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If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It: HRL Requires No Reform

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Art by Jenny RustdadOn Wednesday, March 18, I rose with the sun from a restful night’s sleep. And I rose to fight. I had assembled my weapons ahead of time – my fully-charged laptop sat open on the kitchen table, waiting to be roused from its mechanical slumber. Growing up during the dawn of the social media age meant that my thumb and index finger had been … [Read more...] about If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It: HRL Requires No Reform

G News 03.20.15

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Do you feel like a victim after the recent Pepperdine housing debacle? Some students really are victims after a strange individual scammed them into buying fake comedy club tickets. Watch this week's G News for more info. https://youtu.be/i-IoAuniXug __________ Follow Whitney Ashton on Twitter: @Whit_Ashton Follow Shayla Girardin on Twitter: … [Read more...] about G News 03.20.15

Staff Editorial: Dear HRL: I need a home, not an automated message

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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

Becoming Better Stewards of Our Bathroom Floors

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Photo by Marisa Padilla Since the infamous housing shortage last semester, Pepperdine’s Housing and Residence Life office has been a recipient to many angry calls and emails. On Aug. 12, the Housing Office wrote in an email that in order to respect the living space of students, housing will “no longer be emptying the trash or surface cleaning” apartments. Arguing that this … [Read more...] about Becoming Better Stewards of Our Bathroom Floors