For more than 5000 years humans have tattooed their bodies as part of rituals or cultural customs. While many ancient rituals die out and many customs change over time tattoos still remain one of the most popular forms of body art today. Unfortunately it is their popularity that has transformed the uniqueness of tattoos into a commercialized fad.Tattoos are alluring to the … [Read more...] about Society seeks meaning finds conformity
Blue and Orange turns Green
You should spend at least one minute of every day upside down said freshman Emily Reeder, founder of Pepperdine's newest club GreenTeam, which officially registered with the Inter-Club Council on Monday, Jan. 26.According to Reeder, spending time upside down each day reverses gravity's natural downward effect on the body and allows muscles to breath and relax.Green living is no … [Read more...] about Blue and Orange turns Green
Budget cuts end Thai program
No longer will students have the opportunity to backpack across East Asia with Buddhist monks or conduct their own anthropological study in a remote village at the foothills of the Himalayas. The latest in economic belt-tightening at Pepperdine International Programs has closed the Spring Semester in Thailand program for at least the next two years.At the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Budget cuts end Thai program
Celebrating unity in the US
It is an unfortunate yet true fact that there are members of the Pepperdine community who do not know that it is Black History Month even though it has been the case every February since most of their births. There can be many reasons for this: Black history does not get much airtime in public schools aside from Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Both icons are … [Read more...] about Celebrating unity in the US
Las Virgenes School Budget Cut
Las Virgenes School District just announced their new budget cut for the upcoming school year..... It's 7 and - a - half million dollars. That is over double the cost the district has cut in the past. Librarian Jane Lofton says she is worried about the stability of her job one that she believes is necessasry for kids to develp necessary skills in a media heavy environment. … [Read more...] about Las Virgenes School Budget Cut