Over the course of a 19-year presidency, President Andrew K. Benton earned a reputation as the “Student’s President.” As he prepares for the end of his time at Pepperdine, Benton and students look back at the times they shared together.
My Tie
Class of 2019 Rocks Out for AKB’s Last Rock the Brock
Pepperdine Seniors attended President Andrew K. Benton’s last Rock the Brock as university president.
Swayin’ Into the School Year
President Andrew K. Benton welcomes incoming students with music at the Brock House
My Tie Removes Ties for Inclusivity
First year students were not paired up on blind dates based on the draw of a tie at this year’s event
Staff Editorial: Construct a Better Pepperdine
Art by Peau Porotesano Diversity training. Race protesting. Title IX. The LGBTQ+ club. These changes represent more than headlines to be passed over — to the Pepperdine community, they show change. We must learn to find our place and adapt to the these changes taking place on campus; however, these shifts are also an opportunity […]
Pepperdine Probz: When You Don’t Recognize Your My Tie Date
The halls of Pepperdine are a dangerous place for those who are not gifted in name recollection, and Pepperdine Probz feels your pain. Every student knows that horrible moment when they are hiking up stairs or waiting in line at the Caf when a complete stranger locks eyes with them, calls them by name, and […]
Wave Goodbye to Camp Pepperdine
Art by Peau Porotesano Editor’s note: The Staff Editorial is an opinion piece we at the Graphic publishes each week in the Perspectives section. These pieces are from our staff as a whole and reflect our diverse but unified views about topics we think are important, both on and off campus, as they relate to […]
Don’t Worry, I wasn’t Thrilled About NSO Either
Art by Peau Porotesano Three years ago, overenthusiastic volunteers in neon orange screamed, “Welcome to Pepperdine!” as my polite father smiled awkwardly in the car rental that was 80 bucks cheaper but not nearly spacious enough for a family of five. The sea of orange is a shade so striking that lawmakers in the 1970s […]
