John Doe’s belongings wait for him on a bench along Civic Center Way in Malibu on Feb. 1. John said he has been unhoused for about two years. Photos by Millie AuchardEditor's Note: To protect the identity of two sources, the Graphic has used the pseudonyms Jack Doe and John Doe.This season Malibu residents watched from their living room couches as trees swayed in the wind … [Read more...] about Unhoused Individuals In Malibu Struggle To Find Shelter
Melissa Auchard
Rain Doesn’t Keep Surfers Out of the Water
Mar Vista resident David Johnson surfs at First Point in Malibu on Jan. 15, during a weather advisory. It began raining shortly after the end of his session. Photos by Melissa Auchard Malibu’s dazzling blue ocean turned a murky brown after an onslaught of rain in early January. Logs, sticks and trash filled beaches along the Pacific Coast. The rain spread other debris — like … [Read more...] about Rain Doesn’t Keep Surfers Out of the Water
Lausanne Students Struggle to Vote in Midterm Elections while Abroad
A Lausanne student mails their ballot back to the United States for the midterm elections in early November. Eighty-seven point five percent of eligible students in Pepperdine's Lausanne program did not vote in the midterms according to a poll of 67 Pepperdine students who studied in Lausanne in the fall semester. Photos courtesy of Logan Pluckhan While Pepperdine students in … [Read more...] about Lausanne Students Struggle to Vote in Midterm Elections while Abroad
Students Go to San Francisco to Learn About Social Justice Movements
A view of San Francisco from the Marin Headlands taken in March 2019. The Marin Headlands are a popular tourist destination on the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo by Melissa Auchard The birthplace of cable cars, home of the Giants and the city where the Summer of Love took place, San Francisco hosted Pepperdine students from March 18 through 20. Students … [Read more...] about Students Go to San Francisco to Learn About Social Justice Movements
Good News: A Plant Survives
One day I had the sudden inclination to spruce up my on-campus apartment. The living area and kitchen don’t receive much sunlight. The walls are a dark shade of blue, so the space was rather glum. “Plants,” I thought. “Plants will brighten the space.”So, I headed to Home Depot hopeful that I wouldn’t kill my new plants. In reality I was … [Read more...] about Good News: A Plant Survives
