Thousands of flags fly on Alumni Park as part of the Waves of Flags display Sept. 10. Despite the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance ceremony near the display will continue as planned. Photo by Betsy BurrowMembers of the Pepperdine community responded to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday afternoon. Kirk was hosting a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Responds to Charlie Kirk Killing
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Pepperdine Hosts Jordan Peterson at President’s Speaker Series
The President's Office hosted the conservative public intellectual Jordan Peterson in Firestone Fieldhouse on April 7.The event, part of the ongoing President's Speaker Series initiated during President Jim Gash's administration, drew around 2,600 attendees. Peterson's appearance consisted of a 30-minute lecture on Christian morality and a 45-minute conversation with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Hosts Jordan Peterson at President’s Speaker Series
Advice: Use Your Voice
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic includes an advice column based on new topics and different writers’ thoughts. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Popular discourse and media have exhausted and overused the “division more than unity” and polarization narrative pertaining to differing political values and beliefs in the … [Read more...] about Advice: Use Your Voice
Opinion: Pepperdine Needs to Make Contraception More Accessible
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. In a particularly challenging socio-political and cultural context surrounding reproductive rights in the United States and the globe, it is important to address the contraception issue at Pepperdine and advocate for … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine Needs to Make Contraception More Accessible
Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Perpetuates Environmental Injustice
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.In the past few months, there has been a significant increase in the everyday use of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT and other large language models, according to website trackers. When using generative AI … [Read more...] about Opinion: Artificial Intelligence Perpetuates Environmental Injustice