Before I drove up north to Simi to patronize the Reagan Presidential Library I reviewed the Reagan presidency on Wikipedia. Ronnie did some bold things. He implemented supply-side economics got involved in Grenada and Libya called out the Soviet Union and ballooned defense spending to beat the Reds in an arms race. My libertarian sensibilities prevent me from cheering only … [Read more...] about Nathan wins one for the Gipper
Spring Break service trips take students around the world
Over Spring Break 175 Pepperdine students went on service trips all around the Western Hemisphere. In its 10th year the students split into teams that volunteered time within the United States and in countries of Fiji Guatemala Honduras Panama Ecuador Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Junior Jazmyne Sutton who went to Seattle said that her Project Serve trip "challenged … [Read more...] about Spring Break service trips take students around the world
May I have this dance?
What kind of dance partner are you? I know this is a random question but seriously. I never thought about this before I recently experienced being someone's dance partner and not like grinding and nasty dance partnering — like real dancing. In my case it was the country two-step. The other night a group of my friends and I decided we wanted to go country dancing. It was … [Read more...] about May I have this dance?
Leaving a Legacy
As I brush my teeth in the morning I often look in the mirror and ask myself "Brittany P. Tomlinson what do you want to be known for?" Some days I want my legacy to involve talking to teenage girls about their true self-worth and beauty in Christ. Other days I fancy being remembered as a dancing queen in Songfest. Not once to be honest has the thought "I want part of my legacy … [Read more...] about Leaving a Legacy
Starbucks removes 'coffee'
Nice try Starbucks. The tsunami was able to pull a fast one on me catching me off guard while I was dazed with NyQuil jetlag and eight straight hours of class on Thursday. But you couldn't have been so naïve to think I wouldn't notice your new logo. To be honest Starbucks seeing the new logo on my latte last Wednesday was slightly unnerving. You've removed two seriously … [Read more...] about Starbucks removes 'coffee'