Dear Grace, I never realized “Ring by Spring” was so real until this month — it seems like everyone is getting engaged! As a senior with less than two months to seal the deal, what do you recommend I do? Ready to Mingle Dear RTM, I remember the days leading up to my freshman year of college, days I spent laughing at the absurd notion that Pepperdine students … [Read more...] about Ring by Spring: from urban legend to urgent deadline
Overcommitment disadvantages students
Pepperdine boasts a first-class education the likes of Stanford and Notre Dame, but its consistently slipping national rankings aren’t falling for no reason. Boasting a No. 2 ranking for Peace Corps Volunteers in 2009, 6 recent Fulbright Scholars, and some 20-plus Teach for America participants in the past two years, Pepperdine is top of the charts for bleeding hearts. Why? … [Read more...] about Overcommitment disadvantages students
A nondisposable problem
Plastic, unlike most raw materials, doesn’t come from the earth. Plastic comes from laboratories, and though it is one of the cheapest, most useful and most malleable materials available, its chemicals and waste pose a serious risk to the health of its consumers and the planet. Since the 1950s, plastic has played an increasingly ubiquitous role in our everyday lives, which … [Read more...] about A nondisposable problem
It’s not about you
The unfortunate debacle concerning Invisible Children and Jason Russell has brought forth a pressing topic within our culture today. This incident, complex and real, was vomited across the interweb with such rapidity that I can’t confirm Russell was even in the squad car before one of the attending officers tweeted, “LOL #irony.” We have an unnerving tendency to spin … [Read more...] about It’s not about you
'Jump Street' reimagines Hollywood stereotypes
The “buddy cop” movies have been a staple in cinema for about as long as cinema has been around. What you get is two seemingly unrelated characters forced to work together, despite their differences, for the greater good. While these characters usually never get along at first, by the end they will inevitably form a bond for each other they never would have expected. We have … [Read more...] about 'Jump Street' reimagines Hollywood stereotypes