Editor’s note: Running through all 21 miles of Malibu, PCH is a backdrop to daily life and community tragedy. We chose to name this series, “PCH: A Perfect Storm” to encapuslate the beautiful scenery and the deadly risks that face those who use this road. The inspiration for the title of this series came from an October 2023 interview with Michel Shane who lost his daughter, … [Read more...] about 21 Miles of Controversy
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Surf’s Up: Pepperdine Promotes Surfing Options
Malibu's scenic beauty is the attracting factor for many Pepperdine students. Most have a desire to learn how to surf, sophomore Isabella Morton said. Pepperdine encourages its students to engage in Malibu's culture by providing students with different surfing options. "When I think of Malibu, I think of surf," Morton said. Pacific Coast Highway is home to multiple surf … [Read more...] about Surf’s Up: Pepperdine Promotes Surfing Options
Preliminary Trial for PCH Crash Set for October
The L.A. County Superior Court has set a preliminary trial date in the case of the October 2023 PCH crash that killed four Pepperdine students. The preliminary trial will take place Oct. 9 at the Van Nuys Courthouse. Judge Diego H. Edber is requiring Fraser Michael Bohm to be present for the October date. This will be within 10 days of the one year anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Preliminary Trial for PCH Crash Set for October
The Malibu and Pepperdine Community Deal with PCH Anxiety
After the deaths of four Pepperdine seniors on PCH in October — Deslyn Williams, Niamh Rolston, Asha Weir and Peyton Stewart — there is a heightened anxiety level for students, faculty and community members in Malibu due to the danger of Pacific Coast Highway. Many Pepperdine professors have to commute to campus every day. Tragedies like this have not made that … [Read more...] about The Malibu and Pepperdine Community Deal with PCH Anxiety
Malibu Iconography: Students Find Joy in the Evolving Ideas of Malibu
Driving down Pacific Coast Highway, past the long strip of green grass on one side with the blue ocean and horizon on the other, junior Olivia Formato formed her first ideas of college life in Malibu. Her ideas involved the beach, sun and the thought, “How would I ever get anything done if I went to school here?” While her first sight of Malibu was driving down PCH … [Read more...] about Malibu Iconography: Students Find Joy in the Evolving Ideas of Malibu
