Scaling Mount Vesuvius, gazing at the Duomo, witnessing penguins in Patagonia, delighting in “Harry Potter” in Heidelberg — where the Heidelberg Castle looks like Hogwarts — and soaking in the summer in Fiji and Kenya. These are just a few of the experiences of some faculty children. Briana Plank, daughter of Biology Professor Donna Nofzinger Plank, … [Read more...] about A ‘Magical’ Experience: Faculty Children Grow up Abroad
Currents Spring 2024
Malibu Iconography: Students Find Joy in the Evolving Ideas of Malibu
Driving down Pacific Coast Highway, past the long strip of green grass on one side with the blue ocean and horizon on the other, junior Olivia Formato formed her first ideas of college life in Malibu. Her ideas involved the beach, sun and the thought, “How would I ever get anything done if I went to school here?” While her first sight of Malibu was driving down PCH … [Read more...] about Malibu Iconography: Students Find Joy in the Evolving Ideas of Malibu
Joe Rickabaugh: Rippin’ the Waves of Life
Joe Rickabaugh lives and breathes surfing. Rickabaugh, Pepperdine’s club surf team coach, said he’s been shredding since his parents sent him to surf camp in eighth grade — and hasn’t stopped since. Once he started surfing, he quit everything else and made it his livelihood. “My whole life revolves around surfing,” Rickabaugh said. “I … [Read more...] about Joe Rickabaugh: Rippin’ the Waves of Life
Personal Development and Friendship: How Video Games Better People
The year is 1983, and due to an oversaturation of low-quality products and the rise of the PC, the video game market has crashed. The crash lasted until 1985, when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System along with R.O.B the Robot and Super Mario Bros, according to History Computer. Marketed as a toy and requiring a “Seal of Quality,” Nintendo revived … [Read more...] about Personal Development and Friendship: How Video Games Better People
‘If We Go Down That Path’: Readers Discuss Dystopian Fiction
Junior Emma Lake’s fascination with dystopian science fiction began in elementary school when she first read the "Hunger Games" series. Along with many of her classmates, she connected to dystopian literature, leading to a developed interest in the topic. Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that provides a vision of the future where a society is in … [Read more...] about ‘If We Go Down That Path’: Readers Discuss Dystopian Fiction
