Art by Peau Porotesano
Staff Editoral: Represent All Voices
Art by Peau Porotesano We live in a divided country. This is evident from events such as the 2016 election, the issue of health care and more recently the Charlottesville protests. Events like these cause anger and resentment on both sides and will lead to greater derision unless there is a platform for productive discussion. […]
Don’t Shout at Ignorance
Graphic by Nate Barton How should the public respond to White supremacist events like the Charlottesville rally? With a topic like this, it is easy to be consumed with anger, but the appropriate response is one of non-violence. Symbols such as the Confederate flag and the swastika are enough to make people enraged. However, when […]
Create a ‘Global Village’ at Pepperdine
Art by Peau Porotesano “We now live in a global village of our own making. It doesn’t necessarily mean harmony and peace and quiet but it does mean huge involvement in everyone else’s affairs.” Marshall McLuhan I have a dream. A fairly specific dream for Pepperdine. Almost exactly 50 years ago to the day (April […]
Remakes Give New Life to Old Movies
Art by Sybil Zhang Disney’s live action “Beauty and the Beast” opened March 17 and reignited the debate about remakes. As unpopular as this stance may be, I unabashedly love remakes because they bring new life and perspective to old classics. I’m the type of person who will watch the same movie over and over […]
Avoid Internet Panic
Art by Peau Porotesano There are many competing ideas on the effects of our digital age. Technological advancements, especially surrounding the Internet, are blamed for nearly every social problem — procrastination, isolation and economic failures, for example. However, panic is the wrong response to these problems. It is vital that society accepts these changes and […]
Pay Attention
Art by Peau Porotesano The news tends to have an overwhelming nature due to the speed at which it is released. Since so much information is released so quickly, it can be easy to ignore the news and instead, allow our opinions to form based on what we already know. However, it is vital to […]
Accept All Types of Art
Art by Peau Porotesano Instead of appreciating the various points of view when it comes to art, people tend to judge a person’s opinions as either valid or misguided. This type of judgment needs to stop, and art elitism should come to an end. Art sits on a weird corner of the objective and the […]
Spread Encouragement To Others
Graphic by Nate Barton It’s amazing how uplifting a simple interaction can be, and one I had the other day reminded me just how important encouraging comments can be. I was walking into Malibu’s Ralphs the other day and before I crossed the street, a Starline tour stopped in front of me, and all of […]
Keep Positive
Graphic by Nate Barton No matter what side of the political spectrum it’s from, the view of our country isn’t too pretty these days. People are angry, people are scared, people are full of hate, and it’s exhausting. None of that means we can’t make a change and be positive. What the world lacks at […]
