Art by Sacha Irick Lil Jon, First Lady Michelle Obama, Fred Armisen and more have spoken up about spreading excitement for the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Midterm elections are right around the corner, but what are they exactly? From deduction, one could guess they are elections in the middle of a president’s term, which is correct, but there is more. Although presidential … [Read more...] about Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day
Our Campus Lacks Student Activism
Art by Sacha Irick In recent weeks, students around the country have turned small efforts into grand actions that have resulted in transformative standards for the entire nation. Their dissatisfaction with current situations have sparked high-ranking officials all the way to President Barack Obama to enact change, demonstrating the weight students can have. With this going on, … [Read more...] about Our Campus Lacks Student Activism
Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Needs to Speak Up about Sexual Assaults
Art by Chris Chen Of the many lists that Pepperdine University has landed on in the past year, the list of schools under review by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights “for possible violations of the law's requirements around sexual violence” was not one of them. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, up to 60 percent of sexual … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Needs to Speak Up about Sexual Assaults
Education Must Encourage Dialogue
Art by Sacha Irick Open dialogue must be inserted in education systems around the country to facilitate healthy understanding of the situations in Ferguson. Recently, a school district in a St. Louis suburban town received backlash after the principal of Edwardsville High School sent a memo to teachers urging diversion of conversation with any sign of Ferguson … [Read more...] about Education Must Encourage Dialogue
It’s time to be single and ready to mingle
Year after year I somehow find myself more single than the year before. Sure, I laugh at myself when I over-post #SoSingle tweets, but they speak the truth. Everyone knows Feb. 14 as Valentine's Day, but some refer to it as Single's Awareness Day. I believe it should be called "There-Are-Seven-Billion-People-and I'm-Still-Alone" day instead, but that's a mouth full. Instead of … [Read more...] about It’s time to be single and ready to mingle