Body and Soul incorporates the five senses within a new piece of art, music, film or experience; showcasing what staff find meaningful. Life and Arts copy editor Yamillah Hurtado discusses her experience of watching the sunset at Point Dume State Beach.
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Visualizer: Where do you Draw Your Strength From?
Ronald Highfield, professor of Religion, shares how his faith gives him strength.
Malibu Rocks
Malibu is an incredible place to live and going to Pepperdine has preventing me from appreciating it.
“I’ve Seen God in the Ocean”
People across Pepperdine’s campus discuss the unique ways they worship, using their passions and interests.
Be A Good Steward of Campus
Students make a difference when they keep campus clean.
Letter From The Editor
Photos by Shannon Hansen I like to say I was raised with the water. Where the fine grains of sand meet deep, foamy hues of blue — the ocean has always been the place I’ve felt most at home. The sea holds a sweet and delicate piece of my heart that nothing can quite compare […]
‘California’s Changing Coastline’
Photos Courtesy of Dana Wharf and Shannon Hansen With more than 40 percent of the U.S. population living in coastal areas, the state of the earth’s oceans has become an ever-increasing concern. In recent decades, population, global temperatures and sea levels have resulted in changing migration patterns, species endangerment, environmental pollution and introductions of invasive […]
Scientists, Divers Discuss Vanishing Coral Reefs
The 2017 documentary and Sundance award-winner, “Chasing Coral,” followed scientists, divers and photographers on their journey to explore coral reef depletion. Those who worked on the film discussed the reason, effects and possible solutions to the rapidly vanishing coral reefs.
Malibu Rallies To Keep Oceans Clean
Photos by Shannon Hansen Malibu City Councilman, Jefferson “Zuma Jay” Wagner, walked along Pacific Coast Highway, angrily eyeing candy wrappers, cigarette butts and plastic straws that had been left in the street just outside of his surf shop. As he made his way just off his store’s property line, he pointed at a sewage drain […]
Positivity
Photo by Shannon Hansen Positivity and perspective. Two seemingly unrelated ideas, both wrought with progressively deep meaning. Perspective melds our outlook on the world like welders shape metal. It has influence on who we are and who we want to be: what makes us smile, what makes us laugh and what makes us cry. It […]
