With American colleges and universities sending students home due to COVID-19, Pepperdine students and parents face a situation similar to that of the Woolsey Fire in 2018, when Pepperdine closed campus before the end of the first semester. But with no chance of having students return to campus this time around, the university transitioned to permanent online … [Read more...] about Students Adjust to Studying at Home
Men’s Basketball Player Received Death Threats from Sports Bettor in 2019
Graphic by Ali Levens An unnamed Pepperdine men’s basketball player received four disturbing direct messages via Instagram during the 2019 West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball tournament. The messages, sent March 9, 2019, threatened to decapitate the player and his family, told the player that he would be stabbed and killed as he slept and instructed him to watch his … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Player Received Death Threats from Sports Bettor in 2019
A New Club is Running this Town
Photos courtesy of Blair BonifieldA fifth year senior is seizing the opportunity to create something Pepperdine has lacked since her freshman year: a running club.Blair Bonifield started Malibu Run Club as a way to promote the idea of exercise as something to relax and enjoy, Bonifield said. The club meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m. to run two miles at Westward Beach.Bonifield … [Read more...] about A New Club is Running this Town
“Great Artists Steal”: Where is the Line Between Inspiration and Imitation?
Art by Jordan Smith In a 1994 interview, Steve Jobs said, “Picasso had a saying, ‘Good artists copy, great artists steal.’” Actually, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky said it first. Or maybe it was renowned poet T.S. Eliot. After years of manipulation and modification, the true origin of the saying remains unclear, rendering it emblematic of the discipline it … [Read more...] about “Great Artists Steal”: Where is the Line Between Inspiration and Imitation?
Pepperdine Provides a Breeding Ground for Instagram Influencers
Photo courtesy of Amelia EdmondsonPepperdine is home to the beach, SunLife and, more recently, Instagram influencers.Instagram influencers are people who have a large enough following and engagement to influence their followers, according to USA Today. Influencers from all over make the drive to Malibu to pose at Nobu, Malibu Farm or El Matador State Beach for content, but at … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Provides a Breeding Ground for Instagram Influencers
