After an unusually strong winter storm struck Texas the week of Feb. 15, the state faced widespread power outages and tap water difficulties. First year Elle Shrader, Perspectives Editor AJ Muonagolu and class of 2020 alumna Amber Jaycox share their experiences. “It’s very very crazy and we’re all just holding on," Jaycox said. __________________________ Follow the … [Read more...] about Students Check In After Texas Storm
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Lights out Pepp: Campus-Wide Power Outage Caused by Severe Winds
Photo by Bill DawonUPDATE: Power has been restored to the Pepperdine Malibu Campus. Malibu traffic signals are now operational. Some Malibu homes are still experiencing power outages. *******************************************************************************Power remains out on all of Pepperdine's Malibu campus. Severe winds were reported to be the cause of the outage that … [Read more...] about Lights out Pepp: Campus-Wide Power Outage Caused by Severe Winds
Flash forward to Spring Break
Photo by Paola Ramos In a dark turn of events, Pepperdine experienced an emergency power outage Monday in an attempt to “avoid a potential system failure” — at least, that’s what the public relations email stated. Despite this outage, Pepperdine continued its regularly scheduled programs, one of which was the Spring Break Catalog Release. This annual event was set to take … [Read more...] about Flash forward to Spring Break
Lights out
A power outage eclipsed main campus Monday from 8 p.m. to 2:40 a.m. The next morning Vice President for Administration Phil Philips wrote in an email the shutdown was due to “a critical piece of equipment” that was at risk of overheating. “A semi-permanent piece of equipment was used to get the campus back to service,” Phillips wrote. “Once permanent replacement equipment … [Read more...] about Lights out
Power outage sweeps campus and parts of Malibu
Updated at 8:05 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2013: The Housing Office Sent the following email around 7 p.m.: Dear Residents, Southern California Edison, our electricity provider, is on campus making repairs to fix the problem that caused the power outage earlier today. In order to complete the necessary repairs, sometime between midnight and 5 a.m., the power will be shut … [Read more...] about Power outage sweeps campus and parts of Malibu
