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Katie ClaryLiving Editor Typically, this corner of the Graphic will contain a new trail for you to explore each week. I hope you too can enjoy the Santa Monica Mountains that are quite literally a hop, skip and a bike ride away from Pepperdine.  However, like everything else in Southern California right now, the trails are swimming. So in lieu of a trailhead destination, here … [Read more...] about How to enjoy the great outdoors without needing a snorkel

Jenifer ChanFashion Columnist A new year means fresh starts and fantastic style. Stuck in a rut from last year’s fizzled out fads? Worry not — this year is bound to offer plenty of appealing new options, and I will happily navigate the trends with my loyal readers! As an advocate for personal style and expression, I have been trying to passively suppress the subjective hits … [Read more...] about New year sends ponchos back into the closets

Lauren Morton-FarmerStaff Writer It has been almost 50 years since it began, and almost 30 years since it ended. To some, it is a page in a history book. To others, it is the  youth they will never get back. Someone once said “there are as many sides to stories as there are pairs of eyes to see them.” Whether you were there when it happened or have learned about it in school, … [Read more...] about Professors recall Vietnam experiences

Elizabeth ReinkingStaff Writer Can you hear that? It’s the sound of Christmas approaching. It sounds like the jingle bells of massive consumerism. OK, it’s not approaching all that quickly. Actually, it’s still pretty far away. I feel like somehow it’s close, though. I can’t imagine why that is, except for maybe the absolutely staggering amount of advertising that began raining … [Read more...] about Christmas is coming. Are you ready?

Travis Weber & Nathanael BreedenStaff Writers A mother once asked her young son what he wanted for his birthday. Being a thoughtful child, he considered all the possibilities. He thought of that new bike he saw in a magazine and the video games he wanted, and the fact that he lost his football and needed another one. He thought of all the things he would like to have, … [Read more...] about Human desire and God’s will: could they be a false dichotomy?