Photo by Cassandra Stephenson This year, Pepperdine is partnering with the national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness movement to host an awareness week of their own. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is a nationally recognized event that typically takes place the week before Thanksgiving every year, according to the National Homelessness website. “We are partnering … [Read more...] about Students Call Awareness to Homelessness
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1,000 Butterflies Flutter for Emily Shane Foundation
Photos by Kelly Rodriguez Temporary butterfly tattoo-adorned children and adults with their smartphones ready witnessed a moment of unity in the Malibu community Sunday, Nov. 13 as 1,000 butterflies were released at Malibu Bluffs State Park to support the Emily Shane Foundation. The foundation's annual event included live music, a silent auction, a raffle, art projects … [Read more...] about 1,000 Butterflies Flutter for Emily Shane Foundation
DPS Reports Sexual Misconduct
Graphic by Cassandra Stephenson Two of three DPS reports of sex crimes on the Malibu campus in the past two weeks are no longer classified as sexual battery. The reports were originally posted on the Pepperdine Department of Public Safety’s Campus Crime and Fire Log and appeared in the Oct. 27 print edition of the Graphic. Pepperdine is “required to provide a timely … [Read more...] about DPS Reports Sexual Misconduct
Laureen Sills’ Grassroots City Council Campaign Breaks The Mold
Photo Courtesy of Laureen Sills One can use many different adjectives to describe 2016’s political climate, but boring certainly isn’t one of them. If a candidate wants votes, they are going to need to stand out from opponents in some way or another, and the Malibu city council race is no exception. Laureen Sills has lived in Malibu for 30 years and has spearheaded many … [Read more...] about Laureen Sills’ Grassroots City Council Campaign Breaks The Mold
Skylar Peak Seeks Re-Election for Malibu City Council
Photo Courtesy of the City of Malibu As a lifelong resident of Malibu, to some it might seem natural that Skylar Peak would get involved in the city’s local government. For Peak, this wasn’t always part of his life’s trajectory. His family came to Malibu in the 1950s, when it was one of the more affordable places to live in Los Angeles, Peak said. As a third generation … [Read more...] about Skylar Peak Seeks Re-Election for Malibu City Council