Keanu (left) with his family at his dad's retirement ceremony on the military base in Ansbach, Germany. As a campus, we are well acquainted with international students, but few of us are aware of another breed. This type of peculiar persons includes President Obama, Kobe Bryant, King Jong Un and Cady Heron from Mean Girls. These people may often think in Celsius and the … [Read more...] about Cultural Chameleons: Third Culture Kids
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Why Personality Tests are Horrible
If you were anything like me, your mandatory Freshman Seminar course started off with an incredible dose of awkward. As the nicest professor in the world kicked off the semester by asking the class why they signed up for the particular course, your classmates took turns finding creative ways of saying, “I didn’t get into the one about Harry Potter” or “this seemed like an easy … [Read more...] about Why Personality Tests are Horrible
Stampedes: From the Shanghai Skyline to Target
“Ten, nine, eight, oh look at that. It’s midnight. Happy New Year,” my friend scoffed. I curled my toes so that I can feel them. It was bitterly cold and I had been trying to find a taxi home since 10:30 p.m. More than 300,000 eager partiers had already congregated by the Shanghai waterfront for a light show, which turned out to be cancelled. By 8:30 p.m., I was determined to … [Read more...] about Stampedes: From the Shanghai Skyline to Target
There are Contraception Options
Art by Sacha Irick Pepperdine's Student Health Center uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of contraception when considering students options, according to Student Health Center Director Nancy Safinick. The CDC's definition of contraception is “the deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of … [Read more...] about There are Contraception Options
Pepperdine is a Christian University, Get Used to It
As a tutor on campus, one of the main complaints I hear is that religion should be taught independently of academics. Why do we need three classes on religion? Why did the Convocation speaker mention God? Three whole times? What is this, a reference to the Trinity or something? It is as if these complaints come from a place of not realizing that Pepperdine is affiliated with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine is a Christian University, Get Used to It