Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. Before I left for college my freshman year, I anticipated missing my family. I felt especially upset because my parents were becoming empty nesters. My brother was about to start his junior year of college, and I was … [Read more...] about Opinion: College Students Should Use Family Group Chats
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Advice Column: How to Avoid Pre-Spring break Burnout
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic includes an advice column based on new topics and different writers’ thoughts. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. Dear Waves, The weeks leading up to spring break are intense. Professors are giving midterm tests and assignments that are worth large portions of students’ grades while most … [Read more...] about Advice Column: How to Avoid Pre-Spring break Burnout
Opinion: Women Have Deeper Friendships Than Men
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. One of the most frequent tropes I have heard about male friendships is that they are surface-level compared to the friendships women have with each other. While I initially never questioned this, as I have gotten older I have … [Read more...] about Opinion: Women Have Deeper Friendships Than Men
Opinion: Rave: No Laptops Enhances Class Experience
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.Computers are convenient for accessing class materials but also create severe challenges to learning effectiveness. A no-laptop policy seems too restrictive for college students, but it brings meaningful changes to everyone in … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rave: No Laptops Enhances Class Experience
Opinion: Pepperdine First-Year Dorms Create An Abrupt College Transition
Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer.The most anxious and anticipated time for newly graduated high schoolers is thinking about what their life will be like in the months after starting college. Many students have never lived outside of their homes, let alone … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine First-Year Dorms Create An Abrupt College Transition