The university’s response plan to the Omicron variant poses significant health and safety risks for faculty members. Following similar policies from neighboring universities could have been beneficial in mitigating the risk of COVID-19.
Policy
How Pepp Stacks Up: Queer Inclusivity Across Christian Schools
Do all Church of Christ schools regard marriage in the same way? Pepperdine isn’t the only college that addresses sex and marriage, fellow Church of Christ colleges have mixed statements about LGBTQ+ students and relationships.
How Pepperdine’s Alcohol Policy Works
News flash: No alcohol is allowed on campus. But students may not know there is one exception to that rule, or that Pepperdine was considered a party school not too long ago.
Pepperdine Shelter-In-Place Policy Raises Questions
While the rest of Malibu evacuates in the face of wildfires, Pepperdine stays put. After the Woolsey Fire and the close approach of flames to campus, the conversation around the university’s shelter in-place policy is heated.
New Good Samaritan Policy Finalized
Additions to the Good Samaritan Policy urge students to “Call, Stay and Cooperate” and explain the policy’s relation to student organizations
Clean Energy Halted By Oil Companies
Climate change is combatted with clean and renewable energy policies, but America fails to fully implement them because of fossil fuel company donations to influence our policy makers
Clean Energy Halted By Oil Companies
Climate change is combatted with clean and renewable energy policies, but America fails to fully implement them because of fossil fuel company donations to influence our policy makers
Staff Editorial: As Students and U.S. Citizens, We Must Vote
Voting is an important outlet, providing every U.S. citizen has the opportunity to participate in decisions regarding the nation’s future.
Sexual Misconduct Email Continues Outreach to Students
Graphics by Cassandra Stephenson Students from all Pepperdine schools received an email regarding Pepperdine’s sexual misconduct policy from the Office of the Vice President for Student Life on Sept. 9, ahead of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which began Monday. The email stated that Pepperdine prohibits sexual misconduct and is prepared to receive reports and offer […]
Staff Editorial: Policy Changed Without Transparency
Art by Peau Porotesano Full disclosure: it took us several minutes to find excerpts from the student handbook online. We promise we weren’t using dial-up. We live during an era in which a simple Google search of “Pepperdine student handbook” yields 25,500 results in 0.32 seconds, yet the Pepperdine administration hasn’t informed students about a […]