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The eye of Orion watches from western skiesas he slides along his radio beaminto the waiting arms of oblivion.And I'm keeping my ear to the groundlistening for his siren callto wake me from this jealous swellof my internal symphony.Orion's feet are drippingblues and greys into the mesosphereof my understandingthreatening to recreate the personI thought it was.I told him "I … [Read more...] about Poetry Corner

This country is in a quandary. On an almost daily basis Americans are chided for their dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil and yet the solutions offered are hardly assets for anything other than some politician's pocketbook. One of the most pressing problems in America in its effort to be green is finding an alternative source of energy that is renewable reliable … [Read more...] about Warming up to nuclear solutions

Few would have noticed the error had the cleanup efforts not been such a shoddy job. Pepperdine's efforts to commemorate Black History Month seem forced as if the institution was scrambling to clean up its act.It began with the school-wide e-mail stating there was a new student life February calendar from Student Affairs at the end of January. Apparently the pink calendar … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Pep makes light of Black History Month

Throughout my years as a student here I've found myself genuinely invested in the communal atmosphere of Pepperdine. I served for two years as a Resident Advisor and one of my supposed responsibilities was to help foster community within the residence halls. More recently I have found myself as Student Government Association (SGA) president essentially serving as a … [Read more...] about The best way to build community

From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of Congo the United States fails to properly fulfill its role as a humanitarian. As the leader of the free world America is endowed with responsibility. Yet too often political agendas modify the effects of American humanitarian aid which in turn modifies the very essence of humanitarianism.Recently this was clearly exemplified by … [Read more...] about Americans face humanitarian hypocrisy