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Coronavirus: How an International Disease Hits Home

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Composite by Natalie Rulon The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention escalated fears stateside Tuesday when it warned that a United States outbreak of the coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) is inevitable. “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore,” Nancy Messonnier, director for the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: How an International Disease Hits Home

Rushed Return: How Shanghai Students Adapt in Response to Program Suspension

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Students from the Shanghai program gather outside Leo's Taco Truck in LA after returning to the Malibu campus. Pepperdine made the decision to suspend the program on Jan. 28 due to the coronavirus outbreak, and now the 38 students are navigating the unexpected move back to California. Photo courtesy of the Pepperdine Shanghai Instagram Fewer than two weeks after … [Read more...] about Rushed Return: How Shanghai Students Adapt in Response to Program Suspension

Malibu-Lost Hills Station Captain Demoted Following Accusations of Mishandled Sexual Assault Investigation

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Captain Matt Vander Horck was dismissed and replaced from his position as Station Captain Tuesday. Photo from Lost Hills Sheriffs Department The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department demoted the station captain who supervised the investigation of the sexual assault of a Pepperdine student at the Malibu Canyon Village apartment complex (referred to by Pepperdine students … [Read more...] about Malibu-Lost Hills Station Captain Demoted Following Accusations of Mishandled Sexual Assault Investigation

A Crime at Stinkies

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Photo by Milan Loiacono Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via Stitcher On February 8th, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department put out a report of a sexual battery that occurred at 23900 Civic Center Way, known to Pepperdine students as "the Stinkies." In This Week’s Episode: Assistant news editor … [Read more...] about A Crime at Stinkies