Photo by Milan Loiacono Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade“ is my favorite orchestral piece ever written. The 45-minute suite is split into four movements, each based on a specific story told in “One Thousand and One Nights,” the Middle Eastern collection of folk tales. Ships caught in a storm, princes saving princesses and the ever-present Scheherazade entering […]
Artistic Privilege: How Does Socioeconomic Class Affect Artists?
The art world, in all of its iterations, is structured in a way that puts those in lower socioeconomic classes at a disadvantage.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Vaping?: JUULs Usher in a New Age of Nicotine
JUUL pens are the latest fad in the smoking community, but how are Pepperdine students reacting?
Breaking News: Jim Gash Announced as New President of Pepperdine University
Photo courtesy of Pepperdine Public Relations James A. Gash, associate dean of the Pepperdine School of Law, will succeed Andrew K. Benton as the eighth president and CEO of Pepperdine University, according to a press release from Pepperdine University Public Relations. “Pepperdine has always been a story of unbridled progress and never more so than […]
Shop till You Drop: Church Shopping is a Necessary Evil
Art by Aliya Edwards Before she found a home at Agoura Bible Fellowship, freshman Rachel Stull visited about seven churches but none of them were a perfect fit. “Honestly, the bottom line has been just finding something that feels normal,” Stull said. “There’s been a lot of my suitemates and I just visiting churches and […]
Students Say They are Unsure of the Community Standards Judiciary Process
The Office of Community Standards maintains that they have the student body’s best interests at heart, but the student body disagrees
Pepperdine Students Know Little about Natural Disaster Safety
In the midst of a disastrous Woolsey wildfire, students don’t understand how to respond to natural disasters
Annabelle Childers Recounts Borderline Shooting
Witness to the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill tells her account of the attack
Hour by Hour: Pepperdine Experiences 48 Hours of Horror
Photo Courtesy of Buddy Kennedy From the late hours of Nov. 7 to the early morning of Nov. 10, the Pepperdine community experienced the back-to-back traumas of the Borderline Shooting and the Woolsey fire. Each hour brought more news and updates that students ravenously searched for, as they were confused and without viable information at […]
Special Edition: Editor’s Note
The Borderline shooting and Woolsey fire left our campus bruised and battered. Before we could sit and mourn the beautiful life Alaina Housley led, we were scrambling to evacuate our homes. It did not feel real, with every moment after moment adding more fuel to our anxieties, fear and vulnerability. As we return to campus […]
