Graphic by Nate BartonCarrying plastic water bottles is really convenient. They are light and can be very small, which barely adds any extra weight or space in school backpacks or purses. If they become heavy, throwing them away is an option; when thirsty, it is easy to buy another one anywhere. However, disregarding the convenience aspect of plastic water bottles, they truly … [Read more...] about Throw Plastic Bottles Away
Perspectives
Trust the System
Art by Sybil ZhangIt is mid-September, and that means many Pepperdine upperclassmen are ecstatic to meet PC '17 and their future littles. Recruitment is beginning at Pepperdine and soon, another class of young women will have been invited to join one of Pepperdine’s seven Panhellenic sororities. Many women on campus don't know what any of this means, and to those women, I … [Read more...] about Trust the System
Get the Better of Post-Abroad Culture Shock
Art by Sybil Zhang "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." No sentence proved more true than this one by the 18th-century British writer Samuel Johnson during my semester in this marvelous city. My experience in London was marked by adventure and self-discovery to an extent I had never experienced before. From nights out on the town at Piccadilly Circus to evening … [Read more...] about Get the Better of Post-Abroad Culture Shock
Trump’s Safe Haven Might be 2018
Art by Sybil ZhangWashington is in the beginning stages of a downward spiral because of the constant fighting between the President and Capitol Hill. Students must pay attention to the fact that tax reform will be nonexistent if Trump doesn't work well with the Democrats, and that the Trump-like candidates running for 2018 may be the saving grace for the President's agenda. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Safe Haven Might be 2018
Stop The Movie Verses Book Debate
Graphic by Nate BartonMovie adaptations of books are hardly ever good enough for the readers who discovered the story when it existed only in paper and ink. A pop-culture debate is parsing out which was better: the book or the movie. However, the debate over which is better misrepresents the largely different experience each method of story telling gives its readers.A book and … [Read more...] about Stop The Movie Verses Book Debate
