Art By Samantha MIller News literacy: a concept that requires readers to be somewhat news literate to understand in the first place. It seems to be the ever-present punchline to the frustrating joke of why the news audience doesn't care to learn about the intricacies of the news cycle. As an organization, the Graphic has begun to place a good deal of emphasis on news … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Graphic Must Take Responsibility For Educating Its Readers
Good News: Healed by Moonlight
When the sun sinks behind the horizon and the moon is at just the perfect height in the night sky, the view from behind Stauffer Chapel on campus is breathtaking. There's something about the way the moon's silvery light refracts off the water matched with the lazy rotations of the Santa Monica Ferris wheel that always made me feel safe.The darkness after 10 p.m., has always … [Read more...] about Good News: Healed by Moonlight
Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act
Art by Ally ArmstrongHaving dealt with a compromised immune system for a period of my life, I keep a hand sanitizer with me everywhere out of habit — a security sanitizer, if you will. I have one by my bed, one by my desk, one in my car and one in my living room.No one is saying you need to ascend to my level of alertness, but some of us need to think a little bit more … [Read more...] about Petty Perspective: We All Need To Clean up Our Act
Opinion: Students Deserve Active Advocacy
Art by Madeline Duvall Beginning with President Jim Gash's May 30 Instagram statement, the University has continued to revise its official commitment to diversity and inclusion. While several actionable items have been identified by the Presidential Action Advisory Team, the administration is only beginning to explore the idea of a bias reporting system. Amid promises … [Read more...] about Opinion: Students Deserve Active Advocacy
Pronouns Speak Volumes
Art by Gabby DiGiovanni Pronouns are not just grammatical tools for clarity. They are also thoughtful means of self-identification and expression. With the increased global dialogue on the use of gendered pronouns in the identification of those in the transgender and gender-nonconforming communities, two questions arise: Why are pronouns so important, and what are the … [Read more...] about Pronouns Speak Volumes
