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Ashlie Benson

Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day

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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 […]

Our Campus Lacks Student Activism

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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 […]

Staff Editorial: Pepperdine Needs to Speak Up about Sexual Assaults

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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 & […]

Education Must Encourage Dialogue

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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 […]

Pieology scores a B in the pizza department

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Photo Courtesy of YELP Grabbing a slice of pizza can satisfy a day. Indulging in an entire pizza can be a major accomplishment. Enjoying a trip to a local pizza joint can be a fun lunch date with a friend. However, when the pizza is half-decent at best, the experience can be nothing more than […]