Photos by Hansol Hwang and Ashley Allen Pepperdine faculty, staff and students gathered Monday evening to uplift those in need of healing in light of recent events, including the Las Vegas tragedy and ongoing natural disaster recovery efforts. Pepperdine President Andrew K. Benton said a prayer at the gathering for everyone who has been affected by the mass shooting in … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Shooting Affects Pepperdine Community
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Two New Clubs Come to Pepperdine
Photos By Hansol Hwang Indian Student Association and Rotaract International are the two new clubs that began this semester. “We are just really trying to make sure there is a space on campus for every student to feel like they have a voice and a place,” Inter-Club Council President Grace Wisbey said. “So if that means creating more clubs in promoting cultural awareness … [Read more...] about Two New Clubs Come to Pepperdine
Pepp Alum Make it Easy to Donate
Photos courtesy of Arian Behboodi Donating to charity just got easier with the new app, GivnGo. Founded by Pepperdine alumni CEO Arian Behboodi and COO Zachary Darwish, GivnGo is an app launched two months ago that allows users to donate their spare change to the charity of their choice. The app is available on the app store for free for iOS users and makes it easy for … [Read more...] about Pepp Alum Make it Easy to Donate
Don’t Emphasize College Rankings
Art by Sybil ZhangA few weeks ago it was announced that Pepperdine ranks No. 46 in the U.S. News and World Reports’ “Best National Universities.” The Pepperdine community boasted the news across social media, the Pepperdine's Integrated Marketing and Communication's newsroom and at Convocation a few weeks ago. The world has become increasingly defined by … [Read more...] about Don’t Emphasize College Rankings
Let’s Fund Time Machines
Art by Peau PorotesanoIf there's one thing that nearly two years of "Make America Great Again" hats have taught me, it's that the only way to go forward is to go back. All of the current problems are too complicated, too nuanced to be solved, so we should drop all of that and focus on one thing: time machines. The country is facing a lot of issues right now, so let's just go … [Read more...] about Let’s Fund Time Machines