Photos by Kaelin Mendez Pepperdine held a memorial service for the community to commemorate the life of second-year student Jake Brandon Harris on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 18. Every pew was full in Stauffer Chapel as Pepperdine students, faculty and staff gathered to pray, share stories and pay tribute to the life of Harris with his family and friends. Harris died in … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Holds Memorial for Jake Harris
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Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons
The rededication ceremony of the portrait featuring 15-year-old Larry Donnell Kimmons in Payson Library brought together Pepperdine students frnd faculty of the past and present, to critically remember the young life lost. The event was held on Founder's Day. The event came, "as other young black males are murdered by the force of racial apartheid," Catherine Meeks, class of … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Remembers the Life of Larry Donnell Kimmons
City Hall to Display Late Malibu Resident Fred Ward’s Historic Photographs
Photos by Rachel EttlingerMalibu City Council approved a proposal to host a photography exhibit in City Hall featuring the work of late Malibu resident Fred Ward at Sept. 12's agenda meeting.Commissioner Suzanne Zimmer said at the council meeting that the Cultural Arts Commission is honored to contribute to the creation of this exhibit.“I think it’s we who feel … [Read more...] about City Hall to Display Late Malibu Resident Fred Ward’s Historic Photographs
Pepperdine Commemorates 9/11 Heroes
Photos by Milan Loiacono The Pepperdine community gathered at Brock House on Friday, Sept. 9 at noon to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks through prayer and personal stories. The service was opened and closed by Halley Burnett, Seaver College junior and daughter of Thomas E. Burnett, a Pepperdine alumnus who was one of those who lost their lives on … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Commemorates 9/11 Heroes
The Day the World Stopped Turning— Losing a Father on 9/11
Image Courtesy of Annaclare Burnett On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I woke up for my first day of preschool. I went into the kitchen for my usual cheerios and cinnamon toast, when my mom informed my sisters and I that "Daddy changed his flight this morning so he could come home sooner. He's on his way home right now. He misses you so much." We missed him too. We missed … [Read more...] about The Day the World Stopped Turning— Losing a Father on 9/11
