Photo by Daniel Caso Dear Reader, It is the responsibility of all members of any society to be informed. We must make it a priority to ask questions and educate ourselves when it comes to issues of law and order, government, economics, international relations, and civil liberties. We must be willing to ask the hard […]
Come November, Don’t Overlook These Important Props
Prescription Drugs, Ammunition, the Death Penalty, Marijuana and Bilingual School Programs —California looks to make some big changes.
LA Rental Market
Five Graphs that explain the biggest challenges to the LA rental market
Split-Second Decisions
Police violence is not just a matter of Black and White
Title IX Exemption is History
Art by Kylie Meyers One of the biggest changes to Pepperdine’s harassment policy occurred early this year but, President Andrew K. Benton said, it will not have an affect on the operation of the university or the treatment of its students. “People are reading way too much into this, I think,” said Benton. “Pepperdine often […]
Law Students Land Minority Scholarship
Photos courtesy of Minority Corporate Counsel Association Pepperdine School of Law students Brittany Alexis Porter and Miguel Eduardo Del Mundo have both been awarded the Minority Corporate Counsel Association Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship. The LMJ Scholarship is a national program that annually grants scholarships of $10,000 to students entering their first year of law […]
Addiction, Risk Thrive In Southern California Porn Industry – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
“By and large [the porn industry] lives here in Southern California.”
7 Steps To Build Your Personal Brand – Currents Magazine Spring 2016
Graphic by Nate Barton “Personal branding involves managing your reputation, style, look, attitude and skill set the same way that a marketing team would run the brand for a bag of Doritos or bottle of shampoo,” Colin Wright, a successful author, blogger, entrepreneur and full-time world traveler, wrote. Even though Wright isn’t necessarily a household […]
Write Now, Like, Right Now
Art by Chris Chen No one thinks I’m a writer but me. I spend so much time in front of a computer or with my nose in a book, I can’t understand how I could be confused as being anything else. Well then, why isn’t my name on anyone’s “bestsellers” list? Why aren’t the royalty […]
We Have Cellphone Syndrome
Art by Christopher Chen There’s a monkey on all our backs. It’s a habit we’ve all developed that’s slowly turning into an addiction. It’s not drugs, alcohol or an eating disorder. It’s our cellphones, and we should put them away. I understand the commonality of this topic, and I am as guilty as most when […]