The Emergency Operations Committee is among the few groups on campus that hopes never to see its policy in action. But behind every fire drill is a whole host of risk mitigators who quietly formulate the “what ifs” of an emergency situation. “Over the years, the EOC has built up an impressive store of experience and emergency response plans, and this level of preparedness … [Read more...] about EOC strengthens emergency preparedness
Nate Barton
Provost Tippens to retire in 2014
University Provost Darryl Tippens, eying the Pacific on his back porch, reflected on more than a decade of administrative service and teaching. “There is a lot of adrenaline in this place,” he said. “There was never a lack of opportunity to try things.” Tippens announced his retirement as provost through email on Sept. 16, effective at the end of the spring … [Read more...] about Provost Tippens to retire in 2014
20 Years Later
Photo Courtesy of The Malibu Times In a time when most Seaver students had yet to walk, the Malibu campus burned. It was 20 years ago that the Old Topanga fire marred the November sky and scratched the Malibu campus. Fanned by the Santa Ana winds, the fire lasted from Nov. 3 to Nov. 11, 1993 and torched 359 homes across 18,000 acres. Students and staff were evacuated to … [Read more...] about 20 Years Later
All that Jazz
There are some things that just don’t change. Time passes, and the unimaginative fall into algorithms of comfort and agenda. Rhythms drift into bland blobs of boring beats. Learning becomes a rubric of class schedules and multiple choice while chords pass from C to G to Am to F. I’d say we need some jazz. The Pepperdine persona is to find a structure and climb to the top … [Read more...] about All that Jazz
Reusable plastic boxes usher in a new wave of environmentalism
Photo by Sacha Irick In a drive to “turn the tides” on the school’s lackluster history of environmentalism, reusable plastic to-go boxes will be offered along with the already-provided compostable ones. Students wishing to take food with them are faced with the choice to either obtain the green plastic containers for a $5 deposit or a disposable box tacked with a 25 cent … [Read more...] about Reusable plastic boxes usher in a new wave of environmentalism
