Art by Vivian Hsia California dropped its mask mandate Feb. 16 and L.A. County dropped its mandate Feb. 25. Pepperdine followed suit March 7, making masks optional on the Malibu campus. In all three cases, authorities cited falling COVID-19 infection numbers as the main reason.Dropping mask mandates is grossly reckless behavior, which will lead to the further spread of … [Read more...] about Opinion: Mask Mandates Should Return
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Give Students an Online Option for Fall 2020
Art by Madeline DuvallUncertainty is the word on everyone’s lips, pens and keyboards lately. No one can definitively say how the coronavirus will affect the world in the coming months — regardless of how much planning, praying or predicting takes place.Pepperdine recently announced its plan to resume in-person instruction in the fall, provided that LA moves into … [Read more...] about Give Students an Online Option for Fall 2020
Pepperdine Restoration Plan Brings Changes to Campus for Fall 2020 Semester
Story updated May 22 to include Seaver College Updates. President Gash shared the Pepperdine Restoration Plan with the Pepperdine community May 15, detailing plans for the 2020–21 academic year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven-page email announced Pepperdine will hold in-person classes for fall 2020 and gave the most recent strategies and policies the University … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Restoration Plan Brings Changes to Campus for Fall 2020 Semester
Staff Editorial: Pepp Students Should Welcome Returning Shanghai Students
Art by Elizabeth Brummer With the suspension of the Pepperdine Shanghai program following the December 2019 outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus continue in Malibu as well as abroad. Nonetheless, in the midst of this epidemic, the Pepperdine community should be warm and inviting — rather than insensitive — to the students returning … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepp Students Should Welcome Returning Shanghai Students
Shoot Me Up, Buttercup
Art by Peau PorotesanoIn recent years, the new fun trend in public health (endorsed by several celebrities like Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy) has been for parents not to vaccinate their children who attend public school. "Despite overwhelming evidence that vaccines are safe and effective, the rate of parents opting out of vaccines for their children has doubled since 2007" … [Read more...] about Shoot Me Up, Buttercup
