Pepperdine's Music Building is one of the most obvious buildings located on the main campus. Due to COVID-19, students didn't have full access to the building and practice rooms. Photo by Ryan BrinkmanThe Music Building at Pepperdine has long served for music students to practice and learn skills that are pertinent to their success of becoming phenomenal musicians. Because of … [Read more...] about Music Department Navigates Transition From Remote to In-person
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Opinion: Complaining About COVID-19 Isn’t Going to Make it Go Away
Art by Brian Zhou One would think, at an openly Christian school, the famous “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” ideology found in Matthew 22:37-39 would apply to all sectors of life. But when it comes to complicity with Pepperdine’s COVID-19 policies, some community members seem to have abandoned the “love thy neighbor” creed on PCH. Despite Pepperdine’s adherence to … [Read more...] about Opinion: Complaining About COVID-19 Isn’t Going to Make it Go Away
Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act
Art by Ally ArmstrongHaving dealt with a compromised immune system for a period of my life, I keep a hand sanitizer with me everywhere out of habit — a security sanitizer, if you will. I have one by my bed, one by my desk, one in my car and one in my living room.No one is saying you need to ascend to my level of alertness, but some of us need to think a little bit more … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act
IP Director Update: Charlie Engelmann Says Life Is ‘Back To Normal’ in Shanghai
Shanghai Program Director Charlie Engelmann and his family celebrate the Chinese New Year in Malaysia in January. During their trip, Pepperdine suspended the Shanghai program, the first time in International Programs' history. Photos courtesy of Charlie EngelmannIn most parts of Shanghai, life returned to normal. Restaurants filled with diners, movie theaters packed with … [Read more...] about IP Director Update: Charlie Engelmann Says Life Is ‘Back To Normal’ in Shanghai
Students Adjust to California COVID-19 Guidelines
Sophomore Justin Selva stands on the beach in Malibu. Selva said he chose to move back to the area for the remote semester because he still wanted to experience being a college student. Photo courtesy of Justin Selva When Pepperdine announced it would conduct the fall 2020 semester entirely online, about 200 students chose to move back to the Malibu area to live … [Read more...] about Students Adjust to California COVID-19 Guidelines