Photo by Brianna Willis Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher When Pepperdine decided to send everyone home, students were met with uncertainty and logistical dilemmas. In Today’s Episode: Kayiu Wong reports on the scene of Pepperdine’s empty campus, and the stories of the on-campus … [Read more...] about The Realities of Sending 2,361 College Students Home
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Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out
Freshman Mackenzie Bodden hands her father a bag through the window as she packs to move out of her dorm in E. Pengilly House. Photos by Brianna Willis For junior Hannah Tu, March 11 started off as a normal Wednesday: She woke up, grabbed her phone and started reading her email before getting ready to go to convo. One scroll and tap later, her whole day — and her … [Read more...] about Students Left Scrambling to Get Home After Pepperdine Gives Five Days to Move Out
‘It’s Quite Eerie’: Campus Now a Ghost Town With Few Students and Major COVID-19 Restrictions
Time lapse video shows barely anyone in sight at Pepperdine on March 23, one week after students were required to move out due to coronavirus concerns. Video by Vernie Covarrubias & Kayiu Wong Photos by Vernie Covarrubias Now that almost all students have moved off campus, the university is a ghost town: buildings are completely empty, not a soul can be found on main … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Quite Eerie’: Campus Now a Ghost Town With Few Students and Major COVID-19 Restrictions
Pepperdine Goes Remote
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher On Tuesday, Pepperdine released that they would be suspending the Buenos Aires and London abroad programs due to Coronavirus. On Wednesday morning, the student body was notified that classes would be held remotely, and anyone who lived on campus must go home. In … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Goes Remote
COVID-19 Cases at Pepperdine Rise to 4
Pepperdine’s London International Program, located at 56 Princes Gate in Knightsbridge, London. Photo by Kayiu Wong The number of coronavirus cases in the Pepperdine community rose to four after the university announced Friday, March 20 that a third student in the London International Program tested positive for COVID-19. The university announced the first positive … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Cases at Pepperdine Rise to 4