The reason nobody writes about being a straight, rich and white male is shame — the irreparable reputation of colonialism, slavery and mass warfare. As a demographic we have quite the resume, including such terrible chapters as the Holocaust and Jim Crow fitted with the discovery of e=mc2, capitalism and the mocha Frappuccino. I, myself, am hesitant to look into my own family … [Read more...] about On Being White
Fall Fashion: Flannels Can Add a Feminine Flair
Photos by Kristin Vartan They may look and feel like pajamas, but you just cannot stop wearing them. You can find them in your boyfriend’s (or guy friend’s) closet or your the thrift store. They are... yes, you guessed it: Flannels. I’ve been seeing these plaid button downs all over campus since the weather started to cool down. Even in Malibu, we just can’t help but … [Read more...] about Fall Fashion: Flannels Can Add a Feminine Flair
Education without Borders
It's not that there are no creative types in higher education. It's that the ladder of modern education requires a level of organization and type-A memorization that often purges the system of the purely creative mind. Think back to high school. Perhaps this is a fallacy, but I remember far more artists, musicians and drama geeks — people who, while they tested poorly and … [Read more...] about Education without Borders
Pepperdine is a Christian University, Get Used to It
As a tutor on campus, one of the main complaints I hear is that religion should be taught independently of academics. Why do we need three classes on religion? Why did the Convocation speaker mention God? Three whole times? What is this, a reference to the Trinity or something? It is as if these complaints come from a place of not realizing that Pepperdine is affiliated with … [Read more...] about Pepperdine is a Christian University, Get Used to It
Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
How are you? I’m alive, I think. I have cried more this semester than I have in the past ten years of my life. I have hit rock bottom. I am a wreck. Am I even alive? Rock. Bottom. All of the above are responses I have heard from various people over these most recent weeks. Other people, obviously not me, have been seen roaming around campus with this look … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Misery is More Fun with Friends
