Photo Courtesy of Housing and Residence LifePepperdine's housing application website implemented a new software system called StarRez for this year's housing sign-ups, which began March 7, Associate Dean for Housing and Residence Life Jon Mathis said.The new system is more stable and reliable overall than their previous Roommate Gateway software, Mathis said. The decision to … [Read more...] about Students Register for Housing Using StarRez
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Exploring the underuse of Philo
Photo courtesy of philo.zendesk.comCampus-wide television access has changed drastically in the past few years. As more and more students choose to watch television on their laptops, differing wishes of what students should be provided arose. Within that, students called for a more evolved access to television. Housing had to experiment with different providers as the previous … [Read more...] about Exploring the underuse of Philo
Asbestos: HRL Fails to Notify Residents for Past Two Years
Photo by Monika Haskell All students living in suite-style residence houses received an email memorandum from Housing and Residence Life on Oct. 3, notifying them of the presence of encapsulated asbestos in the acoustical ceiling material of the residence halls. The memo stated that undisturbed asbestos-containing materials do not put residents at risk, but health risks … [Read more...] about Asbestos: HRL Fails to Notify Residents for Past Two Years
Staff Editorial: Dear HRL: I need a home, not an automated message
Art by Sacha Irick George Bernard Shaw famously claimed that “the biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Housing and Residence Life recently received a personalized lesson in the results of such non-communication communication. Students received an email from HRL on Aug. 12 detailing changes in the housekeeping policy designed to eliminate … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Dear HRL: I need a home, not an automated message
HRL Reverses Changes to Housekeeping Policy
Photo by Marisa Padilla Students received an email Aug. 12 from Housing and Residence Life that said there would be a change to the current housekeeping policy. The shift would’ve resulted in bathrooms and common spaces no longer being cleaned on a weekly basis and in students having to take their trash to the dumpsters as well as maintaining the cleanliness of their … [Read more...] about HRL Reverses Changes to Housekeeping Policy