After an unusually strong winter storm struck Texas the week of Feb. 15, the state faced widespread power outages and tap water difficulties. First year Elle Shrader, Perspectives Editor AJ Muonagolu and class of 2020 alumna Amber Jaycox share their experiences. “It’s very very crazy and we’re all just holding on," Jaycox said. __________________________ Follow the … [Read more...] about Students Check In After Texas Storm
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Pepperdine Cares for Trauma-Stricken Students Amid National Tragedies
Photos by Nicole Spafford A man opened fire in a Texas church Nov. 5 and killed 26 people, just five weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history that killed 59 in Las Vegas. Six days earlier, a man drove a truck into a bike path in Manhattan, killing at least eight and injuring 11 others. These mass slayings came weeks after Hurricane Harvey killed 82 … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Cares for Trauma-Stricken Students Amid National Tragedies
Pepp students Brace For Irma, Aid With Harvey
As Pepperdine students and their families from the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Harvey in Texas, other Pepperdine students and their families in Florida and parts of the East Coast are preparing themselves for Hurricane Irma. Sophomore Andrew Sterling, from Houston, Texas, wrote to the Graphic that he is hoping to coordinate a student volunteer and fundraiser effort to … [Read more...] about Pepp students Brace For Irma, Aid With Harvey