Deep Dives
Finding family
Eleven-year-old Hung Le skipped down the stairs and jumped excitedly into the backseat of Tan Beard’s car and strapped his seatbelt on. As they chatted and drove down the road on their way to the […]
Articles by Rachel Littauer
Deep Dives
Foster youth struggle as they transition out of care
It was three days before Ayame Ino Kristofferson’s 12th birthday when social workers removed her from her father’s home in California because of his hoarding problem and placed her in foster care. For the next […]
Deep Dives
Universities work to reduce on-campus sexual assaults
False accusations of gang rape roiled the University of Virginia, leaving Rolling Stone magazine with a $3 million defamation judgement. A Columbia University student carried a mattress with her for months to protest the university […]
Deep Dives
Seeking salvation
As adrenaline and panic coursed through her veins, Alexis Padilla ran down the hall. Just minutes before, she was helpless, pinned down, as her dad wrapped his powerful hands around her neck in a rage. […]
Deep Dives
Drunken driving arrests plummet across California
*Editor’s note: Some individuals in this story asked to be identified by their first name only. Two accidents, two arrests for underage drinking and one arrest for drinking and driving just weren’t enough to convince […]
Campus Life
International students face the hardships of studying abroad
When fall hits, Sahil Halai, an Ugandan international student, walks around Malibu in a heavy winter jacket since he is not use to any weather besides Uganda’s warm and humid temperatures. That’s just one of […]
Uncategorized
International Programs show academic inconsistency
Junior journalism major Shannon Hansen expected her year abroad to be a vacation. She envisioned easy As in all of her classes and travelling every weekend. But when she arrived in Switzerland in fall 2015, […]
Campus Life
Terrorism is affecting applications for study abroad programs
After a fun November day sightseeing in Paris with her friends, Pepperdine student Nikki Winn woke up Nov. 14 to images of panic, fear and grief on the television screen in her hotel. Terrorist attacks […]
Deep Dives
Drink hard, learn harder
*Editor’s note: The subject of this narrative profile asked that only his first name be used. The first time Chris* had to take a breathalyzer he was just 16. He had just clipped an elderly […]
Education
Does Seaver College have a competitive science program?
Seaver College, the undergraduate college of Pepperdine University, is known for its small classes and liberal arts education. But given the science, technology, engineering and mathematics heavy nature of future jobs, is Seaver’s current science […]