdine Counseling Center website April 21. Some students said they find the Counseling Center’s service offerings to be inaccessible to students on campus. Photo by Amanda MonahanMarch 13, 2020: the date the world shut down, classes went online and social interactions became sparse.Just over five years after the global … [Read more...] about As Mental Health Issues Linger Post-COVID, Universities Look to Digital Solutions
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‘It’s Called Soul for a Reason’: The Music that Moves Us
Senior Jaycee Cox poses with her hands in front of her face at Pepperdine University on Oct. 13. Photo by Melissa HoustonA hum in the bass, warm and unpredictable. Then a voice cuts through, unraveling heartache and healing in the same breath. The drums don’t shout; they sway. The keys don’t crash; they sing. This is soul — not just music, but memory. A memory … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Called Soul for a Reason’: The Music that Moves Us
Keeping ‘Our Girls’ Light Alive on Campus
The base of Niamh Rolston's lantern covered in flowers Oct. 17. Alumna Bridget Thompson (’24) said Niamh was a ray of sunshine. Photo by Haylie RossEditor’s Note: The Graphic chose to refer to Asha Weir, Deslyn Williams, Niamh Rolston and Peyton Stewart as girls. While they all were over the age of 18, the Graphic chose to use the term girls because “our … [Read more...] about Keeping ‘Our Girls’ Light Alive on Campus
Two Years Later: Malibu Honors ‘Our Four Girls’
Alpha Phi member Sofia Preston places flowers on Deslyn Williams' tire Oct. 17. Preston said she felt honored to be at a ceremony to remember our four girls. Photos by Haylie Ross Editor’s Note: The Graphic chose to refer to Asha Weir, Deslyn Williams, Niamh Rolston and Peyton Stewart as girls. While they all were over the age of 18, the Graphic chose to use the term girls … [Read more...] about Two Years Later: Malibu Honors ‘Our Four Girls’
Art as Protest: Students Respond to Campus Censorship with Creative Expression
Grace Bidewell, Senior Art and Sustainability major, paints a poster to display on the Pepperdine Freedom Wall on Oct. 9. The event was centered around aspiring artists sharing their opinions and voices. Photos by Haylie Ross Through attempts to silence — they continue using their voices. Following the recent censorship of the exhibit at the Fredrick R. Weisman Museum of … [Read more...] about Art as Protest: Students Respond to Campus Censorship with Creative Expression
