Art By Nathan Huang The COVID-19 virus can cross into the brain and cause a vast array of mental health issues, ranging from brain fog to severe anxiety, depression and psychosis. For a school that values the fruits of the mind, Pepperdine should protect staff and student health best through mandatory vaccination. It is a mistake for Pepperdine to hold … [Read more...] about Opinion: Pepperdine Should Put Protection of Health First and Mandate Vaccination of All On-Campus Staff and Students
Opinion: COVID-19 Numbers in America Demonstrate Urgent Need for Action
Art by Madeline Duvall There have been over 1,325,752 deaths globally from COVID-19 — 247,142 of which occurred in the U.S. Despite being the world's wealthiest country, the U.S. leads the world in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The World Health Organization estimates the highly contagious virus has infected 10% of the world’s population already, but its spread is not equally … [Read more...] about Opinion: COVID-19 Numbers in America Demonstrate Urgent Need for Action
Opinion: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Not Be Confirmed
With less than a month until the presidential election, Republicans are rushing to confirm a new Supreme Court justice. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a highly partisan judge who President Donald Trump nominated to entrench conservative values and his personal political agenda into the Supreme Court; this confirmation would create an ultraconservative politically partisan Supreme … [Read more...] about Opinion: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Should Not Be Confirmed
Opinion: Take Down Monuments to Racism
Art by Ally ArmstrongTearing down Confederate monuments is an important step to publicly reckon with the sin of slavery. Keeping those monuments up is a visual reminder of ongoing white privilege and white supremacy, which need to be destroyed along with the monuments. Allowing Confederate monuments to stand demonstrates political and moral hypocrisy in a nation that claims to … [Read more...] about Opinion: Take Down Monuments to Racism
Opinion: Online Classes Are Not So Bad — The Alternative Is Much Grimmer
Art by Ellie DuvallIn July, Pepperdine reversed its decision to hold in-person classes this fall. Many other American universities, including Harvard, Princeton and Stanford, made a similar choice. Colleges that decided to open took a gamble on whether they could control the spread of COVID-19 on their campuses. For some students and faculty, the gamble is not paying off.The … [Read more...] about Opinion: Online Classes Are Not So Bad — The Alternative Is Much Grimmer
