Transparency Item: The Perspectives section of the Graphic is comprised of articles based on opinion. This is the opinion and perspective of the writer. As I was walking into the Pepperdine Payson Library a few weeks ago, I heard the default Apple alarm tone, Radar, suddenly, loudly, go off. My body froze. I stopped in my tracks. Stress came over me. The feeling that I was … [Read more...] about Opinion: Alarm Clocks Unnecessarily Quicken Pace of Life
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Striking the Match: Students and Institutions Combat College Burnout
Go to class, go to work, do homework, socialize, take exams, eat, sleep and repeat. College students and health and wellness experts said college burnout should be addressed on personal as well as institutional levels. Burnout negatively impacts student’s mental well-being and academic performance, creating unhealthy habits and a life of imbalance, said Sharleen O’Brien, … [Read more...] about Striking the Match: Students and Institutions Combat College Burnout
Good News: Hold On to the 5%, and Make the Most of College
At the beginning of every school year, I am a nervous wreck.Without fail, I spend the last days of summer vacation not relaxing, but stressing over various problems that are never as bad as I make them out to be. This year, I came to the startling realization that there will be more new faces than familiar ones when I enter the Caf. Also, because I completed my minor, I will no … [Read more...] about Good News: Hold On to the 5%, and Make the Most of College
Symposium on Prison Reform Kicks Off Opening of New Johnny Cash Exhibit
Student visits the Johnny Cash exhibit's inaugural reception in Payson Library on Jan. 6. Pepperdine opened the Johnny Cash exhibit, which consists of prison concert photos. Photos by Jeffrey Bowen Payson Library opened a new exhibit called Johnny Cash at Folsom and San Quentin, as part of its current partnership with the Grammy Museum. The exhibit showcases Jim Marshall's … [Read more...] about Symposium on Prison Reform Kicks Off Opening of New Johnny Cash Exhibit
Staff Editorial: Rest is All We Need
Art by Amber Shin Imagine this: You’ve just finished a grueling day of classes and hours of homework, and you're about to crash because you are exhausted. Except you can’t. Your neighbors are blasting music at 1 a.m. Two hours later, you wake up to people playing basketball on the court, dribbling the ball and shouting at each other. Then, around 8 a.m., you’re awoken by … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Rest is All We Need