Art by Autumn HardwickAlmost a year after the suspension of in-person classes, many Pepperdine students still reckon with the challenges of remote learning and the academic adjustments they needed to make. From rescheduling classes, rethinking scholastic priorities and managing isolation, these past semesters have presented a unique set of challenges, said Andrea Harris, senior … [Read more...] about Remote Learning Forces Students to Adjust Academic Arrangements
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Zoom Affects Students’ Study Habits
Art by Ally Armstrong For junior Chemistry major Peyton Lee, chemistry labs are completely different. Last semester, Lee and her peers would perform lab work inside of a laboratory alongside fellow students and a professor. Now, she and her peers must complete their labs at home on their own. "For physical chemistry, we are doing a bunch of experiments at home that we … [Read more...] about Zoom Affects Students’ Study Habits
Students Find Community Living in Malibu Area
Sophomore Nick Barron, right, sits with his roommate Josh Sullivan at their apartment at Calamigos Ranch. Barron moved to Malibu to reconnect with friends and the Pepperdine community despite remote classes. Photo by Jaylene RamliAlthough the typically bustling Pepperdine campus remains closed for fall 2020, over 200 Pepperdine community members are still Zooming in Malibu and … [Read more...] about Students Find Community Living in Malibu Area
International Students Face Different Challenges Than US-Based Peers
Art by Madeline DuvallDue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pepperdine decided to hold the fall 2020 semester online. International students, unlike students living in the United States, will face new challenges because of this decision.“International students have to fight against distance: between time, place, people — and everything in the future is … [Read more...] about International Students Face Different Challenges Than US-Based Peers
Pepp Cancels In-Person Classes for Fall 2020
Photo by Kayiu Wong Keep your bags packed — Pepp is staying closed until further notice. Pepperdine announced July 22 all classes for fall 2020 will be taught online, in anticipation of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state of California's guidance for higher education. "As you know, this was not the decision we had hoped or planned to make," President Jim Gash wrote in … [Read more...] about Pepp Cancels In-Person Classes for Fall 2020