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The Pixel Black Lives Matter Series Edition II: June 22, 2020

January 14, 2021 by Kiley Distelrath

The Pixel is Pepperdine Graphic Media’s weekly newsletter that highlights our top stories and breaks down what you need to know. Sign up to receive the Pixel in your inbox: https://forms.gle/AxrcdD4aonNrGyBH9

Revisit 2015’s Sit-in Demonstration: One Year Later

November 30, 2016 by Bria Dunlap

Graphic by Kylie Myers Yik Yak. Racist comments. A sit-in protest. The Columbus statue. Mizzou protests. On Nov. 13, 2015, 100 Pepperdine community members dressed in black and participated for nearly three hours in the first Waves Against Ignorance demonstration. One year later, the demonstration continues to spark the discussion around the topics of diversity […]

The Movement Continues

September 27, 2016 by Anthony Sanford

Graphic by Nate Barton Over the past few months, members of BSA and SGA have been working tirelessly to ensure the conversation concerning race relations on campus does not end. Promoting cultural competency, diversity and inclusion on Pepperdine’s campus are complex issues, but we are still making remarkable strides. To keep this conversation about diversity […]

A Letter to MLK

January 20, 2016 by Taylor Centineo

Art by Peau Porotesano Dear Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., It’s been about 48 years since you’ve gone, and the world is a much different place than you left it. We’ve moved forward, no doubt, but in all honesty, I am not content. There is much more to be done. Racially charged crimes are still […]

Graduate School of Education and Psychology Reacts to Yik Yak Comments

December 10, 2015 by Veronica Felicity Johnson

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 […]

Get ready: Waves Send Tides of Change

November 21, 2015 by Lauren Kawano

The racial discrimination occurring across the country places a long overdue call to action upon Pepperdine as a community

Pepperdine Responds to “Driving While Black” Comments

November 21, 2015 by Alexander Fisher

Pepperdine University released a statement to the Graphic Friday evening to address the controversy surrounding President Andrew K. Benton’s statement that university students and staff had been the victims of racial profiling by LA County Sheriff’s deputies and unjust traffic stops. Benton made the remarks Monday night in an address to the university community regarding race and diversity on campus. […]

President Benton Addresses Racism, Discrimination

November 20, 2015 by Taylor Centineo

Photos by Danielle Romeo On the heels of a student-led protest regarding race and diversity on campus, President Andrew K. Benton addressed a packed crowd Monday night in Smothers Theatre. Benton’s speech covered a multitude of subjects related to race, but focused on areas in which Pepperdine can make improvements. The student protest on Nov. […]

Yik Yak’s Anonymity Threatens Colleges’ Peace of Mind

November 20, 2015 by Tara Jenkins

Art by Brooke Muschott The 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 […]

Pepperdine students protest in solidarity with Mizzou

November 13, 2015 by Madison Harwell

Some 100 students, dressed in black, entered the Waves Cafe after 11 a.m. on Friday to peacefully participate in a sit-in. The demonstration was to show solidarity with University of Missouri students who are protesting racism and to promote the protest’s hashtag on social media: #wavesagainstignorance. Junior Anthony Sanford, one of the organizers of the […]

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