This spring Washington D.C. will celebrate the centennial anniversary of its annual Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) beginning March 20th, and lasting until April 27th. The month long festivities will commemorate the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo, in 1912, a symbol of a long lasting friendship between Japan and the United States. While most … [Read more...] about Washington D.C. turns pink in celebration of the Sakura Matsuri
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Women of Color fashion show displayed great fashion for a great cause
Pepperdine's Women of Color put on their second annual Women of Color Fashion show Saturday night in the Waves Cafe. The event began around 7:30 p.m. and was considered by most to be a huge success. Women of Color’s mission is to help guide young women of all colors discover their own identity in an ever-changing world under God by raising awareness of the many challenges … [Read more...] about Women of Color fashion show displayed great fashion for a great cause
A nondisposable problem
Plastic, unlike most raw materials, doesn’t come from the earth. Plastic comes from laboratories, and though it is one of the cheapest, most useful and most malleable materials available, its chemicals and waste pose a serious risk to the health of its consumers and the planet. Since the 1950s, plastic has played an increasingly ubiquitous role in our everyday lives, which … [Read more...] about A nondisposable problem
It’s not about you
The unfortunate debacle concerning Invisible Children and Jason Russell has brought forth a pressing topic within our culture today. This incident, complex and real, was vomited across the interweb with such rapidity that I can’t confirm Russell was even in the squad car before one of the attending officers tweeted, “LOL #irony.” We have an unnerving tendency to spin … [Read more...] about It’s not about you
'Jump Street' reimagines Hollywood stereotypes
The “buddy cop” movies have been a staple in cinema for about as long as cinema has been around. What you get is two seemingly unrelated characters forced to work together, despite their differences, for the greater good. While these characters usually never get along at first, by the end they will inevitably form a bond for each other they never would have expected. We have … [Read more...] about 'Jump Street' reimagines Hollywood stereotypes
