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Latino and international students at Pepperdine fear the future under Trump

May 25, 2017 Araceli Crescencio 0

Chaotic. Unconventional. Worrisome. These are some words that Latino and international students at Pepperdine University used to describe the 2016 presidential election. President Donald Trump ran on a nationalistic stance that attacked immigrants and Muslims […]

Club members debate free speech on campus

May 16, 2017 Christina Zimmerman 0

Pepperdine administrators encourage free speech on campus, but student leaders give the campus mixed evaluations when it comes to the ability to speak freely. Pepperdine’s Seaver College offers over 90 clubs and organizations for the […]

International students face the hardships of studying abroad

December 27, 2016 Gabi Veselik 0

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 […]

Is Feminism irrelevant at Pepperdine?

December 14, 2015 Caitlin Raines Comments Off

Professor Ira Jolivet finished his discussion of the book of Luke — the only Gospel to emphasize the role of women — in his Tuesday/Friday 2 p.m. Religion 102 class. “How many people in here […]

Are LGBT students making waves?

December 10, 2015 Hunter Peters Comments Off

Pepperdine University is no longer included in Princeton Review’s ranking of the “Top 20 LGBT Unfriendly Schools.” The university is now in a unique place of debating inclusion. In the wake of national trends of […]

Alfalfa

May 12, 2015 Maria Prada 0

*The subjects of this story asked that their names be changed because of immigration status. It was a sunny Thursday morning in South Gate, California. A group of women rushed behind a line of plastic […]

Admin and students disagree on Pepperdine’s ethnic diversity progress

April 20, 2015 Alysha Tsuji Comments Off

In 2013, the Seaver College student body reached the mark of being 50 percent ethnically diverse — a 14 percent jump from 2007. At the time, Seaver’s full-time faculty was 15 percent ethnically diverse, while […]

Pepperdine faculty fails in diversity

April 20, 2015 Jennevieve Fong Comments Off

While Pepperdine University has made great strides on student and staff member diversity, university officials are still struggling to recruit diverse faculty. A limited selection pool of prospective faculty with doctorates, restrictions as a Christian […]

Pepperdine’s Latino community lacks cohesion

April 20, 2014 Austin Cox Comments Off

To some students Pepperdine is a slice of heaven, full of smiles, BMWs, Christians and great opportunities. However, for others, the breathtaking view isn’t enough to mask the apparent lack of ethnic representation on campus. […]

Small college brings big change

December 10, 2013 Elizabeth Villagomez Comments Off

Diversity. So tangible, yet so difficult to grasp. Universities are constantly working toward greater diversity in the student body and in the faculty because it enhances academic discussion, promotes experiential learning and equips students to […]