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Staff Editorial: Prepare for the Unexpected

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Art by Peau Porotesano The Las Vegas shooting affected communities across the nation, including the Pepperdine student body. The University provided a prayer gathering after the shooting, but it is also important to know how to respond in these unpredictable situations. While it is impossible to know when and where these attacks will occur, Pepperdine's Emergency … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Prepare for the Unexpected

Technology Isolates

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Graphic by Nate Barton Technology has brought so many amazing things to life. However, some people are so fascinated with technology and all that it has to offer that they disconnect from this world to connect to a virtual world. This results in isolation from those around them, and that is when technology becomes a problem. This need for technology and constantly being … [Read more...] about Technology Isolates

Stop Escalating, Start Negotiating

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Art by Sybil ZhangSpain is dangerously close to civil war. Key politicians like Charles Puigdemont, first minister of Catalonia and leader of the independence movement, and Mariano Rajoy, Spain's conservative prime minister, need to seriously consider whether sticking to their extreme stances is worth the violence this path inevitably leads toward.Violence erupted Oct. 1, as … [Read more...] about Stop Escalating, Start Negotiating

Don’t Interpret the Bible Through a Cultural Lens

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Art by Sybil ZhangGod provides humanity with the Biblical text to be applied to every time period’s context, regardless of how society has changed through the duration. Therefore, the Bible's meaning is true and unchanging yesterday, today and forever.Many Christians understand the Bible as the written truth of God. However, discerning the original intent of scripture … [Read more...] about Don’t Interpret the Bible Through a Cultural Lens