Art by Gabby DiGiovanniSome people do not reflect the gender they were assigned at birth through their appearance, the way they feel and the way they interact with society, taking a different approach to their gender identities. Gender identity is how people define and express themselves in relation to gendered societal norms. The majority of people live according to the gender … [Read more...] about Gender Identity
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Hyundai Partnership Brings Water Sustainability Efforts to Campus
Photo courtesy of Katy Schemberger The Center for Sustainability challenged students to participate in the Fill it Forward competition to reduce waste from single-use plastics and win $100,000 for sustainability initiatives on campus. The competition, sponsored by Hyundai, is between three southern California schools: Pepperdine University, Santa Clara University and … [Read more...] about Hyundai Partnership Brings Water Sustainability Efforts to Campus
Fresh Face Column 7: First-Year Dances Her Way into a Career of a Lifetime
Photos Courtesy of Kait WardFirst-year Kait Ward said she began dancing when she was 4. However, it wasn't until she was 10, when she began training at the pre-professional level, that she knew it was her passion."For me, training at that level meant that dance wasn’t just a hobby I took part in every few days after school, but really just the main focus of my life," Ward … [Read more...] about Fresh Face Column 7: First-Year Dances Her Way into a Career of a Lifetime
Pepperdine Promotes New App Navigate
Photo courtesy of Navigate appPepperdine University started using the app Navigate with the goal of providing students with easy access to academic support. The app went live after the Spring 2018 semester. The core goal of Navigate is to lead students on a successful pathway towards graduation.Navigate provides students with the basic resources to view their schedules (and … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Promotes New App Navigate
Making Waves: Grace Kruse
Photo courtesy of Grace Kruse Junior Grace Kruse, founder of Pepperdine's first Digital Arts Club, said she wants to provide a creative space for inter-disciplinary collaboration between students from all majors. “By mixing art with media production, engineering, computer science, etc., there’s an endless possibility of the creative products that can be made,” she … [Read more...] about Making Waves: Grace Kruse