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Graduate School of Education and Psychology Reacts to Yik Yak Comments

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In light of the recent racist comments on Yik Yak, a group of faculty members from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology sent a letter to the Graphic addressing the incidents. READ: BSA, ICC and Administration React to Yik Yak December 8, 2015 Dear Pepperdine Community: In light of the recent events surrounding the racial comments made on Yik Yak, we … [Read more...] about Graduate School of Education and Psychology Reacts to Yik Yak Comments

Get ready: Waves Send Tides of Change

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Racial discrimination across the country places a long overdue call to action upon Pepperdine as a community. The Pepperdine bubble has had enough. Hate speech and threats motivated by racism aggravated the insular experience of our Malibu lives. People began to confront racism in Ferguson, then in Baltimore and in Charleston. Soon enough, racism was confronted by college … [Read more...] about Get ready: Waves Send Tides of Change

Yik Yak’s Anonymity Threatens Colleges’ Peace of Mind

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Art by Brooke MuschottThe recent scare at the University of Missouri has prompted students at multiple college campuses across the country, including Pepperdine, to advocate for the banning of the app Yik Yak. You may be familiar with this anonymous location-based app, on which people can post whatever they want to the feed for their surrounding area. The app has been at the … [Read more...] about Yik Yak’s Anonymity Threatens Colleges’ Peace of Mind

Yik Yak Commentary

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Photo courtesy of Yik Yak Due to the recent racial comments made on Yik Yak, the Graphic decided to feature several responses from the Pepperdine community. Written by: Political Science Professor Jason Blakely and Senior Lilit Elechyan: Like many on campus, we are appalled and saddened by the recent wave of racist posts on Yik Yak’s Pepperdine site. These posts refer … [Read more...] about Yik Yak Commentary