This petition was originally made to achieve one goal: to lower tuition. I felt that after all the time, money, and energy we put into being students there, none of it was taken under consideration by Pepperdine. Clearly, discounting tuition is the moral thing to do as a "Christian” University, but instead they are choosing to profit from their students during a national pandemic and economic crisis. However, seeing that there are 1,200+ students in the same situation as myself, brought me to the realization that Pepperdine needs more than just a tuition drop. Pepperdine needs to be listening to their students. THAT should be their priority. Let us hope for change. Let us hope for guidance and assistance. Lastly, I would like to thank those who spoke up during the BLM movement and signed this petition. I wish you all the best.