Poster Courtesy of American Masters Pictures A special screening of the Maya Angelou documentary “And Still I Rise” drew in a crowd of Malibu residents and LA filmakers to Elkins Auditorium on the evening of Friday, Nov. 11. The screening was organized by Pepperdine’s Institute for Entertainment, Media & Culture. Before the screening, Dean Helen Williams of … [Read more...] about Maya Angelou’s Life Is Revisited in ‘And Still I Rise’
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To Pepperdine Graphic Media, In Response to the Armenian Student Association
To Pepperdine Graphic Media, in response to the Armenian Student Association,Thank you for your letter addressing the event we recently hosted on campus regarding press freedom in Turkey. I am glad that you felt free to express your frustration, and I am especially glad that it is already leading to more discussions in person. But I also note your letter’s demand for a … [Read more...] about To Pepperdine Graphic Media, In Response to the Armenian Student Association
Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later
Graphic by Kylie Myers Yik Yak. Racist comments. A sit-in protest. The Columbus statue. Mizzou protests. On Nov. 13, 2015, 100 Pepperdine community members dressed in black and participated for nearly three hours in the first Waves Against Ignorance demonstration. One year later, the demonstration continues to spark the discussion around the topics of diversity and … [Read more...] about Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later
Sahith Theegala: A Natural
Photo courtesy of Sahith Thegeela In life there are those that have a crystral clear calling, and then there are those that do not. There are those that switch their major fourteen times, and then there are those who know exactly which path they want to see through from the getgo. Sahith Theegala is the latter. Since he was 6 years old, Thegeela said he has had a natural … [Read more...] about Sahith Theegala: A Natural
Community Donates To Cameron Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Photo Courtesy of Matt Benton Psi Upsilon fraternity is working with Pepperdine to create a scholarship in honor of Cameron Johnson who passed away in January in Ecuador while traveling during winter break from Pepperdine’s Buenos Aires international program. The fraternity is working to raise $100,000 to endow a scholarship in Johnson's honor. Their campaign to fundraise … [Read more...] about Community Donates To Cameron Johnson Memorial Scholarship
