“It’s more meaningful to me when someone I love says something encouraging to me; when I’m able to just be around someone I love; when I hug someone I love; when someone I love helps me with a task; when someone I love surprises me with a gift.” These are some of the ways people love and feel loved, according to Gary Chapman, creator of the 5 Love Languages. In his career as … [Read more...] about Live, Laugh, Love Languages
Currents Fall 2022
If Jewelry Could Talk
For all of junior Carly-Shae Condon’s life, her dad signed every lunchbox note and birthday card with a drawing of a little palm tree. So, when he gifted her a Tiffany & Co. necklace with a personalized pendant of his palm tree drawing for Christmas, it was a lot more than a piece of jewelry to her. “It wasn't that it was just very personal, it was a very grown-up present … [Read more...] about If Jewelry Could Talk
Chloe Brown: All tatts go to heaven
Chloe Brown, worship leader and K-12 teacher, is building a sleeve on her right arm, combining her love of tattoos and biblical themes. Each individual piece represents a religious story or moral that she holds dear to her heart, including hope after the flood in the Old Testament. “I have a swallow holding an olive branch, and I was sort of nodding to the dove coming back … [Read more...] about Chloe Brown: All tatts go to heaven
Students create small businesses
Sweats by Abby G “Sweats By Abby G” owner Abby Gearhart takes pride in keeping her products affordable and consistent so anyone who wants them can buy them. Gearhart said she officially made and launched her first sweatshirt, and her company, in September 2020. Crew necks are about $35. T-shirts are about $25, and the thickest material sweatshirts are $55 to $60. Nothing is … [Read more...] about Students create small businesses
‘All the emotions:’ ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ sparks student reflection
Once upon a time, four Gen Z Asian kids watched a film that resembled them and their families in a badass way. A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is not an easy film to describe. But for these four Pepperdine students, the film meant something-close-to-everything to see an Asian immigrant family’s story portrayed on the big screen with such nuance and … [Read more...] about ‘All the emotions:’ ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ sparks student reflection
