I chose to attend Pepperdine because it felt like home, and when I think of Pepperdine, I think of the Graphic. Both have shown me the importance of numbers. Both have shown me the importance of truth. Before setting foot on campus for the first time, many of us only knew about the University through its numbers: the undergraduate population, the student-faculty ratio, the … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor | By The Numbers
Makena Huey
‘Something People Don’t Think Happens’: Students and Staff Speak about Sexual Assault
Infographics by Melissa Locke One in 10. One in 10 of all college students experiences sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Despite the efforts of Title IX, the Counseling Center, the Student Wellness Advisory Board and other campus organizations, student leaders said the overall awareness about the prevalence of and resources for … [Read more...] about ‘Something People Don’t Think Happens’: Students and Staff Speak about Sexual Assault
Student Journalists & The 2020 Election
Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify After a long week spent reporting on this year's highly contested election, the student journalists at PGM open up about what it was like to report on such an election that endured beyond the evening of Nov. 3, all the way into the weekend. Read all of the Graphic's 2020 election coverage … [Read more...] about Student Journalists & The 2020 Election
How Diversity Shapes Human Interaction
Art by Gabriella DiGiovanni From race and socioeconomic status to gender and sexual orientation, diversity comes in many different shapes and sizes. For many young adults, college is the first opportunity to encounter diversity. Although it can render human interaction more challenging, two experts and six students agreed that diversity is a necessary and invaluable … [Read more...] about How Diversity Shapes Human Interaction
Staff Editorial: Unplug and Unwind However You Are Able
Art by Madeline Duvall This is not the semester anyone wanted. Pepperdine requiring electronic devices to attend classes and participate in any semblance of campus culture makes detaching from technology more difficult and necessary than ever before. In August, the University shared an article on Twitter by Graziadio Business School Professor Cristel Russell explaining “how … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Unplug and Unwind However You Are Able