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
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A Brief History of Malibu Living
May Rindge’s home on Laudamus Hill in central Malibu, circa 1939 (Photo courtesy Malibu Historical Photograph Collection, Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives). Waves break audibly on the sand without the noise of highway traffic. The sun shines onto ranch-style homes on sprawling rural properties complete with horses and surf sheds. The sand on … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Malibu Living
Pepperdine Remembers Borderline and Woolsey for Four-Year Anniversary
Students attend RISE and Reflect event Nov. 4, in the Surfboard Room. Pepperdine's Resilience Informed Skills Education Program intended for the event to be a safe space for students to remember the dual tragedies of the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire said Sergio Gallardo Palma, program specialist at RISE. Photo by Tanya Yarian Four years ago, the back-to-back tragedies … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Remembers Borderline and Woolsey for Four-Year Anniversary
Forged by Fire: Extreme Weather Events Threaten Malibu
An edited photo of the Santa Monica Mountains. Photo by Lucian Himes. Photo illustration by Ali Levens Interactives by Zack Born Drought. Heat waves. Wildfires. People who don't experience extreme weather events might view them as abstract and otherworldly. But the lines between abstract threat and immediate danger have repeatedly blurred for Pepperdine University and the … [Read more...] about Forged by Fire: Extreme Weather Events Threaten Malibu
Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
Community members gather on Pepperdine's Joslyn Plaza to remember and honor the victims of the Borderline shooting in 2018. This year marked three years since the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire back-to-back tragedies. Photo by Ryan Brinkman Nov. 7-10 marked the third anniversary of the Borderline shooting and Woolsey Fire. This year, Pepperdine remembered the back-to-back … [Read more...] about Three Years Later: Pepperdine Remembers the Borderline Shooting and Woolsey Fire
