Photos by Chad Jimenez and Terra Atwood Sugar, butter, flour, egg, cheese, rice. Dishes from various cultures may be made with different foods but they all have one central ingredient in common: community. “If I had to have one meal before I die I would choose this twice over,” senior Reed Williams said about his […]
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Food, Filters and Photos: How Instagram Impacts the Way We Eat
“Do it for the ‘gram'” now applies to what we put in our bodies
Freshly Picked Farmers Market Finds
Photos by Terra Atwood Termed “the sunshine state,” California is known for its multitude of farmers markets where fresh produce and other locally sourced goods come together to be sold year-round. For Malibu residents, farmers markets located in Malibu, Santa Monica and Calabasas are weekly establishments that display the best of what this local area […]
Food Sustainability: A Q&A with Professor Christopher Doran
Photo by Terra Atwood Sprinkled throughout Professor Christopher Doran’s office is: a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, a bobblehead Jesus, and a Segway, on which he glides to and from work. A graduate of Pepperdine’s Natural Sciences Division and University of California Berkeley’s school of theology, Doran is ambidextrous in his discussions of ecology […]
Food Insecurity: A Hidden-In-Plain-Sight Community
Art by Cassandra Stephenson Photos by Terra Atwood For Pepperdine University alumnus Amoni Henderson, class of 2017, a negative bank account balance forced him to skip meals and go hungry for nearly three months. Henderson found himself thousands of dollars in debt after several roommate agreements fell through, forcing him to take on more housing […]
Students Share their Eating Disorder Stories
Photos by Terra Atwood This isn’t about food. This isn’t about skin and bones. This is about stories and battles. Every eating disorder is a distinctive experience – these are the accounts of Pepperdine students who live with them every day. Mackie O’Malley, Freshman Freshman Mackie O’Malley ended up at Pepperdine because of her therapist. […]
Rain Causes Class Cancellations, Road Closures
Photos by Terra Atwood Pepperdine students and faculty are heading back to school after classes were cancelled and offices were closed on Monday due to inclement weather and intermittent weather conditions. They were notified via email and text message on Monday Jan. 23 at 6 a.m. about the class cancellations. Classes were also cancelled the […]
SGA Implements Water Bottle Filling Stations
SGA sponsored three new water bottle filling stations on campus
Pepp Gives Back at 28th Annual Step Forward Day
Photos by Terra Atwood Pepperdine students, faculty, and families arrived early Saturday morning, September 10th for the 28th annual Step Forward Day. The Pepperdine Community participated in one of its oldest service events, giving back to the people in the Los Angeles, Ventura, and Malibu area. “Giving back to the community really does make you […]
Frosh Follies Winners Announced
Photos by Terra Atwood Freshmen flooded Firestone Field House Saturday night for the annual Frosh Follies competition, culminating New Student Orientation, themed “NSOlympics” this year. Each group of freshman dorms performed chants and skits focusing on different origins of Pepperdine traditions and symbols, including how Willy the Wave came to Pepperdine and how The Rock […]
