Access to free period products had been an issue for several private universities including Chapman University, Loyola University, Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University. However these schools are setting an example for other private universities to follow, one period product at a time. Public universities are mandated by law to provide free period products in … [Read more...] about The Need for Period Products in Private Universities
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DunnCensored: Dominionism vs. Stewardship Part 2
In the second and final episode of the Dominionism vs. Stewardship miniseries, Host Hunter Dunn and GNews Crew Member Arpi Sahakian interview Dr. Christopher Doran, Professor of Religion and Founder & Coordinator of the Pepperdine Sustainability Minor at Pepperdine, to get to the bottom of the debate around Christian environmentalism. "Shouldn't Christians be the first … [Read more...] about DunnCensored: Dominionism vs. Stewardship Part 2
Letter from the Team
At the beginning of the fall 2023 semester, a group of six students set out to report on the topic of youth climate anxiety in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. This group includes six Journalism students and each of us is part of at least one of our student newsrooms: the Graphic and NewsWaves 32. This project was selected by the Solutions Journalism Network … [Read more...] about Letter from the Team
Impending Doom: Youth Face Anxiety as The Planet Warms
Fear. Anxiety. Impending doom. College students at Pepperdine University said they feel these things when they think of the words natural disaster and climate change — leading to a condition scientists call climate anxiety. Climate anxiety is a heightened emotional distress or worry in response to changes in the climate, according to the National Library of Medicine. … [Read more...] about Impending Doom: Youth Face Anxiety as The Planet Warms
It is possible: Climate activism helps youth cope with climate anxiety
Alyssa-Leigh Alcantara sits at a table in Maricopa, Arizona, fundraising for the Youth Climate Action Team’s climate education division, Dec. 17, 2022. Alcantara is the director of climate extracurricular education with YCAT. Photo courtesy of Alyssa-Leigh Alcantara Samir Chowdhury, founder and chairman of the Youth Climate Action Team, an international organization … [Read more...] about It is possible: Climate activism helps youth cope with climate anxiety