It's 1 o'clock in the morning and just as you finally finish your research paper for your morning class the next day you get a call from a friend reminding you that the quiz that was scheduled one month ago will be taking place tomorrow in your other class. Frustrated by the fact that this has slipped your mind you realize the only option now is to down that next cup of coffee … [Read more...] about Sleepless in Seaver struggle
Consumers complicit in animal torture
Wake up. Torture innocent animals. Rinse and repeat. Get dressed. Torture innocent animals again. Put on the finishing touches and walk to class.No average college student would write this on his or her daily to-do list. Yet however unknowingly nearly every Pepperdine student probably follows this routine each morning. Through simple choices of body hair and makeup products … [Read more...] about Consumers complicit in animal torture
Project Exodus: Group battles to end human trafficking
Ezekiel 34:16 says "I will search for the lost and bring back the strays…I will shepherd the flock with justice." Project Exodus a local anti-human-trafficking organization seeks to do just that. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that between 600000 and 800000 human beings are trafficked across international borders every year. After … [Read more...] about Project Exodus: Group battles to end human trafficking
Staff Editorial: Students deserve voice from SGA
From the yellow journalism that shoved the United States into the Spanish American War to fabrications and plagiarism by discredited New York Times reporter Jayson Blair American media have a scandal-plagued history. Meanwhile politicians' unintentional admissions and embarrassing misstatements help keep a sinking newspaper profession afloat.Given this backdrop it is natural … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Students deserve voice from SGA
Banned Book Week celebrates freedom of literacy
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." "The Great Gatsby." "The Catcher in the Rye." That's not a suggested reading list for English 101 at Pepperdine. It's an excerpt from a long list of books currently or previously banned from American schools and public libraries for their themes and content.The American Library Association (ALA) sets aside the last week of September each … [Read more...] about Banned Book Week celebrates freedom of literacy