A BB gun. Shelter in place. Fires. All of these are emergencies that Pepperdine students experienced in the 2024-25 academic year. Sophomore Maddie Wheeler said she sheltered in place during the Franklin Fire Dec. 9. She was in a room that did not have a view of the outdoors when flames were approaching Payson Library. Wheeler said she opened up Fizz to see an alarming … [Read more...] about Students Use Fizz During Emergency Situations
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Trial for PCH Crash Tentatively Set for March Amid Delays
A new hearing has been scheduled for Feb. 14 at 8:30 a.m. in the ongoing case of Fraser Michael Bohm v. the People of the State of California. Notably absent from Jan. 31 proceedings were Bohm and his defense attorney, Michael Kraut. In the courtroom, loved ones of the victims, including the parents of Niamh Rolston and Bridget Thompson, a close friend and roommate to … [Read more...] about Trial for PCH Crash Tentatively Set for March Amid Delays
Sean Wu Receives Pepperdine’s First Rhodes Scholarship
Seaver College Senior, Sean Wu is the first Pepperdine student to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is an opportunity for a select group of Americans to study at Oxford University, Wu said. The program began in 1902 and fully funds a graduate school education."I thought that my finalist interview had gone well and I felt confident but I felt a sense of … [Read more...] about Sean Wu Receives Pepperdine’s First Rhodes Scholarship
‘We Go Through This as a Whole’: Students Find Community in Devastation
The smoke clears, the ash settles and the light emerges once again. In recent years, the Pepperdine community has come together in times of loss and devastation, senior Helena Mekuanint said. The past month hosted a number of wildfires, threatening structures across Southern California. “Honestly, being a senior at Pepperdine right now, every year there’s been something … [Read more...] about ‘We Go Through This as a Whole’: Students Find Community in Devastation
Preliminary Hearing in PCH Crash to Continue Friday
The L.A. County Superior Court will continue the preliminary hearing process Jan. 31 in the case of Fraser Michael Bohm v. the People of the State of California. Local authorities arrested Bohm Oct. 24, 2023 — one week after the deadly PCH crash that killed four Pepperdine students: Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Deslyn Williams and Asha Weir, according to the L.A. County … [Read more...] about Preliminary Hearing in PCH Crash to Continue Friday