Art by Caitlin RoarkUnite Pepp started out this semester with another demonstration. For the second time since this group’s creation last semester, they took over the Freedom Wall to bring a message to the Pepperdine community: Even though the Good Samaritan Policy was rewritten, more steps need to be taken for students to use it confidently. In order to keep all students … [Read more...] about Unite Pepperdine By Promoting Positive Changes
Perspectives
Who Will Fill the Polls this Term?
Art by Ally ArmstrongThis column serves as the voice of the Black Student Association and is written by Amani McCalleb, a member of the BSA e-board.The time that many people have been anticipating has finally come around: Midterm elections. With political tensions at an all-time high over the last year or two, movements such as the ‘Women’s March,’ … [Read more...] about Who Will Fill the Polls this Term?
Staff Editorial: What Does it Mean to be an Alumni?
Art by Caitlin Roark As students at Pepperdine, we hear a lot about the alumni. They are a central target of the annual Give2Pepp movement, they bustle around in their designated T-shirts during Step Forward Day, and they even sit in the Caf during Waves Weekend. Along with the occasional celebrities to set foot on campus, Pepperdine also has some star-studded alumni as … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: What Does it Mean to be an Alumni?
Students Shouldn’t Idolize Celebrities
Art by Ally ArmstrongCelebrity addiction could be a symptom of self-esteem issues. It could potentially cause confusion as to whether being content with one’s outward appearance is merely related to having high self-esteem. This is detrimental because it could potentially produce a likelihood that some young people will fall into a false reality of what they consider true … [Read more...] about Students Shouldn’t Idolize Celebrities
College Students Don’t Vote, Let’s Change That
I stood in the Los Angeles Convention Center last summer alongside 4,000 people to take the Oath of Allegiance and swear in as an American citizen. As naturalization ceremonies complete the process of becoming an American citizen, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services dedicates these ceremonies to explaining what civic rights and duties come with American … [Read more...] about College Students Don’t Vote, Let’s Change That
