Graphic by Ashley Mowreader Racist, smear campaign, shameful, a commitment to Pepperdine’s values, embarrassing, uncharacteristic. Community members used all of these phrases to describe the School of Public Policy’s petition against The New York Times’ The 1619 Project and School of Public Policy Dean Pete Peterson’s email. Students, staff, faculty and alumni shared a … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Community Reacts to School of Public Policy Dean’s Email and Petition
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Film Review: Tom Hanks Tells a Convoy Ship’s Breathtaking Story in ‘Greyhound’
Photos courtesy of Sony PicturesThe "Greyhound" movie poster features Tom Hanks as Capt. Ernest Krause, the commander of a 37-ship convoy crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The action movie was released July 10 on Apple TV+."Greyhound" is based on C.S. Forester's novel "The Good Shepherd." The movie begins with the onset of World War II. Capt. Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) leads a convoy … [Read more...] about Film Review: Tom Hanks Tells a Convoy Ship’s Breathtaking Story in ‘Greyhound’
Ethics of Music Streaming
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify Music streaming is practically second nature. We open Spotify or Apple Music with ease and have access to anything we want to listen to. Cameron Davis, Pepperdine senior, explains why this can be harmful to artists while unpacking the history and ethics of music … [Read more...] about Ethics of Music Streaming
Feminism in the United States: A Storied History
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Where are Women in Class Curricula?
Art by Elizabeth BrummerWhile academia has made great strides to include women’s voices, most syllabi are still centered on male perspectives, especially in the Pepperdine Humanities Department. For many of the current professors, the syllabi from which they learned often excluded women. English Professor Julianne Smith said in her undergraduate years at Abilene Christian … [Read more...] about Where are Women in Class Curricula?