Editor’s Note: PGM staff members decide on the topic of a Staff Ed together. The staff as a whole provides opinions and content included in this Staff Ed to provide thoughts about and shed light on solutions for happenings at Pepperdine. To say the Pepperdine community has been through a lot in the past month and half would be an understatement. Instead of studying for … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Lean on Community in Times of Tragedy
L.A. County Fire
Letter from the Editor
Pepperdine is no stranger to fire. In November, the Broad Fire ignited across from campus. One week later, a small brush fire burned on campus near The Mountain construction site.On Dec. 9, as we prepared to wrap up the semester, the Franklin Fire erupted in Malibu Canyon. Pepperdine students endured smoke and flames throughout the night and into the next day.Some students … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor
Emergency Operations Committee Activates During Recent Fires
Pepperdine’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC)—responsible for communicating to the Pepperdine community when there’s an emergency— activated during the Franklin Fire and L.A. County wildfires that ignited in early January. During finals week, on Dec. 9, the University alerted the community of a power outage that later called for the shelter-in-place of … [Read more...] about Emergency Operations Committee Activates During Recent Fires